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Minnesota Clockmaker’s Guild August 2020 Meeting

Horological gatherings in the time of COVID have been few and far between. Our OT Lang chapter is on hiatus until safety improves, but the Minnesota Clockmaker’s Guild decided to […]

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Adjusting a Seth Thomas Office Calendar No 2 Mix Brothers Calendar Movement

The Seth Thomas Office Calendar No. 2 is a large weight driven double dial calendar clock. They were made from about 1863 – 1890 and stand 44″ tall. Time is […]

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Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day from Minnesota Clocks & Watches. The Fourth of July in Minnesota is arguably the best time of the year, filled with fireworks, corn on the cob, boating, […]

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Horological Sexism

I received this poster in a batch of clock and watch related stuff I purchased last year. The poster shows a beautiful and complicated IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronograph […]

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Micro Welding

I have been working on a very old clock – an English tall case clock from somewhere around 1725. This clock was last serviced about ten years ago by a […]