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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 […]

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Fabricating a Clickspring

I have been working on an early American tall case clock. The click spring on the strike drum is pretty shot – the finger that makes contact with the click  […]