February 17, 20206 yr I got this Bulova swinging pendulum, chiming, music playing clock at a garage sale for $2. This thing is solid metal and weighs about 10 lb. Originally had a complex, expensive electronic clock pendulum mechanism. It had a selection of tunes and tones. Since it weighted so much, the owner had neglected to remove and change batteries. The battery corrosion had eaten away much of the mechanism. I did get it to run briefly but it was too far gone. I replaced the clock mechanism with simple battery powered one and installed an anniversary clock battery rotating ball mechanism below. I was lucky enough to find a small mirror with beveled edges that fit perfectly behind the rotating balls. I made a Walnut base that housed the batteries for the ball mechanism. My wife loves it, it chimes on the hour and looks great. I've had it on the wall for a quite few years now and kinda hate it. It is so HEAVY that it is difficult climb a ladder, bring it down to replace the batteries and then rehang it, Every Year!
February 17, 20206 yr If you are tired of it can you use the dial and movement and build a new body out of wood? And maybe your wife will like it even more. You could visit Pinterest and bring up wooden wall clocks. I think they have one or two on display. I think you would spend more than that on a new set of hands. I like the hands this one has for it is easy to see the time from the other side of a room.
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