February 17, 20206 yr comment_218979 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! Report
February 17, 20206 yr comment_218980 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. Report
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