How Can I Put My Clock Right

[cecil39]

I have an old metamec wall clock that keeps good time but has to be wound every 8 days, since it is on the wall and to high for me to reach I rely on taller visitors to wind it for me, but recently this did not happen and it stopped, so when my son-in-law got round to it he wizzed the hands round to put the time right but did not stop to let it chime, so now is all wrong, how do I put it right? as I am sure I must not wind it backwards, help please.

[Elina]

You need Stuey Cecil. Hopefully he will look in.

[alavahalf]

Cant you have the clock lowered, so you can reach it ?

[gingejbee]

I'm just surprised people still wind clocks.....!

[Tilly2]

So the time is right but the chimes are wrong? It will sort itself out, I think. As alav suggests, have it put lower so that you can wind it yourself.

[Elina]

Is it just the chiming that's wrong Cecil?

[ladybirder]

Now I don't know if you are supposed to do this but I put a lump of chewing gum on the dial in front of the little hand to stop it moving round. I took it off once the clock had caught up with itself if you understand what I mean.
Or you could let it wind right down and start from scratch again.

[ladybirder]

Thinking about it it was Blue Tack not chewing gum.

[Elina]

If it's just the chime, according to this link (adjustments - chime synchronization) ... the chime will correct itself over a couple of hours. http://billsclockworks.com/opinstructions/chime.htm

[Retrochic]

Stuey can help you -if you get sick of it I'll buy it off you -what model is it?
;-)

[stuey]

First of all,Cecil, you say "chime". If it just make a sound on the hour and half hour, that's called a striking clock. If it sounds every fifteen minutes, then that is a strike and chime. Striking clocks are a lot more easier to synchronize than ones that also chime. Let me know.

[stuey]

I forgot to ask: does it have a pendulum?

[cecil39]

The clock is a striker, hour and half hour, it has a pendulum, and the casing is about 18in long, metamec closed down a lot of years ago so it is quite old but nowhere near antique.

[Retrochic]

cecil -the last metamec I sold was for £125 -they are very very popular at the moment.

[stuey]

OK, quite often these clocks will synchronize themselves after a while. So, make sure both sides (the two key holes) are wound up completely. then let it run for 24hrs and see what happens. If it's not still striking correctly at the right time, let me know and we'll go to another step...It's nice to see that some people still appreciate "wind-up" clocks.

[cecil39]

Many thanks for all your answers, stuey the clock struck nine at nine o'clock so that's great.

[stuey]

Good. Have someone, or yourself, place the clock, so that you can wind it yourself. I wind my 8 day clocks twice a week: once on Wednesday, and once on Saturday...Don't let it run down.