Hi guys, ok so my father has given me a clock thats been sitting around at home to try and sort out, apart from the movement being covered in dust and grime i don't have a clue what's wrong with it. I think it's french in origin because the movement is set between two round bridges, i think pre 1880 because it has vallet suspension and a count/locking wheel as opposed to rack and snail. (please correct me if i'm wrong)
The clock case itself is home made and in my opinion looks horrible, i think it's supposed to be in a marble mantle type case? Any way i have dismantled the movement,(i couldn't help myself)
and tried to take as many pictures as possible, and this is the first of many questions i expect
The dial has a home made paper covering on top of the original enamelled dial, i don't know what condition the dial is underneath but the paper cover is brown with age and home painted with indian ink. So here's the question, how do i get the paper dial off without ruining anything underneath? Cheers! Dave.
