Greetings from Italy

[Menic]

Hello everyone

my name is Andrea and I'm writing from Livorno (Italy), I'm a mechanical engineer and I signed up to this forum to discover and learn as much as possible about watches.

In particular, I own an old Enfield striking clock (1945) that belonged to my aunt's father (English) which, with the sound of his gong, accompanied some beautiful moments of my childhood so I decided to put it back into operation.

I got some basic tools and a set of bushings, I dismantled and washed the mechanism (F3) which appeared destroyed by years of running without maintenance, I rebuilt one of the ratchet springs and replaced eight bushings.

I was satisfied with the work but unfortunately I broke the escape wheel pivot and to date the clock is unusable, so I would like to ask if any of you have this replacement.

Thanks for your hospitality.

[RichardHarris123]

Hello and welcome from Leeds, England. 

[oldhippy]

Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

We all look forward to your contributions and continued involvement. 

If there is anything we can help you with don’t be afraid to ask. Nice clear photos can help a lot.

[watchweasol]

Hello and welcome to the forum, sounds like you are on the way down the rabbit hole.   You can re drill the escape wheel and re pivot it , getting bit means finding a donor clock. Re pivoting is do able.

[Menic]

Thanks for the information but I don't have the right equipment to tackle a similar job; the only way is to find a replacement part or someone capable of doing the work, but both solutions involve high shipping costs. I will post a request for a spare part hoping that there is someone who can kindly sell and send me the wheel.

[AndyGSi]

Welcome to the forum.

You're besting starting another post in the clock forum and provide as many photos of the movements as you can.

[watchweasol]

Hi as previously mentioned by. ANDY pictures please.    I have pivoted wheels with nothing more than a pillar drill so even with minimum tooling it can be done.

[Nucejoe]

Welcome to the WRT forum.