I really had to on this clock. I never had Ships Bell Clock and the hardest thing was I didn't understand the bells until later in the video I copied off the internet how they called out. Thanks so much for stopping in patrick houston.
These are cool clocks that keep great time, I have the exact same Howard Miller ships bell clock I found at an antique store for 20 bucks, the balance wheel was busted so I had to repair it and clean the movement and oil it. It runs perfect now and keeps excellent time, mine has a nice wood base it sits on. Here’s some good information on the ships bell clock. Movements are made by Hermle The History of Ship Clock Chimes Mariners have used a unique bell code to tell time at sea for hundreds of years. The code is based on the crew’s typical workday routine while the vessel is underway. A ship at sea requires constant attention throughout the day’s 24 hours. Therefore, the day is divided into six four-hour periods that are each called a “watch.” Similarly, the crew is broken up into three divisions. Division members stand their individually assigned duties on two watches per day, with eight hours off duty between watches. First Watch: 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Mid-Watch (also Black Watch): 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Morning Watch: 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Forenoon Watch: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Afternoon Watch: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Evening Watch: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. To rotate each division’s watch times, the Evening Watch is periodically divided into two watches. These are called Dog Watches because they “dog” the watch schedule for all divisions ahead by one watch period. The watch officer struck the ship’s bell every half-hour to apprise the crew of the time. A single bell denoted the end of the first half-hour, and one bell was added each half-hour. Eight bells, therefore, signaled the end of each four-hour watch. 8 bells: 12:00, 4:00, 8:00 1 bell: 12:30, 4:30, 8:30 2 bells: 1:00, 5:00, 9:00 3 bells: 1:30, 5:30, 9:30 4 bells: 2:00, 6:00, 10:00 5 bells: 2:30, 6:30, 10:30 6 bells: 3:00, 7:00, 11:00 7 bells: 3:30, 7:30, 11:30 In the “Age of Sailing”, time was kept using a 30-minute hourglass that was turned with each bell striking. Modern timepieces are now used, but the chime sequence remains the same to this day.
I thank you so much MrBtstewart. I did find a sight that gave me the bells finally. It's just not a normal clock too me, lol. The hardest part was trying to get the single bell, little did I know until I put the movement back in the case that it was doing the single bell. I will admit this clock was mind blowing for me, but after a bit I relaxed and it's just like a normal clock with an odd bell system I am not use to. Thank you so much for your comment and total information on the bells. God Bless.
Do you repair a variety of clocks ? Do you have any resources to recommend? I am specifically looking to either look into, or hire someone to repair a Chelsea shipboard (Maritime Administration) clock. It just stopped working.
I think that you did a great job. Understanding the ships bell clock is something that unless you have been at seas or in the Navy then it is something that you just dont understand. I would have to read up on it myself. Because the snail as you have mentioned isnt designed like a typical clock snail and unless you are looking at the time the normal person wouldnt know what time it was. I do have the Waterbury ships bell clock that I worked on but it is different from yours. Keep up the great work .God bless you and yours.
Thank you for understanding my frustration compared to a normal clock Mark. Have you had time to start working on your Ships Bell Clock? Thanks for watching and God Bless.
the 1/2 hour chime does ring twice, but the second is stopped by the little tab. Just preventing it from hitting the gong. so 1:30 rings ding ding, ding and the lever stops the last ding from going down too far to hit the coil.
With the naked eye, it was hard to tell until I installed the movement back in the case. I was thinking I was missing something. The difficult part of this clock was not really knowing anything about the bells. I finally found a list on line for how the bells were suppose to ring in order. Thanks so much for watching David Hansberry
Hi mike. I am doing a boston ships clock. Same works. Great video i needed to see the gear placement and there are great pics of that mine came to me in a box🧐
I wish I could help you, but my computer died on me and lost everything on it. My new computer is doing well, I hope, but I don't own this clock so I can't open it to take pictures for you. Sorry.
I took it apart and used the sonic cleaner but even then you still need to use a toothpick in the plates where the gears come through and still have to use the wife's toothbrush with Dawn Dishwashing Soap to scrub the plated and gears. Thanks so much for watching Bat. God Bless.
Hi Mike! Howard Miller used a Hermle 132-071 movement. There is a strike arresting lever just above the snail and on top of the rack that controls the bell for the half hour. It raises the hammer to prevent the second strike. These movements are described in Steven Conover's book "Striking Clock Repair Guide" (worth the price just for the ships bell clocks alone). Nice work with this clock!
You are very right about the movement when I was looking it up for another clock I got that someone threw out the movement and installed a BATTERY Movement of all things, lol. I was having a problem with getting the clock to strike that single bell when the hammer would strike on my finger. When I installed the movement, I then could hear the single bell I thought wasn't working. After I started to relax with this movement, it really wasn't that bad. Just learning the bells was messing up my mind compared to a normal clocks ring. Thanks so much for your info John. God Bless.
I have a Seth Thomas watch-striking clock from the 1950s. It still keeps good time - better than 30 seconds a week and chimes beautifully. It took me six years but I finally got the matching Seth Thomas Barometer. The brass is slightly redder on the Barometer but nothing you would notice from a quick look. They look perfect against the teak bulkhead.
If, moving the lever that speeds up the clock does not work anymore, than I would take the movement out and oil all the pivots on the front and the back before the clock stops working. Refreshing the oil at the pivots will loosen the old oil that might be starting to gum up. The book says that if any clock stops working, you should have the movement taken apart and cleaned to remove all the old gummy oil and get a fresh start.
Hey Mike, can you tell me what the two adjustment levers are on the balance... The few pictures I'm able to get out of the videos are. The silver is at two thirty.. 3o'clock and the brass at six. My dad's clock must have been Goofed up because silver was at noon. And wasn't working so I moved the brass until it started working. But it keeps stopping so I did move this silver more clockwise and I think i'm on the right track I would appreciate any input.
I'm not sure what you are talking about, but the balance wheel that ticks isn't adjustable and if it is, I don't have the clock here to take a look. As for the bell strike, I know now to watch the upper lever, because if you watch when the clock is striking, sometimes this lever lifts up at the end of the striking. That is because it is a single bell. The metal gear I replaced was the wrong gear, this gear had too many teeth and figured this out later. The gear that rides next to it on the right that has the two silver metal bars that stick up.... I do believe are suppose to be both touching the lever on the hour strike. This clock was very confusing, as if you couldn't tell in the video. Now that I have done one and thought about it more, I have a better understanding of what is going on. Not sure if I answered your question, but it's the best that I can do.
Rare, not really. Expensive, yes. I was surprised when I went to the local GW and fond the clock and matching barometer for only $15.00. These clocks normally start at $100 and go up from there depending on the makers name. Thanks for watching DJ and God Bless.
Very cool navel clock or ship clock. Glad to see your repairing peoples clock. Well done Mike. Very nice of John Hannon to give you his knowledge to help you out.
This clock was so confusing compared to a normal clock. That was nice of him to throw out a sheet of how the bells are suppose to ring on which hour. I have been trying to watch for when you come on, but you are only on once a month and normally I am still with dad in the morning here.
I have been told that the Howard Miller movement is a cheaper movement for these clocks. This was my first one to work on. The plastic gear that turns the hour hand was replaced with a metal gear, but he sent me the wrong amount of teeth on the gear and the hour hand is always wrong. In a few months I will be making an updated video on this problem. Thanks for watching George.
I wouldn't myself. You have to remember to test whatever you use to clean the movement with and be able to wash it off clean so dust does not want to stick to it and so the movement doesn't start to tarnish using whatever. Gas does have an oily film left behind.
I show in the video that I had to look up the bells to understand how the clock was suppose to ring. This was very confusing until I printed out the sheet.
Ĺove it that you do not hide your mistakes and stuff, we learn mmore like a video done this way. Great stuff keep on your work.
I really had to on this clock. I never had Ships Bell Clock and the hardest thing was I didn't understand the bells until later in the video I copied off the internet how they called out. Thanks so much for stopping in patrick houston.
My best friend, thanks to you, I enjoyed watching... I'm proud of you for developing day by day.
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These are cool clocks that keep great time, I have the exact same Howard Miller ships bell clock I found at an antique store for 20 bucks, the balance wheel was busted so I had to repair it and clean the movement and oil it. It runs perfect now and keeps excellent time, mine has a nice wood base it sits on. Here’s some good information on the ships bell clock. Movements are made by Hermle
The History of Ship Clock Chimes
Mariners have used a unique bell code to tell time at sea for hundreds of years. The code is based on the crew’s typical workday routine while the vessel is underway. A ship at sea requires constant attention throughout the day’s 24 hours. Therefore, the day is divided into six four-hour periods that are each called a “watch.” Similarly, the crew is broken up into three divisions. Division members stand their individually assigned duties on two watches per day, with eight hours off duty between watches.
First Watch: 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Mid-Watch (also Black Watch): 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.
Morning Watch: 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Forenoon Watch: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Afternoon Watch: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Evening Watch: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
To rotate each division’s watch times, the Evening Watch is periodically divided into two watches. These are called Dog Watches because they “dog” the watch schedule for all divisions ahead by one watch period.
The watch officer struck the ship’s bell every half-hour to apprise the crew of the time. A single bell denoted the end of the first half-hour, and one bell was added each half-hour. Eight bells, therefore, signaled the end of each four-hour watch.
8 bells: 12:00, 4:00, 8:00
1 bell: 12:30, 4:30, 8:30
2 bells: 1:00, 5:00, 9:00
3 bells: 1:30, 5:30, 9:30
4 bells: 2:00, 6:00, 10:00
5 bells: 2:30, 6:30, 10:30
6 bells: 3:00, 7:00, 11:00
7 bells: 3:30, 7:30, 11:30
In the “Age of Sailing”, time was kept using a 30-minute hourglass that was turned with each bell striking. Modern timepieces are now used, but the chime sequence remains the same to this day.
I thank you so much MrBtstewart. I did find a sight that gave me the bells finally. It's just not a normal clock too me, lol. The hardest part was trying to get the single bell, little did I know until I put the movement back in the case that it was doing the single bell. I will admit this clock was mind blowing for me, but after a bit I relaxed and it's just like a normal clock with an odd bell system I am not use to. Thank you so much for your comment and total information on the bells. God Bless.
Do you repair a variety of clocks ? Do you have any resources to recommend? I am specifically looking to either look into, or hire someone to repair a Chelsea shipboard (Maritime Administration) clock. It just stopped working.
I think that you did a great job. Understanding the ships bell clock is something that unless you have been at seas or in the Navy then it is something that you just dont understand. I would have to read up on it myself. Because the snail as you have mentioned isnt designed like a typical clock snail and unless you are looking at the time the normal person wouldnt know what time it was. I do have the Waterbury ships bell clock that I worked on but it is different from yours. Keep up the great work .God bless you and yours.
Thank you for understanding my frustration compared to a normal clock Mark. Have you had time to start working on your Ships Bell Clock? Thanks for watching and God Bless.
the 1/2 hour chime does ring twice, but the second is stopped by the little tab. Just preventing it from hitting the gong. so 1:30 rings ding ding, ding and the lever stops the last ding from going down too far to hit the coil.
With the naked eye, it was hard to tell until I installed the movement back in the case. I was thinking I was missing something. The difficult part of this clock was not really knowing anything about the bells. I finally found a list on line for how the bells were suppose to ring in order. Thanks so much for watching David Hansberry
Wow that clock was dirty. Nice job as always.
Yes it was. Thanks for stopping in again Heritage Farms Texas. God Bless.
Hi mike. I am doing a boston ships clock. Same works. Great video i needed to see the gear placement and there are great pics of that mine came to me in a box🧐
I wish I could help you, but my computer died on me and lost everything on it. My new computer is doing well, I hope, but I don't own this clock so I can't open it to take pictures for you. Sorry.
Could you cleaned these clocks in a sonic cleaner?
I took it apart and used the sonic cleaner but even then you still need to use a toothpick in the plates where the gears come through and still have to use the wife's toothbrush with Dawn Dishwashing Soap to scrub the plated and gears. Thanks so much for watching Bat. God Bless.
Hi Mike! Howard Miller used a Hermle 132-071 movement. There is a strike arresting lever just above the snail and on top of the rack that controls the bell for the half hour. It raises the hammer to prevent the second strike. These movements are described in Steven Conover's book "Striking Clock Repair Guide" (worth the price just for the ships bell clocks alone). Nice work with this clock!
You are very right about the movement when I was looking it up for another clock I got that someone threw out the movement and installed a BATTERY Movement of all things, lol. I was having a problem with getting the clock to strike that single bell when the hammer would strike on my finger. When I installed the movement, I then could hear the single bell I thought wasn't working. After I started to relax with this movement, it really wasn't that bad. Just learning the bells was messing up my mind compared to a normal clocks ring. Thanks so much for your info John. God Bless.
Can I get a video or picture of the strike arresting lever? I'm getting 2 bell, 2, 4 bell, 4, 6, 6, 8, 8 and can not figure this out
I have a Seth Thomas watch-striking clock from the 1950s. It still keeps good time - better than 30 seconds a week and chimes beautifully. It took me six years but I finally got the matching Seth Thomas Barometer. The brass is slightly redder on the Barometer but nothing you would notice from a quick look. They look perfect against the teak bulkhead.
Thank you for sharing about your clock. You were lucky to find the barometer that matched. Thanks so much for watching and you have a good weekend.
@@justmike57 You too, mate!
That is a nice ship clock.
It was a workout for me until I relaxed. Just a few things different in the Ships Bell Clock. Thank you so much for watching
@@justmike57 You are very welcome.
Cool ship clock nice job
Thank you N.D.T so much. God Bless
Nice job brother
Thank you very much and God Bless.
H so again nice video thanks for sharing have a nice day too like cheers 🍷🤗
Oh, Kratai. You are the best and thank you again for stopping by. God Bless you and yours.
Hi Mike
I HAVE A SETH THOMAS AND IT'S LATE 4 TO 5 MINUTES IN A COURSE OF APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU GIVE ME? thanks
If, moving the lever that speeds up the clock does not work anymore, than I would take the movement out and oil all the pivots on the front and the back before the clock stops working. Refreshing the oil at the pivots will loosen the old oil that might be starting to gum up. The book says that if any clock stops working, you should have the movement taken apart and cleaned to remove all the old gummy oil and get a fresh start.
Great video my friend big like
Thank you so much John. God Bless.
Hey Mike, can you tell me what the two adjustment levers are on the balance... The few pictures I'm able to get out of the videos are. The silver is at two thirty.. 3o'clock and the brass at six.
My dad's clock must have been Goofed up because silver was at noon. And wasn't working so I moved the brass until it started working. But it keeps stopping so I did move this silver more clockwise and I think i'm on the right track I would appreciate any input.
I'm not sure what you are talking about, but the balance wheel that ticks isn't adjustable and if it is, I don't have the clock here to take a look. As for the bell strike, I know now to watch the upper lever, because if you watch when the clock is striking, sometimes this lever lifts up at the end of the striking. That is because it is a single bell. The metal gear I replaced was the wrong gear, this gear had too many teeth and figured this out later. The gear that rides next to it on the right that has the two silver metal bars that stick up.... I do believe are suppose to be both touching the lever on the hour strike. This clock was very confusing, as if you couldn't tell in the video. Now that I have done one and thought about it more, I have a better understanding of what is going on. Not sure if I answered your question, but it's the best that I can do.
That is another cool clock, how rare are those? It looks like a lot of cleaning to get that back in working order.
Rare, not really. Expensive, yes. I was surprised when I went to the local GW and fond the clock and matching barometer for only $15.00. These clocks normally start at $100 and go up from there depending on the makers name. Thanks for watching DJ and God Bless.
I found your Easter Egg. Seth Thomas at.18 seconds in LOL
Yes you did, but I really call that a rookie mistake that we all do when the camera is turned on. Thanks for watching Bob Anderson.
Very cool navel clock or ship clock. Glad to see your repairing peoples clock. Well done Mike. Very nice of John Hannon to give you his knowledge to help you out.
This clock was so confusing compared to a normal clock. That was nice of him to throw out a sheet of how the bells are suppose to ring on which hour.
I have been trying to watch for when you come on, but you are only on once a month and normally I am still with dad in the morning here.
I never knew Howard miller to make ships clocks
I have been told that the Howard Miller movement is a cheaper movement for these clocks. This was my first one to work on. The plastic gear that turns the hour hand was replaced with a metal gear, but he sent me the wrong amount of teeth on the gear and the hour hand is always wrong. In a few months I will be making an updated video on this problem. Thanks for watching George.
Дякую вам за працю 😊❤
You are very welcome, Паша Питецкий. This was a hard one, because I didn't understand the Bells until later I found a printout of them.
good job
Thank you very much George. God Bless.
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Thank you very much. God Bless.
what about using gasoline
to clean
I wouldn't myself. You have to remember to test whatever you use to clean the movement with and be able to wash it off clean so dust does not want to stick to it and so the movement doesn't start to tarnish using whatever. Gas does have an oily film left behind.
The bells are correct. 6 bells at 7,11,3 am or pm…. Look up 8 bell timing for ships locks
I show in the video that I had to look up the bells to understand how the clock was suppose to ring. This was very confusing until I printed out the sheet.