Any other use or copying to republication in printed or electronic media, modification or the creation of derivative works, and any use for profit, is prohibited.This Rebuild Service Is For The Junghans 8 Day Time And Strike Clock Movement. This document is licensed for private, noncommercial, nonprofit viewing by individuals on the Internet. The text, images, and encoding of this document are copyright ©1997 - 2003 by N.Hacko. I shop worldwide! For confidential and knowledgeable quotes on single item or whole collection please email me to main page Parts, Junghans advertising material and books. I am always interested in purchasing original Junghans Swinging clocks:Ĭomplete or broken, in running order or not. For the pin polishing I am using medium and fine grade Arkansas stone, with the final touch of In order to "swing" properly, both swinging arm pins need to be perfectly shaped and polished. Movement-to-statue connection: reducing the friction Repair tip: Polishing of the swinging arm pivots If the clock is GAINING, you have to DECRERASE the weight in te lower ball to slow it down. However if the timing error proves to be beyond the scope of the reg. Time it out (remember: it is a compound pendulum: lower ball goes UP to make it run SLOWER). Set the spacings as per enclosed picture. Once you have the swinging arm completely overhauled and set in beat, set the regulating nut at the centre of its travel on treaded bar.
Swinging arm : Practical dimensions chart, timing: +5 sec/day. plain with Arabic numerals (not pictured) Original Junghans enamel dial, variations:ġ. This movement is of 8-day duration fake movements are made of both 3 and 5 day duration.įake movement and swinging arm recently appearing on eBay: Position of the time setting button and winder. W.G., USA"ĭial: with or without "J", movement: unmarked. The rear and front plates have been patinated to look much older than they are but everything between them - safely hidden from casual examination - is brand new.
The dial is held on by "Sticky Pads" fitted over the three Phillips screws which hold the movement into the case (clear indication of a forgery), the mainspring is not held in a barrel and the rear movement plate is held on by small nuts.
The jewelled settings I thought I saw on the back plate turned out to be double oil-sinks made of brass but the rocker bar is jewelled.
Well - I finally stripped down the "Onion Boy" and it is a fake. It has been brought this to my attention that first fake Chinese movements with a setting button positioned in the centre started to appear on eBay - see enclosed pictures below. Unfortunately, position of the time setting button is no longer reliable point of identification! Berlin Olympic games ?), Barmaid, Elephant, Kangaroo, Statue of Liberty, "Elegance", "Stella", etc. Known models: Diana, Onion boy, Cherub, Cherub with arrow, Boy with a bat, Athlete (Commemorating 1936. "novelty swingers" but the simple truth is that they are made do deceive, not to imitate, so I call them the fake swingers. Yes, some people call them "mystery-style", " Junghans-style", "reproduction", "Faithful reproduction", "antique styled",
#JUNGHANS CLOCK PARTS HOW TO#
Here is my 60 second tutorial on how to tell the difference between an original German Swinger (Mystery) clock from cheaply made, mass produced Chinese fakes. German Swinger (Mystery) clocks by to main pageĦ0 second tutorial on early 1900's German Swinger (Mystery) clocks by Junghans
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