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If you were looking for the grimiest, you found it😅

It's a shame the weight and bob weren't polished. These Viennas tend to have their parts all kept to a high polish rather than being kept with patina or darkened brass, but I suppose that's up to the owner. The movement cleaned up beautifully.

Looks like Iguaz Fels ?W. Neustadt

It's a pity that so much image could not be produced. What I saw was wonderfully beautiful!

That clock was waiting for you for a long time and I’m sure it appreciates your efforts, beautiful work!

So the restoration company did a good job on the case and dial, but basically didn't do much with the movement, probably recommending that this be sent to a specialist after they were done. So you get left with the residue of humidity collecting on the brass and attracting the particulates of the smoke in the air, including pitch from burning wood and chemicals from plastics, etc. Poor clock. However, a heart warming restoration!

Thankyou James. Good looking clock.

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James Martin repairing a clock with a case made by James Martin. Proving that "clock maker" is not just a title. I wonder if that clock might have been moved while it was running and dropped a few inches. Not enough to do visible damage, but enough to bend that pivot and loosen up that support. Who knows?

Another beautiful job done. It’s a real pleasure to watch a skilled craftsman doing things properly and getting a wonderful result. Sir, you are a great clockmaker indeed. Thank you for making these videos. 2:55 2:56

Wow looks like it would have never looked shiny again beautiful brass mirror finish

I think it says "Ignaz Fels in W. Neustadt" W. could mean Wiener (Vienna). Google does not say anything to this though.

Beautiful clock and wonderful work

Hello Sir, very nice clock and its restoration job is great. Thank You Sir for all your efforts in making such a detailed video with explanation. With the aid of your RUclips channel I could see many different types of clocks. 😊

Wow, that took a lot of work.

Your videos are always interesting to watch. I work on clocks, but don't have the taught skills and tools like you. Thanks for the great video.

When are you growing your beard again? Very nice job on the Vienna regulator Mr.Martin

Another lovely old clock!

Another great restoration Mr. Martin! It is amazing that you could get such a fine finish to the movement after all the fire damage.

I wish your handling of clocks where standard among watchmakers.

Good evening, professor. What material did you use to make it so shiny? Thank you. Your work is very beautiful.

Very nice restoration James Thank you

Very beautiful watch, interesting minute hand! The owners were very lucky that they were not seriously injured in the fire. Thanks for the video 👍

That had to be the dirtiest/gunked up movement I've ever seen, it's amazing that you got it so clean. As always great work, thanks for the video.

Thanks for the video Mr. Martin. Sorry that you lost part of the video. But it look like as always a marvels job as always. It was one of the dirtiest clock I have seen. The fire did a real number on it.

Great work, as always! The name seems to be "Ignaz Fels". (Actually the "n" rather seems to be an "u", but "Iguaz" is neither a name nor a word I've ever heard, so I think it must be "Ignaz".) Below it there is "IN W. NEUSTADT", which probably means Wiener Neustadt, a city in Austria.

You are without a doubt the houdini of clock repair and restoration. You always manage to make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

The only thing I don't like about these Big/Baby Ben style clocks is that they can be a tad hard to get into and this is an excellent example of that aspect. Jeweling this type of alarm clock raises a lot of questions for me. Like what are the real advantages? You can't do the balance because it's in cup bearings. Best you can do there is to polish the heck out of the pivots and bearings. So does it help it keep better time? It is the configuration of the escape wheel and the hairspring & balance which determines the amount of spring power given up at each beat, so no matter how smoothly that pivots, it isn't going to extend the running time at all, so no help there. As far as I can see, it will just make it run smoother, but that's about all. Maybe that will mean less variation in each beat? Am I missing something?

Fascinating clock AND a nice question to contemplate: How do termites affect the accuracy of a pendulum clock? 😆

You should make a book

Maybe an off center hole was put in at factory or a design flaw making the pendulum swing so small lots of possibilities was it swinging far enough to keep time?

Sir you have an amazing knowledge of horology when it comes to clocks. This video is proof of your craftsmanship that is above any one else I have ever seen. The thing that is confusing me is your viewership! Why it is low? May be most people just don’t get it. May be if you give tutorials on clock mechanism that are so lacking on RUclips or there are others who garner a broad audience with tutorials but are no where near your skill level. Just a suggestion or you may continue as it suits you.

Great video, love the explanation of everything!

Wow never knew some Chelsea clocks had domed glass! All in all that movement should really clean up nice. Looks like at one point in it's life it shared a space with a cat. lol

Well, at least apart from "filthy", it didn't look like there was any real damage. Seems like with good cleaning, it'll be ship shape again! 😄

I’m missing a few back plates, considering making reproduction back plate.

It's easy to see why someone over oiled it. Being a deck clock, they might have, though more oil = less rust.

You create so much Zen. Thank you.

I hope you get to service this one Jim, I’d bet on it being a strong runner. Thanks as always, Joel

Okay, that movement was smaller than expected. Thank you for sharing.

🙋Very interesting watch, I hope you will continue to work on it.

Якщо можна, зробіть більше відео про сам процес миття і ремонт годинників

Always a pleasure to follow along. I believe your mastery of video equipment is as refined as your skills as a horologist.

A little excess oil? This clock needs to be COA Hopefully the owner will understand the need and what will happen if they do not and run as is. Would love to see the work done on this. Thanks for video

Always love watching thank you for sharing I wish I had enough patience and steady hands 😂to do this kind of stuff I love how clocks and watches work hope you have a great day god bless

I hope you get the OK to continue. It's funny how hair can find it's way into a sealed case like that.

I am always impressed with your close up video work, it truly shows what a mess some clocks are in.

Hope the client decides to move foward.

Looks like a "layman/owner" thought a little oil on the gears would help. Maybe when he removed the dial and hands.

Where is part 2 and why are you filming several parts? Why wouldn't one video be better? Thank you.