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Kundo Miniature Painted 400 Day Clock

Bill Stoddard — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:00:07 +0000

This pretty little Kundo 400 day clock is 8 7/16 inches tall without the dome. The ivory color base and pillars have flowers painted on them. It was made in the 1950s.

The movement is Horolovar back plate no. 1381, and I installed a 0.0024 inch thick Horolovar suspension spring (the 0.0023 inch springs I have now are slightly thinner than 0.0023 inch and make the clock lose time).

Repair job 5492.

Kundo Miniature 400 Day Clock with Brass and Glass Case

Bill Stoddard — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:36 +0000

This beautiful clock dates from the 1950s, and has glass in the front and sides.

This clock has the Kundo miniature movement, classified as Horolovar back plate no. 1407A. It uses a .0023 inch thick suspension spring.

See more photos.

Repair job 5469.

Miniature 400 Day Clock by Edgar Henn

Bill Stoddard — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:05:47 +0000

This miniature 400 day clock is 8 1/4 inches tall without the dome. There in no name on the face. The back of the movement is labeled “Euramca”. The movement was made in Germany by Edgar Henn, and the “Horolovar 400 Day Clock Repair Guide” classifies this movement as plate 1088. It was made around 1953.

This clock uses suspension unit no. 29B, with a .0023 inch thick suspension spring. This clock ticks slower than the standard 400 day clocks, making only 7.5 beats per minute (8 beats in 64 seconds). Standard 400 day clocks by Kundo and Schatz make 8 beats per minute, and their miniature clocks make 10 beats per minute.

This video shows the remarkably large pendulum rotation on this clock, just over 1 1/2 turns when fully wound!

Repair job 5385.

Schatz “Mademoiselle” 400 day clock

Bill Stoddard — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:44:14 +0000

I just finished repairing this Schatz “Mademoiselle” 400 day clock, dated 7 56 (July 1956) on the movement. This clock has the Schatz miniature model 53 movement. This clock has a matching wall bracket that it sits on.

Repair Job 4945.

My First 400 Day Clock

Bill Stoddard — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:29:15 +0000

My parents gave me a 400 day clock for Christmas in 1968, when I was 13 years old. It is a Schatz miniature, dated 5 56 (May 1956) on the back, indicating that it is 13 months younger than I am. The clock came with a spare suspension unit, which I immediately installed, and the clock started working. The clock has been with me all these years. A few years ago, I took it apart for movement cleaning and bezel polishing, and a few days ago I polished and lacquered the outer part of the base to make it more photogenic. The separate base center cover has a nice patina so I left it alone. Thanks to this thoughtful gift from my parents, 400 day clocks are a favorite of mine, and a favorite part of my clock repair business is repairing these great clocks! (The red ring around the base is a reflection of the red background.)

Kundo Miniature 400 Day Clock (4810)

Bill Stoddard — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:45:26 +0000

I recently repaired this Kundo miniature 400 day clock with a pretty gold colored metal dial. The movement needed cleaning and a new suspension spring. The pivots and pivot holes were in good condition.

Here is a movie of the escapement in operation:

Here is a slide show showing the complete clock, and the gears in place before the back movement plate was put on:

Repair job 4810.

Heco Miniature 400 Day Clock (Made by Kern)

Bill Stoddard — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:47:51 +0000

This is a 1950′s Heco windup 400 day anniversary clock made by Kern & Sohne in Germany.

The height, including the glass dome, is 8 3/8 inches.

The base was polished and lacquered about 10 years ago. It still looks nice, but has a few small tarnish spots and a couple of dents (the worst dent is shown in the last photo below). The base also has a few small cracks.

This model of clock is the slowest ticking of the 400 day clocks. The pendulum makes one rotary swing each 10 seconds. The video below shows the clock in operation. This clock (like 99.99% of 400 day clocks) is time only and does not strike or chime.

Here is a close up movie of the escapement:

Back plate: 1217A
Suspension unit: 12C
Suspension spring: 0.002 inches

Kundo Miniature 400 Day Clock

Bill Stoddard — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:00:08 +0000

Here is a Kundo miniature 400 day clock that I just finished giving a general service and repair. The pivots were in good condition, but it needed cleaning and a suspension spring replacement.

The photo below shows the gears and anchor before the back plate was put on, and the complete clock:

Here is a video of the pendulum motion when the clock is fully wound:

Here is a video of the escapement action:

Job 4773

Back plate: 1406H
Suspension unit: 5E
Suspension spring: 0.0023 inches