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Schatz Standard 400 Day Clock with Roman Numeral Dial, ca. 1950 – 1952

Bill Stoddard — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00:43 +0000

I really like these Schatz 400 day clocks with Roman numerals. I’ve shown this model before, but I like it so much that here is one I just repaired. The dial has the Schatz logo, and the movement has no date, so it was made ca. 1950 – 1952. I polished the base and pillars.

Repair job 5760. Horolovar back plate no. 1278. 0.004 inch thick Horolovar suspension spring.

Schatz “Bermuda Coach” 400 Day Clock

Bill Stoddard — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:32 +0000

This is a Schatz ”Bermuda Coach” 400 day clock. It has the Schatz miniature 400 day clock movement (Horolovar back plate no. 1013a) and a date of 9 55 (September 1955) on the back. The height including the handle is 8 1/2 inches. The front and side panels are plastic. The brass rear panel has a polished front and gold painted rear.

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Repair job 5758. 0.0024 inch suspension spring. I replaced the damaged ratchet gear and the mainspring.

Schatz Standard 400 Day Clock with 54 Instead of 49 in Circle on the Back

Bill Stoddard — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:49 +0000

This Schatz standard 400 day clock looks ordinary – but – it has model number 54 instead of 49 in the circle on the back. Movement model 54 normally refers to the Schatz 1000 day clock, and 49 is the model of their standard 400 day clock. I’ve seen several of these mis-stamped clocks, so perhaps a batch of them was made. The circle containing the 54 is 16.2 millimeters diameter, the same as that on the 1000 day clock.

Date 8 54 (August 1954) is stamped on the back.

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Repair job S-0631. Overhaul movement, polish pivots, polish base and pillars.

Schatz Square Dial 400 Day Clock, 1954

Bill Stoddard — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 01:03:53 +0000

I overhauled the movement and polished the base and pillars of this clock. The owner had thought his clock would never look good again:

The movement is dated 4 54 (April 1954) on the back.

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Repair job 5724. Horolovar back plate no. 1281. 0.004 inch thick suspension spring.

Schatz Standard 400 Day Clock with Unusual Design on Pillars

Bill Stoddard — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:41:04 +0000

This Schatz standard 400 day clock is dated 2 55 (February 1955) on the movement. The pillars have a design that I don’t recall seeing before. Most pillars of this time have a series of maple leaves. These pillars have what appear to be oak leaves (or are they stylized Christmas trees?).

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Repair job 5693. Horolovar back plate 1014, adjustable pallet verge, silver dial.

Schatz 1000 Day Clock, 1956, with 1959 Presentation Plate

Bill Stoddard — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:49:36 +0000

I recently repaired this Schatz 1000 day clock. It is dated 10 56 (October 1956) on the back of the movement, and the front of the base has a presentation plate dated February 8, 1959. The picture on the right, below, shows the gears and the mainspring barrel. Note how large the barrel is compared to the other gears!

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Repair job 5647. 0.0024 inch Horolovar suspension spring. Horolovar back plate no. 1010A.

Schatz Diamond Dial 400 Day Clock with Hole in Dome

Bill Stoddard — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:14:19 +0000

This Schatz standard-sized 400 day clock with diamond-shaped dial is dated 7 53 (July 1953) on the back of the movement. This clock has a glass dome with a hole in the top that fits over the brass handle. The base has brass leveling discs. The movement has two jewels (bearings), an uncommon feature in Schatz standard 400 day clocks (but all the Schatz miniature clocks have two jewels). This movement also has an extra mainspring on gear T4 (the 4th wheel in the gear train). It is visible in the left photo below. This is a very weak mainspring, and was used on a relatively small number of clocks. They found that it gave no improvement in performance.

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Job 5650. Horolovar back plate 1287. 0.004 inch thick suspension spring.

Schatz “London Coach” 400 Day Clock, March 1956

Bill Stoddard — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:51:20 +0000

Here is a nice example of the Schatz “London Coach” 400 day clock. This one is dated 3 56 (March 1956) on the back of the movement.

I disassembled and cleaned the movement and polished the pivots. I replaced the suspension spring with a new Horolovar 0.0024 inch thick spring (note that I used a 0.0024, not a 0.0023, as discussed in “Suspension Springs for Schatz and Kundo Miniature 400 Day Clocks”

I polished and lacquered the brass case parts except for the back panel.

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Repair job 5638.

Schatz Bird & Leaf Cuckoo Clock – Light Color Shaded Finish

Bill Stoddard — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:00:22 +0000

I recently repaired this Schatz cuckoo clock. It has the KU50 movement, and the case is the bird and leaf style with light color shaded finish. See my previous post, Four Schatz Cuckoo Clocks, for some other case styles. The top piece of the case isn’t shown in the photos.

Dimensions: Height (no top) 11 1/4 inches, width 8 1/16 inches, dial diameter (black part) 2 7/8 inches.

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Repair job 5571. I polished the pivots and installed 15 bushings.

Schatz 1000 Day Clock from 1956 with Original Instructions

Bill Stoddard — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:38:08 +0000

I recently repaired this Schatz 1000 day clock. It is dated 10 56 (October 1956) on the rear of the movement.

This clock has its original instruction sheet, with both English and German instructions

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Repair job 5559.