I have a regulator wall clock that was operating fine until just recently.
Vienna wall clock keeps stopping.
After getting my new spring installed i now know how to set the beat to keep it from stopping in the future.
Clock was working fine took it off wall and removed pendulum to paint the wall.
Pendulum clocks stop for a variety of reasons but can usually be restarted.
True vienna regulators are weight driven clocks although there are some spring driven clocks generally referred to as vienna regulators.
After tinkering with i broke my suspension spring which i am now replacing.
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In the usa they are called vienna regulators but in the uk among other places they are usually called vienna wall clocks.
Try turning the minute hand back two or three minutes and then wind the strike side usually the one on the left but wind all the winders if.
You ll see it hanging just below the movement at the back.
In a weight driven vienna the pendulum and suspension hang from the case itself not from the movement.
I love and collect vienna regulators.
If your clock has stopped between 12 and 1 o clock and you feel some resistance when you try moving the minute hand forward to correct it the strike train may have run down and lost power before completing its strike sequence locking the movement up.
In a spring driven vienna the pendulum hangs from a brass extension of the suspension.
When a clock pendulum swings to and fro you can truly watch time fly.
Gently slid arm off the small mechanism with a flat spring.
Put it back on the wall and the pendulum stops after a few minutes it just swings slower and slower until it stops.