Weems & Plath Endurance 125 clock not working

[Skylark]

I put a new mechanism into a (I think) Plastimo clock that had died of neglect during the lockdown. I removed the mechanism from the clock face, measured the diameter of the various spindles and the length and diameter of threaded outer spindle. I then searched on Amazon using those measurements. Long story short, I found a new movement that fitted the clock face and was about the same size as the original. I couldn’t reuse the original hands but the movement came with a selection of hands, one of which more or less matched the style of the old ones, albeit too long. Work with some scissors sorted that and the clock is now functional again. I paid about £5 for the movement.

That’s exactly how I’ve spent the morning. Hard to believe that such a bewildering choice of mechanisms exist. It will require a bit of fettling to install but, hopefully, it will be better than the bodge of sticking it in place with double sided tape.

Have you tried www.weems-plath.com ?

Thanks but that was my first port of call. They told me that they couldn’t help. Presumably a consequence of my buying it 7 years ago and that it is made of crappy materials.

 

[MikeBz]

Reviving an old thread in case it helps anyone else. Our Weems & Plath clock stops randomly for random amounts of time. I found the exact same (Taiwanese) mechanism here - Dans clock shop.

There must be a good markup on a £130-odd clock if the street price for a single mechanism including postage is £8.99!