Hermle Clocks!

By now, you would have probably realized that daylight saving time began Sunday. But if you are like me, you probably still haven't reset every single one of the dozens of clocks that clutter up your life. Lost an hour? I'd be grateful if I lost only an hour. I figure it takes most of us at least three hours to get everything back in the right time zone each year when we spring forward and fall back because of the huge and growing number of clocks built into our gizmos. In these situations hermle clocks serve me better.

A clock movement is the part of the clock that has all the gearing in it. The movement is often called these other names. The "clockworks" or the clock "inners" or the "motor". They all just mean the part of the clock that is doing the work, the two brass plates with all the gears in it. The dial, hands, pendulum (if it has one), and weights (if it has them) attach to the movement and are not included with a new replacement.

If your clock was made from around 1965 to the present day, there is a hope to get a new movement to replace your old one. Replacing is better than repairing because the new movements are free from bushing and sometimes the make the movements improve them over time. To pay someone to overhaul a movement that is still made does not make sense because the cost would be about the same to get a brand new unit. We often charge even more to overhaul a movement then we sell new ones for. This is because of the time and effort involved with the overhaul.