Style : Chalet
Movement : 7 Day Winding
Dimension : Height :18” x Width:13” x Depth:09”
Weight : Appx. 5 Kgs.
Moving Element : Cuckoo Bird, Moving Blackforest women, Moving Bell, Turning Water Wheel & Turning Couple Dancers
Melody : Yes
Night Shut Off : Automatic
Origin : Made in Germany
Regular Winding:
Cleaning:
Oil the Mechanism:
Check for Level:
Monitor the Pendulum:
Protect from Humidity:
Professional Servicing:
Avoid Direct Sunlight:
Additional Tips
On every hour and half hourly the cuckoo bird emerges from a swinging door above the clock dial and counts the hour by cuckooing once per hour.(Example at 1 o'clock the bird will cuckoo once. At 8 o'clock the bird will cuckoo eight times.
Mechanical cuckoo clocks use a winding mechanism, gears, escapement, and a pendulum to keep time and produce cuckoo sounds.
There are 2 type of Mechanical clocks. 1 day winding ( to wind everyday ) and 7 days winding ( to wind at least once in 7days)
Yes you can do that manually by on/off liver located in the side or base of the clock.
The cuckoo sound is produced by natural sounds from the bellows within the clock.
Yes a few models have Automatic night shut off. 9pm to 7.30am
It is recommended to install the clock at a height of about 7 feet from the floor.
1 Day winding weights are 275gm/each
7 Day winding weights are 1260/1500gms each
There are 2 or 3 pinecone weights.
1 weight powers the time
1 weight powers the cuckoo call and bird
1 weight powers the music and dancers
Its a brass mechanical Regula movement