What is the glass covering the face of a clock called?
Crystal. The clear portion of the watch face that protects the dial, hands, etc. The crystal can be made of plastic, glass or synthetic sapphire. The crystal of a watch is like the window of a house – protects the interior from the elements while still allowing you to see in.
What is clock bezel?
The glass clock bezel & dials are a combination unit that starts with a heavy gauge steel face plate that can be mounted to your clock face with nails or screws. The holes are predrilled for mounting as well as the hole for your clock movement.
How do you measure a bezel on a clock?
To get the correct clock bezel, measure the diameter of the hole in the clock where it will sit. These come in either hinged or not hinged, the hinged version is getting increasingly difficult to supply. However, there are only a certain number of available sizes for these complete clock bezel units.
What do the hands mean on a clock?
The shortest hand indicates the hour, a longer hand indicates the minutes, and the longest arm indicates the seconds. Some analog clocks have only two hands: the shorter hand indicating the hour and the longer hand indicating the minutes.
What is a clock insert?
Clock inserts are clocks that are a whole unit in one! You get the clock motor, dial, hands, bezel and lens that is put together in one unit that you can easily fit into a clock by drilling a hole and sliding it in.
Why are they called clock hands?
They do resemble pointing hands; especially the classic style of hour hand. Yes, they’re thinner than human hands, but they point: Etymonline says this usage of hand is over 400 years old: Clock and watch sense is from 1570s.
What are clock hands made of?
Our clock hands are sold by the pair so you will get both minute and hour hands together. If the hands are slightly too long you can always trim the hands to a shorter length; the hands are made of aluminum or brass plated steel so they’re easy to trim.
What does the bigger needle in a clock indicate?
Can I re-silver my dials?
You need to make sure the dial is absolutely clean, free from dust and tiny hairs. There is everything you need in the kit. The lacquer dries very quickly. I used a very fine artist brush so as not to leave any marks. Re-silvering is not hard to do. Good luck.
What is the difference between a longcase and a Merlin band Clock?
The first is a typical 18th century Longcase dial and the second is a new Merlin Band clock. These two jobs at first sight might seem one and the same but an element of common sense has to be applied.
How do you fix a tarnished brass dial?
Work around the dial and rub your hands/fingers in the direction of the graining, you want the solution to have the texture of thin soup. Sometimes the brass looks as if it does not want to take the silvering, set the piece aside and start on another, the silver salts will still be doing their job.
Are re-silvered brass dials poisonous?
I have re-silvered/restored brass dials for over 20 years and heard so many tales about how poisonous the process can be and to use safety gear, gloves-goggles etc, that I thought it was time to set the record straight. Yes, the compound is poisonous but only when ingested/eaten.