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Clock movements come in variations. In choosing for the style unit that you prefer, here are several factors to be considered:

The Movement - What kind do you prefer; weight-driven or spring-driven clocks? A weight driven clock means the clock has two or three weights – two comprises the time and the strike or three for hour strike and quarterly chimes. Each movement has distinct weight specification; the kind that determines how much a weight is going to weigh. This kind is used in floor clocks which include dials like grandmother or grandfather clocks. A spring-driven kind has one, two, or three winders which are coiled up or twisted every eight days. One winder accounts for time. Two winders work to indicate the time and the strike. And three winders for quarterly rings and hour strike. This follows that your clock has to be wind up for at least once a week. A one day reserve is also provided for in case you forget to do the winding up. Spring-driven clocks have holes on the dial which allows you to put the key into; this prevents the weights from dangling. This style movement is suited for clocks like mantle or grandmother clocks.

The Style – A clock movement could be Time Only, Westminster, BimBam, Coil Gongs, Triple Chime, and Bell Strike. The Time Only as its name suggest tells the time as it is. No sound or whatever extra movement incorporated in this type. The Westminster on the other hand plays a tune every fifteen minutes and in every strike of the hour. After playing its tune it will indicate the hour. You will know exactly what time it is by listening to the number of times the striking is done. The hammer is placed wither on the back, bottom, or side. This style is used in almost all styles of clocks; grandfather, wall, and mantle. BimBam is named after the actual sound it produced (“bim-bam”). It makes a bim-bam sound every half an hour, and at the strike of an hour, it will make a bim-bam sound again, this time indicating the number of hours. For example, if it’s two o’clock, the bim-bam sound will be heard two times. In this style, hammers are usually placed at the side or underneath. Gong Coil is the style commonly used in wall clocks and in some mantle clocks. This style allows the hammer that is positioned at the back of the clock to strike the gong that is twisted in a coil. Triple Chime like Westminster plays a tune every fifteen minutes. The difference however is that triple chime offers three kinds of songs to choose from – the Westminster, Whittington, or Saint Michaels. And just like the Westminster clock, it will play a song at the hour followed by a number of striking to indicate the exact hour. These clocks have hammers either in the back or at the bottom. Bell Strike is frequently used in mantle clocks, and sometimes in wall clocks. This type has one or two hammers placed at whichever position; the side, top, or back of the movement. You can choose either one or two bells for this type.

The Escapement – You have to choices for the escapement; a balanced escapement or a pendulum escapement. A balance escapement has no pendulum, instead in has a spinning wheel like that of a watch. While a pendulum clock, obviously has a pendulum that sways back and forth from the rear of the movement. This movement is commonly applied to most clocks. The former is most popular in mantle clocks.