Original Youngtown 12888 Chime Melody Pendulum Clock Movement with 2 Sets of Hands 23.5mm (59/64 Inch) Shaft Length 16mm (5/8 Inch) Thread Length.

To be honest, more times than not, I find buying cheaper parts results in poor quality. I ended up buying two clock movements to replace the dying chime in my 30 year old regulator quartz clock with pendulum and the Westminster Chime (on the hour). The old movement was made in Japan - Takane. I bought the exact Takane replacement along with this model as a fallback. The Takane replacement mechanically was easy to install and functioned like the original regarding timekeeping but the Takane Movement has been reduced to a cheaper sounding chime that chimes 4 times in an hour and strikes for each hour at the top of the hour. I kind of like that feature but the Takane chime sounded like a toy compared to the old chime. I was going to deal with it but decided to give this clock movement a chance. It required more work to fit it as it is basically 3 parts (chime box, speaker, and clock movement). The shaft was a little smaller but with the washer and nut, it covered the shaft hole. The clock arm options were good and the actual metal was covered with protective plastic to keep it from transit marks. The shaft part where the arms connect are plastic so not sure about longevity yet. It keeps perfect time. I hot glued the speaker to the back of the clock in three tacked places so I could easily remove if I wasn’t happy with thing. (See photo) I also soldered the clock movement to the chime box to ensure I have no connection issues down the road but the pictures show it is twisted to connect. The chime box has options for different chimes or no chimes and it has a feature that shuts the chimes off at night while you sleep. If you read the instructions, it’s not that difficult to sync the chimes if you are mechanically inclined. If you are not, ask a friend or pay an installer. The best part is the sound which can be adjusted (see my video). It sounds nearly like there are real chimes behind the clock face. I’m not exaggerating, it sounds way better than I expected. I was not paid to put in this review; I just hope I help someone trying to bring an old friend back to life albeit with better sound :-)

This is a good movement for the money. I studied all of the inexpensive movements to replace one in a yard sale find so I didn't want to invest heavily. The chime, as another reviewer says is quite lovely for a small clock. It does NOT sound tinny or cheap. Pendulum swings and there is a stop second hand. Easy to install. I'm quite pleased with the purchase, I still have to sync the strikes but that is next on my list. Would buy this again.

I converted an old Regulator clock to battery operated clock. I needed a 5/8 inch threaded shaft and this is the only pendulum clock I could find and had chime. The clock keeps accurate time and chime works great. My only complaint is the pendulum that came with the clock was too short and I had to buy a longer one. OK, but the clock pendulum hits the side of the clocks case and there is no way to adjust the swing on the pendulum. Contacted seller and they advised add weights to the pendulum. I did this and no matter how much weights I add, the pendulum will still hit the sides of the clock case. This pendulum does not control any function of the clock, only there for looks. So if the company could make the pendulum swing adjustable, this clock would get five star rating from me.

I purchased this clock movement with trepidation - I didn't want a cheesy sounding chime, but then what are you going to do? There isn't a lot of choice in this department. And when it arrived, the little (cheap-looking) speaker didn't help my concern, either. Moving on, it takes 3 AA batteries to run this clock, one for the movement itself, and two for the chimes. Assembly went quickly and when I first heard the chimes, I was amazed at the sound quality, not to mention the available sound volume. This little speaker sounds a very good version of the Westminster chimes and three other chimes, selectable by a switch. I must say that they must be driving the heck out of the little tiny speaker because it can be heard all over the house when set at full volume. Happily, the chime module has a volume control which is actually needed in a small room. So what's there to building this clock? Just attach the hands which you'll have to select from an included selection of them, then connect the (two) blue wires coming from the chimes unit to those coming from the clock movement. Insert all the batteries, hang the movement so the pendulum can swing, and if necessary set it swinging. That's about it...opps, almost forgot...you'll need to choose which chime melody you want it to sound! I give this unit five stars. It comes complete with an assortment of hands and there isn't anything else to buy except a screw to mount it to your clock case or wall, batteries, and whatever you want to do for the clock face. It is otherwise complete. And it's an easy and fun build and would make a good scout project or one to do with your kids! How can you loose?

Assembled product to instructions but it would not chime on time. It would ring the full clock chimes on every quarter hour the first time, with the top of the hour ring of all the times, but not the correct time. Re-started the chimes by the instructions on You Tube, but that didn't work. Started the clock again using the 6 o'clock time, but it did not ring correctly on the quarter hour. Contacted Amazon customer service, asking for the instructions from the company, Nothing! Ridiculous!!!!

Worthwhile replacement part but sadly instruction for the chime setting was not clear.Till now still dont understand how to set it

I used this to replace an aging clock action. Was easy to install ymmv. Keeps good time, is a bit too loud past 1 on the chime. Measure your clocks action to make sure it fits.

clock is good, chime not so good.

J'ai acheté cet article pour réparer mon horloge. Il fonctionne très bien, le son fait un peu bon marché mais on s'habitue. Le point négatif est le manque d'instruction pour synchroniser le carillon avec l'horloge. Voici comment faire. 1) Reliez les 2 modules ensemble et les fixer à votre horloge. 2) Installez l'aiguille des heures seulement. 3) Tournez le bouton des heures situé à l'arrière jusqu'à vous entendiez un déclic, à ce moment Installez l'aiguille des minutes sur le chiffre 12 et celle des secondes. Ainsi votre horloge sonnera aux heures. Mettre l'horloge à l'heure et peser sur le bouton du carillon autant de fois que nécessaire. Exemple: s'il est 3h20 PM, peser sur le bouton jusqu'à ce que le carillon sonne 3 fois par le suite il sonnera aux heures. Le carillon est muet la nuit entre 9 h du soir et 6 h du matin. Bonne chance.

Nice tune to chimes.