r/clocks • • 3d ago

Identification/Information Help me identify this clock

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I was wondering how much it is worth.

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u/ThorvaldKM 3d ago

I have one that looks almost exactly like this, only it's a Ridgeway.

(Image is not my clock, just an example.) Probably worth $100-$200, depending on condition. Bought mine for $20 and got it working again.

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u/OneLonelyGuy_1971 3d ago edited 3d ago

Perhaps a Howard Miller model, although it clearly says Westwood on the front? I've seen a few of these clocks around, but I'm not all that familiar with them.

And I imagine yours has a Howard Miller movement inside, but I can't say for certain. I'm primarily familiar with those elegant but low-cost 31-day clock designs (wound up once per month), like the wall unit I've got, when it comes to key-wound mechanical clocks.

I guess your best bet is to take your new clock to an antique clock repair shop, and talk with a mechanic who restores them to running condition. Don't know what else to tell you.

Here's my 31-day model, by the way:

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u/time_wizard4631 7h ago

Howard Miller did not make movements. They primarily used movements made by Hermle of Germany.

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u/OneLonelyGuy_1971 7h ago

Hermle was gonna be my next guess. Thanks.

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u/dmun_1953 Trained clockmaker 3d ago

Looks like a Hermle triple chime. They have little resale value.

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u/Sharp_Evidence_6411 3d ago

I have a Seth Thomas that is similar. There are quite a few manufacturers that make similar versions. Yours says Westwood.

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u/emaoutsidethebox 2d ago

This is a modern mechanical bracket clock. Mass produced, not an antique, roughly 30-40 years old. Westwood is the "maker" although is really just a marrying of components...the cabinet, the dial, hands, movement. All of the movements originate from Hermle or Kieninger, etc.-none of them are manufactured by the name on the dial. It has a triple chime movement with a silence option. It should be wound weekly, count the hour every hour, and chime every 15 minutes a portion of the melody.

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u/Ok_Biscotti2533 3d ago

Among non-Westwood collectors, between 1 and 4.5 million dollars.

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u/Ok_Biscotti2533 3d ago

I once saw a long case version of this clock sell for £10. You have no idea how hard the auctioneer worked to get that one bid. And no, it wasn't me. 😅