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SmugMug <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#251711205_YrBsS" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Finished-Case/251711205_YrBsS-Th.jpg" width="58" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-17T06:27:46Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Finished-Case/251711205_YrBsS-Th.jpg 2008-02-06 13:21:33 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#251711579_afk9D" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Top-of-clock/251711579_afk9D-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-17T06:27:37Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Top-of-clock/251711579_afk9D-Th.jpg 2008-02-06 13:23:06 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#251710866_wcXwV" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Beat-scale-and-key/251710866_wcXwV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-17T06:30:44Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Beat-scale-and-key/251710866_wcXwV-Th.jpg 2008-02-06 13:26:57 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#251711405_TxjgV" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Pulleys-and-weights/251711405_TxjgV-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-17T06:21:03Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Pulleys-and-weights/251711405_TxjgV-Th.jpg 2008-02-06 13:25:21 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a 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title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-17T06:29:27Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Dial/251711074_uBjPi-Th.jpg 2008-02-06 13:26:03 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#251712435_UnDJJ" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Hands/251712435_UnDJJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="121" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-17T06:20:02Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Hands/251712435_UnDJJ-Th.jpg 2008-02-06 12:30:56 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#251712494_fAtDU" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Second-hand/251712494_fAtDU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="142" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-17T06:18:59Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Second-hand/251712494_fAtDU-Th.jpg 2008-02-06 12:31:44 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />This mechanism looks fairly conventional until you look at the exquisite details shown in the following pictures!</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229153335_v93cL" title="This mechanism looks fairly conventional until you look at the exquisite details shown in the following pictures!"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Gears-between-plates/229153335_v93cL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="141" alt="This mechanism looks fairly conventional until you look at the exquisite details shown in the following pictures!" title="This mechanism looks fairly conventional until you look at the exquisite details shown in the following pictures!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:26:16Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Gears-between-plates/229153335_v93cL-Th.jpg 2007-12-05 10:16:59 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Gears between the plates looking from above the mechanism. It is amazing how compact the maker made the time train gears layout. Note too how far down into the mechanism the strike train f ...</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229153501_N38Aj" title="Gears between the plates looking from above the mechanism. It is amazing how compact the maker made the time train gears layout. Note too how far down into the mechanism the strike train f ..."><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Gears-between-plates/229153501_N38Aj-Th.jpg" width="146" height="150" alt="Gears between the plates looking from above the mechanism. It is amazing how compact the maker made the time train gears layout. Note too how far down into the mechanism the strike train f ..." title="Gears between the plates looking from above the mechanism. It is amazing how compact the maker made the time train gears layout. Note too how far down into the mechanism the strike train f ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:24:38Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Gears-between-plates/229153501_N38Aj-Th.jpg 2007-12-05 10:15:04 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />This winding drum click, roughly a centimeter long, is a work of art. Note too the sculpted end of the click spring - shaped to hold the click in just the right position to seat in the wind ...</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229153734_BGNW5" title="This winding drum click, roughly a centimeter long, is a work of art. Note too the sculpted end of the click spring - shaped to hold the click in just the right position to seat in the wind ..."><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Winding-drum-click/229153734_BGNW5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="This winding drum click, roughly a centimeter long, is a work of art. Note too the sculpted end of the click spring - shaped to hold the click in just the right position to seat in the wind ..." title="This winding drum click, roughly a centimeter long, is a work of art. Note too the sculpted end of the click spring - shaped to hold the click in just the right position to seat in the wind ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:24:29Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Winding-drum-click/229153734_BGNW5-Th.jpg 2007-12-05 10:21:23 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />While it might not be immediately obvious, the strike train gathering pallet is the finest I have ever seen. Note too my approach to pinning the various elements on the front of the mechani ...</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229154543_WXHLN" title="While it might not be immediately obvious, the strike train gathering pallet is the finest I have ever seen. Note too my approach to pinning the various elements on the front of the mechani ..."><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Gathering-pallet/229154543_WXHLN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="While it might not be immediately obvious, the strike train gathering pallet is the finest I have ever seen. Note too my approach to pinning the various elements on the front of the mechani ..." title="While it might not be immediately obvious, the strike train gathering pallet is the finest I have ever seen. Note too my approach to pinning the various elements on the front of the mechani ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:22:54Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Gathering-pallet/229154543_WXHLN-Th.jpg 2007-12-06 11:50:49 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Front of the mechanism showing the exquisite hands</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229153946_SeyTZ" title="Front of the mechanism showing the exquisite hands"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Front-of-mechanism/229153946_SeyTZ-Th.jpg" width="119" height="150" alt="Front of the mechanism showing the exquisite hands" title="Front of the mechanism showing the exquisite hands" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:26:13Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Front-of-mechanism/229153946_SeyTZ-Th.jpg 2007-12-06 11:41:59 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Can you imagine the time and skill it took to just make the end of this minute hand? Note not only the flawless execution of the ornate circle, but also the ridge just before the shaft of t ...</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229153984_7Me9K" title="Can you imagine the time and skill it took to just make the end of this minute hand? Note not only the flawless execution of the ornate circle, but also the ridge just before the shaft of t ..."><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-End-of-minute-hand/229153984_7Me9K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Can you imagine the time and skill it took to just make the end of this minute hand? Note not only the flawless execution of the ornate circle, but also the ridge just before the shaft of t ..." title="Can you imagine the time and skill it took to just make the end of this minute hand? Note not only the flawless execution of the ornate circle, but also the ridge just before the shaft of t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:26:59Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-End-of-minute-hand/229153984_7Me9K-Th.jpg 2007-12-06 11:44:22 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />While the second hand might look fairly typical, take another look at the pointy end. And remember how very small this hand really is</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229154056_XYSjq" title="While the second hand might look fairly typical, take another look at the pointy end. And remember how very small this hand really is"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Second-hand/229154056_XYSjq-Th.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="While the second hand might look fairly typical, take another look at the pointy end. And remember how very small this hand really is" title="While the second hand might look fairly typical, take another look at the pointy end. And remember how very small this hand really is" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:24:24Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Second-hand/229154056_XYSjq-Th.jpg 2007-12-06 11:45:50 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229154194_znjxi" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Back-of-mechanism/229154194_znjxi-Th.jpg" width="111" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:23:41Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Back-of-mechanism/229154194_znjxi-Th.jpg 2007-12-06 11:48:41 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a> </p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#251712167_EedGY" title="SNClocks' photo"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Back-of-mechanism-with/251712167_EedGY-Th.jpg" width="129" height="150" alt="SNClocks' photo" title="SNClocks' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-17T06:26:14Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Back-of-mechanism-with/251712167_EedGY-Th.jpg 2008-02-02 11:31:13 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />View from strike-side of mechanism</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229154425_B5EM6" title="View from strike-side of mechanism"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Side-of-mechanism/229154425_B5EM6-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="View from strike-side of mechanism" title="View from strike-side of mechanism" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:25:15Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Side-of-mechanism/229154425_B5EM6-Th.jpg 2007-12-06 11:49:26 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />One of the two absolutely perfect weight line hooks for mounting through the seat board. Have you ever seen hooks like these that go through the seat board? And, so tiny - about half to 2/ ...</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229155476_xjHqd" title="One of the two absolutely perfect weight line hooks for mounting through the seat board. Have you ever seen hooks like these that go through the seat board? And, so tiny - about half to 2/ ..."><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Seat-board-weight-line/229155476_xjHqd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="One of the two absolutely perfect weight line hooks for mounting through the seat board. Have you ever seen hooks like these that go through the seat board? And, so tiny - about half to 2/ ..." title="One of the two absolutely perfect weight line hooks for mounting through the seat board. Have you ever seen hooks like these that go through the seat board? And, so tiny - about half to 2/ ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:22:09Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Seat-board-weight-line/229155476_xjHqd-Th.jpg 2007-12-06 20:09:28 <p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com">SNClocks</a><br />Even the screws that hold the mechanism to the seat board ar works of art!</p><p><a href="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/3945108_FZkxU#229154588_3z4fJ" title="Even the screws that hold the mechanism to the seat board ar works of art!"><img src="http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Seat-board-screws/229154588_3z4fJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Even the screws that hold the mechanism to the seat board ar works of art!" title="Even the screws that hold the mechanism to the seat board ar works of art!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-29T02:21:49Z SNClocks http://snclocks.smugmug.com http://snclocks.smugmug.com/Fantastic-Clock-Mechanisms/VR-598-Month-duration-Striking/VR-598-Seat-board-screws/229154588_3z4fJ-Th.jpg 2007-12-06 11:53:18