Clock Maker at Gwathmey is a business owned and operated by Mark Pellmann, known by many in the Central Virginia area who have had one or more clocks repaired or restored . The Clock Maker at Gwathmey in Ashland, Virginia approximately 15 miles north of Richmond, in 1980 with diplomas for Watchmaking and Repair, Hand Engraving, and Clockmaking and Repair. In May 1982 he earned the title WatchmakersClockmakers Institute AWCI . In order to qualify for the title of CMC, a clock maker must pass both written and practical exams, involving the restoration of a Westminster chime clock and making a precision regulator clock mechanism. This involved making the plates, compensated pendulum and drawing and then making the escapement. In short, making an entire clock using steel stock, brass stock and rough brass castings. All this went into making a mechanical clock accurate to Over the past 20 years Mark has been working to perfect his craft as a clock maker. He works on carriage clocks, ships clocks and other clocks with hairsprings and balance escapements French and Viennese clocks with their fine pivots and gearings antique English spring driven automation and all forms of the modern Grandfather clocks. His favorite is the repair and restoration of the weight driven and the complicated tubular bell clocks of the late 1800s and early 1900s, all of which are commonly referred to as grandfather Related services that are provided by The Clock Maker at Gwathmey mercury barometer repair. Other services include service calls in your home, pick up and delivery of repairs and restorations of large clocks, institutions. He is a member of the Horological Association of Virginia Virginia's clock and watch makers at its national meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is an associate member of the British Horological Institute and a member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors and The Clock Maker at Gwathmey is pleased to offer his professional services to those in need of fine clock repairs, restoration work and parts fabrication. From the smallest of French mechanisms to large tower clocks, his experience will serve you well. If you're searching for quality, integrity, and craftsmanship, he will be able to assist you heavy barrel encased mainsprings connecting to the gear train using chains or gut cables running to fuses. Fuses are devices used to equalize the mainspring power to the gear train whether the mainspring is wound up tight or winding down. The movements are very heavy and escapements and complicated striking systems used in most of them as brightness of the brass had been lost. The green verdigris in minute cracks and crevices of the dial was evidence of corrosive polishing compounds left behind that would have continued to cause damage. By dissembling the dial, cleaning and polishing various parts, repairing damaged parts, replacing black wax, resilvering where appropriate, and lacquering to maintain its restored luster, this dial now compliments its case by looking as it should and did look exceptional example of a French mantle clock. French clock movements are usually round, have light weight strength mainsprings and tiny pivots, construction, they can be perceived as finicky, but when in good order and this attractive Scottish long case dial show a fine example of painted worn black lettering, infilling missing background, and replacing gold leaf or decorative painting are appropriate conservation and restoration