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.

The media could not be loaded. 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 :-)

Installing this mechanism was a first for me. The clock is not antique or valuable, but was an anniversary gift from my husband over 40 years ago so means a lot to me.The installation was easy, just follow the instructions. As others have written, the fiddlely part was syncing the chime to the clock mechanism.I followed the instructions through setting the clock to chime 6:00. After that I was lost. After several tries, I decided to set the current time the way I had with the old mechanism. From the front, I manually moved the minute hand clockwise around the face, stopping at 12 each time to allow the chime to run through entire song and hour count. It was 5:04 pm so I stopped for the five count, then moved minute hand so clock read 5:04. I used the Westminster chimes that sounds only on the hour. Sound is better than I expectedTime and chimes are accurate so far, and it’s nice to have my old clock working again!

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?

While the clock parts do work and have a lovely sound, it doesn't work for fixing my 24" wall mount westminster chime clock. It will give multiple chime options and will either chime on the hour or every quarter hour (which can be a bit much). The regulator pendulum that came with the kit was too small and the one that is original to my clock is apparently too heavy as the motorized components aren't strong enough to swing it. After 24 hours, we realized it didn't keep time. I don't think this was a component problem as much as it was my purchase of too small of a kit for my clock. I messed it up, so I won't be returning it. This review isn't intended to be negative to the seller, just to help buyers know that the size matters and it won't work for this large a clock.

great works, nice chime. pain in the a-- to install into a repurposed wall clock but works great once finished.