This clock will run for almost 2 days without winding which is very good for a clock rated for only 30 hours. All of the chrome is metal plated and not plastic. The crystal is a convex rectangular glass.
The paint is in excellent condition with no chips or missing paint.
All of the screws are of a slotted type.
The chrome is not of the best quality, but is completely intact with no corrosion.
Most glow in the dark paint that is radioactive will last about 30 years. This clock has new glow in the dark paint applied, but is not radioactive. As a result, it may last only 10 years. The picture was taken in a dark room with a handfull of ambient light sources. The brightness of the photograph has been increased so that the face of the dial can be seen. The glow effect is somewhat exaggerated.
The picture was taken in a very dark room with no ambient lighting. The glow effect is somewhat exaggerated, but would last a number of hours rather than a few minutes as it originally did.
The clock has been disassembled and thoroughly cleaned, lubricated and polished. Getting the hour, minute and second hands off the dial is accomplished by gently pulling each of the hands on their edges near the center of the dial as to not bend them.
There are plastic gears on this clock, but none show any signs of wear. This also includes the metal gears and pivots.
Pictured near the bottom is the striker for the internal alarm. Internal bells are not as loud as the external ones.
Pictured here toward the center bottom is the balance wheel and hair spring. The spring is very delicate and didn't chance damaging it by attempting to polish the balance wheel.
This piece fell out during disassembly. Guess where it goes...
This missing piece fits very nicely into position and after assembling the clock everything worked great. If you guessed that this is where this piece goes then you would be wrong. Continue on to the next picture to find out more.
Swapped the piece around and without a doubt this is also wrong.
Finally figured it out. It appears the purpose of this piece is to protect the hair spring from getting jabbed while attempting to adjust the speed of the clock. It also stabilizes the movement of the adjuster since it is connected to the hairspring.
Umbra Mechanical Alarm Clock (circa 1995)
A collection of images from a very stylish analogue alarm clock manufactured by Umbra from The People's Republic of China. It has been serviced and calibrated.
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Valued in the range of $55 - $65.
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