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“Clock Boy” Discrimination Lawsuit Tossed By Federal Judge

You may recall a 14 year-old boy admirably constructed a functioning handmade clock which included computer chip boards and wires. His name was/is Ahmed Mohamed. And instead of being recognized or appreciated for his electronics skills, he was suspected of building a bomb, handcuffed, and brought in to the local police station for questioning.

His teachers, it is fair to say, had not overall been impressed that Ahmed had skillfully built a working electronic clock. Rather than praising the boy for his technological prowess and innovative methods, one or more of the teachers at his Irving, Texas high school suspected that Ahmed’s clock was actually a bomb. Police were called, Ahmed’s clock was confiscated and he was brought in and questioned by police without his parents present.

This all happened back in 2015, and gathered tremendous attention in the media, with many sympathetic to Ahmed’s plight, and others not able to get past either distrust of people from a Muslim background, or simply outright fear and hatred toward one and/or all Muslims.

The situation even caught the attention of President Obama, who invited Ahmed to the White House, and to bring his clock with him. This was obviously after it was recognized that Ahmed’s clock was, well, nothing but a skillfully engineered working timepiece that likely meets the standards of all the major clocks brands we sell, including

Howard Miller Clocks, Ridgeway Clocks, Hermle Clocks and Kieninger Clocks.

President Obama even tweeted the following tweet to attempt to bring positive attention to this talented boy who had become a lightning rod among many with Islamophobia. Many others across the country were also quite supportive of the boy. #IStandWithAhmed became a trending topic on Twitter.

President Obama tweets invitation to White House to a Muslim Youth Who Created an Innovative Clock, only to be detained by police and suspended by school where he brought clock to proudly show his teachers

President Obama’s full tweet, sent from his POTUS Twitter account, read: “Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It’s what makes America great.”

While Ahmed got additional positive attention from many in industry and the hi-tech field in particular, he was also subject to much negative stereotyping and harassment by many others in the general public.

A foundation in the country Qatar offered Ahmed a scholarship to study there, and he and his family have since moved there.

Meanwhile, their case for discrimination based on race or religion has wound its way through Federal Court, and just hours ago, a Federal Judge, US District Court Judge Sam Lindsay, dismissed Ahmed’s claims’ essentially saying that there was not sufficient evidence to suggest that the actions and behavior of the school differed enough from what might have happened with someone from any background in a similar situation. The fact that a 14 year-old was questioned by police without his parents present, also violated his Constitutional rights, was also rejected by the Court.

Ahmed had been seeking both 15 million dollars in damages, both to his reputation and because of his Constitutional rights being allegedly violated, and an apology from the Irving Texas (just outside of Dallas) School District.

US District Judge Samuel Lindsay dismissed all of Ahmed’s claims.

However, the Court gave Ahmed until June 1 to file an amended lawsuit.

May 22, 2017 · © 2017 ClocksBlog.com and 1-800-4CLOCKS
Grandfather Clocks from Sweden named Mora

If you are an experienced and worldly clock collector of antique grandfather clocks, you have no doubt seen the almost ubiquitous Swedish (and sometimes French) Mora style clocks that were so prevalent and desired from 1825-1925 and beyond. Some of the Grandfather Clocks by Howard Miller Clocks and Ridgeway Clocks and Hermle Grandfather Clocks have borrowed, or certainly resemble, some of the basic features of Mora Clocks.

The website So Much Better With Age recently featured Mora clocks and made the following observations:

The Swedish Mora Clock is a design classic that has a timeless appeal and works in almost every setting. At Swedish Interior Design, we have over 60 antique Swedish Mora clocks for sale and I thought today I’d share some thoughts on what to look for when you choose a Mora.

Everyone loves them for their unique shape and elegant femininity. The movie ‘Something’s Gotta Give’ is often people’s first entry in the timeless world of the Mora Clock. They are now exceedingly rare and there are a few things to think about if you want to find the right one.

Remember every original Mora clock is a unique piece, handmade by a craftsman or cooperative so the hood size, clock face, belly shape etc. are always subtly or dramatically different on the clocks you will see.

Atlanta Magazine also ran a piece about Mora clocks more recently and why they are so desirable. In our own experience, while they are certainly distinctive, with many of the being one-of-a-kind finely crafted case with an excellent movement, it is relatively rare that we get any special requests for a Mora Clock. One on display may be snapped up in due course, but requests for searchers (and we get many) are few and far between. While they are great and stylish clocks, we think it is fair to say they are neither known nor necessarily appreciated the way they might be worldwide. We have found some of our favorites in Lobbies of Hotels and in Restaurants of New York City.

As Atlanta Magazine pointed out in its January issue just published, there are 5 things to know about Swedish (Mora) Clocks below. We find this to be both an insightful and credible analysis:

With their distinctive hourglass shape and pastel palette, Swedish clocks exude a feminine charm. A. Tyner Antiques, located in the Galleries of Peachtree Hills, has become one of the nation’s foremost dealers in these elegant timepieces. “They’re just so happy to look at,” says owner Angie Tyner, who’s been known to ship a hundred at a time back from Scandinavia.

Swedish longcase clocks were most popular from the late 18th to the mid-19th centuries, says Tyner. Some early versions had only one hand, which indicated the hour. Most antiques cost $3,000 to $6,000.

Generally, movements were produced in small factories and cabinets were made by local carpenters. A clock’s style and decoration frequently indicate its place of origin. Simpler clocks from the town of Mora are perhaps best known. Tyner’s favorites are extra curvy clocks from the Fryksdahl region.

Cases were usually painted, often many times over, in the usual Swedish palette of grays, creams, and pale blues. Clocks from the central part of the country were occasionally decorated with painted flowers.

Today’s owners sometimes choose to replace the original works with a battery-powered quartz movement so the clocks don’t require winding. Though Swedish clocks chime on the hour, their tones are generally not as elaborate as those of English grandfather clocks.

Most clocks were custom orders made by local artisans, so there is little consistency in design. “Every time I buy, I see something unique,” says Tyner.

This article originally appeared in our Winter 2016 issue of Atlanta Magazine’s HOME.

Tags: A. Tyner Antiques, Beauty and the Beast, clocks, Galleries of Peachtree Hills, home decor, Swedish clocks

Grandfather Clocks from Sweden known as Mora Grandfather Clocks

January 26, 2017 · © 2017 ClocksBlog.com and 1-800-4CLOCKS
Smart Watches to Doom High-End Wristwatch and Clock Markets?

According to a recent article in Newser Magazine – shown

here

– there is the longer-term potential for smartwatches to siphon off enough sales to the high-end luxury watch market, including Rolex watches, to really doom the market over the longer-term.

While long-term it could conceivably have such an effect, we think that the concerns are overblown. It’s been true for some decades now that inexpensively priced quartz watches and clocks could keep more accurate time that even the highest-end mechanical wristwatches and clocks – including such watch brands as Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantine and Jaeger LeCoultre, just to name a few, and mechanical clocks – including such makers as

Howard Miller Clocks, Hermle Clocks, Kieninger Clocks and Ridgeway Clocks.

Buyers of high-end clocks and watches are drawn to them as pieces of art, with mechanisms and craftsmanship that defy time and are truly wondrous artworks to behold and be appreciated. For many wristwatch and clock owners and collectors, the more complications and the more sophisticated the skills are in making these masterpieces, the more appreciated these timepieces are by their owners, who frequently pass these works of art from one generation to the next.

This explains why so many individuals and families choose to have antique or new

mechanical clocks, especially

grandfather clocks, by brands such as Howard Miller Grandfather Clocks, Kieninger Grandfather and Mantel Clocks, and

Hermle Grandfather and Wall and Mantle Clocks. The same is true for the Patek Philippe owner, as but one example of holding a timepiece to transfer from one generation to the next.

Hermle Tellurium model 22823-740352 close-up view

January 24, 2017 · © 2017 ClocksBlog.com and 1-800-4CLOCKS
Clock Emojis Are Becoming Popular

What your emojis say about you? Wall clock emojis are rising in popularity, according to a new paper published Tuesday in the journal

Trends

on

Cognitive Sciences, a team of psychologists argue that as our daily interactions become more digital, scientists will benefit from studying them further. In particular, due to the growing use of emojis helping us get the same satisfaction from digital interactions as if we were communicating in person.

Grandfather Clocks emojis have also been in use for a while and may be rising in popularity as well. We have yet to see branded emojis for Howard Miller Grandfather Clocks or Hermle Clocks or Ridgeway grandfather clocks, but they may be coming soon. We would be very interested in hearing from any developer who can make great emojis in the style of mantel clocks or Kieninger Grandfather Clocks.

Express yourself with wall clocks emojis. The world is waiting.

Clocks Among More Popular Emojis per CNN and Other Studies

January 19, 2017 · © 2017 ClocksBlog.com and 1-800-4CLOCKS
Howard Miller means Clocks Plus

The Howard Miller Clock Company, as it had been formally organized for many years, has evolved from its origins. Some are aware that Howard Miller was the son of Herman Miller of Herman Miller Furniture fame, and Howard Miller started his career making clocks as part of a new Clock Division at Herman Miller. Eventually, Howard Miller moved just across the street in Zeeland Michigan, and started his own company, Howard Miller Clocks, to focus on the clock market specifically, to which he was most dedicated and enthusiastic.

Almost 100 years later, both Herman Miller and Howard Miller live and thrive as companies still within the general framework of their founders. One fact worth noting is that Howard Miller Clocks still does much of its own manufacturing in the USA, allowing most of its

grandfather clocks

to sport the Made in USA logo. Seems especially worthy of not given this post is being written during the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Howard Miller Clocks

is probably best known for its historical domination of the high-end grandfather clock market. The cache with the Howard Miller clock name is undoubted, and many people gravitate to Howard Miller Grandfather Clocks because of the reputation and well-known and respected name, in addition to making the largest selection of high-end grandfather clocks and grandmother clocks in the market today. This is true whether you are looking at mechanical chiming grandfather clocks with Westminster Chimes or Triple Chimes, or a grandfather clock or grandmother clocks with special features such as automatic nighttime shutoff, illuminated dials, rotating moon phase dials, or lit cabinets. Tubular Chime grandfather clocks is one area where one of its competitors is gaining ground, with Hermle Clocks offering a nice selection of Tubular Chime Grandfather Clocks. Both Howard Miller Clocks and Hermle Clocks offer German Mechanical movements, with Howard Miller having Kieninger Grandfather Cl0ck movements and Hermle Grandfather Clocks having movements made by Hermle itself in its main German headquarters and manufacturing location. Kieninger, though owned by Howard Miller Clocks, is also a German company, and by itself offers a magnificent collection of

German-made grandfather clocks. Interestingly, during this period in recent years, Hermle Clocks has also started to make some of its best high-quality Grandfather Clocks here in the USA, in its Amherst Virginia USA headquarters, warehouse and manufacturing location.

The Howard Miller Clocks story has evolved, and in quite interesting ways. In addition to grandfather clocks, wall clocks, and mantel clocks, the company makes Television Consoles, Furniture and upholstery for the Home and institutional marketplace, Wine and Bar Furnishing. Clock Urns, Mirrors, and Home Storage units, just to name the main ones.

Interestingly, and most likely on purpose, Howard Miller and Herman Miller today still do not overlap in any meaningful way in their offerings.

Howard Miller seems to be transforming itself into a Lifestyle Brand. The new Howard Miller Logo with the words Enhancing Life at Home™, shows the transformation the grandfather clock wall clock, and mantel clock industry giant is successfully making.

Howard Miller Clocks is Evolving into a Lifestyle Brand

February 10, 2014 · © 2014 ClocksBlog.com and 1-800-4CLOCKS
Hermle Tellurium Instruction Guide and Best Telluriums

This item is a masterpiece of clock manufacture, please unpack it carefully and use the gloves provided for setting up the clock.

1.) Unpack the clock

First, take out the upper carton in which you will find the polished Sun ball, the winding key and the glass dome of the Tellurium, Please then pull out the second inner carton, with the 2 handles, out of the outer carton and take out the upper foam cushion and the Tellurium. Open up the carton with the glued foam cushion and take out the clock from the carton.

2.) Transportation securing devices

Open the door of the clock and remove all of the packaging materials such as rubber, paper, foam, etc., from the hammers and bells, as well as the fixation tubes from the 3 winding holes.

3.) Winding the clock

The power reserve for the clock, when fully wound, is approximately 1 week. Do not forget to wind the clock up regularly, if the clock stops it will require the setting procedure to be repeated in full. Using the key supplied, insert the key into the winding holes and turn the key clockwise until fully wound up, approximately 4,5 full turns. As you look at the clock, the right winding hole is for winding up the chime, the central winding hole is for the time and the left winding hole is for the hour strike.

(4.2) autom. night shut-off

chime OFF

(4.1) chime-shut-off

chime ON

4.) Chime

a Chime shut off @ (4.1)

The chime shut off lever is beside the 3 o’clock position. If the lever is up = no chime, if the lever is down = chime.

b Night shut off @ (4.2)

The night shut off will automatically stop the chime and strike during the night. The night shut off can be found between centre of the dial and the 3 o’clock position. For easier identification the open dial is shown on the picture.

Lever up = night shut off activated, lever down = night shut off is not activated.

If the night shut off is activated the clock will not chime or strike from 10.00 PM until 06.45 AM. If the clock will not chime between 10.00 AM and 6.45 PM, when the clock has the night shut off engaged, it is out of synchronization, it is set to the wrong 12 hour cycle. You must turn the minute hand forwards by 12 hours, i.e.

5.) Chime and strike setting

Remove the tissue paper from the hands, if any, and push the chime shut off lever to the “on” position, downwards. Release the hour chime by turning the minute hand, the long hand, forwards to the 12 o’clock position. After the Westminster melody, the chime, you will hear the hour strike. If there is no Westminster chime when you have turned the minute hand to the 12 o’clock position, turn the minute hand counter clockwise to 10 o’clock and move it forwards again clockwise to the 12 o’clock position. Repeat this until the clock strikes the hour where the hour hand is set, the hour hand is the shorter of the two hands. If it does not strike the correct number of hours to where the hour hand is originally set, turn the hour hand forwards until it is set to the hour which the clock has struck. Then move the minute hand, clockwise or counter clockwise, to the desired time. After one hour the in-built chime synchronization will ensure that the clock will chime the correct time and the following melody sequences.

15 minutes past the hour – First quarter chime

30 minutes past the hour – Half of the chime

45 minutes past the hour – Three quarters of the chime

On the hour – Full Westminster chime & strikes the number of hours indicated

Automatic chime shut off – Silent between 10.00 PM and 06.45 AM.

Chime shut off – Silent all day/night

6.) Regulating the clock (§)

The clock is equipped with a high precision eleven jewels escapement which has been pre-regulated during the testing period of the clock. If additional regulation should be necessary, do this very carefully, do not touch the coil spring. By pushing the regulating finger approximately 1 mm you can change the accuracy up to 3 to 4 minutes per day.

Shifting to the plus, +, position, left, will speed up the clock.

Shifting to the minus, -, position, right, will slow down the clock.

(6) regulating finger 1.5-2

7.) Hammer adjustment (7)

Each of the hammers should be approximately 1,5 to 2 mm away from the bed. Please check that the hammers hit the bell approximately 1 mm from the outer edge. If the hammer is not hitting the bell in the perfect position, double strike, you can bend the hammer wire slightly to adjust the hammer strike to the perfect position.

8.) How to set the Hermle-Tellurium

Take the brass Sun ball and push the Sun carefully onto the centre axle of the Tellurium, see picture. The mechanical Tellurium reproduces the annual orbit of the Earth around the Sun, with the Earth rotating around its own axis once in 24 hours.

The Moon rotates around the Earth in 29,5 days, completing a full rotation around its own axis. In the course of one year the Earth passes all 12 zodiac signs, months and individual days, which are indicated on the brass disc.

By tilting the Earth axle, respectively the equator, we can even show Summer and Winter according to the seasons, sunbeams heat the Earth during the Winter with a flat angle and during the Summer with a sharp angle.

8.1) Turn the complete gear wheel carrier (A), with the black date hand, to ^ December 20^th, the Winter solstice – longest night. Please be careful that you are not touching the shifting star (B) with the black hand. You can turn the black hand in either direction.

8.2) Turn the retainer (D), holding the Earth Globe, so that the retainer is located at the opposite side of the Sun. This is valid for the Northern hemisphere, for the Southern hemisphere the retainer of the Earth must be between the Earth and the Sun.

8.3) Now, turn the wheel carrier with the date hand to the actual date (C), do not touch the star wheel behind the hand.

8.4) Set the Moon according to the actual Moon phase. You will find the phase of the Moon in your diary or calendar, see also our sketch on page 6.

If the Moon is full, the silver side of the Moon should face the sun, the Earth will then be located between the Moon and the Sun. If there is a new Moon, the black side of the Moon should be facing the Earth, the Moon being located just between the Earth and the Sun. The Moon assembly is mounted on a friction bushing and you have to hold the big wheel, underneath the Earth globe, when you turn the Moon around the Earth according to the present phase of the Moon.

8.5) Setting the Earth. Now turn the Earth, which has a friction bushing, according to the position you are and according to the time of day. If you are living in Europe, Europe should face towards the Sun during daylight hours. Be sure that the retainer of the Earth will not move anymore when you turn the globe.

Now your Tellurium is fully adjusted, put the glass dome on top of the whole Tellurium and place the clock at the final destination.

9.) If you forget to wind the clock up, or perhaps it is your vacation and there is nobody to wind the clock up, you have to restart the whole set up procedure, from paragraph 3 above.

10) Service

Do not put any type of cleaner, polish, water, etc., on the brass parts of the clock. If you must do this, use a clean, dry, lint free cloth.

Ask your local clockmaker about future service of the movement. Since the mechanical parts of the movement can be affected by humidity, heat and cold, the time to lubricate or even clean the movement should be after 5 to 8 years depending on the environment of the clock.

Do not attempt to lubricate the movement yourself as a special clock oil is required.

See these 4 INCREDIBLE EXAMPLES of Hermle Clock Telluriums:

Hermle Tellurium II Specialty Clock in Nickel & Black <- [Links to Hermle Tellurium II Specialty Clock in Nickel and Brass on our website]
List: $13,626.00
SALE: $8,857.00

Hermle Tellurium II Specialty Clock in Brass & Black <- [Links to Hermle Tellurium II Specialty Clock in Brass & Black on our website]
List: $9,529.00
SALE: $6,193.85

Hermle Tellurium III Clock with Dome with Stars <- [Links to Hermle Tellurium III Clock with Dome with Stars on our website]
List: $9,499.00
SALE: $6,174.35

Hermle Tellurium I Specialty Clock in Brass & Cherry <- [Links to Hermle Tellurium I Specialty Clock in Brass & Cherry on our website]
List: $9,529.00
SALE: $6,193.85

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Celestial Time

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TELLURIUM CLOCK – Also see Hermle Astrolabium Clocks – Wonder Timepiece Specialty Clocks

The solar system as well as the calendar feature work with the clock. As long as you keep the clock mechanism wound the solar system work in real-time and the calendar keeps track of the the day and date. Tellurium is one of our Masterpieces that can illustrate the position of the Earth, moon and sun, month and date, as well as the constellation. And it tells time too.

Solid wood with black piano finish. The

Tellurium clock reproduces the annual orbit of the earth around the sun, with the earth rotating around its own axis once in twenty four hours. The moon, in turn, revolves around the earth in 29.5 days completing a full rotation around its axis. This allows the reproduction of the different moon phases as they are visible from earth. In the course of one year, the earth passes all twelve zodiac signs, months and individual days which are indicated on the flat disc. Mechanical 8-day spring wound movement with 4/4 Westminster chime on 4 polished nested bells, Separate second feature. Different Hermle Tellurium models have different features, and one example showcases an 11 jewel deadbeat escapement, polished nickel plated brass, disc has milled zodiac signs, and rosettes in addition to the months and days of the year. The Tellurium has reproductions of the sun, earth and moon, incorporating the day/month indicator. All Hermle Telluriums are Made in Germany. See some examples with links to specific models. These are among the finest automata timepieces made today.

This item is a masterpiece of clock manufacture, please unpack it carefully and use the gloves provided for setting up the clock.

1.) Unpack the clock

First, take out the upper carton in which you will find the polished Sun ball, the winding key and the glass dome of the Tellurium, Please then pull out the second inner carton, with the 2 handles, out of the outer carton and take out the upper foam cushion and the Tellurium. Open up the carton with the glued foam cushion and take out the clock from the carton.

2.) Transportation securing devices

Open the door of the clock and remove all of the packaging materials such as rubber, paper, foam, etc., from the hammers and bells, as well as the fixation tubes from the 3 winding holes.

3.) Winding the clock

The power reserve for the clock, when fully wound, is approximately 1 week. Do not forget to wind the clock up regularly, if the clock stops it will require the setting procedure to be repeated in full. Using the key supplied, insert the key into the winding holes and turn the key clockwise until fully wound up, approximately 4,5 full turns. As you look at the clock, the right winding hole is for winding up the chime, the central winding hole is for the time and the left winding hole is for the hour strike.

(4.2)

autom. night shut-off

chime OFF

(4.1) chime-shut-off

chime ON

4.) Chime

a Chime shut off @ (4.1)

The chime shut off lever is beside the 3 o’clock position. If the lever is up = no chime, if the lever is down = chime.

b Night shut off @ (4.2)

The night shut off will automatically stop the chime and strike during the night. The night shut off can be found between centre of the dial and the 3 o’clock position. For easier identification the open dial is shown on the picture.

Lever up = night shut off activated, lever down = night shut off is not activated.

If the night shut off is activated the clock will not chime or strike from 10.00 PM until 06.45 AM. If the clock will not chime between 10.00 AM and 6.45 PM, when the clock has the night shut off engaged, it is out of synchronization, it is set to the wrong 12 hour cycle. You must turn the minute hand forwards by 12 hours, i.e.

5.) Chime and strike setting

Remove the tissue paper from the hands, if any, and push the chime shut off lever to the “on” position, downwards. Release the hour chime by turning the minute hand, the long hand, forwards to the 12 o’clock position. After the Westminster melody, the chime, you will hear the hour strike. If there is no Westminster chime when you have turned the minute hand to the 12 o’clock position, turn the minute hand counter clockwise to 10 o’clock and move it forwards again clockwise to the 12 o’clock position. Repeat this until the clock strikes the hour where the hour hand is set, the hour hand is the shorter of the two hands. If it does not strike the correct number of hours to where the hour hand is originally set, turn the hour hand forwards until it is set to the hour which the clock has struck. Then move the minute hand, clockwise or counter clockwise, to the desired time. After one hour the in-built chime synchronization will ensure that the clock will chime the correct time and the following melody sequences.

15 minutes past the hour – First quarter chime

30 minutes past the hour – Half of the chime

45 minutes past the hour – Three quarters of the chime

On the hour – Full Westminster chime & strikes the number of hours indicated

Automatic chime shut off – Silent between 10.00 PM and 06.45 AM.

Chime shut off – Silent all day/night

6.) Regulating the clock (§)

The clock is equipped with a high precision eleven jewels escapement which has been pre-regulated during the testing period of the clock. If additional regulation should be necessary, do this very carefully, do not touch the coil spring. By pushing the regulating finger approximately 1 mm you can change the accuracy up to 3 to 4 minutes per day.

Shifting to the plus, +, position, left, will speed up the clock.

Shifting to the minus, -, position, right, will slow down the clock.

(

)

regulating finger 1.5-2

7.) Hammer adjustment (7)

Each of the hammers should be approximately 1,5 to 2 mm away from the bed. Please check that the hammers hit the bell approximately 1 mm from the outer edge. If the hammer is not hitting the bell in the perfect position, double strike, you can bend the hammer wire slightly to adjust the hammer strike to the perfect position.

8.) How to set the Hermle-Tellurium

Take the brass Sun ball and push the Sun carefully onto the centre axle of the Tellurium, see picture. The mechanical Tellurium reproduces the annual orbit of the Earth around the Sun, with the Earth rotating around its own axis once in 24 hours.

The Moon rotates around the Earth in 29,5 days, completing a full rotation around its own axis. In the course of one year the Earth passes all 12 zodiac signs, months and individual days, which are indicated on the brass disc.

By tilting the Earth axle, respectively the equator, we can even show Summer and Winter according to the seasons, sunbeams heat the Earth during the Winter with a flat angle and during the Summer with a sharp angle.

8.1)

Turn the complete gear wheel carrier

(A), with the black date hand, to ^ December 20th, the Winter solstice – longest night. Please be careful that you are not touching the shifting star (B) with the black hand. You can turn the black hand in either direction.

8.2)

Turn the retainer (D), holding the Earth Globe, so that the retainer is located at the opposite side of the Sun. This is valid for the Northern hemisphere, for the Southern hemisphere the retainer of the Earth must be between the Earth and the Sun.

8.3)

Now, turn the wheel carrier with the date hand to the actual date (C), do not touch the star wheel behind the hand.

8.4)

Set the Moon according to the actual Moon phase. You will find the phase of the Moon in your diary or calendar, see also our sketch on page 6.

If the Moon is full, the silver side of the Moon should face the sun, the Earth will then be located between the Moon and the Sun. If there is a new Moon, the black side of the Moon should be facing the Earth, the Moon being located just between the Earth and the Sun. The Moon assembly is mounted on a friction bushing and you have to hold the big wheel, underneath the Earth globe, when you turn the Moon around the Earth according to the present phase of the Moon.

8.5)

Setting the Earth. Now turn the Earth, which has a friction bushing, according to the position you are and according to the time of day. If you are living in Europe, Europe should face towards the Sun during daylight hours. Be sure that the retainer of the Earth will not move anymore when you turn the globe.

Now your Tellurium is fully adjusted, put the glass dome on top of the whole Tellurium and place the clock at the final destination.

9.)

If you forget to wind the clock up, or perhaps it is your vacation and there is nobody to wind the clock up, you have to restart the whole set up procedure, from paragraph 3 above.

10) Service

Do not put any type of cleaner, polish, water, etc., on the brass parts of the clock. If you must do this, use a clean, dry, lint free cloth.

Ask your local clockmaker about future service of the movement. Since the mechanical parts of the movement can be affected by humidity, heat and cold, the time to lubricate or even clean the movement should be after 5 to 8 years depending on the environment of the clock.

Do not attempt to lubricate the movement yourself as a special clock oil is required.

See these 4 INCREDIBLE EXAMPLES of Hermle Clock Telluriums:

Hermle Tellurium II Specialty Clock in Nickel & Black

<- [Links to Hermle Tellurium II Specialty Clock in Nickel and Brass on our website]

List: $13,626.00

SALE: $8,857.00

Hermle Tellurium II Specialty Clock in Brass & Black

<- [Links to Hermle Tellurium II Specialty Clock in Brass & Black on our website]

List: $9,529.00

SALE: $6,193.85

Hermle Tellurium III Clock with Dome with Stars

<- [Links to Hermle Tellurium III Clock with Dome with Stars on our website]

List: $9,499.00

SALE: $6,174.35

Hermle Tellurium I Specialty Clock in Brass & Cherry

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List: $9,529.00

SALE: $6,193.85

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