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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 944088, member: 25&quot;]The term is usually &#039;moon phase&#039; dial.</p><p>In the 18th C. the amount of moonlight would govern going out at night. A few days ago I was in mid-Wales, the moon was so bright it cast a distinct moon shadow, and I have been able to read a newspaper by moonlight.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a chronic problem with these later 20th C clocks, they wore out in a very expensive way. Earlier clocks had hardened pinions, the plates would wear and the holes could be easily bushed to re-align the wheels. These modern ones suffer from pivot wear, and re-pivoting arbours is a much more skilled job. The clocks themselves were cased in &#039;woodlike products&#039; and had those problematic movements, so nowadays have little value, although usually not that little value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Make your own weights, aim for about 7 pounds each and add more weight as needed. This may make it work even if knackered, for a while, but possibly for long enough to move it on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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