Pendulum Wall Clocks create a timeless look with the back-and-forth swinging of the pendulum.
There are two distinct categories of Keywound Pendulum Wall Clocks: Keywound Pendulum Wall Clocks and Weight Driven Keywound Pendulum Wall Clocks
Weight Driven Keywound Pendulum Wall Clocks
These clocks come in a variety of different styles and finishes. The movement is the heart of the clock which keeps the time and operates any chiming functions if so equipped. The pendulums on these clocks are powered by the pull of gravity on single or two weights that usually fall over the course of a week, then need to be wound with a key to pull the weight back up so that it may power the clock for another week or longer. Weight-driven key-wound clocks are considered to be the finest and most accurate wall clocks available. Most are wound with a key, but some of the unique “skeleton clocks” have exposed movements where you may see the gears require pulling a chain down once a week, which pulls the weight(s) up on the other end of the chain to power the clock.
Spring Driven Keywound Pendulum Wall Clock
Spring Driven Keywound Pendulum Wall Clocks also come in a variety of different styles and finishes. These are usually shorter in height as no weights are needed. If so equipped, two or three wound springs inside the clock power the gears and pendulum to move and keep the proper time and chiming clock functions. These clocks are more popular and less expensive than weight-driven clocks.
Quartz Pendulum Wall Clocks
Quartz pendulum wall clocks are battery-powered and are a great, lower-cost alternative to keywound clocks. The batteries will power the clock for about a year at a time, and these clocks are very accurate and need no maintenance. The pendulum swings by using a pulsing magnetic field powered by the batteries. Many of these clocks offer a chiming function where the clock will
play Westminster chimes or other melodies on the hour, and some also offer quarter-hour chimes referred to as 4/4 chimes. Some of these chime sounds are very authentic and can offer options such as night-time chime shutoff and volume control not available on key-wound clocks. Quartz Pendulum wall clocks are usually about half the price of a keywound clock using the same size and finish
case.
Harmonic Quartz movement clock chimes are far better than most Quartz chiming movements that sound very “electronic.”