I have found that there are at least three different mechanisms that Emperor used for their clocks, with the mantel and the grand-series having mainly German movements.
I agree, clocks and weather stations are mesmerizing and will drive you nuts.
I wish I had a movement that I could silence and still have the clock run. All the ones I have are just all plain on,no silence lever like some I've seen (and covet)
My question is a wee bit more focused. When the clock starts playing, either on a quarter or full hour, is the beginning of any sound supposed to happen at the exact zero-second, or play the intro before playing the hour strike? And if just playing the hour, does that start at the zero second, or finish as the time becomes x:x:00?
I know not a big deal in the world with the problems we have, but makes me wonder what the accepted way is.
Thx for the chatter. Dale