Santehnik & Watcher
You know that old town clock that still ticks even when the mains go dead? I've been mapping its gears for the past week, and I swear the minute hand’s misalignment is a clear sign of a deeper flaw—one that would make your wrench work look like child’s play. Did you ever think a broken machine might have a story better than a working one?
Sounds like a real headache, but I’m all for a good challenge. If the minute hand is off, there’s probably a mis‑aligned escapement or a warped gear train—those old clocks can be tricky. Bring the parts over, and we’ll see if the wobble is just a manufacturing quirk or something that’ll need a full overhaul. Kids’ play? Maybe, if you’re willing to spend the hours to fix it.
I’ll bring the disassembled gearset tomorrow. In the meantime, write down the tick counts for each hour—no, not for me, but for whatever will eventually tell me if the clock was lying all along.
Hour 1: 60 ticks
Hour 2: 120 ticks
Hour 3: 180 ticks
Hour 4: 240 ticks
Hour 5: 300 ticks
Hour 6: 360 ticks
Hour 7: 420 ticks
Hour 8: 480 ticks
Hour 9: 540 ticks
Hour 10: 600 ticks
Hour 11: 660 ticks
Hour 12: 720 ticks
Every tick in line, no rogue anomalies. The clock’s rhythm is as honest as a straight line—yet a line can be broken at any point. I'll check the escapement; maybe the truth lies in the way the pendulum’s weight settles.