Repairing SI Clocks

[tommykat1 (Tom Taylor - Early 1967 4.2 S1 OTS)]

I chose a different option and wrote an extensive writeup about it a few weeks ago. I wanted to keep my Smiths clock as original as possible, albeit reliable and with the classic “tick tick” sound still emanating. Hope this helps:

Revisiting Jaguar Clock Repair: The Smiths Gold-Plated Contacts Conundrum

As with many of the mechanical items on our vintage Jaguars, the Smiths clocks are a true wonder of 1940s - 1960s technology. But, unfortunately, like some other Jaguar components, the clock was not reliable after only a few years of operation. Mine began its erratic timekeeping after about five years from new (1967 – 1972). It would often stop, and by readjusting the hands I could get it to work again for a time, until it finally quit for good in 1973. When disassembled, a declaration stamped …