The movement for which this was fabricated was made by M Bauerle ca1925 and is of a very high quality. A 'make do' pendulum hanger was being used, however having serviced and repaired the movement I was keen to ensure it was restored to as an original state as possible. Finding an original brass pendulum hanger was not going to be likely at all. Thankfully a fellow friend in horology had the same movement and kindly forwarded details of the pendulum hanger on his movement (first pic below). The first piece to be made was turned on a watchmakers lathe, using a hand held graver (second pic). This part would have the pendulum leader's hooks over its spokes.
3mm brass rod was used for the hanger's length; 5mm brass rod for fabrication of the hangers top hook, the section that sits between the crutch forks and the lower part where the pendulum is actually hung. The first pic below shows the nearly completed bottom section of the hanger and the section that sits between the crutch forks. The second picture shows the early stages of the hanger's hook fabrication. The only part of the hook worked in the lathe was the tapered end, which also had a 3mm hole drilled through it in order to receive the 3mm brass rod.
The hook was shaped and formed by hand using a jewellers hand scroll saw and very fine files. The final finish to all parts was achieved with P7000 grit wet and dry paper.
The pictures below show the bottom part of the hanger ready to take the pendulum, and the completed unit ready for fitting to the movement.
