Hicarer Quartz Pendulum Trigger Clock Movement Chime Music Box Complete Pendulum Clock Kit with 3 Pairs of Spades Fantasy Straight Clock Hands

I bought this little conversion kit for an Art Deco granddaughter clock which had long ago lost its original mechanical movement and clockwork chimes. Installation is simple enough. I didn't use the pendulum as it's not visible on my clock and it was fouling on the inside of the case. Fortunately there's a little clip that holds it out of the way and prevents it swinging if not needed.My clock has a rectangular face which is narrower across its width; this meant that I had to cut down the hands (easily done as they are thin metal). The straight ones worked well with the clock's geometric1930s aesthetic but there are also fancy Gothic style ones as well as a pair of simple 'spades', so something to fit most projects. For small mantel clocks etc, you may need to order smaller hands from elsewhere - I think the spindle is the standard Chinese fitting. The hands are reversible (black / silver) which is good as the face of my clock is mahogany and black hands wouldn't be easily visible.The banking plug for the second hand doesn't fit due to limited clearance when the glass front of the clock is closed. I may try adding another washer between the mech and the back of the dial to address this, as I dont like being able to see the while plastic shaft protruding.Setting up the chimes is a bit of a pain although the fact that the instructions are written in some of the most indecipherable Chinglish I've ever encountered doesn't help. Basically the mechanism and chime box are two separate units. The wire connection between them is a trigger - the clock mechanism clicks at the hour and tells the chime box to strike. There's no way for it to know how many times to strike - you have to set that up yourself by repeatedly pressing the botton on the back, advancing it by one hour each press until it corresponds with the time displayed by the hands.Try as I may, i haven't been able to get mine to strike the quarters. This is annoying, but not something worth returning the unit over.In short, it's a nice neat little solution that costs about half that of the others I've looked at (most of those have a wide selection of melodies including Ave Maria etc, but i only wanted Westminster chimes so this one suited me). The chime is a little tinny, even on a good solid wooden case - not as bad as a cheap door bell, but nowhere near as sweet and rich as a proper set of metal chime bars - and a bigger speaker / option to connect one would be nice, as would the ability to toggle night mode on or off. Better instructions would make a huge difference.

I purchased this battery clock movement to replace an antique wall clock I have that I couldn't get working, I cannot fault the movement & complete with the pendulum it creates a very realistic look to my antique clock, so its great in that aspect, this set came with a chime attachment which plugs in, so can be used or not ( as I prefer !!! ).The idea is good, but being completely honest the chime spoils the whole thing, it sounds like some cheap novelty christmas ornament, it doesn't sound very pleasing at all & having to listen to that westminster ding dong ding dong every hour before the time strike gets quite annoying, it certainly doesn't match a genuine antique chime clock, so I have unplugged the chime part & simply have a wall clock with swinging pendulum that keeps perfect time, a good idea but forget the chime, it spoils it & is quite annoying ........... ( in my opinion )

Clock mechanism keeps good time but the chime is crap sounds like a distorted big Ben every hour makes the dogs go nuts 🤪 just go for a mechanism on its own or pay the higher price for better quality.

Chime mechanism very poorly put together ,had broken wires and battery compartment, might have been better and last a bit longer if it had been fully assembled, prior to despatch,ended up in the bin,good job the clock mechanism works ok

Arrived early excellent easy to fit and very pleased overall would definitely buy again