The clock is a Benchmark clock, with a wooden roof and is 6 or 8 sided with white designs on the glass. My paster tried to fix it, but said that he had never seen anything like it. It doen't have a place for a battery to power the balls. The clock keeps good time, but without the spinning it is not as pretty. My dad is in the last stages of Alzheimer's and I would like to get the clock fixed to remember the better days when he loved me and knew who I was.

I have an Elgin anniversary clock and I cannot get the number of "dongs" on the hour to match up with the time. (i.e. When it is 5:00 it should "dong" 5 times. How can I do this?)

I'm trying to decide to get my wife a small Frank Lloyd Wright clock or should I go the traditional route of paper. Is it better to go traditional or modern? Money is out of the question as it is very impersonal on top of that money is real tight right now.

What is the origin of this clock? Where does the alternate name of "anniversary clock" come in?

Where do I advertise? These old parts would be of use because the clock isn't manufactured anymore.

I used to have one but lost "custody" of it in my divorce. It was bought at Fred Gattas back in the early 90's. It played songs on the hour. I believe there was a selection of about 12 different ones. Do they still make them with the different song selections?

Features: Pocelain Base & Dial Revolving Pendulum Glass Dome 9" Height Quartz Movement Requires one"AA" Battery [It's in it's original box but the box top has Betty Boop colored blue(by my little brother), and the box is in okay condition. Clock has never been touched.

An anniversary clock is one of those glass domed clocks with the rotating pendulums that used to be so ubiquitous in old peoples homes when I was a kid. My parents have one from when they were first married. It is called an anniversary clock because it only has to be wound once a year... thus, you can always wind it up on your anniversary. The new ones defeat the purpose because they are quartz movement and run on batteries... thus, retardedly, don't need to be wound...

I need to choose a gift from a list of options. I am stuck between the clock and the globe. The clock is a classy desk clock about ten inches high and trimmed in a dark wood. The globe has a metal holder and is mounted on a statue of Atlas. I don't really need a clock, but it's the more traditional anniversary reminder, the classic option... What do you think?