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Building Bernard Tekippe`s Regulator Clock
« on: April 24, 2025, 04:52:52 PM »
Good evening all

After finishing Wilding`s Tower Clock, I started a new build over the last two weeks, Bernard Tekippe`s Simple Regulator. It has quite an interesting arrangement around the escapement: unlike traditional clocks where the pallets are mounted on an arbor connected to the crutch, in this design the pallets are mounted directly to the pendulum. That means the escape wheel impulses the pendulum directly. Tekippe showed he had some amazing accuracy with this clock, better accuracy than other more complex regulators!

I have spent some time collating as much information as possible on this clock and was lucky enough to meet a clockmaker who visited the USA in 2010, listened to Tekippe present and managed to take hand sketched dimensions of his clock. There is also a NAWCC article by Tekippe as well as another enthusiast, Steve, who has done a fantastic job of creating some 3D models of the clock. I`m using a combination of the hand sketches, original article and primarly Steve`s CAD drawings, to try and make my version of this clock. Accuracy of time keeping is not at all a concern right now, I just want to get a replica running as a tribute to Bernard. If it tics, I`ll then start trying to get some fine tuning of the time keeping.

I`ve just had a couple of weeks of work and managed to get quite a bit done....







I hope this is interesting to some of you. I know there don`t seem to be lots of clockmakers on this forum but I thought it might still be interesting to some of you. I only do the videos for fun to document my build - I don`t pretend to be an expert.  :nrocks:

Chris

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Re: Building Bernard Tekippe`s Regulator Clock
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2025, 05:19:39 PM »
I for one love your Vids Chris, keep them coming please.. :beer:

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Re: Building Bernard Tekippe`s Regulator Clock
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2025, 09:19:15 AM »
Little more progress:


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Re: Building Bernard Tekippe`s Regulator Clock
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2025, 09:19:59 AM »
I for one love your Vids Chris, keep them coming please.. :beer:

Thank you, much appreciated!

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Re: Building Bernard Tekippe`s Regulator Clock
« Reply #4 on: Today at 03:00:29 PM »
Just messing around with an idea a clockmaker mentioned to me — using round-cut synthetic ruby stones to make clock jewels. It’s definitely not precise or polished yet, but I was surprised I could even drill one using basic diamond bits in my workshop.

This is all very experimental (no thoughts yet on mounting or polishing the bore), but I’m wondering… is this something that could actually work in a movement? Or is it destined to be a curiosity?

Here’s the quick video showing the process;

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Curious to hear what others think — especially anyone who’s tried something similar!