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# Obsolete Hermle Clock Movements 241-070 and 241-040


## 241-070 and 241-040 No longer made

The obsolete Hermle-clock-movements [241-070 and 241-040](/clock-movement/hermle-clock-movement-241.html) are no longer available. These two weight, chain driven units were very popular in the clock world but unfortunately they are now obsolete.

### What to do?

We can [restore the clock movement](/clock-repair/mechanical-clock-movement-restoration.html). However this is expensive and would still be left with an old movement. It will cost around $500 and we will clean oil bush and polish the pivots. Test it and ship it back in about a month or two. This would be the best way to get the clock running if there was no alternative.

### The best alternative

There is a clock movement in the [241 series](/clock-movement/hermle-clock-movement-241.html) that can be adapted to fit. The closest equivalent to that movement would be the [Hermle 241-080](/product/new-241-080-clock-movement-by-hermle). The only difference with this unit compared to the old unit is it will come with a bell on the top. This is instead of having a [coil gong](/product/coil-gong) (or bells) on the back side of the movement. So remove the [coil gong](/product/coil-gong) from the clock case because it no longer need it. This new [241-080 Hermle clock movement](/product/new-241-080-clock-movement-by-hermle) will come with [chains](/product/clock-chain-by-movement-maker), [hand nut](/product/german-hand-nuts), [leader](/product/clock-pendulum-leader), and [suspension spring](/product/clock-pendulum-suspension-spring).

### Bell Strike

The new unit also comes with a bell on top included and installed, so now the clock will have a bell strike clock instead of a gong strike clock. The [clock weights](/clock-parts/clock-weights.html) and [pendulum](/clock-parts/clock-pendulums.html) and clock hands will all the same as it was and these parts will work on the clock.

The bell strike sounds nice, it is more popular compared to the [coil gong](/product/coil-gong).

It is still best to get the new Clock movement 241-070 and 241-040 instead of chasing the old one. To have the old one overhauled instead would cost 2-3 times the price of the new one, and would still not last 25-30 years like the new one would. Get a brand new unit instead of a shined up old unit for a fraction of the price. Comes with instructions and support from a family with 100 years of [clock making and clock repairing](/clock-repair/mechanical-clock-movement-restoration.html).

* A fraction of the price of a [restoration](/clock-repair/mechanical-clock-movement-restoration.html)
* Should last 25-30 years, a [restoration](/clock-repair/mechanical-clock-movement-restoration.html) would not
* Instructions and expert support
* [Hermle Clock Movement](/clock-movement/hermle-clock-movement.html) of Germany

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![Hermle clock movement exploded view](/pics/pics-hermle-clock-movement/241/thumbs/241explosion.jpg)](/pics/pics-hermle-clock-movement/241/241explosion.jpg)

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