Open the clock face and inspect the clock hands.
Sharp wall clock second hand too fast.
The reset button is now stuck in the down position.
The battery may have had just enough power stored to accomplish the task.
It may even be set up wrong for your time zone and you never knew it.
In two minutes artist and clockmaker pamela corwin shows you how to address a wall clock with non moving hands.
Clocks with an interior or exterior pendulum have adjustment screws either on the pendulum or through a hole in the top of the clock.
There s a possibility that this is an atomic quartz clock and auto reset it s time when it finally got an impulse from a remote transmission site.
It just needs a simple adjustment.
I have a sharp atomic wall clock.
The clock set itself to 12 00 and the second hand is not moving.
Push the hour hand back and forth gently to release it.
If the clock hands are touching that may be the reason the clock stopped moving.
Has a brand new battery.
Fixing a clock that runs too fast can be as easy as turning a screw.
This is usually either because the clock is.
Bend the hour or minute hand whichever is on top slightly toward you to create clearance.
It may take up to two weeks to properly set a clock that runs fast.
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