I learned a bit more about these clocks and what it takes to repair them today.
First the manufacturer was General Time Corp. also known as Westclock, a company purchased by General Time. General Time was also the OEM with a very similar clock for the T-birds and Cougars and this is where I believe Brett and others saw the Chrome clocks.
The coil and mainspring are indeed the most common failure points in these clocks. Evidently a low battery can burn the coil.
Clocks and Guages does NOT fix General Time clocks but only the Borg manufactured clocks that were installed in Vettes. The will do a quartz conversion for about $112.
Clockworks, which had a much better response when I spoke to them this time, indicated that a repair of this type would cost $59 with a 1 year guarantee and a quartz conversion would cost $122.
There is a guy in VA whose name I did not keep because he charges $160 for repair.
skybob1 on ebay wants $41 for repair with new parts but does not do quartz conversions.
All prices include return shipping.
I could find no one willing to sell replacement parts.
If you open one of these up, you'll see that they are made with very solid materials. As I don't want to be the first guinea pig to try the DIY quartz kit, I'm going to have skybob repair mine after a refinish the case.
