English longcase clock with central second hand

Special English longcase clock with 8-day movement and central second hand and central date display from the last quarter of the 18th century. This type of clock with the indications in this way is very rare. The client of this clock did not even know that the clock was built for a central second hand simply because the second hand was missing and there are no indications on the dial that point in that direction.
The timepiece was dirty and in poor condition. You can see something of this in the photos, including the corroded ground shafts with roller before and after treatment. The escapement here is a so-called dead-beat corridor. ie a corridor without feedback which is typical of a central second indicator. The beautiful anchor had traces of wear on the contact point with the anchor wheel, these were filled up again by means of micro-welding and on the photo below you can see how I make the anchor palette even and flat again by grinding it on a stone. Then it is sanded and polished.
I have added the second hand again. In addition, it was still quite a search for the right balance for the second hand, which is achieved by weighting the tail of the hand with lead. If the second hand is not balanced, the movement will stop on it. There was nothing left of the round hole of the hour hand, the hand was glued to the hour bus. I made the hole round again (saw and file) and then riveted a custom-made bush in it and lightly tinned it.