Dash clock replacement options?

[Jred]

I’d love by p get the clock in my dash operating again. Looks like a used replacement on eBay is very expensive and a couple places I’ve spoken to that will take the job on around $250 to fix what ever is wrong. Are  there any other suggestions from the forum?

The clock is the original veglia borletti. 

[pantera928]

Here is what i bought a couple of years ago. Even is lit in red.

Had to rig a pushbutton under the dash to make setting it easier but works well

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Y9SY1DD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Edited February 14, 2023 by pantera928
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[Jred]

That’s a nice one. Unfortunately it wouldn’t match my dash enough for my mental well being. The rest of my og gauges are in a more 60’s font. I’ll keep looking. I did find a post on another forum, Alfa Romeo’s I think, where the author exchanged the guts out from a modern version. 

[64studeavanti]

What does it cost to change the internals to a quartz movement? The p.o. did that to my 64 and it works great. 

[Jred]

6 hours ago, 64studeavanti said:

What does it cost to change the internals to a quartz movement? The p.o. did that to my 64 and it works great. 

Looks like a basic conversion is starting at $130. 
I did just come across a YouTube of a guy restoring a 1967 clock. He explained that most the time it’s the pints that burn up when the battery gets low. He showed how he restored the points and used a 1-2amp fuse in-line to the battery Incase the battery ever runs low. I may try to open up my clock to assess the situation if I get time. No pun intended 

[wildfelr]

 RQB3263/81    I INSTALLED AUTO METER IN 2014 .... WORKS JUST FINE 

[Ron Dame]

Fonts, schmonts... why they hell do they have to advertise that it's a clock, Pantera? That's enough to make me not want that, though maybe I could use my existing face on it.

[pantera928]

22 minutes ago, Ron Dame said:

Fonts, schmonts... why they hell do they have to advertise that it's a clock, Pantera? That's enough to make me not want that, though maybe I could use my existing face on it.

Well, it could be worse. They could have written "clock" in braille as well. I could say that it was designed for blondes but my wife would object.🤣