Restoration of the clock hands at Alter Peter in Munich

Restaurierung der Zeiger am alten Peter in München: die Zeiger hatten sich inzwischen zum dritten Mal miteinander durch Winddruck verhakt. Dadurch ist im Mittelsegment das Zeigerblech an zwei Stellen eingerissen. Zudem bestand der Verdacht, dass die Kluppen des Minutenzeigers nicht mehr ausreichend Spannkraft haben, um den Zeiger in Position zuhalten, da dieser auf der Zeigerwelle zur Wand hin verrutscht war. Es bestand latente Absturzgefahr des Zeigers. Aus Sicherheitsgründen wurde das Zeigerpaar demontiert.

The 6 new dials measuring 3.50m square were renewed exactly to match the historical painting. Like the old dials, the new ones were made in two parts with a stainless steel connecting rail on the back due to their size. The sun rays in the middle field and the diamonds were also gilded. 800 sheets of 24 carat gold leaf were used for this. The minute hand is 2.40m long, while the hour hand is 1.60m long. 500 sheets were needed to gild these pairs of arrow-shaped hands. The hands of the two Gothic interior tower clocks, where the dials are painted on the wall, have also been renovated.