with a key applied in the keyholes ,a clock with 2 keyholes therefore must have a time function and a strike function. for the clock to WORK and STRIKE both will need to be wound up
most clocks will windup in a clockwise direction, listen for the click click of the ratchet as you turn the key, this indicates the right direction
more info in question would have brought more precise answer
wirecutterman
January 2010