CHELSEA MILITARY SHIPS CLOCK~6\" DIAL ~CIRCA 1966~VIETNAM ERA~Ser#705311
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CHELSEA MILITARY SHIPS CLOCK~6\" DIAL ~CIRCA 1966~VIETNAM ERA~Ser#705311:
$527.00
CHELSEA SHIPS CLOCK~6\"~VIETNAM ERA~SERIAL#705311~CIRCA 1966
DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES
THIS1966 CIRCA,CHELSEA SHIPS CLOCK WITH CENTER SWEEP SECOND HAND IS MARKED FOR THE U.S.GOVERNMENT,MOST LIKELY USED ABOARD A SUPPORT TYPE SHIP DURING VIETNAM CHELSEA SERIAL#705311, WITH 11 JEWEL PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT,UNIQUE CHELSEA STYLE HANDS AND CENTER SWEEP SECOND HAND ,THE 6 1/2 INCH ENGRAVED SILVERED DIAL WITH VIVID BLACK ENGRAVED NUMERALS HAS BEEN RESILVERED AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION,EVEN THE CORK BEZEL SEAL IS ORIGINAL AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!! THE DIAL AND MOVEMENT ARE MARKED CHELSEA AND SERIAL NUMBERS MATCH. THE CLOCK WAS OBTAINED FROM A PICKER IN VIRGINIA AT AN ESTATE SALE OF A RETIRED SAILOR, SUPPOSEDLY THE CLOCK WAS TAKEN FROM A SCRAPPED VICTORY CLASS SHIP IN THE EARLY 1970s?? THE MOVEMENT AND CASE SERIAL NUMBERS MATCH AND THE MOVEMENT IS SIGNED (SEE PIC)IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ,HEAVY PHENOLIC CASE HAS BEEN CLEANED,AND PRESERVED AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A HINGE REPAIR ON THE BEZEL(VERY HARD TO SEE) IS ALSO IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, 7 1/2 DIAMETER ACROSS THE BACK FLANGE,AMERICAN MADE CHELSEA MOVEMENT WITH 11 JEWEL ESCAPEMENT WITH MACHINE CUT PINIONS AND WHEELS,NON MAGNETIC BREGUET TYPE HAIRSPRING AND COMPENSATED ESCAPEMENT, VERY HIGH GRADE PRECISION TIME PIECE,IT IS A GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY! THE INGENUITY AND WORKMANSHIP OF CHELSEA AMERICAN TIME PIECES IS KNOWN THROUGH OUT THE WORLD,CLOCK RUNS AND KEEPS ACCURATE TIME,THE SLOW/FAST ADJUSTMENTIS ACCESSEDON THE DIAL FACE.
RESTORATION DETAILS
THE ONLY WAY TO ASSURE YOURSELF OF GETTING A FULLY OPERATIONAL CLOCK IS A TOTAL DIS-ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF ALL COMPONENTS.I HAVE THOROUGHLY AND METICULOUSLY INSPECTED ALLASPECTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THETIME ONLY MOVEMENT
THE EIGHT DAY TIME ONLY SHIPS MOVEMENT,SERIAL#705311, HAS BEEN DIS ASSEMBLED,(SEE EXPLODED PIC) PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS.ANY WORN PIVOT BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED, ANDTHEMAINSPRING WAS UNLOADED, PROPERLY CLEANED AND INSPECTED, LUBRICATED, AND RELOADED INTO THE MAINSPRING BARREL. MAINSPRINGS ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT THAT TRANSMIT POWER TO THE ENTIRE GEAR TRAIN,PROPER MAINTENANCEWILL ASSURE EXTENDED AND RELIABLE LONG TERM PERFORMANCE.PRECISION 11 JEWELED PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT,ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS WERE INSPECTED AND CORRECTEDAS REQUIRED,ENSURING THAT THEMOVEMENT IS READYFOR MANY YEARS OF RELIABLEOPERATION. THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN PROPERLY REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED
WHY TAKE A CHANCE ON AVINTAGE CLOCK WHOSE MECHANICAL CONDITION IS IN QUESTION,YOU CAN REST ASSURED OF MANY YEARS OF RELIABLE OPERATION WHEN YOU PURCHASE ONE OF MYVINTAGE CLOCKS ON !
~BUYER WILL PAY SHIPPING. USPSIS THE PREFERRED SHIPPING METHOD; IF OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE NEEDED,PLEASE CONTACT ME. SHIPPING AN AVERAGE SIZE MANTLE CLOCKS IS USUALLY IN THE $30-40 RANGE, PLUS INSURANCE. FOR LARGE AND HEAVIER MANTLE CLOCKS, SHIPPING WILL RUN IN THE $40 TO 50 RANGE,ALL OF MY SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN ALL WAYS, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE. I TAKE GREAT PRIDE MAKING SURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF MY CLOCKS IS METICULOUSLYRESTORED,HOWEVER WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT, AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS.
CHELSEA MILITARY SHIPS CLOCK~6\" DIAL ~CIRCA 1966~VIETNAM ERA~Ser#705311:
$527.00