CHELSEA ANTIQUE SHIPS RADIO ROOM CLOCK~6\" DIAL~PRE-WW2 ~1937~#221476~RESTORED For Sale

CHELSEA 6 INCH RADIO ROOM CLOCK~WW2~SERIAL#221476~1937

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DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES

THIS1937 CIRCA CHELSEA 6 INCH RADIO ROOM CLOCK,SERIAL#221476, WITH HEAVY FORGED YELLOW BRASS CASE.(NUMBERS MATCHING) WAS USED IN A RADIO ROOM ABOARD A WW2 LIBERTY SHIP. THE CLOCK WAS MANUFACTURED BY CHELSEA IN EARLY 1937,THESE EARLY CHELSEA RADIO ROOM CLOCKS USED A SELDOM SEEN CHELSEA #11E MOVEMENT(NOTICE THE DIFFERENT STYLE SPEED ADJUSTER)THIS IS A RARELY SEEN PRE WW2 MOVEMENT, I OBTAINED THE CLOCK FROM A PICKER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE,HE TOLD ME HE GOT THE CLOCK AT A LOCAL ESTATE SALE??, THESE DOUBLE HOUR HAND CLOCKS OR ZULU HAND CLOCKS ARE MUCH LESS SEEN THAN THE SINGLE HOUR HAND CLOCKS,CLOCK WAS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE WHEN I GOT IT,GLASS WAS MISSING AND THE CASE WAS BADLY OXIDIZED/SALT AIR CORRODED ,THE YELLOW BRASS CASE WAS WET SANDED AND REPOLISHED,THEN A COAT OF MARINE LACQUER WAS APPLIED TO SEAL IT! ,DIAL WAS CLEANED AND PRESERVED AND IS AS NICE AS THEY COME , HAS A HIGH GRADEAMERICAN MADE 8 DAY CHELSEA #11E JEWELED MOVEMENT WITH MACHINE CUT PINIONS AND WHEELS,NON MAGNETIC BREGUET TYPE HAIRSPRING AND COMPENSATED ESCAPEMENT,11 JEWELED PLATFORM ,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 ,THE ORIGINAL DIAL AND MAT RING HAVE BEEN RESTORED,BELOW IS A COPY OF THE SPECS OF A RADIO ROOM CLOCK AND WHAT THE RED SECTIONS REPRESENT.

In the US Government specifications for the Chelsea clock, it notes \"the dial has accurate 4 second marks in red around the outside edge, over which the sweep seconds hand passes, enabling the radio operator to accurately transmit the 4 second alarm signal provided by the International Telecommunication Convention and the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea.\" And later, it indicates that, \"also marked in red on the dial, clearly and forcibly calling attention to the radio operator thereto, are the two 3 minute silent periods which must be observed by all radio stations at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour.\" Thus, the red marks on the dial edge are for the seconds alarm, and the red sector triangles for 3 minute radio silent periods on the 500 kcs. distress frequency.

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 8 DAY CHELSEA TIME ONLY SHIPS MOVEMENT,#221476, HAS BEEN DIS ASSEMBLED (SEE 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.PRECISION11 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 !

~ OFFERED WITH AND ONLY A SMALL MINIMUM,AND I WILL LET THE COMMUNITYDETERMINE THE FINAL SALES VALUE OF THIS FINE ANTIQUE TIMEPIECE!

PAYPAL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT AND PROTECTS YOU, THE BUYER; OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT MAY BE ACCEPTED ON PICKUP - PLEASE CONTACT ME TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN3 DAYS OF sale-END,THEITEM WILL BE REPORTED AS UNPAID ANDIN DEFAULT UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH SELLER.

~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.