CHELSEA VINTAGE SHIPS CLOCK~6\" DIAL~1926~RESTORED For Sale

CHELSEA 6 INCH SHIPS CLOCK~SERIAL#175572

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PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER RESTORED CLOCKSIN MY store, FOLLOW THE LINK IN THE LISTING

DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES

THIS1926 CIRCA CHELSEA 6 INCH SHIPS CLOCK,CHELSEA SERIAL#175572, WITH HEAVY FORGED YELLOW BRASS CASE WITH WEATHER PROOF MARINE THREADED BEZEL AND RARELY SEEN SMALL BIT SECOND HAND,MUCH RARER THAN THE CENTER SWEEP SECOND HAND CLOCKS.IT WAS OBVIOUS IT WAS USED ABOARD A SHIP BY THE SALT WATER CORROSION ON IT. THE CLOCK WAS MANUFACTURED BY CHELSEA IN 1926 FOR A merchant ship SHIP, I OBTAINED THE CLOCK FROM A PICKER IN CHICO CALIFORNIA,HE TOLD ME HE GOT THE CLOCK AT AN sale AT SUSIAN BAY ., THESE SMALL BIT SECOND HAND CLOCKS ARE GETTING HARDER TO FIND,CLOCK WAS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE WHEN I GOT IT,GLASS IS ORIGINAL 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 JEWELED MOVEMENT WITH MACHINE CUT PINIONS AND WHEELS,NON MAGNETIC BREGUET TYPE HAIRSPRING AND COMPENSATED ESCAPEMENT,7 JEWEL DIRECT TRAIN ,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,

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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,#175572, 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.PRECISION 7 JEWELED DIRECT TRAIN 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.