CHELSEA VINTAGE SHIPS CLOCK 6 " DIAL U. S. NAVY 24 HOUR WW2 1942 RESTORED
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CHELSEA 6 INCH U.S.NAVY SHIPS CLOCK~WORLD WAR 2 1942
. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER RESTORED CLOCKS IN MY EBAY STORE, FOLLOW THE LINK IN THE LISTINGDESCRIPTION AND FEATURES THIS SELDOM SEEN 1942 WORLD WAR 2 ERA CHELSEA 6 INCH U.S.NAVY 24 HR SHIPS CLOCK WITH CHELSEA SERIAL#357282, WITH HEAVY PHENOLIC CASE WITH MARINE HINGED BEZEL AND BLACK 24 HR. DIAL WITH CENTER SWEEP SECOND HAND MARKED FOR THE U.S. NAVY SER. NO.61225E .IT WAS OBVIOUS IT WAS US...ED ABOARD A SHIP BY THE SALT WATER CORROSION ON THE CASE., I OBTAINED THE CLOCK FROM A COLLECTOR IN ILLINOIS, CASE WAS CLEANED AND PRESERVED, DIAL WAS CLEANED AND PRESERVED AND IS AS NICE AS THEY COME, THIS LATER VERSION OF THE CLOCK HAS THE ENGRAVED BRASS DIAL UNLIKE THE DIALS DURING WW2 MADE OF NYLON BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF BRASS FOR AMMUNITION MANUFACTURE , HAS A HIGH GRADE AMERICAN MADE 8 DAY 11 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 ADJUSTMENT IS ACCESSED ON THE DIAL FACE , THE ORIGINAL DIAL AND MAT RING HAVE BEEN RESTORED, PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE 40 PLUS OTHER SHIPS CLOCKS I HAVE LISTED ON EBAY!! 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 ALL ASPECTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE TIME ONLY MOVEMENT THE 8 DAY CHELSEA TIME ONLY SHIPS MOVEMENT, HAS BEEN DIS ASSEMBLED (SEE PIC), PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS. ANY WORN PIVOT BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED, AND THE MAINSPRING 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 MAINTENANCE WILL ASSURE EXTENDED AND RELIABLE LONG TERM PERFORMANCE.PRECISION 11 JEWELED PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT, ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS WERE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED AS REQUIRED, ENSURING THAT THE MOVEMENT IS READY FOR MANY YEARS OF RELIABLE OPERATION. THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN PROPERLY REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED WHY TAKE A CHANCE ON A VINTAGE CLOCK WHOSE MECHANICAL CONDITION IS IN QUESTION, YOU CAN REST ASSURED OF MANY YEARS OF RELIABLE OPERATION WHEN YOU PURCHASE ONE OF MY VINTAGE CLOCKS ON EBAY! ~ OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE AND ONLY A SMALL MINIMUM, AND I WILL LET THE EBAY COMMUNITY DETERMINE 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 WITHIN 3 DAYS OF AUCTION-END , THE ITEM WILL BE REPORTED AS UNPAID AND IN DEFAULT UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH SELLER. ~ BUYER WILL PAY SHIPPING. USPS IS 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 METICULOUSLY RESTORED, HOWEVER WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT, AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS.
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. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER RESTORED CLOCKS IN MY EBAY STORE, FOLLOW THE LINK IN THE LISTINGDESCRIPTION AND FEATURES THIS SELDOM SEEN 1942 WORLD WAR 2 ERA CHELSEA 6 INCH U.S.NAVY 24 HR SHIPS CLOCK WITH CHELSEA SERIAL#357282, WITH HEAVY PHENOLIC CASE WITH MARINE HINGED BEZEL AND BLACK 24 HR. DIAL WITH CENTER SWEEP SECOND HAND MARKED FOR THE U.S. NAVY SER. NO.61225E .IT WAS OBVIOUS IT WAS US...ED ABOARD A SHIP BY THE SALT WATER CORROSION ON THE CASE., I OBTAINED THE CLOCK FROM A COLLECTOR IN ILLINOIS, CASE WAS CLEANED AND PRESERVED, DIAL WAS CLEANED AND PRESERVED AND IS AS NICE AS THEY COME, THIS LATER VERSION OF THE CLOCK HAS THE ENGRAVED BRASS DIAL UNLIKE THE DIALS DURING WW2 MADE OF NYLON BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF BRASS FOR AMMUNITION MANUFACTURE , HAS A HIGH GRADE AMERICAN MADE 8 DAY 11 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 ADJUSTMENT IS ACCESSED ON THE DIAL FACE , THE ORIGINAL DIAL AND MAT RING HAVE BEEN RESTORED, PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS. ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE 40 PLUS OTHER SHIPS CLOCKS I HAVE LISTED ON EBAY!! 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 ALL ASPECTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE TIME ONLY MOVEMENT THE 8 DAY CHELSEA TIME ONLY SHIPS MOVEMENT, HAS BEEN DIS ASSEMBLED (SEE PIC), PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS. ANY WORN PIVOT BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED, AND THE MAINSPRING 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 MAINTENANCE WILL ASSURE EXTENDED AND RELIABLE LONG TERM PERFORMANCE.PRECISION 11 JEWELED PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT, ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS WERE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED AS REQUIRED, ENSURING THAT THE MOVEMENT IS READY FOR MANY YEARS OF RELIABLE OPERATION. THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN PROPERLY REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED WHY TAKE A CHANCE ON A VINTAGE CLOCK WHOSE MECHANICAL CONDITION IS IN QUESTION, YOU CAN REST ASSURED OF MANY YEARS OF RELIABLE OPERATION WHEN YOU PURCHASE ONE OF MY VINTAGE CLOCKS ON EBAY! ~ OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE AND ONLY A SMALL MINIMUM, AND I WILL LET THE EBAY COMMUNITY DETERMINE 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 WITHIN 3 DAYS OF AUCTION-END , THE ITEM WILL BE REPORTED AS UNPAID AND IN DEFAULT UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH SELLER. ~ BUYER WILL PAY SHIPPING. USPS IS 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 METICULOUSLY RESTORED, HOWEVER WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT, AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS.
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