JANTAR (Amber) OChZ Vintage 1966 USSR Russian Tournament Black Chess Clock
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I bring to yourattention rare vintage USSR (CCCP) Russian collection, mechanical Tournament Height Quality Clock JANTAR (AMBER) in blackplastic case made especially for the plays in chess in box. Made in USSR (CCCP) 1966 year. Chess clock was made and made only onone enterprise; OChZ Orlovskiy Clock Factory "JANTAR"(Amber) in Orel city (Eagle). A chess clock is adevice for realization of control o...f time in table games, such as a chess, checkers, go, rends, snits, siege et al. Analogical devices can be nameddifferently: control clock, checker clock (in checkers), playing clock. A game clock consists of twoadjacent clocks and buttons to stop one clock whilestarting the other, such that the two component clocks never runsimultaneously. Game clocks are used in two-player games where the players move in turn. Thepurpose is to keep track of the total time each player takes for his or her ownmoves, and ensure that neither player overly delays the game. Game clocks were first usedextensively in tournament chess, and are oftencalled chess clocks. In a tournament, the arbiter typically places all clocksin the same orientation, so he can easily assess games that need attention atlater stages. Their use has since spread to tournament Scrabble, Chogu, Go, andnearly every competitive two-player board game, as well as other types of games. The first time that game clocks were used in achess tournament was in the London 1883 tournament. Theclock is in a working order. This unique clock was kept till our time in NEW condition. Getting such thing you do good capital investment. Every year the pricefor them will increase only! This clock is a stylish acquisition forcollectors, good present or for everyday use
Technical information:
Diameter of a dial: 90mm
Length: 270mm
Width: 65mm
Height (without knobs): 155mm
I bring to yourattention rare vintage USSR (CCCP) Russian collection, mechanical Tournament Height Quality Clock JANTAR (AMBER) in blackplastic case made especially for the plays in chess in box. Made in USSR (CCCP) 1966 year. Chess clock was made and made only onone enterprise; OChZ Orlovskiy Clock Factory "JANTAR"(Amber) in Orel city (Eagle). A chess clock is adevice for realization of control o...f time in table games, such as a chess, checkers, go, rends, snits, siege et al. Analogical devices can be nameddifferently: control clock, checker clock (in checkers), playing clock. A game clock consists of twoadjacent clocks and buttons to stop one clock whilestarting the other, such that the two component clocks never runsimultaneously. Game clocks are used in two-player games where the players move in turn. Thepurpose is to keep track of the total time each player takes for his or her ownmoves, and ensure that neither player overly delays the game. Game clocks were first usedextensively in tournament chess, and are oftencalled chess clocks. In a tournament, the arbiter typically places all clocksin the same orientation, so he can easily assess games that need attention atlater stages. Their use has since spread to tournament Scrabble, Chogu, Go, andnearly every competitive two-player board game, as well as other types of games. The first time that game clocks were used in achess tournament was in the London 1883 tournament. Theclock is in a working order. This unique clock was kept till our time in NEW condition. Getting such thing you do good capital investment. Every year the pricefor them will increase only! This clock is a stylish acquisition forcollectors, good present or for everyday use
Technical information:
Diameter of a dial: 90mm
Length: 270mm
Width: 65mm
Height (without knobs): 155mm
