CHELSEA SHIPS/MILITARY CLOCK AIR FORCE 8 1/2 " DIAL MISSILE SILO? 1976 24 HR DIAL
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CHELSEA U.S.AIR FORCE CLOCK~10 1/2"~CIRCA 1976
PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER RESTORED CLOCKS IN MY EBAY STORE, FOLLOW THE LINK IN THE LISTINGDESCRIPTION AND FEATURES THIS 1976 CIRCA, CHELSEA U.S.GOVERNMENT MILITARY/SHIPS CLOCK , MOVEMENT SERIAL#801946, WITH 11 JEWEL PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT, WITH UNIQUE HANDS AND LARGE CENTER SWEEP SECOND HAND ., THE 8 1/2 INCH WHITE ENAMELED DIAL WITH VIVID BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, THE BEZEL SE...AL IS ORIGINAL AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, CLOCK WAS USED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE MILITARY, POSSIBLY A MISSILE SILO, I OBTAINED THE CLOCK FROM A COLLECTOR IN SPOKANE WASH., THINNING OUT HIS COLLECTION AT 80 YRS OLD, 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 IS ALSO IN GREAT CONDITION, A MASSIVE 10 1/2 DIAMETER ACROSS THE BACK FLANGE, AMERICAN MADE CHELSEA #12E MOVEMENT WITH (12 JEWELED MOVEMENT) 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 ADJUSTMENT IS ACCESSED ON THE DIAL FACE. In 1954, the U.S. military was embarked upon a program to defend against nuclear war, the beginning of the cold war, in 1959 the U S entered into the Vietnam conflict as military advisers, a few years later the military was ordered into Vietnam which escalated into the Vietnam war
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 EIGHT DAY TIME ONLY SHIPS MOVEMENT, HAS BEEN DIS ASSEMBLED, (SEE EXPLODED 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!
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 1976 CIRCA, CHELSEA U.S.GOVERNMENT MILITARY/SHIPS CLOCK , MOVEMENT SERIAL#801946, WITH 11 JEWEL PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT, WITH UNIQUE HANDS AND LARGE CENTER SWEEP SECOND HAND ., THE 8 1/2 INCH WHITE ENAMELED DIAL WITH VIVID BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, THE BEZEL SE...AL IS ORIGINAL AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, CLOCK WAS USED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE MILITARY, POSSIBLY A MISSILE SILO, I OBTAINED THE CLOCK FROM A COLLECTOR IN SPOKANE WASH., THINNING OUT HIS COLLECTION AT 80 YRS OLD, 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 IS ALSO IN GREAT CONDITION, A MASSIVE 10 1/2 DIAMETER ACROSS THE BACK FLANGE, AMERICAN MADE CHELSEA #12E MOVEMENT WITH (12 JEWELED MOVEMENT) 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 ADJUSTMENT IS ACCESSED ON THE DIAL FACE. In 1954, the U.S. military was embarked upon a program to defend against nuclear war, the beginning of the cold war, in 1959 the U S entered into the Vietnam conflict as military advisers, a few years later the military was ordered into Vietnam which escalated into the Vietnam war
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 EIGHT DAY TIME ONLY SHIPS MOVEMENT, HAS BEEN DIS ASSEMBLED, (SEE EXPLODED 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!
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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