Chelsea Antique Deck Clock~Ser #260827~6" Dial~1939~Ww2 U.s.navy~Restored

CHELSEA 6 INCH MK1 DECK CLOCK~U.S. NAVY WW2~1939

DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES

 THIS 1939 CIRCA CHELSEA MK1 DECK CLOCK,SERIAL #260827, WITH 2 PC. HEAVY CHROME PLATED BRASS CASE, WAS USED ON BOARD A NAVY WAR SHIP DURING WW2,THESE HIGH END PLATED CASE CLOCKS WERE GENERALLY USED IN PLACES LIKE THE QUARTERDECK OR ON THE BRIDGE!!, THE CLOCK WAS MANUFACTURED BY CHELSEA IN 1939 .SELDOM SEEN IN THIS CONDITION .THE BLACK ETCHED DIAL STILL RETAINS MOST OF THE RADIUM PAINT AND IS MARKED WITH THE U S NAVAL OBSERVATORY SERIAL #1026. EVEN THE HANDS STILL HAVE THE RADIUM PAINT DIPPED ENDS! I OBTAINED THIS CLOCK FROM AN ANTIQUE DEALER IN FLORIDA WHO BOUGHT THE CLOCK AT AN ESTATE SALE OF A WW2 VET. CASE SERIAL #260827 IS ETCHED INTO THE ACCESS PLATE AND MATCH THE MOVEMENT SERIAL NUMBER.THE CHELSEA TIME ONLY MOVEMENT IS SELDOM SEEN WITH NICKEL PLATING. HAS 11 JEWELED PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION.THESE SMALL BIT SECOND HAND CLOCKS ARE MUCH LESS SEEN THAN THE ONES WITH THE LARGE CENTER SWEEP SECOND HANDS, THE HEAVY CHROMED BRASS CASE HAS BEEN CLEANED AND PRESERVED ,THE CHROME PLATING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION , OTHER THAN A SMALL AREA ON THE EDGE OF THE BACK PLATE THAT HAS WORN THRU(SEE PIC),7 3/4 DIAM. THERE IS NO BEZEL ON THESE SPLIT CASE DESIGNED DECK CLOCKS,ACCESS TO THE WINDING ARBOR,TIME SET AND SPEED REGULATOR ARE SEALED WITH A SLIDING DOOR BETWEEN THE PLATES,THE DIAL GLASS IS MADE OF SHATTER/EXPLOSION PROOF PLEXIGLASS,AND MANY ARE BADLY HAZED OR CRACKLED,THIS ONE IS ORIGINAL AND CLEAR, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,DIAL IS AS NICE AS THEY COME , HAS A HIGH GRADE AMERICAN MADE 8 DAY JEWELED MOVEMENT #260827, WITH MACHINE CUT PINIONS AND WHEELS,NON MAGNETIC BREGUET TYPE HAIRSPRING AND COMPENSATED ESCAPEMENT,  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,ONE OF THE NICEST DECK CLOCKS I HAVE COME ACROSS IN A LONG TIME,THE PICTURES DO NOT SHOW HOW NICE THIS CLOCK REALLY IS!THIS CLOCK WILL NOT DISAPPOINT THE NEW OWNER!!

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,#260827, HAS BEEN TOTALLY DIS ASSEMBLED(see pics), 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!

~ 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.