Chelsea Vintage Pilot Clock8 1/2 Dialu. S. Navy 195324 Hourkorean Warhinged

CHELSEA 8 1/2 INCH U. NAVY PILOT HOUSE CLOCKKOREAN WAR1942. THIS SELDOM SEEN 1953 KOREAN WAR ERA CHELSEA 6 INCH U. NAVY 24 HR SHIPS CLOCK CHELSEA SERIAL#589113, WITH HEAVY FORGED YELLOW BRASS CASE WITH HINGED BEZEL AND BLACK 24 HR.

DIAL WITH CENTER SWEEP SECOND HAND MARKED FOR THE U. I OBTAINED THE CLOCK FROM A COLLECTOR IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON, CASE WAS POLISHED, THEN A COAT OF MARINE LACQUER WAS APPLIED TO SEAL IT! DIAL WAS CLEANED AND PRESERVED AND IS AS NICE AS THEY COME, THIS EARLY VERSION OF THE CLOCK STILL USED THE ENGRAVED BRASS DIAL WHICH THIS CLOCK HAS SHORTLY AFTER THE DIALS WERE MADE OF NYLON AND BRASS CASES WERE SCARCE BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF BRASS FOR AMMUNITION MANUFACTURE. HAS A HIGH GRADE AMERICAN MADE 8 DAY.

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.

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. I TAKE GREAT PRIDE MAKING SURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF MY CLOCKS IS METICULOUSLY RESTORED, HOWEVER. The item "CHELSEA VINTAGE PILOT CLOCK8 1/2 DIALU. NAVY 195324 HOURKOREAN WARHINGED" is in sale since Sunday, March 22, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Clocks\Vintage (1930-69)\Wall". The seller is "msho3356" and is located in Allyn, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.