Not that noisy the Chelsea deck clocks have the lease amount out of all my deck clocks. Like a faint tick. Pendulum clocks have the most noise out of all my clocks.
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Not that noisy the Chelsea deck clocks have the lease amount out of all my deck clocks. Like a faint tick. Pendulum clocks have the most noise out of all my clocks.
Well got the reflector part for the clock.
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And a photo of the USS New Mexico BB-40 wardroom with a...
Nice find. I only have a fat arrow in the collection for anyone who would like to know the difference between the two here the fat arrow. The thin arrow more wanted due to it the original dial issued...
Was a 1990's issued Marine wooly pully was in a Navy unit where we wore camos so we were allowed to wear them in the winter had two of them. Still wear them in winter today until they fall apart.
Nice watch. I got mine back when they were cheaper. Mine the last version with metal dial made just after WW2. They had a long run with three versions.
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I put the wooden plaque on so I can hang it on the wall so why the modern screws all the hardware store had.
Received it today nicer in person. There was a piece missing called a reflector a circle piece of metal along the edge of the dial was able to find one should get that next week....
Well after seeing the quality of the US Shipping Board Pilot House Clock, I saw a US Navy pilot House Clock for sale. Had make offer got it lower more than I wanted to pay. Should get it this week....
Just got this in today. This clock is the largest Chelsea makes at 10 inches diameter. This clock was used in US Merchant ships in WW1. The US Shipping board was like the US Maritime Commission in...
Being retired Navy is what got me to collect these. Use to live in the bay area in California, they use to have a lot of Navy bases around there before they all closed down. So, they were easy to...
It's well aged brass. If I sent it to Chelsea and had then redo the case would look like this other one I got in the collection made about the same time this one made in 1918.
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I picked this up 3-4 weeks ago off eBay. I got a soft spot for nautical military timepieces. It looks like a barn find. The dial and hands are in great shape and the movement looks like it was never...
Like someone said WW2 will not be a living memory. As a kid everyone's dad was a WW2 veteran my JR high school science teacher was in the battle of the bulge. My dad and mom were both alive in WW2...
Some photos of the movement. Has an Elliott movement. Clean movement looks to have been serviced a plus. Has a cover over the regulator never seen that yet on an Elliott clock movement before....
Have emailed the Australian navy museum and Australian war museum with photos only got a reply from the Australian war museum they received my question still waiting for what they think of it. One...
The code 1942 just hard to get a better photo. Most likely the date when maintenance work done to the clock you might be right.
Received it today like bought it Wednesday and got it on Friday all the way from England to the USA very fast shipping. Has anyone ever saw this anchor mark on naval property....
My guess is it was done special for the captain why the name of the ship on the dial. The back had me wondering but someone on MWR forum posted a link to one that had pantry on back that space is in...
Just got this off Ebay. A WW2 Sestrel Deck clock from the HMAS Australia a cruiser that saw a lot of action and survived WW2.
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The GSTP stands for General Service Time Piece Army issued from 1939-1945 various brands had this mark like Omega, Helvetia, CYMA and others. Price looks about right, but I always try to get a better...
Just bought it off eBay with the problems after the Royal Mail got hacked might get it April 20 in the states. Those are the seller's photos. With pendulum should be easy to adjust to OK time.
Just bought this off eBay. Issued Smiths mantel clock. it has a bakelite case with 8-day pendulum movement. Has a R/N mark for royal navy and a 1941 issue marks. These are often overlooked everyone...
Nice grouping of issued Hamiltons.
Just got this the other day. The Hamilton FAPD issued to the US Air Force during Vietnam and was only produced for one-month Sept 1970. There was also a RAAF one also made the same month rarer than...
The part in his diary where their boats were towed to the struma river by the HMS Monitor 23 that was in Greece. His unit went to a lot of different fronts in WW1. Here is a photo of what the HMS...