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b06tmm · 16 April 2014, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Lion

My intentions were not to upset you and I apologize to you if my comments and thoughts offended you in anyway...
Take care.....Leo

No offense taken my friend.

b06tmm · 16 April 2014, 08:50 AM

Well, I authorized and payed for the restoration and they say 6 to 10 weeks.

I was really torn about refinishing the case, dial, and hands as these parts are revered in vintage watches. In the end, I decided to have a full restoration done to bring it back to it's original glory.

FYI - Two of the weeks of restoration are reserved for regulation, one week with the movement outside of the case and one inside the case.

I'll update this again when I get it back.

Oh, I just had a devious thought. Instead of getting rid of my other clocks, I'll set them to GMT!

anilzat · 16 April 2014, 10:27 AM

That's worth some bucks.
IMG_1446.jpg

My Russian clock.

Watchdog · 17 April 2014, 07:20 AM

I was just talking to a friend of the family. His passion (obsession) is Naval Clocks/Military clocks. We spent a while discussing them. I know nothing about them, but found his stories interesting.

Yours look awesome.

b06tmm · 5 June 2014, 08:03 AM

I got my clock back from restoration today!

b06tmm · 5 June 2014, 08:10 AM

Please excuse my mutant toe...

I am going to have to stay up to release the movement at almost 2AM...

hdrazor251 · 5 June 2014, 12:31 PM

Stunning Tim! Glad you restored her.

b06tmm · 5 June 2014, 12:56 PM

Thanks Jeff! More pictures to come.

Got to find the wooden mount I have for it.

Lion · 5 June 2014, 12:57 PM

Tim, your clock looks amazing as they did a fantastic job on the restoration...and now you will have many years to enjoy it. I just went back to the front of this topic to see the before pictures and it almost looks like a different clock compared to its return.....enjoy!!!

b06tmm · 5 June 2014, 01:06 PM

Thanks Leo!

Casey VP-26 · 5 June 2014, 10:53 PM

Very Very nice, Chelsea, Top Shelf. You will enjoy it for many years. Good Luck.

wantonebad · 6 June 2014, 12:17 AM

Stunning Tim!

that family heirloom can be passed down for multiple generations for sure!

ippon20 · 6 June 2014, 05:57 AM

I love them. I have the clock, barometer, and the radio room clock. All great pieces and much history. My barometer dates circa 1920's. 1930's for the ships bell clock, and 1940's for the radio room.

b06tmm · 6 June 2014, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ippon20

I love them. I have the clock, barometer, and the radio room clock. All great pieces and much history. My barometer dates circa 1920's. 1930's for the ships bell clock, and 1940's for the radio room.

Very nice, I'd love to have a barometer and radio room clock!

Here is the certificate of origin for the movement:

The case has a different serial number (325248) but it was also purchased by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in March of 1943.

b06tmm · 8 June 2014, 07:53 AM

Here's a video I made with my DSLR with the clock striking 8 bells. Sorry for the soft focus, this was the first time I tried video with the camera.

wantonebad · 8 June 2014, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by b06tmm

Here's a video I made with my DSLR with the clock striking 8 bells. Sorry for the soft focus, this was the first time I tried video with the camera.

Excuse my expletives but that was phucking awesome!!

Aggiez28 · 18 June 2014, 06:25 AM

very cool. thanks for sharing

b06tmm · 27 December 2014, 08:37 AM

Hi All, just thought I'd update this to say what an amazing clock this is.

I have it installed in my office and when I'm in bed late at night or early morning, I can hear it when I'm half-asleep and I know the time without fully waking up.

It recently started running slow, about 5 minutes per week, so I've been adjusting the micrometer on the dial. I think I have it about nailed now at +1 minute per week again. It's mounted on an outside wall so I figure the cooler temperatures are futzing with the regulation.

Thanks for reading...

Gaijin · 27 December 2014, 11:16 AM

Tim that is just an awesome piece.

wantonebad · 27 December 2014, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by gaijin

tim that is just an awesome piece.

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lavaman · 27 December 2014, 11:42 AM

F**kin' Cool!!

Bravo, and thanks for sharing

b06tmm · 27 December 2014, 11:50 AM

Thanks guys, when I'm in my office I can hear the gears of the clock engage to prepare to strike. It's like a living mechanical object and I'm honored to wind it every week.

Scot_3 · 27 December 2014, 11:54 AM

Wow really great, thanks so much for sharing with us

b06tmm · 27 December 2014, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Scot_3

Wow really great, thanks so much for sharing with us

Thanks Scot, I'm happy I went with the full restoration.

GradyPhilpott · 27 December 2014, 12:28 PM

520Matt · 27 December 2014, 01:33 PM

Very cool Tim

bdex75 · 27 December 2014, 02:25 PM

That is an awesome clock and a better story. The restoration is amazing. The difference in the dial is night and day. We have a pretty high dollar Ridgeway grandfather clock that we inherited from my father in law sitting in outer entryway, lifeless. It was thrown in the back of a pickup truck in its back and delivered to my house (not good from what I now know). We are waiting for the holidays to pass to get a repair man out to fix.

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fmc000 · 27 December 2014, 04:42 PM

I
want
one!

b06tmm · 14 February 2015, 07:28 AM

Well, my regulation issue is still not resolved. No matter what I do the clock is still running fast. I have the micrometer on the dial almost pegged on S (slow), moved in increments over several months, and it doesn't seem to affect the regulation. It also has been constantly stopping before seven days have elapsed.

I just reached out to Chelsea requesting a service since it's still under warranty.

Will update this again when I hear back from Chelsea.

Tim

ippon20 · 15 February 2015, 12:05 AM

sorry to hear about this. I think I'm do for a service on mine as well. After a full wind the bell rings super fast for the first hour. I've actually let it run all the way down before and I got almost 8 full days.

5 June 2014, 12:31 PM	#37
hdrazor251 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Jeff Location: Arizona Watch: is recovered!! Posts: 4,250	Stunning Tim! Glad you restored her. __________________ 16753 GMT Master, 16613 Bluesy, 16710 GMT Master II, 16570 Polar Explorer II-Stolen & Recovered!! Card Carrying Member of the Global Assoc. of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

5 June 2014, 12:57 PM	#39
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Tim, your clock looks amazing as they did a fantastic job on the restoration...and now you will have many years to enjoy it. I just went back to the front of this topic to see the before pictures and it almost looks like a different clock compared to its return.....enjoy!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

6 June 2014, 12:17 AM	#42
wantonebad 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: USA Watch: 126600, 116500LN Posts: 12,843	Stunning Tim! that family heirloom can be passed down for multiple generations for sure! __________________ "I'm kind of a big deal... on a fairly irrelevant social media site that falsely inflates my fragile ego"

6 June 2014, 05:57 AM	#43
ippon20 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Dan Location: Orlando/NSB, FL Watch: 16710 (3186) Posts: 1,629	I love them. I have the clock, barometer, and the radio room clock. All great pieces and much history. My barometer dates circa 1920's. 1930's for the ships bell clock, and 1940's for the radio room. __________________ Official Member "Perpetual 30" Las Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Instagram @pivot_and_spine

27 December 2014, 08:37 AM	#48
b06tmm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: South Shore Posts: 834	Hi All, just thought I'd update this to say what an amazing clock this is. I have it installed in my office and when I'm in bed late at night or early morning, I can hear it when I'm half-asleep and I know the time without fully waking up. It recently started running slow, about 5 minutes per week, so I've been adjusting the micrometer on the dial. I think I have it about nailed now at +1 minute per week again. It's mounted on an outside wall so I figure the cooler temperatures are futzing with the regulation. Thanks for reading... __________________ Well, our first album took a day to record. Our second album took even longer ~ George Harrison

16 April 2014, 08:50 AM	#32
b06tmm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: South Shore Posts: 834	Well, I authorized and payed for the restoration and they say 6 to 10 weeks. I was really torn about refinishing the case, dial, and hands as these parts are revered in vintage watches. In the end, I decided to have a full restoration done to bring it back to it's original glory. FYI - Two of the weeks of restoration are reserved for regulation, one week with the movement outside of the case and one inside the case. I'll update this again when I get it back. Oh, I just had a devious thought. Instead of getting rid of my other clocks, I'll set them to GMT!

16 April 2014, 10:27 AM	#33
anilzat Banned Join Date: Sep 2013 Real Name: John Williams Location: Alaska outback Watch: GMT Posts: 1,051	That's worth some bucks. IMG_1446.jpg My Russian clock.

17 April 2014, 07:20 AM	#34
Watchdog "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Junkyard Dog Location: The Doghouse Watch: I can't tell time Posts: 6,739	I was just talking to a friend of the family. His passion (obsession) is Naval Clocks/Military clocks. We spent a while discussing them. I know nothing about them, but found his stories interesting. Yours look awesome.

5 June 2014, 08:03 AM	#35
b06tmm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: South Shore Posts: 834	I got my clock back from restoration today!

5 June 2014, 08:10 AM	#36
b06tmm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: South Shore Posts: 834	Please excuse my mutant toe... I am going to have to stay up to release the movement at almost 2AM...

5 June 2014, 12:56 PM	#38
b06tmm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: South Shore Posts: 834	Thanks Jeff! More pictures to come. Got to find the wooden mount I have for it.

5 June 2014, 01:06 PM	#40
b06tmm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: South Shore Posts: 834	Thanks Leo!

5 June 2014, 10:53 PM	#41
Casey VP-26 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: America Posts: 2,675	Very Very nice, Chelsea, Top Shelf. You will enjoy it for many years. Good Luck.

8 June 2014, 07:53 AM	#45
b06tmm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: South Shore Posts: 834	Here's a video I made with my DSLR with the clock striking 8 bells. Sorry for the soft focus, this was the first time I tried video with the camera.

18 June 2014, 06:25 AM	#47
Aggiez28 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Brook Location: Texas Posts: 178	very cool. thanks for sharing

27 December 2014, 11:16 AM	#49
Gaijin 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Japan Watch: ing your back. Posts: 16,179	Tim that is just an awesome piece.

27 December 2014, 11:42 AM	#51
lavaman Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Airport Watch: what happens next Posts: 1,942	F**kin' Cool!! Bravo, and thanks for sharing

27 December 2014, 11:50 AM	#52
b06tmm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: South Shore Posts: 834	Thanks guys, when I'm in my office I can hear the gears of the clock engage to prepare to strike. It's like a living mechanical object and I'm honored to wind it every week. __________________ Well, our first album took a day to record. Our second album took even longer ~ George Harrison

27 December 2014, 11:54 AM	#53
Scot_3 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Scot Location: USA Watch: 1966 boyscout Posts: 914	Wow really great, thanks so much for sharing with us __________________ Thanks Scot

27 December 2014, 12:28 PM	#55
GradyPhilpott 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: 116710 BLNR Posts: 34,353	__________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

27 December 2014, 01:33 PM	#56
520Matt "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Matt Location: Tucson, AZ Watch: SD, LV,GMT II Pep Posts: 2,782	Very cool Tim

27 December 2014, 02:25 PM	#57
bdex75 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Brandon Location: Indianapolis Watch: my money vanish Posts: 8,506	That is an awesome clock and a better story. The restoration is amazing. The difference in the dial is night and day. We have a pretty high dollar Ridgeway grandfather clock that we inherited from my father in law sitting in outer entryway, lifeless. It was thrown in the back of a pickup truck in its back and delivered to my house (not good from what I now know). We are waiting for the holidays to pass to get a repair man out to fix. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

27 December 2014, 04:42 PM	#58
fmc000 Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Fabio Location: Como - Italy Posts: 4,811	I want one!

14 February 2015, 07:28 AM	#59
b06tmm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Tim Location: South Shore Posts: 834	Well, my regulation issue is still not resolved. No matter what I do the clock is still running fast. I have the micrometer on the dial almost pegged on S (slow), moved in increments over several months, and it doesn't seem to affect the regulation. It also has been constantly stopping before seven days have elapsed. I just reached out to Chelsea requesting a service since it's still under warranty. Will update this again when I hear back from Chelsea. Tim __________________ Well, our first album took a day to record. Our second album took even longer ~ George Harrison

15 February 2015, 12:05 AM	#60
ippon20 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Real Name: Dan Location: Orlando/NSB, FL Watch: 16710 (3186) Posts: 1,629	sorry to hear about this. I think I'm do for a service on mine as well. After a full wind the bell rings super fast for the first hour. I've actually let it run all the way down before and I got almost 8 full days. __________________ Official Member "Perpetual 30" Las Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Instagram @pivot_and_spine

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