Chelsea Ships Bell Clock & Matching Barometer Mint Set

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RARE FIND IN MINT NEVER DISPLAYED CONDITON Chelsea Ships Bell Clock and Matching Barometer. Clock Serial Number 802735- Has the more desired hinged bezel. Forged Solid Brass Case. 11 Jewel Movement. Forged Solid Brass Case. Deeply Etched Silvered Dial with Geo E. Butler San Francisco. Hand crafted by Chelsea's Top Master Clockmakers. 364 Brass and Gold plated parts. Strikes Traditonal Ships Bell Code. Barometer Serial Number 8764. Both come in original boxes with instruction manuals, key, screws for mounting, barometer screwdriver. Clock still has stopper plug on one of the key holes for shipment. I did test the clock and it runs just like new!! Clock and Barometer are in MINT MINT conditon! Clock alone retails for over $1900.00 at Chelsea''s webite. Ship's Bell Story Mariners have used a unique bell code to tell time at sea for hundreds of years. The code is based on the crew's typical workday routine while the vessel is under way. A ship at sea requires constant attention throughout the day's twenty-four hours. The day is therefore divided into six four-hour periods, each called a "watch." Similarly, the crew is segmented into three divisions. Division members then stand their individually assigned duties on two watches per day, with eight hours off duty between watches. To rotate each division's watch times, the Evening read more

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