Very cool hands! I wonder if one of our local gurus would be game to perform the repairs.

 

Hmmmm, interesting!

 

Is there a female version?

 

Early 1930s and should be housing a cal 59-8D. The hands of this period really were quite flamboyant, almost like a cross between fine lace and a spiders web. Here's a slightly different version.

 

how is the case diameterin mm`s ? kind regards. achim

 

REALLY like the hands on that!

 

The clock diameter is about 12cm and the base is 15 1/2cm wide.

 

thanks, my friend ! here is mine and my favourite all original and serviced jump seconds clock:::::::::

 

DIBS! I hope I am the first

 

This is a very nice one!

 

here is the mechanical side of the jumping second mechanism::::::::::::::::::::: kind regards. achim

 

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Yup, that is a very serious clock. My father (who was a bit of an amateur horologist) would have loved it.

 

Not mechanical, but probably electro-mechanical

I'm very happy to win this.

The history describes two people who probably looked at this clock every day as they went about their business. See more details of the Steins below.



From Toledo's "The Blade" - Published: Saturday, 12/15/2001
Downtown jeweler known for his honesty, quality of service

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Joseph B. Stein, owner of the former Stein Jewelers in downtown Toledo, died Thursday in Flower Hospital in Sylvania. He was 97.
Mr. Stein of Sylvania Township probably died of heart failure, family members said.
He inherited Stein Jewelers from his father, Samuel B. Stein, a Lithuanian watchmaker who came to Toledo from New York City in 1906 to set up a jewelry store.
Stein Jewelers existed for 66 years at 612 Adams St., the current site of Posner's Delicatessen.
The younger Mr. Stein graduated from Scott High School and attended Ohio State University for two years before he began operating the store with his father. He took over the business when his father died in 1964.
“He just loved keeping the store. He was very meticulous about everything,” his daughter, Judith Hirsch, said. “He would only try to sell a diamond that was perfect.”
The elder Mr. Stein had a large clock installed on the sidewalk in front of the store in 1918. For many years the store's advertisements contained the slogan, “Look for the clock in the middle of the block.”
The Stein Jewelers clock was a landmark in Toledo for 75 years. It was removed from downtown in 1993 when it was purchased by an antique collector in Michigan.
Stein Jewelers was known not only for its clock, but also for the quality of its service, Mrs. Hirsch said. The younger Mr. Stein, who family recalled as an honest and devoted salesman, retired in 1976 and sold the shop.
He was a continuous member of The Temple Shomer Emunim, Sylvania, since age 5 and was a past president of the Toledo Chapter of the Zionist Organization of America.
He was a member of Scottish Rite, Toledo, and belonged to the Compass Club.
Family members said the younger Mr. Stein was an intelligent man who kept up on current events.
“He knew a little bit about everything,” his daughter said.
He enjoyed gardening and loved classical music. He often attended performances of the Toledo Symphony. His son-in-law and longtime friend, Gordon Hirsch, said he was a “very gentle, sensitive, and kind person.”
Surviving are his wife of 66 years, Cele Stein; daughters, Judith Hirsch and Helene Helburn; sisters, Stella Sampliner and Connie Sarason; three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
The family requests tributes to The Temple Shomer Emunim or Jewish Family Services.


And here:

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/228625631.html

 

I'm undecided on whether to re-plate the bezel or just give it a light clean.

Retain the vintage look or bring the bezel up to match the rest of the dial?

Opinions?

 

Like I always say, don't refinish. It won't be the same clock the Stein's and their customers looked at.

 

It's going on the wall. I'd get after that frame with some steel wool and replate it. There's a fine line with originality, but why would I want to hang a ginormous rusting clock on my wall--there's no way my wife would allow that either.