Hello Everyone... Just a FYI . this is still a work in progress..... The Things With Springs Clubhouse room is meant for a Live watch forum experience with a small GTG. We are striving for a collector to collector conversations... having collectors either email me photo of there watch ( or they can join the forum and reply to this thread ) so we can " chat" about in real time... And at the end of the GTG when everyone leaves the CH room... and the room no longer exist ... This thread will remain as a quasi record of the event and we can later go back and refer to.... This thread will be come live during the online event on Clubhouse AT 3 PM EAST COAST TIME on 4/18... on Clubhouse. Watch #1 from Rick Watch #2 Bill Longines Silver Arrow, Golden Arrow, Silvergense, Goldengense .... And other will add to this thread
Hello For everyones consideration... I also happen to like Chelsea Marine clocks... Time only , Ship's Bell etc... Last fall Chelsea changed the verbage on there website.... They were no longer manufacturing there Long time ( Since 1900) Ship's Bell movement. They have Shifted to "German made movement to Chelsea exacting standards ...." I have been Chatting about this in a few CH rooms over the last 2 months... We have seen limited info and photos .... The best thing was under the new model numbers in this case for the 8 1/2 Chelsea Clock ... Chelsea has changed the text description sayin the Clock now has a German movement... but Chelsea has not updated the photo of the Clock... Current photo of a 8 1/2 Cheslea Ship's Bell of Chelsea Web site Here is a ebay Seller Selling the "new" in box clock. I asked for a pic of the box to confirm it had the new Stock number.... The seller went t ahead and open the box and posted pic of the new clock in the box... German movement Ship's Bell in box for sale As you compare the two photos... The regulator on the USA made ( late model post 1950) has a "wheel" regulator to the left of the center pinion.... The regulator on the German mande movement is accesedvia the " eyebrow" cutout just below the 1 O'clock position... The Bell STRIKE control on the USA made movement It is hard to see in the first photo but its between the 7 and 8 o'clock on the outside edge of the min track ( you can just barely make out the Bell icon). The Bell STRIKE control on the German made movement is accessed via the eyebrow cutout below the 11 o'clock position... I will let the photos below speak of the quality of the two movements.... 4L Chelsea USA made movement. Chelsea German movement... From what I have found out Chelsea is using a Hermel Ship's bell movement that is signed Chelsea... Chelsea used these is the "Boston ShipStrike" entry level line for many years.... Now that line as gone away.. So the photos I have are from old Shipstrike movements.. from what I have been told is basically the same movement ( with a upjeweled escapment from 7 to 11 jewels). Your mileage may very more to chat about in the Room....!
If there is time I recently unearthed a pretty special and amazingly affordable early 70’s chrono with a very cool history that remains somewhat oddly unknown. I’ll post it if I get a chance to speak.
If there is time I like to talk about ergonomics and watches. If not no problem. Like to listen to other stories of vintage watches as well. Rosier (Cricket)