VEDETTE Vintage Mantel Clock WESTMINSTER Chime 29.7 Inch HIGH GLOSS French LARGE
FRANCE in the early 1960's, having a M-A-G-N-I-F-I-C-E-N-T. Westminster chime, a wooden body with a High Gloss Finish. And a SERVICED AND REFURBISHED Movement, offered with. Please listen to its chime and at the 360 degrees view by clicking on the. I made an extra photoshoot, with DOZENS of extra photo's, among.
Which photo's from each angle of the SERVICED Movement. This photoshoot can be seen by clicking the following YouTube link.
VEDETTE produced a limited series of their larger Westminster Mantel. When hearing this clock in real, you will not believe your ears.... HIGH Quality was the goal! The way the clock looks says it all..... It has a wooden body with a HIGH GLOSS FINISH. The CURVED SHAPE will make this piece an ABSOLUTE Eye-catcher. Its size, CURVED shape of the clock, the Huge WINGS, the. MULTIPLE colours and the cosmetic and functional condition. Make this clock have a perfect balance.This clock has been fully taken apart, is cleaned in AND outside, and the. Movement is SERVICED, good to run for decades to follow! The clock has a windable 8 days, ESCAPEMENT DRIVEN movement. Which functions PERFECT, running ON TIME!
The fact that the movement has an ESCAPEMENT; has the benefit that. This clock does NOT need a leveled surface to function properly. The brass details have not been forgotten in the RICHLY ENGRAVED. Door, and the GORGEOUS brass hands. The door of the clock has (real) curved glass in it, FREE of scratches. Which is a Work of Art! Everything is original and this clock runs absolutely PERFECT! The Westminster chime is remarkably clear and warm because of its. There are five long bars and five hammers. The width of this piece gave the designer the opportunity to fill the clock. The longer the bars are, the warmer the sound is. The ECHO is LONG LASTING. The Westminster chime is played on relative 5! Heavy hammers, which makes the sound totally different than. Similar clocks featuring a Westminster chime. The chime will let you know each 15 minutes what time it is. On a quarter of an hour it plays a quarter of the Westminster chime. On half hours it plays half the Westminter chime.On 3 quarters of an hour it plays 3 quarters of the Westminster. And on full hours it plays the complete Westminster chime being. The full hours, corresponding with the time at. Special is that the chime can be easily silenced, by the lever / handle. OUTISDE the clock, on the rear.
Of course this beauty comes with a Matching KEY, which is placed. In a special KEYHOLDER, at the rear of the clock, so you will never.
Although this set is in a super good condition, it is not new. For the cosmetic quality in general please judge all the photo's. And the YouTube video mentioned at the top of this listing.Please keep in mind when judging the pictures, that photo's showing you. The details are extremely enlarged.
This means that even small cosmetic imperfections are seen where you. Would not be able to notice them under normal circumstances.
The use of flash and High Gloss surface makes even a fingerprint or. Height: 10.4 Inch -> 26.3 cm.
Depth: 7.1 Inch -> 18.0 cm. I pack in NEW packing materials, such as new mattress foam, new.
Polysterene chips and new bubble wrap. I also use NEW, triple layered, strong carton boxes. Please take a look at my other listings for more High Quality Clocks.The item "VEDETTE Vintage Mantel Clock WESTMINSTER Chime 29.7 Inch HIGH GLOSS French LARGE" is in sale since Wednesday, January 30, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Clocks\Vintage (1930-69)\Shelf, Mantel". The seller is "time-wised" and is located in Rotterdam. This item can be shipped worldwide.