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Seth Thomas Corsair-W Ships Bells Clock, 1979

This is a small (5 1/4" diameter) Seth Thomas Corsair-W single hammer "ship's bells" clock with a platform escapement. Like most clocks of this type it strikes ship's watch bells instead of the hour count. Ironically the sounding device is not a bell at all in this model but a heavy coiled gong. The movement is German and made for Seth Thomas. The Seth Thomas movement number is A207-000 CC, which is essentially a Hermle 132-071. This version has eight segments on the "snail" for each watch and a cam that arrests the hammer at 15 minutes before the hour when the strike train is released but the strike is not heard. This allows the strike on the hour to begin with a pair of bells. I believe that in later versions the snail had fewer segments and a different method was used to begin each hour count with a pair of bells.

This clock came in for a minor adjustment and is running fine now. Many clock movements made by Hermle during this time period had plated pivots which typically begin to fail after about 25 to 30 years, so I don't know how much more life it has, but for the time being it is an attractive little clock with a pleasant strike sound.




Not for sale
(returned to owner after service)

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