The Dive Watch Connection

Nothing like the original no dive timer the dive timer orange hand now the second hand a bummer. Liked the original better that dive timer made it unique.

Well got the part that was missing on the dial. It was called a reflector. I guess on the newer clock the holes on the reflector are in a different spot so had to drill new hole to fit right. One thing about these larger Chelsea Pilot House Clocks they have such wall presence and just stand out just...

Here is something interesting I found in a new book I just got on Chelsea clocks. My deck clock no 3 was in the first batch sold to the US Navy serial number 14572B the b for Boston Clock Co same company as Chelsea just Chelsea went through a few name changes. Mine was the 18 of this model sold to t...

There are people in this world that are just rich and money is nothing and 5 million just pocket change. It’s like one of us buying what we can afford but these guys can afford more so not so crazy. If any of us made more money we all would move our hobby up a notch and buy stuff like this watch. It...

My clock might be older maybe made in August 1918. Just got this book called Chelsea Clock Company the first 100 years. Has stuff from the record books from Chelsea. My serial number is 123128 if you look at the page below most likely made in August 1918 so might of saw a little service in WW1. If y...

Being veterans day figure I would wear this Hamilton US issued FAPD today.

Received it today nicer in person just intime for veterans' day. There was a piece missing called a reflector a circle piece of metal along the edge of the dial was able to find one should get that next week. https://i.imgur.com/Aw1dlf2.jpg https://i.imgur.com/pqctK0w.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kWXBYFF...

That insert a BIG improvement still have mine after all these years.

Great thing about these there American made. Just wished the company was more on the ball with their history. Only info Chelsea can tell you the date of manufacture and who bought it. I got more info on one of my US Navy deck clock No3 from the NAWCC. Here is a company that sort of lost its history.

After getting that US Shipping Board Pilot house clock and saw the quality of the larger size these are heavy clocks had to use a 75-pound rated pitcher frame hook and find the stud in the wall to hang it on the wall. Well saw another Pilot House clock for sale but a US Navy one. The second bit or s...

Way cool Mike, and no I do not know what a inclinometer is. lol The clinometer tells the degrees of the rolls the ship is doing at sea. And you never want to see it at 70 degrees then you're in a big storm only seen it once in a typhoon then you find out what those seat belt type straps are for in ...

Received it today. https://i.imgur.com/wlP3xkM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/2I0p4u3.jpg To show you the size on this monster look at it next to a few of my other clocks. Great looking clock! The Navy ones are cool too but that inclinometer is the bees knees. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Dave your ...

Received it today.


To show you the size on this monster look at it next to a few of my other clocks.

Congrats nice watch.

Cool poster of the US Shipping Board.

Been wanting a pilot house clock for a while. There the largest made deck clock at 10 inches in diameter and rare. The US Shipping board in WW1 was like the US Maritime Commission in WW2 that took all the supplies and troops overseas. Almost mint condition. Movement and case serial numbers match a p...

Congrats Mike on another vintage pick up.

Here is one I wish was mine but it's in a Navy Museum. But the US Navy Observatory serial numbers are close mine seems older but in better shape. Wonder since the numbers are so close they came from the same ship. https://i.imgur.com/QJ1Nh9h.jpg https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-...

Just bought this online. Will put it on the wooded plaque under the clock a cool touch. Would have liked to find a Pilot House one but Wheelhouse about the same. Spent a lot of my active-duty time in the wheel house on watch. we had a lot of names for this the Bridge, Pilot House or Wheel House. htt...

Well back and running and on the wall.

Well, the clock ready for pick up also pick up also the Technos skydiver the crystal started to crack again along the edge. I had an extra Plexi crystal hopefully I have better luck on this one makes the third or fourth crystal. Did ask the watchmaker to look for a sharp edge on the case that might ...

Nice watch and glad to see Jack doing great work again.

Sure bud. Hi, I’m Andrew. I’ve been here since 2016. :roll: That watch is a total safe queen, and they list IWC service papers from 1989, so the oils will be totally dried out. You should anticipate that it needs an entire movement service, crown gasket, pusher gaskets, and caseback gasket, which a...