SETH THOMAS SENTINEL12 SPECIAL ANTIQUE TAMBOUR CLOCK

AN E COMMERCE PLAYER WITH SOUND FILES OF THE SENTINEL 12 SPECIAL - 1928 – 1928 IS INCLUDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LISTING. BE SURE TO TAKE A LISTEN.

PLEASE VISIT MY STORE

“SETH THOMAS RESTORED ANTIQUE CLOCKS”

 AND TAKE A LOOK AT ADDITIONAL

RESTORED SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCK LISTINGS.

 SIMPLY FOLLOW THE STORE LINK LOCATED IN THE “MEET THE SELLER” SECTION

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LISTING.

OFFERED TODAY

FOR YOUR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OR FOR YOUR COLLECTION

OR PURE ENJOYMENT

 IS THIS ELEGANT “SENTINEL 12 SPECIAL – 1928” TAMBOUR MANTEL CLOCK MADE BY SETH THOMAS AND LISTED IN TRAN DUY LY’S “SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND MOVEMENTS” V2 3D EDITION PAGE 697.

THIS PARTICULAR SENTINEL 12 SPECIAL – 1928 IS FULLY RESTORED AND IN PRISTINE CONDITION.

DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES

THE SENTINEL 12 SPECIAL HAS A MELLOW DARK SATIN MAHOGANY PATINA HIGHLIGHTED BY THE UNIQUE TWIN FRONT CONTRASTING WOOD INLAYS ON THE FRONT OF THE CLOCK TO FOCUS ATTENTION AND PROVIDE A TRANSITION FROM THE CABINET TO THE DIAL.

THE UNIQUE AND VERY ATTRACTIVE CARVED BASE MOULDING ADDS ANOTHER DIMENSION TO FULLY DEFINE THE SENTINEL 12 AS A SPECIAL INVESTMENT INDEED – SELDOM SEEN IN THE MARKET PLACE.

THE SPECIAL ORDER HANDS ARE QUITE DISTINCTIVE – THEY ARE CUT BLUED STEEL “S” AND “T” MINUTE AND HOUR HANDS – ALSO SELDOM FOUND AND HIGHLY DESIRED BY COLLECTORS.

THE ORIGINAL FINISH HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CONDITIONED AND RESTORED USING MY SPECIAL PROCESS, AND ACCENTS THIS CLOCK’S BEAUTY, BOTH AS AN ANTIQUE AND AS A DECORATIVE ACCESSORY WHEN DISPLAYED.

THE CLOCK CASE IS VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS – TAKE A CRITICAL REVIEW BY INSPECTING THE HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS.

THE 5 INCH SILVERED DIAL WITH RECESSED BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS IS IN SUPERIOR CONDITION – FLAWLESS IN FACT. THIS ONE IS A FINE CLOCK AND A DELIGHT TO VIEW, ENJOY AND USE FOR TIMEKEEPING; AND ITS VALUE WILL CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE.

EACH QUARTER HOUR IS BOLDLY AND PROGRESSIVELY SOUNDED BY RESONANT TWO-TONE CHIMES ON TWIN CATHEDRAL BELL METAL CHIME RODS: 2 NOTES AT QUARTER PAST, 4 NOTES AT HALF PAST, 6 NOTES AT THREE QUARTER PAST, FOLLOWED BY AN HOUR COUNT CHIME ON ONE OF THE CATHEDRAL RODS.

THE TWO DIFFERENT CHIME NOTES ARE UNIQUE, CLEAR, RESONANT AND MELLOW RATHER THAN LOUD AND GRATING – BE SURE TO LISTEN VIA THE ATTACHED E COMMERCE PLAYER SOUND FILES AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LISTING.

ALSO, PLEASE BROWSE THE SUPERSIZE PHOTOS TO SEE AND STUDY ALL DETAILS OF THE CLOCK.

RESTORATION AND TECHNICAL DETAILS

PLEASE OBSERVE THAT NEARLY HALF OF MY LISTING PORTFOLIO CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE MECHANICAL ASPECTS AND MOVEMENT RESTORATION OF THE CLOCK.

YOU DESERVE, AND SHOULD EXPECT, A RESTORED ANTIQUE SETH OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND RELIABILITY.

I STRIVE TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS RATHER THAN SIMPLY SELL YOU AN ANTIQUE CLOCK.

THE EIGHT DAY #89L SETH THOMAS MOVEMENT IS A SUPERIOR DESIGN – ONE OF SETH’S BEST OVER THE AGES. THE #89L HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS. ALL WORN PIVOT BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. BOTH THE TIME AND STRIKE MAINSPRINGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW HIGHEST GRADE 120 INCH MAINSPRINGS. I DO NOT USE THE LOWER GRADE MAINSPRINGS, ONLY THE BEST. MAINSPRINGS ARE A CRITICAL ENERGY LINK TO ASSURE EXTENDED AND RELIABLE LONG TERM PERFORMANCE.

ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE MOVEMENT WERE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED, IF NECESSARY, READYING THE MOVEMENT FOR YEARS AND YEARS OF SERVICE. THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN PROPERLY REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED, TESTED AND ADJUSTED WITH BOTH ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTATION.

SUPERSIZE PHOTO 10 IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, FROM A MOVEMENT RESTORATION PERSPECTIVE. IN THE LOWER PHOTOS, NOTICE THE WIDE SWEEP AND ARC AMPLITUDE WIDTH OF THE PENDULUM BEAT ON THE RESTORED #89L MOVEMENT – THE AMPLITUDE WIDTH IS A FULL 3 5/8 INCHES AS MEASURED FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOB AT LEFT SWING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOB AT RIGHT SWING. THIS FAR EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM SPEC OF 2 1/4 INCHES!!! THE ROBUST AMPLITUDE WIDTH INDICATES THE MOVEMENT IS IN THE HIGHEST STATE OF GOOD HEALTH, WITH VIRTUALLY NO FRICTION, NO DRAG, AND PLENTY OF RESERVE ENERGY FROM THE MAINSPRINGS.

THE TOP PORTION OF SUPERSIZE PHOTO 10 SHOWS THE #89L COMPONENTS AFTER THE PROCESSES OF CLEANING, INSPECTION, BUSHING REPLACEMENTS, ETC WERE COMPLETED – JUST PRIOR TO REASSEMBLY, LUBRICATION AND TESTING.

AS INFORMATION, BEWARE IF AN #89L MOVEMENT HAS AN ANEMIC PENDULUM BEAT SWING BECAUSE IT IS A TALE-TALE INDICATOR OF POOR MOVEMENT HEALTH AND THE NEED FOR EXTENSIVE SERVICE WORK.

A FINAL PORTION OF THE SERVICE PROCESS IS ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL TESTING OF THE MOVEMENT FOR PENDULUM BEAT ERROR, RATE, RELIABILITY AND OTHER FUNCTIONS – I HAVE SOME RESTORATION AND TESTING ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE PHOTOS, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK.

NOTICE IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO 12:

·         THE LEFT PICTURE SHOWS  ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE PENDULUM BEAT, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF APPROACHING ZERO ERROR, MEANING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SWINGS OF THE PENDULUM HAVE THE SAME AMPLITUDE AND DURATION CHARACTERISTICS. THIS RESTORED #89L MOVEMENT EASILY ACHIEVED AND HELD ZERO ERROR.

·         THE RIGHT PHOTO SHOWS ADJUSTMENT OF THE PENDULUM BEAT RATE ITSELF, WITH AN OBJECTIVE OF 9,777 BEATS PER HOUR FOR THE #89L MOVEMENT. AGAIN, THE RESTORED #89L MOVEMENT ACHIEVED THE PROPER BEAT RATE TO ASSURE THE NECESSARY ACCURACY IN TIMEKEEPING, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS IN THE FUTURE.

WHY PURCHASE AN ANTIQUE CLOCK OF UNKNOWN EXPECTED RELIABILITY WHEN YOU CAN HAVE ONE THAT YOU KNOW CAN BE COUNTED ON!!!

ON THE DIAL FACE ARE TWO WINDING HOLES; ONE FOR THE TIME AND ONE FOR THE QUARTER-HOUR AND HOUR STRIKES. ANOTHER SMALLER HOLE IS THE FAST/SLOW ADJUSTMENT TO REGULATE THE TIME KEEPING.

THIS IS A FULL SIZE TAMBOUR –  IDEAL FOR MANTLE, TABLE, SHELF OR WALL BRACKET DISPLAY - PERFECT FOR A SPECIAL GIFT, FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE 20” W X 9 ¼” H X 6 ½” D.

PAYMENT – SHIPPING - OTHER INFORMATION

PAYMENT AND INVOICES - PAYPAL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR YOUR PROTECTION; OTHER PAYMENT METHODS MAY BE ACCEPTED ON PICKUP - PLEASE CONTACT ME IF DESIRED. PAYMENT NOT RECEIVED WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS OF AUCTION-END WILL RENDER THE SUBJECT ITEM AS UNPAID AND BUYER IN DEFAULT UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH SELLER.

INVOICES - SELLER WILL RENDER AN INVOICE INCLUDING SHIPPING CHARGES AT AUCTION END.

SHIPPING - BUYER WILL PAY SHIPPING. USPS PRIORITY MAIL IS THE PREFERRED SHIPPING METHOD; SELLER WILL WORK WITH BUYER IF OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE NEEDED OR PRUDENT. SHIPPING FOR AVERAGE SIZE MANTLE CLOCKS IS USUALLY IN THE $30-40 RANGE PLUS INSURANCE. FOR LARGE AND HEAVIER MANTLE CLOCKS, SHIPPING WILL RUN IN THE $40-65 RANGE DEPENDING ON ZIP CODE, WITH HIGHER PRICES TO BE EXPECTED ON SHIPMENTS TO WESTERN UNITED STATES ZIP CODES. INSURANCE IS REQUIRED ON ALL CLOCK SHIPMENTS.

WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY – ALL OF MY DISTINCTIVECLOCKS SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE. GREAT CARE IS TAKEN TO INSURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, IS FULLY OPERATIONAL, MEETS OR EXCEEDS ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE SPECS, AND IS BENCH TESTED WHEN SHIPPED. MY SINCERE HOPE IS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY. AS WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT, AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS.

ENJOY THE BIDDING – IF YOU NEED OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, EMAIL OR CALL STEVE, distinctiveclocks@att.net, 803-920-3157.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOUND FILES

THREE SOUND FILES OF THE SETH SENTINEL 12 SPECIAL - 1928 WITH #89L MOVEMENT IN OPERATION ARE AVAILABLE IN .WMA FORMAT:

1.       VOICE INTRODUCTION

2.                PENDULUM BEAT-ESCAPEMENT/VERGE/CRUTCH AND TIME GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE #89L MOVEMENT – LISTEN FOR CLEAN AND EVEN SOUND, REGULARITY, AND THE ABSENCE OF ODD NOISES.

3.                  HOUR STRIKE AT 4:00 - QUARTER HOUR STRIKES AT 4:15 – 4:30 – 4:45 – HOUR STRIKE AT 5:00 - LISTEN FOR PURE NOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE, RICH DECAY AND ZESTY TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT RATHER THAN SLOW/SLUGGISH TEMPO.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SOUND RECORDING:

        THE MICROPHONE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE MOVEMENT FOR RECORDING PURPOSES, AND SOME NORMAL GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS WILL BE HEARD. THE OPERATION SOUNDS ARE NOT NOTICED AT TYPICAL LISTENING DISTANCES.

THE FILES ARE POSTED AS AN E COMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER AT THE BEGINNING OF MY LISTING. IF UNABLE TO PLAY THEM, YOU CAN EMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND THE .WMA FILES TO YOU. INCLUDE YOUR REGULAR EMAIL ADDRESS PLEASE.