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Just As A Note, The Watch Is Running Fine, Keeping Good Time, And Should Provide Many More Years Of Excellent Service!!
The Dial is made up of Gold Numerals and Gold Spade Hand that are sitting on the front of the Blue "Ball", that
is actually the Clock's Movement!
The Gold Spade Hands are in Excellent Shape.
Truly, what a Unique Dial!
A picture of the clock on its walnut base, sitting next to its large glass dome! Domes of this sort sell of a
few thousand dollars just by themselves!! The clock sits on Adjustable Brass Feet, which are underneath a Red Marble Base, which
then is in a chrome "cradle" holding the Blue Ball/Movement, from there, its has Three Gold Plated Bars
forming a triangle from which hangs a Plum Bob, or in more clock terms, a type of Pendulum Bob.
Very slight adjustments to this "Bob" will adjust the time on the clock, but you have to make sure that the adjustments are
made in very small increments and only in very small increments. Otherwise, you will have a very hard time trying
to get the clock back to keeping the proper time!!
A Good Shot of the Front of the Clock,
with the Dome off.
At the very pinnacle of where the three bars meet to hold up the Pendulum Bob, there is a Silver Screw holding
them together. From there is a hook to hold the Pendulum Bob from. The Pendulum Bob is made from Gold Braided
wire that is twisted together. The Pendulum Bob hangs from the end of that Gold Braided wire!
This Ball Clock is primarily controlled by the Pendulum Bob controlling the Large Silver
Hand on the top of the Blue Ball/Movement. The way this clock needs to run is to hhave the Pendulum Bob slowly rotate
around the ceneter of the Large Silver Hand. This is easily worked out, once you take the time to properly balance
the clock, after that and possibly with a VERY slight adjustment of the Pendulum Bob, the clock will run with no problems at all!!
A very nice close po shot of the Large Silver Hand, which controls the speed of the clock & a nice shot
of the Blue ball/Movement with the immaculate Golden Hands!.
A side shot of the full clock, especially showing how the Chrome Cradle holds the Movement and how the
general set-up of the clock works.
A good shot of the Red Marble base which the clock sits on, the bottom of the Chrome Cradle, and the Three Brass
adjusting feet, which allow you to properly level the clock. Properly leveling the clock, is THE most important element of running
the clock, next to winding the clock!
This is the solid Walnut base that supports the clock and which the Large Glass Dome sits on!!
There is a slight crack on the bottom of the glass dome. The crack was mended by a company that blows glass
domes, and other glass pieces, so it has an excellence in working with glass on its very elementary method. Therefore, that crack
is patched so strong, that its stronger that the rest of the glass would be, i.e. it will NEVER come apart on you!
A clear shot of the back of the clock, showing everything from the three adjusting feet, to the initial Chrome
Base, to the Red Marble base, the chrome cradle that holds the Movement, and then finally the three Gold Plated bars, which form a
triangle, which finally supports the gold threaded rope/wire that supports the Pendulum Bob, which brings us back full circle!!
Well, that's all I can say. The Photos will tell you what you really want to know about the clock anyway, at
least that's what I focus on first!
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The price for this piece is $11,500, while its "true" price should be closer to $15,000
This piece was appraised by Solvang Antique Center, in Solvang, CA. for $13,000 6 years ago! I lowered the price, just so
I could move the piece quickly, even though the uniqueness of the piece should sell it on its own!!
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