I just bought this Seth off the 'Bay and it was advertised as needing work. He said it gained 20 min per day. Upon inspection, the hairspring looked dirty/gummed-up. I cleaned the clock, the platform escapement, and put the regulator in the center. For the past 30 or so hours it has kept good, accurate time.

The case is bakelite and the clock was manufactured in 1943. I like it, and would like your comments good or bad. Paid $104 plus shipping.

very good buy !!! I wish it could tell all the tales it knows and describe the action it saw

Yes, even to know what ship it was on would be nice. I believe this should have a sweep seconds hand but not sure. Anyone know?

nice one again Mike
can you post picture of the movement.

The movement is small compared to the dial. It resembles a Chelsea and I believe they were made to US specs for the war so both would be similar. It is a time only and sure seems to keep it well. It was made in 1943.

Mike,
Ran across this while perusing ebay.
Vintage Manfred Trauring Seth Thomas U S Navy Mechanical Boat Ship Deck Clocks

Thought you might be interested.

Thanks Dave. I had seen that but appreciate the notice.

Mike, that's a really nice clock, in great shape...it sure would look good over here on Buzzards Bay

I have a nice Seth Thomas which has the german movement. It is set up with the ship bell system. It took me awhile to get used to the eight bells chiming. I was an army dog sleeping in foxholes at night.. Not hot bunking with my buddies

Sorry navy guys… I had to

That's why I joined the Navy, Bruce,
Who needs snakes crawling in bed with them!
I've got clocks chiming all over the house and I don't even hear them at night.
Let's see a picture of that Seth.

If they crawled into my foxhole, I would bite their head off and drink the blood. I would then use the skins to camouflage my foxhole.. (sorry, i have been drinking some apple pie moonshine).. When I get home I will take a couple photos.

Very nice Ships clock Mike. I agree with you that it may very well have a sweep second hand.
You got a great buy on the clock as it all looks in great condition. Ships clocks seem to be increasing in value as time goes by.
I was luck enough to find a 1921 Seth Thomas Celtic Ships Bell clock a couple years ago. It is unmessed with and keeps amost perfect time. It also confuses visitors with the Ships Bell chime array.

Here is a close up of the dial lettering and lever.

And the original 115B movement.

one of my 2 Seth Thomas Montauk ships clocks,both since given to my children,both strike ships bells I had my son send me a better picture

WOW!! The Montauk is a beautiful clock. I've not been lucky enough to run across one, obviously because you have them all .
As far as the sweep second hand is concerned, I was refering to Mike Hodge's military ships clock. I believe that the early military lever ships chronometers had a seconds sub-dial and the later ones had a sweep second hand. As far as I know, and can find in Tran Duy Ly, none of the civilian mantel type ships clocks, such as ours, did.

That Seth did have a sweep second hand that was missing. I recently sold it but am envious of Tom's. The one I pictured here is a time only, no bells.

Montauk #2 bronze signature Darrot

A fine clock!