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I got hold of these two clocks from ebay last week. Both are Elliott's of 8day duration fixed key wind and jewelled platform escarpments. The one on the left has a mahogany case the other is walnut, according to the sellers both have been serviced and they keep very good time. I think I've done my clock buying for now, but if a nice 8day Long case with brass dial took my fancy I just might be tempted.

Just a quick update. The clock originally looked like this after cleaning off the years of accumulated grime: After a fair bit of trial and error I used the following: 3 coats Liberon Ebony Spirit Woodstain, 2 coats Slate Oil, 1 coat Renaissance micro-crystalline wax (thanks for the tip CB), 2 coats Painters Touch Acrylic Gold paint (from Homebase) to detail, put on liberally with brush & scraped back with razor blade between coats. a final 2 coats Renaissance micro-crystalline wax. and this is what it look like now: My initial trials with oil worked well at first but the pale patchy areas came back to haunt me after a couple of days. Tried Priorys Black Slate Renovator without success. The spirit woodstain has worked well, its not perfect but acceptable. Some surface corrosion is noticeable at certain light angles & as Oldhippy rightly states the only way to get rid of this would be to pull it apart, grind & polish. The pale patchy areas are now well masked. The Slate Oil appears to be none other than boiled linseed oil & was slower to dry than the original Floor Oil, If I did one again I would use Floor Oil.

Thanks guys you were right, I put the watch dial straight over the new watch movement & it fit like a dream, it's all back up & running now! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The clock with the Westminster chimes is not too old, it dates to 1928, the other one is 1830. The skeleton dates to about 1860. It's a Thomas Mercer chronometer is in its original box and is from the nineteen seventies. I don't know much about the carriage clock, but it looks original. I forgot to mention my working 1759 verge pocket watch in a display dome.

These are nice Oldhippy! Micky, you would like the sound of ticking in my dining room. Two long case clocks (one with Westminster chimes), one 1860 Skeleton clock, one marine chronometer and a carriage clock. You should here it at 12 o'clock! :)

A bit more progress. Just the crown to make, put on some dial markings, and a clean up and tidy. Hands made out of a broken main spring. Hour wheel extended Fourth wheel ground down to remove sub seconds Crown will be made out of an old brass bolt and fitted to an extended stem Dial markings to be added Watch is keeping good time