Chelsea ships clock--oh my

[LittleWatchShop]

Picked this up for $80 at a little antique shop. Said it was running--not!

Broken balance staff and bodged mainspring.

I looked around for a staff and could only find staffs that were about 6mm long. This one is about 8mm. Both pivots were broken yet there is no indication the clock was dropped. We'll, I could see deep pot marks around the edge of the balance jewels on the plate. Some numb nutz was just forcing the balance until it broke.

With little hope of finding a staff, I made one. I started with a larger PW staff.

The escapement platform is assembled and my free spin test was excellent.

I am repairing the MS arbor, so until that is done, I cannot test operation.

Edited March 8 by LittleWatchShop

[Dell]

Nice work it’s amazing what you can do when you have to.