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Lot Essay
With Chelsea Clock Certificate of Origin confirming production of the present clock and subsequent sale on April 12, 1929 to Cartier.
The present Yachtsman's clock is one of a very limited production. According to our research there has only been one other similar example to come to public auction. Chelsea Clock archives confirms the production and sale to Cartier in 1929.
These unique timepieces follow the maritime tradition of striking bells to signal the mariner's watch. The day is divided in to six watches of four hours each. This allowed crews or teams to be on hand at all times while the ship was under sail. Individual crew members were assigned two watches a day. Through a 24 hour period the watch officer would strike the bell every 30 minutes indicating the time. There are eight bells struck using the following pattern:
1 bell 12:30 4:30 8:30, 2 bells 1:00 5:00 9:00, 3 bells 1:30 5:30 9:30, 4 bells 2:00 6:00 10:00, 5 bells 2:30 6:30 10:30, 6 bells 3:00 7:00 11:00, 7 bells 3:30 7:30 11:30, 8 bells 12:00 4:00 8:00
The present Yachtsman's clock is one of a very limited production. According to our research there has only been one other similar example to come to public auction. Chelsea Clock archives confirms the production and sale to Cartier in 1929.
These unique timepieces follow the maritime tradition of striking bells to signal the mariner's watch. The day is divided in to six watches of four hours each. This allowed crews or teams to be on hand at all times while the ship was under sail. Individual crew members were assigned two watches a day. Through a 24 hour period the watch officer would strike the bell every 30 minutes indicating the time. There are eight bells struck using the following pattern:
1 bell 12:30 4:30 8:30, 2 bells 1:00 5:00 9:00, 3 bells 1:30 5:30 9:30, 4 bells 2:00 6:00 10:00, 5 bells 2:30 6:30 10:30, 6 bells 3:00 7:00 11:00, 7 bells 3:30 7:30 11:30, 8 bells 12:00 4:00 8:00