RARE ORIGINAL 8 DAY SMITH'S ASTRAL SHIPS BULKHEAD CLOCK WITH THE KEY circa 1940's WORKING 100%

RARE ORIGINAL GENUINE 8 DAY SMITH'S ASTRAL SHIPS BULKHEAD CLOCK ~  SOLID HEAVY BRASS AND WITH THE KEY circa 1940's

THIS IS A MECHANICAL CLOCK IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER WITH THE SECOND HAND THAT DATES TO 1932 AND IS EASILY DATED THANKS TO THE MARKINGS AND RETAILS FOR BETWEEN R9000.00 TO R11000.00

THE CLOCK STANDS 100mm DEEP AND HAS A DIAMETER OF 270mm 

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When S Smith & Sons (Motor Accessories) Ltd bought the "English Clock and Watch Manufacturers Ltd" company in 1932 they acquired the rights to the Astral and Empire trade marks and trade names and in 1933 they re-registered them as Smiths Astral and Smiths Empire. Smiths did not normally put serial numbers on their clocks and this can be helpful in deciding if a clock was made before or after 1932 and therefore whether it is a Williamsons or a Smiths. By the time Smiths acquired English Clock and Watch Manufacturers Ltd the marine range of Astral clocks had established a high reputation for quality and accuracy and Smiths clearly wanted to retain the value of the name so they continued to use the Coventry Astral trade mark, omitting the serial number but adding a model number to the marking. When this practice was first adopted they added just a basic model number (123 for a small seconds lever movement and 156 for a movement with sweep seconds dial).
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