1958 Refurbished Budweiser Revolving Pocket Watch Clock

Description

REFURBISHED 1958 BUDWEISER REVOLVING POCKET WATCH CLOCK. I HAVE BEEN REPAIRING AND REFURBISHING THESE CLOCKS FOR OVER 10 YEARS. MANY PEOPLE IN EBAY LAND KNOW WHO I AM AS I HAVE RESPONDED TO COUNTLESS REQUESTS FOR HELP AND PARTS. I HAVE EVEN SOLD A CLOCK THAT WAS USED AS A MOVIE PROP. THIS PARTICULAR CLOCK IS MY MOST PRIZED AND THE LAST ONE FROM MY COLLECTION THAT AT ONE TIME NUMBERED WELL OVER 100. YOU WILL SEE MANY CLOCKS SHOW UP HERE ON EBAY CLAIMING TO BE EXTREMELY RARE. IN GENERAL THERE IS NOTHING RARE ABOUT THEM AS THERE WERE TENS OF THOUSANDS MANUFACTURED FROM MID 1958 TO THE END OF 1962 WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM STILL OUT THERE. ONE INTERESTING FEATURE ON THESE CLOCKS IS THEY WERE ALL DATE STAMPED AT THE TIME OF ASSEMBLY. THIS ONE IS STAMPED SEPTEMBER 2, 1958 MAKING IT ONE OF THE EARLIEST CLOCKS PRODUCED. SO WHAT SETS THIS CLOCK APART FROM THE REST AND WHY IS IT PRICED AT 00. FIRST IT IS 100% COMPLETE INCLUDING A NEW OLD STOCK LIGHTED FOB, I PAID 0 JUST FOR THE FOB. YOU WILL ALMOST NEVER FIND A COMPLETE, FULLY FUNCTIONING CLOCK. THERE ARE ALOT OF PARTS THAT MAKE UP ONE OF THESE CLOCKS SO THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING MISSING OR BROKEN. MOST OF THESE CLOCKS LED A VERY DIFFICULT LIFE HANGING IN A SMOKE FILLED PUB SO THE ODDS OF SURVIVAL WERE PRETTY LOW. THERE WERE 21 DIFFERENT PHOTO TRANSPARENCIES AVAILABLE FOR THESE CLOCKS. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THE PHOTO INSTALLED IN THIS CLOCK IS THE ONLY ONE LIKE IT. I PURCHASED AN ENTIRE CLOCK JUST FOR THE TRANSPARENCY. SO YES THIS CLOCK QUALIFIES AS BEING RARE. THIS CLOCK HAS BEEN COMPLETLY GONE THROUGH AND NO CORNERS WERE CUT. THE LIST OF WORK DONE ON THIS CLOCK IS EXTENSIVE. THE SHORT LIST INCLUDES REWIRING, NEW CHAIN, REPACK ROTATION BEARINGS, CLEAN AND REGREASE THE COPPER CONTACTS, REBUILD THE POWER DISTRIBUTION, HAND POLISH THE CRYSTALS, RESOLDER THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND NEW LIGHT BULBS. MANY HOURS WENT INTO THIS CLOCK TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE. THESE CLOCKS HAD A NUMBER OF DEFICIENCIES IN DESIGN THAT CLAIMED MANY OF THEM. I HAVE CORRECTED THOSE FLAWS SO THIS CLOCK WILL BE WORRY FREE FOR MANY YEARS. I HAVE ALSO ADDED AN INLINE ON/OFF SWITCH TO THE FOB LIGHT. THESE CLOCKS DID NOT ORIGINALLY HAVE A SWITCH SO THE FOB LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON. THIS CLOCK IS REFURBISHED, NOT RESTORED. MY GOAL WHEN REFURBISHING A CLOCKS IS FOR IT TO BE 100% COMPLETE, MECHANICALLY SOUND AND TO OBTAIN THE BEST POSSIBLE COSMETIC APPEARANCE USING PARTS I HAD AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE BUILD. WITH OVER 100 CLOCKS IN MY COLLECTION I HAD A HUGE INVENTORY OF QUALITY PARTS TO PICK FROM SO THE FINISHED RESULT WAS ALWAYS GOOD. IF YOU ARE EXPECTING THIS CLOCK TO LIKE NEW IT IS NOT. THE PARTS USED TO CREATE THIS CLOCK ARE OVER 60 YEARS OLD SO ITS COSMETIC APPEARANCE DOES HAVE IMPERFECTIONS. THE GOLD FINISH ON THESE CLOCKS IS VACUUM PLATING SO IT CAN BE DAMAGED AND EVEN REMOVED BY ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN IT. HAVING GOOD LOOKING PARTS TO START WITH IS THE KEY TO ITS OVERALL APPEARANCE. I WILL ALSO INCLUDE A COPY OF AN ORIGINAL INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CLOCK PLEASE MESSAGE ME. A NOTE ON THE PHOTOS; THE YELLOW REFLECTION IS A LADDER I USED TO SET THE CAMERA ON. THANKS FOR LOOKING!