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I talked earlier too about the Waltham auto clocks. This is an example of one of theirs
that would have mounted in the dash board originally. You can see it's not fancy like
those boudoir desk clocks I showed you, basically a nice functional piece. Heavy duty design
for the bumpy roads of that time period. But again eight day, sort of like a large pocket
watch, but would run for a week. It even had a little wind indicator, and when it showed
up red in that little dot, you know that it was time to wind your clock again. But since
we're talking mostly about Chelsea's, we need to look at this Chelsea auto clock it's called.
This was a slightly larger version, it could have been in a clock, in a car, but it was
also purchased by the US Navy until nineteen eleven as a boat clock for them. But they
also made a smaller version that was too small for boats, but would have gone in your car
well. Again a rugged construction, eight day movement inside of a durable case, so it could
have been used in your cars. Auto clocks are collectible by people who like the durability
of them, and many of them on the face not only say Waltham Chelsea, but may actually
have the logo of one of the car companies of the time. And of course that makes it one
of those crossover collectibles interesting the clock and watch people as well as vintage
car collectors.