All parts of the case were dissembled, cleaned and polished

Restoration Services

Next, silvering solution was applied to the brass dial, followed by finishing powder to brighten it and a final coat of lacquer to protect the new finish

The result is shown opposite

This once beautiful clock arrived in a distressed state with tired and dirty case, faded and missing numerals on the dial and a movement that needed tlc.

And here's how it looked afterwards:

And some before and after photos of a Chelsea for Tiffany Ships Bell after polishing, lacquering and re-silvering

the dial

If the original numbers are OK and they can be retained, however in this example of a Chelsea Ships Bell dial both the numbers and silvering needed restoring

First the dial was thoroughly cleaned and, in this case, the old degraded wax in the numerals removed.

Then fresh black dial wax was applied and the dial was mounted on a lathe to complete the removal of the old silvering, clean off the excess wax, and to create the 'spun finish' that this dial originally had

Re-Lacquering/Re-finishing

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Silvered dials with engraved numerals can be transformed by being re-silvered.

Clock Dial Re-silvering

Here's the starting point

Removing old lacquer, polishing the case and re-lacquering can transform clocks such as Carriage Clocks, but this example is of an Atmos clock that arrived in need of repair and with much of the original finish on the case degraded and patchy

Here's how it looked. The case was partially dissembled in the before pictures, but I think you'll still get the idea!