Salvaged Citizen Double Sided Clock – Polished

A genuinely rare find — this salvaged Citizen double-sided ship’s clock in polished finish comes from passenger vessels dating from the 1980s, and carries the authentic character of a working life at sea.

Double-sided clocks like this were mounted in ship passageways and corridors so that crew could read the time from either direction. The polished finish gives this example a cleaner, more refined look compared to the original paint variant, while retaining all of its maritime provenance and presence.

Based in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Citizen is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of precision timepieces. The brand traces its roots to a Swiss-Japanese collaboration in 1918, formally established in 1930 — a fusion of Swiss elegance and Japanese engineering that has produced some of the most respected watches and clocks in the world.

Originally a slave clock wired to the master clock in the captain’s cabin, this example has been converted to run on two reliable AA battery-powered silent quartz mechanisms. A small knob on each face unscrews to open the clock and reveal the mechanism.

Dimensions:

• Height: 20cm
• Width: 25cm
• Depth: 13cm
• Weight: 2.5kg