Seiko Salvaged Ships Double Clock – Original Paint Green Coffee Face

One of the more unusual pieces in our Seiko salvage collection — this double-sided ship’s clock in original green paint with a distinctive coffee-coloured face is a genuinely rare combination that we don’t often come across.

Manufactured circa 1970s, these Seiko clocks were originally slave clocks wired to the master clock in the captain’s cabin, allowing every timepiece on board to be synchronised as the vessel crossed into a new time zone. We have converted this example 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.

In 1881, Kintarō Hattori from Tokyo introduced one of the first quartz watches. From then, Seiko became known as a world-class manufacturer of timepieces — both watches and clocks — and was the official supplier of watches to Japanese soldiers during World War II. The heritage behind every Seiko clock is unmatched.

The double-sided design was used in ship passageways and corridors so crew could read the time from either direction. The coffee face paired with original green paint makes this a particularly striking and characterful piece.

Dimensions:

• Height: 23cm
• Width: 21cm
• Depth: 6cm
• Weight: 1kg