Shanghai World Clock (Rarity: 9/10)

Description

Description:

• Manufactured by: Shanghai Clock Factory
• Brand and model: Shanghai World Time Perpetual Calendar Desk Clock (世界时万年历座钟)
• Production date: 1960s
• Story and significance: a highly distinctive multi-function Chinese desk clock combining world time and perpetual calendar within a single display. Produced during the Mao periods, it exemplifies the ambition of China’s state-owned clock industry to create technologically sophisticated timepieces. Clocks of this type have become iconic symbols of mid-20th-century Chinese industrial design and are notably associated with Premier Zhou Enlai, who kept the same world clock on his office desk, underscoring its prestige and practical importance among China’s political and intellectual elite. The red handwritten-style inscription across the centre reads中国人民和世界人民大团结万岁—毛泽东, which translates to “Long live the great unity of the Chinese people and the peoples of the world.” — Mao Zedong

Key features:

• Dial type: multi-layer dial with central 12-hour display, outer 24-hour world-time ring, and integrated calendar scales
• Hands: original baton-style hands with central red sweep seconds hand
• Movement: Chinese mechanical movement
• Functions: time display, world time indication and perpetual calendar
• Winding: mechanical movement with manually adjustable time and calendar functions
• Case: circular chrome-finished desk clock case with integrated pedestal stand and clear crystal cover
• Dimensions: approximately 18 cm × 10 cm 
• Cosmetic condition: 9/10. For rare Chinese clocks, a condition rating above 7/10 is regarded as exceptional by market standards. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us
• Movement condition: recommended for servicing