RHYTHM TRANSISTOR MANTEL CLOCK WITH DAY/DATE DISPLAY - JAPANESE, CIRCA 1960S-1970S

A MID-CENTURY JAPANESE TRANSISTOR-POWERED MANTEL CLOCK BY RHYTHM, EXEMPLIFYING THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT AND COMPACT DESIGN AESTHETIC OF THE 1960S-1970S ERA. THE SQUARE CREAM-COLOURED PLASTIC CASE HOUSES A BROWN DIAL FACE WITH APPLIED WHITE NUMERALS AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE TAPERED HANDS. THE DISTINCTIVE DAY/DATE WINDOW MECHANISM IS POSITIONED CENTRALLY BELOW THE DIAL, DISPLAYING BOTH THE DAY OF THE WEEK AND NUMERICAL DATE IN A FLIP-CARD FORMAT TYPICAL OF TRANSISTOR CLOCK DESIGN.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: RHYTHM, JAPAN
- MOVEMENT TYPE: TRANSISTOR-POWERED QUARTZ MECHANISM (4 JEWELS)
- POWER SOURCE: BATTERY-OPERATED (TRANSISTOR TECHNOLOGY)
- CASE MATERIAL: MOULDED PLASTIC IN CREAM/OFF-WHITE
- DIAL: BROWN FACE WITH WHITE APPLIED NUMERALS AND MARKERS
- HANDS: ORIGINAL TAPERED METAL HANDS
- SPECIAL FEATURES: DAY/DATE WINDOW DISPLAY MECHANISM
- MODEL NUMBER: 7F6009 (STAMPED TO BACK PLATE)

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 18 CM
- WIDTH: 18 CM
- DEPTH: 10 CM

CONDITION: FAIR FOR AGE. THE PLASTIC CASE EXHIBITS SURFACE CRAZING AND MINOR DISCOLOURATION CONSISTENT WITH DECADES OF USE AND EXPOSURE. THE BROWN DIAL FACE HAS DEVELOPED A NATURAL PATINA. THE METAL BEZEL TRIM SHOWS MINOR OXIDATION. THE DAY/DATE WINDOW MECHANISM REMAINS INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL IN APPEARANCE. THE CORK BACKING BOARD IS COMPLETE WITH VISIBLE MOUNTING HOLES FOR WALL OR SHELF PLACEMENT. ALL ORIGINAL HANDS ARE PRESENT AND SECURE. NO RESTORATION EVIDENT.

WORKING STATUS: NOT TESTED. CLOCK REQUIRES BATTERY INSTALLATION AND TESTING BY THE PURCHASER TO CONFIRM OPERATIONAL STATUS.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THIS TRANSISTOR CLOCK REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN HOROLOGICAL HISTORY WHEN BATTERY-POWERED QUARTZ MOVEMENTS BEGAN TO REPLACE MECHANICAL SPRING-DRIVEN MECHANISMS IN DOMESTIC TIMEPIECES, MAKING RELIABLE TIMEKEEPING ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO MASS MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE 1960S AND 1970S.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

656496+3

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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