Ruhla DDR - Chess set - Garde - beech wood

Wonderful almost new Gardé chess or checkers clock...made by Ruhla in East Germany..GDR
In excellent condition.; runs perfectly..everything original.
Buttons and wings present...no rust on the back plate
Nice specimen of beech wood..dial plate in light beech wood
Winding mechanism is fine


The tradition of Ruhla clockmaking goes back to 1890, the year in which the first timepieces were built by Gebroeders Thiele - Uhren und Maschienfabrik - Ruhla

The Gardé chess clocks were first shown at the Chess Olympiad in Leipzig in 1960 and since then also the official competition clock at the world championships, among others Karpov – Kasparov until the PCA match between Kasparov and Short in 1993 in London - After this the digital clock made its entry onto the World Championship podium.

Schaakklok Ruhla GARDÉ - - beukenhout -