Ruhla DDR - Chess set - Garde - beech wood

Beech wood guard chess clock, made in former East Germany by Ruhla GDR, dated 1960–1970, in good condition, height 13 cm and width 22 cm.
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Seller description
Beautiful Garde chess or checkers clock...made by Ruhla in East Germany...GDR
In good condition; runs perfectly...everything original.
Knobs and tiny wings present...no rust on the back plate
Nice beech wood specimen...
Winding mechanism is great
Clock made around 1960...65 years old...super nice
For the collector or avid chess or draughts players...completes the game perfectly

The tradition of Ruhla clock production goes back to 1890, the year when the first clocks were built by Gebroeders Thiele - Uhren und Maschienfabrik - Ruhla

The Garde chess clocks were first used at the Chess Olympiad in Leipzig in 1960 and since then also the official competition clock at the World Championships, including Karpov – Kasparov up to the PCA double match between Kasparov and Short in 1993 in London - After that the digital clock made its entrance onto the World Championship podium.