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What's the chance?

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So I'm in the midst of working on the DUFA box clock  in my shop. I've become fond of the beastie. Amongst other things I like that the DUFA name is not so well-known, even in clock circles but those in the know consider them to be good examples of their era. I have never seen one in the wild. Just online.  Until now. I regularly scan the local Craigslist for clocks. Rarely do I find anything I want to pursue. But I have had a couple hits. Including this intriguing post: Your correspondent is, in general, not a huge fan of "grandfather" clocks, AKA tall case clocks. Mostly because of their size but also there's just a glut of inexpensive and not terribly interesting clocks out there.  But this one intrigued me. I liked the simple, clean lines of the thing. This was the only photo provided. Something about the beautifully spare design that really highlights the wood itself. This tall case does not appear to be some ubiquitous, mid-70's, Howard Miller clock.  T...