BRASS SHIPS CLOCK » ROYAL MARINER « SCHATZ / Germany (1955) ****************************************************************** This "UpScale-Version" of a SCHATZ Ships Clock has ARABIC FIGURES, another LOCK SYSTEM and is mounted on a MAHOGANY BOARD. My friend bought the clock in 2015 "As Is" in an Antique Shop in California. After cleaning, oiling, tuning it worked again up to now: 9 years. Inspection showed "LOOSELY GEARS" ... Consulting a local ClockShop for repair/costs: "At least 400 US$" ... OhOh !! P R O J E C T ==>> MODIFICATION: Battery-Powered QUARTZ-CLOCK !! The chiming pattern reflects the 30 min. SAND-GLASS TURNS: 8 "Glasen" equals 4 HOURS, which is a sailor's work shift. Example: 8:00 = ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping. = 8 C H I M E S = END-Of-Shift / START-New-Shift ... 9:30 = ping. 10:00 = ping-ping. 10:30 = ping-ping, ping. 11:00 = ping-ping, ping-ping. 11:30 = ping-ping, ping-ping, ping. 12:00 = ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping, ping-ping. = 8 C H I M E S = END-Of-Shift / START-New-Shift ... ... With full winding the Ships Clock runs 8 days. impressum: ****************************************************************** © C.HAMANN http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann 02/29/24 |