BRASS  SHIPS  CLOCK   » ROYAL MARINER «   SCHATZ / Germany  (1955)
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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:
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© C.HAMANN      http://public.BHT-Berlin.de/hamann        02/29/24