Molnija AChS-1 clock Lume
This clock is from a MiG or Suchoi aircraft, it sits on my desk.
The main dial is current time, with chrono seconds married to the upper subdial which is either a second timezone or elapsed flight time, bottom subdial is a second chronograph which runs for an hour.
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7.50” / 19.05 cm
That is super cool. Have you got a photo of the case it sits in? I would love to know I little more about it 👍
Very cool!! Is it powered?
I have a Smiths Cockpit Clock from an RAF Spitfire. Hand wound so it still ticks - but is in desperate need of a service. The red hands were to be set at the time of departure The white hands showed current time.
The movement was originally designed by JLC and then the British Smiths began making cheaper versions.
Seriously cool 👍👍
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It's actually a wind up, but there's a power in line (27v) for an inbuilt heater. I was also sent the pdf copy of the instruction manual (30 pages in Russian).
There are two lume variants though I can't remember the difference now. I know mine has a "B" before the serial on the front which was the better version, I just can't recall why.
It ticks incredibly loudly - I guess you're not likely to hear it over the noise of a jet engine!
I sourced the case afterwards, there are a few available.
@DAF_punk @XplusYplusZ
It's actually a wind up, but there's a power in line (27v) for an inbuilt heater. I was also sent the pdf copy of the instruction manual (30 pages in Russian).
There are two lume variants though I can't remember the difference now. I know mine has a "B" before the serial on the front which was the better version, I just can't recall why.
It ticks incredibly loudly - I guess you're not likely to hear it over the noise of a jet engine!
I sourced the case afterwards, there are a few available.
Really interesting, I didn’t know you could get these things. Thanks for sharing 🤝
Really interesting, I didn’t know you could get these things. Thanks for sharing 🤝
FWIW I've just seen similar on the Poljot24 website, NOS that hasn't even been in an aircraft.
On eBay you can get them cheaper and then find a stand (probably not difficult). I can fully recommend a Ukrainian seller "yurets.perfect" who stocks a variety of working clocks, instruments, watches, old photographic equipment etc.
Super cool clock. Actual aircraft parts!
This one looks straight out of the movie inception! I like the gothic hands shape in the lume and the numbers are pritty damn clear.