Travel alarm clock
When I paid my mother a visit, there was this thing, standing for the wall clock, currently being repaired. A small "book of hours", by Raskin. 3Hz movement with stated 8 days of power reserve. I hadn't had the chance of hearing it ring, but I'm looking forward to the next visit, so I can. The lume is almost dead, but not quite. I saw a glimpse of it when I tried feeding it with a lamp.
Does anybody know the brand and what movement they used? I presume it fell to the quartz revolution.
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Cheap Hangover
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A very cool piece, I've never see it before and I have a small collection of these pre-quartz crisis travel clocks. Unfortunately, I don't know what type of movement is in there but it can be serviced by a good clockmaker.
A very cool piece, I've never see it before and I have a small collection of these pre-quartz crisis travel clocks. Unfortunately, I don't know what type of movement is in there but it can be serviced by a good clockmaker.
I's in perfect working order, no service needed yet, but I'm just curious. The only 8-day movement I know of is "Angelus" which powered (by then reliably obsolete) Panerai dive watches in the 1960's. But this one is an alarm clock, with two main springs and no keyless.
Goodness. I have held one of these. I forgot it existed until seeing this. One of my grandmothers had one, or at least one constructed similarly. I think you can make it ring by adjusting it using the things at the back. Knowing that, is probably also why I remember being told to put it down.
Goodness. I have held one of these. I forgot it existed until seeing this. One of my grandmothers had one, or at least one constructed similarly. I think you can make it ring by adjusting it using the things at the back. Knowing that, is probably also why I remember being told to put it down.
It's a pretty standard mechanical alarm clock. One round knob sets the time, the other sets the alarm. The winged knobs are for winding them. My gran has a conventional night-stand one which works in an exactly the same way (but it direly needs servicing, the lift angle is pathetic. Even ten years ago it stopped when I laid it dial up).
It's a pretty standard mechanical alarm clock. One round knob sets the time, the other sets the alarm. The winged knobs are for winding them. My gran has a conventional night-stand one which works in an exactly the same way (but it direly needs servicing, the lift angle is pathetic. Even ten years ago it stopped when I laid it dial up).
I remember it being a teal blue book thing. Kept flapping closed on my fingers.