A Different Kind of Smiths
I noticed this lurking in a display case at the Chief's and Petty Officer's mess this afternoon.
Looks like a British made Smiths ship's clock from the post war era. The dial is interesting, it's almost like a B-Uhren flieger, emphasizing the minutes rather than hours.
There is nothing indicating which ship it came from, but it is interesting.
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Kristian
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It doesn't say it's a maritime chronometer, but it has the look. Those were very instrumental in navigation. The motion from waves and the corrosive salty, humid environment were all challenges to accurate timekeeping.
Wow, that's really cool! 😮👌
I like that the taste is adjustable from the dial, nice piece of history there
It doesn't say it's a maritime chronometer, but it has the look. Those were very instrumental in navigation. The motion from waves and the corrosive salty, humid environment were all challenges to accurate timekeeping.
Our marine chronometers for navigation tend to be boxed and on a gimble, I suspect this was a clock on the bridge or one of the watch spaces for watch keepers to track the time.
When I was sailing in the 2010s we still carried sextants, paper charts, and marine chronometers just in case all of the other navigation systems failed at the same time. I was the guy who had to sign for, and keep track of them.