I bought this pottery tabletop clock on ebay about 3 weeks ago and had it shipped to my US address. I went back there last week for a quick visit and schlepped it in my suitcase 8000 miles to Switzerland wrapped in another ebay Rya rug purchase ( a whole 'nother story).
So, it is missing a minute hand and, possibly, a second hand. (I'm not sure if it ever had a second hand). I've been looking online for a minute hand that coordinates with the existing brass hour hand.
I will try and post pix of the whole clock, the existing hour hand, the clockworks on the back and a minute hand that I have been looking at online. I intend to have Mr. Big rewire the existing clockworks so that they are compatible with Swiss electricity.
Question, which minute hand should I get and b) should I get a second hand. Thanks and, p.s., I have very thick skin.
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Also, the measurement
of the existing hour hand is 3.5 inches from end to end and 3 inches exactly from the center attachment point to the end of the tip. I like the one below which comes in brass but it looks like it is 3 and 1/8 inches from the center to the tip, which would put it just above the edge of the black part. That would probably look stupid, don't you think?
http://cart.clockparts.com/318hands-p-464.html
Really?
So, do I just guesstimate what the time is say, between 5 and 6? I mean, I think I could sort of tell, but not exactly. Actually, now that I think about it, that is kind of a cool feature, isn't it? Not knowing exactly what time it is, I mean. (Oh, Jeez, don't tell the Swiss that I have this clock in their country. They are incredible sticklers for precision timekeeping!)
Riki, it's already been...
Riki, it's already been done. Tian Harlan clock, Switzerland: titled the Chromachron (or see also as colour-time, or Color/time 1972 Munich Olympics) produced as a watch, table, wall, and floor clock.
Maybe somebody will post some photos. As the kids these days say, it rocks.
Totally cool
I will try to post a pic. The web page has a description which delineates the designer's idea that NOT knowing the exact time was the concept he was striving for. Quite an interesting in Switzerland, I must say!
Here's the description (not my words)
New Old Stock Tian Harlan Chromachron Early Manual Wind Model...
If you've read about Tian Harlan before, then just skip this bit, but for you newbies, here's a potted history of this watch...
Tian Harlan, an artist not a watchmaker, believed that time was unimportant and didn't need to be measured too accurately, so he developed a system of a colour for every hour which gave you an approximate time reading...super popular with collectors and style monkeys alike..
This is an early, so rare model in perfect New Old Stock never been worn condition running as it should and on its original plastic strap...if you like it, buy it as they don't come around very often...
Size40x40x12mm deep
Price £350
P.S. LuciferSum, of all the DA's, I think you would most qualify as a "style monkey"!
http://www.70s-watches.com/a_to_m/bbcompwhite.html
I would leave it as is. You...
I would leave it as is. You can easily guesstimate what time it is by looking at the hand placement. Foe example: if the hand is pointed halfway between the 7 o'clock onion slice, and the 8 o'clock onion slice it would be 7:30. 3/4 of the way between the onion slices would be 7:45.
MMM Onions!
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