I would say the clock face is excellent, markedly superior to my replica, one thing all the replicas seem to struggle with is the clumpy hands, not at all delicate like the original, but that said I will not be paying in excess of a thousand pounds for an original one anytime soon.
Misc: Everything Else Jaeger Clock Mount for Comet C
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Look up nortondominator 2007 on ebay. He sells reproduction chronometric faces for speedometers, tachometers, and I got some 8 day clock faces from him. His stuff is well made and he is easy to deal with. He is located in Buenos Aires. Also makes miller ammeter faces.
this might seem like a dumb question, but how do you search for an individual seller on eBay as opposed to an item.
No, I couldn't find him either.
I found him. Searched for miller ammeter faces then sellers other items give you speedo clock faces etc
Use Advanced search facility
Ah, well done. I see the error now i was not typing in the hyphen....
The Smiths MA is not the correct clock case or internal mechanism (I have one removed by my father in 1950 from his 1931 Austin 12/4 - can anyone tell me where to get a main spring for it?). The mechanism used on Rudge and Vincents was more sophisticated, and is the same as used on expensive cars. It's more compact and robust, and can fit in a 2" case, as fitted to tank dash panels on some '30s bikes. They usually have a domed cover glass.
These clocks sometimes come up on EvilBay, but are very expensive. I paid far too much for one which had been in a Bentley glove-box lid. It has a mounting flange around the clock body for screwing it into the wooden lid, and is not waterproof, having openings on the back for the adjusters.
Despite the stronger mechanism, the ones fitted to Vincent forks got shaken apart - that's why they are so rare. It would be vastly better to mount one on the handlebars somewhere so that it is not undergoing suspension shakes, on top of engine vibration.
Having spent far too much on one of these clocks, I think I would have been better off to buy a replica 2" case of the type intended for motorcycles, with a quartz movement, and bolt it to a handlebar clamp. That's hindsight for you.
Paul
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