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For sell this beautiful 8 days SchatzRoyal Mariner ship clock ,the glass is in good condition.dial is in good conditionSwitch on dial to Turn the chime off / onThe clock was service by professional clockmaker (by me ) professional clockmaker with 35 years experience ! I polished and lacquered the brass case ,don\'t worry you don\'t have to spend more money on repairs !!!the movement was disarmed for complete overhaul ,cleaning, oiled and new bushingsthe key is included with the clockclock measures back wide 7 \" and deep around 3 3/4remember this clock look like new but is not ,this clock is over 45 years oldplease check it out the photos and consider part of the description .thanks !Take at look my others ships clock for sale
just in case you don’t already know about the Ship’s Bell code, here’s a quick lesson:
Mariners have used a unique bell code to tell time at sea for hundreds of years. The code is based on the crew’s typical workday routine while the vessel is under way. A ship at sea requires constant attention throughout the day’s twenty-four hours. Therefore, the day is divided into six, four-hour periods, each called a “watch.” Similarly, the crew is broken upinto three divisions. Division members stand their individually assigned duties on two watches per day, with eight hours off duty between watches. To rotate each division’s watch times, the Evening Watch is periodically divided into two watches. These are called Dog Watches because they “dog” the watch schedule for all divisions ahead by one watch period.
First Watch 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Mid-Watch (also Black Watch) 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.
Morning Watch 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Forenoon Watch 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Afternoon Watch 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Evening Watch 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The watch officer struck the ship’s bell every half hour to apprise the crew of the time. A single bell denoted the end of the first half hour, and one bell was added each half-hour. Eight bells therefore signaled the end of each four-hour watch.
8 bells: 12:00, 4:00, 8:00
1 bell: 12:30, 4:30, 8:30
2 bells: 1:00, 5:00, 9:00
3 bells: 1:30, 5:30, 9:30
4 bells: 2:00, 6:00, 10:00
5 bells: 2:30, 6:30, 10:30
6 bells: 3:00, 7:00, 11:00
7 bells: 3:30, 7:30, 11:30
