[time-nuts] Another Philipe Patek clock

2015-03-30 Thread Tom Harris
I do odd jobs for a real clockmaker who does the contracts no-one else wants. Like the clocks on the main entrance of Melbourne's Flinders Street Station that indicate the leaving times for all the lines. Anyway I spotted this old master clock in the store. I bet it looks even more beautiful

Re: [time-nuts] Another Philipe Patek clock

2015-03-30 Thread paul swed
You should make an offer that way we all get to see the insides. The movement seems to have value no matter what. You may indeed open up to find the magical batteries have turned to white powder. Most clocks like this either had internal or external battery sets. Very nice indeed. Regards Paul

[time-nuts] Another Philipe Patek clock

2015-03-30 Thread Bruce Hunter via time-nuts
Didn't the BBC surplus a number of similar units, along with the slaves a few years ago? Bruce, KG6OJI ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the

[time-nuts] Ordered a 3GHz prescalerboard for my PM6680B

2015-03-30 Thread cfo
I just noticed that the Polish guy, making the 3GHz prescalers for the Agilent 53131/132's. Got an excellent review here (for the pcb etc) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21_9Dspzu_w Now he's made a 3Ghz prescalerboard for the PM6680/85. So i had to get one , *bay: 111612684288 Will let you

Re: [time-nuts] Another Philipe Patek clock

2015-03-30 Thread Tom Harris
I can open it up whatever. I shall certainly take photos. I hope that it did not have internal nicads, as they will indeed be in a sad state after 30 years :( Tom Harris celephi...@gmail.com On 31 March 2015 at 01:31, paul swed paulsw...@gmail.com wrote: You should make an offer that way we