Ships Clock

£249.00

This ship's clock strikes the time in "8 bells format". On board ship there were three watches in 24 hours, and the hours in each watch were sounded by bells, so that at 12 noon ,the clock would strike 8, at 1 pm, 2, at 2pm 4, and so on. In the olden days, sailors might not have been able to read numbers on a clock, also, the company would have been spread over several decks or up rigging, so the time was sounded by the 8 bell system. Wempes of Germany, are quality makers, and this example is running, and goes for 8 days.