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From: Brad Morris
Date: 2013 Apr 8, 08:59 -0400
Hi Jeremy
Can you imagine that ticking away on your bridge? Talk about a sea trial!
The H1 is so other worldly that the experience of watching it keep time is almost ethereal. There are extremely subtle moving counterbalances that took me a long time to notice. Every bulb of metal on the end of rod moves, some like the pendulums grossly, others have motions nearly invisible.
I highly recommend a visit to see Harrison's H1 if you are in London. Fantastic!
Brad
Ships used to use this wood as the stern tube bearing. I sailed on a couple of them. They always had to leak a drip of water every second or so in order not to overheat.
I didn't know that they made clocks from that wood, except maybe for the bearings.
Interesting about the reproduction of H1. I wonder if they could ever be mass produced on a limited edition scale for clock/time aficionados. Even then they would be far too expensive for most people.
Jeremy
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