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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 462658" data-attributes="member: 16749"><p>It's 11:32:52 according to the clock at the time the picture was taken. A true 24-hour clock.</p><p></p><p> How much do you know about this clock? I'm struck by the similarity to a clock that I own, while being, in other ways, very much different. See <a href="http://nikonites.com/weekly-photo-challenges/25873-weekly-challenge-oct-1-oct-8-slow-down-post362966.html#post362966" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/weekly-photo-challenges/25873-weekly-challenge-oct-1-oct-8-slow-down-post362966.html#post362966</a> and <a href="http://nikonites.com/weekly-photo-challenges/27048-weekly-challenge-nov-26-dec-3-wind-post384159.html#post384159" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/weekly-photo-challenges/27048-weekly-challenge-nov-26-dec-3-wind-post384159.html#post384159</a>.</p><p></p><p> It's meant to be mounted in a military aircraft, isn't it?</p><p></p><p> Mine, I found in a thrift store, many years ago. Mine's Russian, and on some further research, I've determined that it or some model very similar to it was standard equipment in the MiG-29.</p><p></p><p> I'm particularly struck by the two knobs, arranged just as on mine, and with the left one being painted red. I'm wondering if the knobs function the same as on my clock.</p><p></p><p> On mine: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The red knob on the left…<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When turned counterclockwise, winds the clock's spring.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When pulled, allows setting the time.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When pushed, starts, stops, and resets a smaller upper dial labeled “ВРЕМЯ ПОЛЕТА” (meaning “FLIGHT TIME”) [Probably corresponding exactly to the “ELAPSED TIME” dial on your clock.]</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And the knob on the right (labeled “ПУСК” (meaning “START”) on mine)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Turned counterclockwise, it stops the entire clock. Turned clockwise, it resumes the clock.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pushed, it follows this sequence…<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It stops the second hand, allowing the rest of the clock to continue running.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It resets the second-hand to zero.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It releases the second hand, allowing it to continue running.</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p> The lower dial on my clock is rather inscrutable in purpose. On yours, it seems to be labeled counterclockwise, from 0 to 60. On mine, it's labeled clockwise, from 0 to 30, and is labeled “СЕК” which means “SECONDS”; but it runs at such a speed as to take thirty <strong>minutes</strong> to make a complete cycle, so it really counts minutes, not seconds. And nothing seems to start, stop, set, or reset it, other than the controls that I have noted which stop and start the entire clock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Blaylock, post: 462658, member: 16749"] It's 11:32:52 according to the clock at the time the picture was taken. A true 24-hour clock. How much do you know about this clock? I'm struck by the similarity to a clock that I own, while being, in other ways, very much different. See [url]http://nikonites.com/weekly-photo-challenges/25873-weekly-challenge-oct-1-oct-8-slow-down-post362966.html#post362966[/url] and [url]http://nikonites.com/weekly-photo-challenges/27048-weekly-challenge-nov-26-dec-3-wind-post384159.html#post384159[/url]. It's meant to be mounted in a military aircraft, isn't it? Mine, I found in a thrift store, many years ago. Mine's Russian, and on some further research, I've determined that it or some model very similar to it was standard equipment in the MiG-29. I'm particularly struck by the two knobs, arranged just as on mine, and with the left one being painted red. I'm wondering if the knobs function the same as on my clock. On mine:[list][*]The red knob on the left…[list][*]When turned counterclockwise, winds the clock's spring. [*]When pulled, allows setting the time. [*]When pushed, starts, stops, and resets a smaller upper dial labeled “ВРЕМЯ ПОЛЕТА” (meaning “FLIGHT TIME”) [Probably corresponding exactly to the “ELAPSED TIME” dial on your clock.][/list] [*]And the knob on the right (labeled “ПУСК” (meaning “START”) on mine)[list][*]Turned counterclockwise, it stops the entire clock. Turned clockwise, it resumes the clock. [*]Pushed, it follows this sequence…[list][*]It stops the second hand, allowing the rest of the clock to continue running. [*]It resets the second-hand to zero. [*]It releases the second hand, allowing it to continue running.[/list][/list][/list] The lower dial on my clock is rather inscrutable in purpose. On yours, it seems to be labeled counterclockwise, from 0 to 60. On mine, it's labeled clockwise, from 0 to 30, and is labeled “СЕК” which means “SECONDS”; but it runs at such a speed as to take thirty [B]minutes[/B] to make a complete cycle, so it really counts minutes, not seconds. And nothing seems to start, stop, set, or reset it, other than the controls that I have noted which stop and start the entire clock. [/QUOTE]
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