My latest gifted face is not Facer

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So. My dad likes a good suit. Bit of a peacock.

I’d looked at pocket watches as an add on for Temu free shipping for myself.
Neither were what I wanted and the first looses nearly 30s a day so my dad got the second for Christmas. Both refunded without return BTW.

One of the managers of the supported accommodation I am in is leaving soon and has been a solid, if grumpy uncle, rock supporting us all. So I wanted to give him something that fit into the rules of not costing me anything.
OK, he’s not retiring and it’s not gold, and yes it supports my hoarding addiction but…
An leftover lighter box, some foam from (haven’t a scooby) and leftover £1 veneer paper I got for the £20 shelving unit they bought me that I split to make my computer desk that allowed me back to Facer…

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Nice presentation . Now that is a watch . I have seen this Harrison H4 and it would take a big pocket to put it in . Sadly nothing to give it scale . About 6 inches in Diameter .
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A banana. Always a banana:
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We used to use a Fag Packet to give scale . Now I want to read that whole story now .

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It’s hard to track down the original among 20 years of uber hype. I remember when it was first there and there were links to the listing but they are long dead.
It was one of the original Actual Memes that were things that started out normal but developed a life of their own. Rathar than today you just call something a ‘meme’ to make it ‘viral’ but this is no longer the case.
The entire internet is now the virus and ‘trending’ is just the latest viral payload.
The only good news is that the mitigation (not remedy) is our own self control and fact checking other sources.

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@rob.fisk Do you subscribe to any clock or watch collector sites or hardcopy publications? They may be able to help you. The local group that my husband and I are members of do that.

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No. I am hardcore facer and what I see here so as not to be influenced. Yes I will go research stuff with a passion if needed to help but only so far.

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And here is the Harrison H1 …the man certainly knew how to make a good looking watch/clock.

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I love the Balanced hands . Good Job .

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I was surprised by the size when I saw a video of someone handling one of those, if there are more than one of the H4.

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I was fortunate to see the H4 No.1 at the Royal Observatory Greenwich ( UK ) . I was Surprised by the size . But other Clocks that were being tested at the same time to assist Global Navigation were enormous . Some of the Competitors were using Wood in their Prototypes . Not really much use in Tropical Oceans .
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This is cool
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Why they just go with bi-wood construction to handle expansion and contraction :wink:

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Yes . They were trying to deal with the Variables . All the Teeth in gears were filed by hand . I commercial Watches the work was done mostly by Women in their homes on Piece Work .

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