Car “clocks” and can they be made into desk clocks?

[Sweepinghand]

A good friend of mine is soon to be 50
He has the telephone number salary a d wants fir pretty much nothing - so a gift is a tough one.

He works for JLR

Loves his Jags and RR etc

Got me thinking - could a clock from a dash be made into a working desk clock for example? Do firms do this?
The clocks seem avail on eBay for reasonable money from various models - but to have it mounted and looking gift worthy and working?

Am I piddling in the wind or are there tinkerers that have done it or that could help? Happy to pay.


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[estoban7]

Yes I've seen quite a few at craft fairs. There are loads on eBay as well, roughly about £50.

[ralphy]

A clock from a dash can certainly be made into a working desk clock. Straightforward if it is originally a mechanical clock, if powered by the car electrics then you need to have a 12v supply to feed it. I think the mechanical 12v clocks probably draw too much current for adding a domestic appliance battery, but perhaps a car quartz clock could accept batteries in series up to 12v?

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[Tatters]

It is probably way more than you are willing to spend, but Bremont have a new range of Jaguar tie-in watches. Each purchase includes a rally timer:

The rally timer integrates two mechanical instruments, a stopwatch with a tachymeter on the left, as well as a clock with sub-seconds on the right. Both are mounted on a beautiful engine-turned back-plate, which can be displayed on an elegant desktop stand or can be fitted into a customer’s car.

You also get a Jaguar Classic driving experience.

More here: https://www.bremont.com/collections/bremont-jaguar.

[Jocke]

I got this one from a MB but I hven't made a case for it yet.

[Sweepinghand]

It is probably way more than you are willing to spend, but Bremont have a new range of Jaguar tie-in watches. Each purchase includes a rally timer:



You also get a Jaguar Classic driving experience.

More here: https://www.bremont.com/collections/bremont-jaguar.

You’re right with your guess.....

Keep the ideas flowing though Thankyou


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[jonasy]

I’m sure one could do something amazing with this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJ...-/174591950403

Edit. The front should of course be covered by the classic jag walnut decor

[Gyp]

I’m sure one could do something amazing with this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJ...-/174591950403

Edit. The front should of course be covered by the classic jag walnut decor

And the back hidden to cover the "made in China" sticker ;-)

What would likely be possible would be dismantling it and replacing the movement with a battery clock movement. I've been doing that to a few of the clocks in the house and using the MSF auto-setting movements for about a £10 or £11

[Dave O'Sullivan]

As a curve ball, and something I’ve always fancied myself, is having the rear bench seat of an old Jag made into a sofa.

[jwg663]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That sent me looking for the Ron Arad 'Rover' chairs. A bit out of my price bracket...

[MB2]

And the back hidden to cover the "made in China" sticker ;-)

What would likely be possible would be dismantling it and replacing the movement with a battery clock movement. I've been doing that to a few of the clocks in the house and using the MSF auto-setting movements for about a £10 or £11

I would have thought you could just run it off a 12v DC PSU you can buy - some of them even have solder on connectors that come with them ?

I adapted some household objects into lights with my girlfriend and we used motorcycle side light holds with LED bulbs and a 12v DC PSU. Just don't buy cheap as some of the 12v ones only deliver about 10v - OK for the lights but not for a clock I would think.