Authentic Models time
& tide clock
Weems
and Plath time & tide clock
Hanover time & tide clocks
Tide clocks are specially geared to keep pace with the tides. As most of you know we have two high tides per day and two low tides per day with about a 15 minute slack tide or the interval of change inbetween the tides. This equates to an approximate 25 hour tidal cycle each "day". Of course our "day" is 24 hours, so the time/tide clocks have two gears, one for the 24 hour time/day and one for the 25 hour tide cycle. Not to worry, just put the AA battery in your clock, set it on high tide and let it go!
Readjustment at the full moon is suggested. Most of our clocks are made in the United States with components from Germany or Canada. Tide clocks are helpful for boaters, fishermen, surfers, beachgoers and beachcombers. With your new tide clock you will even know where to put your towel down on the beach, up high on an incoming tide and closer to the water on an outgoing tide.
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It’s easier to decide which to do if you know whether the tide is in or out. The action of the tide is very complex and involves many factors.
Calculations necessary for compiling official tide tables are usually done by computer. This tide clock does not claim to give the exact time of each tide at a given place, but will give the average time - which is all the average person needs to tell them when they can go boating, fishing or enjoy other tidal experiences. The primary motivator of the tides is the moon. The average duration between two transits of the moon around the earth is 24 hours, 50 minutes, and 30 seconds - This is referred to as the “lunar” or “tidal” day. Your Tide Clock has four hands - The tide indicating hand, running 50 minutes late every 24 hours, and thus indicating the average times of tides at given points. Then there are the usual hour, minute, and second hands.
1. Insert a AA size battery into the movement of the clock, which can be reached through the back of the brass casing.
2. Always set the regular hour/minute time, before the tidal time. Set the regular hour/minute hands by using the knob at the back of the movement.
3. Set the tide hand by using the wheel at the back of the movement. The exact time of the next high tide can be obtained from official tide tables in your location, from the harbour master, from your weather channel, or from the offices of most shipping companies. As a general rule, the best time for setting the tide hand is at high tide during a new or full moon. If set in this way, your tide hand should not need to be adjusted again.
