Puma clock
 

Any of you Benson/rotary chaps able to tell me which company made that little analogue clock on the instrument panel in the Mk1?

An instant brain flash said it began with a 'B' and it wasn't Breitling. We were told that it was the same as in the Concorde. Clockwork timepieces were compulsory at that time.

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http://www.onthedash.com/Guide/_Dash...onte_Carlo.jpg

One of these I think.

Can't quite remember.

There was an earlier version than that one.

Btw, that's a stopwatch, not a clock!

Thommen. Extra words added to let me post.

Would it not be like the Gazelle one, one for sale here

Air Precision French Aircraft Clock Valjoux 551 Movement Lynx Gazelle Helicopter | eBay

Found it!
 

http://www.helitechevents.com/__nova...14793644370000

The Mk1s I flew had something like this, placed just left of the gear indicator. Indeed a Thommen.


Now, I think I might clock-off :ok:

Going by the picture above, is it this.?

SINN NaBo18 DASH COCKPIT AVIATION AIRCRAFT RALLY CLOCK TIMER CHRONOMETER | eBay

IIRC the AS330J had the same clock as the Puma. The photo of the J's cockpit in Airliners.net show the a clock with the second hand dial at the bottom, as does the picture of the Concorde's cockpit.

However it could have well been a Thommen.

Rotor monkey,
That's the later version. The original aircraft clock had to be manually wound up.

Thank you for your replies. Pictures of Thommen I've looked at seem to be the one I was thinking of.

Anybody have one they don't want ?!?!?!?!

Still in use for new aircraft: I had to wind up the one in an AS350-B3 Squirrel I flew only three days ago :cool:

They have AA battery now on puma HC2 I think.

Every little helps.

"The original aircraft clock had to be manually wound up."

Sigh.......yet another job for the Crewman?!

lsh
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Could you reach Si?:E

CG