Thinking of bidding on this

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is the difference in patina between dial and hand something to worry about?



Those dial mounting points look a bit dodgy too 😒
 
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At least you know the movement is in good condition 😎
 
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Beware that all the Lume is gone. At night you are basically screwed... 😉
 
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I think it is a “Franken sun dial” the gnomon and dial are definitely from 2 different sundials. Maybe even 2 different manufacturers. ::stirthepot::👎
 
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Pretty sure that’s a redial. The uneven quality of the numerals is a dead giveaway.
 
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Get your watchmaker to check it out on a timegrapher (mine, from Amazon, is below), and you’ll have a nice daily wearer.
 
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Check the provenance. There are some fakes coming out of Judah.
This one's Fabrique de Paris but all other inscriptions are in Deutsch or possibly Nederlands.

In fact I'm getting quite intrigued by this. I have a due south facing wall to the house, but it's right on the boundary so my neighbours would benefit but not me.

Now, if I put it on a south facing wall inside and rig up a RasPi controlled moving light source ......

...... yes, strip of LEDs switched individually by time of day. I could even have a sundial that doesn't need correction for the Equation of Time 😎