Tank and vehicle clocks

[meyerse]

I"m putting this thread out in hopes that others will add to it. Here is a picture of 4 soviet tank/vehicle/aircraft clocks which shows 3 basic styles (by no means exhaustive). But I'll start here and hope others join in. As a warning, I believe some of these models are still made to sell to tourists.

[edelweiss123]

I know its not strictly a vehicle but i have a nice Russian submarine clock i'll get pictures of now.

[meyerse]

Starting with the one on the right, this one appears to have come ''heated'' and ''unheated'' The difference is a metal plate and connectors in the back for the heating element. This type of clock seems to have been used in a number of vehicles including the ij-6 fighter and the KV-1 Tank. I'll also note that this is the same K-43 movement inside that is used in pocket watches and wrist watches of the time. I have seen on Ebay what appears to be a late plastic case with a older (1938) movement inside it and tarted up to be a ''tank clock''.

[meyerse]

here it is the same light weight clock above inside a KV-1 tank. The ones in the aircraft manual appear to show a bakelite crown, this one and the one in the first picture set seems to have the metal crown.

[meyerse]

Now the one on the left looks like what appears in the Soviet T-55 and T-64 manuals

[meyerse]

The one in the T-72 appears to have the ''winder'' at the bottom......

[meyerse]

The middle versions seem to appear on the SU-122-54 (I need to verify it is the SU-122-54 and not SU-122-44). Which is interesting and may suggest this clock could also appear in the T-54 and T-55 series?

[meyerse]

The tough part of this is when you find the rare inside picture of various soviet tanks, invariably the clock is missing!

[edelweiss123]

What i believe to be a Russian naval clock. I don't know much more than that sorry.

[meyerse]

What i believe to be a Russian naval clock. I don't know much more than that sorry.

Made 3rd quarter of 1978