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Driftwood Tide Clock Painted Dark Blue and Red

Driftwood Tide Clock Painted Dark Blue and Red

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Handmade in Norfolk, with a weathered, washed up piece of driftwood found on the local coast, this tide clock is forever connected with the sea.

After collection from the beach, we cleaned the wood, cut the tide clock into a circle, and painted on a distressed dark blue reminiscent of an old fishing boat. Keeping time with a high quality Quartz tide clock system, red letters (white a white shadow) show the high and low tide times and the remaining hours until the next shift.

Beach lovers, surfers, coastal residents, and sailing enthusiasts will love this tide clock for its unique function and special look inspired by the fresh salt of the ocean from which it came.

Tide clocks have a special clock movement which keeps an approximation of the average time between high lunar tides which is 12 hours 25 minutes per revolution. As the precise average time between high lunar tides is actually half of a lunar day, or 12 hours 25 minutes 14 seconds, all tide clocks gain about 15 minutes per month and must be reset periodically.

This would make a great gift for Surfers, Beach Lovers, Sailing Enthusiasts, Beach Hut Owners.

The tide clock has a quality quartz movement and takes 1 x AA Battery (not included). There is a hook on the back so it is ready to hang from your wall.

(Note this is not suitable for outside use)

The dimensions are:
25.5cm / 10 inches Diameter
1cm / 3/8 inches Deep

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Tide clocks are most accurate for use on the Atlantic coasts of America and Europe. This is because along the Atlantic coastline the moon controls the tides predictably, ebbing and flowing on a regular schedule. However, in other parts of the world such as along the Pacific Coast, tides can be irregular. The Pacific Ocean is so vast that the moon cannot control the entire ocean at once. The result is that parts of the Pacific Coast can have 3 high tides a day. Similarly, there are areas in the world like the Gulf of Mexico or the South China Sea that have only one high tide a day. Tide clocks used on the Pacific Coast must be adjusted frequently, often as much as weekly, and are not useful in diurnal areas (those with one tide per day). See the link below for areas of the world with semi-dermal tide systems where tide clocks work best:

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/media/supp_tide07b.html

This item will be posted to you by Reclaimed Time within 3 days of receiving payment.

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United Kingdom £5.99 £5.99
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 £15.00 £15.00
United States £20.00 £20.00
Rest of the World £22.00 £22.00

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