Showing posts with label Elma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elma. Show all posts

Friday, September 20, 2019

Back in Time


Vintage electronics is simply cool. Here is our latest arrival - a mechanical watch timing machine from the 70's made by Elma. My dad had one almost identical in his workshop and this one takes me back to my apprentice days; the good old clinker. But make no mistake, back in the 70’s this was cutting edge technology - a piece of equipment which was designed for timing mechanical watches worth thousands of dollars in today’s money.

This particular Elma Star comes from a watch and clock makers annual auction which was held on Tuesday night. I was the only bidder and got it for $10 - what a bargain!