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Re: Is it or isn't it????

mediabobny — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:58:37 GMT

Quite a few home-made ones out there. I'd suspect this is another one.

Re: Is it or isn't it????

Jonathan — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:26:38 GMT

Medogsfat:

jldmelb:

It's very heavy!!

Would you believe, just after I took the third photo it slipped in the glass shelf and the clock mechanism broke in to about a million pieces [:'(]

So now I need to find a mechanism for it.... If anyone knows where I could get one can you please let me know??

Soak it in very hot water for a couple of minutes & the heavy cast aluminium part will split from the platter & make it much easier to hang. I have made a few replicas with good results in the past so if you need any advice just ask.

Here's one of them.

Thanks for the tip, I'll try it!! Yours looks great, how did you do the text???

Re: Is it or isn't it????

9 LEE — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:52:22 GMT

jldmelb:

BTW Lee, I'll be in London in early May. Would love to pop in for a chat...

Look forward to it

Re: Is it or isn't it????

Medogsfat — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:44:20 GMT

Another pic showing the text.

Re: Is it or isn't it????

Medogsfat — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:42:21 GMT

jldmelb:

It's very heavy!!

Would you believe, just after I took the third photo it slipped in the glass shelf and the clock mechanism broke in to about a million pieces [:'(]

So now I need to find a mechanism for it.... If anyone knows where I could get one can you please let me know??

Soak it in very hot water for a couple of minutes & the heavy cast aluminium part will split from the platter & make it much easier to hang. I have made a few replicas with good results in the past so if you need any advice just ask.

Here's one of them.

Re: Is it or isn't it????

Jonathan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:59:10 GMT

Good to know!!

BTW Lee, I'll be in London in early May. Would love to pop in for a chat...

Re: Is it or isn't it????

9 LEE — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:54:25 GMT

Bad Luck!

On the plus side, a new mechanism should cost you about the same as a packet of potato crisps!

As everyone said, it's not a genuine Beotime - but it still looks funky

Lee

Re: Is it or isn't it????

Jonathan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:44:59 GMT

It's very heavy!!

Would you believe, just after I took the third photo it slipped in the glass shelf and the clock mechanism broke in to about a million pieces [:'(]

So now I need to find a mechanism for it.... If anyone knows where I could get one can you please let me know??

Re: Is it or isn't it????

Dillen — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:44:34 GMT

Not a Beotime, I'm afraid.
It's a platter from a Beogram 4000, with the strobo marks at the back.
It will also be much heavier than a Beotime.
The pointed hands are not correct either.

Martin

Re: Is it or isn't it????

Evan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:27:13 GMT

You beat me by a minute Jeff! I thought I would be the first to get this one

Re: Is it or isn't it????

SWISS_2 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:13:21 GMT

It is not B & O authentic. It appears to be a conversion.

The piece you show is missing the B&O logo, statement, red second hand, correct timepiece (on the back).

On the other hand, if it works, and looks nice hanging on the wall, then great. I have two older B&O Beotimes and one conversion made in the UK, perhaps the same chap. The conversion still works !

Re: Is it or isn't it????

Evan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:49:49 GMT

From what I have seen I'm pretty sure that is a converted platter, not an original beotime.

Re: Is it or isn't it????

burantek — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:48:23 GMT

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Re: Is it or isn't it????

Jonathan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:47 GMT

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Re: Is it or isn't it????

Jonathan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:23:39 GMT

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