VDO clock split/oval ?

vwraymund · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:48 am Post subject: VDO clock split/oval ?

Hello
I have an nice VDO clock.
Its about 50 mm in diameter.
It works very good.
I think it is for an old beetle, an split or oval.
I think oval era.
I did get some info of it on the samba but im not sure its the same clock.
Can you tel me more about this nice litle clock.
Witch erra and maybe even what its value.

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Ps. the chrome and back are very good its just dirty.
Gr Ray

vwraymund · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:30 am Post subject:

I think they were also used in porsche 356.
Not shure Question

IN2VWS · Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject:

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56ovwal · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:54 am Post subject:

There is a german seller on eBay who has this type of clock 4Sale almost every week. You don´t see them for sale very often but this guy seems to have alot of them. Re-pops ?
At the moment he has a auction with this type of clock, "buy it now"-price at 300$.....
Is it OK to link to an eBay-auction here ? I don´t know, so you have to find the ad yourself.

IN2VWS · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:13 am Post subject:

56ovwal · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:31 am Post subject:

The ad doesn´t say. Search in ebay.com for "VW split VDO Kienzle 8 day clock" and you will find the ad.
The seller has the exact same ad like three times a month.

56ovwal · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:37 am Post subject:

The back on the eBay-clock doesn´t look like the one pictured above. More like the Kienzle-clock in this thesamba-ad:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=553590
Is it OK to link to the eBay-ad ?

IN2VWS · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:40 am Post subject:

Yes, they are 60mm. Most probably clocks from Opels with stickers on the face.

Unfortunately, there are some sellers on ebay Germany that sell these as VW clocks.
Here is a pic of one with the Opel logo:

Some sellers go to the trouble of scraping off most of the Opel face, and then putting a laser printed sticker on the face and selling them as VW clocks. Caveat Emptor. Here is a pic of one I got screwed on.

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56ovwal · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:47 am Post subject:

Exactly what I suspected but didn´t dare to say. Thanks.

vwraymund · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:04 am Post subject:

You have been screwed.

This one is the 52 mm version.
The back says.

VDO tachometer werke
Germany
Five 5 jewels unadjusted.

It is keeping good time now for the last 3 days.
Gr Ray

r39o · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:31 am Post subject:

The subject clock at the beginning of this post is a post 1958 based on the knob in the back. The earlier version has a different wind up knob which is a pressed steel disc. The subject clock is missing the even harder to find mounting hardware.

PS: I still would like to use parts of that clock for a Volvo project I have.

vwraymund · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:40 am Post subject:

Found some other forems about this clock.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=257024&highlight=vdo+clock
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=184739&highlight=clock+356
Ps not for sale. clock is in good condition.
Will make some mounting were myselve. Very Happy

vwraymund · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject:

Alex WOA has one on his site.
Its the same one as mine.
Laughing

oval56 · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:14 am Post subject:

i do have also 2 of them, only the 52mm is period / oval correct

most of the 60mm are replicas!

one in my 56

one in my 57

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tisius · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 7:43 pm Post subject:

very nice dashboards in the above ovals. I also like the 210 km/h speedometer (i take it they are not miles/h Very Happy

), good tell-tell sign for the capabilities of that car!
Think

may be a very stupid question... but why have 2 clocks in each car?
I do understand that both those glove box clocks and the mirror clocks are rare accesories (and thus pricey), but is there a practical reason to have 2 clocks in the car as well? Please educate me Pray

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oval56 · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:49 pm Post subject:

tisius · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:57 pm Post subject:

aha, danke shon, jetzt verstehe ich es!

Thanks for the explanation, you have 2 super-nice ovals!!!
And if you have those accessories, it would indeed be a petty to leave them on a shelf somewhere, i totally understand that. You can better mount them in your car where you can look at them!! Very Happy

And 200hp is really awesome, that will make an oval fly..... dass ist ja doch supergeil.....whoohoooooo!!!!!!!
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