Antique Marine Nautical Decor Triangle Sundial Compass with Wooden Box, Brass Sun Dial Directional Magnetic for Navigation/Sundial Pocket Camping, Hiking, Touring

This is really a beautiful item. Well worth the money. Great gift idea for Father's day or a birthday.

Ordered this as a gift for my brother. He really likes this. He said it will be a good conversation peice to talk about, and it does work.

This is a very attractive thing. However I wanted also to use it as a teaching demo piece. There lies the rub. For in getting to line the style up to the latitude I find the 60 degrees does not agree with the actual angle of the style. And here at 29°30’ North you need actually 60°30’ of tilt. Now with the platen flat you have the style mark at 60°. Which is close, however when you check the angle the style is actually at it is wildly (15°) off. And the wrong way to just make a correction. So actually disassembled the style and tried to ‘fix’ it. Unfortunately I’m not that handy. So cannot return and I’ll need to find another that does work. I guess you get what you pay for. Pretty thing as a display. Will not tell time correctly.

I’m stunned that this piece is handmade. Careful attention was given to design and detail. It retains the retro antique look. Totally pleased.

Very nice