Creating a custom clock with old marine gauges?

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Back story: my grandfather had a company, EMS, that made marine gauges. Grandpa has since passed, but for a father’s day I wanted to have a clock made for my dad’s desk out of a new old stock gauge. I have picked a couple up off eBay.
I contacted Luke about maybe a digital LED. And thinking of reaching out to Matt (95d16turbo) about an analog clock possibilty.
Thoughts? Suggestions?

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc404/ronoversiii/EMS/8BAD8854-CBD2-4047-B966-534BB5F6B330_zpsuu0ayixe.jpg

Digit display is about 1" x 2.25"
Thinking maybe something like this, but it was too small?

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pretty cool idea :tup:

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I’m thinking something like this would be cooler than that LCD clock: (Although more $$)

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Nixie Tube Clock - they sell the kits with the electronics and bases; then use the gauges for custom mounts for the tubes

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WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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I have seen the tube clocks but I don’t see how I could incorporate them while keeping the essence of the gauge

Something of this style would be cool as well. Both Grandpa and dad had their rec pilots license

http://d3hdkr4fllgwps.cloudfront.net/davtron-877-5v-gmt-local-flight-elapsed-led-clock-5v-illuminating-buttoms-rear-mount.jpg

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Anolog, with printed stickers; re-face the knots to read 0 to 12, re-face the top left apparent wind to read 0 to 60.

Similar idea as this:
http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/Assets/Pages/ZoomImage.aspx?img=/Assets/Images/Products/Merchandise/XL_McClock_Front.jpg

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/XL_MCLK12-640x445.jpg

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I really like that idea, but don’t know who or how that could get done.

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I think the simplest solution would be just gutting an analog clock and put the guts in the gauge housing, remake a face, done. You would need logic and stepper motors for Jeremy’s idea. It’d be rad but not simple.