The “Cabin” tide clock has a hefty solid cast brass casings, scuttle clamps, bevelled glass front and brass hands with black subsidiary indicators on light cream faces. A good quality quartz movement uses 1 x AA battery. Tide Clocks are influenced by the orbit of the moon around the Earth. To show this, our tide clock has an extra hand, which makes a complete sweep at the lunar rate of approximately 12. 5 hours instead of the normal 12. (Please note: because the lunar cycle varies with the Earth’s, there are times in a month when actual tides are a few minutes ahead or behind the clock. )