Bidspirit auction | Suunto U-90 Marine Bulkhead Compass

Suunto U-90 Marine Bulkhead Compass and Clinometer in a Wooden Housing - A Suunto U-90 marine bulkhead-mount compass with an integrated clinometer, presented in a custom-built wooden housing. The instrument features a liquid-filled hemispherical acrylic dome containing a black compass card with white markings in five-degree increments and large numerals every thirty degrees, with the cardinal point West (W) visible. Two vertical yellow lubber lines are present on the dome for off-axis reading. Below the compass sphere is a fixed clinometer scale graduated 40-0-40 to measure a vessel's angle of heel. The unit is constructed from black composite material and is mounted into a square-section wooden box with a curved top, finished in a warm-toned varnish. The base of the instrument and the compass card are marked SUUNTO FINLAND and U-90. The reverse of the wooden housing features a white cord attached to a metal toggle.