Plato Equatorial Sun Dial £225.00

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The Plato Equatorial sun dial, cast in solid brass, is one of my equatorial sun dials (also known as armillary sun dials).   Mounted on a plinth it makes a stunning focal point.   The Plato sun dial has a polished brass finish.

The Plato will make a memorable gift that will be treasured for years and as a gift - wedding, anniversary or retirement - it can be personalised with an engraved dedication of your choice.

Your sun dial needs to be set on top of a plinth, pedestal, balustrade, wall or tree stump in sunny area in your garden with the gnomon pointing due north (full instructions are supplied with each of my sun dials).   If you don’t have a suitable plinth or pedestals I would urge you to buy the sun dial first.   You can then take this around to garden centres or plinth manufacturers and try it on the top of one of their plinths.

If you can’t find a suitable plinth I have selected a range of suitable plinths which can be delivered within 14 days of your order.   You can add a plinth to your order in the checkout process.

My price includes VAT and delivery by Parcel Force’s 48 hour service to all of the UK Mainland.   Next Day delivery within the UK Mainland can be added in the Checkout.

Overseas delivery

For delivery overseas or to the Scottish Isles, Isles of Sicily, Isle of Man, the Channel Isle as well as Eire email me with your location and I will email you a firm quotation.

Specification

Further information

The gnomon (the diagonal arrow which casts the shadow) can be adjusted to suit different locations.   I supply all my equatorial sun dials set up correctly for the location it is to be used, based on the postcode to which it is delivered.   They are therefore suitable for the whole of UK, most of Europe, Canada and the USA, but not the southern hemisphere (ie Australia).

The flange at the base is wide enough for the sun dial to be fixed to it's plinth with an epoxy glue; alternatively the flange can be drilled (brass is a soft metal) and the sun dial screwed down to the plinth or the hollow bell can be filled with mortar which will adhere to the plinth top.

The polished surfaces will weather in the course of time and take on an antique appearance.   Full instructions on setting up the dial are supplied along with tips on security and cleaning.

Engrave your Plato sun dial (an optional extra)

The top band can be engraved with your own dedication or motto.   In the photos above and immediately below the Plato is shown with this band at the bottom - just above the tail of the arrow.   If you scroll down to the last photo you will see our Galileo sun dial with this band moved to the top.   We can simply move the bottom band of the Plato to the top allowing your engraving to be seen.

Two engraving options are offered - text on both sides of the centre as in the photo below, we can engrave up to 110 characters in total on the Plato.   Or a maximum of 55 characters on one side only of the band.

To add an engraved top band to your order click on the dropdown box below and select an option.   Then enter your dedication or motto in the box below that drop down box.   Finally click ADD TO CART to order both the Plato sun dial and the engraved top band.

If you don't enter any text the engraving will not be added to your order.