Some desk clocks tell time. This one tells history.

The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Chrome Piston Desk Clock is built from an authentic 1940s WWII Double Wasp radial engine piston — the same engine that powered the Vought F4U Corsair, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, and the Grumman F6F Hellcat through some of the most consequential air battles in history. Every scratch, every trace of wear on this piston is real. This piece flew. Now it sits on your desk.

Each clock starts life as a genuine R-2800 piston pulled directly from a wartime engine. It's then blasted, hand-sanded, and polished to a mirror chrome finish by American craftsmen — transforming eighty-year-old aviation hardware into a striking piece of industrial modern art. The piston is machined at a precise 70-degree angle so the clock face sits perfectly in your sightline whether it's on a desk, a credenza, or a mantle. The result is something that belongs in a museum and works beautifully in an office.

The R-2800 Double Wasp is widely considered one of the greatest piston aircraft engines ever designed. Introduced in 1939 at 2,000 horsepower, it was continuously developed through the war to eventually produce over 2,800 horsepower — powering not just the Corsair and Thunderbolt, but the F6F Hellcat, F7F Tigercat, F8F Bearcat, P-61 Black Widow, B-26 Marauder, Douglas A-26 Invader, Douglas DC-6, and dozens of other legendary airframes. Over 125,000 R-2800 engines were built — and this piston is one of them.

Comes with your choice of Arabic or Roman numeral clock face featuring the exclusive Plane Pieces Inc red arm design. Made entirely in the USA.

This is the gift that stops people mid-sentence. Aviation historians, WWII collectors, warbird enthusiasts, retired pilots, active pilots — this clock speaks to all of them in a language that no mass-produced item ever could. It's the kind of piece that gets handed down.

Specifications

• Authentic 1940s WWII Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine piston
• Polished Edition: blasted, hand-sanded, and polished to a chrome mirror finish
• Piston diameter: 5¾ inches | Piston height: 4¼ inches
• Clock diameter: 3½ inches | Total weight: 5 lbs
• Machined at 70° angle for optimal desk viewing
• Choice of Arabic or Roman numeral clock face with exclusive red arms
• Requires one AA battery (not included)
• Made in the USA

(Please Note:  Piston now comes with your choice of Arabic or Roman Plane Pieces Inc exclusive Red Arms Clock)

Piston has been polished to a gorgeous mirror finish..

Piston Measures 5 3/4 inches in Diameter X 4 1/4 Inches High.

Piston comes with your choice of Arabic or Roman Plane Pieces Inc exclusive Red Arms Clock

Clock Measures 3 1/2 inches

Weighs 5 LBS

Machined at a 70 degree angle for your viewing pleasure

Uses one AA battery (not included)

We only sell the real deal!

This industrial modern art desk clock was created using an authentic 1940's WWII Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp Radial Engine Piston.

The R-2800 is considered one of the premier radial piston engines ever designed and notable for its widespread use in many important American aircraft during and after World War II.

Powered many of the greatest airplanes ever built including the:

Canadair CL-215

Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf

Covair 240, 340, 440

Curtiss C-46 Commando

Douglas A-26 Invader

Douglas DC-6

Fairchild C-82 Packet

Fairchild C-123 Provider

Grumman AF Guardian

Grumman F6F Hellcat

Grumman F7F Tigercat

Grumman F8F Bearcat

Lockheed C-69 Constellation

Martin B-26 Marauder

Martin 4-0-4

North American AJ Salvage

Northrop P-61 Black Widow

Northrop F-15 Reporter

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave Helicopter

Vickers Warwick

Vought F4U Corsair

Vultee V-11