| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Carefree |
Posted - 24 January 2015 : 09:51:52
About 40 years ago, my cousin from East Germany sent me a watch for my birthday. Let me describe it.
The dial had no numbers, no symbols. Each hour was indicated by a uniquely colored triangle. There was a smaller black circle which had a triangle-shaped wedge cut out of it (the triangular wedge was exactly the same width as the hour triangles). As it revolved, the time was calculated based upon the how much the current hour's triangle was exposed (where the leading/trailing edge of the revolving triangle was).
I'm sure the colors are way off and I'm NOT an artist, but you'll get the idea from this:
After some use, 24 hours or so, I could get the time within 2 minutes.
Anyway, I started thinking about that watch a few weeks ago and trying to find a photo of one to show some friends. Not having any success. Anyone out there familiar with this? |
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| AnonJr |
Posted - 20 April 2015 : 09:09:36
It's always awesome when you can re-connect with family.  |
| pierretopping |
Posted - 20 April 2015 : 02:38:47
Great result :-) |
| Carefree |
Posted - 19 April 2015 : 21:13:11
An update to this saga....
Purely by accident, I stumbled on my cousin on the web; 40 years after I last had contact with her. We are now Facebook friends. I have yet to ask her about this watch, though ... too many other things to catch up on. |
| Carefree |
Posted - 31 January 2015 : 06:13:50
I don't have it any more. It was destroyed during the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991. |
| Maxime |
Posted - 30 January 2015 : 23:10:32
Carefree, you do not see a mark on the watch? Similarly under the casing |
| Classicmotorcycling |
Posted - 30 January 2015 : 17:53:26
There is a modern type that is located here:
http://www.dezeenwatchstore.com/shop/ziiiro-celeste-blackmono/
Was not able to find the vintage type that you was after, but I have seen them somewhere on the web... |
| Carefree |
Posted - 30 January 2015 : 10:29:34
quote:
Originally posted by Maxime
Hello Carefree,
I never have such a watch, and yet in my area we produce watches for over 200 years. My region is the city and Franche Comté Besancon. This shows if it comes from East Germany, it can be in the original Russian?
It could easily have originated in Russia or Poland, yes. She lived quite far to the north, but near the border with West Germany when she sent it to me. |
| MaGraham |
Posted - 30 January 2015 : 10:04:42
Oh how interesting, Carefree! 
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| Maxime |
Posted - 30 January 2015 : 06:57:43
Hello Carefree,
I never have such a watch, and yet in my area we produce watches for over 200 years. My region is the city and Franche Comté Besancon. This shows if it comes from East Germany, it can be in the original Russian?
My cousin lives in Germany Hamburg exactly, I can look him in Germany how this watch. But not on the result. |
| golfmann |
Posted - 25 January 2015 : 16:31:09
lol
I MEANT 2:11...
I can tell time... really! (or at least I used to!) |
| Carefree |
Posted - 25 January 2015 : 15:09:16
If you used the trailing edge, the actual time displayed would be about 1:10 (appx 1/6th of the hour's triangle is past). The leading edge would make it about 2:10. |
| golfmann |
Posted - 25 January 2015 : 14:07:56
I tried to look it up...
Never saw anything like this but I find it interesting....
I assume the longer green is the actual minute? ie: 2:06? |
