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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:
[IMG]http://i60.tinypic.com/omh5l.png[/IMG]
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?
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:
[IMG]http://i60.tinypic.com/omh5l.png[/IMG]
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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Great result :-)
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It's always awesome when you can re-connect with family. 