Astronomical Watches

Anyone like these? http://www.klaauw.com/en/index_day.html

Not bad but it's just a watch with a moon-phase function --- rather than using a window with a rotating disc to display the phases of the moon, it uses a flyback hand to point to several diagrams instead. The rest of the collection had also been done before with more complications.

 

These are the original astronomical watches (both in functions and, to a certain extent, prices)

 

http://www.p178host.com/0tp178/mh/Trilogy_...rilogy_set.html

Not bad but it's just a watch with a moon-phase function --- rather than using a window with a rotating disc to display the phases of the moon, it uses a flyback hand to point to several diagrams instead. The rest of the collection had also been done before with more complications.

 

These are the original astronomical watches (both in functions and, to a certain extent, prices)

 

http://www.p178host.com/0tp178/mh/Trilogy_...rilogy_set.html

 

I see, thanks for the info (although I am a bit lost on the details of the rotating disc versus flyback hand, I am sure I'd just need to see a picture though).

I see, thanks for the info (although I am a bit lost on the details of the rotating disc versus flyback hand, I am sure I'd just need to see a picture though).

 

 

Here you go:

 

the moon and the blue starry sky at the 6 o'clock position is a rotating disc. As it rotates, the "clouds" at the bottom cover the moon causing it to be in phases.

I see, thanks!

Here you go:

 

the moon and the blue starry sky at the 6 o'clock position is a rotating disc. As it rotates, the "clouds" at the bottom cover the moon causing it to be in phases.

 

Interesting...

I couldn't wear one of those watches, I just couldn't pull it off but I think they are very nice.