ONE-HAND WATCH MARKS TIME IN FIVE-MINUTE INTERVALS (Mar, 1924)
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1924
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1924
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ONE-HAND WATCH MARKS TIME IN FIVE-MINUTE INTERVALS
Time of day can be learned in a glance at the dial of a one-hand watch, designed by an eastern manufacturer, which shows the hours marked in five-minute intervals. Because of its simple mechanism, it does not easily get out of order. It is especially suited to outdoor use and serves all practical purposes of the two-hand timepiece where periods of less than five minutes are not important to the user. It is easy to set, less confusing, and can be plainly read at night or by nearsighted persons.
Eastern manufacturer? A Japanese or Chinese import?? Hmmmm . . . I guess not.
Comment by Don — February 8, 2008 @ 5:53 am
That’s actually pretty clever. I like the simplification.
Comment by albear — February 8, 2008 @ 8:02 am
For a contemporary interpretation see
http://www.meistersinger.net/index127.htm
Comment by vse — February 8, 2008 @ 8:21 am
“The watch for people who don’t care what time it is.”
Did they offer a 24 hour version?
Comment by jayessell — February 8, 2008 @ 10:29 am
I thought near sighted meant you could see up close, hence the name.
Unfortunately I’m far sighted so I can see road signs in the next county, but my watch is a blurry fuzz. And fewer hands doesn’t make a difference, the second hand fell off of mine and it’s still blurry!
Comment by Neil Russell — February 8, 2008 @ 12:11 pm