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Sundial Wristwatchby ~Astalo

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I found nice looking pocket size sundial compass from one antique & handcrafts event where i was selling my products about six months ago. That nautical style is very close to steampunk aesthetics so i wanted to use it for making new prop for my "neo-Victorian gentleman's" costume and this is the final result.

There is one online shop who sell similar brass sundials if you also want to make own "antique solar wristwatches". [link]

Lol.. I just noticed, that also Museum Replicas have started to sell very similar wristwatches like this.

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~fantasylover100 Feb 25, 2013 Hobbyist Writer

Damn that's cool.

~GhostWriterJ94 Feb 20, 2013

Maybe i'm just a watch nerd but...I Need This!

~Astalo Feb 21, 2013 Professional Artisan Crafter

Thanks for adding it to your favourites.

*aifiction Dec 8, 2012

This is nice... I'm just trying to find the compass that I assume would have to be there?

~Astalo Dec 9, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

There is usually spinning compass needle in the bottom, if you want to buy similar travel sundials from somewhere. [link]

*aifiction Dec 9, 2012

Ah... I see... that would have been my guess as to what that lower dial was... I'd be curious how accurate time derrived from these is for an above average intelligent person... I could see myself just not holding my arm at the right angle or something....

Never needs winding, never needs batteries, but really bites at night or on a cloudy day.

~Astalo Dec 9, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Those "tourist replicas" are not very accurate time devices. (Moving wrist is so unstable platform, that needle just spins around too long, before it stop to right angle..)
I have heard that most of the travel sundials from 300-400 years ago were also more larger and sturdier objects.

~DanZen Aug 29, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

this is just brilliant!!! O-O ...

~Astalo Aug 30, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Thanks for adding it and also few other my jewelry projects to your favourites.

~DanZen Sep 1, 2012 Professional Interface Designer

Marvellous work, I'm a big big fan >w<

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