To the inquirer in or near San Antonio: you might like to look into this. I have no connection with this company, but have one of their watches, which (to all the diallists) does suffer from all the problems encountered when one simplifies design. The workmanship, however, is good, and you might find it worthwhile to look into this solution.
The URL is http://www.shepherdswatch.ca/ John ---------- Forwarded message ---------- [Shepherd's Watch offers authentic recreations of sundial jewelry used since antiquity by nobility, explorers, merchants, and, yes, even shepherds] [About Shepherd's Watch - how to contact the designers and producers of Shepherd's Watch portable sundials, Harris Morrison and Associates of Montreal, Canada.] [INLINE] elcome. Shepherd's Watch(R) is the creation of designer Harris Morrison of Montreal, Canada. This page provides contact information and tells the story of how Harris Morrison began Shepherd's Watch(R). Contact information. Harris Morrison and Associates Co. 1300A, rue Saint Patrick Montreal (Quebec) H3K 1A4 Canada Phone (514) 933-8840 (800) 786-4387 Fax (514) 933-5882 email: — [EMAIL PROTECTED] The origins of Shepherd's Watch(R) [INLINE] arris Morrison first came across a portable sundial while searching through the antique shops of Paris. He discovered an object, a very old sundial, so beautiful that he had to buy it. Fascinated, he began a period of intense research and joined the British and American Sundial Societies. [Harris Morrison examines a portable sundial] As he began to learn about portable sundials, or "dials" for short, Harris drew on his many years as a master potter and his experience as a jeweler and began to design elegant, fully functioning modern versions of sundial timepieces. Shepherd's Watch(R) sundial jewelry combines the beauty of intricate craftsmenship with a link to past centuries, when human inventiveness and the daily rhythms of life were closer to nature. Harris has paid close attention to: * functionality (make sure the dials work) * appearance (make sure they are attractive) * historical accuracy (make sure they are faithful to their originals) To ensure historical accuracy, Harris consults with experts in the sundial field: * Dr. Sara J. Schechner is an authority on historical sundials and an officer of the North American Sundial Society. After serving as Curator of the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago home to the largest collection of time-finding instruments in North America, she founded Gnomon Research, a firm specializing in science-and-society exhibits and educational programs. Her research has won many awards, and she has curated notable exhibitions around the U.S. * Dr. Ross McCluney, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. is Principal Research Scientist at the Florida Solar Energy Center. Among other sundials realizations, he was scientific adviser to the developer of a very large sundial incorporated into a large office building at the Team Disney Building in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Currently Dr. McCluney collaborates with artist Susan Miller on the design of artistic sundials for private clients. Using Harris Morrison's personal designs, highly skilled craftsmen working with fine metals and to exacting standards of quality, have transformed his ideas into the many beautiful timepieces you see on this site. (c) 1998 Morrison Associates [EMAIL PROTECTED]
