Hi John & All, Thank you for the fabulous pictures of this very special instrument. I have put a webpage together about it and hope you enjoy it: www.biol.rug.nl/maes/sundials/ Scroll down the main menu and choose "Sundials ??" In the page at right, click the "Fossil" thumbnail in the bottom row.
Regards, Frans From: "John Pickard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sundial List" <[email protected]> Subject: Commercial sundial watch Date sent: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 19:29:05 +1100 Folks, I have never seen any mention on the List of a sundial watch I bought in Arizona in 1985 for $US 6.00. It is made by Fossil, a US maker of 1950s and 1960s memorabilia, and "collectible" watches. The latest are Harry Potter watches. I kid you not! I guess that the Tolkein watches will follow later this year. Fossil call it the Fossil Sundial. The part number is SD-7620. The dial is made of cast resin with the appearance of granite, with Roman numerals on the bezel, and considerably smaller Arabic numerals on the face. I haven't measured the gnomon angle, but it is less than 45 degrees. It comes with a rather nice leather band. All in all, not too bad for $16! When I saw it in 1985, I couldn't get my credit card out fast enough. Last year, out of curiosity, I visited a Fossil store in Sydney and I also looked at the Fossil web site (www.fossil.com) to see if they were still available. Short answer "no". I have just checked the Fossil web site again, and the style is not listed. Of course, it is pretty useless in Australia, but it is fabulous at parties! Cheers, John ===================================== Frans W. Maes Peize, The Netherlands 53.1 N, 6.5 E www.biol.rug.nl/maes/sundials/ ===================================== -
