Hi David,
No, it's certainly not the worst 'non-dial', it's actually a rather nice
conversation piece. And it is obviously the birthday or christmas present to
buy any dial enthusiast!
I have one, and I described it to the Sundial List way back in 2002:
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Folks,
I have never seen any mention on the List of a sundial watch I
bought in Arizona in 1985 for $US 16.00.
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 Tolkien 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!
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If anyone would like to see images of the watch, and the packaging (complete
with instructions), contact me off-list.
Cheers, John
John Pickard
[email protected]
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From: David Andersson
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:25 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?
Dear All,
Can anyone give me information on the attached photograph - such as is it
a genuine (but useless!) sun-watch, or if the whole picture is a 'spoof'?
A 'body-building' friend sent it to me, today - he says it came from the
website http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=152225673&page=179
Instead of the "Sawyer Dialling Prize" (at NASS) - maybe this item could
be awarded to the worst 'non-dial' design, which appears during the year!
If it is a genuine commercially-available item, I might buy one as a joke.
Regards,
David Andersson.
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