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Anyone can tell the time with these watches? 7 more pics after the jump.
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August 11th, 2006 at 10:25 pm
First one is 6:08 I think
Last one probably five to ten minutes shy of 8:00
The rest I’ve no clue…
August 11th, 2006 at 10:27 pm
Whoops… the third is 8:52.
August 12th, 2006 at 1:35 am
The second one is 4:15.
August 12th, 2006 at 2:11 am
Let’s give it a shot:
1. 6:08
2. 4:15
3. 11:40?
4. No clue
5. 8:30
6: 2:00?
7. 2:10?
8: 7:55?
August 12th, 2006 at 4:30 am
Agree to everything Zombiestomper said. Plus: 4. should be 12:30.
August 12th, 2006 at 7:44 am
Noticed that a couple of them have the time printed on the picture. #5 is 7:32 (I would also have guessed 8:30) and #7 is 2:10.
I don’t understand why the 1o’clock slot isn’t “ticked” in #3, but the hand position seems consistent with 10:40 or :45.
Otherwise, I agree.
August 12th, 2006 at 7:52 am
Where can I get that first watch? It’s awesome.
August 12th, 2006 at 7:53 am
Guess I should have done my searching before I posted. Informaiton on Otium watches, plus some instructions on reading the time: http://www.gwatch.com/otium.html #3 is 7:53, and I’m convinced that the 7:32 shown for #5 is incorrect.
August 20th, 2006 at 2:13 pm
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August 20th, 2006 at 11:58 pm
Matt: “Where can I get that first watch? It’s awesome.”
Try looking up the name, Vacheron Constantin. That said, even second hand ones are worth thousands.
August 23rd, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Damn, that’s a fact that sucks…
I also like the first watch, looks really cool.
Maybe next life or after I won in a Lottery
August 24th, 2006 at 1:35 am
hurensohn
August 24th, 2006 at 4:25 am
The first watch, specifically, is the Vacheron Constantin Mercator. Versions are available with a number of different old maps as backgrounds. Goes for $15000 and up at auction depending on the case material.
The second watch is the Audemars Piguet Star Wheel. $8000+ at auction. Urwerk makes watches in this style as well.
Those interested in clever watch display should check out the timepieces made by Vincent Calabrese.
September 16th, 2006 at 5:08 am
I want the first watch. Where can I get one. That one is so cool. perfect for my antique map collection>
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October 30th, 2006 at 7:58 am
@ReverendTed: “#3 is 7:53″
How do you get that? How I read it is last ticked is hour; hand plus number of first ticked is minutes.
November 24th, 2006 at 3:51 pm
Those are some of the coolest watch ever..i wonder how much it cost.but its a little hard to tell the time though!
December 3rd, 2006 at 11:14 pm
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January 26th, 2007 at 4:42 am
the fourth is half past 12 … i’ve got the same watch ;D
March 1st, 2007 at 9:49 am
Can someone tell me how I can learn more about the last watch (#8) shown in the pictures on this page?
Thanks so much.
FW
April 10th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
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August 8th, 2007 at 2:11 am
Let’s see how many I can get…
1. 6:07 or 6:08
2. 4:15. I read it like this: the number pointing at the minutes is the hour, and the number pointed at is the minute.
3. I’m not sure, could be 1:40 (hour=last down, minute=last up), 1:45 (hr=last down, min=first down), 2:40 or 2:45 (hour=first up); all with :53 seconds (middle hand). Or 10:42 (hour=center hand, min=[last up x 10] + first up), or 10:41 (min=[last up x 10] + last down), or 10:46 (min=[first down x 10] + last down), or 10:47 (min=[first down x 10] + first up). If I saw it in motion I could probably get it right.
4. 12:30 (according to Doro). Left side of the cutout in the black disc is the hour, and the point where the two color segments meet is the minute. Just guessing, knowing the time it reads.
5. I would guess approximately 8:30, but the picture says 7:32. Probably the hour is the one below the one that’s lit up.
6. 2:00. The diamond-covered clock face is the minutes, and it moves around to show the hour.
7. 2:10. It says so in the picture but I guessed 2:10 before I saw that.
8. Likely 10:40:02. Read from the outside in.
August 8th, 2007 at 2:22 am
Wait. I just went to the Otium website, and realized I got a couple wrong.
#3 is 7:53. The last ball in the outside position is the hour, the hand is the minutes. It’s not 8:53 because the ball in position 8 is not yet in the extreme outside position.
#5 is 7:32. The opposite-color ball bearing is between the 7 and 8, and minute hand says :32.
http://www.gwatch.com/otium.html