Stonehenge pocketwatch puts the guesswork back in timekeeping
posted Sep 9th 2005 11:22AM
Apparently the conveniences of modern technology have made us all very lazy. It's just too easy to tell time these
days, which is why Sharpe Products is going super-old-school and selling the Stonehenge Watch. Although not the first
portable sundial we've seen, this pocketwatch manages the perfect blend of style and street cred for the
Druid-on-the-go. It's a throwback to the days before atomic clocks and internet time servers, when estimating the time
to within an hour was considered deadly accurate. The Stonehenge has an exact, miniature replica of the fabled British
landmark die-cast on one side, and a compass engraved on the other to help you get your bearings. Sharpe obviously
realizes the frustration you may encounter using this archaic method, so they've thoughtfully included an analog clock
on the outside of the watchcase. Not necessarily suitable for those in the Pacific Northwest, where the 364 days-a-year
of clouds and rain will severely limit its usability.
[Via Retro Thing]
What's the battery life like on that thing?
Wonder if they make it in a glow-in-the-dark version!
;)
It's hardly an exact replica as much of Stonehenge has fallen down... More of an exact replica of a reconstruction. Also, where does the shadow casting pole go when you try and close the two halfs together?
A: "Hey, what time is it?"
B: "The time is two hairs past a freckle. Oh wait..."
I was thinking about buying one until I read that crap on the product page:
"Your Stonehenge Watch will identify you as a sophisticated individual with a keen eye for a unique collectible. Your Stonehenge Watch will represent, to everyone who sees it, your appreciation and understanding of the history, science, and heritage that Stonehenge brings to the world."
*vomit*
#2: It looks like there is a holder for the pole just to the left of the hinge. I'd say that a tiny bit of inconvenience on top of the whole idea of this watch isn't a deal killer.
Having visited Stonehenge a number of times, this is not a replica. Firstly, there are just too many 'stones' compared to the original. Perhaps more importantly, Stonehenge is, I believe, considered to represent a calendar, not a clock. Therefore this could only tell you the day/month, not the time. How would it ever work in the florescent twilight all us geeks inhabit?
"when estimating the time to within an hour was considered deadly accurate."
time is relative and subjective. how is anything more accurate than anything else, we've just added more meaningless to the already meaningless. The time is NOW.
Now we know the real reason of the stonehedge. They were actually green giants and the stonehedge was actually a watch that was lost. Now we know!
Cannot run out of time. There is infinite time. You are finite. Zathras is finite. This is... wrong tool.
The Pacific Northwest gets plenty of sunshine in the summer months, when there is very little rain. And no humidity either. Beautiful. You cheeky monkeys.
I would like one of these so I would always be comforted in the knowledge that I had the ugliest timepiece ever created. Plus, it would be funny in a movie theater when a fellow patron asks if you have a watch and you pull this thing out.
Needs backlite funcion for cave diving :P
That's the greatest thing I've ever seen. I'm still snickering about it.
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If its not compatible with Mac OSX, or there isn't a black version then I'm NOT interested!
If its not compatible with Mac OSX, or there isn't a black version then I'm NOT interested!
So were assuming that the case is of some sort of non-ferrous metal, right?
No, really we have nothing but clouds and rain here, so don't bother coming!
:)
But really. Did Microsoft design this?
"Unless you live in the Pacific Northwest, with it's 364 blah blah blah"
WHICH PNW are you from?
Hig: kurt cobain is the only good thing to ever come out of the pacific northwest, and when he realized how shitty it is, he blew his brains out.
Well i now have something to carry around to counterpart my girlfriends birth control case.
It friggin looks like one if you glance at it quick.
Northeast You hella dumb, Nirvana was one of the worst bands of all time. The PNW rocks, unlike you.