Stonehenge pocketwatch puts the guesswork back in timekeeping

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.

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[c-freddy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

What's the battery life like on that thing?

[dreampc @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

Wonder if they make it in a glow-in-the-dark version!

;)

[Joe @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

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?

[xVariable @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

A: "Hey, what time is it?"

B: "The time is two hairs past a freckle. Oh wait..."

[Matt @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

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*

[Mark @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

#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.

[Pedant @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

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?

[ben @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

"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.

[Google Nazi @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

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!

[CritSafetyBoy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

Cannot run out of time. There is infinite time. You are finite. Zathras is finite. This is... wrong tool.

[Michael @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

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.

[Sloopydrew @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

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.

[Google Nazi @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

Needs backlite funcion for cave diving :P

[Bravomedic @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

That's the greatest thing I've ever seen. I'm still snickering about it.

http://bravomedic.blogspot.com

[Alex Quant @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

If its not compatible with Mac OSX, or there isn't a black version then I'm NOT interested!

[Alex Quant @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

If its not compatible with Mac OSX, or there isn't a black version then I'm NOT interested!

[chris @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

So were assuming that the case is of some sort of non-ferrous metal, right?

[iomatic @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

No, really we have nothing but clouds and rain here, so don't bother coming!


:)

But really. Did Microsoft design this?

[Hig @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

"Unless you live in the Pacific Northwest, with it's 364 blah blah blah"

WHICH PNW are you from?

[Northeast @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

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.

[jeff @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

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 sucks @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

Northeast You hella dumb, Nirvana was one of the worst bands of all time. The PNW rocks, unlike you.