At the 400th anniversary of the death of mathematician, philosopher, geographer and cartographer Gerhard Kremer (better known today under the name Mercator), a jubilee watch was launched that looked different from all the previously known wristwatches. The enameled dial shows a map by Mercator with Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, above which moved two hands in the form of a card circle that indicated the current time via retrograde hours and minutes.
My challenge was re-constructing Mercator’s map a la Amerigo Vespucci…
A fascinating little look into history (Your not related to “The History Guy” on Utube by any chance? ) and a magnificent watch face! Many thanks doubledad. Cheers, Doons
Very interesting face, I tried on my Kospen but the hours hand was too much on left, beyond number 12. Is this normal? Do I have to switch from 24 to 12 my time?
Regards!