Hi.
I am looking for marketing feedback on a new sundial that I would like to manufacture and sell. I call it the New Millennium sundial. The sundial is an analemmic-equatorial design. It accurately shows clock time to within less than a minute, the date to the day, and quickly adjusts for Daylight Saving time. I have several larger (6’ wide) stainless steel versions of this sundial currently installed at a public park, a college planetarium and several private estates. This newest version would be smaller, more suitable for homes and gardens. Key Points: · Futuristic design, shows the apparent motion of the sun “about” the Earth, throughout the day and the year. · Size: 24” across x approx. 17” high x 17” deep. · Material: Aluminum, anodized FAO Gold. Working on other colors. · Precisely machined, laser-cut and etched. · Highly accurate, it can show clock time to within seconds and the date to the day. · The gnomon’s analemma is shaped for optimum accuracy this century. · Will have three different gnomon plates printed, for maximum local date accuracy in N. America, Europe and Australia. · Quickly adjusts for Daylight Saving time. · Current base design seen here is suitable for latitudes 25° north and above or 25° south and below. A slightly different base design accommodates the tropic and equatorial latitudes. · Ordered online, will next-day custom-machine base for customer’s latitude and ship. · Instructions and tools provided for easy installation and accurate alignment. I am still obtaining manufacturing quotes, but for a first run of 100 or so sundials, next-day customized and shipped, I believe I will need to price at around $1,200 US. Pictures of the sundial may be found online at http://www.swanstrom.net/sundial/NewM/index.htm I would appreciate any feedback here or by private email. Thank you! Pete S.
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