Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-07 Thread John Pickard
Hi Anne, What a beautiful watch. I want one! Pity that it's eight months to my birthday. Cheers, John John Pickard john.pick...@bigpond.com -Original Message- From: Anne Lennon Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 8:16 PM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Re: A prize for the

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-06 Thread Fabio nonvedolora
turday, April 06, 2013 5:39 PM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year? Dear All, So far we have discussed new dials that are “Non Dials”. However Non-Dials are not limited to new ones. There are some (especially among painted dials) that

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-04 Thread Robert Terwilliger
Here's one In my neighborhood Bob --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-04 Thread R Wall ml
Subject: Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year? Hi David, That is a Fossil wrist sundial. The Fossil company, well known for their watches, purses and wallets, has made several sundial models over the years; none are available now. They show up fairly often on eBay. It loo

RE: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-04 Thread Dave Bell
Impressive! But it would be better with a bulls-eye level, rather than the latitude scale... -Original Message- From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Anne Lennon Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 2:17 AM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Re: A prize for the worst

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-03 Thread John Pickard
ging (complete with instructions), contact me off-list. Cheers, John John Pickard john.pick...@bigpond.com -Original Message- From: David Andersson Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:25 AM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-03 Thread Tom Laidlaw
The outer dial is clock face, but the inner dial looks OK. You can see the angles are different. -Original Message- From: brick...@62bricks.com Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 12:55 PM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

RE: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-03 Thread R. Hooijenga
e it. Rudolf 52 30' N 4 40' E -Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Onderwerp: Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year? --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-03 Thread koolish
Search Google Images for "wrist sundial" and you will see this item and a bunch of others. And there's always the Pocket Stonehenge: http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/06/19/stonehenge-pocket-watch/ > Hi David, > > That is a Fossil wrist sundial. The Fossil company, well known for their > watches, pur

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-03 Thread brickman
I'm a LEGO nut as well as a dial enthusiast, so this would have my vote for the worst dial: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM18EP_Legoland_Sundial On 03.04.2013 15:25, David Andersson wrote: Dear All, Can anyone give me information on the attached photograph - such as is it a genuine (bu

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-03 Thread brickman
No, it has "clock face" hours. On 03.04.2013 14:39, Kevin Karney wrote: Looks like an OK sundial to me. If the latitude is right, it should work… Every member of NASS & BSS should own one…. Kevin On 3 Apr 2013, at 21:25, David Andersson wrote: Dear All, Can anyone give me information on

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-03 Thread Maureen Salmi
Hi David, That is a Fossil wrist sundial. The Fossil company, well known for their watches, purses and wallets, has made several sundial models over the years; none are available now. They show up fairly often on eBay. It looks like he the guy in the photo is wearing it upside-down? Here are s

Re: A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-03 Thread Kevin Karney
Looks like an OK sundial to me. If the latitude is right, it should work… Every member of NASS & BSS should own one…. Kevin On 3 Apr 2013, at 21:25, David Andersson wrote: > > Dear All, > > Can anyone give me information on the attached photograph - such as is it > a genuine (but useless!) sun

A prize for the worst 'non-dial', of the year?

2013-04-03 Thread David Andersson
Dear All, Can anyone give me information on the attached photograph - such as is it a genuine (but useless!) sun-watch, or if the whole picture is a 'spoof'? A 'body-building' friend sent it to me, today - he says it came from the website http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=152225673