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Is this innovative for watch complications? It feels like it. It might be the first innovation for a while. Consumes a lot of space under the dial, so occludes

• thih9 2y ago
  Mechanical watch: https://monochrome-watches.com/the-elegant-mixture-of-time-and-space-debethune-db28-digitale/ https://monochrome-watches.com/the-elegant-mixture-of-time-a... Prague’s astronomical clock does that too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_astronomical_clock#Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_astronomical_clock#Moon More about spherical moonphases: https://www.the1916company.com/blog/variations-on-the-moonphase.html https://www.the1916company.com/blog/variations-on-the-moonph... A smartwatch complication: https://www.david-smith.org/blog/2019/09/26/moon-plus-plus/ https://www.david-smith.org/blog/2019/09/26/moon-plus-plus/ > Geneva Moon seeks to provide a highly accurate, visually pleasing indication of what the moon looks like right now, right where you are. My goal was to make it so that if you look down at your wrist and then up into the sky the images you see should match.
  • ggm 2y ago
    i meant the mechanism not the idea of moon phase. He uses an interesting variation on an iris shutter to manage the transition of the terminator from C to D
    • dylan604 2y ago
      I'd guess that any watch that implements this would be priced in the realm of Rolex or other watches that mere mortals cannot afford. The assembly alone would dictate higher price even if it wasn't blinged out