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[Exotic Times]
Since the beginning of history, time was indigenous to each region
or culture. It was unnecessary to know what time it was on the
other side of the world.
However, the rapid and remarkable development in means and facilities
of transportation and IT in the 20th century changed the concept
of time in other regions from being something that was "exotic" and
vague to something that was absolutely crucial and needed to be precise.
Today it is not at all uncommon to communicate with others around
the world, and the significance of the World Time watch is increasing. |
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[Accomplished Mechanism]
Although various mechanisms of the watch have been developed, it
is said that the mechanism, which was invented in the 30s by a
watch craftsman Louis Cottier, is the most functional and important
of these mechanisms. In fact diverse array of monumental masterpiece
watches have used this mechanism. In general, the majority of watches
which show multiple times on one dial tend to have two hands or
multi-functional movements in their interiors, but these only enable
users to comprehend the times in two regions. In addition, one
has to check the time over again if he/she wants to set a different
time zone on his/her dial.
What is so amazing about Cottier's mechanism is the discovery of
the significance of time differences and that the differences are
always consistent. By combining the rotation ring which covers the
times of main cities in the world and 24 hours ring, it enable users
to easily grasp the times in the cities by simply using minute and
hour hands only. Furthermore, there is no need to reset the watch,
and the excellent idea of Cottier enables users to tell the time
and place of each main city simultaneously. Even in the rapidly progressing
modern age, it has kept its brilliant shine.
Shellman World Time Minute Repeater is equipped with the epoch-making
functions of a Jump Hour and Summer Time. |
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