I have now completed my new design and published it with the name “Aviator Mk.2”.
Included displays are:
Day of the week at top centre of the face;
24hr time ( in two windows either side of the day of the week window );
Current month and date ( in two windows either side of the moon display );
Battery charge ( “Fuel” - left small dial );
Steps ( “Range” - right small dial );
Metronome at top centre with a period of 2 seconds;
Image of moon that changes to reflect the current phase of the moon; and
a moon phase display consisting of a thin blue arc drawn around the moon window that changes length to indicate the phase of the moon ( full circle = full moon, half circle = 1st or 3rd quarter and blank = new moon )
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Just a work in progress at this stage…
I have pretty much finished the dial. I have not yet decided on the hands.
The top windows ( left to right ) will show Hours, Day of the Week and Minutes
The modified arc window ( the one with the dots ) will show a 1/10 second hand that will take one second to move from one side to the other and another second to go back again. Sort of a metronome with period of 2 seconds
The two small ovals at the bottom will show month and date.
The large bottom circle will show an image of the moon as it changes phase and there will be a thin circle that will rotate around the edge of the window to give the exact phase.
But, I have run out of steam at the moment and I can’t face putting it all together in FACER just yet ; maybe later tonight or tomorrow …
Interesting design…I like the oval index markers that match the windows
May I suggest; rotate the two ovals on top to match the angle of the bottom ones (or vice versa), the other idea is: make the two ovals on top rectangular to match the top centre window so they would look like an extension of it
Thanks for that. I have been working on a set of new hans; trying to make them work with the new face - not really working out though. I will probably go with an older set for now and maybe release a variation with different hands down the line.
I have now completed the design and I decided to go with the new hands; what do you think?
Oh, and I published it under the name "Aviator Mk.2
Included displays are:
Day of the week at top centre of the face;
24hr time ( in two windows either side of the day of the week window );
Current month and date ( in two windows either side of the moon display );
Battery charge ( “Fuel” - left small dial );
Steps ( “Range” - right small dial );
Metronome at top centre with a period of 2 seconds;
Image of moon that changes to reflect the current phase of the moon; and
a moon phase display consisting of a thin blue arc drawn around the moon window that changes length to indicate the phase of the moon ( full circle = full moon, half circle = 1st or 3rd quarter and blank = new moon )
The blue arc that indicates the phase of the moon has been increased in thickness to make it more visible and I also increased the size of the small white quarter markers for the same reason.
I also tweaked slightly the position of the arm pivots to better align them with the centre and I added shadows to the pivots to give them a bit more depth.
I have watched this face struggle up the top 100 hill; it gets a grip, pulls itself up a couple of levels, gets stuck, slips a bit, start upwards again and then, just as the top can be seen through the clouds on Sunday night, if falls all the way to the bottom again. Twice now its fallen and now its struggling up again. I should have called the poor thing Sisyphus
