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Re: Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones

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Two ideas to consider adding to this cool concept: 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? It looks like both positions have been used for analog 24 hour clocks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_analog_dial 2. Could there be an option to set the background to be a polar-projected world map ( e.g. United Nations emblem) that rotates to align with the turning of the hour hands?…

Great ideas! I've added both! Find them in Settings! Enjoy!

Re: Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones

#82

Shouldn't there be two minute hands if you add LA and India (PST and IST)? The minutes are offset by 30 mins in this scenario.

It appears the minute hand only reflects local time.

When I add time zones with fractional-hour offsets, the hour hand for those zones is at the appropriate angle within the indicated hour.

Re: Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones

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Sounds cool, would you care to link the make/model?

It was the only distributor of 24 hour analogue wrist watches I could find, where the prices were reasonable, is called AAA Watch Club.[0] Mine is specifically from the Military Time Collection, called Military Dress, I believe.[1] Unfortunately, the specific model appeared to be sold out right now. 0 - https://www.aaawatchclub.com/ 1 - https://www.aaawatchclub.com/military-time-watches_5to6.html...

Thanks

Re: Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones

#85
This is neat. I was wondering if the world map in the background could be rotated so that the city/timezone hands could (roughly) point to their respective locations. For instance, if you had the NYC and LAX hands, then the North American continent could be positioned between them with the former to the right and the latter to the left.

Re: Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones

#86

Two ideas to consider adding to this cool concept: 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? It looks like both positions have been used for analog 24 hour clocks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_analog_dial 2. Could there be an option to set the background to be a polar-projected world map ( e.g. United Nations emblem) that rotates to align with the turning of the hour hands?…

Great ideas! I've added both! Find them in Settings! Enjoy!

Seems that the World Map is "fixed" and does not rotate to keep it aligned with the hands (expectation is that New York hand should roughly point to New York on the map)?

Re: Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones

#87

Two ideas to consider adding to this cool concept: 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? It looks like both positions have been used for analog 24 hour clocks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_analog_dial 2. Could there be an option to set the background to be a polar-projected world map ( e.g. United Nations emblem) that rotates to align with the turning of the hour hands?…

Another consideration might be to switch 24 to 0 or 00. I've seen a lot of 24 hour clocks that use 24 and I'm not sure why this ever happened since there is no time in hour 24. 12:15 AM/PM is a real thing for a 12-hour clock, but 24:15 isn't, as far as I'm aware. Unless some people consider that to be the very first hour of the day, but that seems like it would invite more confusion.

Re: Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones

#88

Two ideas to consider adding to this cool concept: 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? It looks like both positions have been used for analog 24 hour clocks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_analog_dial 2. Could there be an option to set the background to be a polar-projected world map ( e.g. United Nations emblem) that rotates to align with the turning of the hour hands?…

Great ideas! I've added both! Find them in Settings! Enjoy!

Could you add the share link? So that if I share the URL with a friend or family,they get exactly my configuration of cities from URL. Maybe the cities can be embedded in URL as GET parameters.

Re: Show HN: Pole Clock, a single 24h clock with multiple timezones

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Two ideas to consider adding to this cool concept: 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? It looks like both positions have been used for analog 24 hour clocks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_analog_dial 2. Could there be an option to set the background to be a polar-projected world map ( e.g. United Nations emblem) that rotates to align with the turning of the hour hands?…

> 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? I wear a 24 hour analogue dial wrist watch, with 24 on top. I'll admit, I sometimes wish I had chosen 12 on top, since it's more naturally to look at the watch during the day, and less so during the night. Since it more naturally follows - on quick visual inspection - what it would look like on a normal 12 hour analogue dial.

There are quite of a few of those about, I have a Vostok 24 hour watch and it's a nice conversational piece.

Rateka also makes a well-regarded 24 hour dial.

Both easily available for €100 or so, though only the vostoks are automatic.

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