{"id":290277,"date":"2010-02-04T01:33:25","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T06:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/geocentric-concept-orrery-watch\/14077\/"},"modified":"2010-02-04T01:33:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T06:33:25","slug":"geocentric-concept-watch-puts-an-orrery-on-your-wrist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/290277","title":{"rendered":"Geocentric concept watch puts an orrery on your wrist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/geocentric-watch.jpg\" alt=\"Geoffrey Cooper's Geocentric Watch concept tells time via two rotating rings\"><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to timepieces I&#8217;m firmly in the camp that thinks the digital watch is the pinnacle of time telling technology. It imparts its information at a glance with no need to waste time adding or subtracting minutes in multiples of five, or estimating if the big hand is two or three minutes between markers &#8211; if there are markers at all. I will concede, however, that for many people watches are as much a fashion statement as a means to tell time and as such designers are always looking to redefine the humble watch in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/uni-watch-oled-design\/11403\/\" >different<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/nooka-adds-to-unconventional-watch-range\/9863\/\" >interesting<\/a> ways. The latest eye-catching timepiece to catch our eye is the Geocentric concept watch that uses a motion similar to planets rotating around a sun to tell time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/concept\/\" rel=\"tag\">Concept<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/mechanical\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mechanical<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/time\/\" rel=\"tag\">Time<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/watch\/\" rel=\"tag\">Watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/2718\/\">Simple, low-cost PDA watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/uni-watch-oled-design\/11403\/\">The watch of many faces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/2764\/\">Weather Station on your wrist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/wn2-earth-watch\/13035\/\">Time to think globally &#8211; the wn-2 Earth watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1964\/\">Wristwatch incorporates 128MB data storage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/2059\/\">BMW and MINI release Data Storage Watches<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RNKJFTYJBJy1RgWrbFxvfnii8TE\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RNKJFTYJBJy1RgWrbFxvfnii8TE\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RNKJFTYJBJy1RgWrbFxvfnii8TE\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/RNKJFTYJBJy1RgWrbFxvfnii8TE\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=eNiQcyOXMMY:tRhVon_njWk:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=eNiQcyOXMMY:tRhVon_njWk:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=eNiQcyOXMMY:tRhVon_njWk:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=eNiQcyOXMMY:tRhVon_njWk:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=eNiQcyOXMMY:tRhVon_njWk:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=eNiQcyOXMMY:tRhVon_njWk:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=eNiQcyOXMMY:tRhVon_njWk:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/eNiQcyOXMMY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to timepieces I&#8217;m firmly in the camp that thinks the digital watch is the pinnacle of time telling technology. 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