Find your Gift on UniqueWorld Shop: Astronomical Solar Watch and Compass

A brilliant, highly modern take on the sundial, ICARUS is a true marvel of engineering. Using just the position of the sun, ICARUS can tell you the time in any time zone around the world, adjust it for daylight savings time (DST) where applicable, or simply give you the Central European Time (CET) if needed.

ICARUS tracks the sun from east to west across the sky in real time, providing vivid shadows which demonstrate where the sun has reached its zenith around the globe (telling us that it’s noon in that area). There’s no better way to combine the ingenuity of the past with imagination of the present. A truly wonderful gift for the contemplative enthusiast.

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Details:

Product origin: Germany.
Usable: Worldwide!
Size: 5.9" x 3.54" x 0.31" (15,5 x 9 x 0,8 cm)
Weight: 3.17 Oz (90g)
Warranty: 10 years
Set up the ICARUS in seven steps: (English instruction manual included in delivery)
1. Adjusting for your own location on the world map.
2. Setting and locking the date slider.
3. Taughtening and locking the wire with the equation of time slider.
4. Setting the time zone with the time scale ring.
5. Read off the equation of time and set the time scale ring.
6. Setting the latitude slider.
7. Alignment with the Sun.

The ICARUS can also be used as a solar compass, which works without a magnetic needle. You set the latitude and, using the date scale, the ellipsoid integrated in the gnomon is positioned according to the sun’s position at this time of the year. Turn the instrument until the ellipsoid’s shadow has reached the time ring. Now the sundial is aligned directly toward the south, the gnomon points to the polestar and its shadow indicates the correct time.
The ICARUS can even be used for navigational purposes, to determine the geographic coordinates of your current position.

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Astronomical Solar Watch and Compass

US$397

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