Quothe Merle K. Peirce, from writings of Sat, Aug 03, 2002 at 11:31:33AM -0400:
> Have you ever tried to find a watch the only tells time? A bit of a
Doing so isn't easy. To get started, here's one source for such a
watch: The Vermont Country Store - they have an intereting printed
catalogue with many hard to find items in it, and a quick search just
resulted in discovering that they also have a web site:
www.vermontcountrystore.com
> I especially care for the time in Latvia or Botswana. I'm not entirely
> convinced I need a timepiece with more than one hand, anyway.
Ok, what you need then is a sundial! Heck, even just looking at the
relative position of the sun in the sky is good enough for me. Why bother
and complicate life by worrying about the exact hour? :-)
> I'm inclined to get my grandfather's Hamilton overhauled.
Good idea - they're nice watches.
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