At first glance this watch looks jolly ordinary , until you notice the deficiency of narrow hands and the 24 - hr telephone dial around the edge . It ’s actually contrive to help amateur uranologist wreak out the adept circumstance for sky - watching , so it tracks sundown and sunrise , moon phase and moonrise / set times . All you have to do is tap in your location from one of its 583 pre - programmed cities , and its combination of hands and detailed LCD display will say you all you need to know . If only it could predict the cloud - covering fire conditions , eh ? You ’re go to have to really enjoy uranology if you want to bribe it , though : it ’s $ 495.95 from Hammacher Schlemmer . [ OhGizmo ]
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