Does the "double bosom" occlusion mechanism have a proper name? I always thought it was a bit daft — excusable on watches perhaps — but on larger clocks where there's plenty of space why not just have a half black sphere that rotates once per lunar month? (Even better would be a small model of the moon with a half black shade rotating around it).<p>Anyway: I made a (web) clock with that shows the moon position and phase: <a href="https://sunclock.net" rel="nofollow">https://sunclock.net</a>
I expected to see mention of the volvelle - a medieval device made of paper that could approximate the phase of the moon by moving a circular hole around a carefully designed track. There’s a long explanation of it at <a href="https://astrolabeproject.com/downloads/volvelle/deconstructing_the_lunar_volvelle.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://astrolabeproject.com/downloads/volvelle/deconstructi...</a>
Is this innovative for watch complications? It feels like it. It might be the first innovation for a while.<p>Consumes a lot of space under the dial, so occludes other complications..<p>(not a horologist or luxury watch collector)
It’s always nice to find another true lunatic.<p>I made a series of clocks that only track moon phase.<p><a href="https://digitalhorology.com" rel="nofollow">https://digitalhorology.com</a>
It takes a special kind of mind to tackle an idea so entrenched, rethink the design from first principles, do it well, and come up with something so <i>different</i> from what was there before.<p>Bravo.
Nice!<p>Ages ago, a "Moonphase" font which I did was used in the typesetting of _Calendrical Tabulations_, so this sort of thing has always been near to my heart (I also used to use a "Phases of the Moon" application as a desktop background).