Wrist Sundial Compass
It is a handmade Vintage Wrist compass used for Navigation.
Brand- House of Retrophile Art
Material-Brass / Leather
Item Weight-300 Grams
Item Dimensions- 26 cm in length and 5.5cm in diameter
A sundial compass is a combination of two instruments, consisting of a portable sundial which is attached over a compass via a hinge. There are some adjustable legs that need to be used to level the instrument if not on level ground.
How to use- Before noon, you'll need to measure clockwise from the hour hand; in the afternoon, measure counterclockwise from the hour hand. So, for example, if it's four o'clock in the afternoon, point the hour hand at the sun, and south should be located at the two o'clock marker.
Sundial compass tells time also-Rotate the sundial so the gnomon, or the pin on the sundial that casts a shadow, is pointing north if you're in the northern hemisphere or south if you're in the southern hemisphere. Then, look where the shadow cast by the gnomon falls on the sundial. The number the shadow lines up with is what time it is.
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