Horological Meandering

I read about this a while ago (and then completely forgot about it). The change of seasons had got me thinking about it again. There are probably plenty of people here that know about this system but it was news to me. I thought it's a refreshing way to c...  

I remember seeing a few timepieces posted here which utilized this form of time measurement....

This is a very interesting rabbit hole.

And his Wadokei watches. Been following him for more than a decade. The Wadokei is a watch I would like to own some day, although not sure how possible that might be.

I can see why you want one. Me too! (that'll never happen).

This one looks like a sun dial? not sure, anyone knows? ...  

but the other one sure looks like a sun-dial to me too.

1850 Shumisengi The Shumisengi astronomical clock was constructed by Toshiba's founder Hisashige Tanaka, a prolific inventor who came to be known as "Karakuri Giemon," or the "Thomas Edison in the East," in his later years. The clock in the body shows tim...