CLOCK BASED ON TWELVE SIGN OF ZODIAC UNFIXED TIME SIMPLE DISPLAY METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure of a clock capable of simply displaying a time based on an unfixed time method as a time concept special to Japan and displaying a time based on a present fixed time method at the same time.;SOLUTION: The time based on the unfixed time method representing one day by twelve times in reference to the sunrise and the sunset is standardized by twelve terms in a year. A plurality of twelve horary unfixed time gauge plates 6, in each of which time scales are displayed, are selected according to a usage time and properly put over a specially designed clock main body 1 of the fixed time method display for use. In this way, the time based on the unfixed time method and that based on the fixed time method can be read at the same throughout the year.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO