Another nice surprise was this piece from Raketa -
This is one that caught the eye of MANY people. Now as a huge fan of Atomic Ranch magazine, this watch speaks to me simply on an aesthetic level. It's wicked cool!
But take a closer look - you will note that the time scale seems to be inverted, almost as if you were looking at it in a mirror. Almost as if... it moved counter-clockwise. And you'd be right!
Curious to relate, the earth actually rotates counter-clockwise! Per the folks at Wikipedia:
Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counter clockwise. The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.
The pertinents of the watch are as follows:
To be sure, there have been several efforts at a counter-clockwise
watch, but many of them have been somewhat prohibitively
expensive. The Raketa "Russian Code" 0224 comes in at a relatively forgiving €1,280. Not too bad for a manufacture movement equipped watch.
To the best of my knowledge, there is not currently US distribution, but I do know that the Raketa collection is available online, direct.
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| Courtesy of Raketa |
But take a closer look - you will note that the time scale seems to be inverted, almost as if you were looking at it in a mirror. Almost as if... it moved counter-clockwise. And you'd be right!
Curious to relate, the earth actually rotates counter-clockwise! Per the folks at Wikipedia:
Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counter clockwise. The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.
The pertinents of the watch are as follows:
| Movement | Automatic movement |
| Water resistant | 5 АТМ |
| Crystal | Sapphire |
| Case size | 40.5х12 mm |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Strap type | Genuine leather |
| Strap width | 22 mm |
| Wrist size | 135 - 185 mm |
To be sure, there have been several efforts at a counter-clockwise
watch, but many of them have been somewhat prohibitively
expensive. The Raketa "Russian Code" 0224 comes in at a relatively forgiving €1,280. Not too bad for a manufacture movement equipped watch.
To the best of my knowledge, there is not currently US distribution, but I do know that the Raketa collection is available online, direct.
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