Offset Dials · Reading and design
How to read
Read the labeled hour, minute and second dials separately. Hours follow the 12/24-hour setting; minutes and seconds use 60 divisions. Hiding seconds leaves two dials.
Historical background
John Shelton’s circa-1769 regulator separates minutes, seconds and windowed hours.
Design and this interpretation
Separated time units offer a comparison with regulator layouts. This face uses independent circular dials; the historical example’s hour window differs from our hour hand, so it is not a replica.