9
Reading the time
The hours and minutes are indicated by the arrows of the
armour, pointing on the hour and minute dials.
Special rotation of the hour dial
A special mechanism has been developed for Balthazar.
The hour dial stays on the same position during the first 55
minutes of an hour ; then the dial starts to turn slowly and
regularly (no jump) during the last 5 minutes of the hour ; to
finally stop exactly at the beginning of the next hour. This
process is repeated every hour.
HOURS AND MINUTES DISPLAY
In this example it is forty-seven min-
utes past two (2h47).
The hour dial has
not
moved.
In this example it is fifty-eight min-
utes past three (3h58).
The hour dial has started to move.
