The Lunar Lithophane Watch

This is the watch that displays the time over an illuminated, three-dimensional image of the Moon's surface. Reminiscent of early 19th-century porcelain lithophanes, this watch's lunar face is molded from polypropylene into a variably translucent thickness, hand-painted with a thin coat of silver acrylic. A button on the 316L stainless steel case activates a six-second LED backlight that displays a raised relief of the Moon viewed in its waning gibbous phase, revealing the broad impact basin of Mare Imbrium in the north (marking the general vicinity of 12-o'clock) and Tycho crater in the south. The difference in thickness between the shadowed and illuminated sections imparts a 3D quality to the watchface, similar in effect to the lunar terminator. With reliable three-hand Miyota quartz movement and a scratch-resistant crystal dome. An adjustable 3/4"-wide silicon rubber strap secures with a stainless steel buckle to fit wrists 5" to 8 1/2" in circumference. Case 1 3/4" Diam. x 5/8" thick. (2 oz.)