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How to read Fibonacci clock?

For example (In large Wall  & Desktop Clocks) 
Models - Alpha (α), Beta (β), Delta (δ)                

שעונים מקוריים

In this innovative and smart clock in front of us, that characterized by the uniqueness of the hour and minute hands,     the spiral is actually used as the hour hand.

When the spiral arrives in front of one of the stripes of the hours, it shows an entire hour.  

The minutes are displayed using the dial engraved with the numbers 0,15,30,45  

(Using  the dial as the minutes hand, that's my innovation).   The dial rotates clockwise at a rate of minutes. 

When the numbers, or the lines between them (representing every 5 minutes),

come in front of the vertical bar, these are the minutes.

Minute Dıal

שעונים מיוחדים

Hour hand

  ספיראלת פִיבּוֹנָאצִ'י
שעון פִיבּוֹנָאצִ'י

In case 1 

The spiral is exactly in front of the 11 o'clock stripe,   and the "0" of the minutes dial on the vertical bar.   

The time now is exactly 11:00                                  

 

In case 2  

The spiral is between the strips 11 to 12 o'clock,        and in the minutes dial the line that follows  15

(ie the 20th minute) located in front of the vertical bar. It's now  11:20

Example of Small Desktop Clocks
Models -  Eta (η), Theta (θ), Pi (π), Omega (Ω)

שעון פִיבּוֹנָאצִ'י-  מתנה מקורית

In these models, the spiral is actually used as the hour hand.

When the spiral arrives in front of one of the stripes of the hours, it shows an entire hour.

The minutes are displayed using the short hand as in a standard analog clock.      

When the hand is up in front of "12" (as in ordinary clocks) – it is 0 minutes,

when it is down in front of "6" (as in ordinary clocks) – it is 30 minutes as usual.

שעונים מקוריים

In case 1 

The spiral is exactly in front of the 11 o'clock bar, 

The minutes hand is facing up on the 0. 

It is now exactly 11:00                                      

 

In case 2 

The spiral is between the strips 11 to 12 o'clock,        

and the minutes hand in front of the "4" o'clock

as in a normal clock  (I.e. the 20th minute).                  

It's now  11:20 

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