A rose-gold chronometer with an ivory dial. The large dial tells the hours
and minutes, the small one below it counts seconds, and the window marked
Date shows the day of the month.
The subdial marked Chronometer, with its four-digit counter, shows how long
the screensaver has been running, which is to say how long you have been
away from the computer.
A general is said to have received it from a queen for a victory somewhere
in the West Indies. The paperwork was lost long ago, the clock still keeps
time. For another antique, see Omnibus.
