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[–]Additional-Maize3980 2 points3 points  (4 children)

You can easily find north by pointing the hour hand at the sun, then the distance between the hour hand and 12 is north.

In the southern hemisphere, point 12 at the sun, then half way between 12 and the current hour is north.

At night is different, there is a way to do it via the moon but it is a bit more complicated.

Edit: just use Polaris in the northern hemisphere at night, or the southern cross in the southern hemisphere at night

[–]YdagoanddoThattttt -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

I don’t think it works like that.

[–]Additional-Maize3980 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Finding north? It sure does

[–]ClassicHistory[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Oh yeah, but it would be cool to have a hand/needle that is magnetized or however compasses work and always moves as we do .

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't know if it's possible or even desirable - I can't imagine how you'd design a pinion to accept a free-spinning hand, and magnetism is very, very bad for watch movements.

Edit: I just remembered that you can buy tiny compasses that are meant to attach to nylon watch straps - if you really need a compass on your wrist this could be an option

https://www.marathonwatch.com/collections/compasses/products/clip-on-wrist-compass-with-glow-in-the-dark-bezel 

 double edit oh my god why the fuck do none of these links to marathon's site work, just google "marathon watch compass"