Hygrometer

Clock faces and instrument dials fascinate me. They seem so much more elegant than digital displays that merely show an ever changing number. The sweeping motion of their hands and the spacing of their measured units feel much more personal and permanent. There's also the idea of hidden movement that one can potentially see. In digital equipment. motion is invisible, it is the mere transmission of electricity coursing through tiny wires and circuits, whereas an the intermeshing gears and springs in older equipment presents a pageant that is available to one by simply prying open the case of such a piece.