Patent ID: 7236429

Claim:
A timepiece showing current local time in main cities and countries in various time zones, comprising a housing member; a mechanical member held in the housing member; the mechanical member including a first central shaft, a second central shaft, and a third central shaft, all rotating in a clockwise direction; a glass cover secured over the housing member; a rotary dial joined to the first central shaft of the mechanical member; the rotary dial having a plurality of hour graduations thereon; the hour graduations being marked with respective numerals arranged in counterclockwise order; a minute hand joined to the second central shaft of the mechanical member; a second hand positioned around the rotary dial and joined to the third central shaft of the mechanical member; a second ring having sixty graduations thereon, which are in one-second increments, for showing a current second together with the second hand; and a time zone ring positioned around the second ring and connected to the housing member; the time zone ring being divided into twenty-four subsections; each of the twenty-four subsections having an indicating point on a middle portion of an inward edge thereof; each of the twenty-four subsections being printed with names of main cities and countries in a corresponding time zone; whereby people can find out current local time in the main cities and countries, of which the names are printed on the time zone ring.