DUBAI: Swiss luxury watchmaker Aramedes has added designs aimed at women to its recently released Mecca Collection, which incorporates key functions in its products to help Muslims practice their faith. To fill this gap, Aramedes designed a high-tech electronic component integrated into the watch case, with software to calculate the location of the wearer via mobile radio triangulation. The watch displays the information on sub-dials, while a subtle vibration alerts wearers when it is time to pray five times a day. Press the button at the 2 o’clock mark and the watch will calculate the direction of Makkah based on the wearer’s location and display it on a compass-like dial. “Then you have the daily prayer times, five times, and fasting during Ramadan — also people sometimes fast during the week.

Source: Ethiopian News June 27, 2023 15:46 UTC