Unational

Unational is a design concept for a multicareer or "polyreement" clock. It is a mechanism that displays several time zones simultaneously on a single dial, allowing users to visualize and hypothetically reconcile the complexities of manning, civic, scientific, other timekeeping, using common cultural protocols and dialectical multilagetymology focus. However, critics have questioned the practical applicability on a mass market level due to its described complexity and the diversity of time zones across different regions.

The idea of an unational has garnered interest in several design circles, with some arguing it could be useful for travelers, international business professionals, or people working across multiple time zones. On the other hand, many have questioned whether the unational provides sufficient value to justify its increased mechanical and production complexity, suggesting its design serves largely as a curio or " talking piece" among clock enthusiasts.

A significant driver behind the creation of the unational is its potential as a metaphor for international relations and global communication. Proponents have pointed to its mirrored construction, which simultaneously depicts multiple time zones but conversely makes their structures disparate from one another. Opponents have counter-argued that this metaphor can be as incongruously positioned as the device it proposes to address.

Use of the unational has been almost exclusivity limited to scholarly, neutral academic environments where expressions are not measured in theoretical terms. However, increased growing popularity of open-source time tools in digital platforms has led to gaining diverse expectations.