The Watch on JKR's Website

A slight diversion from my chapter-by-chapter posts, I want to mention something about clues on JKR's website.

On the main page...her desk, there is a simple little wristwatch...well, it's not really so simple. Of course, most sleuths have seen the dial go nuts and activate a marble. If you click on the marble you can gain an "easter egg" to add to your scrapbook.

Well, I want to examine the watch.

When it starts acting weird, 12 hands appear, and all the number marks turn to dots. Some of the dots are bigger than others -- they vary in size...and they also vary in color.

I think the dots represent the nine planets, the sun, Earth's moon, and perhaps one other moon...maybe Io or another well-known moon of Jupiter. Otherwise they could all represent stars.

The twelve hands remind me of the 12 hands on Dumbledore's pocket watch. It also has planets on it.

Ron's watch is a bit different. It has symbols and stars, doesn't it? Also, there is no mention of hands, is there....?

It's interesting to think about.