Fractal Clock

“Back to the drawing board, huh? I hope it’s not another clock.”
”‘Fraid so, a fractal clock, actually.”
”Yes, it does look fractal with the repeated circles in decreasing scale.”
”Right, see the second hand? It supports a clock face with three smaller clocks mounted on its own hands.”
”Neat, so altogether 12 faces that wheel around but stay right side up.”
”Uh huh, and all the minute hands move in parallel, for example. Then, about twice an hour, all the clock faces line up in a row.”
”So how do you see the time if they cross over each other?”
”I’ll make them transparent with few moving parts. The motors and wires are hidden behind the hands. Though the clockwork is daunting, I’m planning one with one more step of progression – it’ll have 40 clocks in one.”
”I can’t wait to see this one in action, like a ballet of slowly whirling snowflakes.