An elapsed time indicator has a see-through region which has a plurality of windows. These windows are each congruent and are arranged at a uniform angular distance from one another. A solid disc is arranged below the said see-through region and has at least two sectors which have different colours and/or designs. In this case, the solid disc is rotatable and the see-through region is firmly connected to the dial plate. The solid disc has a number of radial sectors, adjacent sectors in each case having different colours or grey tints, and each sector has approximately the width of a window.