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[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Digital isn't better it's just different. Also a tonne of wristwatches are still analogue.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

It absolutely is tho. Usually more precise, 1:1 translatable into written text, can use the superior 24h system and uses the same reading system that is already taught in school anyways.

[–] r00ty@kbin.life 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right! Just to prove a point, I am going to make an NTP enabled rolex, and sync it to my microsecond accurate local NTP server! :P

[–] WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There's nothing stopping an analog clock face from representing 24h time:

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[–] Emmie@lemmings.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

🤢 what an utter abomination

This is why puppies die

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago

I was ready to hate it but after a good look, it doesn't look that bad. Doesn't work for small wristwatches but could look nice for a big wall clock.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wristwatches are just jewelry at this point tbh. They've been rendered completely redundant by cell phones. The only people under 60 who wear them are doing so as a fashion statement.

I'm sure a lot of wristwatch stans will downvote me but I don't care I'm still right

[–] variants@possumpat.io 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Watches are just more convenient. You don't need to carry a phone everywhere and with texts and calls showing on the watch you don't need to find your phone to check.

I use my watch with alarms/ timers to know when I need to clock out or in from lunch etc while I mostly leave my phone at my desk while at work so if I'm walking around the building I still get my alerts through my watch

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 10 months ago

Watches that can get alerts can show digital time. So, chalk another point up for not learning analog time.