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[–] naticus@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Weird, I've seen many analog clocks with Roman numerals but always IV for 4.

[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's actually called the "clockmakers four" or "watchmakers four." it's a thing.

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah I looked it up and saw it is a thing, and it's interesting. I wonder if the clock I'm thinking of was just a really cheap one that was labeled as you'd expect based on Roman numerals or whether some just didn't follow it.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

To be fair, Google searching Roman numerals clocks give you about a 50/50 distribution.

I wasn't aware of this either and I suspect we're not alone. It's not highly noticeable and if there's a 50-50 chance won't even see it...