On 7/10/2011 6:33 AM, Raj wrote:
To me when someone tells me a time of day the first thing I visualize is
the clock hands and not numbers. I suspect the present gen visualize
numbers. They must have trouble with 60 minutes in the hour.. a quarter
past six and such..
I'm 48 years old and prefer digital. Why? Analog clocks are such that a
little "play" is found with the minute hand. That means that if you
calibrate it to be accurate (within the limitation of the movement) on
one side of the hour it will "lose" or "gain" a minute on the other side
due to the play in that needle on the gauge. Digital completely
eliminates the play found with the minute needle. Note that the play
comes into, well, play, if the clock is mounted vertically on a wall and
is a decent large size. An analog watch will not have the problem nor
will a clock with 3 separate stepper engines for each of the 3 needed
gauge needles. (or at least 2 steppers and gears for the hour needle
with direct drive for the second and minute needles)
The typical wall clock will have one stepper engine and and gears for
the minute and hour needles on the gauge with direct drive for the
seconds needle. Therein lies a source of the play with the minutes
needle. What's a measly minute off? Well, we all know! :) If you want a
watch with some bling to it, try a Citizen Skyhawk series analog watch.
These gems are radio controlled so it'll be less than half a second off
at any time and are a little blingy (and a little expensive like $300).
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