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The french:
Goddamn metric time
Even the French figured out that decimalized time was stupid after a couple of years.
Which has added credence to the old saying that "The French follow no one. And no one follows the French."
I kinda want to try it out lol
Why the 'IIII' insted of 'IV'?
Prevents confusion between the four and the six: III, IV, V, VI, when the watch is not held perfectly vertically for viewing.
Actually very common in watches with roman numbers iirc
i'm pretty sure that IV is a modern typographic thing
I've also heard that, because in Latin IV is the beginning of "IVPPITER" (Jupiter), there’s a theory that people avoided using "IV" as to not “disrespect” the god’s name. 🤷♀️
Also, on a 12 hour clock, 3 sets of four looks clean af I guess, e.g.:
Since the IIII usage is common in the Middle Ages and even into the Early Modern Period, when nobody believed in Jupiter, that is obviously just something somebody made up.
It could have also started from that and continued on despite people not knowing the reason, no? I do agree that it's quite silly and unlikely, though.
May as well just go with VIIII then. Or maybe 9.
The Swiss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time
Why does everything that comes from Switzerland always seem to be owned by Swatch? Do they not have any other brands there?
Not everything
Now I really want a .beats watch. That's so retro cool.
If you're ok with a screwdriver, you can mod a Casio F91-W and add a .beat watchface https://www.sensorwatch.net/docs/watchfaces/clock/#beat-time