▲ 1075 ▼ America (lemmy.ml) submitted 4 months ago by InterestingUsername@lemmy.ml to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 197 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 4 months ago (3 children) 24hr analog watches are the real shit, though! Had a good emulated one on my phone homescreen for a long time, but unfortunately app is not supported by newer versions of Android any more... :-( permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago (2 children) Are you talking about a watch with 24 different numbers on it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 4 months ago Are you talking about a watch with 24 different numbers on it? Yes, arranged in a circle, 24 at the top, 12 at the bottom, lower part is day, upper part is night. App also had a daylight indication shading depending on local sunrise/sunset. Loved it! permalink fedilink source parent [–] StillAlive@piefed.world 8 points 4 months ago https://svalbard.watch/pages/Svalbard_24-hour_watches.html permalink fedilink source parent [–] InterestingUsername@lemmy.ml [S] 5 points 4 months ago Wow, never knew that was a thing permalink fedilink source parent [–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) I've been thinking for a while about getting a slow watch, a 24-hour watch that only has an hour hand permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago l like the idea, but I suspect it often might have the opposite effect as intended. Imagine e.g. taking a quick glance at the watch to determine if you will still catch the bus - this would most likely result in you sprinting to the bus stop just to be on the safe side... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago (2 children) Are you talking about a watch with 24 different numbers on it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 4 months ago Are you talking about a watch with 24 different numbers on it? Yes, arranged in a circle, 24 at the top, 12 at the bottom, lower part is day, upper part is night. App also had a daylight indication shading depending on local sunrise/sunset. Loved it! permalink fedilink source parent [–] StillAlive@piefed.world 8 points 4 months ago https://svalbard.watch/pages/Svalbard_24-hour_watches.html permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 4 months ago Are you talking about a watch with 24 different numbers on it? Yes, arranged in a circle, 24 at the top, 12 at the bottom, lower part is day, upper part is night. App also had a daylight indication shading depending on local sunrise/sunset. Loved it! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 8 points 4 months ago https://svalbard.watch/pages/Svalbard_24-hour_watches.html permalink fedilink source parent
[–] InterestingUsername@lemmy.ml [S] 5 points 4 months ago Wow, never knew that was a thing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arctanthrope@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) I've been thinking for a while about getting a slow watch, a 24-hour watch that only has an hour hand permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago l like the idea, but I suspect it often might have the opposite effect as intended. Imagine e.g. taking a quick glance at the watch to determine if you will still catch the bus - this would most likely result in you sprinting to the bus stop just to be on the safe side... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago l like the idea, but I suspect it often might have the opposite effect as intended. Imagine e.g. taking a quick glance at the watch to determine if you will still catch the bus - this would most likely result in you sprinting to the bus stop just to be on the safe side... permalink fedilink source parent
