macaronic watch
Thu Mar 20 01:09:01 EDT 2014
If you were designing a watch, would you put this series of numbers on the face: "3, VI, 9, XII"? Yes, a numerically-macaronic dial, half Arabic and half Roman. Intrigued as I am by the notion of a watch that shows 5 time zones, that numbering scheme would have me apoplectic. Watches are all about stability and consistency. I'm not saying they can't be fun, but they shouldn't be chaotic. I particularly like my current watch because it is so clear and readable. I wonder why people buy watches that are hard to read. If your watch isn't about showing you the time, why are you wearing it?
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If you were designing a watch, would you put this series of numbers on the face: "3, VI, 9, XII"? Yes, a numerically-macaronic dial, half Arabic and half Roman. Intrigued as I am by the notion of a watch that shows 5 time zones, that numbering scheme would have me apoplectic. Watches are all about stability and consistency. I'm not saying they can't be fun, but they shouldn't be chaotic. I particularly like my current watch because it is so clear and readable. I wonder why people buy watches that are hard to read. If your watch isn't about showing you the time, why are you wearing it?
[This entry was originally posted as http://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/657857.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]