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I wonder if they could do this without making it bigger/thicker.
The current ZW has a single disc on the left outer edge with 13 numerals, to display the hour in a single window.
How could 24-hour time be displayed?
I can think of 3 options:
1 Somehow cramming all 24 hours onto the existing disc without reducing the size of the window (I don't see how that's physically possible).
2. Adding a new, additional disc on the left outer edge (to display 0/1/2), and reducing the # of digits on the existing disc (which also becomes a bit smaller in diameter) from 13 to 10 (displaying 0-9).
3. Adding a 13th "segment" to the existing disc (in between the 12 and the 0) that's just a gap or a transparent window, and then layering an identically sized disc that displays the numerals 13-24 right below that top 0-12 disc.
Pic from Monochrome:
ALS Zeitwerk: Thoughts on 24 h Display?
Dear friends, while contemplating with my Zeitwerk on why it doesn't find its way to often on my wrist, i was wondering whether a 24 h Zeitwerk would not be more logical than the present 12 h display. What are your thoughts? ...
Not sure I have strong feelings on that….
Why do you think you would prefer 24h? I would definitely prefer it if it were smaller/thinner - but I get the engineering challenges involved!
I find it more logic ...
If one thinks about how to measure time over a day, I find the decimal system the most logic but know that it didn't make it far beyond the French revolution and therefore remains a bit esoteric like thinking about equality... If one follows the 24h/day s...
That’s fair.
I guess it would complicate the wheels a bit - but not insurmountably. And yes, have spent a big chunk of time discussing decimal time with a friend recently - Breguet’s adventures and experiments with clocks using it specifically; I think the ship has pr...
24h display wouldn’t work for me.
Too reminiscent of LCD digital displays. Best, Emmanuel
Not for me. It’s a mechanical watch
with a gorgeous movement. And I want it to feel mechanical, not like an LCD display. But it’s a very personal feeling of course. I definitely understand that you can feel differently. Best, Emmanuel
What an incredible Lange
Both design, looks, and the engineering behind it is stellar. To answer your question, I'm somewhat indifferent. I think I prefer the 12h time display the way it is now but would be fine if it were 24h too. It would be cool if Lange offered the option to ...
I wonder if they could do this without making it bigger/thicker.
The current ZW has a single disc on the left outer edge with 13 numerals, to display the hour in a single window. How could 24-hour time be displayed? I can think of 3 options: 1 Somehow cramming all 24 hours onto the existing disc without reducing the si...
Now that you mentioned….
Good idea, Why not? This is supposed to be a “digital” display.
Magnificent watch, SchmidtSol.
I very much like it the way it is. You never say never and I know the Germans are engineers, but I feel that a 24-hour hour disc would be disproportionate - or a fourth disc unwieldy. To me, an answer to your question may be its difference to any other wa...
