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		bhasi on March 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On clock faces, 4 is Expressed as IIII, not IV This is relatively well-known in watch circles as the "watchmaker's four".

PlaneSploit on March 17, 2024 [–]

Surprised I had to go down this far to find this. Clockmaker's 4 / watchmaker's 4 is an aesthetic or balance thing more than a historical vestige. Source: own an Omega De Ville Hour Vision

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