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Two ideas to consider adding to this cool concept: 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? It looks like both positions ha

Two ideas to consider adding to this cool concept: 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? It looks like both positions have been used for analog 24 hour clocks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_analog_dial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_analog_dial 2. Could there be an option to set the background to be a polar-projected world map (e.g. United Nations emblem) that rotates to align with the turning of the hour hands? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuthal_equidistant_projection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azimuthal_equidistant_projecti...

krisoft 4y ago
For the second one, that is what is done by this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1335/ https://xkcd.com/1335/ But unfortunately they have noon at the top.
Svip 4y ago
> 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? I wear a 24 hour analogue dial wrist watch, with 24 on top. I'll admit, I sometimes wish I had chosen 12 on top, since it's more naturally to look at the watch during the day, and less so during the night. Since it more naturally follows - on quick visual inspection - what it would look like on a normal 12 hour analogue dial.
- giardia 4y ago
  Sounds cool, would you care to link the make/model?
  - Svip 4y ago
    It was the only distributor of 24 hour analogue wrist watches I could find, where the prices were reasonable, is called AAA Watch Club.[0] Mine is specifically from the Military Time Collection, called Military Dress, I believe.[1] Unfortunately, the specific model appeared to be sold out right now. 0 - https://www.aaawatchclub.com/ https://www.aaawatchclub.com/ 1 - https://www.aaawatchclub.com/military-time-watches_5to6.html#24mblkm3 https://www.aaawatchclub.com/military-time-watches_5to6.html...
    - giardia 4y ago
      Thanks
- stevekemp 4y ago
  There are quite of a few of those about, I have a Vostok 24 hour watch and it's a nice conversational piece. Rateka also makes a well-regarded 24 hour dial. Both easily available for €100 or so, though only the vostoks are automatic.
PascalPixel 4y ago
Great ideas! I've added both! Find them in Settings! Enjoy!
- slobotron 4y ago
  Seems that the World Map is "fixed" and does not rotate to keep it aligned with the hands (expectation is that New York hand should roughly point to New York on the map)?
  - PascalPixel 4y ago
    It rotates on my machine... :(
- davchana 4y ago
  Could you add the share link? So that if I share the URL with a friend or family,they get exactly my configuration of cities from URL. Maybe the cities can be embedded in URL as GET parameters.
  - PascalPixel 4y ago
    I can add it for sure! It's just a bit more technically involved so maybe next year!
- nileshtrivedi 4y ago
  The minute-hand seems to be buggy. It seems to take its 0 as top even though the 0 for hours is at bottom. So when I choose midnight-on-top option, it flips and 00:45 time shows the minute-hand in due-east which is completely wrong. Would also love to see an option to highlight working hours (9am to 5pm?). Those are important markers for most individuals.
0x0203 4y ago
Another consideration might be to switch 24 to 0 or 00. I've seen a lot of 24 hour clocks that use 24 and I'm not sure why this ever happened since there is no time in hour 24. 12:15 AM/PM is a real thing for a 12-hour clock, but 24:15 isn't, as far as I'm aware. Unless some people consider that to be the very first hour of the day, but that seems like it would invite more confusion.
- midasuni 4y ago
  Tangently related, but working timetables on the London Underground run to 2330, 2345, 2359, but then rather than going to 0000, because the post midnight services (until about 0400) are on the previous date, they then go 2359 2400 2401 And on to 2459, 2500, 2501 etc. (At least they used to before 24 hour running, not sure about now)
  - nileshtrivedi 4y ago
    23:59, 1:00:00, 1:00:01 would have been better.
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    - MerelyMortal 4y ago
      The latter two could be confused with hour:minute:second
  - GauntletWizard 4y ago
    I saw this often in open/close times on bars in Japan in my trip there a couple weeks ago. I saw as high as 28:00
- PascalPixel 4y ago
  I've just added a setting for midnight to be 0 instead of 24, have a look
- wpearse 4y ago

krisoft 4y ago

For the second one, that is what is done by this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1335/ https://xkcd.com/1335/ But unfortunately they have noon at the top.

Svip 4y ago

> 1. Could there be an option to place 00:00 at the top instead of the bottom? I wear a 24 hour analogue dial wrist watch, with 24 on top. I'll admit, I sometimes wish I had chosen 12 on top, since it's more naturally to look at the watch during the day, and less so during the night. Since it more naturally follows - on quick visual inspection - what it would look like on a normal 12 hour analogue dial.

giardia 4y ago
Sounds cool, would you care to link the make/model?
- Svip 4y ago
  It was the only distributor of 24 hour analogue wrist watches I could find, where the prices were reasonable, is called AAA Watch Club.[0] Mine is specifically from the Military Time Collection, called Military Dress, I believe.[1] Unfortunately, the specific model appeared to be sold out right now. 0 - https://www.aaawatchclub.com/ https://www.aaawatchclub.com/ 1 - https://www.aaawatchclub.com/military-time-watches_5to6.html#24mblkm3 https://www.aaawatchclub.com/military-time-watches_5to6.html...
  - giardia 4y ago
    Thanks
stevekemp 4y ago
There are quite of a few of those about, I have a Vostok 24 hour watch and it's a nice conversational piece. Rateka also makes a well-regarded 24 hour dial. Both easily available for €100 or so, though only the vostoks are automatic.

PascalPixel 4y ago

Great ideas! I've added both! Find them in Settings! Enjoy!

slobotron 4y ago
Seems that the World Map is "fixed" and does not rotate to keep it aligned with the hands (expectation is that New York hand should roughly point to New York on the map)?
- PascalPixel 4y ago
  It rotates on my machine... :(
davchana 4y ago
Could you add the share link? So that if I share the URL with a friend or family,they get exactly my configuration of cities from URL. Maybe the cities can be embedded in URL as GET parameters.
- PascalPixel 4y ago
  I can add it for sure! It's just a bit more technically involved so maybe next year!
nileshtrivedi 4y ago
The minute-hand seems to be buggy. It seems to take its 0 as top even though the 0 for hours is at bottom. So when I choose midnight-on-top option, it flips and 00:45 time shows the minute-hand in due-east which is completely wrong. Would also love to see an option to highlight working hours (9am to 5pm?). Those are important markers for most individuals.

0x0203 4y ago

Another consideration might be to switch 24 to 0 or 00. I've seen a lot of 24 hour clocks that use 24 and I'm not sure why this ever happened since there is no time in hour 24. 12:15 AM/PM is a real thing for a 12-hour clock, but 24:15 isn't, as far as I'm aware. Unless some people consider that to be the very first hour of the day, but that seems like it would invite more confusion.

midasuni 4y ago
Tangently related, but working timetables on the London Underground run to 2330, 2345, 2359, but then rather than going to 0000, because the post midnight services (until about 0400) are on the previous date, they then go 2359 2400 2401 And on to 2459, 2500, 2501 etc. (At least they used to before 24 hour running, not sure about now)
- nileshtrivedi 4y ago
  23:59, 1:00:00, 1:00:01 would have been better.
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  - MerelyMortal 4y ago
    The latter two could be confused with hour:minute:second
- GauntletWizard 4y ago
  I saw this often in open/close times on bars in Japan in my trip there a couple weeks ago. I saw as high as 28:00
PascalPixel 4y ago
I've just added a setting for midnight to be 0 instead of 24, have a look
wpearse 4y ago