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Not all watch users fit neatly into one group or the other but most can be split into those who like a traditional analog watch and those that favor a more modern digital variety.

Throughout history there was no need to differentiate as there was only one type. Rolex never saw themselves as making analog watches. The word analog was born when digital (usually electronic) watches were invented. In analogy to the movement of the sun, and the movement of a shadow across a sundial, analog timepieces move hands around the face of a watch. Mostly hands move around a circular dial twice a day, in twelve hour increments. Some however have a 24 hour dial and only complete a rotation once a day.

Not only do the hour and minute hands indicate the current time, but the wearer has a visual representation of the day at a glance. You can see, for example, the equivalence between 6:15 and a quarter past the hour, since the minute hand is in fact a quarter of the way around the circle. When the hour hand is a quarter of the way, you are a quarter of the way through one day.

The big advantage to a 24 hour watch is no guessing whether it is AM or PM. For the many people in jobs that don’t get outdoors this is a great help since they don’t see the sun to know if it is day or night.

The Glycine Airman watch is one of the very popular models of this variety. This multi-function 24-hour analog watch tells not only the time, but also has dials for time zone adjustments.

Whichever type of analog watch you choose – they come in endless styles – it is a connection to a tradition that electronics only mimic but cannot duplicate.

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