My first thought was to be appalled at the lack of education on display.... But is there any real reason to keep analog clocks.. other than habit and nostalgia?

[–] supertrucker@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Clocks were invented before electricity. If an EMP took out all the electronics, a mechanical clock is still the best way to measure longitude at sea

[–] cactopuses@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

While true, most clip is are quarts oscillators These days so would die also. That said, love me a mechanical clock and have a skeleton watch I daily drive.

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