Horological Meandering

many prefer analog display of time to digital in that approximate time can be glanced at easily, and in a more profound way, the circular motion ties us to the motion of the earth and the 24 hour cycle of the day. A pointer date to me has a similar philosophy behind it. It is certainly more difficult to read the exact date from a pointer date than from a date window, much like it is more difficult to read exact time from an analog versus a digital display. Nonetheless, there is something that ties me to the cosmos more in the cycling of a pointer date.



See, it's about halfway through the month in this photo. My $.02