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Main Forums => General Discussion - Modern Watches => Topic started by: mahdil.khatib121 on October 05, 2016, 12:23:10 PM

Title: Why Do So Many Watches Use The Same Fonts?
Post by: mahdil.khatib121 on October 05, 2016, 12:23:10 PM: A lot of watches have Arabic numerals. How and why did this come about? Whats wrong with other fonts?
Title: Re: Why Do So Many Watches Use The Same Fonts?
Post by: TheHobbit on October 05, 2016, 12:30:35 PM: Quote from: mahdil.khatib121 on October 05, 2016, 12:23:10 PM
A lot of watches have Arabic numerals. How and why did this come about? Whats wrong with other fonts?

Arabic numerals forms the numbers 0 to 9. As for fonts used, it can be in any fonts, as long as it is easy for the user to read and make out the time. Some watches don't even have Arabic numerals on the dial, using shapes instead.
Title: Re: Why Do So Many Watches Use The Same Fonts?
Post by: meoramri on October 05, 2016, 02:17:49 PM: Quote from: TheHobbit on October 05, 2016, 12:30:35 PM
Quote from: mahdil.khatib121 on October 05, 2016, 12:23:10 PM
A lot of watches have Arabic numerals. How and why did this come about? Whats wrong with other fonts?

Arabic numerals forms the numbers 0 to 9. As for fonts used, it can be in any fonts, as long as it is easy for the user to read and make out the time. Some watches don't even have Arabic numerals on the dial, using shapes instead.

.. an addition to this, the purpose of using one symbol to represent a number makes it easier to interpret compared to using Roman numerals which may take the form of two, three or even four symbols to represent a number
Title: Re: Why Do So Many Watches Use The Same Fonts?
Post by: Cocas on October 05, 2016, 03:20:04 PM: There are watch dial font type/design are actually patented.
Title: Re: Why Do So Many Watches Use The Same Fonts?
Post by: vinorus on October 06, 2016, 08:00:17 AM: I thought you are going to say anything like Serif, San Serif... or Verdana, Trebuchet, Calibri or Times New Roman... Haha