How people tell the time—and how watches measure it
A recent study shows most people read the time in the traditional way, from a wristwatch. However, watches measure time in completely different ways.GLASHÜTTE, FEBRUARY 2023. A population-representative survey* conducted on behalf of the comparison website Verivox shows that 38 percent of Germans look at the screen of their smartphones when they want to know the time. A further nine percent use nearby clocks, whether that’s at home, at the station, in the car or at work. However, no less than 52 percent look at the watch on their wrist.
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