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For you, what's the value in reading the exact minute? (genuine question, not snark!) In your example it looks like it's 9:23 but it's actually 9:22:45... Is that a problem? Probably by the time you do anything with that information fifteen seconds will have passed and it will be 9:23.
For most people, I think analogue is more of vibes way of telling time. You don't need to know that it's 7:47 you just glance and see it's almost ten to eight, and you have to leave soon. I find that I'm basically translating digital time into those approximation anyway. If you like that kinda vagueness and have an android watch then I'd recommend Twelveish as a watch face.
I guess there really isn't a ton of value tbh! I guess it's just that I've basically always had access to the exact time and anything else feels a bit less than. Things like getting ready in the morning and keeping track of the exact minute I know I have to leave by to get to work comfortably, people asking me for the time and giving them a time off by a minute is socially awkward if they double check, or something like knowing that I want to bake something in the oven for exactly 12 minutes without having to set a timer.
"Vibes" is honestly a good way to put it lol
I grew up when even digital clocks were off by a couple minutes or more because they weren't centrally connected to something that kept them accurate. Heck, my phone and computer clocks aren't always exactly in sync down to the second.
I prefer analogue clocks most of the time because it lets me know roughly how much time is left until something at a glance instead of needing to calculate it in my head.
Yeah it seems like most of the comments here that actually understood my question (many of them seem to think I'm asking for instructions on how to read the hours and minutes) seem to have this kind of attitude. The attitude that analog clocks aren't necessarily for precision, but for a general "vibe" for lack of a better term at what time it is. I guess having constant connection to Internet clocks with precise minutes and seconds has made me pretty anal about time for whatever reason. I guess maybe I need to learn to chill out more?? Lol