2007-01-17 22:10:04 · 7 answers · asked by Navy Seals 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Probably symmetry for the letter-heavy VIII on the other side, and history.
2007-01-17 22:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by xwdguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To make it easy to distinguish from VI (6) when read at an angle.
And no, I don't know why they don't do the same with IX and XI. I suppose they're not so upside-down.
2007-01-17 22:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by gvih2g2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weird. My watches all use IV for 4.
2007-01-18 00:27:02 · answer #3 · answered by kazenoarashi2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because IV could easily be mistaken for V if the watch is real small, your eyes are real bad or you are real tired.
2007-01-17 22:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by brotherjonah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A watchmaking tradition.
2007-01-17 22:17:27 · answer #5 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
my watch has a IV for four so i dont understand your question
2007-01-20 13:21:39 · answer #6 · answered by 0000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simply because they are not using it.
2007-01-17 23:10:11 · answer #7 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋