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That is not true for sweep second hands (like genuine Rolex). Most cheap watches stop on each second (as do phony Rolex). Digitals of course show discrete numbers one after the other.

2007-09-28 06:43:05 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0 0

A digital display is pulsed. If you blink at the right time, it is blank. Likewise, if you blink at the right time it stands still. Because the display turns on and off almost instantaneously, you get this effect. There is no persistence with an LED, as on a TV screen.

2007-09-29 12:59:30 · answer #2 · answered by Warren W- a Mormon engineer 6 · 0 0

When an analog worked they worked well. What made analogs outdated was that they had more moving parts and wore out faster. They also cost more to manufacture eventually. And finally, they were not as accurate.

2007-09-28 10:03:56 · answer #3 · answered by eric l 6 · 0 0

I think it's just about probabilities... there are 59 seconds in a minute and only in 1 sec u can see the shift of the minute...

2007-09-28 10:03:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

HUH??? The clock stands stil for one second between every second.

2007-09-28 10:03:10 · answer #5 · answered by The Desert Bird 5 · 0 0

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