Ya, I get why they are there, but I do wonder if they are REALLY necessary toTHAT extent.
Do they REALLY make it easier to read the time at a glance?
Don’t other factors affect legibility more anyway?
I used to love those ZENO-BASEL watches when I started out: those with ALL 12 numbers in bold all around the dial.
Like this:
But now? Meh.
Of course, some designs are SO established, that there is no point in fighting…
All 12 (or more) Arabic numbers — as info and/or as decoration