analogue watch

English

Etymology

By adjectival collocation, forming a retronym for watch, coined after the invention of the digital watch to refer specifically to the type of watch existing before then.

Noun

analogue watch (plural analogue watches)

  2. A watch (wristwatch or pocket watch) whose watch face displays time by means of a dial and hands (a traditional clock face).
    Alternative form: analog watch
    Hypernyms: watch < timepiece < device
    Coordinate terms: digital watch; analogue clock, analog clock

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