Date window located at 4:30... yes or no?

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Originally Posted by slcbbrown

My opinion isn't strong for any placement, but the thing that I like about the 4:30 location is that it allows for the hour markers to be complete-- no chopped or missing markers. I've yet to see a dial that was improved by replacing an hour marker with a date window.

I suspect this is where it’s popularity was born, unfortunately the typical available space at this location often imposes a font size restriction resulting in a substandard date window size impacting legibility in my experience.