"analogue watch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: analogue watches [plural]
Etymology: analogue + watch, retronym for watch, coined after the invention of the digital watch to refer specifically to the type of watch existing before then. Head templates: {{en-noun}} analogue watch (plural analogue watches)
  1. A watch that displays time by means of a dial and hands, in contradistinction to a digital watch. Synonyms: analog watch [US] Translations (A watch that displays time by means of a dial and hands): ანალოგური საათი (analoguri saati) (Georgian), Analoguhr [feminine] (German)

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