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On clock faces, 4 is Expressed as IIII, not IV (seiko.co.jp) 349 points by malingo 10 months ago | past | 259 comments The Mystery of Numerical Notation on the Dial Plate – 4 Is Expressed as IIII (seiko.co.jp) 26 points by mmastrac on Sept 12, 2022 | past | 24 comments

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