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I notice all the new 2021 Mercedes have done away with the analog clock. What gives? One of the classiest thing about Mercedes, as well as practical. A simple glance and you see the time, as opposed to that hard to read digital clock.
It probably saves MB about $15 and MB is tighter than a crabs butt when it comes to saving manufacturing costs. That is their primary motivation for decontenting their cars.
I think you’ll see some exterior trim changes in 2022, admittedly minor things like small chrome trim pieces but the new W214 won’t be out until the 2024 model year and the y like to wring every last sale out of their stable of cars.
I wish they still offered the V-6 naturally aspirated engine that I had in my 2010 E350
RWD, a truly great engine with loads of HP and plenty of torque, a real stone axe.
I notice all the new 2021 Mercedes have done away with the analog clock. What gives? One of the classiest thing about Mercedes, as well as practical. A simple glance and you see the time, as opposed to that hard to read digital clock.
I agree the analog clock seems classy. However, I don’t understand digital clocks being hard to read. If you look at a digital clock and can’t decipher 4:45, you may have other issues.
I agree the analog clock seems classy. However, I don’t understand digital clocks being hard to read. If you look at a digital clock and can’t decipher 4:45, you may have other issues.
I don't quite get that, either. If you need to know the exact time, nothing beats a digital clock. An analog clock is fine if you just want to roughly know what time it is. I actually have to somewhat force myself to look at the analog clock when I need to know what time it is in the car, but I tend to use it because my steering wheel blocks the time in the instrument cluster, but still my first instinct is often to look at the displays to see the current time. I have similar feelings about analog speedometers. I find them completely useless and a waste of space, so I use the Supersport layout with the digital instrument cluster. Most of the time I don't even need to look to know how fast I'm going. I can tell relative to other cars and over the years have developed a sense for speed. When I do need to know the exact speed, because my radar detector is going off or I've spotted a police car, then nothing beats the digital readout. Perhaps it has something to do with how we grew up. I've left the analog world in my teens and was always more fascinated by digital technologies, hence why I got into computer engineering.
Last edited by superswiss; 01-27-2021 at 05:07 PM.
I agree the analog clock seems classy. However, I don’t understand digital clocks being hard to read. If you look at a digital clock and can’t decipher 4:45, you may have other issues.
With a quick glance digital numbers can be easily misinterpreted especially 0, 8 and 6. One must read a digital display whereas an analog recognition speed relies on pattern recognition. Bottom line is if accuracy is primary go digital. If reading speed is primary go analog.
With a quick glance digital numbers can be easily misinterpreted especially 0, 8 and 6. One must read a digital display whereas an analog recognition speed relies on pattern recognition. Bottom line is if accuracy is primary go digital. If reading speed is primary go analog.
Are there any scientists posting on here? We are way off topic here. Unless I’m missing something here, the primary reason for looking at a clock is to tell the time.
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First, on my car, the digital clock is too damn small on my navigator.
Secondly, as another poster pointed out, it's much easier to glance at an analog clock (especially when lite up at night) than that teeny
digital on my Nav screen. (old eyes)
Last edited by rustybear3; 01-27-2021 at 10:33 PM.
The analog clock is simply a detail that MB added to give some character to the interior. MB's always had something quirky about them that differentiated them from all other manufacturers. I don't think anyone is debating digital vs analog, it's just a nice touch that no longer is. Personally I think they have moved away from tradition way too fast and have in the process lost some of the "special sauce."
Are there any scientists posting on here? We are way off topic here. Unless I’m missing something here, the primary reason for looking at a clock is to tell the time.
I have to shift my position and refocus to see the digital clock because it is obscured by the steering wheel, same with the OAT. I don't need to know the time down to the exact minute, just to the nearest 5 minutes will do.
A clock is more than an instrument to tell the time. How did we ever survive without knowing the exact atomic time to the second? Maybe Mercedes-Benz is just pinching pennies, but they failed to take into account the "timeless" aspect of the clock. And, it was already a feature.
Check out my totally frivolous word clock that friends and guests all agree is totally cool. Its not just about hours and minutes.
The 8835 GPS clock has extreme power and interoperability options while maintaining GPS accuracy and reliability. While tracking GPS, the clock exhibits a frequency accuracy of <1 x 10-12 and a 1 PPS accuracy with <50 nanoseconds, RMS.
The 8835 GPS clock has extreme power and interoperability options while maintaining GPS accuracy and reliability. While tracking GPS, the clock exhibits a frequency accuracy of <1 x 10-12 and a 1 PPS accuracy with <50 nanoseconds, RMS.
Prior to GPS, I daily called the atomic clock at the National Institute of Standards in Boulder CO number (303) 499-7111 - can't believe I still remember it) to sync our TV station clocks so I could start my newscasts exactly on time. Oddly, it still gets about 1,000 calls a day. https://www.nist.gov/time-distributi...me-day-service
This was in the mid '70s. Just throwing it out there to show how old I am...... Like an analog clock...
01-27-2021, 03:31 PM
... Like an analog clock...
Elegantly ageless???? 
