analogue watch

noun

A watch (wristwatch or pocket watch) whose watch face displays time by means of a dial and hands (a traditional clock face).

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Meanings

nounanalogue watch (plural analogue watches)

plural analogue watches

  1. A watch (wristwatch or pocket watch) whose watch face displays time by means of a dial and hands (a traditional clock face).

Origin

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.

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Translations

Bulgarian анало́гов часо́вник
  • анало́гов часо́вник (analógov časóvnik)A watch that displays time by means of a dial and hands
Finnish analoginen kello
  • analoginen kelloA watch that displays time by means of a dial and hands
German Analoguhr
  • AnaloguhrA watch that displays time by means of a dial and hands
Polish zegarek analogowy
  • zegarek analogowyA watch that displays time by means of a dial and hands
Spanish reloj analógico
  • reloj analógicoA watch that displays time by means of a dial and hands
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APA

analogue watch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analogue%20watch

MLA

“analogue watch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analogue%20watch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “analogue watch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/analogue%20watch.

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