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A 24-hour watch is a wristwatch with an hour hand
Clock face

A clock face is the part of an analog clock that displays the time through the use of a fixed numbered dial or dials and moving hands. In its most basic form, recognised universally throughout the world, the dial is numbered 1?12 indicating the hours in a 12-hour cycle, and a short hour hand makes 2 revolutions in a day....
 that completes a revolution every 24 hours. This type of watch is especially useful for airplane pilots
Aviator

An aviator is a person who flies aircraft for pleasure or as a profession.The feminine word aviatrix is sometimes used and is the correct term to refer to all women pilots....
, astronauts, members of the military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
, or anyone who uses a 24-hour clock
24-hour clock

The 24-hour clock is a convention of time keeping in which the day runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours, numbered from 0 to 23....
.

The face may be arranged in either of two ways: with the 12 at the top (as on standard watch and clock faces) and the 24 at the traditional 6 o'clock position, or else rotated 180° with the 24 at the traditional 12 o'clock position and the 12 at the traditional 6 o'clock position (as pictured).

A 24-hour watch with multiple hour hands
Clock face

A clock face is the part of an analog clock that displays the time through the use of a fixed numbered dial or dials and moving hands. In its most basic form, recognised universally throughout the world, the dial is numbered 1?12 indicating the hours in a 12-hour cycle, and a short hour hand makes 2 revolutions in a day....
 or a rotating bezel is particularly useful for displaying the time in multiple time zones.






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A 24-hour watch is a wristwatch with an hour hand
Clock face

A clock face is the part of an analog clock that displays the time through the use of a fixed numbered dial or dials and moving hands. In its most basic form, recognised universally throughout the world, the dial is numbered 1?12 indicating the hours in a 12-hour cycle, and a short hour hand makes 2 revolutions in a day....
 that completes a revolution every 24 hours. This type of watch is especially useful for airplane pilots
Aviator

An aviator is a person who flies aircraft for pleasure or as a profession.The feminine word aviatrix is sometimes used and is the correct term to refer to all women pilots....
, astronauts, members of the military
Military

A military is an organization authorized by its nation to use force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or Threat of force ....
, or anyone who uses a 24-hour clock
24-hour clock

The 24-hour clock is a convention of time keeping in which the day runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours, numbered from 0 to 23....
.

The face may be arranged in either of two ways: with the 12 at the top (as on standard watch and clock faces) and the 24 at the traditional 6 o'clock position, or else rotated 180° with the 24 at the traditional 12 o'clock position and the 12 at the traditional 6 o'clock position (as pictured).

A 24-hour watch with multiple hour hands
Clock face

A clock face is the part of an analog clock that displays the time through the use of a fixed numbered dial or dials and moving hands. In its most basic form, recognised universally throughout the world, the dial is numbered 1?12 indicating the hours in a 12-hour cycle, and a short hour hand makes 2 revolutions in a day....
 or a rotating bezel is particularly useful for displaying the time in multiple time zones. Rolex
Rolex

Rolex SA is a Switzerland manufacture d'horlogerie of wristwatches and accessories. Rolex watches are popularly considered status symbols. Rolex is the largest single luxury watch brand by far, producing about 2,000 watches per day, with estimated revenues of around US$ 3 1000000000 ....
 was asked to create what is considered to be the original version of this watch by Pan American Airlines in the 1950s, and as a result they made the Rolex GMT Master II
Rolex GMT Master II

The Rolex GMT Master is a part of the Rolex Professional watch collection. The GMT Master was launched in 1954 to aid pilots who travel through multiple time zone....
.

A 24 hour watch with a compass card dial can be used to determine direction when set to local noon and used in conjunction with the sun. (See: Direction Finding Watch
Direction Finding Watch

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Many (but not all) current digital
Digital

A digital system uses discrete values, usually but not always symbolized numerically to represent information for input, processing, transmission, storage, etc....
 watch
Watch

A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person. The term now usually refers to a wristwatch, which is worn on the wrist with a strap or bracelet....
es can be set to show the time in 24-hour format.

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