Select a clock

Analogue clock with hands or digital clock with figures?

A clock should above all be readable and adapted to its environment. While the applications sheets in this guide contain many realistic examples, we cannot substitute for you, whose taste and personal options will mean that he might prefer a circular clock with hands, or with luminous numbers, in a more functional or more decorative design.

..:. Analogue clocks :

The table opposite may help you in choosing dimensions:

DIAL DIAMETER	30 cm	40 cm	50 cm	60 cm	70 cm	80 cm	100 cm	150 cm	>200 cm
READING DISTANCE	20 m	35 m	40 m	60 m	70 m	80 m	100 m	150 m	>200 m
MODELS	Profil Profil TGV		Profil TGV	Profil	Profil TGV	Tower clock

Reading the time on a clock with hands is quicker than on a digital clock but it is also more approximate.
A display with hands is recommended for reasons of cost or aesthetics.

..:. Digital clocks :

HEIGHT OF DIGITS	5 cm	7 cm	12 cm	14 cm	15 cm*	20 cm	25 cm*	45 cm
READING DISTANCE	20 m	30 m	50 m	50 m	60 m	90 m	100 m	200 m
MODELS	Style	Style Opalys Cristalys	Style	Opalys Cristalys	HMT and *HMS LED

Digital reading is more precise but requires some working out as to the earliness or lateness in relation to a set time.

As a general rule, a digital display is recommended for sites where precise time reading is required. Moreover, this facilitates display of the combination of information such as the date or temperature with the time.

Our two technologies of digital display:

Digital LCD clock display for indoor
Digital LED clock display for indoor and outdoor. Thanks to high luminosity diodes LED display ensuring a perfect legibility whatever the conditions of luminosity.

..:. Coulour and contrast :

The colour and contrast on a dial with hands and marking are of prime importance.

Colour choice recommendations for clocks are:

Analogue clocks : white background dial, black marking for hands (or strongly contrasted colours).

Digital clocks : black background and luminous display (or strongly contrasted colours).