Was there an alternative adjective to “clockwise” other than “the rotation you take around left hand”?

Also, how did all watch companies around the world agree on what the direction of “clockwise” is?

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    1 year ago

    It’s all based on 12, which is nice cause it’s divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6.
    A system based on 10 gives you issues if you want to divide the year into 4 seasons, the day into morning, midday, evening and night, the compass into cardinal directions, etc…

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      Morning, midday, evening and night are arbitrary. Why not just morning and night? Why not morning, mid-midday, midday, evening, mid-evening, and night?

      The number of seasons is likewise arbitrary. Some Native American tribes had more than 4 seasons.