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aloofandpoofed

I'm looking for a decent clock to use on lunch breaks and such outside. In the process, I've seen comments that various digital displays may not be visible in sunlight, digital/electronic clocks may not hold up well under outside conditions, etc.

 

Anyone have recommendations for particularly satisfying outdoor clock experiences or specific tips on what to just avoid?

 

I'm in the Deep South of the US, so once our few weeks of winter blow over, the conditions will alternate between hot, humid, wet, dry, and perfection, sometimes during the course of a day.

Gerberk8

analog is more pretty i think

https://thechessstore.com/all-analog-chess-clocks/

aloofandpoofed
Treesong wrote:

 

I agree, and one of the wind-ups may be a good better in the humidity than batteries.

Moriarty_697

I've never had much problem with Chronos clocks outdoors.  Analog clocks definitely look better but I prefer to play with a digital clock.  Especially for the shorter time controls you'll likely be using on lunch breaks.

Eyechess

I would use a Chronos, especially for blitz or other casual play.  With analog clocks it is hard to know exactly when the flag will fall or how much time is left.  The accuracy of a digital is quite nice in the faster time controls.

Schachmonkey
Sunlight is an enemy of led displays in shade better
aloofandpoofed

Thanks, all. For 90% of my purposes, wind-up analog seems pretty attractive. For the other 10%, I like the idea of something along the lines of a chronos with real buttons. I wonder how much "buyer's remorse" affects chess players. Heh

Moriarty_697

Granted, my use of analog clocks is fairly limited - I have a Garde but I almost never use it - but I think when Ron mentioned accuracy, he wasn't talking about the interior workings, per se.  I'm sure an analog clock can keep time just as accurately as a digital one.  For the practical purposes of a chess player, though, the digital seems more accurate because, at any given moment, you can tell exactly how much time you have left.  When you're into the last seconds of a game, you know whether you have 5, 10 or 15 seconds left.  You're not left guessing when the flag might fall.  Also, from my limited experience, the initial time might not be as accurate, either. For a longer time control, this lack of knowledge doesn't pose as big a problem.  So the elegance of an analog clock might win out.  For blitz, that old fashioned elegance just becomes a hinderance.