Roman numerals are, by modern standards, ... The clock uses 24 hour time, and we think we’ve figured out how the display works – with hours on the left and minutes on the right.

Thanks for your informative piece on the Roman numerals on the Tomb of the Unknowns. Now can you explain to me why the 4 on my watch is denominated by IIII instead of IV, a fact I had not noticed ...

Most of the numbers are easy — either IIII or IV is correct as the Roman numeral representing 4.Clock face makers working before 1850 almost always used the IIII form. Picture […] Skip to content ...

Why do some analog clocks with Roman numerals have '4' as 'IV,' while others have 'IIII'? This is one of those questions where no one seems to have a definitive answer, and probably no one ever will.