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      2 months ago

      Yeah, that’s the method I know.

      Divide the angle that is made in half

      And that’s how you correct for the 12h face.

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          2 months ago

          With a 24h watch, you line up the hour hand with the sun. Because the sun does a full circle in 24h and the hour hand does the same, lining them up will always make 24 point north (on the northern hemisphere).

          A compass is still the better option, because the magnetic field also points north in the southern hemisphere and doesn’t have to be recalibrated when you move too far east or west.