Why I hate analoguge clocks

Or at least digital clocks are much better. I lost on time, one move from the time control, because i thought i still had some time left. And i was winning, I think it is disapointing that in Britain analogue clocks are still used.

I also much prefer the digitals, they are far superior and do not cheat a player out of their time like the old mechanical clocks often do....... 

I also managed to spell analogue very badly in the title.

They deserve it.

I prefer analog (aka, windup) clocks. Without an instruction manual there is no way to know how to set those gizmos. About 5 years ago, someone gave my chess club one of those "easiest chess clocks" in the world (the one that looks like an upside down V) and no one could set it, even by using the operator's manual.

At first, the young guys started poking fun at me for being too old to set a VCR etc, or that I had too much beer and looked like a monkey with a Rubik's Cube.

Then after half an hour of them trying to set it, we threw it out.

LOL !  I KNOW the feeling ! A friend of mine recently bought a new Chronos digital clock and he said it comes with an instruction manual of 42 pages !!?  It really is ridiculous !  However, not all digitals are so hard to set. They dont need even half the pre-programmed settings they come with in my experience. I think they need very few programmed settings and you should have a manual setting so that you can set it for whatever time control you wish.....

Also i have a question about the DGT clocks, when you set them to say... 40 moves in 90 minutes plus 15 minutes to finish. Does the clock count the presses, to know how many moves have passed or is it up to you to claim the win if they have not reached the time control, and otherwise the clock asumes you have?

We knew what you meant.

Oh. I've been searching for the meaning of "oguge" for the past hour

I have only had my DGT clock for a couple of weeks now and I don't play those time controls but I believe the answer is Yes and Yes.

There is a move counter on the models I have and it keeps track of the # of moves based on clock presses. However, due to the nature of things, it is possible the move counter can be wrong (e.g. illegal move and the clocks was hit then hit again for the correction) so you should still pay attention if you think the time control wasn't met.

I know the USCF has a section in the rules about not relying on the move counters on digital clocks.

 Y'know when you get a [deleted by moderator] and [deleted by moderator] and then [deleted by moderator] until [deleted by moderator]?

That's an oguge...