Years ago, it was reported that digital watches kept young people from being able to visualize time, because they didn’t know what a clock face looked like.
“...because they didn’t know what a clock face looked like.”
You are right, I never thought about it. Growing up in the 50’s we had a cardboard clock in school as an education tool. To this day when some one inquires or I inquire someone about the time, that elementary school clock flashes in my brain.