====== Marker ======
{{wst>image_cr|IWC|Ingenieur Automatic|This IWC Ingenieur features both bar markers and Arabic numerals}}

A **marker** is a symbol or decoration used to orient the [[hand]]s, typically as numbers on the [[dial]] of a watch. There are different styles of markers for hours, minutes, and seconds as well as for [[date]] and other [[complication]]s.

===== Marker Styles =====
==== Numerals ====
The most-common marker style is **Arabic** or **[[Roman numerals|Roman]]** numerals. Most watch dials have **hour markers** consisting of the numbers, 1 through 12, applied around the circumference.

==== Stick ====
Another common marker style is a simple arrangement of **sticks** or **batons** around the circumference of the dial. These often vary in length or width in a pattern, typically with longer, wider, or doubled sticks at 12, 3, 6, and 9. A watch with stick-style hour markings is often said to be "**index** marked".

==== Bar ====
**Bar** markers are similar to stick or baton markers but typically have facets on the outer edges, reflecting light and adding interest.

==== Dot ====
Some watches also feature **dots** on the dial, often to provide contrast to numerals and sometimes [[illuminated]] in some manner.

==== Sector ====
A [[sector dial]] features a regular fence or "railroad track" style.


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