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My son (not tested) is now 4.6.

He can tell time to the minute.

It was an ongoing process starting when he was just turned 3. First he told time to the hour, then the half hour, then the quarter hour. At about the same time, he had learned each number represented "counting by 5's", and he caught on to telling time in 5-minute increments.

One of his favorite "toy" requests since he turned 3 has been clocks. He adores them and would buy a new one every time we're in a store if I let him.

Analog came after digital. He had digital down pat at a little after three; approximately the time he was able to recognize numbers past 60.