The hour change is quite rapid, about 1/2 of one Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26170ST.OO.D305CR.01 Mens Watch second, which is why it's called a 'jump hour.' This is more properly labeled a 'jump-hour regulator,' which denotes the central minute hand. It makes an attractive and unusual dress watch, though I must admit that the hours are harder to read than a normal 3-hand watch due to the small window and reflective metal surrounding it. The sides of the case are fluted, with high-gloss polish everywhere. The crown is onion-style, which is easy to wind and set, and does not screw down. While it's probably splash-resistant, I'd not get this watch wet.The dial has a nice amount of fine detail and is done in a classical style. The minute track and subseconds are circular-grooved, and the face has a mesh pattern impressed. The hands are blue, with Breguet-style minute Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26170ST.OO.D305CR.01 Mens Watch hand and *** second hand.
Disclaimer: We don't usually review low-end Chinese watches on WatchReport, but after much discussion and forum topics, we've decided to re-post this one. Today's review is something a little different from our usual fare: Presenting a classically-styled mechanical dress watch with an unusual complication, the jump hour 549-SG2709 from Alpha Watches.'Jump hour' requires a bit of explanation. If you look at 12 o'clock on the dial, you see a round window with the number '3' displayed. This is the hours, which are on a disc that changes at the top of the hour. Minutes are read from the long center hand, and seconds Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 26170ST.OO.D305CR.01 Mens Watch are at 6 o'clock in a 'subseconds' configuration.
