Independent hour hand appreciation thread

[jstan9]

Originally Posted by JacksonStone

Funny you should mention this, as I am gearing up for a cruise in a few months that will have me crossing several time zones, and I was just thinking it would be nice to have a watch with a jumping hour hand. Pity I don't still have my Seamaster 300; it had a jumping hour hand, and no date. Easiest setting watch I ever had.

We crossed from Southampton to New York last May and had five “25 hour days” out of the seven. The quick jump hour hand on my BLNR made these daily time changes a breeze, and a lot of fun. The GMT is amazing all around, but it’s a damned fine travel watch at heart.