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Pierre Paulin Jumping Hour

A jumping hour is a complication you rarely see under four figures, let alone in a watch priced like this one. Instead of an hour hand sweeping the dial, the hour sits in a window and snaps forward at the top of each hour, leaving the minutes to a single long hand. It makes reading the time a deliberate little act, and it leaves the dial unusually clean.The dial itself is salmon, guilloche-textured in fine concentric lines that throw light around, with blued hands over the top and a vintage-proportioned stainless steel case around it. The bracelet is a bonklip style, the flat adjustable design borrowed from mid-century field watches, which suits the period feel far better than a modern oyster bracelet would. Driving all of it is the ST17 automatic mechanical movement.This is a watch for someone who already owns the obvious ones and wants something that starts a conversation. It is dressy without being formal, unusual without being loud, and the salmon dial reads pink, copper or bronze depending entirely on where you are standing. Wear it on a shirt cuff and people will ask what is going on with the hours. Sold by Kromix Watches Co. as genuine Pierre Paulin, never a replica. ST17 automatic mechanical movement Jumping hour display Salmon guilloche dial with blued hands Stainless steel case Bonklip style bracelet