The time indication, when hours, minutes and sometimes even seconds are shown not by traditional hands but with the help of rotary discs with numbers, can be called a new prototype of an electronic timepiece. That’s why they practically disappeared from sale in the 1970s with the emergence of the quartz movements. But later they reappeared with triumph: watches with disc indication are becoming more and more popular. Here are 5 brilliant examples of watches with disc indication that can become a wonderful stylish accessory.
Gerald Genta Octo Bi-Retro
The Octo collection by Gerald Genta in the recognizable octagonal case was created on the basis of Genta’s Success watch. The timepiece practically immediately entered the list of bestsellers and still occupies top lines in it.
One of the most successful versions of this timepiece – Gerald Genta Octo Bi-Retro – together with the jumping-hour function boasts retrograde minute and calendar counters at the upper part of the dial. As originally the concept of this Gerald Genta watch line was based on the re-creation of an automobile control panel design, the Octo Bi-Retro watch is surely a luxurious vintage panel of a racing car of the 1950s. This adea is accentuated by the golden massive case.
Breitling for Bentley Flying
The Breitling for Bentley collection, which is exclusively produced by one brand for the other, is considered to be an example of a successful combination of watch and car design – first of all owing to the rectangular case that reflects the elegance of coupe and cabriolet cars.
The elegance of design is enhanced by various details and play of geometrical lines and curves. But the original design is not the only peculiarity of the Breitling Flying watch. The timepiece is notable for the jumping-hour function with the hours disc located at 12 o’clock instead of a hand.
The minutes are indicated in a more traditional way with the help of a hand in the center. The seconds hand is placed at the small subdial at 6 o’clock.
Jaquet Droz Les Douze Villes, Hommage La Chaux-de-Fonds 1738
In this case we can observe the golden rule put into practice: the first models are, if not the best, than the most interesting. When in 2003 Jaquet Droz made a comeback to the watchmaking world Les Douze Villes watch became one of the first models the brand presented to the public. The timepiece is notable for the jumping-hour function and time indication for 12 cities of the world. The watch was created on the basis of the module created by Pierre-Jaquet Droz three centuries ago.
The idea is so simple and its embodiment is so ideal that Les Douze Villes has every right to be called a symbol of the brand. Inside the 43-mm case there are two discs: one of them shows jumping hour while the second one regulates its position in correspondence with the time zone of the chosen city.
Hysek IO Heure Sautante
In the IO collection of watches the designers from Hysek managed to combine practically everything that people can appreciate in a modern watch: practical simplicity and classical shapes, complicated movement and absolutely up-to-date style.
So the Heure Sautante watch the circular shape of the case reminds of austere classics while hand-made engraving of the dial made of sapphire crystal makes it similar to an automobile disc. And the in-house calibre Hysek with the jumping hour module makes the dial look like a control panel. The time is indicated in the aperture at 12 o’clock. A bit lower there is a disc showing minutes and in the center there is day and night indicator.
Raymond Weil Don Giovanni Cosi Grande Jumping Hour
All the amateurs of Raymond Weil style have appreciated the new replenishment of the Don Giovanni Cosi Grande collection that now includes a timepiece equipped with a new automatic calibre RW 1400 with the jumping hour function.
The idea of separately located counters at the rectangular dial proved to be successful. So the concept was further developed in the new watch: now instead of the hours hand at the upper part of the dial at 12 o’clock there is a big aperture for the jumping hour. At the lower part of the dial the indictors of minutes and seconds are placed one above the other and make a stylized number 8. In correspondence with the name of the collection the case of watch is quite big but it is ideally curved to fit any wrist.
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