Swiss nickel digital jump hour wristwatch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1930
This circa 1930 Swiss manual-winding digital jump hour wristwatch is housed in a 40mm nickel case fitted with a snap-on back. The front features a silvered dial surface displaying time via three aperture windows arranged vertically for jumping hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds discs.
Attached via fixed-style wire lugs, the timepiece is paired with a black leather strap secured by a stainless steel buckle.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Dial
- Silvered
- Type
- Quartz & electronic watch
- Strap
- Leather with stainless steel buckle
- Case Number
- 120906 24
- Calibre type
- Manual winding
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Case material and size
- 40mm, nickel with snap back
Design
- Visible features
- • Three distinct apertures on the metal front show digits for hours, minutes, and seconds. • Prominent circular nickel case displays metal wear and patina along the outer edges. • Fitted with a black leather strap with embossed reptile texture and a small fluted winding crown at 3 o'clock.
- Case Structure and Fittings
- The watch features a 40mm nickel case equipped with a snap-on back. Direct observation shows a circular nickel case with visible metal wear and patina along its outer edges, accompanied by a small fluted winding crown situated at the 3 o'clock position. The timepiece is fitted with a black leather strap displaying an embossed reptile texture, which is fastened by a stainless steel buckle.
- Dial Configuration and Display
- The timepiece employs a digital jump hour display configuration described in auction documentation as having a silvered dial surface. Rather than traditional hands, the front displays numeric readings visible through apertures. Observation of the front shows three distinct apertures arranged on the metal facade revealing digits for hours, minutes, and seconds. The auction house dates the piece to circa 1930.
- Movement and Cataloguing Scope
- Auction specifications list the movement as a manual-winding calibre, with the case identified by the number 120906 24. The item is described under a general Swiss designation without a named manufacturer or specific calibre reference. Internal components, mechanical movement architecture, and case interior markings are not illustrated or recorded in the source documentation.
Identification
- Serial number
- 120906 24
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: No movement or case back interior views are provided in the listing.
- Research required: Specific manufacturer is unidentified beyond the generic Swiss origin designation.