SINDACO Jump Hour Direct Read 70's

─ A Watch Without Hands: the Lingering Echo of an Era Told in Numerals ─

The 1970s, on the eve of the quartz storm.

A truly thrilling creation in which Swiss watchmakers expressed their fascination with the digital

through mechanical means.

With no hands at all, rotating discs graphically display

the hours, minutes and seconds in a jump-hour mechanism.

The numerals quietly changing in their small windows

embody the very retro-futuristic vision imagined by people of that time.

A watch without hands; numerals alone tell the time.
A jump-hour mechanism driven by rotating discs.
A substantial tonneau case with flowing vertical hairline finishing.
A red center line crossing a black panel.
A vision of the future from the '70s, left by a Swiss 1-jewel hand-wound movement.

─ A Tonneau Form Clad in Retro-Futurism ─

A substantial metal case, beautiful with its layered, flowing vertical hairline finish.

Its commanding tonneau shape, which covers the wrist,

strongly reflects the space-age design of its era.

A deep black panel set beneath the crystal,

and number discs printed in a retro typeface.

The red center line crossing the windows

adds a crisp accent to the mechanical design.

─ Honest Craftsmanship ─

Open the caseback to reveal a Swiss 1-jewel hand-wound movement.

Stripped of excessive ornament,

its rugged mechanism, designed solely to turn the discs reliably,

is filled with the realism and charm of a practical watch of its day.

Including the patina and minor marks that come with a vintage piece,

it is a collector's item that seems to have captured the very air of the '70s.

For those who wish to wear something distinctive, full of vintage character and unlike anyone else's,

this is a timepiece we warmly invite you to take into your hands.