UNION Ancre Jump Hour
My second UNION Ancre watch in my collection and my first jump hour watch. Powered bij the French Ebauche Cupillard 233-69A movement. I especially like the blue and red accents of the hours and minutes section.
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Knowing that UNION Ancre imported their watches from other manufacturers, I am dying to know what the original brand of this watch is. So far I only came across a similar watch branded Ancre Incabloc, so I guess this time it is not a Yema watch.
Edit: officially the Union Ancre above seems to be a roulation watch and not a jump hour, because the hour markers change gradually through the rotating hour disc.
Similar Jump Hour?
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These Jump Hour watches all look different. The case form and size varies, however behind it lies a mechanical movement with discs that through openings in the dial tell the time. Much of these Jump Hour watches used the same movements so it was just a matter of dial design where you wanted to show the hours, minutes or even the date.
The one in the middle is a special one though. This ELGIN combines a Jump Hour with a chronograph using the KELEK 1376-J movement.