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This timepiece indicates a second time zone with an additional skeletonized hand that can be hidden behind the hour hand when its owner is not traveling.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
At the behest of PanAm Airlines at the dawn of the jet-set era, Rolex developed a 24 hour hand with which their pilots could track a second time zone against the now iconic red and blue bicolor bezel.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 12 July 2024
The 24 hour hand is not original, and the case has been refinished, but the dial is the real star of the show here, and the price reflects its shortcomings.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 12 July 2024
Two buttons on the left flank of the case move the local hour hand forward or backward in one-hour increments.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 June 2024
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First Known Use
1669, in the meaning defined above
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“Hour hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour%20hand. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
hour hand
noun
: the short hand that marks the hours on the face of a watch or clock
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