Draft record. We're still checking this one against its sources, so it may be incomplete. What's missing is listed at the bottom.
Other watches · Other
Jump Hour
A 1970s automatic that shows the hour as a jumping digit in a window instead of an hour hand. The 119-01-01 has a tonneau case; the 173-01-01 adds a date.
Draft- Produced
- Unknown
- Type
- Other
- Movement
- automatic
- Case
- Unknown
- Diameter
- Unknown
- Dial
- Jumping hour shown digitally in a window.
- References
- 119-01-01, 173-01-01
- 119-01-01: Stainless steel tonneau case, 37 mm, with the minutes and seconds read off the dial. Vintage Eye Watches
- 173-01-01: Automatic Jumping Hour Date in a gold-plated 40.5 x 41.5 mm case on the AS 2073, per its owner. @shot.of.patina
Read the full story
- Booknews: Time for a Change, MkIIIenicar.org, Martijn van der VenThe third edition of the Enicar book adds a chapter on the jump hour collection.
Sources
- 1970s Enicar "Jump Hour" Automatic Ref. 119-01-01 (Vintage Eye Watches listing)Vintage Eye Watches · read 2026-10-27 · dealer listing
- @shot.of.patina: Enicar Automatic Jumping Hour Date, ref. 173 01 01, AS 2073@shot.of.patina · read 2026-10-29
- Booknews: Time for a Change, MkIIIenicar.org · read 2026-10-27
Still missing
- Production years (the dealer says 1970s)
- Calibre of the 119-01-01 (the owner of a 173-01-01 gives the AS 2073)
- Other references in the jump hour line
- Case construction, lug width and thickness
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Credits for this pageResearch: Vintage Eye Watches, @shot.of.patina, enicar.org (Martijn van der Ven). Photographs credited per image. Last reviewed 2026-10-29.
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