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Originally Posted by rajurama
Even I am assuming it will be an independent jumping hour as per recent times, it will be a deal breaker for many if they skip this. I guess we all have to wait for a hands on video review to be sure.
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Do you mean jumping the local hour hand vs the 24 hour hand? That's a deal breaker?
At a $500 price point, you are asking a lot of a movement to have a jumping local hour hand, especially for a movement that Seiko is trying to manufacture at volume for not only its watches but also for use in other companies' watches.
There are actually few watch makers that utilize a jumping local hour hand movement. Rolex, Omega, GS, Ball, Mido. Some are not really GMTs that have a rotating bezel (like time zone watches...ALS, Patek, AP) etc. All are significantly more expensive.
If Seiko can pull this off, this will be a game changer for independents trying to make an affordable GMT.