Baselworld 2012:  Hot off the the top of my stack is the new limited edition Bell & Ross WW1 Jump Hour series, available in 18k rose gold and platinum.  The WW1 Jump Hour takes its movement from the Vintage Jumping Hour series and features a digital hour indication at 12 o’clock.   Minutes are indicated via the large, center-set hand.  A power reserve scale is located at 6 o’clock. Overall the design is simple and easy to read, as you would expect a jump hour to.

By the way — a great year to be a watch fan, eh? Amazing watches up and down the spectrum — stay tuned in because I have many, many more yet to show you.

Bell & Ross WW1 Jump Hour

limited edition 25 platinum, 50 rose gold

42mm case, wire lugs (replicating the style of early wristwatches converted from pocketwatches), power reserve indicator

rose gold:  grained silver dial with blued indicators   |   platinum:  two-tone dial with a linear power reserve indicator