Glossary
Jumping seconds
On a chronograph, a hand
that makes one rotation every second, pausing four, five, even eight
times to indicate quarters, fifths or eighths of a second.
Also called foudroyante.
Related themes:
- french: Seconde foudroyante
- japanese: ジャンピングセコンド
- chinese: 跳秒
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