Racer Jumping Hour GMT

Anton Suhanov, Russian independent watchmaker and creator, presents Racer Jumping Hour GMT, his first wristwatch
For a unique design, should be created a unique movement, Anton Suhanov is convinced of this. He decided to build a caliber with the indications based on the function of the retrograde indication of minutes. He invented the complex design. At the beginning of a new hour, the minute hand jumps from the 60-minute to the zero position, and this rapid movement, almost imperceptible to the eye, performs two actions: it switches the retrograde hour hand forward one hour, and then the hand remains motionless for an hour. And at the same moment the 24-hour digital second timezone indicator of Racer Jumping Hour GMT, installed in the window at 12 o'clock position, goes one hour ahead.
In the center of the dial, there is an unusual second’s indicator on a dynamic 20-second arc-shaped scale – this is one of the consequences of the master’s principle of leisurely perception of time, therefore, the second’s indication is set on the dial center, but does not dominate. At the bottom of the dial, there is a date window, a must for a watch that claims to be of everyday use.
“THIS METHOD OF INDICATION EXPRESSES THE ESSENCE AND CHARACTER OF THE PERCEPTION OF HOW TIME PASSES”
Anton Suhanov explains his choice of the types of indicators used by him in the Racer Jumping Hour GMT watch. “You will look at some watches once an hour or a couple of times a day, at others you want to look constantly, as if afraid to miss something important, some unique moment. The combination of dynamics and leisurely perception of time is my recipe! On my watch, time feels differently, at some point you seem to be in a race and appreciate every second, and at another moment, literally in a couple of seconds, you ride confidently, slowly counting miles, everything is under control, and the world passes in the windows of your car...”
Movement
For a unique design, should be created a unique movement, Anton Suhanov is convinced of this.
He decided to build a caliber with the indications based on the function of the retrograde indication of minutes. He invented the complex design. At the beginning of a new hour, the minute hand jumps from the 60-minute to the zero position, and this rapid movement, almost imperceptible to the eye, performs two actions: it switches the retrograde hour hand forward one hour, and then the hand remains motionless for an hour. And at the same moment the 24-hour digital second timezone indicator of Racer Jumping Hour GMT, installed in the window at 12 o'clock position, goes one hour ahead.
Finishing
In producing the parts of the module, the master was guided by the traditions of fine watchmaking, although the indication module remains hidden under an opaque dial – this choice is also recognized as one of the fundamentally important traditions of watchmaking. The master treats every detail of the module with the utmost care, and, sparing no time on this work, he uses traditional techniques, including manual polishing of chamfers, engraving, polishing of recesses for screws, pins, and stones.
Spherical polishing of the shafts of the wheels and pins, perlage, fine straight, and circular grinding, sand-blasting, rhodium plating. The dial is finished using the anodizing, ruthenium coating, and guilloche.
Case / dial
The dial of the Racer Jumping Hour GMT is unique, but so is the case Its design is based on the principle of the regular Reuleaux polygon, this shape can be briefly described as a square with rounded sides. Anton Suhanov chose this form, believing that it best suits his idea of a dynamic, but the leisurely perception of time. This shape hints at the aerodynamics, streamlined lines found in high-speed cars.
Double screws for fixing the bezel, visually duplicated by paired screws for the pads of the axes of the retrograde hands and plates with inscriptions and a scale of seconds, give the design an almost obligatory technical character for car-inspiration watches, even more, reinforced by the double knurling on the crown and the whimsical shape of the conical holder of the button for switching second timezone indicator.
Limited edition
20 pieces
Functions
Triple retrograde indication invented by Anton Suhanov with retrograde subdials for hours (at 8 o’clock), minutes (at 4 o’clock) and seconds on 20-seconds scale at the centre jumping hour hand

24 hours GMT jumping digital indication (at 12 o’clock) with synchronous switch of minutes, hours and GMT at the end of hour date window at 6 o’clock
Dimensions
39 х 39 mm, thickness 12.5 mm
Case
Stainless steel
Sapphire crystal
Transparent sapphire caseback
30 m water-resistant
Movement
Caliber: Su100.20, self-winding
Diameter: 31.5 mm, 6.9 mm thick (with indication module)
The base caliber: Eta 2824-2, modified by Anton Suhanov, decorative full-disc oscillating weight (rotor)
Frequency: 28’800 semi-oscillations per hour
Power reserve: 38-hour

Indication module invented: developed and made by Anton Suhanov, 172 parts
43 jewels
Base caliber: 25
Indication module: 18 Jewels
Dial
In 27 parts; the base, appliques and the bows of retrograde subdials – brass with ruthenium coating Guilloche titanium retrograde subdials with blue anodization
Strap
High quality black leather strap with red contrast stitching stainless steel buckle made by Anton Suhanov and designed as a sportcar spoiler