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> Interestingly, hacking seconds have become so ubiquitous, that some watches will advertise the "lack" of hacking seconds. > I.e. in the Rolex GMT, when you a

> Interestingly, hacking seconds have become so ubiquitous, that some watches will advertise the "lack" of hacking seconds. > I.e. in the Rolex GMT, when you adjust the hour hand independently of the seconds hand, the seconds hand continues moving (non-hacking) Rolexes have a hacking mechanism, but it's usually only activated when you pull the crown out to the furthest/third stop, which is where you set minutes. The changing of the hour for timezones generally happens in full-hour increments (with exceptions, e.g., Newfoundland). The original Rolex GMTs did not have hacking, but it was added later; 1971, AFAICT: * https://www.analogshift.com/blogs/transmissions/guide-to-rolex-gmt-master https://www.analogshift.com/blogs/transmissions/guide-to-rol... This hacking/non-hacking functionality is fairly common on GMT/dual-timezone watches.

otteromkram 3y ago
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- throw0101a 3y ago
  > Why did you feel the need to quote almost all of a parent comment before submitting your own? So I know more of the context when I get replies, since the original is not showing up in my 'inbox' (HN top-right > [username] > comments) when I see your message.
  - capableweb 3y ago
    Side-note, this page is also the second menu item in the topbar, called "Threads" :)
- capableweb 3y ago
  > Why did you feel the need to quote almost all of a parent comment before submitting your own? In addition to what parent said, sometimes people sneakily edit their comments after your reply, and the part you answered to goes missing/changes substantially.
rmccue 3y ago
> with exceptions, e.g., Newfoundland Also, notably for about 1.5 billion people in India: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time