{"product_id":"omega-de-ville-prestige-tonneau-jumping-hour-as12393","title":"Omega De Ville Prestige 'Tonneau' Jumping Hour","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is part of our First Look collection—your early access window into upcoming arrivals before they officially launch on the site. If you’d like more details or wish to reserve this watch ahead of the public release, simply click the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:firstlook@analogshift.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eInquire for Priority Access\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ebutton at the top of the page, complete the short form, and a member of our team will reach out shortly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot every great Omega is a Speedmaster.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn fact, some of the most fascinating watches the brand has ever produced are the ones that quietly sit off to the side, waiting for collectors to discover them. This De Ville Prestige Jump Hour is one such watch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt first glance, it appears elegant and restrained—a softly curved tonneau-shaped dress watch from the late 1990s. Look closer, however, and you'll find one of watchmaking's oldest and most charming complications: the jump hour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst conceived in the early nineteenth century, the jump hour was designed to make reading the time more intuitive by displaying the hour digitally through an aperture while a single hand tracks the minutes. Omega revived the complication in 1996 as part of the De Ville Prestige collection, creating a watch that felt both classically inspired and surprisingly modern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular example, Reference 166.1230, pairs the complication with one of the most attractive dials Omega produced during the era. The warm salmon-pink dial features a radiant guilloché center section, a contrasting minute track, and applied Arabic numerals and baton markers. At 12 o'clock, the jumping-hour aperture displays the current hour, while Omega's distinctive openworked \"apple\" minute hand glides across the dial.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoused in a 31mm stainless steel tonneau case and powered by the automatic Omega Caliber 1221, the watch strikes a perfect balance between technical interest and everyday wearability. The integrated stainless steel bracelet with signed deployant clasp completes the package, giving the watch a distinctly late-1990s sophistication that feels remarkably fresh today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccompanying the watch are its inner and outer presentation boxes, original paperwork, booklets, and warranty card, making it an exceptionally complete example of one of Omega's most unusual modern references.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollectors often associate jump-hour watches with niche independents and complicated haute horlogerie. Omega's interpretation offers something different: a genuinely useful complication wrapped in an elegant, highly wearable design from one of Switzerland's most respected manufactures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43928221220951,"sku":"40960379","price":9750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS12393_40960379_OMEGA_DEVILLESALMONJUMPHOUR_4553.61--1_c47f4d2e-7292-4b96-a7dd-72cf2d580f70.jpg?v=1782412574","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/omega-de-ville-prestige-tonneau-jumping-hour-as12393","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}