Ochs und Junior is a boutique Lucerne-based brand that is fascinated with all things minimalist. This fascination translates into innovative timepieces that depict what were once typical complications in a new light and offer a study on the importance of legibility in timekeeping. Last week, the brand revealed an entirely new timepiece for its first release of 2019: the Two Time Zones + Date.

The Ochs und Junior Two Time Zones + Date is fairly straightforward in its offering. Two time zones in addition to the date are displayed on the watch’s dial. What’s unique about the watch, however, is how these two separate time zones are presented to the watch’s wearer. Rather than use a separate subdial or a second hour hand like countless other travel-time watches, Ochs und Junior uses a single hour hand to display the second time via a digital indicator located in the center of the watch.
Take a look at the photo of the watch above. The local time, read via a combination of the hour and minute hands, shows as being slightly after 2:50. The second time zone, visible courtesy of the extended minute hand and the central disc, shows the time as six hours ahead at slight after 8:50.  If the second time zone is behind the wearer?s, the number is subtracted from 12, and the difference is set at 12 o?clock. Go ahead and play around with the interactive display on the Ochs und Junior site (click here) if this still doesn’t make sense to you. It takes a moment to ...