: the short hand that marks the hours on the face of a watch or clock
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Colored a prominent tangerine, the additional hour hand on the Explorer II pops against the black or white face and points to a 24-hour bezel.—Adam Erace, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 Price: $54,500, limited to 30 Case Material: 18-karat yellow gold
Size: 40 mm
Unlike traditional timekeepers with two time zones, the Escale Twin Zone offers two sets of hands instead of just an extra hour hand.—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026 At first glance, this looks like a simple clock with a large face and minute and hour hands.—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025 Imagine a clock: If the hour hand starts at 10 and four hours pass, the clock will point to 2.—Joseph Howlett, Wired News, 27 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hour hand