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Examples of hour hand in a Sentence
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The 24 hour hand is not original, and the case has been refinished, but the dial is the real star of the show here, and the price reflects its shortcomings.
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Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 12 July 2024
Two buttons on the left flank of the case move the local hour hand forward or backward in one-hour increments.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 June 2024
This specific neo-vintage example from 2001 also features a bracelet with solid end links, and the 3185 movement with an independently adjustable hour hand.
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Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
The local hour hand is independently adjustable for quick setting.
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Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1669, in the meaning defined above
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“Hour hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour%20hand. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
hour hand
noun
: the short hand that marks the hours on the face of a watch or clock
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