GMT Jumping Versus Dragging Mechanism Screen
Screen a caller-described hour display as jumping, dragged, continuous, or ambiguous using observed mechanism features.
Description
Hour-hand behavior distinguishes discrete stepping from continuous motion and independent setting.
Hour-hand behavior distinguishes discrete stepping from continuous motion and independent setting. This screen labels the supplied features using fixed priority.1
Screen a caller-described hour display as jumping, dragged, continuous, or ambiguous using observed mechanism features.
When to use GMT Jumping Versus Dragging Mechanism Screen
Use this tool to screen a caller-described hour display as jumping, dragged, continuous, or ambiguous using observed mechanism features.
Choose a supported reference focus or prepare the watch measurements, evidence and explicit limits requested. Confirm units and date conventions before running.
How to use GMT Jumping Versus Dragging Mechanism Screen and understand its results
- Choose a supported reference focus or prepare the watch measurements, evidence and explicit limits requested. Confirm units and date conventions before running.
- Enter hourHandMovesContinuously, hourHandSteps, independentHourSetting using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read classification, explanation. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| hourHandMovesContinuously | Hour hand moves continuously | boolean | Required |
| hourHandSteps | Hour hand advances in discrete steps | boolean | Required |
| independentHourSetting | Hour can be set independently | boolean | Required |
Enter three booleans. Reject simultaneous continuous and stepped motion; otherwise apply the stated priority and return classification/explanation.
steps→jumping; independentSetting→dragging; continuous→continuous; otherwise ambiguous Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| classification | Mechanism screen | string; one of "continuous", "jumping", "dragging", "ambiguous" |
| explanation | Classification explanation | string |
{
"input": {
"hourHandMovesContinuously": false,
"hourHandSteps": true,
"independentHourSetting": false
},
"output": {
"classification": "jumping",
"explanation": "The hour hand advances in discrete steps, which is the defining hour-indicator behavior of a jumping-hour display."
}
}Limitations and assumptions
No watch is observed or caliber-specific GMT architecture authenticated.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Carrousel Tourbillon Architecture Screen: Screen a rotating regulator as tourbillon-like or carrousel-like from supplied cage and seconds-hand architecture features. For a complementary task, use Escapement Impulse Rate: Compare detent, duplex, and natural-escapement impulse rates from the balance beat rate without conflating beat and full oscillation.
References
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