An Alpha -- as in "alpha number," the 'convict number' they throw at you as you enter the ranks of the U. S. Nasal Academy Midshipmen, at Annapolis, Maryland -- an automatic "Jumping Hour" watch, a very cool piece of machinery that tells time in a rather abnormal manner. And speaking of abnormal manners, it's good to be as far from the PsychWard of Horology as possible, even IF I'm using a crazy-making watch like this'n...
And, as they say in the musical classic, "South Pacific, from 1956, "Hope you hobba nyce dey!"