![]() ![]() ![]() Beating inside is an ETA-based, COSC-certified, self-winding movement, protected from magnetic fields up to 4,800 A/m and impacts up to 7,500 Gs. Like all watches from Ball, the dial uses tritium-filled micro-gas tubes for its luminous elements rather than the more common Super-LumiNova the former glows brighter and longer than the latter and requires no outside light source to activate. Using the red-tipped GMT hand along with both scales, the wearer can potentially read three time zones at once. The dial features a 24-hour scale on its main face rather than a traditional 12-hour layout, with 12 corresponding hour markers instead placed on an inside flange. Price: $3,499, Reference: DG2018C-S9C-BE, Case Size: 42mm Case Height: 13.85, mm Lug to Lug: 54mm, Lug Width: 21mm, Crystal: Sapphire, Water Resistance: 100 meters, Movement: Automatic BALL RR1201-Cīall Watch’s take on the familiar blue-and-red “Pepsi” design pioneered by Rolex back in the 1950s is a rugged, 42mm steel timepiece whose bicolor, bidirectional GMT bezel is made of scratch-resistant sapphire. Finally, we included only watches with mechanical movements, which are more likely to appeal to a world-traveling connoisseur. We've also left out world-time watches, GMT watches' more complex cousins that display all the world's time zones simultaneously (you can check out our list of world timers here) and multiple-complication watches in which the GMT function is paired with a chronograph, perpetual calendar, or other high complications (small complications like dates are OK). Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Time Zone, Parmigiani Tonda Hemispheres, Arnold & Son Globetrotter, and any number of very creative high-end takes on a dual-timer. To narrow the list and keep it manageable, we are keeping it as much as possible to "pure" GMT watches, i.e., those with a GMT hand pointing at a scale rather than some other unconventional display, which unfortunately excludes models like the A. ![]() Here we've gathered 21 of the best GMT watches on the market now for your perusal and your consideration if you're in the market for a ticking companion for your next trip. Learn more here.Īmong all the functions offered by today's timepieces (we in the watch trade call them complications, because even the ones that look relatively simple, like a date in a window, involve a lot of complex micro-mechanics), the GMT or second time zone is one of the most practical and useful - especially as those of us who are used to being a bit more mobile than the past two COVID-dominated years have allowed are finally getting back to spending time again in time zones other than our own, for business, pleasure, or some combo of both. 0% interest for up to 24 months available on select brands. ![]()
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