First episode in my "Do You Really Need" Series covering a handful of our favourite types / styles of watches. The Status of the GMT / Dual Time Watch has really climbed in recent years. Why do you find them to be such great pieces? 🥃
As you noted in the Vid, GMTs are stylish, colorful, and purposeful. I have always admired a GMT. Do I need one - NO! Would I like to have one - YES! My highly desired GMT is a 1999 Explorer II.
The GMT is an aspirational piece and that is enough for the brands. I don’t dive and I don’t travel but I have watches that can do both. Buy what you love and wear it in good health.
@@thatguy6111 has covered aspirational so I’ll just add the practical. You’re more likely to need it in today’s global world than every other complication. I considered a GMT a while back but the reality is my family, friends and work are all within my local time zone. Probably why visually I prefer those where the fourth hand can be hidden behind the main hour hand. I’m guessing the chronograph is episode two of this series. Countdown timers, very useful day to day, especially with an audible end, much less need for timing.
@@localheroEdmakes a great point that there are 3 (?) different types of GMT, each meeting a slightly different nuanced “need”. The most common perhaps being a 4th hand rotating every 24 hours (for pilots and spelunkers?); the 4th hand that can hide under the main hour hand (more understated?); the JLC Reverso where you can flip over to another timezone (and/or the same time zone but a different watch dial).
This reply sums it up. Do I need to wear my caller GMT while watching EPL from the States? Do I need my traveler GMT while traveling across a few time zones? 😊
As a kid, having a Casio with all sorts of features - dual time, world time, calculator, data bank, stopwatch, timer; was just unbeatable excitement. It sort of lays the foundations for wanting ‘features’ in a watch regardless it is needed or not.
“Need” is a dangerous word around any of my watches. I have 1 traveler’s GMT that I consider my “vacation” and business travel watch. For that reason alone, it gets more legitimate use than my chronos. All that said, you are correct. The GMT has become a fashion trend, much like the chronograph.
It’s interesting, right? And thank you for sharing this Austin. Something about the practicality of the watch when you’re in those situations, could you imagine wearing something else? This hobby of ours…
@@ID-Guy Yes it is! And I get why you brought it up. I often wonder how many chrono owners out there really know what all the various scales are for and how to use them. I try to avoid trends for that very reason. Its a direct indicator that a particular niche is now being flooded with low information consumers. More importantly, they are happy being low information. That doesn’t mean I won’t own a GMT or other fashion trend. But I will own it to suit my needs (see, now I’ve used that word!) and not own 5 of them to show off on a watch forum. Its also why I like your channel. You bring a cerebral discussion to watch collecting. There are a lot of “low information” watch channels out there catering to these trendy people.
The huge push for the GMT is wholly a directive from the watch enthusiast. The dreams of becoming a world traveller, which is not a bad thing, but how many of us do travel the world ? Hell, I wish I could, but the life style I lead does not lend itself for travel. Yes you are correct in stating that it's a status symbol item and it checks the box for ones collection. As always anothe great video.
For me it is the romance of a GMT, as well as the practicality of the function that drives the desire to own one. Also if you were going for a one watch collection it is the perfect choice.
I have a GMT (Farer Kano Lander IV). I bought it because the colour of the dial (Barbie pink) is outrageously gorgeous. The red second hand, blue GMT hand, white arabic dial - it's a gorgeous package.
I love my gmt for travel, but honestly I'd prefer the simplicity of a three-hander with a jumping local hour hand. My citizen chronomaster has that, as do several omega models. I wish that was a more common complication. Useful for travel but still simple for day-to-day.
Excellent point on the jumping hour hand setting. Such a brilliant feature that’s not spoken about enough. Seems like Omega has really pushed the complication more and more with their pieces (for the better) Great for practicality and thanks for sharing Phil! 🥃
@@ID-Guy now we just need to wait for cheaper brands/models to adopt the feature! Sadly it's still hard for me to justify anything over $2k at this point in my life 😂
True - you nailed it with the words "just because they are beautiful". I also think that the GMT complication is the easiest one we can talk ourselves into thinking we can use in our day to day lives - even if only for that yearly foreign vacation!! 😆 Can't think of the last time I wondered what phase the moon was currently in! Great video as always - keep up the good work and enjoy the sun while it lasts 🍺🌞
I don't travel. I tried GMT after affordable NH34 and find it somewhat useful. I set 24 o clock to when online game daily server time resets or when new daily deals start on a local auction site.
Like ID Guy suggested, watch brands use the GMT feature to add color, and with more people traveling overseas or working with teams in other countries, it is a practical function to have. ID Guy featured mainly GMT watches in this video, and also included several World Timers in the video. If you do travel to other countries and cross multiple time zones in one trip, or work with teams in Asia & Europe, the World Timer is a very practical watch since you can see cities in 24 time zones at a glance. There is a wide variety of watch brands that do make a World Timer at different price points. From Frederique Constant to Breitling to Omega to Patek Philippe, you may find the World Timer format more practical to wear. Ironic side thought: Rolex created the first GMT Pepsi for Pan Am pilots. Pan didn't survive, but the Rolex Pepsi sure has thrived!
Its always gonna be Want over Need in this generation. We are so conditioned into buying what we are told we need..but do we really need it as you said? On a side note, if you were to purchase a GMT watch, which brand and model would you pursue and why? Excellent vid and food for thought as always brother 🥃
I’m going to try and build a “Do You Need” series around this if it’s successful 😉 But great question Pete. I’ve been spending way, way too many hours studying Grand Seiko and their GMT’s. Looking at my current (small) collection, adding a GS feels like the next move I’ll make by the end of the year. Really fixated on the “Elegance” collection at the moment. Other GMT brands? Cliched, but I’ve been looking at Rolex a lot (maybe their LHD) But that’s a pipe dream. Hope you’re well as always m’boy! 🥃
Got my first GMT, a Zodiac, back in ‘69, at the PX, and have had one ever since. Have used them for traveling the world. Now have two: an older Omega Seamaster GMT, but had to also try the new Seiko when they released it some months ago. Always travel with one. Back in ‘96 I picked up a very affordable Gruen Pepsi bezel dive style watch that had a 24 hour bezel BUT NO GMT HAND!!! Had to buy it just for the absurdity LOL.
I think you are so right (you are most of the time I might add) in that the GMT is more of a symbol than a tool. I mean, I don't have a GMT, but just don't need one even though I do travel fairly often. I can automatically count backwards or forward in a split second, I don't need a $5K hand to assist me.! Thanks for the insight!
By this logic, "Do you really need a DIVE watch"? With wet suit extensions that create oversized buckles and straps... Actually, in today's business / international world a GMT offers lots of usable functionality. As you mentioned tracking the 'home-corporate' office in a remote work session, traveling, tracking a loved one traveling without you, keeping tabs of the Formula 1 season (what time is it at this weeks track?), and an hour bezel, like a dive bezel, can be used to track the passage of time in an hour-eccentric fashion. Finally, even in it's sync'd to local time, for those in EU or military it gives you the 24HR/Military time at a glance. Cheers!
For some reason, setting the 24 hour hand gives me a more tangible connection to the current time in another part of the world. It's hard to explain, but it's a connection I don't feel when I look at the digital interface of a phone's world clock. I also love watches with jumping hour hands.
My friends and I all live in different time zones, and we all set our clocks to UCT because we couldn’t agree on what to use and we were sick of everyone using their native timezone and causing confusion. When we say a time, It’s UTC. This Is a rather niche application, but I like to think this Is the “Intended” use of a GMT. And, if you haven’t tried It and you have a friend group with 3+ time zones, I Implore you try using UCT collectively.
In my 20s, I used to travel a lot. I had a lot of friends in Thailand and Viet Nam, both. I got busy with my career, everyone around me started to get married, settle down, have families of their own. I found myself visiting friends less and less, and even chatting with them much less frequently. My need for a GMT watch slowly faded away. In its place, I'm now wearing chronographs, the one category of wrist watches I had neglected until recently. Wrist watches are a journey.
Dont have a gmt yet. Want one. Probably wont see much travel time. Definitely checking boxes for me. I like to have a variety of movement types, styles and colors. My collection is ultimately an extension of my fashion sense and I like to be versatile.
Every day I laugh out loud at myself...I have absolutely no requirement for a GMT watch. But I love the three of I have! I also live with a golden retriever...that should explain a lot about my personality and character.
I always thought I’d purchase a GMT watch one day but when I discovered the functionality, affordability, and pure fun offered by the Casio World Timer; the GMT lost some of its appeal. I still admire them but there are just so many other watches that have a higher priority on my meager budget. Thanks for sharing another excellent video.
I also thought I’d be hot on the heels of a GMT and have come so, so close to pulling the trigger on a GS over the last year+ but asking myself if it’s something I’d use? Rotating dive bezels seem to be the No. 1 go-to (and chronographs on special occasions) This hobby teaches us a lot about ourselves 😉 And thank you as always Alvin! Loved my time with the Casio Worldtimer, amazing, amazing machine 🔥
💯 - even for those of us who do have business partners in other parts of the world and travel frequently, we could certainly do the math. But as you stated, adding this complication really lets the brands ‘spread their wings’ (you missed that pun). I own 8; 9th on the way.
Most people do not need it of course, but then again most people don’t need wrist watches. I see the GMT purely as another complication that is nice to have, but not necessary, like a timer bezel. Even though I need to know about 3 time zones everyday due to my job, I can work it out quite quickly on the fly (-8,-5,+2). If I am on holiday then tbh I don’t care about the time back home 😅 But it is not completely unnecessary like a chronograph.
It’s in an odd middle ground for some of us, right? I feel the same way that I’d take a dive bezel or Chrono over a GMT. This hobby teaches us a lot about ourselves 😆🥃
As others have stated, few people use watches for their intended purpose. Modern day watch collecting is almost purely fueled by emotion than practicality; a sense of closeness you feel to a piece. That being said, and although I don’t travel near as much as I’d like, I do believe I’m more likely to use the GMT complication while traveling than I am to wear my Submariner over a dive suit or use my Speedmaster Racing to time laps at Laguna Seca. Love the content every week, and look forward to future installments. Cheers!
We don’t need any of these expensive watches - but we love em. I’ll tell you how I use that function more than traveling - and that is tracking Formula 1 lol - F1 has the track times listed in their website by local time. I check what part of the world the race is in and use my bezel to so I can remember when the race starts so I don’t miss it :) race in Spain tomorrow - adding 7 hours to my bezel
Think you’re right. Though it’s useful to track 2 times ,the look of it is the selling point. Having a contrasting colour on the bezel makes it look much more interesting.
Compared to the more utilitarian dive watches, seeing colour contrasts, dynamic dials, more hands, I reckon we’re drawn to the complexity 😉 Brands really can go all-out with them too (which is an added bonus) 🥃
I use half of the gmt function. It was the design of the black bay pro that spoke to me but before that came out I could not buy a 58 with a date, now I have a watch with a date. The second time zone is a decorative function for me and I love how the watch looks but the extra hand is also a negative as it makes reading the time less legible. When I bought mine I feel GMT’s we’re not common and seemed very coveted but since the introduction of the entry level Seiko and Miyota movements the cache has dwindled as GMT’s have become ubiquitous.
Anything with a rotating 12 hour bezel works just as well. I just traveled to the Galapagos with my P01. Swam with sea lions, hiked up Espanola lol etc etc. and just set the bezel to local time. Worked great. Normally use a GS SBGJ237 in the office. I don't feel very prestigious with either on my wrist lol, just love them.
Great video once again. I personally do not get the hype of the GMT. Hardly anyone actually uses them, and very infrequently. Most of the time you are left with a rogue hour hand sat on your dial serving no purpose.
I travel world wide on hunting, diving, fishing, and on general adventures. I always wear a watch, that matches the adventure, based on where I'm going. I choose a specific watch, by the features, that best watch suit that adventure. As time does not stand still, my abilities for different adventures have changed as I age. I am always reminded of past adventures, every time I look at the watch I'm wearing, during the course of an average day. The minds eye is amazing, in that a simple look at my watch, can bring back specific memories of a locations, sights, sounds and smells. I remember what I was doing when I wore that particular watch. A GMT, whether a simple Casio World Timer or the 'brand who shall not be named', is one of those complications that bring back thoughts of where I was, when I was wondering, what those at home were doing at that same time. While your assertion has some truth to it, not everyone if projecting their dreams by owning a complication they may never need or use. But even if they were, what's wrong with dreaming. The GMT wasn't invented without it a dream.
Its also useful for timing longer drives. If you are doing a task over multiple hours and need to keep track, you can use the GMT hand and bezel to track a much longer task like you would a dive watch, but over 24 hours instead of 60 minutes.
Interesting commentary and something I had been thinking about recently, so very glad when I saw your theme. I take somewhere in the region of 150 - 175 flights a year and although mainly in Europe, I stopped tracking the alternative times after a while - being frank, my basic understanding of addition/substraction and fundamental ability to read a clock/watch, meant it’s not that useful. Still think they are generally great to have, for the reasons you outline - it’s far more about it being interesting than practical - so symbolic of mechanical watches in general. Keep up the good work/bring back the guitar doodles at the start!
I’m probably in the minority here, but I find GMTs overly complicated. I have family in another time zone, but it’s easy enough for me to remember how many hours ahead they are, I don’t need another hand telling me that. Also with the GMT showing 3 time zones I think it’s overkill.
Great video! I love GMT watches!! I also have absolutely NO USE for a GMT watch lol!! I set my watches with the second time zone to Los Angeles, cause I'm in the NYC area, and that helps me keep track of when 'House of the Dragon' is gonna air hahahahaha!!!! What makes a GMT cooler than a time only watch??? Simple, bro!! It's got more hands!!! More hands = More Power!!!! It's just cooler!!!! I've missed your last year+ of videos, ID Guy, so it looks as if I've got some catching up to do!!!! You got an Explorer???? Wtf?!?! Congrats, homie!!!
Brilliant 🤣 GMT for the next airing of a series. We do the most bizarre things with our watches, right? And Floyd… there are way too many to catch up on… I think if I remember I made 50 videos last year alone (almost 1 per week). Watching all of them? That might just kill you 😆 It’s been a wild year+ to say the least. And thank you brother! Great seeing you after an extended vacation ;)
I'm a commercial pilot: I don't even need a GMT. But I love them, and that's ok. I used my Tudor BB GMT as intended through flight training. The legal requirement for "an accurate timepiece" is already satisfied by the timing devices built into most modern aircraft. They have stopwatches, too. And even if they didn't, a G-Shock Square would be more than good enough. I suppose it's silly to pretend any of this is about practicality in the modern world. Again, that's ok.
I don’t travel much but living on the East Coast working for a West Coast company and calling all over the country. I do find the GMT or dual time to be very useful.
Great video as always. I have a Tudor BB GMT, but I do not use the GMT function, I just like the watch including the Pepsi bezel. GMT is not needed if you have quick information processing brain power. Input - perception - decision - output!
I don't travel much, but i love to have my other timezone set to clients in china or sometimes wherever someone of my friends that i text or call often are travelling :) it's more of a "i can use this more than a diver bezel" - choice. There is no urgent need for neither of those - or even a watch itself.
I like having GMTs, because they allow me to check, at a glance, the time in Manila, PH, which is where my wife's family lives. Very useful, for us anyway.
GMT is one of the most fun applications. Two things can be true at the same time. I love my Tag Heuer Carrera GMT because it's cool looking AF AND because of the actual function.
If you have ever had a colleague in another time zone call you in the middle of the night because they chose not to subtract or add the number of time zones between you or put together a call among three or more people in different parts of the world, you know that some type of “GMT” watch can be useful. You may know from my missive on WoE that I have lived and will probably always live in Zulu time. A simple 12hr rotating bezel rather than a dive bezel is a practical answer to that need. Not really a complication, just a quick way to check a different time zone. Regardng the point of the video, I agree that the GMT complication with the multi-colored bezel remains a terrifically attractive design. And now with the new Seiko and Miyota movements even an affordable design.
Must say, consulting for overseas companies, I’ve loved using a watch for a second timezone (especially when there’s like an 8 hour difference) Gives you a real leg up when a deadline’s due 😉 Well said 🥃
I like the gmt because it’s the simplest designed extra complication. All it requires is an extra hand and maybe a 24hr marking but even that isn’t necessary. All the other complications make the dial look too complicated lol
I live in one country and conduct business in another. Unfortunately, the other country uses bloody Daylight Savings Time. Still, the GMT complication is useful for me. Cheers for another fine presentation.
I love my Formex Reef GMT. I do not reaaally use the GMT function - the hand is set to the same time as my local time, but some years ago I used to have 2nd time = british time because I love the country :D - But the GMT hand is smaller than on most others and does not impede quick readability in everyday use. Plus, you can easily change the bezel to a divers bezel and have all your daily timing (pizza, boiling potatos etc :D ) when at the same time maintaining that GMT functionality, bec the 24h indices are not only found on the GMT bezel, but also printed onto the dial.
These days we spend more time looking at our cell phone (iphone etc) so having a GMT watch on our wrist is not as relevant as before. As you said it is a novelty.
I wanted a GMT because I live in GMT, have family in GMT+1, work with people from GMT+5, but after a hard look in the mirror, decided that I don't really need it :) not at the expense of cluttered and unbalanced dial
I’m a big fan of great GMTs. There’s a “little extra” design element with them that gives the watches that bit of extra interest for everyday. I don’t have one yet, but my list of next purchases are almost all GMTs and I actually also really want them for the sheer practicality when travelling. Land. Flick the hour hand 8 hours forward without interrupting anything else. Smile. Enjoy the trip and keep track of home too.
There’s a certain mysticism and day-dreaming about travel and adventure associated with a GMT, reminding you there is more to the world out there, at least to me.
I sold all my GMT watches except my Explorer II, it does the job pretty well. Somehow the GMT bezel is not doing it for me anymore. Thanks bro for the great video 👍🏽
gmt is useful, not only for finding zulu time but keeping home base time while traveling or keeping in sync with another country while traveling. my friend used to wear a dual dial watch.
GMT and dive bezel watches have got to be two of the least used functions. But we all love them both......even if I only use a GMT function for 2 weeks a year🙂
When considering my 1st Rolex back in 2014 (so before everything went a bit wild) I got it down to the Sub or the GMT Master 2 (116710LN). I went with the GMT as I loved the green colour of the GMT hand; at the time I didn't even fully understand what the complication did, it just looked a lot nicer and more interesting than the Sub. I await judgement :)
I don’t travel as much as used to. I do find it a fun and useful feature. But mostly I like the look and design of the GMTs. Lots designers can do with the extra hand and bezel.
Outstanding work!. I realized you now need to focus on getting Exp2. 216570 or 226570. I was first attracted to the Exp2 orange hand - I saw it on the fellow cigar smoker's wrist back at now-closed Nat Sherman off 5th Ave. I never thought about GMT, but that orange on black was it. GMT function reminds me of home and people dear to me. Now almost every brand uses orange on black, whether VC OC Everest or Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman Auto. P.S. Please cover the new OMEGA AT 38/41 black. Thanks!
Pilots use and live in Zulu time, from filing flight plans, obtaining clearances and so much more. For that reason I absolutely love the GMT complication and wear my SBGN003 often. I am a pilot and even my iPhone takes longer to give Zulu time than my grand Seiko.
I feel GMT’s have all that’s needed in a sports/tool watch. Date is more a solid day to day need. GMT hand is a luxury on top of the luxury. Of course it takes 3-4 mins max to hack the watch and re set the time if you don’t have a gmt function. But hell yeah it feels great when you just fast forward and pop back on. I’m considering 3 GMT’s in my corner! Explorer 2 - my favourite Gmt master ii (bruce wayne) - better sizing than the E2 Grand seiko sbgn 003 - the most accurate fun gmt strap monster. I’m over i need a dive watch for diving, dress watch for dinners ect.
100%, design consulting with an 8 hour time difference, man, it gave me a leg-up for my deadlines. I was able to finish them with 3-4 hours to spare (and the folks were still asleep) 😆🥃
It becomes the ultimate holiday watch in a GMT diver format ala Hydro conquest GMT etc I just wish they would make titanium equivalents. A Pelegos 39mm GMT for example would do it too.
Your point on Titanium equivalents is a great one. Actually my topic for next week around a certain recent release… why brands don’t focus more on Ti blows me away. And a 39 Pelagos GMT is something that I absolutely think is in the pipeline. Has to be, right?🥃
Thanks chief! Great video and I pondered what you were saying. Yes you are right. But, I bet there was status associated with it from day one. “Oh, I’m a pan am pilot flying all over the world. Look! Here’s the proof on my wrist. I’m the man, right?”
Years ago it was easy to travel with a GMT master. Nowadays it get dangerous in some places when wearing it. For me it lost something because it lost its function because of it. Now i just use a simple field watch or pilots watch in its place.
To be honest, GMT is the one function that never ever ever appealed to me. I just don't see the point. I don't travel out of our time zone more than once every 5 years. So why GMT? I've had a bit of a detox from watches matey. And an epiphany that i really don't need a rolex ha ha.... I'm here with a casio W-59, maybe considering Sinn 556i or Longines Spirit 37mm But for now, deleting Rolex off my wrist list and going into watch rehab with the Casio on wrist (which by the way is a perfect little alternative to the F91W. Better in every way) P.s. i see what you're saying about colour and design of GMT watches...i guess my taste is pretty plain... Explorer 2 is a very cool watch... really is.... but I'm trying to be a one / two watch human, so maybe id choose other more versatile pieces over the Explorer
Need. Never. That goes with any watch. Want? Perhaps. For me, I just like the look of it. That's it. I honestly never use the GMT feature. Even when I was traveling way more several years back, I never needed a GMT watch. Just a watch. For me, once I get to a new destination, I set the time to new local time (which is actually not hard and a pleasure to manipulate my watch to be in sync with a new locale) and forget where I've been and where I may be going next. If I'm going outside of my home, it's almost always for pleasure and not business. So, I never care to think about anywhere but where I am for the moment and the next couple of days (or weeks or however long I am away). As such, I am still tempted by many current and future GMT models. However, I've come to accept it's no longer something I really want and may be a last collection filler if it ever comes to that. That being said, I do own one GMT watch. A Glycine Airman Purist. It's a special and lovely design that really is all its own. Being the first commercially available GMT watch before Rolex, it is far overshadowed by the big hype watch which almost every other brand tries to follow in some way. Being in Purist from, I also enjoy my Glycine because it tells time in 24-hr format. It's a different look and way of telling time compared to 99% of all standard 12-hr watches. The visual referencing between hour and minute hand over the dial is a refreshing change and gives me something different to look at and interpret the time. Personally, I find a dive watch with a timing bezel and chronographs more useful for my lifestyle and I actually do use them on a near daily basis.
The affordability of the NH34 and Miyota 9075 must have had a lot to do with recent popularity, making the Tudor GMT look expensive. That watch was a revolution in price on introduction. My most used "GMT" is a Glycine Airman with a Double Twelve bezel. Perfect for travel around Europe and done on a three hand movement.
And of course this will be my next video in the “Do You Need” series in the coming months ;) BUT then again, the practicality of a diver? The discretion? Maybe I’m nuts to say that I do “NEED” a dive bezel for my day-to-day (after 10 years, kinda addicted to them at this point) 😆🥃
@@ID-Guy that's fair enough. I'm lusting for a dive watch, I think for the only reason why is so I can spin that bezel all day 🙂 I would buy a GMT first though, very nice, very elegant very Longines Spirit GMT 💝
I am hopeful to buy the Tudor BB58 GMT if they come out with a non guilt color way. My step dad is an international pilot and it is useful to me to know what time zone he's at when I am at home. Plus I work in banking dealing with clients across the US, so it will be useful to use the bezel to change time zones on the fly. Also I can use the bezel to time an hour with the minute hand or multiple hours with the GMT hand. So I will actually use the GMT function.
The only gmt i need/have is a casio. Barely travel outside of my timezone and i have the timezones i deal with for work memorized, so i personally dont really need one.
Casio’s Worldtimer, amazing what that piece has done for us, right? I enjoyed mine for a long time and you’re right, it covers all the practical needs we might have for the GMT 🥃 Great insights as always brother!
I had a Tudor GMT for my last 8 month deployment to the South China Seas and I have zero regrets. I have since sold it however if and when I deploy again with the United States Navy I will most assuredly have a GMT on my wrist.
Most pilots use electronic watches now, some gmt watches like Rolex look amazing and are useful I guess. It’s a need we didn’t know we needed and might not need
We fall for the romance of these pieces ;) It’s just too cool to not pursue (especially in the aviation industry) as a pilot. At least, I’d be going mad for them 😆🥃
I like the GMT and Worldtime watches for vacation travels, (Europe, Africa), need to know if I can text the kids back home. Additionally, as some here said, I've worked with world teams, and although they avail themselves to our timezone, it's good to know what time it is there, (are those guys at home at dinner, should they be sleep?). And yes, they look so cool.
In my work almost all of my meetings are across different timezones and continents. Do I need a GMT watch? No, I've got Microsoft Outlook to coordinate my meetings. Have I convinced myself that a GMT watch would be useful for me at work? Definitely.
I have a Halios Fairwind with a 12-hour rotating bezel that I use in lieu of a GMT. I find it easier to use and to read the second time than with a GMT. The service costs also are significantly less for a three hander. The only drawback is that I have to remember the day/night adjustment, but frankly that's fairly evident. Also, although I generally would prefer a traveler's GMT over an office GMT, it mucks up setting the calendar function.
For a while now have been planning on my next purchase being a Gmt complication. But recently have been asking myself would I really be better off with a independent jump hour hand. As most of the world has a mobile phone that will display 2 time zones while travelling.
I like GMT watches but I have fatigue from them. There’s almost too many out now. I have multiple pieces in my collection so changing the date on them is a pain.
Hey man. You start asking that question, then you start asking whether you need a diver, a chronograph, a dress watch etc etc and then you find yourself in an existential crisis and end up with no watch on your wrist.
First episode in my "Do You Really Need" Series covering a handful of our favourite types / styles of watches.
The Status of the GMT / Dual Time Watch has really climbed in recent years.
Why do you find them to be such great pieces? 🥃
As you noted in the Vid, GMTs are stylish, colorful, and purposeful. I have always admired a GMT. Do I need one - NO! Would I like to have one - YES! My highly desired GMT is a 1999 Explorer II.
The GMT is an aspirational piece and that is enough for the brands. I don’t dive and I don’t travel but I have watches that can do both. Buy what you love and wear it in good health.
@@thatguy6111 has covered aspirational so I’ll just add the practical. You’re more likely to need it in today’s global world than every other complication.
I considered a GMT a while back but the reality is my family, friends and work are all within my local time zone. Probably why visually I prefer those where the fourth hand can be hidden behind the main hour hand.
I’m guessing the chronograph is episode two of this series. Countdown timers, very useful day to day, especially with an audible end, much less need for timing.
@@localheroEdmakes a great point that there are 3 (?) different types of GMT, each meeting a slightly different nuanced “need”. The most common perhaps being a 4th hand rotating every 24 hours (for pilots and spelunkers?); the 4th hand that can hide under the main hour hand (more understated?); the JLC Reverso where you can flip over to another timezone (and/or the same time zone but a different watch dial).
@@jamesray5293 would you consider a World timer another subset of GMTs or its own thing? I hadn’t even thought of the JLC Reverso so kudos!
'Need' isn't a word in the watch lover's lexicon, is it!
Isn’t that the truth 😆🥃
Need????? What does that mean??? I 'need' more watches!
This reply sums it up. Do I need to wear my caller GMT while watching EPL from the States? Do I need my traveler GMT while traveling across a few time zones? 😊
Need - this could go down a deep rabbit hole!
I need a watch winder. 😅
Just as most of us don’t need a dive watch, most of us don’t need a gmt. But they are super cool!
I’m sure the Dive Watch video will be a part of this small series soon 😉🥃
You only need to go swimming on holiday once a year and time your breaks at work to need a dive watch 😉
Indeed. I mean with a phone now in practically everyone’s pocket, we don’t need a watch of any kind. But that’s not the point, is it 😀
@@KeepingWatchUK Every Man Needs A Watch……… A Manly one. 😈😂
No Pinapple Pizza BS 😂
As a kid, having a Casio with all sorts of features - dual time, world time, calculator, data bank, stopwatch, timer; was just unbeatable excitement. It sort of lays the foundations for wanting ‘features’ in a watch regardless it is needed or not.
“Need” is a dangerous word around any of my watches. I have 1 traveler’s GMT that I consider my “vacation” and business travel watch. For that reason alone, it gets more legitimate use than my chronos. All that said, you are correct. The GMT has become a fashion trend, much like the chronograph.
It’s interesting, right? And thank you for sharing this Austin. Something about the practicality of the watch when you’re in those situations, could you imagine wearing something else? This hobby of ours…
@@ID-Guy Yes it is! And I get why you brought it up. I often wonder how many chrono owners out there really know what all the various scales are for and how to use them. I try to avoid trends for that very reason. Its a direct indicator that a particular niche is now being flooded with low information consumers. More importantly, they are happy being low information. That doesn’t mean I won’t own a GMT or other fashion trend. But I will own it to suit my needs (see, now I’ve used that word!) and not own 5 of them to show off on a watch forum.
Its also why I like your channel. You bring a cerebral discussion to watch collecting. There are a lot of “low information” watch channels out there catering to these trendy people.
The huge push for the GMT is wholly a directive from the watch enthusiast. The dreams of becoming a world traveller, which is not a bad thing, but how many of us do travel the world ? Hell, I wish I could, but the life style I lead does not lend itself for travel.
Yes you are correct in stating that it's a status symbol item and it checks the box for ones collection.
As always anothe great video.
For me it is the romance of a GMT, as well as the practicality of the function that drives the desire to own one. Also if you were going for a one watch collection it is the perfect choice.
I have a GMT (Farer Kano Lander IV). I bought it because the colour of the dial (Barbie pink) is outrageously gorgeous. The red second hand, blue GMT hand, white arabic dial - it's a gorgeous package.
A beautiful option! I’m about the get a pink gmt as well the zodiac one it’s black dial but pink bezel 😍
I'm using GMT as daily wear watch. To know what time is across the pond where some friends live and secondly, I build my GMT watch myself ;-)
Same here. Everyday watch. I have offices in Munich and Shanghai while being based in the US. Probably continue to buy them.
Great video as always. I find I buy Diver and GMT watches, not for function, but because I'm an overgrown kid doing Cosplay.
I love my gmt for travel, but honestly I'd prefer the simplicity of a three-hander with a jumping local hour hand. My citizen chronomaster has that, as do several omega models. I wish that was a more common complication. Useful for travel but still simple for day-to-day.
Excellent point on the jumping hour hand setting. Such a brilliant feature that’s not spoken about enough. Seems like Omega has really pushed the complication more and more with their pieces (for the better) Great for practicality and thanks for sharing Phil! 🥃
@@ID-Guy now we just need to wait for cheaper brands/models to adopt the feature! Sadly it's still hard for me to justify anything over $2k at this point in my life 😂
True - you nailed it with the words "just because they are beautiful". I also think that the GMT complication is the easiest one we can talk ourselves into thinking we can use in our day to day lives - even if only for that yearly foreign vacation!! 😆 Can't think of the last time I wondered what phase the moon was currently in! Great video as always - keep up the good work and enjoy the sun while it lasts 🍺🌞
I rarely travel or do business outside of my time zone, but that extra hand is just something to behold.
I don't travel. I tried GMT after affordable NH34 and find it somewhat useful.
I set 24 o clock to when online game daily server time resets or when new daily deals start on a local auction site.
The creative things we do with our watches, dig your thinking about daily time resets! Thanks for sharing man 🥃
I'm retired military and I still live in Zulu Time. I'm also a massive F1 fan and having a second time zone makes my weekends easier 😅
They’re just damn cool, that’s all there is to it.
And that's what it boils down to 😉🥃
Like ID Guy suggested, watch brands use the GMT feature to add color, and with more people traveling overseas or working with teams in other countries, it is a practical function to have. ID Guy featured mainly GMT watches in this video, and also included several World Timers in the video. If you do travel to other countries and cross multiple time zones in one trip, or work with teams in Asia & Europe, the World Timer is a very practical watch since you can see cities in 24 time zones at a glance. There is a wide variety of watch brands that do make a World Timer at different price points. From Frederique Constant to Breitling to Omega to Patek Philippe, you may find the World Timer format more practical to wear.
Ironic side thought: Rolex created the first GMT Pepsi for Pan Am pilots. Pan didn't survive, but the Rolex Pepsi sure has thrived!
Its always gonna be Want over Need in this generation. We are so conditioned into buying what we are told we need..but do we really need it as you said?
On a side note, if you were to purchase a GMT watch, which brand and model would you pursue and why?
Excellent vid and food for thought as always brother 🥃
I’m going to try and build a “Do You Need” series around this if it’s successful 😉 But great question Pete. I’ve been spending way, way too many hours studying Grand Seiko and their GMT’s. Looking at my current (small) collection, adding a GS feels like the next move I’ll make by the end of the year. Really fixated on the “Elegance” collection at the moment. Other GMT brands? Cliched, but I’ve been looking at Rolex a lot (maybe their LHD) But that’s a pipe dream. Hope you’re well as always m’boy! 🥃
Got my first GMT, a Zodiac, back in ‘69, at the PX, and have had one ever since. Have used them for traveling the world. Now have two: an older Omega Seamaster GMT, but had to also try the new Seiko when they released it some months ago. Always travel with one. Back in ‘96 I picked up a very affordable Gruen Pepsi bezel dive style watch that had a 24 hour bezel BUT NO GMT HAND!!! Had to buy it just for the absurdity LOL.
I think you are so right (you are most of the time I might add) in that the GMT is more of a symbol than a tool. I mean, I don't have a GMT, but just don't need one even though I do travel fairly often. I can automatically count backwards or forward in a split second, I don't need a $5K hand to assist me.! Thanks for the insight!
By this logic, "Do you really need a DIVE watch"? With wet suit extensions that create oversized buckles and straps... Actually, in today's business / international world a GMT offers lots of usable functionality. As you mentioned tracking the 'home-corporate' office in a remote work session, traveling, tracking a loved one traveling without you, keeping tabs of the Formula 1 season (what time is it at this weeks track?), and an hour bezel, like a dive bezel, can be used to track the passage of time in an hour-eccentric fashion. Finally, even in it's sync'd to local time, for those in EU or military it gives you the 24HR/Military time at a glance. Cheers!
For some reason, setting the 24 hour hand gives me a more tangible connection to the current time in another part of the world. It's hard to explain, but it's a connection I don't feel when I look at the digital interface of a phone's world clock.
I also love watches with jumping hour hands.
Nobody needs a watch in today’s world but the watch enthusiasts want one for its form factor not utility. GMT especially the Pepsi is just stunning
The Pepsi is the normie’s holy grail. Otherwise it’s just another mass-produced and robot-made Swiss watch.
Good stuff. Now I’m heading over to my watch box to get one of my GMTs to wear for the rest of the day, and then going to play my Strat.
We are impressionable people 😉 Not gonna lie, I did the same today...
My friends and I all live in different time zones, and we all set our clocks to UCT because we couldn’t agree on what to use and we were sick of everyone using their native timezone and causing confusion.
When we say a time, It’s UTC. This Is a rather niche application, but I like to think this Is the “Intended” use of a GMT.
And, if you haven’t tried It and you have a friend group with 3+ time zones, I Implore you try using UCT collectively.
In my 20s, I used to travel a lot. I had a lot of friends in Thailand and Viet Nam, both. I got busy with my career, everyone around me started to get married, settle down, have families of their own. I found myself visiting friends less and less, and even chatting with them much less frequently. My need for a GMT watch slowly faded away. In its place, I'm now wearing chronographs, the one category of wrist watches I had neglected until recently. Wrist watches are a journey.
Never needed one, but in my 55th year and travelling much more now, it is definitely on my radar.
Dont have a gmt yet. Want one. Probably wont see much travel time. Definitely checking boxes for me. I like to have a variety of movement types, styles and colors. My collection is ultimately an extension of my fashion sense and I like to be versatile.
Same as me....
Every day I laugh out loud at myself...I have absolutely no requirement for a GMT watch. But I love the three of I have! I also live with a golden retriever...that should explain a lot about my personality and character.
And I’ve grown up with 2 pairs of Golden Retrievers in my lifetime (and Bernese Mountain dogs) I get where you’re coming from 🤣🥃
I always thought I’d purchase a GMT watch one day but when I discovered the functionality, affordability, and pure fun offered by the Casio World Timer; the GMT lost some of its appeal. I still admire them but there are just so many other watches that have a higher priority on my meager budget. Thanks for sharing another excellent video.
I also thought I’d be hot on the heels of a GMT and have come so, so close to pulling the trigger on a GS over the last year+ but asking myself if it’s something I’d use? Rotating dive bezels seem to be the No. 1 go-to (and chronographs on special occasions) This hobby teaches us a lot about ourselves 😉 And thank you as always Alvin! Loved my time with the Casio Worldtimer, amazing, amazing machine 🔥
The Omega 8900 movement with the jumping hour hand serves as my “GMT.” I’m a homebody. Great video as always, ID!
💯 - even for those of us who do have business partners in other parts of the world and travel frequently, we could certainly do the math. But as you stated, adding this complication really lets the brands ‘spread their wings’ (you missed that pun). I own 8; 9th on the way.
Most people do not need it of course, but then again most people don’t need wrist watches. I see the GMT purely as another complication that is nice to have, but not necessary, like a timer bezel.
Even though I need to know about 3 time zones everyday due to my job, I can work it out quite quickly on the fly (-8,-5,+2). If I am on holiday then tbh I don’t care about the time back home 😅
But it is not completely unnecessary like a chronograph.
It’s in an odd middle ground for some of us, right? I feel the same way that I’d take a dive bezel or Chrono over a GMT. This hobby teaches us a lot about ourselves 😆🥃
@@ID-Guyand that is the variety of humanity!
As others have stated, few people use watches for their intended purpose. Modern day watch collecting is almost purely fueled by emotion than practicality; a sense of closeness you feel to a piece.
That being said, and although I don’t travel near as much as I’d like, I do believe I’m more likely to use the GMT complication while traveling than I am to wear my Submariner over a dive suit or use my Speedmaster Racing to time laps at Laguna Seca.
Love the content every week, and look forward to future installments. Cheers!
We don’t need any of these expensive watches - but we love em. I’ll tell you how I use that function more than traveling - and that is tracking Formula 1 lol - F1 has the track times listed in their website by local time. I check what part of the world the race is in and use my bezel to so I can remember when the race starts so I don’t miss it :) race in Spain tomorrow - adding 7 hours to my bezel
Think you’re right. Though it’s useful to track 2 times ,the look of it is the selling point. Having a contrasting colour on the bezel makes it look much more interesting.
Compared to the more utilitarian dive watches, seeing colour contrasts, dynamic dials, more hands, I reckon we’re drawn to the complexity 😉 Brands really can go all-out with them too (which is an added bonus) 🥃
I use half of the gmt function. It was the design of the black bay pro that spoke to me but before that came out I could not buy a 58 with a date, now I have a watch with a date. The second time zone is a decorative function for me and I love how the watch looks but the extra hand is also a negative as it makes reading the time less legible.
When I bought mine I feel GMT’s we’re not common and seemed very coveted but since the introduction of the entry level Seiko and Miyota movements the cache has dwindled as GMT’s have become ubiquitous.
Never desired a GMT, but I must admit, got a distinct pleasure from using the JLC Reverso duo-face for precisely that purpose, heh.
Anything with a rotating 12 hour bezel works just as well. I just traveled to the Galapagos with my P01. Swam with sea lions, hiked up Espanola lol etc etc. and just set the bezel to local time. Worked great. Normally use a GS SBGJ237 in the office. I don't feel very prestigious with either on my wrist lol, just love them.
Great video once again. I personally do not get the hype of the GMT. Hardly anyone actually uses them, and very infrequently. Most of the time you are left with a rogue hour hand sat on your dial serving no purpose.
I travel world wide on hunting, diving, fishing, and on general adventures. I always wear a watch, that matches the adventure, based on where I'm going. I choose a specific watch, by the features, that best watch suit that adventure. As time does not stand still, my abilities for different adventures have changed as I age. I am always reminded of past adventures, every time I look at the watch I'm wearing, during the course of an average day. The minds eye is amazing, in that a simple look at my watch, can bring back specific memories of a locations, sights, sounds and smells. I remember what I was doing when I wore that particular watch. A GMT, whether a simple Casio World Timer or the 'brand who shall not be named', is one of those complications that bring back thoughts of where I was, when I was wondering, what those at home were doing at that same time. While your assertion has some truth to it, not everyone if projecting their dreams by owning a complication they may never need or use. But even if they were, what's wrong with dreaming. The GMT wasn't invented without it a dream.
Its also useful for timing longer drives. If you are doing a task over multiple hours and need to keep track, you can use the GMT hand and bezel to track a much longer task like you would a dive watch, but over 24 hours instead of 60 minutes.
Interesting commentary and something I had been thinking about recently, so very glad when I saw your theme.
I take somewhere in the region of 150 - 175 flights a year and although mainly in Europe, I stopped tracking the alternative times after a while - being frank, my basic understanding of addition/substraction and fundamental ability to read a clock/watch, meant it’s not that useful.
Still think they are generally great to have, for the reasons you outline - it’s far more about it being interesting than practical - so symbolic of mechanical watches in general.
Keep up the good work/bring back the guitar doodles at the start!
I’m probably in the minority here, but I find GMTs overly complicated. I have family in another time zone, but it’s easy enough for me to remember how many hours ahead they are, I don’t need another hand telling me that. Also with the GMT showing 3 time zones I think it’s overkill.
Great video! I love GMT watches!! I also have absolutely NO USE for a GMT watch lol!! I set my watches with the second time zone to Los Angeles, cause I'm in the NYC area, and that helps me keep track of when 'House of the Dragon' is gonna air hahahahaha!!!! What makes a GMT cooler than a time only watch??? Simple, bro!! It's got more hands!!! More hands = More Power!!!! It's just cooler!!!! I've missed your last year+ of videos, ID Guy, so it looks as if I've got some catching up to do!!!! You got an Explorer???? Wtf?!?! Congrats, homie!!!
Brilliant 🤣 GMT for the next airing of a series. We do the most bizarre things with our watches, right? And Floyd… there are way too many to catch up on… I think if I remember I made 50 videos last year alone (almost 1 per week). Watching all of them? That might just kill you 😆 It’s been a wild year+ to say the least. And thank you brother! Great seeing you after an extended vacation ;)
I'm a commercial pilot: I don't even need a GMT. But I love them, and that's ok. I used my Tudor BB GMT as intended through flight training.
The legal requirement for "an accurate timepiece" is already satisfied by the timing devices built into most modern aircraft. They have stopwatches, too. And even if they didn't, a G-Shock Square would be more than good enough. I suppose it's silly to pretend any of this is about practicality in the modern world. Again, that's ok.
I don’t travel much but living on the East Coast working for a West Coast company and calling all over the country. I do find the GMT or dual time to be very useful.
Great video as always. I have a Tudor BB GMT, but I do not use the GMT function, I just like the watch including the Pepsi bezel. GMT is not needed if you have quick information processing brain power. Input - perception - decision - output!
I don't travel much, but i love to have my other timezone set to clients in china or sometimes wherever someone of my friends that i text or call often are travelling :) it's more of a "i can use this more than a diver bezel" - choice. There is no urgent need for neither of those - or even a watch itself.
It’s mainly the aesthetics for me.
The only benefit I use is the jumping hour hand when going between time zones.
I like having GMTs, because they allow me to check, at a glance, the time in Manila, PH, which is where my wife's family lives. Very useful, for us anyway.
It’s Saturday, I’ve a new bottle of rum to open and IDGuy releases a new video… life’s good 🥃
Don't tempt me with Rum... I have a great bottle too (that I'm laying off for a week or two) Alas... Guinness it is 😆🥃
GMT is one of the most fun applications. Two things can be true at the same time. I love my Tag Heuer Carrera GMT because it's cool looking AF AND because of the actual function.
If you have ever had a colleague in another time zone call you in the middle of the night because they chose not to subtract or add the number of time zones between you or put together a call among three or more people in different parts of the world, you know that some type of “GMT” watch can be useful. You may know from my missive on WoE that I have lived and will probably always live in Zulu time. A simple 12hr rotating bezel rather than a dive bezel is a practical answer to that need. Not really a complication, just a quick way to check a different time zone. Regardng the point of the video, I agree that the GMT complication with the multi-colored bezel remains a terrifically attractive design. And now with the new Seiko and Miyota movements even an affordable design.
Love everything as usual. Epic thumbnail too 😊. I have staff in another time zone, so GMT function handy for that, also really useful on holiday.
Must say, consulting for overseas companies, I’ve loved using a watch for a second timezone (especially when there’s like an 8 hour difference) Gives you a real leg up when a deadline’s due 😉 Well said 🥃
I like the gmt because it’s the simplest designed extra complication. All it requires is an extra hand and maybe a 24hr marking but even that isn’t necessary. All the other complications make the dial look too complicated lol
I live in one country and conduct business in another. Unfortunately, the other country uses bloody Daylight Savings Time. Still, the GMT complication is useful for me.
Cheers for another fine presentation.
You articulated what it is really all about. Thank you
And it's always a pleasure sharing these brother, thank you 🥃
Great video. Enjoyed it. Interested to see the others in the series, especially as I try to justify buying a moon phase 😂
I love my Formex Reef GMT. I do not reaaally use the GMT function - the hand is set to the same time as my local time, but some years ago I used to have 2nd time = british time because I love the country :D
- But the GMT hand is smaller than on most others and does not impede quick readability in everyday use.
Plus, you can easily change the bezel to a divers bezel and have all your daily timing (pizza, boiling potatos etc :D ) when at the same time maintaining that GMT functionality, bec the 24h indices are not only found on the GMT bezel, but also printed onto the dial.
These days we spend more time looking at our cell phone (iphone etc) so having a GMT watch on our wrist is not as relevant as before. As you said it is a novelty.
I wanted a GMT because I live in GMT, have family in GMT+1, work with people from GMT+5, but after a hard look in the mirror, decided that I don't really need it :) not at the expense of cluttered and unbalanced dial
I’m a big fan of great GMTs. There’s a “little extra” design element with them that gives the watches that bit of extra interest for everyday.
I don’t have one yet, but my list of next purchases are almost all GMTs and I actually also really want them for the sheer practicality when travelling. Land. Flick the hour hand 8 hours forward without interrupting anything else. Smile. Enjoy the trip and keep track of home too.
There’s a certain mysticism and day-dreaming about travel and adventure associated with a GMT, reminding you there is more to the world out there, at least to me.
I always find a way to use my GMT complication. Makes it fun to own my Omega SM 50th Anniversary GMT!
I sold all my GMT watches except my Explorer II, it does the job pretty well. Somehow the GMT bezel is not doing it for me anymore. Thanks bro for the great video 👍🏽
gmt is useful, not only for finding zulu time but keeping home base time while traveling or keeping in sync with another country while traveling. my friend used to wear a dual dial watch.
GMT and dive bezel watches have got to be two of the least used functions. But we all love them both......even if I only use a GMT function for 2 weeks a year🙂
I make daily calls to another timezone. I often wish I had a GMT on my wrist. It's the only watch function that I'm pragmatically jealous of.
When considering my 1st Rolex back in 2014 (so before everything went a bit wild) I got it down to the Sub or the GMT Master 2 (116710LN). I went with the GMT as I loved the green colour of the GMT hand; at the time I didn't even fully understand what the complication did, it just looked a lot nicer and more interesting than the Sub. I await judgement :)
PS - that Zodiac is gorgeous.
I don’t travel as much as used to. I do find it a fun and useful feature. But mostly I like the look and design of the GMTs. Lots designers can do with the extra hand and bezel.
Fantastic video, really enjoying your insight into the chosen topic. With all that being said. What GMT would you get if you had to get one? 😊
Outstanding work!. I realized you now need to focus on getting Exp2. 216570 or 226570. I was first attracted to the Exp2 orange hand - I saw it on the fellow cigar smoker's wrist back at now-closed Nat Sherman off 5th Ave. I never thought about GMT, but that orange on black was it. GMT function reminds me of home and people dear to me. Now almost every brand uses orange on black, whether VC OC Everest or Hamilton Khaki Navy Frogman Auto. P.S. Please cover the new OMEGA AT 38/41 black. Thanks!
Well said man (dig your though process around an Exp 2) AND I'll covering the AT next week, got quite a few thoughts about it, good and bad 😉🥃
@@ID-Guy Can’t wait! Thank you.
I find the GMT super useful if you need to communicate with family or work colleauges in different timezones.
Pilots use and live in Zulu time, from filing flight plans, obtaining clearances and so much more. For that reason I absolutely love the GMT complication and wear my SBGN003 often. I am a pilot and even my iPhone takes longer to give Zulu time than my grand Seiko.
I feel GMT’s have all that’s needed in a sports/tool watch.
Date is more a solid day to day need. GMT hand is a luxury on top of the luxury. Of course it takes 3-4 mins max to hack the watch and re set the time if you don’t have a gmt function. But hell yeah it feels great when you just fast forward and pop back on.
I’m considering 3 GMT’s in my corner!
Explorer 2 - my favourite
Gmt master ii (bruce wayne) - better sizing than the E2
Grand seiko sbgn 003 - the most accurate fun gmt strap monster.
I’m over i need a dive watch for diving, dress watch for dinners ect.
When you work with a business partners/branches 7 hours behind/ahead of your time zone.
100%, design consulting with an 8 hour time difference, man, it gave me a leg-up for my deadlines. I was able to finish them with 3-4 hours to spare (and the folks were still asleep) 😆🥃
It becomes the ultimate holiday watch in a GMT diver format ala Hydro conquest GMT etc
I just wish they would make titanium equivalents. A Pelegos 39mm GMT for example would do it too.
Your point on Titanium equivalents is a great one. Actually my topic for next week around a certain recent release… why brands don’t focus more on Ti blows me away. And a 39 Pelagos GMT is something that I absolutely think is in the pipeline. Has to be, right?🥃
Thanks chief! Great video and I pondered what you were saying. Yes you are right. But, I bet there was status associated with it from day one. “Oh, I’m a pan am pilot flying all over the world. Look! Here’s the proof on my wrist. I’m the man, right?”
Imagine saying "I'm the man" in a non-sarcastic way to another guy. What a legend 😆 Classic.
Years ago it was easy to travel with a GMT master. Nowadays it get dangerous in some places when wearing it. For me it lost something because it lost its function because of it. Now i just use a simple field watch or pilots watch in its place.
Summed it up well Theo. There's always a give and take (and pilot / field watches are the business) 🥃
Casio Duro and G-Shock are only watches we really need, others are just options for people who like act differently
To be honest, GMT is the one function that never ever ever appealed to me. I just don't see the point. I don't travel out of our time zone more than once every 5 years. So why GMT?
I've had a bit of a detox from watches matey. And an epiphany that i really don't need a rolex ha ha....
I'm here with a casio W-59, maybe considering Sinn 556i or Longines Spirit 37mm
But for now, deleting Rolex off my wrist list and going into watch rehab with the Casio on wrist (which by the way is a perfect little alternative to the F91W. Better in every way)
P.s. i see what you're saying about colour and design of GMT watches...i guess my taste is pretty plain... Explorer 2 is a very cool watch... really is.... but I'm trying to be a one / two watch human, so maybe id choose other more versatile pieces over the Explorer
2nd. When I need a dual time zone watch I wear a Casio world timer. Simply usable.
I’ve owned one extensively and agree, Casio and their World Timers are another level. Pure function 😉🥃
Need. Never. That goes with any watch. Want? Perhaps.
For me, I just like the look of it. That's it. I honestly never use the GMT feature.
Even when I was traveling way more several years back, I never needed a GMT watch. Just a watch.
For me, once I get to a new destination, I set the time to new local time (which is actually not hard and a pleasure to manipulate my watch to be in sync with a new locale) and forget where I've been and where I may be going next. If I'm going outside of my home, it's almost always for pleasure and not business. So, I never care to think about anywhere but where I am for the moment and the next couple of days (or weeks or however long I am away).
As such, I am still tempted by many current and future GMT models. However, I've come to accept it's no longer something I really want and may be a last collection filler if it ever comes to that.
That being said, I do own one GMT watch. A Glycine Airman Purist. It's a special and lovely design that really is all its own. Being the first commercially available GMT watch before Rolex, it is far overshadowed by the big hype watch which almost every other brand tries to follow in some way.
Being in Purist from, I also enjoy my Glycine because it tells time in 24-hr format. It's a different look and way of telling time compared to 99% of all standard 12-hr watches. The visual referencing between hour and minute hand over the dial is a refreshing change and gives me something different to look at and interpret the time.
Personally, I find a dive watch with a timing bezel and chronographs more useful for my lifestyle and I actually do use them on a near daily basis.
The affordability of the NH34 and Miyota 9075 must have had a lot to do with recent popularity, making the Tudor GMT look expensive. That watch was a revolution in price on introduction. My most used "GMT" is a Glycine Airman with a Double Twelve bezel. Perfect for travel around Europe and done on a three hand movement.
Isn't the same for dive watches? Do we need them? Ha, no. Do we want them? Haha, YES, we want them all
And of course this will be my next video in the “Do You Need” series in the coming months ;) BUT then again, the practicality of a diver? The discretion? Maybe I’m nuts to say that I do “NEED” a dive bezel for my day-to-day (after 10 years, kinda addicted to them at this point) 😆🥃
@@ID-Guy that's fair enough. I'm lusting for a dive watch, I think for the only reason why is so I can spin that bezel all day 🙂 I would buy a GMT first though, very nice, very elegant very Longines Spirit GMT 💝
I am hopeful to buy the Tudor BB58 GMT if they come out with a non guilt color way. My step dad is an international pilot and it is useful to me to know what time zone he's at when I am at home. Plus I work in banking dealing with clients across the US, so it will be useful to use the bezel to change time zones on the fly. Also I can use the bezel to time an hour with the minute hand or multiple hours with the GMT hand. So I will actually use the GMT function.
The only gmt i need/have is a casio. Barely travel outside of my timezone and i have the timezones i deal with for work memorized, so i personally dont really need one.
Casio’s Worldtimer, amazing what that piece has done for us, right? I enjoyed mine for a long time and you’re right, it covers all the practical needs we might have for the GMT 🥃 Great insights as always brother!
I had a Tudor GMT for my last 8 month deployment to the South China Seas and I have zero regrets. I have since sold it however if and when I deploy again with the United States Navy I will most assuredly have a GMT on my wrist.
Most pilots use electronic watches now, some gmt watches like Rolex look amazing and are useful I guess. It’s a need we didn’t know we needed and might not need
We fall for the romance of these pieces ;) It’s just too cool to not pursue (especially in the aviation industry) as a pilot. At least, I’d be going mad for them 😆🥃
I like the GMT and Worldtime watches for vacation travels, (Europe, Africa), need to know if I can text the kids back home. Additionally, as some here said, I've worked with world teams, and although they avail themselves to our timezone, it's good to know what time it is there, (are those guys at home at dinner, should they be sleep?). And yes, they look so cool.
In my work almost all of my meetings are across different timezones and continents.
Do I need a GMT watch? No, I've got Microsoft Outlook to coordinate my meetings.
Have I convinced myself that a GMT watch would be useful for me at work? Definitely.
I have a Halios Fairwind with a 12-hour rotating bezel that I use in lieu of a GMT. I find it easier to use and to read the second time than with a GMT. The service costs also are significantly less for a three hander. The only drawback is that I have to remember the day/night adjustment, but frankly that's fairly evident. Also, although I generally would prefer a traveler's GMT over an office GMT, it mucks up setting the calendar function.
Brother, you said it all!
For a while now have been planning on my next purchase being a Gmt complication. But recently have been asking myself would I really be better off with a independent jump hour hand. As most of the world has a mobile phone that will display 2 time zones while travelling.
I like GMT watches but I have fatigue from them. There’s almost too many out now. I have multiple pieces in my collection so changing the date on them is a pain.
I have never even tried to set the GMT hand. Lol
Excellent video!
Thank you Richard, always means a lot 🥃
@@ID-Guy In a sea of Watch UA-camrs all shouting “here’s what I think about the new Tudor,” your much deeper analysis is very much needed.
Hey man. You start asking that question, then you start asking whether you need a diver, a chronograph, a dress watch etc etc and then you find yourself in an existential crisis and end up with no watch on your wrist.
1:47: “….a certain criterion….” Criteria is the plural form.