Unlocking The Secrets Of The Seiko NH34 | Watch This Before You Buy! - Watch and Learn #92

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  • @Bill.K
    @Bill.K 10 місяців тому +36

    Great video Marc, but with all due respect I believe I spotted a misstatement. The Sellita SW330 movements are a caller/office GMT, not a traveler's GMT as you stated.

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому +25

      You are 100% correct, thank you for that!!!

    • @TristanHarcourt-m3o
      @TristanHarcourt-m3o 10 місяців тому

      True, but the ETA powermatic 80 gmt movements like those in the Mido OceanStar GMT or Tissot Chemin de Tourelles GMT are traveller's GMT movements

    • @ichbinmartin
      @ichbinmartin 5 місяців тому +1

      Therefore I chosen Oris Aquis instead of Oris GMT. Better simple watch than confusing.

  • @KarmaFlight
    @KarmaFlight 10 місяців тому +25

    I am a long haul airline pilot, and I used to be squarely in the "Traveler's" camp. but after owning several NH34s, I find them to be very useful. I use the pneumonic "Date Down" to remember which way to turn the crown when setting date vs GMT. I prefer these watches to have non screw down crowns, like the Seiko version, because I reset them so frequently, and I don't dive with these watches. They are plenty water resistant for normal life. Having the inner chapter ring with 24 hour markers makes these watches much more functional. You did a great job with these! Alas, I have too many watches...

  • @mercster
    @mercster 10 місяців тому +8

    I use GMTs for keeping track of... GMT (UTC), because I am a shortwave listener, and shortwave radio broadcast schedules/times are often given as UTC (so that everyone can convert it to their local time zone.)

  • @randyhelzerman
    @randyhelzerman 9 місяців тому +3

    Man, you just don't get this kind of content anywhere else. Thank goodness we have an engineer at the helm...

  • @michael_alan
    @michael_alan Місяць тому +1

    This is an awesome GMT tutorial video. Thank you so much! I just bought a boutique watch that uses the NH34 movement. I have always liked GMT watches because of my regular business travel but have not bought one until recently. Your explaination of the movement was very clear and helpful.

  • @Duke_Silver22
    @Duke_Silver22 6 місяців тому +2

    Best GMT explanation on youtube. Just bought a Seiko SSK021 had no idea how to set it up. Now I do, thanks

  • @slateization
    @slateization 10 місяців тому +2

    I love how you make the connection between the Day function of the NH36 and the GMT function. Thanks for mentioning that!

  • @TheExpert-dx6xi
    @TheExpert-dx6xi 10 місяців тому +2

    Love that Islander jfk with the blue rubber wrist band..

  • @tombeatty4792
    @tombeatty4792 10 місяців тому +2

    Smart to use that very attractive Islander GMT as your teaching tool.

  • @thetattedpharmacist3215
    @thetattedpharmacist3215 10 місяців тому +6

    This is how I use both my NH34 and miyota GMTs. On my SSK I have main hands set to my local time, the GMT hand on the chapter ring set to London time (I’m an English soccer fan), and the bezel set so the GMT hand reads West coast USA time. On the miyota it’s simply main hands on my local time, and GMT hand set to GMT or Zulu time. Thanks for the video Marc!

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому +2

      Thanks for sharing!

    • @Jimmy_Cream
      @Jimmy_Cream 10 місяців тому

      Football....!

    • @thetattedpharmacist3215
      @thetattedpharmacist3215 10 місяців тому +3

      @@Jimmy_CreamI know it is and usually say football, but commenting on a post that’s predominantly viewed by Americans, made by an American, I made a concession 😅

  • @ge48421
    @ge48421 10 місяців тому +3

    The nice thing about a traveler's GMT when used for its intended purpose is that you can adjust the local hour hand without having to reset the watch, and you can adjust the time and date in both directions without worrying about stripping a gear between 9pm and 3am. The downside used to be the price, until the Miyota 9075 came along.

  • @Anirossa
    @Anirossa 10 місяців тому +2

    Got a 4R36 movement, broke the white plastic gear under warranty, and seiko luckily put a new movement in it. It did take ages, but I'm still glad they did it.

  • @brucestein988
    @brucestein988 4 місяці тому +1

    The original GMTs were what we now refer to as "caller" GMTs. Yet legend has it that Rolex designed their "Pepsi" GMT for PanAm pilots to use (really busy travelers). It is my understanding that they set the GMT hand to the actual GMT time, then as they landed in different time zones, they would move the Bezel to that time zone's GMT adjustment, e.g. "GMT-5" or "GMT+2" simply by moving the Bezel one way or the other thus getting local time from the GMT hand's position on the bezel. The dual direction bezel on the GMT watches made this quick and easy. This also had, and IMO still has, the advantage of lessening the opening and closing of the crown and wear on the internals of the watch and making the time change quick and easy. Thus the "caller" GMT is also a "traveler" GMT.

  • @el_puma_real
    @el_puma_real 10 місяців тому +3

    I constantly fight my urge to check my phone to check time and use my watch instead, because want to have an excuse to keep buying watches. Great video and wonderful line of GMTs

    • @christianaviles2199
      @christianaviles2199 10 місяців тому +1

      I know that feeling. Truth be told watches are more of a fashion accessory than a tool in the modern world because we carry pocket computers with us, the majority of the time.
      But they are still really cool mechanical marvels and/or pieces of tech.

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому +1

      That's great!

  • @Lensman3333
    @Lensman3333 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for posting, Interesting, yet I am told the NH34 is a very troublesome movement with poor time keeping?

  • @timetowatch_francois
    @timetowatch_francois 10 місяців тому

    Nice and simple explanations.
    Thanks for sharing Marc.

  • @timcelmer7023
    @timcelmer7023 3 місяці тому

    GMT can serve as a crude compass during the day. If you are set for local time and you point the Hour hand at the sun the GMT will always point North.

  • @martinkaplan1805
    @martinkaplan1805 10 місяців тому

    Terrific, Mark. Thank you. Just got my first GMT and this makes things clear.

  • @gwcrispi
    @gwcrispi 10 місяців тому

    Hey, I just noticed the Atmos clock on the shelf. I have one of those. Gifted to my grandfather from a company he worked at for 25 years of service. When he died the whole family went through his stuff and nobody wanted it. Suckers. I snatched that up so fast. Does yours keep good time?

  • @trappedindc8678
    @trappedindc8678 10 місяців тому +2

    All three of these are winners but Im waiting to see what you do with the 9075 movement if anything.

  • @saleendriver
    @saleendriver 10 місяців тому +2

    Well done sir. Very helpful.
    Now......where are the LIW Hoodies?

  • @NoNonsense316
    @NoNonsense316 25 днів тому

    Question: Can a GMT watch be set to the few 30-min or 45-min time zones? Examples: Kabul, Afghanistan=UTC+4:30; Kathmandu, Nepal=UTC+5:45

  • @shj2000
    @shj2000 10 місяців тому

    I can see the use case for a 24 hour bezel in addition to the 24 hour chapter ring. Still, if the watch presents a water resistance of 20 ATMs, as a dive watch, my preference is that the bezel be a 60 minute timing ring. For a reference, the Longines Hydroconquest GMT uses that combination. Thanks for this video.

  • @JeffreyOrnstein
    @JeffreyOrnstein 10 місяців тому

    Thanks, Marc! My black waffle dial watch is coming today, and it's my first GMT. I know it's gonna be awesome!

  • @adk7962
    @adk7962 10 місяців тому +1

    Very nice. Thank you. I’m pretty sure it was one of your videos that taught me how to set the time for a three hander. 👍🏼

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy1 10 місяців тому +1

    is the 9015 better?

  • @GeeMood
    @GeeMood 10 місяців тому +2

    Great watch & learn Marc! Hey, if you sport 2 Islander GMT's you have the ability to track 6 different time zones lol.

  • @ricradoineds
    @ricradoineds 10 місяців тому

    Seeing that fourth wheel it is really a simple and effective solution for the GMT hand. Thanks for the explanation. Best regards.

  • @charudattaalate7176
    @charudattaalate7176 День тому

    Hello Mark, plan to purchase a RATIO Brand GMT which uses the Seiko NH 34 Do you agree to my purchase ?

  • @pavXX
    @pavXX 10 місяців тому

    Good point about just having a second watch as your "GMT".

  • @morgan97475
    @morgan97475 10 місяців тому

    Helpful. But I want to know where you got that huge bottle of siracha sauce.

  • @joseph_b319
    @joseph_b319 10 місяців тому

    Awesome looking watch. Hey Mark you wear 2 watches, if need be you could track 6 time zones.

  • @rons7555
    @rons7555 7 місяців тому

    Great video, thanks !!!

  • @mlast3264
    @mlast3264 9 днів тому

    Helpful

  • @ryangochuico
    @ryangochuico 10 місяців тому

    Office/caller gmts are more functional for me because they retain the quickset date feature, unlike the travel gmt that loses the quick set date in favor of a jump hour hand. Not having a quick set date sucks if you ever let your watches rest, as with the case of a multiple watch collection.
    Thanks for the watch and learn Marc. 😊

    • @JoshSweet
      @JoshSweet 10 місяців тому

      Or you could just have a watch winder…..

    • @ryangochuico
      @ryangochuico 10 місяців тому

      @@JoshSweet that makes too much sense 🤪
      But for real though i like to let my watch rest when not in use. Less wear and tear and all that

  • @LS1007
    @LS1007 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks Marc! Always love the watch and learn segments. I love my JFK Dark and Stormy. I also have a few G Shocks that have dual time as well. Have a great day!

  • @barrettwbenton
    @barrettwbenton 10 місяців тому

    Terrific overview, Marc. Still enjoying my Seiko 5 Sports GMT 003 I got from you in May…and I must say this particular Islander GMT looks fantastic.

  • @vonkruel
    @vonkruel 10 місяців тому

    Since I'm not much of a traveler, I'd be just fine with a caller GMT. I'd either use the GMT hand as a 24-hour hand for my local time zone, or I'd set it to GMT and then remember the GMT deltas for the few time zones that I care about. E.g. Chicago is at GMT-6, so I'd just subtract 6 hours from the time indicated by the GMT hand (wrapping around if needed). Yes, I know it's a practically superhuman feat of calculation, but maybe you're also an amazing genius who can do this? 😜
    In all seriousness, thanks for another interesting instructional video, Marc. 👍

    • @AdamF20
      @AdamF20 6 місяців тому

      If you use the gmt hand for what it's name supposes, you can instead of using your math superpower use the bezel to calculate the time in different zones. Probably not faster, but definitely more fun... 😉

  • @tuxedomanor
    @tuxedomanor 10 місяців тому

    Thanks Mark, I learned a lot right there!

  • @luigisavoia2401
    @luigisavoia2401 10 місяців тому

    Ahh. Those 2 beautiful watches on your wrists remind me of summer which I can use right now with it being 18 degrees out.

  • @Thankyou_3
    @Thankyou_3 10 місяців тому

    Great video, thanks Marc!

  • @derekcarroll7524
    @derekcarroll7524 10 місяців тому

    Thanks Marc, that was great and very helpful.
    All the best

  • @xelanihc
    @xelanihc 10 місяців тому

    Another use, GMTs are great for a compass if the hands are all synced to the same location. just like an Alpinist, point the hour hand at the sun, but instead of having to bisect the angle between hour hand and the 12 o'clock position to find south, the GMT hand will be pointing north (for the northern hemisphere).

  • @eatkosherbacon
    @eatkosherbacon 10 місяців тому

    Yep, the dead zone still applies. I broke a gear while testing a date wheel swap. I should've pulled the crown out all the way and advance the date the long way to test it out.

  • @jaykirschenman
    @jaykirschenman 10 місяців тому

    I bought an NH34 a few months ago for a gmt willard reimagine. Thanks for taking the time to make this.

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому +1

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @jaykirschenman
      @jaykirschenman 10 місяців тому

      Some of the other parts came from you so you've been helpful in more ways than one. This'll be my first mod. @@islandwatch

    • @OscarOSullivan
      @OscarOSullivan 10 місяців тому +1

      Sounds like an interesting concept

    • @jaykirschenman
      @jaykirschenman 10 місяців тому

      I'm going for a 4th of july thing. black case, pepsi dual time insert, white dial. red hour and minute hand, blue gmt and a blue arrow second. blue and red GMT chapter ring. they say the gmt hand requires a double dome crystal so I got one in sapphire and i got a knurled black crown and bezel. sending it for assembly next week. :-)@@OscarOSullivan

  • @owenlaprath4135
    @owenlaprath4135 6 місяців тому

    Glycine has the "Purist" watches with just a 24 hour hand. I WANT one, but I do not have 2 Kilo-bucks! 😒 There are times, when the 12 hour AM/PM nonsense drives me nuts. Real 24 hour time is so much more practical. I grew up with it, and my digital wall-clock is set to 24 hr time 😀
    Is there no way to have a short "normal" hour hand on the 24 hr shaft of an NH34, and ditch the 12 hr hand? Since your Islander line is a custom order anyway, could you do this?

  • @wakajumba
    @wakajumba 10 місяців тому

    I know to avoid setting dates between 9 & 3 but does that apply to the main hands only? What if local time is 6:00 but GMT time is between 9 & 3?
    Do both local time and gmt time need to be outside the 9-3 danger zone?

  • @TheJaime9526
    @TheJaime9526 10 місяців тому

    Don’t forget if you set both to the same time, you have an am/pm indicator, useful in caves and casinos, not to mention lands of midnight Sun or noon Moon, and a handy compass so long as you can see the Sun.

  • @richardtwyning
    @richardtwyning 10 місяців тому

    Nice Marc, thank you 🙂👍🏻

  • @christianmotos
    @christianmotos 10 місяців тому

    I always set the GMT to GMT in relative to where I’m located. If I travel or need to know somebody’s time I just use the bezel.

  • @ElderPinto254
    @ElderPinto254 10 місяців тому

    mark is this also the case with moonphase on the watch ... love the hoody !

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому +1

      I guess it depends on the watch. The better quartz moonphase have a blocking mechanism that doesn't allow you to make changes during the danger zone.

    • @ElderPinto254
      @ElderPinto254 10 місяців тому

      @@islandwatch thnks Mark its a tissot lady watch with moonphase i bought for my mother i think its a better quartz i payed 500 euros for it ...

  • @MyAlan999
    @MyAlan999 10 місяців тому

    I had a RZE with the NH34 and the seconds hand kept getting stuck around the 50 second mark , I thought the hands hadn't been set properly but when I sent it back to RZE to be fixed apparently it was beyond repair so they sent me out a new watch which runs about +3spd , no idea what was wrong with it

  • @sass1ap
    @sass1ap 10 місяців тому

    Why would they put a plastic gear in the movement? Is there a metal replacement?

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому

      It's so you don't break something more irreplaceable. Sort of a weak link on purpose.

  • @brianmccord7387
    @brianmccord7387 10 місяців тому

    Editing Marc is my favorite supporting character in the Long Island Watch superhero universe

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому

      he's a slippery fellow, has terrible echo too

  • @matyasd007
    @matyasd007 10 місяців тому

    Something is unclear. So can I set the GMT hand at any time or not? Or just between 9PM and 3AM like the date or it will break?

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому

      I would not between 9 and 3.

  • @1SaG
    @1SaG 10 місяців тому

    Slightly OT, but: On my NH34 powered GMT-watch (San Martin SN 0109), there are two things that slightly bother me WRT the movement (or it could be the watch's fault, not sure):
    1. The GMT-hand is misaligned in such a way that it seems both to me and my watch-maker that there's a "built-in" imprecision, so to speak. Meaning it would never be possible to get this thing to align properly, no matter how many times you'd take off and reset the hands. At least that's what the guy told me after he checked out the watch and the GMT hand's behavior. It will basically align differently when adjusting the hand on its own (crown one click pulled out) and when adjusting the time (crown all the way out).
    2. Re-starting the movement (pushing in the crown) has to be done super carefully or else the minute hand will move/jump, resulting in a not-so-precise time-setting. Compared to my SW200/ETA movements it almost feels like the crown moves too freely in these circumstances.
    So... are these general issues with the movement or is it a problem with my watch and/or that watch's general construction? It's the only NH34 or in fact Seiko-powered watch that I own, so I can't compare it with other watches and their behavior.

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому

      I'll be honest and say I have not run into these issues. Regarding the alignment, there is a bit of play in the gears (backlash) but it should work itself out once the watch is running for a few minutes and maintain registration.

    • @OscarOSullivan
      @OscarOSullivan 10 місяців тому +1

      What do you call a Seiko that lines up properly? A fake.

    • @trappedindc8678
      @trappedindc8678 10 місяців тому

      I have 4 Islanders with the NH34 GMT and a Seiko GMT (bought from LIW). With my first one I didn’t think the GMT hand was working accurately. Marc asked if I was setting the GMT hand when the hour hand was at 12o’clock. If its not the GMT hand will register at whatever point within the hour that the hour hand is on the dial. IE, if the hour hand is at 30 minutes after 12 the GMT will be offset. Might not be your problem but it was the solution for mine.

    • @1SaG
      @1SaG 10 місяців тому

      @@trappedindc8678 Thanks for that info, I'll definitely try and see if that makes a difference with mine. I also forgot to mention that the GMT hand's deviation from "true alignment" seems to vary depending on the position of the GMT-hand on the dial. IIRC, from the 12oc to the 6oc position (more or less) the misalignment is more pronounced and from 6oc to 12oc it is less pronounced. Also suggesting (I think) that this is more of a problem with the movement/gearing and probably not entirely related to how the hands were set/mounted at the factory.

    • @1SaG
      @1SaG 10 місяців тому

      @@islandwatch Thanks Marc! Hasn't worked itself out for me over 9 or 10 months, but then again: It's not a huge deal and I don't expect *too* much from a Chinese watch with an NH34 in the back... :)

  • @AntonioRamirez-s9f
    @AntonioRamirez-s9f 10 місяців тому

    The main problem with Caller GMTs is the user experience. The Caller GMT can neither change the GMT hand backward, nor the date backward, which is a unique gimmick that you should have for a watch used for changing timezones; plus the biggest problem is that you can't change the date from 9pm to 3am, which is again a problem that you shouldn't have on a GMT watch.

  • @BobbyG3752
    @BobbyG3752 10 місяців тому

    That's 3 of the nicest blue dial watches on the market today

  • @wakajumba
    @wakajumba 10 місяців тому

    if friend is 2 hours behind shouldn’t the bezel have been set to the 4:00 position?

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому

      2 hours behind my time, my time showed 2pm, so I want the GMT hand to point to 12pm

  • @greamespens1460
    @greamespens1460 10 місяців тому +1

    Watch and learn has been a long time

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy1 10 місяців тому +1

    a true gmt is when the GMT hand completes 24 hours in one revolution

  • @Happyfacehotwheels
    @Happyfacehotwheels 10 місяців тому

    That's all and good but let me know when you have a Seiko day-date-gmt. 😁

  • @orflanch
    @orflanch Місяць тому

    Never understood the need for a GMT watch. For example, if you have a friend on the west coast and you are in the east coast, just minus three hours from your local time. If you are on the west coast and your friend is on east coast, just add three hours. It's so simple to me, I don't get it. Just add or minus the hour difference from your local time. Even if the hour difference is eight hours or more, its not that hard to add or minus the hours from your local time.

  • @kiwicory100
    @kiwicory100 10 місяців тому

    Dumb question..can you set the time to a different time say....not in the danger zone...and then change settings...is this self evident or am I an idiot missing something?

  • @laurencehogg6010
    @laurencehogg6010 10 місяців тому

    That is one big bottle of sriracha.

  • @richardshaw1968
    @richardshaw1968 10 місяців тому

    I guess you could use this movement for a 24hr dial by dropping the 12hr hand…

  • @toddfleury7324
    @toddfleury7324 10 місяців тому

    Just to confirm, we will never see the restock of the Republic… I missed my opportunity to get the Blue one.

  • @johnsrabe
    @johnsrabe 10 місяців тому

    So, to address the elephant in the room, the question that is on everyone’s lips, but we’re afraid to ask you … When will you come out with a true 24-hour watch?
    For the very small number of people in the audience who have not been on pins and needles waiting for this watch to come out, it is a watch where the hour hand goes around the dial only once per day, and you have to relearn how to read the watch. I think Vostok is the only maker that offers one … but Russia.

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому +1

      not really planning on it.

    • @johnsrabe
      @johnsrabe 10 місяців тому

      @@islandwatch Noooooooo.

  • @Raj-nh3fc
    @Raj-nh3fc 7 місяців тому

    This is totally useless for most Americans who have no idea that there is a thing called 24 hour time and clock. They are stuck in AM and PM. Indians are aware because their railway time table uses 24 hour day time. Europeans are aware of it too.

  • @stevenwymor1398
    @stevenwymor1398 10 місяців тому

    Are you seriously using a paper clip as a pointer? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣 You also don’t need a GMT if you can do basic arithmetic in your head. I just don’t get the fascination. Plus, we ALL have phones with world clocks in them if you have trouble adding and subtracting. I’ll always wear a 3 hander but the 4 hander seems unnecessary to me.

    • @islandwatch
      @islandwatch  10 місяців тому +1

      Yes, I am. Why? You don't like it? I'm an engineer, I use what I've got!

  • @toddgaak422
    @toddgaak422 9 місяців тому

    Dude, you HAVE to stop wearing a watch on both wrists. It looks ridiculous.