TIME ZONE
By Celine Simon
High-Flying GMT AND WORLD TIME WATCHES
F requent travelers or those who have friends and family in far- flung places would benefit greatly from wearing GMT and world time watches. Not only do these handy timepieces have the ability to display multiple time zones but they’re superbly stylish too. GMT watches can be set to show both home time and local time simultaneously, making it ultra-practical for those who regularly land at different airports across the world. GMT watches are generally characterized by a fourth hand on the dial that points to a 24-hour scale — typically placed on the bezel but sometimes also on the dial — to indicate a second time zone. GMT is short for Greenwich Mean Time, which was the international standard of civil time at one point before Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) took over. While GMT watches were initially developed for airline pilots, today they can be enjoyed by a wide variety of people.
Montblanc Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum Around the World in 80 Days Reference MB131627 Inspired by Jules Verne’s novel, Phileas Fogg’s journey is mapped out with 80 gold dashes on a multi- layer dial, framed by the 24-time zone disk and housed inside a 43 mm steel case.
Omega Planet Ocean GMT Dark Grey Reference 215.92.46.22.99.002
The skies and the seas converge in this helium escape valve-equipped dive watch with GMT functionality, sporting a bold yet lightweight 45.5 mm silicon nitride ceramic case that’s water-resistant to 600 meters deep.
Breitling Navitimer GMT 41 Reference R32310251L1P1
The central placement of the 24-hour scale on the intense green dial leaves room for the emblematic slide rule around the periphery, all nestled inside an 18k red gold 41 mm case.
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