Ok Lets talk GMTs,

Best GMT is a G-shock. Thing can go through metal detectors, can risk being seen in public w/o drawing attention from pickpockets, can go hiking, can go in water.

I also have a Grand Seiko GMT that I bought on a impulse. Still trying to figure out why I pressed "add to cart" 🤣

My Lady collects G-Shocks and roped me into the G-Shock runaway train 😂 I have grown to love them and am wearing one right now. An MTG B3000 may be my next purchase in fact 😉👍

Also currently wearing a gshock 😂 weather app said it was going to rain, gshock by default.

I have the BBPro The jumping hour hand was a big win and I love the aesthetics. Brushed steel, black dial with yellow hits and big white-ish lume plots. It’s so simple yet effective!

My dream GMT is the Pepsi GMT Master II. The funds are available but the phone hasn’t rung yet.. nor do I expect it to any time soon 🤦🏻‍♂️☹

I got the Phoibos Voyager gmt after hearing how well people were talking about the Seiko 5 gmt. The Phoibos uses the same gmt movement the NH34 (not a true gmt) but it’s smaller, I think it looks better and is more affordable.

And I’ve got the Citizen Promaster gmt as I wanted a true gmt but didn’t want to pay mechanical true gmt prices.

I don't own a GMT watch. I think they are super cool, but I don't do any business outside of my current time zone and I don't travel often, so the feature isn't that useful to me. I also have an Omega Aqua Terra that has the jumping hour feature so that's been my travel watch historically. I get pretty much the same thing a GMT would give to me (visually) with the Oris Big Crown Pointer Date. I honestly don't see myself getting a GMT anytime soon unless I really am captivated by the design. But isn't that why we buy watches in the first place, because of the way it looks?

The GMT complication is by far my favorite. I currently have three GMTs -- two caller (a Glycine Airman DC-4 and a TAG Heuer Carrera Twin-Time) and a traveler's (BB GMT). I find the traveler's function to be far more useful than the caller's function, and now that the Miyota 9075 is on the scene, I expect to be able to pick them up more reasonably going forward. Next up on the GMT acquisition list are something from the GS SBGE series (I want that blissfully smooth Spring Drive sweep) and something with a 9075 in it (I'm keeping my eye on Zelos, which is supposedly launching a Mako GMT powered by it).

My only GMT is my Parnis GMT. It cost me about £50 and despite coming on the shittiest bracelet I have ever seen and adjusting the movement is incredibly wonky, it is a pretty solid performer. I see no reason why I should a better one yet. Maybe GMT's aren't my thing

I only recently discovered on my gshock with updated U module, that in world time section pressing both top buttons at the same time switches between local time and alternate time zone and back again.

What a great feature!

I travel for work. Not as much as I used to before COVID but a fair bit still. When I travel within the US, I don't even change the time even though I'm wearing a GMT watch. 😀 I do change it when I travel abroad.

(I was doing some yard work over the weekend but decided that I needed to wear a GMT watch because ... you know the timezone change from my house to the backyard.)

I do like the look of GMT's but not sure if I would buy one. Most Casio's have dual time if its really important (I have one). Another alternative is a watch that you can change the hour hand forwards/backwards as you travel while not stopping the time, my old Omega quartz does this and its a great function when travelling time zones. Another wild idea is some rather rudimentary mental arithmetic, hey I am in the UK, what's the time in NY? take away 6 hours. I am not being negative I am sure for some a GMT really useful but for most its kind of not necessary, for me anyway. But I do like the look! and on trend at the moment (nor sure if being on trend is good or bad).

I was going to post what was turning out to be long, so I'll just suggest that if you really only need to track two time zones, you might consider looking for a simple 3-hander with a 12-hour bezel. As others have pointed out, without the extra hand and more complicated movement, they should be cheaper to have serviced with the time comes; depending on the movement of course. I still like my Longines Spirit Zulu time the most, but my Q Timex Reissue 38mm is very handy as well

That’s a great GMT! If it had a rotating bezel you could track 3 time zones. Seiko might be the only company that puts a 24 hour scale on the rehaut.

I have a Jack Mason Strat-o-timer in order, traveler’s GMT, I travel a little bit but also have colleagues on my team around the world. Is a GMT needed? No, but then again, are wrist watches?

Recently bought my first GMT. I wanted one bc my son is about to go off to college in the fall. This way I'll always know what time it is for him, in case I need to call or get in touch. Also bc I think they're cool, and this one is great-looking (if you can excuse the date window, which I like).

https://usd.farer.com/products/lander-midnight

The best watch for traveling that I own is the GW-M5610U. Its ability to track and switch between 5 different time zones beats any mechanical/analog GMT movement. So on practicality, digital is better.

That still didn't prevent me from purchasing a Zelos Horizons and a Glycine Airman, because who in his right mind only buy practical things?

I like the 12 hour bezel on my Dan Henry 1945 for exactly that reason in addition to being able to use the chrono for timing up to 12 hours 😉

Farer makes a nice GMT I am a fan of several of the brands watches though none have quite made it on my "to buy" list yet. 🙂👍

CW definitely makes some great watches it is an excellent brand with decent prices. I absolutely agree on the case/lug to lug sizes they offer being top notch for those of us with smaller wrist 🙂👍

In my opinion a GMT without a date looks wrong. Can’t explain it 😅

I really enjoy my Seiko Presage GMT although I haven't really travelled with this "traveller's GMT" yet.

I’m a big fan of the Oak and Oscar GMT I picked up last year. Super rugged caller style GMT. It does have a date window though. But it’s small and well hidden at 6 so there is still great symmetry.

I love the design and the dimensions are great. And all at ~$2k.

I looked on the O&O website but didn't see any dimensions or specs for that watch (shameful heh) do you know the dial diameter, lug to lug, and movement specs? 🙂

Of the watches you mentioned, I prefer the Maen. A really nice watch. I like the touch of color in the chapter ring at the 12, 3, 6, and 9 positions, as well as the design of the hands. The red arrow tip of the GMT hand really stands out against the black dial (the version I prefer).

Anyone that reads a lot of my post know that I adore my Maen Hudson. In fact the Maen GMT is my 2nd pick (even with the 6 o clock date at least it is symmetrical) Excellent pick man I am right there with you on that. If they offered a no date GMT I would probably already have one ordered. I still may end up ordering one instead of a Vaer just because the Vaer is often out of stock and is hard to get ahold of.

I sure do :-) The movement is a Sellita 330 (higher tier with 56 hours of power reserve and crazy accurate, within COSC specs). It's got a faraday cage around it and has a rubber bumper as well for extra shock absorption. The case diameter is 39.5mm with a 40mm 120 click bi-directional bezel (which has amazing action and ceramic bearings). Lugs are 20mm and the case is 12.5mm tall. The lug to lug is 46.8mm. 20 ATM water resistance. It's a total spec monster.

All the specs are on the O&O website. Just click specifications next to the overview section.

First of im covered in paint cause im taking a break from remodeling my restroom.

But i have a Mido that i love its heavy it is big and its so much value for the money for that oceanstar.

The Baltic aquascaphe classic with the 12hrs bezel. So hear me out, my favorite type of watches and design are basic no-date 3-handers. I wanted a watch with no complications but with a 12hr that i could switch on quickly if i go into a new time zone.

Lastly, i have to have my Casio AE1200 i read someone else in here mentioned a cheap Casio as a travel companion and i could not agree more. I travel fairly often and some places you go to are questionable lets say. I rather lose a Casio royale than my Mido.

Side note. My one must for my travel watches is that they have to have minimum 10 bar WR. I do not know if that is important to you but i want my watch to handle must things i get involved in when i travel.

As a tool watch guy, the GMT is my go-to function. I have seven watches with the GMT function and use it when traveling and flight planning and weather references. I got the ultimate tool watch for pilots but it’s a smartwatch from Garmin—the D2 Mach 1 so this is probably not the right forum. However, it has a ridiculous amount of features specifically for pilots and made out of titanium. I love that I can see the local airport METAR weather, GMT, elevation and step count all on the main face.

Still waiting for the call from the AD for my grail watch, the Rolex Batman with an Oyster bracelet but I have the following in addition to the Garmin:

• Breitling Aerospace E7936210 (2nd time zone in digital)

• Longines Conquest VHP GMT (can set local and 2nd zone using app and phone’s flash—easy for traveling)

• Seiko SSK003 GMT

• Islander Republic GMT ISL-140

• Citizen Nighthawk GMT

• Citizen PCAT (7 time zones)

The go to is the Breitling Aerospace and I see a lot of my pilot friends with it. The Seiko and the Islander are recent purchases and it’s a test to see if I can tolerate the reduced accuracy of an automatic. I always liked to be able to pick up a watch and have confidence it’s telling the right time, hence the many quartz watches (+2 quartz non-GMT Breitlings not mentioned).

I own a couple Grand Seiko GMTs which I wear often:

But I will be adding another one to my collection soon: the Venturer V2 GMT from the microbrand Traska which houses the new Miyota 9075 Automatic GMT movement and at the price of $700, makes it the most affordable GMT with a Travelers style jump hr movement yet. I'm very curious to see how it stacks up in quality in general compared to my higher end pieces 👍🏼

I like that design by traska! I wish they offered a no date version 🙂