Maps on watches 🗺️📌
Got to spend about 20 seconds with this stunner at West Edmonton Mall (also home to a Swatch boutique) recently.
Although not a world traveler, I frequently cross domestic time zones and I work in the GIS industry (that's an opaque little acronym that means "mapping software"). So I've always had a weakness for globes on watches. However, my standards are pretty high!
The Aqua Terra is sadly not in my 2023 budget, but that won't stop me from opining about it:
Hot:
As someone who's laid out hundreds of map legends, I really appreciate this dorky little piece of visual communication.
Not:
Cute. Too cute. Your home city is in a very crowded time zone and I don't find it credible that Bienne deserves the nod more than Lagos.
So what's your favourite map watch? I'm interested in every era and every price point.
child of the 90s... collector on a budget... happily married and loving the socially acceptable way for men to talk about their jewelry habit
That’s a crazy watch, but out of price range. Here’s the Bulova Wilton GMT for $700msrp.
https://www.bulova.com/us/en/product/96B385.html?byPassIntlRedirect=true&cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=17115337878&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&cq_plt=gp&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shoppingfeed-ecomm&utm_campaign=GGL-BLV-PMAX-NB-Mens&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkfnjwuOigAMVezrUAR1qkwFIEAQYASABEgLvAfD_BwE
Mine is same as yours and I am fortune enough to have it in my collection
This watch looks amazing on the OEM Omega milanese bracelet. And yes, it’s a bit big on my friend’s wrist (he knows).
The BIGGEST example from the biggest player in this space.