What time is it? Watches and horology

Nice. And I shall indeed if the follow through happens.

Cheers but that just isn't winning me over, think it's the white dial.

The speedbird GMT is nice but sold out years ago. Don't think there's anything else.

I like my Steinhart Ocean Vintage GMT.

That's nice apart from all the city names round the edge. Wonder if they do an understated version

They do

https://shopuk.hamiltonwatch.com/h32625555-jazzmaster-traveler-gmt.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAieTUBRCaARIsAHeLDCTIok036vTV7LYTgPPywgqrJ8U4CrXvL9V5wZNDI_5oky4Xsoon5QYaApNoEALw_wcB

I think they’re substantially cheaper in the U.S. ... if you’re genuinely interested I’m there in less than a month.

sub £1,000 (preferably sub £500) dual time watches?

Depends what you're after, but there is basically nothing other than quartz. So if you want a nice auto honestly just forget about it until you've put +£2k aside.

Although there are "GTM" watches in your budget (most of them Rolex GMT copies) they tend to use the same movement (or clone of it) where the GMT and hour hand is back to front, with no quick set hour hand. So they only really work if you plan on permanently keeping the same two time zones. Omega and Rolex are the cheapest watches with proper GMT movements if you're planning on changing time zones regularly.

As you've noticed size is a really challenge too. Farer and the illusive Speedbird are probably your best options if you want auto.

Prob not the answer you're after, and I'm happy to be corrected, but I did waste lots of internetz on this and that's the conclusion I came to.

Cheers.

One brand you could look at is Glycine and their Airman models. They've got a bit of history to them and there are quite a few variations.

IIRC they did a proper re-release of the OG watch as well.

I want both.

Seiko hi-beat gmt obvs.

Nah bruv

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What's the story behind the Omega Seamaster that has the black and yellow banded second hand?

Saw it in Heathrow watch shop in passing and quite liked it.

What dis?!

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Although there are "GTM" watches in your budget (most of them Rolex GMT copies) they tend to use the same movement (or clone of it) where the GMT and hour hand is back to front, with no quick set hour hand. So they only really work if you plan on permanently keeping the same two time zones. Omega and Rolex are the cheapest watches with proper GMT movements if you're planning on changing time zones regularly.

Yeah, it’s be nicer to have a quick set hour hand but I wouldn’t say that not having one means the watch doesn’t work - the 24 hour hand on my Steinhart and on my Oris jumps in hour steps, so adjusting it and the hour hand at the same time is a 30s job, really.

This is nice, same movement as the Farer, a little cheaper

Clever advertising

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this is the 'McQueen' explorer ii one? have been eyeing it up - is Steinhart worth it in terms of bang/buck?

Isn't it a Milgauss equivalent? I always assumed the colours were an electrical safety reference.

It does have 15,000 Gauss on the dial, so you may have something there.

Thanks, I'm really looking the tacky gold one. But $700!

It is rather handsome IMO, but then I'm a bit of a sucker for stripy hands.

Snap.