GMT/dual time zone watches

[sparkyhx]

Are there any watches with two timnezones where the minutes are settable as well?

I deal a lot with India and they are 4.5/5.5 hrs ahead. Which you can't do on all the watches I have tried.

[outnumbered]

There are quite a few watches that have an analogue dial and a digital display insert, presumably that would allow you to do what you want.

[anonymous-user]

Just turn your watch upside down!

[andy_s]

A new Blancpain does 1/2 hrs, there was an article on their magazine on their website iirc.

[sparkyhx]

andy_s said:

A new Blancpain does 1/2 hrs, there was an article on their magazine on their website iirc.

bit out of my price range

[andy_s]

sparkyhx said:

bit out of my price range

Mmmm, bit out of most peoples price range I think! Apart from digitals (I presume?) I can't think of any mechanicals apart from that one.

[Ultraviolet]

My Tag Carrera dual time does this...

Uv

[Spice_Weasel]

Think your best bet (on a budget) will be a digital or a watch with 2 independently settable movements.

[Gizmo!]

[sparkyhx]

Its crossed my mind

Gizmo! said:

[a340driver]

The most recent Breitling Aerospace will do half hour adjustments on the Dual time (T2) display. Very useful for India!

[tertius]

Ultraviolet said:

My Tag Carrera dual time does this...

Uv

Really?

That is quite, err, surprising.

I assume one hand is quick settable? Is it the main hour hand or the second one? And how do you do the half hours (or minutes)?

[jimfrance]

I also have a Carrera Twintime, the second hour hand can be set up to whatever you need to about quarter of an hour, will obviously not do minutes though.

[tertius]

jimfrance said:

I also have a Carrera Twintime, the second hour hand can be set up to whatever you need to about quarter of an hour, will obviously not do minutes though.

That is excellent.

Do you have any pics?

And how do you set the second hour hand? Normally a GMT watch has the second hour hand on a pusher which jumps an hour at a time, I assume it must be different on the Twin Time?

[Pesty]

el stovey said:

Just turn your watch upside down!

somebody was on about this the other day. apparently it works.

[a340driver]

Pesty said:

somebody was on about this the other day. apparently it works.

Not during BST!

[LukeBird]

tertius said:

jimfrance said:

I also have a Carrera Twintime, the second hour hand can be set up to whatever you need to about quarter of an hour, will obviously not do minutes though.

That is excellent.

Do you have any pics?

And how do you set the second hour hand? Normally a GMT watch has the second hour hand on a pusher which jumps an hour at a time, I assume it must be different on the Twin Time?

Presumably the hour hand is infinitely variable i.e. not a 'jump' hour GMT hand like most GMT watches.
My bargaintastic Chronotac can do such a thing.

[jimfrance]

Bit of a fib just checked it, and it actually sets to half the hour, pull out winder one notch and set to whatever you want, mine has the white face and brown croc strap which is on my wrist right now.
A very light elegant classic looking watch IMO