What watch - GMT/UTC/Timezone function
Discussion
Living outside the UK I need a watch with a second timezone/GMT function and I do a lot of talking with folks back home, so getting the time difference right is essential.
So I wonder if some of you chaps could enlighten me with some makes/models to look at further.
My current collection I have a Fortis and a Bell & Ross varieties. Both brand do GMT variants, but I'd like to see what else is out there.
I do like Sinn (UTC) versions, like the 856, 756 etc, but I think the 40mm cases are too small.
I'd like the watch to be quite plain, possible PVD/DLC coating. Budget up to 2k.
Thoughts welcome!
So I wonder if some of you chaps could enlighten me with some makes/models to look at further.
My current collection I have a Fortis and a Bell & Ross varieties. Both brand do GMT variants, but I'd like to see what else is out there.
I do like Sinn (UTC) versions, like the 856, 756 etc, but I think the 40mm cases are too small.
I'd like the watch to be quite plain, possible PVD/DLC coating. Budget up to 2k.
Thoughts welcome!
In the hoiusehold we've a Sinn 757 and 856, the missus wears the 856 and on very rare occasions I get the chance too !
The 757 is 43/44 and is a tank of a watch, awesome, rugged, great looking and pretty much indestructible in my hands . . . it's my weekend and travelling watch. The 865 is a slimmer and smaller watch but much easier to wear with cuffs etc and suits for work. We bought it for the same reasons as you and there just aren't any decent ladies GMT/UTC watches without spending £5k+.
I'm after a Zenith Elite Dual time, which is porbably too small again at 39mm for you, but looks lovely and will wear well with a suit for everyday office wear.
The 757 is 43/44 and is a tank of a watch, awesome, rugged, great looking and pretty much indestructible in my hands . . . it's my weekend and travelling watch. The 865 is a slimmer and smaller watch but much easier to wear with cuffs etc and suits for work. We bought it for the same reasons as you and there just aren't any decent ladies GMT/UTC watches without spending £5k+.
I'm after a Zenith Elite Dual time, which is porbably too small again at 39mm for you, but looks lovely and will wear well with a suit for everyday office wear.
Rich_AR said:
I'm not a fan of Rolex's - Never liked the magnify date bubble thingy. Makes me think of NHS glasses.
The thing about the Rolex is the quick-set hour hand. Leave the 24hr hand (24hrs to go around the dial as opposed to 12hrs) on Zulu or home time, as you change zones you pull the crown out a snick or two and the normal hour hand clicks in hour increments; the advantage is that the watch still runs and you don't have to move or adjust the minute hand while setting the hour hand.
Neat, but overlooked.
I think the Sinns are a 12hr UTC hand as opposed to a 24hr 2nd time zone hand, as such. Initially these 12hr hands were used by pilots who work on Zulu/UTC time, usually an hour plus or minus from CET, so it was easy to read the time as there wasn't a big difference in them (i.e. whether + 19 hrs made it am/pm; a 24hr hand does this for you).
The second UTC hand can, of course be used as a timezone hand, but that's not its purpose, strctly speaking.
In this case the UTC hand is settable in hour jumps (I believe?!), rather than the main time hour hand.
Either would suit your needs well, especially as you're looking for a static time difference and not moving between timezones often yourself, but just thought I'd point out the details.
Edited by andy_s on Tuesday 12th April 09:47
andy_s said:
I think the Sinns are a 12hr UTC hand as opposed to a 24hr 2nd time zone hand
Sinn 856 = 24hr (the fiance's actually let me wear it for the next couple of days travelling)Sinn 757 = 12hr
Not sure on others in range, but there is a variance. I think the 'U' series are also 24hr such as the U2 UTC.
andy_s said:
I think the Sinns are a 12hr UTC hand as opposed to a 24hr 2nd time zone hand
Sinn 856 = 24hr (the fiance's actually let me wear it for the next couple of days travelling)Sinn 757 = 12hr
Not sure on others in range, but there is a variance. I think the 'U' series are also 24hr such as the U2 UTC.
andy_s said:
I think the Sinns are a 12hr UTC hand as opposed to a 24hr 2nd time zone hand
Sinn 856 = 24hr (the fiance's actually let me wear it for the next couple of days travelling)Sinn 757 = 12hr
Not sure on others in range, but there is a variance. I think the 'U' series are also 24hr such as the U2 UTC.
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