cazalea
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Grande GMT explained
The Grande GMT has one movement and two faces. Each face has multiple sub-dials.
The front face has a silver/white dial with main time indicated by blued hands. A day/night indicator is at 2, with small seconds at 4:30 and crown-adjusted big date display at 7.
THE BACK
The rear face is black with luminous hands. The main dial indicates time in your second time zone. At 1:30 is an 8-day power reserve indicator. At 5 is a day/night indicator for your second time zone. At 7 is the indicator which shows where you are in hours east or west of GMT. On the photo below I am at midnight GMT time. It's neither east nor west, and the 24-hour subdial says it's midnight.
THE BACK
The rear face is black with luminous hands. The main dial indicates time in your second time zone. At 1:30 is an 8-day power reserve indicator. At 5 is a day/night indicator for your second time zone. At 7 is the indicator which shows where you are in hours east or west of GMT. On the photo below I am at midnight GMT time. It's neither east nor west, and the 24-hour subdial says it's midnight.
One downside of this watch is the back never gets any light to power up the luminous material unless you wear it a long time with this side up...
Pushers on either side of the crown allow you to step the second time zone hands forward or back one hour at a time. A single push on the bottom moves the time to 11 pm; one zone west of GMT
Pushers on either side of the crown allow you to step the second time zone hands forward or back one hour at a time. A single push on the bottom moves the time to 11 pm; one zone west of GMT
A second push makes it 10; two zones west of GMT
My watch has a custom strap; the normal strap is brown crocodile.
If you ponder for awhile you will come up with a dilemma - how does the watch know where your home time is, and whether it's east or west of GMT? You adjust the hours of offset using a tiny pusher on the "side" of the watch case
I really like this watch (along with the other Reversos that we share)
I swapped a Grande Date which has this window through which you can see the movement,
and the power reserve on the front, but I like the additional complexity of the Grande GMT.
Cazalea
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I am giving myself some time (before my wedding in 1-2 year's time) to consider "THE" piece. (She wants a Memovox, which I thought was great choice. I digress.) I love timezone pieces, and am looking around for a versatile piece I can wear to work and als...
Dear Tony
Did you consider the Reverso Grande GMT (ref. 302.84.20) and the Geophysic UT (ref. Q8108420)? If not, may be you could find all that you are looking for with these ones? Just another possibility IMHO. Best wishes Alkiro
Thanks for your kind suggestion, Alkiro!
I did consider the Geophysic UT, I even tried it on! However, as beautifully made as the dial is, I can\'t get over how busy the entire watch looks. The map is a fine elegant touch, which is great! But together with important information, i.e. 24-hour and...
As I'm not an owner and big fan of GMT watches (no real need as a function from my side), I have no particular thoughts about them unfortunately. Sorry :-/
But I\'m sure you\'ll find true fans of theses watches there ;-) Best wishes Alkiro
Grande GMT explained
The Grande GMT has one movement and two faces. Each face has multiple sub-dials. THE FRONT The front face has a silver/white dial with main time indicated by blued hands. A day/night indicator is at 2, with small seconds at 4:30 and crown-adjusted big dat...
WOW! Appreciate your detailed explanation of that gorgeous Grande GMT!
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