Style
GMT / Traveler
Designed to live across time zones.
- Best for
- Frequent travelers and people who work across time zones.
Origin
The jet age — the 1954 Rolex GMT-Master, made for Pan Am pilots.
Hallmarks
The features that put a watch in this family.
- A 24-hour hand and a marked bezel or ring for a second zone
- Often a two-color 'day/night' bezel (e.g. 'Pepsi', 'Batman')
- World-timer variants show all 24 zones on the dial
- Robust enough for constant travel
Iconic examples
- Rolex GMT-Master II
- Tudor Black Bay GMT
- Patek Philippe World Time
- Grand Seiko GMT
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