anyone like the GMT???

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Re: anyone like the GMT???

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no doubt featuring flymo vs qualcast wars!! :D
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Re: anyone like the GMT???

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I suppose I shouldn't be at all surprised....but I had to have a look.... and when I did I burst out laughing.

Thanks for that....it was better than the joke of the day. :lol:
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Well - I'm (sort of) glad I don't like the GMT as produced as much as the early mock ups. Having voted for the GMT as a forum special as well there was a danger that I would have to buy two GMTs this year :shock:
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Re: anyone like the GMT???

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Well I do, I have no use for a diver really other than for robustness but with GMT the extra dial becomes useful and with 2 time zones great. When I'm travelling I like to have one for where I've been one for where I'm going and one for where I am during a layover.
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I like how the 15 minute part of the bezel is gone but the non numbers need a dot or something for me.


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Well, I want to like the GMT. Putting that into context I never wanted one because I couldn't see "the need"** because I can cope with holding two time zones in my head on those occasions that I need to do so. Now that I have family in America I know that they re nine hours behind but I don't need that on my wrist all the time, right?

** "the need": whenever did need rather than desire/lust drive our watch buying habits?

So I tried a Steiny GMT and it was a fine watch but I flipped it and my rationalisation was that I didn't bond with the overall style of the watch and it was similar in some respects to the C65. Pepsi bezels leave me cold.

I know where I stand with the C60 line so maybe dropping a GMT complication into a watch I know that I like sounds like it has a greater chance of success. Wait a minute, that's pushing me back towards the pre-Mk3 (Mk3 or MkIII?) models: oh heck!
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LOL. This thread was nearly 10 years old and referring to the FIRST GMT.
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I was wondering when someone would notice. Usually best t start a new thread when this age.
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