Instantly settle in with new collections of GMT watches specially designed for globetrotters.
GMT Abbreviation for “Greenwich Mean Time”, which is synonymous with the time zone and serves as a time reference around the world. But also a very useful complication for watchmaking, which, thanks to the circular bezel and the additional hand inside the dial, makes it possible to know what time it is in another place on earth. This year, watch companies offer us beautiful options that take us on a journey by putting them on the wrist.
Colorful
If there’s one trend that hasn’t escaped GMT watches, it’s color. The complication allows watchmakers to have fun and play with contrasts on both the dial and the bezel, an element that has become distinctive and embraced by many models. Tag Heuer therefore focused on ocean blue in its latest Aquaracer, worn by surfing Kai Lenny on the waves. The house of Patek Philippe offers us a very attractive grey-blue version of its Aquanaut Travel Time that goes perfectly with the denim trend. At Bvlgari, as at Serica, the GMT is dressed in chocolate, an autumn color that gently warms our wrists. Finally, in Omega’s Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer, green dominates and is accentuated by Moonshine gold hands and markers.
Sports luxury
For a sporty chic look, we rely on hybrid models like Rolex’s iconic Oyster Perpetual GMT Master II, which this year offers a very handsome version with a black lacquered dial, a matching ceramic bezel, and a green 24-hour hand. At Longines, the latest Spirit Zulu Time is adorned with titanium for a lightweight and ultra-durable model. In a completely different genre, Cartier’s Santos Dual Time displays a second time zone in a specially dedicated counter positioned at 6 o’clock on a satin-finished anthracite gray dial.
Feminine plural
The GMT complication is also available in very feminine and even jeweled versions. At Seiko, the latest Presage cocktail and its hand shaped like the stem of a cocktail glass immerse us in the atmosphere of Star Bar, one of the world’s most famous establishments located in Tokyo’s Ginza district. We also focus on timeless models that will follow us through all our travels year after year. What could be more luxurious than a Reverso from Jaeger-LeCoultre or an Overseas from Vacheron Constantin? And for big evenings, we dare you to wear the Piaget Dual Time Zone Polo Emperador Collection with 136 brilliant-cut diamonds.
And if the GMT doesn’t tempt you on your wrist, it invites itself into your interior as an object of desire. Much more than an accessory, the Louis Vuitton watch, which comes to life on a dial decorated with colorful flags and its case, a custom-made trunk in Monogram canvas, is indisputably a travel icon.
Source: Le Figaro
