Origins of the GMT function
The GMT display was created in the 1950s for long-haul airline pilots, who needed to keep an eye on the reference time as well as local time. The additional 24-hour hand made this possible without mental arithmetic. From this task emerged a watch category of its own, which remains one of the most popular complications of all to this day.
How to read it
The GMT hand makes one full rotation of the dial in 24 hours and is read against a correspondingly graduated scale, usually on the bezel. If the bezel rotates, even a third time zone can be read. Two-tone bezels visually separate daytime and night-time hours; this design has endured for decades and still defines the look of many GMT models today.
GMT watches in our range
In this overview you will find GMT models from various manufactures in steel, bicolour and precious metal. Every watch is inspected before shipping and delivered with the manufacturer's warranty.