One of my favourite and personally most useful complications in a watch is that extra 4th GMT hand. Whether you are a pilot changing timezones or a frequent traveler, this feature to keep track of loved ones and families overseas is one I find especially useful. Today I review one of the best dual time zone timepieces I have come across so far, the Sinn 856 UTC. I also countdown my personal top 5 GMT watches including the Omega Seamaster 300m, Orient Star Seeker, Seiko Map Meter SLT109P2, Glycine Airman and and course the Rolex GMT Master and Master II.
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I have the Orient Polaris GMT white dial with cobalt blue hands and cannot take this watch off. It is my first watch with a power complication and I love it. I also have the Squale 30 Atmos GMT Pan Am and for the money, these two watches keep me very happy.
Love glycine airman GMT!! Can you recommend some online shops? And what is a reasonable price range for airman world traveler? Thank You!!
Very nice video again. The Glycine Airman is awesome. Bu why Invicta bought Glycine….. Now I don’t want it anymore. Sorry but I hate Invicta
Good to hear you’re usual voice back TGV! 🙂
Awesome review!
oh, but the way you poke at the crystal with that spring bar tool makes me cringe lol I wonder how resistant that top AR coating is….
I want that Sinn. I can afford it, but can’t pull the trigger!
You sound a *lot* better today – hope you continue to recover well, and glad it wasn’t a long stay in hospital. I love GMT watches so thanks for posting this.
So glad you’re back in the saddle TGV!
Love the intro music when you ‘roll the tape’…care to share who it is? Thanks
always love your intro music
Hi TGV, thanks for the review of the Sinn 856. I own one and was curious for your opinion.
As you mentioned, it is clearly a pilot’s watch with that instrument dial, yet I consider it a field watch that I can accompany me on just about any outdoor activity. I travel with it as my primary day-to-day watch, and slip a more elegant Alpina Worldtimer in my bag for dressier evenings out. Its robustness and ease of wear makes it a worry-free companion just about anywhere. Glad to see your interest in Sinn, and I hope you spend some more time with them. I’ve also got an EZM 13 which I use diving and it is in some respects more dear to me.
All the best,
Malik
One of my favorite videos of yours. Nice to se the Glycine getting some press.
Great review of the Sinn. I’m a huge fan of Sinn. My U2 is one of my most favorite divers ever.
What about the Rolex Explorer II ?
Good vid as always! 🙂
A question….Would you prefer an Airman with a GMT hand or a purist version?
Hi TGV, sorry, it’s not related to this particular video but I’m wondering if you might answer this question. I’m considering a Hamilton Khaki King with the brown leather strap. I’d like to wear it for work where I usually wear dark chinos and black leather shoes. Would it be considered a faux pas to wear a watch with brown leather with black leather shoes?
Show us your collection of tanks and aircraft. I’m thinking of purchasing one myself, just for the study.
The old model Explorer 2. Still very affordable currently. If GMTs keep going up guess what’s going to happen to Explorer 2 prices?
love the GMT discussion. living in the UK I always have my GMT set with the GMT hand pointing at the 24 hour time. Panerai make a lovely gmt with a power reserve indicator too. great video.
Happy to see you in your “normal” healthy self 🙂
so what do you make of the GMT master II batman personally? as I’ve been getting kind of sweet on that honestly. although at the same time I’m doing a what the hell at its water resistance as it seems like it should be higher given I think its using the same case as the submariner.
Ih hm ih hm again from Rhodos.
Would you please explain more in depth why ypu perfer ceramic bezzles? (Given it’s anything more than a simple taste preference). Great video btw.
Question to the crowd: Citizen Nighthawk or the Orient Star Seeker, which is the better GMT? Both are gorgeous. I like the hardiness of quartz and the solar-charge. Keep going back-and-forth on things like size (small wrist, 38mm-40mm is where I live) and cost. The Star Seeker would be the absolute limit of what I’d be comfortable paying for a watch at this time. The Nighthawk is large, yet is something I can make peace with given it’s features.
Thoughts? Thanks.
Mido Belluna GMT, a very classy dress watch with a GMT hand
I love the subtleness of the date window on the Sinn. They can sometimes throw off the symmetry of a watch completely, but this one is done very tastefully.