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Anyone (Else) Like World Time Watches?

Tony C.
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haiku for Al 'minimalist' Archer:

should I need to learn
the time half-way 'round the world
I'll just Google it
 
Archer
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Tony C. Tony C.
haiku for Al 'minimalist' Archer:

should I need to learn
the time half-way 'round the world
I'll just Google it

Noting that I wear watches in rotation, and rarely have the need to know the time 1/2 way around the world, if I owned this watch and suddenly just had to know the time somewhere else I would likely have to do the following:

1 - pull the watch out of the watch box

2 - wind it

3 - pull up a time reference (time.gov usually, or NRC time here in Canada)

4 - set the time on the watch

5 - then look at the watch to determine the time at the destination I needed to know....

Google is way faster, and as a bonus I get to wear a not fugly watch at the same time. win-win in my books! 😀
 
vinn2
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OR, buy a duel time watch, often called "ship captain's " watch. vinn
 
OMGRLX
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Archer Archer
Noting that I wear watches in rotation, and rarely have the need to know the time 1/2 way around the world, if I owned this watch and suddenly just had to know the time somewhere else I would likely have to do the following:

1 - pull the watch out of the watch box

2 - wind it

3 - pull up a time reference (time.gov usually, or NRC time here in Canada)

4 - set the time on the watch

5 - then look at the watch to determine the time at the destination I needed to know....

Google is way faster, and as a bonus I get to wear a not fugly watch at the same time. win-win in my books! 😀

I would only politely disagree with you about calling the world timers "fugly".
Certainly, in today's smartphone/net/electronic era, we can tell different time zones other than staring at a dial of a mechanical wristwatch. But, "fugly"? Especially that Tissot @Tony C. shared with us? Sorry, thousand times no. Forever no. 😀
 
Edward53
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I never need to know the time in Rio de Janeiro, Moscow, etc. I also never need to use the bezel on my SM300. I still like it lots.
 
BlackTalon
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I need to know the time in Washington, DC, not in New Yawk City. Maybe a maker will roll one out in 2017 that lists the time zone as "Trump" in order to cover both cities ::rimshot::
 
Archer
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OMGRLX OmegaBear
I would only politely disagree with you about calling the world timers "fugly".
Certainly, in today's smartphone/net/electronic era, we can tell different time zones other than staring at a dial of a mechanical wristwatch. But, "fugly"? Especially that Tissot @Tony C. shared with us? Sorry, thousand times no. Forever no. 😀

To me that watch embodies all that I dislike about this particular style of watch, where the world time function overpowers the dial.

I wasn't asking people to agree - taste is subjective. If you like it, I have no issue with that - we can agree to disagree certainly.

Cheers, Al
 
Drawarms
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I actually love world timers. The only thing is none of them ever have the city of Athens (where my family is from) on there! 😡

Except the lovely Nomos, which I love. Deff on my list of watches to acquire.

Nomos-Glashutte-True-Blue-Worldtimer-wristshot.jpg
 
Vitezi
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@Tony C. , your example was one of the last batch of Navigators produced by Tissot in 1953. It was designed by Oscar Waldan, and your example features the "USA" city dial, so called because of the cities listed in red, and probably targeted at that market. I've never seen records of how many were made with this dial, but based on a few serial numbers and some german tanks, I'd guess 500 or so.

And now it's reader participation time: What cities are different between the three dial variants shown in this thread?
Extra credit: Why do you think those differences exist? Who knows their world history?
 
al128
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Do world time watches today actually still "work"?

Between my (identical) local and home zone I have 4,5 or 6 hours difference, depending daylight saving time in the northern and southern hemisphere during the year.

Those watches can't cope with that, right? 😕

Thx Al
 
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al128 al128
Do world time watches today actually still "work"?

Between my (identical) local and home zone I have 4,5 or 6 hours difference, depending daylight saving time in the northern and southern hemisphere during the year.

Those watches can't cope with that, right? 😕

Thx Al

Hi Al128,

I don't know of any world timers that automatically adjust for daylight savings (though that would make for a really nifty complication). There are some watches that do have an symbol that tells you the correct time during DST, but the wearer needs to know when DST starts and ends. Example below, the Red Sun mark on the Breitling for Bentley B05 Unitime shows the DST time:

bentley-b05-unitime-steel-royal-ebony-dial_black.jpg
 
JimInOz
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I like them, both old and new. Here's my current modern favorite.
Titanium, solar charging, world time with daylight saving adjustments and time syncing to GPS time signals.

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OhMegaMan
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Another one of my grail watch. I just love them world timers. Breguet Hora Mundi. One of the most beautiful watch I've seen. Case 44mm. I think even archer would love the clean look of this without all the cities spelled out Breguet-Hora-Mundi-5717_6885.jpg
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Tony C.
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Thanks for the detail, @Vitezi

The model with the red U.S. cities is my favorite, as I like the contrast, which makes the dial more interesting to my eye.
 
63TR4
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al128 al128
Do world time watches today actually still "work"?

Mine does for me. Especially since moving earlier this year, I'm now anywhere from 5-7 hours ahead of my family and friends' time zones, so the world time bezel is useful. It helps to be good with geography, though. None of the cities my family lives in are on my watch's bezel, but that's not a big problem for me.
 
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OhMegaMan OhMegaMan
Breguet Hora Mundi. One of the most beautiful watch I've seen. Case 44mm. I think even archer would love the clean look of this without all the cities spelled out Breguet-Hora-Mundi-5717_6885.jpg

I was thinking about the same thing Sir but latest version of your 2011 Brequet Hora Mundi Classique Ref 5717 & yes...the dial is alluring , bewitching ,.almost Angelic looking !
Mr @Archer. If I were a billionaire & had money to burn , I'll buy you this 2016 version[emoji136]Ref 5727 & I think you would agree[emoji14] 091a54ad9cc2eb6932aa8da83fc6c2af.jpg
 
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