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Yah I don’t know about that. I feel like Longines and Omega are in different price points of the Swatch family. The Longines Zulu Time GMT retails around 3K. The Aqua Terra retails around 6K. And I’m thinking an AT GMT might retail closer to 7K. I just don’t see those two price points competing with each other.
Specs-wise they’re very close, which makes the Longines a solid purchase. I’d put price prejudice aside. Pricing is always arbitrary.
 
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Specs-wise they’re very close, which makes the Longines a solid purchase. I’d put price prejudice aside. Pricing is always arbitrary.

Maybe so but my point is that there’s no way Omega is not doing a 38mm Aqua Terra GMT because they are worried that it would compete with or take buyers away from the 39mm Zulu Time GMT.
 
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Love my PO goodplanet gmt
I don't mind thick watches - love the weight and look. Omega doing it right!
 
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zatropolis zatropolis
Love my PO goodplanet gmt
I don't mind thick watches - love the weight and look. Omega doing it right!

I agree the PO will suit a lot of people. And the black ceramic models are pretty standout. Just not my thing.

To be honest, my complaint is that I basically want either Omega to do a Polar Explorer II clone lol

OR something simple like what Farer are doing with their GMTs, but I want a ‘true’ GMT and I really want the omega brand and movement.
 
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dkr dkr
The Aqua Terra Good Planet GMT does a good ExpII polar impression.. And in Ti too. Only issue IMHO is the size at 43mm.

https://www.omegawatches.com/en-au/...co-axial-chronometer-gmt-43-mm-23190432204001

I’ve had that model on wrist but it looks freaking huge on my 6.5 inch wrist. Plus it’s a discontinued model now so you’d have to search for a used and at this point likely it would require an immediate service because IIRC it’s a 2016 or 17 release.

The Rolex polar explorer ii, even the newer model in 42mm, wears way smaller than the omega good planet AT GMT. And the Rolex gmt master 2 wears even smaller than the explorer 2
 
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hronists hronists
Main issue is case thickness, it's bloody thick.

Here's comparison with Seamaster 300m GMT which wasn't slimmest of watches I owned.

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I'm talking about the Aqua Terra GoodPlanet, not the PO. It's still thick for an AT at 14.2mm, but 3mm thinner than the PO.

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dkr dkr
I'm talking about the Aqua Terra GoodPlanet, not the PO. It's still thick for an AT at 14.2mm, but 3mm thinner than the PO.

Sorry, my bad. But even AT at 14mm is thicker than 300M GMT was.
 
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Sorry, my bad. But even AT at 14mm is thicker than 300M GMT was.

I'd be fine with a 14mm thick SMP GMT. The thickness just doesn't work on an AT for me. I was talking to my local AD today and he agreed with me wishing they would do another SMP GMT with the 2018 case and ceramic bezel. I'd even go for it at a little above 14mm thick.
 
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I'd be fine with a 14mm thick SMP GMT. The thickness just doesn't work on an AT for me. I was talking to my local AD today and he agreed with me wishing they would do another SMP GMT with the 2018 case and ceramic bezel. I'd even go for it at a little above 14mm thick.
I really don’t get why people want a Seamaster Diver GMT. It’s a dive watch. You don’t need to know the time in Buenos Aires when you’re diving in the Red Sea.
 
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I really don’t get why people want a Seamaster Diver GMT. It’s a dive watch. You don’t need to know the time in Buenos Aires when you’re diving in the Red Sea.

For me personally, it's not for diving, but rather "adventuring." I'm in the Navy and regularly have meetings with other units in different timezones. I also travel pretty regularly for work and could be out on a ship one day, a small boat the next, etc. I've been stationed/deployed overseas several times as well and it's nice to have a little reminder on my wrist of what time it is back home. Or maybe I'm on vacation and want something to be able to keep track of home time while I'm at the pool or in the ocean. I like the idea of being able to engage in aquatic activities and track other time zones. For me, it ceases to be a dive watch and becomes more of an adventure/exploration watch. It's exactly how I've used (or really connected with) my 50th anniversary SMP GMT and I'd love an updated version with a ceramic bezel.
 
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Go Navy! (I’d add “Beat Army!” but you never know who might get offended.)
 
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When I was in the Navy, two (or three) time zones was an excellent feature to have. Why wouldn't I want that capability in a diving watch?
 
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Gents, you are overlooking an obvious choice here. I'm talking about a now vintage Rouchefoucauld timepiece from the 80's. It was cutting edge at the time and still impressive. It was the thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland, and water resistant to three atmospheres. This was the sports watch of the 1980s. Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty-five dollars retail! It tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad! But they can be adjusted to tell time anywhere in the world. Save yourself the trouble of looking for an Omega, get a Rouchefoucauld!
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Evitzee Evitzee
Gents, you are overlooking an obvious choice here. I'm talking about a now vintage Rouchefoucauld timepiece from the 80's. It was cutting edge at the time and still impressive. It was the thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland, and water resistant to three atmospheres. This was the sports watch of the 1980s. Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty-five dollars retail! It tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad! But they can be adjusted to tell time anywhere in the world. Save yourself the trouble of looking for an Omega, get a Rouchefoucauld!
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It's worth about 50 bucks in Philadelphia!
 
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Why no love for this beauty ?

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texasmade texasmade
I can't even tell what time it is on that watch.
It's seven minutes past ten 😀
 
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I have always thought that the Globemaster should be GMT. Even the name tells it. Instead -> they made one model with extra 4th hand, but that one, instead of showing 2nd time zone, shows which month og the year it is. Yeah - that's the information I need the most today 😁
 
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