BEFORE the ROLEX GMT Master, pilots had THIS watch... a review of the Glycine Airman

[@pierredvumali]

You're the first one to differentiate between the chief and purist. Thank you!

[@nextonthewrist]

My pleasure 🙂

[@WilliamBarrett-x6r]

Very good explanation! The 24hr vs. the 12hr movement on the different models is not well demonstrated else where. Excellent, informative, and useful video.

[@nextonthewrist]

Thank you really appreciated 🙂👍

[@zzzang9]

I've been contemplating whether to buy this watch or not for a week now. And I finally pulled the trigger, thanks to your review! I went for the same version as yours with the black dial and mesh bracelet, except it has the Purist movement. This video was the best "owner's" review I could find on the internet. Cheers!

[@nextonthewrist]

That's great to hear it was useful... it's such an interesting watch and the history always makes me grin whenever I wear it. I hope you thoroughly enjoy yours and congratulations of course on the pickup! 😎👌

[@theTECHYnewb282]

Great video!

[@txmogger]

This watch really looks good, but I think if I really had to know the time in two time zones I'd pull a Schwarzkopf and wear a watch on each wrist. Keep up the good work. Your videos are getting better IMO.

[@nextonthewrist]

You know that would make much quicker and easier reading as long as you remember which arm is which time zone 😅...thanks appreciate it bud 👍

[@josephr7529]

Thank you for the great information ! I love the watch. Would you be able to measure the full bracelet length with the watch ? I'm afraid my wrist may be slightly too big for it.

[@nextonthewrist]

Somewhere between 22.5cm and 23cm will be it maxed out on the adjustable bracelet clasp - I have it set at just over 18cm for my 17.5 cm diameter wrist. Hope that helps somewhat and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 🍻... it's such a cool watch with a really unique history 😎🙌

[@josephr7529]

@@nextonthewrist That's really helpful thank you, I'll give it a shot with my 21 cm wrist then :)

[@maartenvandijken822]

I’m a bit confused. Does the hour hand on this timepiece go around twice a day? Or is it the GMT-hand? My English is not that good, and I missed the point on this issue. Thanks in advance for explaining, and greetings from The Netherlands!

[@nextonthewrist]

No problem, so on this version in my video the hour hand rotates twice daily - like a normal watch. Just the GMT hand is one rotation. On the alternative 3-hand version, it's once daily.

[@maartenvandijken822]

@@nextonthewristThank you very much! Now it’s a whole different ballgame, choosing the right watch for me.

[@shaunpatrick8345]

With that large gap between the spring bars and the case, it might look good on a ladder bracelet. Thanks for the review.

[@nextonthewrist]

Good call, definitely could work. I currently have it switched to a forstener to add to the vintage feel 🙂 cheers for the comments 🍻

[@andrewtaylor9799]

Thanks for explaining the different models and 24/12 hour distinction. This has been confusing me. The 50 mm lug-to-lug on some models is too large for me, and the 36 mm case on others is too small...I would go for the 12 hour rotation. I love the look, Swiss finishing, quality movements.

[@nextonthewrist]

My pleasure - and yep lug to lug can be quite substantial so it's great to be aware of it. Thanks for the comments 🙂🍻

[@tedblack2415]

Always did like the Airman & you covered it well , didn't realize how poor the lume and wr was , i think 50m wr minimum would be acceptable in todays world purist or not .

[@nextonthewrist]

Thanks appreciate it 🙌 - the WR is so confusing, I only realised when looking back at old pics that the one that I had a few years ago had the 200m...agreed on 50m minimum though.

[@ccampbell1117]

The hair , maybe it was a deliberate slap for complaining ? I have the GL0634 Air Pilot from Ashford in beige , the one with a small gmt sub dial , it’s quartz . I guess I bought it as it is “ Swiss made” And was a stonking price , it certainly has wrist presence and seems well made . Don’t like the butterfly clasp though . By the way the lume is ok , lasts the night if charged .

[@nextonthewrist]

(Edited - brain fart) Hahaha yes indeed drop a pube in to teach me a lesson 😉...nice to hear about yours, I enjoy quartz more and more theses days. The lume on these airmans is terrible, mine are always charged with a uv torch prior to filming. I assume yours may not have faux aged lume in which case possibly a lot better?... regardless it's a different model so I assune they learned lessons from before when they made it 😆 maybe the vintage lume on the airman is period correct haha...

[@jjakiefte2165]

Buy it in 36mm!

[@nextonthewrist]

Definitely a great option for smaller wrists, good shout - would be too small for me personally. 👍

[@zillsburyy1]

hard to believe the cost of this watch when its not the same high quality movement

[@nextonthewrist]

For me preference between the the sellita (newer models) and ETA (older models) in my book, just ETA don't sell many movements to third parties anymore 👍

[@davidcrandall1285]

Sellita is a high quality movement!

[@JohnDudley-l7x]

Why the purist ? Cheers.

[@nextonthewrist]

I didn't buy the Purist this time as mentioned in the video but for historical accuracy and legibility it's the way to go.

[@timemeasured9137]

20mm lugs would be better. Why 22mm is beyond me.

[@nextonthewrist]

Maybe due to proportions? Not sure if 20mm might look a little narrow with the style.

[@joshsher6327]

I hope you did not sell it with the p hair. LOL.

[@nextonthewrist]

😂😂 haha that would've been evil - nah I took it apart myself, removed it and put it back properly before selling 😆

[@JohnDudley-l7x]

A bit of joke for the price they are demanding plus no excuse for the garbage lume etc, etc !

[@nextonthewrist]

I wasn't expecting great lume as it's printed, and faux aged so normally a recipe for disaster... I love the watch and when you get the grey market pricing it's hard to find something equivalent... so historically important - with a great Swiss movement. I don't know anyone who has paid retail though, in the same way I pretty much discard seiko retail prices as a distant pipe dream 😆