How to use a GMT Watch Function | Rolex GMT-Master II | Crown & Caliber

In this video we use a Rolex GMT Master II 126710 Pepsi to show you how to set the GMT watch for 2 timezones, how to set the GMT watch for 3 timezones, and how to use the GMT watch as a compass. The GMT watch complication has been around for over 50 years thanks to Pan American Airlines and Rolex. And 50 years later the GMT complication still serves a purpose. In this video we show you how to use a GMT watch.
Timestamps:
0:08 Rolex GMT Master History
1:27 Rolex GMT Master II 126710 Specifications
2:28 How to set your GMT watch for 2 separate timezones
3:28 How to set your GMT watch for 3 separate timezones
4:31 How to use a GMT watch as a compass
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[@billyjack3361]

I’ve been a pilot for 51 years and didn’t know I could use my Rolex as a compass. Never too old to learn I guess. Thank you.

[@nojburns]

Billy, you can also do this with any watch. I learned this in Boy Scouts. Point the hour hand at the sun. Bisect the smaller of the two angles created by the hour hand and the 12 marker. (One will be less than 180 degrees, the other greater than.) The bisecting line of the smaller angle is pointing South. North is in the opposite direction. So, say your watch reads 4:00. Point the hour hand at the sun. The angle created between the 12 and the 4 is bisected at 2 by a line that points South. Directionally opposite this line is North. In this case it would over the 8. Watch the video again. When he shows the dial with the GMT hand facing North. The line created by the GMT hand bisects the dial on the other side between 5 and 12. This points South. Pretty neat.

[@billyjack3361]

Jonathan Burns Nice one Jonathan. Thanks.

[@gamieldienable]

@@nojburns great to learn about. Thank you

[@nathanaelmarcel5455]

you prolly dont care but does anyone know a tool to log back into an instagram account?? I was dumb lost the password. I would love any tricks you can offer me!

[@deshawnelisha3331]

@Nathanael Marcel instablaster ;)

[@philipsigglekow9407]

I will need to replay this a few times omg thank you

[@NEROROYAL]

I've got it on auto replay!!

[@GeorgeBojin]

It's not you, this explanation is as clear as mud... he skips the basics.

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

@@GeorgeBojin yeah I'm still confused.

[@anisreda7354]

@@machinistmikethetinkerer4827 because when the camera zooms in, he is wrong (he puts the red hand on the 23h and not on the 22, thats why, (when the camera unzooms it shows the correct form)

[@hadarkopal3830]

@@anisreda7354omg why would he do that 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@adrianguillermolenzincampo2721]

Thank you.I’ve been using this watch for several years.And,by far.Is the best and complete explanation of all times,I’ve ever listened.

[@carldagroundskeeper]

I have never been so confused and impressed at the same time lol! I'll watch the video again if I have to but I wanna learn this system. So awesome :D

[@CrownandCaliber]

Haha! Thanks Mr. Beev. Let us know if you have any specific questions. We'd love to help

[@davidepperson2376]

@@CrownandCaliber When using the GMT for 3 time zones, I get that the hour hand points to local time, GMT hand points to time #2, but is it just up to you to add 8 to zone #2 to get to GMT time? Do you just have to have that memorized, as there is nothing (in your example) pointing to 2200?

[@swamiralf5115]

@@davidepperson2376 This! My exact question.

[@madlenestewart9413]

You are confused, coz this tutotial makes no sense..it is incorrect.

[@madlenestewart9413]

@@davidepperson2376 This tutorial is incorrect..

[@cowboyswami2017]

By setting the whole watch to local time It has double use, compass & am/pm indicator. Thats Badass! Great Video

[@TheGunDude]

I never knew this but always loved the Pepsi bezel and tracking a second time zone but I didn’t know you could track 3 zones and use it as a compass. That’s really is incredible considering it was created so long ago. If you don’t have access to a smart phone for some reason or get lost in the woods you can use that watch to find north and get home. Amazing.

[@kilosierra1560]

who else came here after buying a GMT to figure out how to set the time correctly ?

[@mq46312]

I'm still confused...

[@cnaarndt]

I've been a pilot since 1972, and worn a GMT 16750 (two time zones) since 1983. My go to international GMT for my last years as a 777 pilot flying LAX, HKG and LHR was a Glycine Airman Base 22 as once set, it gave THREE concurrent time zones without having to rotate the bezel. So for me, this was better than upgrading to the GMT Master II. Plus the Airman is just as iconic (more affordable and accurate) as the Rolex.

[@YourAverageReviews]

I never had an issue doing the timezone math in my head, but I still love how simple the GMT complication is, yet it adds something nice to the visual of the watch overall.

[@oxouk]

This video is very informative even though I’ve forgotten how to use it already.

[@piotrlewandowski]

I feel like it will only work if you set the time to San Francisco ;)

[@gaius_marius]

Great tutorial. I had no idea you could use it as a compass! This makes the GMT complication actually quite useful. Thanks!

[@TheWilferch]

GMT not necessary for compass....any normal analog watch works for this too.

[@EN-wd9yu]

@ 04:11 how do you see the GMT = 22:00? It’s so confusing as the the 22 on the bezel aligns with 11 (23) on the dial instead of 10 (22)

[@dc2103]

tha's because the GMT hand moves on a 24hr basis, so 11 o'clock indicates 10pm, and 11:30 indicates 11pm. But i agree with you that, once you move the bezel, it becomes difficult to read it that way.

[@Bbbuddy]

I guess I’m dyslexic. This makes no sense at all to me.

[@graemewhittle1665]

Me neither, when talking about 22:00 hours, Im sure the watch GMT hand was at 23:00 hrs. Maybe its me ??

[@andycarr9722]

Great informative video. Thanks. The rolex gmt is my fav, although I'm starting to fall for A Panerai GMT but seems a little to complicated.

[@JavierBonillaC]

I concluded by myself that you could likely see 3 time zones due to bezel and 2nd “arrow” hand. This confirmed it. Thank you so much.

[@CrownandCaliber]

Glad it helped Javier!

[@Disco170]

Great video, thanks. The GMT function however was introduced by Longines 20 years earlier than Rolex.

[@galaxydental4638]

This is one of the most beautiful watches I've seen.

[@mattheoskorreshi3333]

You haven't seen enough

[@edmund8954]

@Desiigner Wait theres a gmt watch for 40€ can you tell me which one pls,want like a 24 click bezel.

[@edmund8954]

@Desiigner i think ill wait for more Pagani Design gmt reviews and ill consider one.

[@edmund8954]

@Desiigner Oh yeah,I like his channel aswell,he confirmed on Instagram that he ordered a pagani design gmt,I'm waiting for the comparison between the pagani and parnis gmts.

[@edmund8954]

@Desiigner yeah,I'm 14 so I'm currently looking at some good beater watches that's not way out of my budget.

[@sunstar777]

Did he make a mistake in setting the GMT time for the 3 time zones? He set the GMT hand to 23:00 but said the GMT time was 22:00.

[@caps139]

Confused me also, going by the the bezel it says 2200 but 2300 on the face

[@djamshidabdumajitov995]

GMT watch scale is 24 hrs. That means 11:00 on scale is 10 pm, 11:30 is 11 pm, 12 is 12 pm

[@martin121s]

For people without a GMT watch, you can still use your time-only watch as compass: Just adjust yourself so the hour hand points towards the sun and the imaginary middle line between the hour hand and your twelve hour mark is the north-south line with south towards the sun after noon and the opposite before. During summer / day light savings - use 1pm instead.

[@CountArtha]

I learned that in the Boy Scouts. A sun dial works on the same principle: The Sun casts a shadow from the center of the dial that points directly away from the Sun. In the Northern Hemisphere the Sun is due south of you at noon; so the shadow points due north (the "twelve o'clock" position).

[@jujuria13]

I dont understand. If you can see where the sun is basically you can tell where N is.

[@LCRider13]

I am watching this video in northern Alabama in August at 1700 CST. So your example worked perfectly for me.

[@jeremydahm2124]

Thanks for this. My Rootbeer is due in December. Now I can do more than just admire its looks!

[@yousuf86]

Proud owner of a Batman. love it. Thanks for the recap, as said mobile destroys all the fun and style.

[@benjaminsavage4204]

How is it 3 separate time zones when you've moved the bezel to display 3rd the time? Now the bezel has moved to displaying the 3rd time, the 2nd time is now gone >.< * If you imagine some more hands.... you've got a fourth time zone displayed.. :/

[@lv407]

The one and only video that explains clearly the GMT functions!

[@jonathannikpour4423]

Best video I've seen explaining the GMTII functions. Never knew it was a compass too.

[@Randizzle057]

I'm glad I'm able to rewind and pause this video.

[@homerepair4765]

When he was demonstrating how to set for three time zones. Did anyone notice when he said to set the GMT to 2200. But he set it to 2300? Or did I miss something?

[@ramonpijoan]

Thought the same thing! Must be a mistake right?

[@maximumsoftness7469]

Yes he messed that up. Cheers.

[@oskarmartin6486]

Thank you soooo much. I thought I was an idiot because I couldn't figure out where he got the 2200 from🤣 I rewatched that part like 10 times

[@HankTheTank23]

No, it’s not a mistake. The GMT hand is pointing to 2200 on the 24-hour scale per the bezel. It moves at half the speed of the hour hand, so it actually takes 24 hours to make one full trip around the dial instead of 12 hours for a normal hour hand. Thus, by pointing it at the 11 marker per the dial, it’s actually two hours away from midnight instead of one because it takes twice as long to get there.

[@lecherojr]

@@HankTheTank23but in the last example he set the GMT hand to 2300, hence people’s confusion

[@mraccountant88]

I use this watch as a compass mostly. Good to know it tells time :)

[@sidmini]

Very informative video and the compass hack is amazing! Where did you learn it as it’s not mentioned on Rolex material

[@kamminsan]

This is the best video I've seen on GMT and Compass feature. Well done!

[@danclark4494]

You have done so easy what others have a hard time with you made it easy peasy thanks 🙏🏼

[@icychap]

Excellent video; both comprehensive and concise. Thank you.

[@toniwonkanobi]

What does it say about me that I still don't know how to use a GMT-Master II? I feel like I would just use mine as an "Egg timer."

[@omegamanCW5]

That's funny and most expensive timer ever...you look good watching time

[@trevortangkc]

agree, confuse , sorry not helpful.

[@humorss]

I think they didn't explain it well enough. you have 3 sets of adjustment. main clock, 24 hour hand and the ring. you can set them to whatever time zone you like

[@benjaminsavage4204]

Lol! How is it 3 separate time zones when you've moved the bezel to display 3rd the time? Now you've got the bezel displaying the 3rd time and the 2nd time is now gone >.< * If you imagine some more hands.... you've got a fourth time zone displayed.. :/

[@fab006]

@@benjaminsavage4204 The hour hand shows your local time, the GMT hand shows GMT on the dial and your third timezone on the bezel.

[@yakumotatsuro4886]

i just tested the compas function with my explorer 2 it actually works NIIICE

[@justint1181]

This is great. Just picked up my 1st gmt, a TAG aquaracer

[@gustavoterrero9341]

I need another video explaining this one.

[@m_kyo]

This solved my question with how to work my Omega GMT. other videos were confusing

[@maverickwatchreviews]

Hey, I'm getting ready to do a review of the new Citizen Promaster GMT BJ7128-59E and am going to point my subscribers to your video. It's the best explanation of how to use a GMT watch out there. Kudos!

[@CrownandCaliber]

Hey Maverick, Thanks!

[@thezyrex5692]

The first time i watched it, was 2 years ago I didn't understand a thing..... But now I got everything ♥️

[@devids6866]

Thank you for the videos !

[@salty_terminal_civilian5374]

I love setting my GMT hand to GMT and then using the bezel to change time zones

[@CaptainAhab-im3kd]

That is the professional's way of using it.

[@als.8690]

I'm on my dealer's waiting list for one. Question: If I set the GMT hand to +5hrs local time ie. EDST presently, will the watches hour hand maintain that +5hr differential as it operates. I know this might seem to be a silly question but I'm rather new to the GMT Masters. Thanks

[@jamesh1707]

In the age of cloud-based architectures, software engineers deal with machines running in almost every timezone. Immediately knowing the time in UTC during an impactful event has become immensely handy. Thats what brought me to this video.

[@robertbrandywine]

Should this watch be named "UTC Master"?

[@gabrielddc]

Best explanation until now! Thanks for you video!

[@imranbecks]

3:28 This is how I've been wearing my GMT watch. The GMT hand is always showing the current GMT time. Much more practical this way.

[@watch-highres]

Thank you for your explanation and good video with lot of varient shots closeups. I hope your channel grows more .

[@wdthompson1234]

Concise and clear! Thanks

[@sebastianniqvist3144]

For the 3 different hours. The GMT time, will it always be at the number 3 position(date window)?

[@ncadvr]

Nice video, you didn't mention the date, some people say you cant have a GMT watch without one. Can you please speak to this?

[@jordan771]

Wow! Compass too? Didn’t know that one. Thanks!!

[@justinsorci5998]

The compass technique also works in the Southern Hemisphere....instead of the GMT hand representing North, the GMT hand represents South.

[@Rd-bi7vr]

How do you read for x hour and 30 min differences as some time zones in asia and US are usually

[@BlueLineSpeed]

Small info correction, there are approximately 38 time zones. Not 24. Some countries use a half hour intervals (Like India’s +5:30 hours, or Nepal +5:45). Adding up these national differences worldwide it comes to around 38 time zones, but this does change occasionally. ~ You also had the GMT hand set to 2300 whilst declaring 2200, but good video description nevertheless.

[@CrownandCaliber]

Hey BlueLineSpeed, You're absolutely correct. They're constantly adding the half-hour and even quarter-hour timezones. When we last looked we believe there are 40 timezones. We actually have a video coming out soon where we look at the Vacheron Patrimony Traditionnelle World, which manages to time 37, based on how many existed in 2015. In regards to the GMT hand, this is what we're referencing - A lot of people get this confused because they look at the GMT in reference to the dial, which is based on the 12 hour scale thus the 12 hour markers. When in reality it should be measured in reference to the 24 hour bezel, which is correctly set to 22:00. We hope this clears up any confusion and thanks for watching!

[@anmara4071]

@@CrownandCaliber how could you read the gmt time 22.00 in the 3 time zone section? The GMT marker point at 14.00 and the hour marker is at 5pm. Clarification would be great.. thanks in advance..

[@phmwu7368]

1:35 in fact GMR-master II did not entirely replace the GMT-master which was still made as 16700 untill 1999 !

[@nathanwabre]

@@anmara4071 hahah that’s very confusing and I also comment the same but Nathan (Crown and Caliber’s one, not me) is right. You actually have to imagine the 24h bezel in its native position to read the GMT hand time correctly. 🤯 🤓🥳 hahah

[@naycnay]

@@anmara4071 I know this is old, but you set it to GMT +0 (London time) ideally and read it by it's general position. It sweeps around the clock once every 24H (rather than 12), so if it was at 6 o'clock, that'd be 12:00 (midday). Every half hour increment is an hour to the GMT hand. So if it points to 11, it's 22:00, 11:30 is 23:00 and 12 is back to 00:00. That tells you what time it is in GMT +0. When you rotate the bezel in increments that match a second time zone (eg GMT -5), the GMT hand points to the second time zone on the bezel. So GMT +0 using the watch dial, GMT -5 references the bezel. Technically you could set the GMT hand to any time zone, then the bezel is relative of that (+/- the hours difference), but you'd always have to remember what the GMT hand was set to. The normal watch hands are always set to local time. So if you pause at 4:16, it explains. 17:00 local time because of the normal hands (only real way to tell AM/PM is to use the GMT position and understand the offset). GMT +0 is 22:00 because it points to 11 on the watch dial. 14:00 in SF is the GMT hand pointing to the rotated bezel, which is offset GMT -8.

[@nolannegron3196]

Rolex GMT2 Batman owner and very happy with Performance and functionality

[@williamumbach592]

Nice watch, good video. Agree with the EST is GMT-5 comment. I disagree when you say you can “see” three time zones at once. You can see two then rotate the bezel for a third. (Which you could rotate again for a 4th and on and on. ). Instead of rotating 1,2,3, and saying yes it’s now 1400 (when it was 1700), you could also say 17 minus 3 is 14. (In your head). And yes I can do 0200 minus 3 is 2300. But I only “see” two times displayed at any one time. Pizza timer without alarm is also useful.

[@CrownandCaliber]

This is definitely an advanced way to use a GMT, and only works with a true independent hour hand. Since a GMT hand makes one revolution in 24 hours (think Military time) the bezel is really just a convenience in knowing the time it represents. With practice one can read the GMT hand regardless of the bezel’s orientation. If you were to cover up the bezel in our example at 4:18, the GMT hand is still reading 10:00 pm. Bringing the bezel back into play can allow you to measure two separate time zones with just the GMT hand. Then you add in the independent hour hand for the 3rd time zone. So that’s where the added complexity and practice comes into play. Thanks for watching!

[@kellingtonlink956]

... or simply add/subtract. I have been in multiple time zones, a fair amount. It still baffles me why someone would require this (quite simple) complication. But thanks for the thorough explanation.

[@heathwoodruff6975]

I guess we could ask the same thing about the date, time keeping in general, or the compass. We could simply look at our phones for all of this information. Why have a date complication? It is ease of use, i guess. all of this in one piece of art that we know will last the test of time... it's pretty awesome.

[@pizza.doctor]

yea I wouldn't say you can easily track 3 time zones with this. Even the official Rolex website says it's for tracking 2. And if the third one is just GMT time that's not very helpful either, more like 2.5 time zones.

[@LawatheMEid]

24 hour analogue watch or military watch, do Rolex has a watch with main 24 hour dial? Thanks

[@coburn538]

Thanks for the video! Correct me if I am wrong. Should you be winding the crown towards you to move the time forward on a GMT?

[@CrownandCaliber]

Hey Coburn, It depends on the movement. The older Rolex 3185 caliber was a clockwise setting design, where the new 32XX series caliber, specifically the 3285, is a counter-clockwise setting design. Thanks for watching!

[@FUBAR956]

So if it is 10:30 US Central time (GMT -5) and I want to monitor the time in San Paulo, Brazil (GMT -3) and Moscow (GMT +3), I could set my local time to 10:30, set the red hand to San Paulo time 00:30, and then turn the bezel counter clockwise 6 hours, 06:30. Am I right?

[@user-fu1yp6lq2c]

It's good to reward ourselves sometimes . While I'm not one to spend on high-end watch (I spend too much money on travel, lol), I can appreciate your gorgeous and timeless watch. I love how it's a symbol of all your hard work.And i choose nkuwan every time honestly

[@cantankerousoldman8941]

Instruction starts at 2:25.

[@Frost53021]

Hero

[@greatonreviews]

Great video, Thank you for the amazing functionality review

[@LALUNA-mx1hi]

Super helpful.b the first Rolex I bought was the one used in your tutorial 😊 thanks !

[@CrownandCaliber]

That's awesome!

[@usernameL1]

Finally a video that explains it perfectly

[@ravichauhan8114]

I have small collection of watches, not expensive or luxury watches, but each and every watch is based on different technologies. 2 watches from Timex Intelligent series, not expensive but loaded with technology, one with linear chronograph and one with perpetual calendar which is programmed up to 2060. I'm quite interested in GMT watches, my next purchase will be that one, most possibly the Seiko. Thanks for the video, it was fun to know the complexity of GMT.

[@skaterfugater]

so what if you knock the watch against lets say your luggage while lifting it into the overhead compartment? it will just rotate your bezel out of synch. although I never used a watch like this so what do I know.

[@hobbyshift]

I have a $62 Parnis GMT Auto w/ a root beer bezel, and I couldn't be happier with it. Crazy dollar value in that watch.

[@MMPDG777]

How to use it as a compass on the sothern hemisphere?

[@tiderider]

As always all the experts in the comments section...nice video.

[@nimaemami9650]

Great details

[@thedrivechannel83]

I've had my gmt for 21 yeas and never knew about the compass feature.. cool

[@pedrofelicianovega4625]

Good information. Thank you

[@slyfox8953]

Possible dumb question: when you want to track 3 time zones, does one of those time zones have to be Greenwich Mean Time (aka GMT)?

[@jnoemi225]

Third time zone is a bit of a copout....you have to remember the place of the bezel before you can check the third time zone...not really at a glance...I guess if you have a good enough memory, you can track all of the time zones "at a glance"!....Still love the watch though, and great video! Also, that compass thing is awesome!! I had no idea that was an option! Great watch!

[@jeremyboon]

My current watch is an Invicta with a red and blue bezel, but no GMT hand. I would love a GMT and especially this Rolex.

[@TimG--]

Nice video mate

[@chkochko3871]

Oh men this video help me a lot,thanks👍👍👌👌

[@simonsaliba257]

Thanks for your information

[@subhadeepkoley]

How to set it when the time difference is in minutes? Say if any time zone is 5 and a half hour behind GMT?

[@jeffcampsall5435]

2 things...any analog watch can be used as a compass and why do you need 2 colours to represent dat/night when the time is represented in 24 hour format?

[@Asthe599]

True and correct information at a glans 🙏

[@profound369]

This explained it the best. Thanks

[@oOoScarecrow31oOo]

Well, how do you keep track on half hour or even 45 min time zones ? 🤔

[@ArchieRLib]

Just a quick question.... At 4:16, you show Atlanta time as 5:00P, which I see, and San Francisco time as 1400, which I also see. However, the graphic shows GMT time as 2200, but the GMT hand seems to be at 2300.... Do I misunderstand this or is this just an error? Thanks.

[@CrownandCaliber]

Great question Rich. And this is probably the single biggest questions we get asked about the GMT complication. The graphic IS correct. The GMT complication must be read irrespective of the dial. And since the GMT hand only makes one revolution every 24 hours 11 o'clock on the dial IS actually 10:00pm GMT time and 11:30 on the dial would be 11:00pm GMT time. Let us know if you have any additional questions. And thanks for watching!

[@boldyo]

@@CrownandCaliber Now that just seems silly...you might as well go back to using a slide rule or an abacus!

[@sean1e100]

@@CrownandCaliber Nope ... am still really struggling to get this concept. Am being incredibly "thick" as we'd say in the UK ;-) How do you mean "irrespective of the dial"? What are you actually looking at? How does the position of the GMT hand say "GMT is 22:00" in your example?

[@charlesriches4336]

@@sean1e100 The Red GMT hand only rotates once a day around the watch face, so the Hour indices should read as even hours with odd hours in-between! Therefore, at the 11 o'clock position shown in the graphic, the 24 Hour indication would represent "2200 Hrs" with two hours to go before midnight. Hope this helps.

[@charlesriches4336]

......so, half the distance again, RED hand GMT will be 2300GMT midway between the 11 & 12 o'clock positions, becoming 2400/0000 at the 12 o'clock position.

[@tcr_jr8144]

Great information

[@thomasjacques5286]

I purchased my GMT Master in 1984 at the Rota NAS Spain Exchange. But my bezel doesn't "CLICK' as you demo'd. Does this mean I have the original GMT Master? I did have it "rebuilt" many years ago so I wonder if they could have not reassembled it correctly? Guess I need to break out the User Manual as I kept ALL the documentation.

[@jimbojet8728]

Great! Think I’ll buy one!

[@Adamkilla9000]

Wow this is actually useful

[@subjectt.change6599]

I’m partial to my Citizen Nighthawk. It’s not a traditional GMT (compass hack GONE), but it has a vibe all its own. And I don’t care what the snobs say, SLIDE RULES ROCK!

[@carlotaboadamd366]

I have one too but my vision isn’t what it was 10 years ago when I purchased it - which is why I’m hoping to get the Rolex Explorer II before Xmas!! Come on AD!! In the meantime, I’ve got an Oris Aquis GMT that does the trick for when I travel….

[@arghyakusumbhattacharya9255]

After setting the three time zones, the GMT time is showing 23:00 not 22:00. Please explain

[@dk8797]

The watch is beautiful. But how do you know GMT time is 22:00 after you moved the bezel? I understand, 5pm Atanta Time, I can see the GMT hand at 14, meaning 14:00 in San Francisco. But how do you still know it is 22:00 GMT time?

[@foyorama]

when using the 24 hour dial, when the hand is on the red is when the sun is out, when in the blue it is dark or the sun is set......

[@KD-mm3li]

4:20 I see how local time is 5pm and sf time is 2pm. But how is gmt pointed to 14 and that’s 10pm??

[@siddhunkarthik]

Honestly I fail to understand as I had never used GMT watches or any of my watches have that function too. Anyway...I liked your video and efforts. I will try to again watch it for as many times I as I need to understand it. Ofcourse I am a poor slow learner. I have to admit that. But I have to appreciate your efforts for this video too. 👍🏻

[@zx6rkilla196]

I have a gmt master ll I received as an heirloom but mine has a black and red band. Hmmmm

[@rayden9713]

Just got the left hand sprite … this helps a ton

[@Mark-lj1dj]

Very interesting watch. Great video 👍

[@davidepperson2376]

Thanks for the great video. And maybe I'm just slow, but when using the GMT for 3 time zones, I get that the hour hand points to local time, GMT hand points to time #2, but is it just up to you to add 8 to zone #2 to get to GMT time? Do you just have to have that memorized, as there is nothing (in your example) pointing to 2200?

[@CrownandCaliber]

Hey David Epperson, Doing three timezones is definitely an advanced technique. Because the GMT hand makes one revolution in 24 hours one should be able to tell the time based on the GMT hand regardless of bezel orientation. With a little practice you'll be able to look at the dial and see your local time and the timezone produced by the GMT without the bezel. The numbers on the bezel are what allow for the third timezone without having to do the math. Let us know if this helps!

[@G1NZOU]

I had the same confusion at first, I was reading what the GMT hand was pointing to on the 12 hour dial and thinking "It's pointing at either 1100 or 2300 hours" at 3:57, but it's actually meant to be read by reading the bezel's 24 hour time. Then you'll know with the bezel at the 12 o'clock position the GMT hand is pointing to the current GMT hour, and you just need to rotate the bezel clockwise or anti-clockwise based on the timezone you want to check. I never even realised the GMT hand moves around at half the speed of the hour hand, know I know.

[@ImAnEmergency]

I'm confused at 4:19 - shouldn't the GMT hand be at 10 instead of 11?

[@Crackity_Jones.]

That's what I thought, and no one is pointing it out until I found this comment. Looks like 11 to me. Unless I'm missing something

[@razoooor92]

Yes, he made a mistake. I have noticed that as well.

[@HankTheTank23]

No, it’s not a mistake. The GMT hand is pointing to 2200 on the 24-hour scale per the bezel. It moves at half the speed of the hour hand, so it actually takes 24 hours to make one full trip around the dial instead of 12 hours for a normal hour hand. Thus, by pointing it at the 11 marker per the dial, it’s actually two hours away from midnight instead of one because it takes twice as long to get there.