VanBanner Adroit GMT Review: A Bargain GMT Option

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0:00-0:39 Intro
0:39-1:27 Dimensions & Specifications
1:27-5:03 The Dial
5:03-7:20 Macro Dial
7:20-8:15 natural light
8:15-13:49 The Case
13:49-15:13 How it Wears
15:13-17:05 Other straps
17:05-18:16 Lume
18:16-19:29 Pros
19:29-22:09 Cons
22:09-24:02 Final Thoughts
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[@davidconnelly]

It's a cool looking watch for sure. The bracelet is, in my opinion, where it scores highest.

[@theknightswatch]

Tis a very nice bracelet so I can’t fault you

[@MarcelitoRecords]

Nice pick, always appreciate your reviews

[@theknightswatch]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching

[@miguelmal]

Great review! I think there are some people that might appreciate a different type of bezel action, made me curious at least. I’d really like to see a Farer discovery Black velvet review if you ever get your hands on it, I’m very intrigued by it but hesitant to drop $1k without being able to handle it prior. Thanks for all the great content! Been binging your videos as of late, lots of high quality reviews.

[@theknightswatch]

Fair point! I could see someone liking the uniqueness of the bezel but it really threw me for a loop! If I see someone selling one second hand I might I saw the purple one at windup before and thought it was fairly nice. Black dial is probably the better version too

[@miguelmal]

@@theknightswatch thanks! Really hoping you find a farer, I agree, the black dial is the more attractive version in my opinion. I like their designs but I prefer understated colors. Might have bought one if their bracelet for the 36mm models had some form of micro adjustment. Really hoping they start offering that.

[@darkmage1975]

Thank you for the review. The watch seems really interesting. It reminds me of the Venturo, from Gruppo Gamma, that I own. But I love it, aesthetically. Still, I cannot like the dial: that texture looks too plasticky, like in the ultra cheap watches sold on dubious online stores for a couple of euros. I don't know, I'd have to see it live: from the close-ups in the video it looks really unattractive. However, I agree with the other comments: the real distinguishing mark is the band.

[@astorbeijer9424]

As much as I love your videos, I wish that you would show the close-ups at the beginning when you're describing the watch. Every time, when you give a detailed verbal watch description, I can't see sh** on my phone, so I have no idea what you're talking about. I have to memorize your verbal description in order to match it with the magnified visual shots that you go into minutes later. I gotta be honest. It gets a little annoying.

[@theknightswatch]

I can see where you are coming from. From my perspective the beginning portion is dial overview where the macro shots are for more close up details and finishing.

[@johnanth]

I would take the side of Sir Knight on this. Showing the dial zoomed out is better. Your human eye cannot see at the detail of the macro-view. You need a loupe to see that close. More generally, you will be seeing the watch from the wrist distance almost all of the time. So those views are far more relevant. I would still keep the macro analysis, which I enjoy; but the point remains that your experience with the dial will be from about 30-50cm distance. The thing I personally wish he did was show more zoomed out shots e.g. holding up his hand in the portrait mode parts (like pros/cons), to see how it looks from further away. This is because the standard 16:9 video format makes watches look bigger than they really do when at close distance.

[@theknightswatch]

@@johnanth fair point! I have considered doing a more perspective shot, something I may consider adding in the outside shots or like you said in the beginning or end talking portions.