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chebert · 17 January 2010, 03:13 PM

I know all the history of the model that we love so much but did rolex invent this concept on a watch or did some other company use it first and rolex popularized it.

Safetrends · 17 January 2010, 03:28 PM

As far as I know yes. However I have been wrong before.

Tools · 17 January 2010, 04:10 PM

I don't really know what the question is.......... GMT Master and GMT Master II are just the name of the watch.... They have no correlation with how it is supposed to be used..

Rolex developed this watch with Pan Am so their jet pilots could always have a reference to home time, and to not have to stop the watch movement to do so, maintaining the Rolex famous accuracy..

You kept the watch on home time and rotated the bezel for each new timezone you went through... From that perspective, it was likely the first wristwatch to do that easily............

OTE200 · 17 January 2010, 06:39 PM

I think what the OP is asking is whether Rolex was the first company to release a watch with the 24 hour hand/bezel, or whether another company did it first (eg Omega with its Seamaster GMT).

I was wondering this as well.

Tools · 18 January 2010, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by OTE200

I think what the OP is asking is whether Rolex was the first company to release a watch with the 24 hour hand/bezel, or whether another company did it first (eg Omega with its Seamaster GMT).

I was wondering this as well.

As a watch, the Rolex GMT was rolled out in 1953; the GMT II as we know it today in 1983...... years before any body else..

Safetrends · 18 January 2010, 04:14 AM

OK I was correct what prize do I win! A new GMT II?

snow_rocks · 18 January 2010, 04:23 AM

Here is a cool link discussing 24 hour clocks.

http://24hourtime.info/

larrysb · 18 January 2010, 06:41 AM

No, I've seen pocket watches with 24hr hands.

What makes the GMT unique is its ability to keep track of multiple timezones and to allow quickly changing the current 12hr reading without changing the minute hand or 24 hour hand.

As a pilot and sometimes multi-continent traveller, I keep my (Seiko) GMT hand set for UTC time, then I set the hour hand to local time.

17 January 2010, 03:13 PM	#1
chebert Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Orleans Watch: TT GMT IIC Posts: 299	did rolex come up with the 1st gmt watch. I know all the history of the model that we love so much but did rolex invent this concept on a watch or did some other company use it first and rolex popularized it.

17 January 2010, 04:10 PM	#3
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,208	I don't really know what the question is.......... GMT Master and GMT Master II are just the name of the watch.... They have no correlation with how it is supposed to be used.. Rolex developed this watch with Pan Am so their jet pilots could always have a reference to home time, and to not have to stop the watch movement to do so, maintaining the Rolex famous accuracy.. You kept the watch on home time and rotated the bezel for each new timezone you went through... From that perspective, it was likely the first wristwatch to do that easily............ __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

17 January 2010, 03:28 PM	#2
Safetrends Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: David Walz Location: San Diego CA USA Watch: my hand. :) Posts: 9,156	As far as I know yes. However I have been wrong before.

17 January 2010, 06:39 PM	#4
OTE200 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Watch: 14270 Explorer Posts: 108	I think what the OP is asking is whether Rolex was the first company to release a watch with the 24 hour hand/bezel, or whether another company did it first (eg Omega with its Seamaster GMT). I was wondering this as well.

18 January 2010, 04:14 AM	#6
Safetrends Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: David Walz Location: San Diego CA USA Watch: my hand. :) Posts: 9,156	OK I was correct what prize do I win! A new GMT II?

18 January 2010, 04:23 AM	#7
snow_rocks Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Rick Location: At what TIME?!!! Watch: the SKY tonite! Posts: 3,225	Here is a cool link discussing 24 hour clocks. http://24hourtime.info/

18 January 2010, 06:41 AM	#8
larrysb Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: California Posts: 155	No, I've seen pocket watches with 24hr hands. What makes the GMT unique is its ability to keep track of multiple timezones and to allow quickly changing the current 12hr reading without changing the minute hand or 24 hour hand. As a pilot and sometimes multi-continent traveller, I keep my (Seiko) GMT hand set for UTC time, then I set the hour hand to local time.

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