GMT hand should be always set to the London time before Daylight application and if anyone want to know 2 other times, just rotates the bezel so that the number N of the UTC:+N for the city on the bezel is to be located 12 O'clock position and read the GMT hand as hour for each city.
Hats off for Paul … the supply chain from ADs should be better regulated to be more open, transparent, fair and ethical. The existing system is just not working for a common person who have genuine interest to simply buy a watch
Correct, at a glance you can only view 2 time zones at one time, not 3, but at rotation of a bezel you view multiple time zones within moments. To get the London time you would have to revert the bezel back to original position.
It still should be 3 viewed at one time just like you can read what time it is without numbers on the dial it shouldn't be too hard to tell what number is usually there on the bezel when it's not rotated
True, this is a long standing discussion whether it’s classed as two time zones or three. However, the argument is the third time zone can be worked out in a moment of seconds.
Not really the gmt hand hasn't moved it's still pointing at the 18 position and 13 on the bezel two different times. Just like you can read the hour hand without numbers just by the direction it's pointing you can do the same with the gmt hand
Too many experts try to say and show the GMT to display 3 Times at once. Not true. Not possible. This is the best GMT Time piece / Two time zone watch out there. But it will only show two at once. After you have the watch set (as you like), you can rotate the bezel to display another (third) time, but you no longer see the previous second time zone. ( So again, it displays two, and only two, time zones at once). If you claim it shows three time zones simply because you rotated the bezel, I would claim it can display 25 different time zones - because you can rotate the bezel to any one of 24 time zones. Here’s how I use the watch. I set the Date, Hour hand, Minute hand, & Second hand to local time ALWAYS. I set the 24hr hand to GMT Time (with the 24hr bezel Triangle straight up at 12 O’clock - as you see the watch pictured in almost every photo) . Now let’s say I’m going to leave my home / “local” area of New Orleans, and fly to Hawaii. Right before I take off, I rotate the bezel 6 clicks clockwise (New Orleans is currently GMT-6) so the 24hr hand now also displays my “Home” time in New Orleans. While in the air, I move the Hour hand ONLY backwards 4 hours. (To current Hawaii time). When I land in the Hawaiian Islands, again, my Date, Second hand, Minute hand, and Hour hand display the local Hawaiian time, and the 24hr hand now displays my back home New Orleans time. Again, this is the best GMT watch out there. (Apple Watch may be good too, I’m just not familiar). It will show two different time zones at once. It WONT show three (or even 25) at once. It displays both times at a glanceIt is simpler to use, than to describe HOW to use.
It displays both times at a glance. It is simpler to use, than it is to describe how to use. (Is what I meant to say). Beautiful, useful, watch. Enjoy!
Haha so I have realised that the “3 time zone function” statement is controversial... I agree with what you are saying and you are right if we say 3 then we could argue 25 etc. However let’s consider the following: -Officially Rolex recognises it as a 3 time zone watch -For something to be a feature it doesn’t necessarily have to be an “instant” feature but one that can be easily achieved... for example the default on a car may be “comfort mode”, but goes to “sport mode” or “economy mode” at a click of a button.. by definition doesn’t mean we can’t say it’s does not have a sports mode and economy mode as it doesn’t characterise it in its natural setting.. Don’t get me wrong I’m not disagreeing with you but I can see both sides to the argument.
Yes so you move the bezel for the 3rd time zone and then once you have read it, you rotate it back to the original place. At any one time you can only see two time zones but at a rotation of the bezel you can see the third time zone, but then rotate it back so you can see time zone 1 and 2. As per Rolex guidance.
Oh and just to clarify it has to be set to bezel as the GMT hand does a full rotation of the dial over 24 hours not 12 hours so has to be set to bezel!
It’s understandably a bit confusing at first because there is some razzle-dazzle in meeting the claimed “three time zones” effect . It’s a process by which you can check three time zones or more , but it’s not capable of showing you three times zones at one glance. calling it “three times zones” in the marketing is disingenuous IMO. I think others in the comments have elaborated on it fairly well.
