Why Is This Watch Ashamed Of Its Best Feature? 

I’ve never wanted a GMT because the fourth hand is always so prominent and makes me confused about the time. If I were to buy a GMT I’d buy this one precisely because the GMT hand is so subtle. I LOVE that. Since I will never need to know the GMT time every time I look at my watch, this would be so much better as an every day watch.

Great explanation of the pros and cons of the true vs caller GMTs

Good point about the lack of quickset date you get with these movements types. Great if you only own one watch and wear it all the time, I suppose.

I gotta say i do prefer a time elapse bezel to any other bezel variation as it is THE MOST useful complication (if u can even call it that) that a watch can have aside from obviously time telling.

I actually like the way they've used an unobtrusive GMT hand. Some GMT hands are pretty in-your-face, and kind of dominate the dial. I like this 'less is more' approach, and let's face it, how many times does the average GMT owner actually check the second time zone on their watch?😀

Both of my Rolex GMT’s (16713 root beer and 16570 Explorer 2) require me to change the date by advancing the jumping hour hand. Gives you the opportunity to interact with it after pulling them from the safe. Lots of charm to the Bulova but I too struggle to hold onto them for long.

Second note. I have the Wilton GMT with the 9075, and a Seiko Recraft with 7S movement. These two are the reason I caved and bought a watch winder. Much easier to just let them run (frankly with so many watches in rotation, the “issue” of wearing out the movement was secondary to the convenience of resetting the watches 🤷)

I love the watch BUT they should have made the case stainless steel imo. I can't do the PVD stuff. The coating never lasts.

Im so glad you reviewed this, it seems the best of the new GMT's. I like the green and this full lume one. I see them for £550ish over here. I might buy the full lume and get A1 to paint the gmt red.....

I recently picked up a quartz Surfboard and love it. It does wear a little larger than I expected but I'm not sure what all the online hate against Bulova is all about. Sure, like Citizen and Seiko they have plenty of 'department store' watches, but they also have a great collection of watches I'll proudly wear around my watch snob friends.

Like others have said, great explanation of the differences of the two types of GMTs. I used to travel a lot for work (around the US and Canada and over to Europe), but that was before I discovered automatic watches. At the time I relied on a quartz Seiko worldtimer with a quick-set time zone function.

love it, however I was pretty shocked the full lumed dial didn't last longer

The Marine Star Precisionist is vera interesting. I Mike the 96B433 and the 96B434

Those little perspex hour markers are different. it's nice to see some innovation.

Chonky fella, but seems pretty well executed. So happy they stuck with devils diver specs. You are spot on with each individual owner deciding what type of GMT movement they really want/will use. I agree, the look of the dial is AWESOME, as is the lume! I'm giving this one a hard think.

After getting my first "true" gmt this month, i can’t agree more with the date setting. A true gmt is a hassle having it in a bigger collection… I’ll admit i didn’t think about it beforehand! Caller gmt all the way!

Just got the Sea King in. It's massive lol. But, it's wearable. Not too tall and lighter than you'd think for a 49mm watch. Had one about ten years ago and somehow my brother got it from me. Been looking for one that's under $500. They are discontinued and people are selling them for crazy. Found it on Amazon UK for $185.

I like the monochromatic style on this, I had all intentions of buying the orang dial as I', a fan of orange dials but when I saw the green dialed version in the flesh I bought it I feel it has a very classy look.

Mr Jody, I wonder if you might discuss or even review some watches featured in the recent British water makers show in London? I watched it online and there were some great pieces, will you be attending next year?

I love your perspective on how to pick a GMT based on that convenience of setting the time. Very relevant to real life where many of us don't travel all over the world but DO rotate through a collection of watches and have to set the watch anytime we wear it. Fantastic review and probably pushed me over the line as I was considering this watch already. This video moved it up my queue. GREAT job!

they should have made the gmt hand red like the omega 2234.50

The normal Devil Diver is fantastic & I feel much more sleek than a comparable Seiko Turtle. Probably gonna get the Green someday

This is a very lovely watch. It has to be my favorite Devil Diver. I'm not a huge fan of the GMT. I'd rather have it in a 3 hander.

That smaller GMT hand is a great feature, and compared to so many divers on the market, this is much less generic. I also love Bulova’s retro range, the Jetstar range and the Lunar Pilot are great watches! You are correct about the obsession about features, most divers watches aren’t used for diving or even swimming and most GMTs aren’t used for anything at all😂. Most people that I know who dive, just buy a super durable and reliable Citizen and get on with it!

Lovely looking watch , got the green one with the jubilee, wears great.

This thing is GORGEOUS i really wish more brands would use white on a bezel insert. It just looks super clean wspecially with a white dial and black chapter ring

As someone who often travels from UK to USA and has a watch winder to keep my watch in when off wrist, there is no way I would consider a caller GMT. I love the fact that on the plane I just need one simple move to get the correct time zone on my Traveller GMT.

I had the green one. The seal breaker for me was the non hacking movement. Also found the 20mm lug width to be disproportionately small for that version with a bigger case. I’ve heard they started making them with a hacking movement. When I know that’s officially the case, i intend to get it again.

What a coincidence! I'm wearing mine as you speak in the video and realizing which watch you're going on about. I don't usually wear it, though; much as I love to stare at it, I'm not usually big on actually wearing it. Too pretty on someone who comes across the way I do.

Classy looking watch Jody. Cant beat black and white for classic looks and legibility. Mom had a two tone black and white 1956 Ford Victoria. This watch has style.

What about the Jet Star Jody? Flipped it?

I love Swatches, so I say this in the nicest way that somehow, this Bulova Oceanographer GMT just has a look that totally gives off Swatch vibes. It isn't a bad thing, though.

Almost missed this video due to the thumbnail. I've been interested in this same watch and color for a while. Hope it's a good review!

White second hand makes sense when GMT hand looks almost identical. They should have made GMT hand a bit thicker with a bigger lumed... poiner? I have no idea what the right word is. But overal, I really enjoy the design of this watch. It surely is original, well lumed and... fun.

Bulova, oh Bulova, I'm full of ya. 😢 Ok,ok, spoken to soon, I love the lumed dial!🙏👏

It’s pretty classy Jody. If you backwind to 9 then 12 should be able to quickset it

Perspex markers for hours, a 2nd hour hand as thin as the seconds hand one, a Seiko Turtle case look, a banal plastic strap ... This GMT diver is surrely unique. But is that for good reasons? By the way, thanks for this review. 👍

The head designer at Bulova needs to be fired...

Sample of retailers over here (GB) show majority white hand, including Bulova

Thank you for explaining the gmt controversy.

Yes very nice looking watch, I like the nickel coating. I think Bulova could easily improve legibility by making the GMT hand a brighter colour. I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find this on sale at a more reasonable price.

I like it but I'm with you in the size of the GMT hand, plus it's a but large fot me. The Devil Divers always look neat though especially those hour markers. Take care Jody!

I have this watch and it took a bit to gel with it. For my the rubber strap was the main issue because while the case is a perfect 45mm lug to lug the strap is so inflexible at the top its more like wearing a watch with an integrated bracelet taking the lug to lug to over 47mm. It wears more like 48-49mm with that strap but after ditching the strap for another one I finally fell in love with it. The date setting though..As you mentioned I don't wear watches for more than a few days before swapping to something else and yes resetting the date on this is a pain. I also only got it for the amazing full lumed dial and bezel.

How often do I switch timezones? Twice a year, coming on and off DST. Picking up a depleted watch...depends on the watch. But I also have a vintage watch without a quickset date and it's fine...

Love my Devil diver and this colorway looks great.

im thinking about getting a bulova surfboard chrono

I looked at a Devil Diver on a bracelet, and the clasp seemed cheap and thin. The execution of the cyclops is very nicely done; however, combining a sector dial, a thin second hand, and a GMT hand seems rather busy. It's good to know that flyer GMTs don't have a quick-set date. Overall I guess this is one of those watches that I want to like more than I do. To each his own. 🤷‍♂

I love using Klarna lol. I do that for things too.

These was not made with jets in mind, but with sails, Jody. For those who surf the waves through time zones and adjust their watches every or couple of days. Oceanographer, you know? 😉

I like what they did with the gmt hand. Most are just obtrusive. Nicely done Bulova

The first GMT I’m into cause of the subtle hand, I always hated the huge colorful GMT hands on other watches, for me this is the way. 👌

Yep, price is absolutely ridiculous! WTF didn’t they change the lume pip on the GMT hand from the seconds hand???? I like this and Bulova, but they can never get it right for me… frustrating! Great review mate 👍

The ‘bronzed metal’ is just steel sprayed with coloured DLC or the other less scratch resistance, it should keep the case scratch free. The only downside with this is that if you manage to scratch it, you can’t lift the scratch without removing the DLC. And that in itself is a mission. The gold coloured steel Apple Watches use the same method.

That lack of a quickset date is a huge problem I have with my Aqua Terra 8900

I have this watch and really enjoy it, but I find the strap to be a bit too thick for my tastes. The strap is also comically long in my opinion, I'm on the very last strap hole position and my wrist is just over 6.5".

The only Bulova I crave for is the Accutron II Surveyor in white dial and blue seconds hand (96B213). Nothing more... nothing less.

I can get the subtle GMT hand thing as a concept Vario's dressy style one makes it makes sense, having it on a diver is..... slightly peculiar. It would maybe make more sense with something that's a bit sleeker, cool watch though!

I have the non-GMT version which I like a lot apart from the non-hacking 8215 (my least favourite movement). Thanks for the review, especially for discussing caller vs. "true" GMT, the latter name is really badly chosen, because as you said, it just depends what will be more conventient for the owner. The fully lumed dial on your model is really cool.

I mean, even on a GMT watch you are checking the main three hands most of the times. WHEN you need to know the time of the other time zone, you can take the luxury of spending an additional second to check the small fourth hand. I don't think it's a big deal.

Taking the opposite approach to something like the Nezumi Aviera GMT - not a watch I think you've reviewed Jodie - unless I missed it! On that one, the GMT is THE most dominant hand. Both valid design choices imho, and depends on what you want from your GMT - an "at a glance" reference, or a slightly more recessive secondary bit of info. Go on Jodi, review the Nezumi. You've done a couple of other watches by them, why not do their best (again, imho) design?

Hi great video as always. What's your opinion of eterna watches no one seems to do any reviews on them

I'm glad someone finally bought up the potential issue with travellers GMT for those of us who don't own our own private jets.

I like the more subtle GMT hand, much nicer than the clownish gigantic red arrows like on most GMT's.

Have that small a GMT hand on a 'Caller' GMT would be bad enough... Bu doing it on a 'True' GMT is even worse 🤦‍♂It's a shame, as it's a good looking watch otherwise too. The price is pretty steep though. I recently got the Zelos Mako 'True' GMT with a meteorite dial as well, and that is way less expensive... Not to mention with a more leadable GMT hand too.

Thanks for explaining the types of GMT. And demo of this one. I know the difference now! =) Great review, thanks.

In Europe there is a green version, and it´s priced about 800 eur

The difference between a true/traveller GMT and a caller/office GMT is the complexity of the manufacture. The first is a movement designed specifically with all the clutches and gears to link and separate the time mechanisms with the GMT function and the second class of movements is simply an adaptation of the day set function.

The tiny GMT hand is a smart call... The GMT is a secondary function, it should fade into the background.

If they sold this one (with the lume dial) as a 3 hander with the 9000 series for under $500 I'd have one. But they don't.

The blue would be my choice out of the three. But the price is silly. If I wanted a Miyota 9075 GMT diver, I’d go for either the Lorier Hydra or the Traska Venturer which offer much better value for money.

Honestly my biggest gripe with the whole range of Devil Divers are the tiny hands. They only extend to like 2/3 of the dial and it throws the whole look off.

Love the watch, wish it came in orange with the rubber strap

I’ve had a true gmt and a caller. I prefer the caller by far as I only get on a plane once a year and would rather because I would rather be able easily alter the gmt hand.

I really like the design. It looks different. But I agree, the GMT hand looks rather small. Alhtough I don't know how they should have designed it, without overpowering that dial 🤔

I've the green version and love it 😊

Good explanation of mechanism, reminds me of a vintage watch without quick set for date. I suspect that one will be sold before its paid for.

Great Video, Jody. I really like the Bulova back catalogue. I have the Lunar Pilot, Aerojet, and the American Clipper. I quite like the am/pm indicator on my Aerojet, useless as it is. Actually, the Aerojet would have been good as a GMT instead.

Thank you for great review, I enjoyed the presentation of Bulova, I believe 3 year warranty is great

I never understood the idea of holding the traveler GMT in higher esteem over the office GMT. Sure, it's a more complicated... uh, complication. But they're tools that do similar, though not identical jobs. It's like preferring a Phillips screwdriver. If you don't have a Phillips screw in front of you, you're going to have a bad time. I haven't been outside of my time zone since January 2001. The GMT watches I own were all office GMT until I bought a Bulova Wilton GMT. Even though I don't need it, I always thought it would be cool to own a traveler GMT, but all of them were pretty expensive. The Bulova Wilton GMT was the first traveler GMT I remember seeing that was under a thousand dollars (US). I'm happy with the Miyota 9075 movement. I think it's more of a game changer than the NH34. Maybe it's the Bulova handset, but the Wilton GMT hand is sometimes not easy to pick up right away. It's slightly larger than the one on the Devil Diver. As for setting the date, years of owning Vostoks have prepared me for this, but at least I can move the date backwards on the Bulova if I need to. Thanks for another great video.

Hey Jody. I would love to see some of your deleted takes and bloopers of your filming. I know you must have some good ones. Maybe put short clips at the end of your videos.

Maybe they should have used a non dive style dial and case like a Vario Empire GMT. I like it nonetheless. Speaking of non dive style watches, I believe we were told of a possible soon unveiling of a GADA watch from a certain Australian / Scottish Microbrand…🤔

I think that looks very cool, also like the colors. Thanks for the comments about flyer vs office GMT.

Great rant about GMTs, a quick-set date would be a valid reason to avoid the "true GMT" for most people, one that is probably overlooked.

Love mine. Great watch. Comfortable and great looking.

Beautiful! Great review Jody

Good stuff, actually like this.

$2k Aussie and have to wind the hour hand around 30~ times or whatever to set the day.. yeah no. I did buy the green non gmt 666 diver while on vacation a few years ago.. I like it but I got sort of hosed on the price (but i was a tad bit drunk and on vactation... meh). But I don't want this GMT one at all... I don't like the busy dial very much.

I think the gmt hand is great, it’s there when you want it but fades into the background when you don’t. I love my black bay pro but the it’s not as legible as a 3 hander. This is definitively the stand out model and it looks great. My issue with this watch is the lume, if you have a full lume dial you don’t need any other lume and they look amazing with blacked out hands and indices.

I don't know if its just me but your last few videos seem to have lower audio. Mind boosting it up a bit?

I'm still mouth watering for the orange/red devil diver... The only complainI have about this is the AR coating, I've see too much reflections. But that dial... That full lume dial... Nice watch Jody, keep it this time! 😅

This line might usher in a whole new subcategory of watches---the "Can't See MT".

This thing looks so dope in person, I want.

The Pepsi variant seems to address your concerns about the stealth GMT hand.

I want to add a Bulova to my collection, but there is always something that puts me off. This time it’s the plated case. They never age gracefully in my experience. Oh well, I’m still searching for the unicorn Bulova.

The Pay In 4 option needs to be one payment per month. Every fortnight (or 6 weeks) might as well be Pay In 2 for most people. It is not nearly as useful as they claim.

Jody, you like this watch because it looks like one of your series of Oris. Therefore I would guess it will not last too long in the collection. ;)

Great looking watch, but i am just not into GMT'S. Especially if you have to go to that much effort just to change the date.

I wonder why they don't make true GMTs with quick set dates. It would be great if they worked like the caller GMTs where turning one way advances the hour and turning the other way advances the date.

yeah, the GMT hand is comically small, but this watch is a reall looker. And I love GMTs with timing bezels; true GADA watches

Yes, they should have made the GMT hands more distinct. And I love the design otherwise but even at a more reasonable price than MSRP it’s a bit too much for me. There are other excellent true GMT offerings, from the likes of Islander and Zelos. A shame as they got the GMT markings right which regrettably few do. As one of those “jet setters” I appreciate the quick set hour hand. There’s more than a few of us out there, too. There are plenty of my colleagues at my airline who are watch enthusiasts. They even have their own Facebook page! Cheers mate!