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.
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@@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)
@@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?
th-cam.com/video/xDBszOld-84/w-d-xo.html Remember local time is country your in Home time is country back home or place you want to track time in Alternative time is tracking another zone by the bezel by turning right or left one side is time ahead another time back Instructions Number 1 - make sure the triangle on bezel and triangle above Rolex logo aligned Number 2 - screw down crown and give it 25 bidirectional turns Number 3 - make sure all three hands position at 12 o clock that is your min gmt and jumping hour Number 4 - set your home time by positioning in your gmt hand one your bezel and your min hand at 12 Number 5 - set your local time by pulling out the crown all the way out and position the jumping hour time on the time on the dial Remember to set your date you have to go round twice with your jumping hour hand
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?
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.
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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.
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.
You don't, you can only view two time zones at once with this watch.. the bezel is pretty much a useless toy unless you always have UTC memorized. Plus you can have 4+ time zones easy to read on any phone lock screen..
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.
The video is correct you just are missing the point that the gmt hand is a 24 hour hand it moves half as slow as the hour marker and only makes one rotation per day.
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.. :/
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.
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
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.. :/
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.
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!
@@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..
@@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
@@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.
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.
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!
@@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?
@@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.
......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.
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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.
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.
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).
At 4:17 when you show the three times, isn’t GMT time Either 14:00 by the bezel or 11 PM by the time where the red GMT arrow is. I don’t see where you get the 2 PM/10 PM reading.
The red hand is a 24 hour hand it moves half as slow as the hour marker it only makes one rotation per day so in an hour it's gonna be pointing at 15 on the bezel halfway between 11 and 12 which would be 11pm. You just gotta remember what the bezel would be in that spot if not shifted to track the 3rd time zone it's not using the 12 hour indices
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!
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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.
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!
For gmt time you have to remember what would normally be there if the bezel wasn't rotated which was 22 before moving it has nothing to do with pointing at 11 which is confusing many people in an hour it'll be pointing at 15 on the bezel which is halfway between 11 and 12 and would be 23 if the dial wasn't rotated
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!
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….
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!
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.
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.
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.
Jonathan Burns Nice one Jonathan. Thanks.
@@nojburns great to learn about. Thank you
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I will need to replay this a few times omg thank you
I've got it on auto replay!!
It's not you, this explanation is as clear as mud... he skips the basics.
@@GeorgeBojin yeah I'm still confused.
@@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)
@@adone7354omg why would he do that 😭😭😭😭😭😭
I'm glad I'm able to rewind and pause this video.
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
Haha! Thanks Mr. Beev. Let us know if you have any specific questions. We'd love to help
@@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?
@@davidepperson2376 This! My exact question.
You are confused, coz this tutotial makes no sense..it is incorrect.
@@davidepperson2376 This tutorial is incorrect..
This video is very informative even though I’ve forgotten how to use it already.
I feel like it will only work if you set the time to San Francisco ;)
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.
I'm still confused...
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Remember
local time is country your in
Home time is country back home or place you want to track time in
Alternative time is tracking another zone by the bezel by turning right or left one side is time ahead another time back
Instructions
Number 1 - make sure the triangle on bezel and triangle above Rolex logo aligned
Number 2 - screw down crown and give it 25 bidirectional turns
Number 3 - make sure all three hands position at 12 o clock that is your min gmt and jumping hour
Number 4 - set your home time by positioning in your gmt hand one your bezel and your min hand at 12
Number 5 - set your local time by pulling out the crown all the way out and position the jumping hour time on the time on the dial
Remember to set your date you have to go round twice with your jumping hour hand
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I need another video explaining this one.
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?
Thought the same thing! Must be a mistake right?
Yes he messed that up. Cheers.
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
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.
@@HankTheTank23but in the last example he set the GMT hand to 2300, hence people’s confusion
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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.
@ 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)
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.
You don't, you can only view two time zones at once with this watch.. the bezel is pretty much a useless toy unless you always have UTC memorized. Plus you can have 4+ time zones easy to read on any phone lock screen..
By setting the whole watch to local time It has double use, compass & am/pm indicator. Thats Badass! Great Video
Great tutorial. I had no idea you could use it as a compass! This makes the GMT complication actually quite useful. Thanks!
GMT not necessary for compass....any normal analog watch works for this too.
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.
The video is wrong at 4:17. The GMT hand is pointing at 11pm but the text shows 10pm
The video is correct you just are missing the point that the gmt hand is a 24 hour hand it moves half as slow as the hour marker and only makes one rotation per day.
Thanks, still helping 5 years later. Just got my first GMT watch (Aquaracer), the compass thing is cool!
who else came here after buying a GMT to figure out how to set the time correctly ?
Great video, thanks. The GMT function however was introduced by Longines 20 years earlier than Rolex.
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.
Glad it helped Javier!
I use this watch as a compass mostly. Good to know it tells time :)
I am watching this video in northern Alabama in August at 1700 CST. So your example worked perfectly for me.
Proud owner of a Batman. love it. Thanks for the recap, as said mobile destroys all the fun and style.
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.. :/
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?
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.
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."
That's funny and most expensive timer ever...you look good watching time
agree, confuse , sorry not helpful.
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
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.. :/
@@benjaminsavage4204 The hour hand shows your local time, the GMT hand shows GMT on the dial and your third timezone on the bezel.
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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.
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!
@@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..
1:35 in fact GMR-master II did not entirely replace the GMT-master which was still made as 16700 untill 1999 !
@@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
@@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.
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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.
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!
@@CrownandCaliber Now that just seems silly...you might as well go back to using a slide rule or an abacus!
@@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?
@@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.
......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.
Best GMT tutorial on TH-cam 👌🏾
Wow, feel like the music is superfluous.
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??
The one and only video that explains clearly the GMT functions!
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.
Confused me also, going by the the bezel it says 2200 but 2300 on the face
GMT watch scale is 24 hrs. That means 11:00 on scale is 10 pm, 11:30 is 11 pm, 12 is 12 pm
Finally a video that explains it perfectly
Thanks for this. My Rootbeer is due in December. Now I can do more than just admire its looks!
Is there an online class for this complication? I might have to watch this twice. :)
Haha Wolf Man! It becomes much easier to learn hands on with an actual GMT watch in front of you. Thanks for watching!
This is great. Just picked up my 1st gmt, a TAG aquaracer
After setting the three time zones, the GMT time is showing 23:00 not 22:00. Please explain
This information is golden considering we're in the age where the masses rely on cellphones and smart watches.
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I'm confused at 4:19 - shouldn't the GMT hand be at 10 instead of 11?
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
Yes, he made a mistake. I have noticed that as well.
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.
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.
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).
I dont understand. If you can see where the sun is basically you can tell where N is.
Thank you for your explanation and good video with lot of varient shots closeups. I hope your channel grows more .
Wow this is actually useful
The first time i watched it, was 2 years ago I didn't understand a thing..... But now I got everything ♥️
Surely in the 2nd example the GMT hand is showing 23:00 not 22:00 ?
I love setting my GMT hand to GMT and then using the bezel to change time zones
That is the professional's way of using it.
This is the best video I've seen on GMT and Compass feature. Well done!
At 4:17 when you show the three times, isn’t GMT time Either 14:00 by the bezel or 11 PM by the time where the red GMT arrow is. I don’t see where you get the 2 PM/10 PM reading.
The red hand is a 24 hour hand it moves half as slow as the hour marker it only makes one rotation per day so in an hour it's gonna be pointing at 15 on the bezel halfway between 11 and 12 which would be 11pm. You just gotta remember what the bezel would be in that spot if not shifted to track the 3rd time zone it's not using the 12 hour indices
@@mianrowan But where does he get the 2 PM 10 PM reading that he said
@@jasminespencer3992 22 is 10pm it's at the 22 position regardless of what the bezel says
@@jasminespencer3992 22 is 10pm where the bezel would be if it wasn't shifted and 14 is 2pm
@@mianrowan Awesome hey thank you very much for explaining that
As always all the experts in the comments section...nice video.
Just got the left hand sprite … this helps a ton
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!
Hey Maverick,
Thanks!
MAMACOO is one of my favorite watch manufacturers they do offer beautifull dials, good workmanship & moovements.That smooth sweeping second hand is truly mesmerizing！
They're shit. Don't buy one.
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.
I learned today.
This explained it the best. Thanks
Best explanation until now! Thanks for you video!
How do you know GMT time is 2200 hours by looking at that dial?
Very interesting watch. Great video 👍
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You have done so easy what others have a hard time with you made it easy peasy thanks 🙏🏼
Thanks for your information
This video is amazing!
Thank you for the videos !
Very informative video and the compass hack is amazing! Where did you learn it as it’s not mentioned on Rolex material
04:19 the GMT hand is at 23:00, not 22:00...Then at 04:20 the GMT hand magically changes back an hour to the 22:00 position!🤔
Wow! Compass too? Didn’t know that one. Thanks!!
Picked up a MAMACOO's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!
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.
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!
Best video I've seen explaining the GMTII functions. Never knew it was a compass too.
Great video, Thank you for the amazing functionality review
Excellent video; both comprehensive and concise. Thank you.
I don’t understand the 3 time zones. How do you get 10pm for gmt? 22 is at the 3 o’clock position and there are no hands pointing in that direction.
For gmt time you have to remember what would normally be there if the bezel wasn't rotated which was 22 before moving it has nothing to do with pointing at 11 which is confusing many people in an hour it'll be pointing at 15 on the bezel which is halfway between 11 and 12 and would be 23 if the dial wasn't rotated
How to use it as a compass on the sothern hemisphere?
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)?
Thanks for the vid! Suggestion: add Klingon subtitles in English to fully explain the GMT/22 subject (popular trick for video revisions).
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!
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….
MAMACOO！Every time you exhibit one of these watches I become super tempted to get one.
i just tested the compas function with my explorer 2
it actually works
NIIICE
is same seiko 5 gmt?
yes out of tech but still working and i love it.. i have 2 iphone and 1 ipad and still looking in the wall calendar for the date. haha
Instruction starts at 2:25.
Hero
2:28 He finally stops yapping and gets on with it.
I've had my gmt for 21 yeas and never knew about the compass feature.. cool
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?
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!
love these
I have exactly same rolex pepsi like in this video. I bought it in Turkey at a greyt price 200 usd 🙂 Works just fine.
Sorry mate but there's so little chance that that's a real rolex
@@tingtinghwe8742 of course you are right 😀 but it gives me same pleasure like original
That is a genius invention
How do you read for x hour and 30 min differences as some time zones in asia and US are usually
My favorite sports watch is GMT Master II Pepsi and have one. 🤩
True and correct information at a glans 🙏
He keeps saying 22:00, but setting on 23:00. Am i missing something??
I don't see how it's set on 23 are you thinking that cause of the 11 hour hand
24 hour analogue watch or military watch, do Rolex has a watch with main 24 hour dial?
Thanks
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.
Rolex GMT2 Batman owner and very happy with Performance and functionality
Good information. Thank you
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.
I love my Squale Tropic GMT!