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GMT/UTC<br />
GMT watches use a<br />
separate pointer hand<br />
to indicate the second<br />
time zone or GMT/<br />
UTC, which you can<br />
then use to calculate<br />
any time zone in the<br />
world if you know<br />
the UTC off set.<br />
New York, for<br />
example, is UTC<br />
minus fi ve hours.<br />
DUALTIME<br />
Dual time watches<br />
use two displays,<br />
sometimes one above<br />
the other, or a small<br />
subdial on the main<br />
dial, which indicates<br />
your home time,<br />
allowing you to set<br />
the bigger display<br />
to the time in the<br />
country where you<br />
are staying.<br />
WORLD<br />
TIME<br />
If you are a serious<br />
globe-trotter, consider<br />
a world-time watch.<br />
Th ese display the<br />
standard 24 hour time<br />
zones; a few even<br />
display the half-hours.<br />
Make sure the one<br />
you choose is readable;<br />
you need a magnifying<br />
glass to read some.<br />
BREITLING<br />
CHRONOMAT<br />
GMT<br />
Breitling Chronomat 44<br />
GMT is a chronograph h<br />
with a GMT pointer hand,<br />
using Breitling’s own innhouse movement, which ch<br />
is certifi ed by COSC, the<br />
exacting Swiss standards rds<br />
body. Th e watch comes s in a<br />
44mm stainless steel case, ase,<br />
water resistant to 500m. m.<br />
PRICE<br />
FRANCKMULLER R<br />
MASTERBANKER R<br />
LUNAR<br />
You don’t have to be a banker anker<br />
to appreciate the Master r<br />
Banker Lunar from Franck nck<br />
Muller, a triple-time zone ne<br />
marvel that comes complete plete<br />
with moon phase indicator tor<br />
and date. Th e time zone<br />
displays can be set to the e<br />
half hour.<br />
PRICE<br />
PATEKPHILIPPE<br />
WORLDTIME<br />
A watchmaking legend,<br />
the Patek Philippe World<br />
Time features a beautiful<br />
handmade cloisonné<br />
enamel map of the<br />
globe on the dial. Th is<br />
39.5mm timepiece is<br />
available in either yellow<br />
or white gold.<br />
PRICE<br />
INYELLOWGOLD<br />
INWHITEGOLD<br />
Twenty-Eight<br />
SEIKOANANTA<br />
SPRINGDRIVEGMT<br />
Seiko’s high-end line uses<br />
the revolutionary Spring<br />
Drive movement, shown<br />
here in the GMT version.<br />
Th e Spring Drive, in<br />
development for 28 years,<br />
features a host of innovations<br />
that produce a more effi cient<br />
and accurate mechanism.<br />
PRICE<br />
Timepieces display<br />
more than one time<br />
zone in a number<br />
of ways. Th e one that<br />
suits you best depends<br />
on how many<br />
zones you traverse<br />
VACHERON<br />
CONSTANTIN<br />
PATRIMONY<br />
TRADITIONNELLE<br />
WORLDTIME<br />
Th e complexity of the Geneva<br />
Seal movement allows this<br />
elegant world-time watch to<br />
display several 30-minute time<br />
zones. Th e movement is made<br />
up of 255 components and the<br />
world map is made night or<br />
day via a shaded sapphire disk.<br />
PRICE
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