New Steinhart GMT

[sierra11b]

I find it hilarious that not one, but two, homages of the Pan Am were brought to market before the MKII.

We all can agree It's a much better business plan than Yao's ... Use Yao's koolaid drinkers to gauge interest on design and pull the rug out. I bet drawing board to completed watch took lees combined time than Yao's been sick the last four years.

[dnslater]

Edit: double post sorry, tapatalk fuckup

Triple post. Bumping your post count to get into the Oris forum I see.

[toxicavenger]

stolen pics from WatchURsHIT

honestly I think this watch takes a deuce on anything Yao-the-clown put out

[Jeep99dad]

stolen pics from WatchURsHIT

honestly I think this watch takes a deuce on anything Yao-the-clown put out

It's hot. I don't even really like Steinhart but would wear this. Just the mvt isn't a true GMT, I'd like to see how it fares long term.

[toxicavenger]

^^I don't the older Rolex Gmt's had a "real" gmt movement either.

But I agree longevity wise we will see how it goes.

[JBZ]

^^I don't the older Rolex Gmt's had a "real" gmt movement either.

But I agree longevity wise we will see how it goes.

That's correct. The only way to track a different time zone on the old ones was to rotate the bezel; there was no way to independently adjust the hour hand from the 24 hour hand. The GMT didn't introduce the independent hour hand until the 3085 movement. The old 1655 Explorer II's were the same, without a rotating bezel - they were originally designed for cave explorers so they could keep track of day and night while underground.

[justsellbrgs]

Yao must be counting his deposit $$$.

.... if only he can push the idea along to the next level ---- something like DeVos and Amway and have buyers make a commission on watches they sell, and so on....

[Jeep99dad]

Anyone here buy the Steinhart or preorder the Squale?

[deepcdvr]

Anyone here buy the Steinhart or preorder the Squale?

Ah mon vieux. Don't do it lol

You will have it for sale in a week lol

[JBZ]

Anyone here buy the Steinhart or preorder the Squale?

Ah mon vieux. Don't do it lol

You will have it for sale in a week lol

Have you seen this movie before?

[Jeep99dad]

Anyone here buy the Steinhart or preorder the Squale?

Ah mon vieux. Don't do it lol

You will have it for sale in a week lol

Une prédiction logique :-)

[r.palace]

Anyone here buy the Steinhart or preorder the Squale?

Ah mon vieux. Don't do it lol

You will have it for sale in a week lol

Une prédiction logique :-)

You don't need to know French to know what that means

[hoppyjr]

Anyone here buy the Steinhart or preorder the Squale?

Ah mon vieux. Don't do it lol

You will have it for sale in a week lol

Une prédiction logique :-)

You don't need to know French to know what that means

I think it translates to "I want to try the Tudor Pelagos"

[Joeprez]

A LOT of thought went into this one... dome, roulette, radial gradient dial... etc etc BONUS: no one will say Rolex as these didn't really exist... interesting.

That's actually a bone of contention amongst the Rolex cognoscenti. Some say the white dialed GMT was produced at some point (I think specifically for Pan Am pilots), but no one has been able to produce an example AFAIK. However, whether or not it actually ever existed, I have a hard time seeing how anyone could deny this is a Rolex inspired piece.

Bumping due to today's article on Hodinkee:

https://www.hodinkee.com/blog/Albino-GMT-Master-6542

[marchone]

Speaking of true GMT watches ... possibly the best, most functional GMT watch on the market today is the Seiko Astron line. In particular the latest 8X series. 40 time zones including 15, 30 and 45 minute offsets in odd time zones. All made possible by GPS synchronization.

Whether or not the size and style appeals to you it's functionality can't be denied.

[gwells]

it's more functional, but not nearly as sexy looking as the rolex GMTs

[marchone]

That's true for now. Brett suggested we may see more traditional versions coming out in a year or two. I wouldn't hold my breath for a Rolex copy though.

[sierra11b]

^^I don't the older Rolex Gmt's had a "real" gmt movement either.

But I agree longevity wise we will see how it goes.

Miss my 1675 but it was a bit of a hassle in rotation with other watches. No quick set (which started with the 16750 IIRC) and no independent hour hand.

I'd usually wear it for a week, put on something else for the remainder of the month, then wait until it got about 24-48hrs ahead of the date the 1675 had stopped running before re-setting.

[JBZ]

A LOT of thought went into this one... dome, roulette, radial gradient dial... etc etc BONUS: no one will say Rolex as these didn't really exist... interesting.

That's actually a bone of contention amongst the Rolex cognoscenti. Some say the white dialed GMT was produced at some point (I think specifically for Pan Am pilots), but no one has been able to produce an example AFAIK. However, whether or not it actually ever existed, I have a hard time seeing how anyone could deny this is a Rolex inspired piece.

Bumping due to today's article on Hodinkee:

https://www.hodinkee.com/blog/Albino-GMT-Master-6542

Cool stuff Joe! Thanks for the link.

[Dedalus]

A LOT of thought went into this one... dome, roulette, radial gradient dial... etc etc BONUS: no one will say Rolex as these didn't really exist... interesting.

That's actually a bone of contention amongst the Rolex cognoscenti. Some say the white dialed GMT was produced at some point (I think specifically for Pan Am pilots), but no one has been able to produce an example AFAIK. However, whether or not it actually ever existed, I have a hard time seeing how anyone could deny this is a Rolex inspired piece.

Bumping due to today's article on Hodinkee:

https://www.hodinkee.com/blog/Albino-GMT-Master-6542

Thanks for the link, Joe. The 6542 has long been one of my all-time favourite Rolex references, but to see a piece (in the metal) previously thought to exist only in WIS fairytales would be something else.

[jeckyll]

That Steinhart looks really good. I may try one. One went quickly on 'recon over the weekend I think.