I saw that. I’m not as sure as I was on the GMT. Something about the hand length, dial, bezel relationship doesn’t quite work for me.
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Looks good Joe. Congrats!
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Thanks but that’s Matt’s wrist. It will look bigger on mineSteve O. wrote:Looks good Joe. Congrats!
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I’m on the other side of the fence. I applaud Matt for making a GMT with a functional timing bezel.
Everyone seems to make a GMT with a 24 hour scale rotating bezel insert which I find kinda pointless. I much prefer the 24 hour scale to be printed on the rehaut and allow me to have a timing bezel for everyday tasks.
The fact Matt the 24 hour scale rotatable to track a third time zone is just icing on the gravy (to quote Yogi) although it is a feature I’d likely never use. Two zones is confusing enough.
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I agree with you. By adding a rotating internal bezel, I think it adds to the real estate out past the ends of the hands and that’s what throws it off to me. A simple fixed chapter ring with the 24 hour scale would’ve let the hands be longer. As for the outer bezel being a count down, I think it’s great.Ryeguy wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:20 amI’m on the other side of the fence. I applaud Matt for making a GMT with a functional timing bezel.
Everyone seems to make a GMT with a 24 hour scale rotating bezel insert which I find kinda pointless. I much prefer the 24 hour scale to be printed on the rehaut and allow me to have a timing bezel for everyday tasks.
The fact Matt the 24 hour scale rotatable to track a third time zone is just icing on the gravy (to quote Yogi) although it is a feature I’d likely never use. Two zones is confusing enough.
Like you said, two time zones are enough, and a timing bezel is more useful. That’s what I like so much about the Diver 1, the main hands and the dial make the watch very readable at a glance, and the bezel makes cooking rice a snap. That’s the watch I’d like to see with a date. White numbers on a black wheel so it’s there when you look for it, and not so much when you don’t.
Nobody makes exactly the watch I want. Even the GS quartz GMT is a movable bezel away from perfecto.
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This analog GMT set-up seems very functional and easy to use. Just did a little reading on 24-hour hand functionality. Learned a lot, and learned that I didn't know much about that function. Matt's choice seems to be simplest method for my feeble head to read a second time zone and retain the countdown feature.
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I like it a lot. Yes I would be fine with two time zones but actually like the movable 24 hour bezel (and the red crown). I prefer a diver’s timing bezel instead of a count down, but its not a deal breaker for me. The lug to lug may be a deal breaker for my girly wrist, but I’ll try one out anyways... should wear fine in a rubber strap.
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Do we know the specs on this one yet? If it’s the same as the three hander then it will probably be fine for you. I also have a small wrist (6.5”) and it wears very well.Joeprez wrote:I like it a lot. Yes I would be fine with two time zones but actually like the movable 24 hour bezel (and the red crown). I prefer a diver’s timing bezel instead of a count down, but its not a deal breaker for me. The lug to lug may be a deal breaker for my girly wrist, but I’ll try one out anyways... should wear fine in a rubber strap.
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Thanks for the feedback! I understand its the same case as the Diver-1.
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I’m not sure how often he’s here anymore, so you may want to email him through his website.JonCustis wrote:Mr. Graham,
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Yep, I’m tracking on that. I’m trying there as well.
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Great looking gear. I’ll be tracking Ares for sure.
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Oddly, this picture leads me to reverse part of what I said earlier. It’s the offset inner bezel that reminded me that there are +-15, 30, and 45 and minute time zones out there. All the GMT hands I’ve seen move only in full hour increments.
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Does anyone with a newer D1 have a ton of play in the bezel? I could be remembering incorrectly, but my previous ones were all rock solid. Wondering if he made a change to the bezel design or if something is up with the one I received today. I’m not on IG, so I don’t see any design updates he mentions there.
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Mine is an original release D-1, but the bezel has zero play. I’m not certain if anything changed over time with future releases, but the original was / is perfect so I’d hope not.Chocodove wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:01 pmDoes anyone with a newer D1 have a ton of play in the bezel? I could be remembering incorrectly, but my previous ones were all rock solid. Wondering if he made a change to the bezel design or if something is up with the one I received today. I’m not on IG, so I don’t see any design updates he mentions there.
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A couple of my first ones came off easily, but had zero play. The D1 my Dad has and my D1c both are rock solid and perfectly aligned.Ryeguy wrote:Mine is an original release D-1, but the bezel has zero play. I’m not certain if anything changed over time with future releases, but the original was / is perfect so I’d hope not.Chocodove wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:01 pmDoes anyone with a newer D1 have a ton of play in the bezel? I could be remembering incorrectly, but my previous ones were all rock solid. Wondering if he made a change to the bezel design or if something is up with the one I received today. I’m not on IG, so I don’t see any design updates he mentions there.
You might want to ping MG and ask.
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Thanks guys. I guess I will after the holidays. Didn’t want to bother him if it’s a planned change (a la the U1 bezel) that I didn’t know about.hoppyjr wrote:A couple of my first ones came off easily, but had zero play. The D1 my Dad has and my D1c both are rock solid and perfectly aligned.Ryeguy wrote:Mine is an original release D-1, but the bezel has zero play. I’m not certain if anything changed over time with future releases, but the original was / is perfect so I’d hope not.Chocodove wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:01 pmDoes anyone with a newer D1 have a ton of play in the bezel? I could be remembering incorrectly, but my previous ones were all rock solid. Wondering if he made a change to the bezel design or if something is up with the one I received today. I’m not on IG, so I don’t see any design updates he mentions there.
You might want to ping MG and ask.
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