Technically, any analog watch can be used as a compass if you know what you’re doing. Assuming you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, all you need to do is hold the watch parallel to the ground and point ...

Historically, Rolex has effectively had a monopoly on GMT watches colloquially named after soft drinks. The original GMT-Master of the 1950s was nicknamed the “Pepsi” because of its signature blue and ...

A GMT watch is a classic summer pick, particularly for those who travel, those who wish they were traveling, and those who want the world to think they are well traveled. GMTs are GMTs (which stands ...

The best GMT watches under 1000 are part of a story going back to the dawn of the jet age. Pilots’ watches have been around for more than a century, but until the 1950s they didn’t have the stylish ...

If you travel frequently you may want to consider getting a GMT watch. What exactly is a GMT watch? Quite simply, it’s a watch that can show two or even three different time zones at once. It does ...

£1,300 is a lot of money for a Timex, but the new Atelier GMT Première M1a makes a surprisingly persuasive case for it. With a compact 38mm case, a Swiss automatic GMT movement, a sapphire crystal, an ...

It’s easy to forget now, but getting on an airplane was a big deal in the 1950s. Legendary modern architect Eero Saarinen was designing airports, first-class meant a steak dinner and a Manhattan at 10 ...

The jet engine—as first encountered by Allied pilots on the Messerschmitt Me-262 in the skies over Europe during WWII—changed it all. When the BOAC (British Overseas Airway Corporation) put the de ...

Apple’s new watchOS 7 introduces some new watch faces. One of them is called GMT watch face. It’s about time we took a look at that one. First of all, Apple did not just make this up, in name or ...

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