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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2011 11:02 am 
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they sold a s*** ton of bentley models at 9k, 675, gmt etc, and this is a better watch than they are... whats the big diff? the bentley gmt has been this price almost for years and sold well



As I hope I made clear, price is but one part of the equation for me. The other is styling. It falls apart for ME at the latter.

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I also got to try on the new B04 GMT recently. It was a lot nicer in the flesh than any of the press pictures. I looked at the blue dialled version. It was very attractive indeed.

However, what was not so attractive was the price and the size. Both were way to large for me.

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sharkman wrote:
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they sold a s*** ton of bentley models at 9k, 675, gmt etc, and this is a better watch than they are... whats the big diff? the bentley gmt has been this price almost for years and sold well



As I hope I made clear, price is but one part of the equation for me. The other is styling. It falls apart for ME at the latter.

i think we all know how you feel about the new styling, i cant say i disagree, im not much for the new bezels myself mostly.
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Am I right in thinking that the movement is similar to the rolex gmt. In other words the crown moves the 12hr main hand back & forth instead of the 24 hr gmt hand. If it does this would be the most practical mechanical gmt watch I've seen.
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My GUESS is that you unscre the crown and position one winds. Position 2 moves the date
In one direction and the gmt in the other, and the thirs position does the traditional time functions.

It's 24 hr gmt hand isn't it? I haven't held one yet.
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davo wrote:
Am I right in thinking that the movement is similar to the rolex gmt. In other words the crown moves the 12hr main hand back & forth instead of the 24 hr gmt hand. If it does this would be the most practical mechanical gmt watch I've seen.
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Yeah, same as the Rolex GMT.

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Willows wrote:
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Am I right in thinking that the movement is similar to the rolex gmt. In other words the crown moves the 12hr main hand back & forth instead of the 24 hr gmt hand. If it does this would be the most practical mechanical gmt watch I've seen.
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Yeah, same as the Rolex GMT.

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The Omega Great White functions the same way. Dose the Breilting have a quick change date? That's the down side of the Omega. To change the date you have to move the hour hand. The good thing is that the minutes and seconds continue to keep time as the hour hand is advanced forward or backwards.

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Is this what the DLC version will look like?

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Is this what the DLC version will look like?[/quote]


Haha, that's what I though when I first saw the picture.

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RXPete wrote:
Willows wrote:
davo wrote:
Am I right in thinking that the movement is similar to the rolex gmt. In other words the crown moves the 12hr main hand back & forth instead of the 24 hr gmt hand. If it does this would be the most practical mechanical gmt watch I've seen.
cheers


Yeah, same as the Rolex GMT.


The Omega Great White functions the same way. Dose the Breilting have a quick change date? That's the down side of the Omega. To change the date you have to move the hour hand. The good thing is that the minutes and seconds continue to keep time as the hour hand is advanced forward or backwards.


Nope, it doesn't have a quick set date. The date is tied to the 12 hour hand and will change when moving both forwards and backwards.
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For those who need a GMT the single greatest GMT watch is the Carl Bucherer traveltec GMT.

3 time zones all of which can be set independently of the time. Quick date set both forwards and backwards. It's a great watch for those who need to keep track of multiple timezones.

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mfserge wrote:
For those who need a GMT the single greatest GMT watch is the Carl Bucherer traveltec GMT.

3 time zones all of which can be set independently of the time. Quick date set both forwards and backwards. It's a great watch for those who need to keep track of multiple timezones.

you aint lyin, and its like barely more than the ling, and its awesome
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