Trident GMT - perfect travel/holiday watch?

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I wholeheartedly agree that taking only one watch on holidays is the way to go. Having done similar trips with two watches and only one recently it was much easier with just one. The second watch was always in my bag, but it put a bit of weight on my mind about it getting knocked around or lost when I could've just been wearing one.

A good water resistant watch that was not super expensive was great. A GMT would've been perfect.

If you can't on with the Trident hands there are plenty of other diver style GMT watches by other companies like Steinhart. An Ocean Vintage GMT maybe?
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I briefly owned the C60 GMT but couldn't get used to that hybrid bezel and large GMT hand. And when travelling, I really don't have a need to know the time in another time zone when I look at my watch for the local time. So the the regular C60 is the perfect travel/vacation watch for me.

The Alpina Alpiner GMT is a good alternative if you want a similar watch. A nice feature is the jumping hour hand when you want to adjust to a new time zone. And they are about the same price as a C60 GMT on the grey market.
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I think for all the reasons you have described Steve, the Trident GMT would be a perfect holiday watch, it's able to be both a smart or casual wearer.

My favourite combo would be the white face, red bezel version and I like the onion hands far more than say a sword hand.

Would be great for your next trip to Paphos!
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Some varied thoughts and opinions, and a lot of great replies! Thanks very much, everyone.

This was just by way of throwing a few ideas out. I have no idea whether or not I will go ahead with this. I wouldn’t mind following up Chris’ comment about the GMT hand being a bit of a pain. How so? I’m not familiar with the movement so any information would be valuable, please.

I also have a question about the bracelet. I have never worn a CW bracelet so would be interested to know what people think of the Trident bracelet. In particular is the micro adjustment good? That might be essential for summer holidays in hot places!

Many thanks. :thumbup:
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The Trident bracelet is great but unfortunately doesn't have any half links. Even with the sliding mechanism, I can't get a good fit under normal conditions.
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Hi Steve, the easiest way i can think of describing it is that to change an ETA GMT, you need to set the main ‘local time’ first and then reset the GMT hand back/forward to ‘home’ time as the GMT hand alters in accordance with the main hour hand. A Rolex GMT, for example, has a quick set hour hand which you can alter to the new local time without affecting the GMT hand. So, the ETA is a 2 step process, whereas the quickset GMT is just like altering a normal watch to local time and then back again. I’m not 100% certain, but i think that you do lose quickset date with quickset GMT though. Somebody else may be able to confirm this, or explain the differences in GMT movements better than me. On the bracelet, I have 2 of them and I think they are a fantastic bracelet and the ‘on the fly’ adjustment is perfect. The only thing I wish is that I could get hold of a 22mm fully brushed version instead of PCL’s. Hope this helps
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Thanks, Frank & Chris. That’s all really helpful. :thumbup:
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The bracelet with all links weighs 100g so that brings it to over 200g for the watch on bracelet. And unfortunately, that also is a reason why I don't wear my Tridents on a bracelet. For comparison, the 2017 Aquis on bracelet is 170g and that's about the same size and is much more comfortable for me.

But the weight may not be a big deal for others. I also prefer an all brushed bracelet. The PCLs scratch easily.

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I think you need to consider whether the extra for the GMT complication is worth the extra over the standard Trident.

I bought a GMT thinking it would be fantastic on holiday, but I only ever travel to mainland Europe, 1or 2 hours difference away, stay for a week and come home.

If you are travelling frequently and really need the GMT, or have family elsewhere in the world whereby it would be useful to know the time there, then I can see the appeal.

I sold my GMT having never really used the feature, don’t buy it just because you think it may be useful for you annual trip to Spain. I speak from experience here.

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^^^ I dont use it to its potential, but really like the look of GMT’s, and I like the orange hand on my Trident, it just adds an extra dimension to the looks, and also gives more strap options to bring out the hand colour and change the look up a little.
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Weight – I think the Speedy Moon watch on bracelet is rather more Lollobrigida than Shrimpton, and I got used to that.

GMT - thanks to Neil and Iain for raising that. At the moment I tend to go mainly to the GMT +2 area, in other words the Eastern Mediterranean. The main reason being that I can only travel in peak season, being tied to the school holidays. However, with retirement coming up (hopefully) in a couple of years, I am hoping to travel further afield at more congenial times of year. Not that I would really give a stuff what time it is in Dibley, but I suspect my family and friends would not be too open to being woken by a cheery phone call at 4 am from a semi-inebriated AVO! :lol:
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:I suspect my family and friends would not be too open to being woken by a cheery phone call at 4 am from a semi-inebriated AVO! :lol:
If you’re only semi inebriated by 4am then you clearly aren’t trying hard enough......
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iain wrote:
Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:I suspect my family and friends would not be too open to being woken by a cheery phone call at 4 am from a semi-inebriated AVO! :lol:
If you’re only semi inebriated by 4am then you clearly aren’t trying hard enough......
4 am UK time, old boy. So lunchtime snifters in the Far East or late evening Cuba Libres in the Carib. 8)
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:
iain wrote:
Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:I suspect my family and friends would not be too open to being woken by a cheery phone call at 4 am from a semi-inebriated AVO! :lol:
If you’re only semi inebriated by 4am then you clearly aren’t trying hard enough......
4 am UK time, old boy. So lunchtime snifters in the Far East or late evening Cuba Libres in the Carib. 8)
It was a tongue in cheek reply, but if you’re planning on starting at lunchtime and you’re still going at 4am then you’ve a stronger constitution than me. Sounds like you’ve a fantastic retirement planned!
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Post by Lavaine »

A dressy diver is the perfect 'one watch' for holidays. My Seamaster has become my regular companion when travelling somewhere that I am not worried about security, with my white dial/red bezel C60 or blue Mako serving the same purpose elsewhere. As to the GMT complication, that is up to you. I've always managed to survive without (although I now own a Airman GMT and will probably try it out on holidays sometime).
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