If you are in business, a jet setter, or a globetrotter, it's a good idea to wear a watch that tells you what the time is
when you are away, but won't let you forget the time at home. In 1955, Pan Am was the first commercial airline to
perform a transcontinental flight. The Pan Am pilots found it was difficult to adjust to traveling through different
time zones and if they had a watch that could display a second time zone, they would feel less jetlagged. In
response to the rapid increase in commercial air travel the iconic GMT wristwatch was born out of a special
request from Pan American World Airways.
At that time, intercontinental travel was developing and airliners began to fly swiftly across several successive time
zones. Pilots and travelers alike wanted to know the time in various places in the world, such as at the airports of
departure and arrival.
If you travel over time zones for both pleasure and business you would want a watch that tells you the time and
date in both your destination and at home. Here at Hager we understand that because we travel overseas often
ourselves. The 75
th
Anniversary GMT watch allows the wearer to track 3 time zones at once.
The 24 hour hand (Shaped like a lance) can be independently set from the 12 hour hand, and the rotating ceramic
bezel, used in conjunction with the 24 hour hand, gives the ability to display multiple time zones at the same time. .
Like other luxury brands, the 75
th
Anniversary uses a 24 click bezel, one for each hour of the 24 hour hand. The
rotation system on the 75th allows the bezel to be turned in either direction, with a positive click in each of the 24
hour positions, without any possibility of an intermediate stop or accidental changes. The powerful spring
mechanism allows crisp, precise movements, and works reliably over time. Apart from securely indicating home
or reference time, the bezel can also be rotated to read a third time zone using the 24-hour hand. To find a watch
that is relatively inexpensive with a GMT function is not an easy thing to do. While it may be a simple complication,
it is still a complication, and that requires a complicated movement. The 75
th
edition uses MD7081 GMT movement
There simply aren’t that many competitors when you think of its specifications. A) wears very comfortably; B) looks
good with a suit and with a casual outfit; C) more water-resistant than other GMT and can actually be worn while
diving; and D) its make is impeccable, solid and suitable in almost any setting.
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