Hodinkee Editors Talking About The Best GMT Watches of 2024

March 27, 2024

It's Wednesday, which means it's another episode of Hodinkee Radio. In addition to the podcast feed, each episode also has video, so swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It's being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find your podcasts (might we recommend Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or TuneIn). This week, James and Danny join the show to talk about GMTs. The past few years have seen an increase in the popularity of the travel watch. It feels like hardly a week goes by without an exciting, often affordable, new GMT. So today, we're talking about the wide world of everyone's favorite travel complication. In part kick-started by the 2018 release of Tudor's Black Bay GMT, fans of travel watches have witnessed a mounting of arms. This was spurred even further by the 2022 introduction of the budget-minded Miyota 9075, a movement from the Citizen Group that features an independently adjustable local hour hand.All of this has led to increased competition in the space and has made for a buyer's market that manages to offer an incredible amount of variety. James, Danny, and I talk about some of our favorite recent takes on the GMT, from smaller boutique brands up to larger marks like Tudor and Longines.? Show Notes 5:20:Morgan Gilbreath7:10: LaViolette Foundation11:45: A Week on the Wrist: Seiko SBP38112:30:A Week on the Wrist: Tudor Black Bay GMT16:57: Bulova's New Wilton GMT Is a Game Changer (the first watch to use the Miyota 9075)17:42: Hands-On: Lorier Hydra III18:25: Mido Ocean Star for Hodinkee Limited Edition19:10: Longines Zulu Time Limited Edition for Hodinkee20:50:Hands-On: Nodus x Raven Trailtrekker22:45:A Week On The Wrist: Seiko's New Affordable GMT Is a Force To Be Reckoned With23:50:From Rolex to Holy Trinity: Our Predictions, Projections & Wild Guesses For The Watch World In 202328:15:Introducing: The Arken Alterum Is A Clever Titanium Travel Timer30:25: Hands-On: Longines Spirit Zulu Time in 39mm31:33:The Longines Hydroconquest GMT35:43:Tudor Black Bay GMT with opaline dial35:48:Hands-On: Tudor Black Bay Pro39:25:Hands-On: The Hamilton Khaki Field Expedition