The Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II displays some time in two different timezones simultaneously. Robust and versatile, is it doesn't ideal watch for traveling the globe.
Launched within 1955, the GMT-Master seen the rapid expansion involving intercontinental travel in the subsequent half of the 20th century. The idea even became the official see of Pan Am, essentially the most well known American international airline almost daily. A true “tool watch”, typically the GMT-Master has been continuously much better to offer higher and higher technical functionality. In 1982, Rolex introduced the latest movement that allowed often the hour hand to be fixed independently of the other arms. To clearly mark this kind of evolution, the model pre-loaded with the optimized movement ended up being named GMT-Master II.
One instrument, a lot of time zones
The GMT-Master II has an instantly renowned design with a gradient board available in various two-colour mixtures - the lower half symbolising daytime and the upper 1 / 2 representing nighttime.
The GMT-Master II characteristics traditional hour, minute as well as second hands, a triangular-tipped 24-hour hand and a bidirectional rotating bezel with a 24-hour Cerachrom bezel that features the time in two zones of time simultaneously: local time and some sort of reference time, or community time and the time in another time-zone.
The new GMT-Master II is powered with the 3285 self-winding mechanical activity, a movement entirely designed and manufactured by Rolex. It is just a perfect embodiment of engineering, excelling in precision, reserve of power, convenience and reliability. Its equipped with a unique blue Parachrom hairspring and features the actual patented Chronergy escapement. The energy reserve of this movement is actually extended to approximately 80 hours.
High tech ceramic
The Cerachrom bezel is made by Cartier from an extremely hard ceramic without hassle. This high-tech material will be virtually scratchproof and maintains its vibrant colour after some time. Rolex broke new terrain in 2013 with the introduction of the first two-colour, one-piece ceramic bezel - one half blue, the other black. One year later, the brand introduced a red-colored and blue Cerachrom frame - the original colours to the GMT-Master. It conducted amazing research to develop a reddish ceramic that met their aesthetic and quality criteria.
Over the years, Rolex has introduced other colour combos such as brown and african american (2018) and green and also black (2022) - while using crown and crown brdge on the left side of the case and the particular date display at 9 o’clock. Its latest innovation could be the grey and black Cerachrom bezel, which debuted inside 2023 on the yellow gold Rolesor GMT-Master II, as well as a variation made entirely of 16 ct yellow gold.