The world has evolved everywhere. We use things as our accessories, but wristwatches have different places in our hearts. It is still a need of almost every person in the society. Wristwatches show us timings immediately. But what if we are travelling to another country or timezone? A GMT watch (นาฬิกา GMT– which is the term in Thai) comes to our rescue and shows us the timing of both the places that we are travelling and the other one is a place that we belong to our home town. Because of this feature, GMT watches are the first preference of professionals travelling worldwide for work.
What Are GMT Watches?
GMT watches are the watches that work on the Greenwich Mean Time principle. With this principle, the watch can divide the timings into two time zones. It helps the wearer to know the timings of the place even if he is not present there. The GMT watch has an extra hand that shows the clock in 24 hours. The hand takes a round once a day with which the two timings get divided as per the setting that the wearer sets.
The GMT watches are available in different types. one of them is the traveller’s GMT, and the other is the office GMT. Both work in different ways, but their working principle is the same.
Essential Components Of GMT Watches
Every luxurious watch making brand uses different types of components in the GMT watch. But some of the common components that a GMT watch needs are as follows:
Dial: The GMT dial is one of the most complex components of a GMT watch as it needs to showcase and fit both the timezones in a limited area.
The fourth hand: the fourth hand is an essential component as it is the additional one and showcases the time of the country the wearer has set.
The case and the Bezel: The GMT watch needs a strong case so that the watch remains shockproof in any environment. Also, it needs a bezel designed such that it hides the function of the GMT watch and makes it look more beautiful.
Using And Reading The GMT Watch
The working principle of a GMT watch is unique from normal watches. Therefore, the way of using and reading it is also different. Only collecting and wearing the GMT watch is not enough. You should also know how to read it and set it according to different time zones.