I dont like the 48 click Tudor GMT 41 bezel

[Watch out]

So, as the title states, not a big fan of the 48 click Tudor GMT bezel. I much prefer the 24 click Rolex GMT bezels. I imagine the number of clicks is machined into the steel bezel and that controls the number of clicks. Honestly, I feel the half time zones are rare and not very useful. I say this as a person who travels for a living and is constantly crossing time zones all over the world. To be completely honest, I don't turn the bezel much, but when I do to get a third time, the extra clicks are most of the time useless and a nuisance.

Is there an aftermarket bezel or OEM Tudor that has 24 clicks like the Rolex GMTs? I would like it to be as OEM looking as possible.

Thanks in advance

[77T]

Originally Posted by Watch out

So, as the title states, not a big fan of the 48 click Tudor GMT bezel. I much prefer the 24 click Rolex GMT bezels. I imagine the number of clicks is machined into the steel bezel and that controls the number of clicks. Honestly, I feel the half time zones are rare and not very useful. I say this as a person who travels for a living and is constantly crossing time zones all over the world. To be completely honest, I don't turn the bezel much, but when I do to get a third time, the extra clicks are most of the time useless and a nuisance.

Is there an aftermarket bezel or OEM Tudor that has 24 clicks like the Rolex GMTs? I would like it to be as OEM looking as possible.

Thanks in advance

Before you do that, consider an option.

You can keep the Tudor 100% original by having your watchmaker pull off the entire bezel. Then have the click spring removed. Then reinstall the bezel.

Blessed silence.


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[Watch out]

Originally Posted by 77T

Before you do that, consider an option.

You can keep the Tudor 100% original by having your watchmaker pull off the entire bezel. Then have the click spring removed. Then reinstall the bezel.

Blessed silence.


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True, but the 1 hour per click is a nice reference.. 5 time zones, 5 clicks. I know it seems silly and a trivial complaint, but all those extra clicks do nothing except give extra clicks.

[Andad]

I'm sorry for you - sell the Tudor.

I am annoyed that my 166713LB only has 24 clicks.

[Dan Pierce]

I prefer the 48, although a smooth bezel would certainly be in Tudor's DNA.
dP

[brandrea]

I didn’t realize they had 48 clicks.

[Kevin of Larchmont]

The good news is that it sounds like it’s time for a new watch!

[502 to Right]

I go the other way. I prefer GMT bezels that click 60 or 120 times (or have no clicks--free turning). Reason being that I use them as a timing bezel like a diver far more often than I need to turn the bezel to measure an additional time zone.

[georgekart]

Originally Posted by Watch out

Is there an aftermarket bezel or OEM Tudor that has 24 clicks like the Rolex GMTs?

Not saying there definitively isn't one, but I would be surprised if it exists. And while I agree with you that one jump per one hour timezone change is superior, there's really nothing you can do about it. So if it's a dealbreaker for you, sell the watch.

[samson66]

I guess ask yourself how often you actually track three timezones at the same time. If the answer is rarely or never, the clicks don't matter.

Personally, I prefer 48 clicks since when I had a rotating bezel GMT, I found myself timing things with the bezel way more often than using it for timezones.

[LuxLemon]

If you ever visit Newfoundland Canada you’ll be glad for the 30 minute increment……

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by 502 to Right

I go the other way. I prefer GMT bezels that click 60 or 120 times (or have no clicks--free turning). Reason being that I use them as a timing bezel like a diver far more often than I need to turn the bezel to measure an additional time zone.

Originally Posted by samson66

I guess ask yourself how often you actually track three timezones at the same time. If the answer is rarely or never, the clicks don't matter.

Personally, I prefer 48 clicks since when I had a rotating bezel GMT, I found myself timing things with the bezel way more often than using it for timezones.

The rotating bezel, used as a simple timer, is a feature I appreciate more than any other besides telling time. I use it constantly.
dP

[Tools]

What!! I still have 60 clicks, another reason not to change.

I don't think that I could get used to having fewer clicks - the horror.

[SubDate]

Personally I do not like the fact that the modern Rolex GMT bezels no longer click like the Sub.

[77T]

Originally Posted by Tools

What!! I still have 60 clicks, another reason not to change.

I don't think that I could get used to having fewer clicks - the horror.

I am clickenvious- poor me - just have silky smooth glideful TOG.




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[1William]

Nice watch.

[Lesnerelli23]

You could maybe pay a place like Rolliworks to laser weld (fill in) the “extra” click divots on the underside of your bezel ???


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[rajurama]

Its great when you need to travel to mid hour time zone like India

[Stan Cooper]

Before I retired I traveled to India frequently on business and found 120 clicks to be useful.

[nighthawk77]

The 48 positions on my BBGMT Pepsi bezel never used to bother me. The 48 positions on my date wheel used to annoy the hell out of me though!!