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Hannibal · 20 October 2007, 12:26 AM

Mine is tunes on the GMT time....
Here we have a summer time (GMT+2)....

ldmarcht · 20 October 2007, 12:55 AM

I have two great children who travel internationally quite often, so when one of them is overseas I set the 24 hr hand to their time zone "where ever" other wise I have it at my local time zone and jump the 12 hr hand around to the time zones I travel too on a weekly basis. It is VERY much an appreciated feature on the watch. The red and blue bezel is likewise indespenable when the kids are international....

astcell · 20 October 2007, 02:07 AM

12 hour time is local, 24hr time is set to Tampa, Florida.

Moose · 20 October 2007, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BigHat

As a former Naval Aviator I realize the value and utility of a dual time watch.

So if you aren't traveling, where do you keep the 24 hour hand?

Hey BigHat. I am a former Naval Aviator too. I flew Prowlers in the Gulf and med in the 80's and 90's. What did you fly? Since I fly my own plane now, I don't hop between as many time zones as I used to. I keep the 24 Hour hand on Zulu time since it is handy for weather and flight planning.

blackeagle · 20 October 2007, 06:39 AM

Green arrow set to Tripoli, Libya.

BigHat · 24 October 2007, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moose

Hey BigHat. I am a former Naval Aviator too. I flew Prowlers in the Gulf and med in the 80's and 90's. What did you fly? Since I fly my own plane now, I don't hop between as many time zones as I used to. I keep the 24 Hour hand on Zulu time since it is handy for weather and flight planning.

Sorry for the delayed response. Didn't tag the thread and stumbled across it today.

I was a USMC variety NA and flew mostly CH-46 helos. Taught AI at Schools Command (Aero and Nav) and flew NFO studs out at VT-10 ('85-'88). That helped me get some additional F/W time.

Thanks for the input. Sadly, I do zero flight planning, so after fooling around for awhile I've opted keep the 24 hour hand on "home" and adjust the main hour hand to the current local.

Take care,
Matt

mborkow · 24 October 2007, 08:34 AM

i track 3 time zones with my watch:
12 hour hand is set to local time (PST)
24 hour hand is set to GMT
3rd time zone is tracked by rotating the bezel. half my team works in china so i always have the bezel rotated so 8 is at the 12 o'clock position

in fact, i just came back from our office in china and i never had to adjust my watch for local time :-)

Paulie · 24 October 2007, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Moose

Hey BigHat. I am a former Naval Aviator too. I flew Prowlers in the Gulf and med in the 80's and 90's.

I just love the (E)A-6!!! I had models of it and the B-52 when growing up hanging from the ceiling.

A-6's are still flying (at least Prowlers are), where's the F-14???? Exactly!

East Bay Rider · 24 October 2007, 09:27 AM

Home. My brother lives in Denmark. If I'm ever needing to keep track of his time zone I'll just rotate the bezel.

BigHat · 24 October 2007, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paulie

I just love the (E)A-6!!! I had models of it and the B-52 when growing up hanging from the ceiling.

A-6's are still flying (at least Prowlers are), where's the F-14???? Exactly!

The F-14s are sitting in the desert. Haven't been in the operating forces for a few years.

Paulie · 24 October 2007, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigHat

The F-14s are sitting in the desert. Haven't been in the operating forces for a few years.

Exactly!

Like the B-52, old well built airframes, around long enough for the sons of the original flyers to pilot them.

Beef · 24 October 2007, 11:33 AM

I keep mine on Zulu out of habit. In Army SF and U.S.M.C. recon units all of our scheduled commo was scheduled by Zulu time. Now my kids always want to know what time it is in London (Harry Potter Time.)

Thani · 24 October 2007, 11:50 AM

if i had a GMT master i would set mine to GMT time zone !

by the way thats what it made for???

Geoff · 24 October 2007, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris B

I always have the 24 hr set to "home time" & use the jump hour hand to set local time when I travel

ditto

BigHat · 24 October 2007, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thani

if i had a GMT master i would set mine to GMT time zone !

by the way thats what it made for???

True enough. The genesis of the watch was to serve airline pilots that operate in Zulu time as do much of the military. As a practical matter though, a GMT watch is a dual time watch and can be set to meet the needs of the individual. Many individuals have travel or international business requirements as much as the need to know Zulu time.

fly-dad · 25 October 2007, 03:54 AM

I also keep it set to Zulu. When I travel to a different time zone I use the hour jump to set the local time where I am at and I live in Hawaii so I rotate the bezel 10 clicks clockwise for Hawaii local time (zulu -10). If you know the local time from Zulu, all I ever have to do is rotate the bezel forward or backwards to the new time zone.

f16570 · 25 October 2007, 05:39 AM

Exp II, set to GMT and hour hand set when travelling.

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Jazzbo · 23 December 2007, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigHat

So if you aren't traveling, where do you keep the 24 hour hand?

Interesting question and discussion. Just got my TT GMTII less than 2 weeks ago, and I set the 24hr hand to "local" time (EST, right now). I do find that I use the bezel to rotate it back 3 hours so that I can instantly know what time it is in California (PST), which is where a lot of folks with whom I work are located.

But the suggestion of setting the 24hr hand to GMT (and leaving it there) is intriguing.. I kind of like that! I may try it and see how it goes.

I do have to say I am finding that 2nd time zone and the bezel FAR more useful than I originally anticipated!

joey m · 23 December 2007, 01:13 PM

I permanently set the 24 hour time to "Eruo" time, as i have friends there, and make the occasional Skype call. Therefore, i'd like to know the time in Europe before i call, in case they're still sleeping!

Leighton · 23 December 2007, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris B

I always have the 24 hr set to "home time" & use the jump hour hand to set local time when I travel

Same here as well.

USMCsilver · 23 December 2007, 02:13 PM

Military time on my time zone. If out of country, still, military time of my time zone.

thomas311 · 23 December 2007, 03:35 PM

what is Zulu time?

sorry for the dumb question. i was hoping someone else would ask before i posted. ha.

BigHat · 23 December 2007, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by thomas311

what is Zulu time?

sorry for the dumb question. i was hoping someone else would ask before i posted. ha.

Zulu time equals GMT. If I recall correctly it reflects alphabetical designations of certain time zones.

http://www.mthurricane.com/Greenwich..._Time_zulu.htm

24 October 2007, 09:27 AM	#39
East Bay Rider "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: East Bay RI Watch: GMT-II 16710LN Posts: 12,055	Home. My brother lives in Denmark. If I'm ever needing to keep track of his time zone I'll just rotate the bezel. __________________ I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46

24 October 2007, 11:33 AM	#42
Beef "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,824	I keep mine on Zulu out of habit. In Army SF and U.S.M.C. recon units all of our scheduled commo was scheduled by Zulu time. Now my kids always want to know what time it is in London (Harry Potter Time.) __________________ "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." "So you have enemies. Good. You must have stood up for something, sometime in your life." Winston Churchill

23 December 2007, 02:13 PM	#51
USMCsilver "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Sterling Location: Middle of SC Watch: Anniv. GMT II Posts: 908	Military time on my time zone. If out of country, still, military time of my time zone. __________________ The Original USMCsilver© ~~><~~

23 December 2007, 03:35 PM	#52
thomas311 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NorCal Watch: SD/LV Posts: 216	what is Zulu time? sorry for the dumb question. i was hoping someone else would ask before i posted. ha. __________________ using no way as way having no limitation as limitation

20 October 2007, 12:26 AM	#31
Hannibal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: François Location: France Watch: my wrist all day Posts: 41	Mine is tunes on the GMT time.... Here we have a summer time (GMT+2)....

20 October 2007, 12:55 AM	#32
ldmarcht Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Tucson, Arizona Watch: Rolex Daytona SS Posts: 150	I have two great children who travel internationally quite often, so when one of them is overseas I set the 24 hr hand to their time zone "where ever" other wise I have it at my local time zone and jump the 12 hr hand around to the time zones I travel too on a weekly basis. It is VERY much an appreciated feature on the watch. The red and blue bezel is likewise indespenable when the kids are international....

20 October 2007, 02:07 AM	#33
astcell "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Robert Location: Angelus Oaks, CA Watch: 116713 Posts: 6,828	12 hour time is local, 24hr time is set to Tampa, Florida.

20 October 2007, 06:39 AM	#35
blackeagle Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: virginia Posts: 109	Green arrow set to Tripoli, Libya.

24 October 2007, 08:34 AM	#37
mborkow "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: san francisco Watch: gmt2c pam372 Posts: 842	i track 3 time zones with my watch: 12 hour hand is set to local time (PST) 24 hour hand is set to GMT 3rd time zone is tracked by rotating the bezel. half my team works in china so i always have the bezel rotated so 8 is at the 12 o'clock position in fact, i just came back from our office in china and i never had to adjust my watch for local time :-)

24 October 2007, 11:50 AM	#43
Thani Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Thani Location: Dubai UAE Watch: Milgauss 116400 GV Posts: 2,082	if i had a GMT master i would set mine to GMT time zone ! by the way thats what it made for???

25 October 2007, 03:54 AM	#46
fly-dad "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Peter Location: Maui Breach Watch: GMT IIc Posts: 230	I also keep it set to Zulu. When I travel to a different time zone I use the hour jump to set the local time where I am at and I live in Hawaii so I rotate the bezel 10 clicks clockwise for Hawaii local time (zulu -10). If you know the local time from Zulu, all I ever have to do is rotate the bezel forward or backwards to the new time zone.

25 October 2007, 05:39 AM	#47
f16570 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: F Location: Scotland Watch: Exp II White Face Posts: 4,272	Exp II, set to GMT and hour hand set when travelling. f

23 December 2007, 01:13 PM	#49
joey m "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joey Location: Sydney, Australia Watch: GMT Master II Posts: 72	I permanently set the 24 hour time to "Eruo" time, as i have friends there, and make the occasional Skype call. Therefore, i'd like to know the time in Europe before i call, in case they're still sleeping!

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