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JPMickB83 · 4 July 2018, 02:43 AM

I kind of like the softer, uni-directional action of the GMT. It was surprising and oddly satisfying the first time I used it. That said, I never actually use the bezel for a second (or third) timezone; I’ll just adjust the hour hand to local time with the GMT hand staying at home time. I will admit to fiddling with the bezel all the time though.

The Sub bezel is way more useful in everyday situations.

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Paul_I · 4 July 2018, 02:52 AM

YM bi-directional is ideal for me.

hbombkid · 4 July 2018, 05:04 AM

Bi-directional on a sub is what I vote for

I know that would defeat the purpose, but I have never used mine for any measurement and I doubt I ever will. It’s a pain to move it fully around if it’s off center lol. I would rather be able to one click clockwise to get it back to the 12 position.

affalterbach · 4 July 2018, 06:44 AM

I'm not a fan of the bezel action on the 6 digit dive models. The bezel's seem to move easily with light unintentional contact whereas the GMT bezels seem to move only on intentional contact.

McLovin · 4 July 2018, 06:55 AM

Mom

amphr1 · 15 July 2021, 06:34 AM

I was just going to start a new thread about this, but figure I would revive this old thread instead. I recently acquired the SD43, which I believe has the same bezel action as a sub. I also have a GMT batman. I've never really gave it much thought about the batman's action until I got the SD43. The SD43 is just so much more precise because of the short distance on each click. It only has to travel half a minute worth of length, so it feels precise. there's very little room to wiggle. In the GMT, you have to travel all of 5 minutes, that's 10 times the length of the sub's click. So it feels like you're pushing the bezel up a hill and then down a hill. I mean they are both effortless and well engineered and precise in the way it is supposed to function, but the fact that the Sub/SD travels 1/2 minute at a time inherently feels more precise.

View Poll Results: Which is your preferred bezel action?
Submariner style bezel	139	55.82%
GMT style bezel	97	38.96%
I don’t know. My bezel only moves when I bang my watch on something	13	5.22%
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4 July 2018, 02:52 AM	#32
Paul_I "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: USA Posts: 1,448	YM bi-directional is ideal for me. __________________

4 July 2018, 02:43 AM	#31
JPMickB83 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: DFW Posts: 302	I kind of like the softer, uni-directional action of the GMT. It was surprising and oddly satisfying the first time I used it. That said, I never actually use the bezel for a second (or third) timezone; I’ll just adjust the hour hand to local time with the GMT hand staying at home time. I will admit to fiddling with the bezel all the time though. The Sub bezel is way more useful in everyday situations. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

4 July 2018, 05:04 AM	#33
hbombkid "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: VA Watch: Sub 116610 Posts: 1,082	Bi-directional on a sub is what I vote for I know that would defeat the purpose, but I have never used mine for any measurement and I doubt I ever will. It’s a pain to move it fully around if it’s off center lol. I would rather be able to one click clockwise to get it back to the 12 position.

4 July 2018, 06:44 AM	#34
affalterbach "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Rob Location: USA Watch: Seiko SUN065P1 Posts: 359	I'm not a fan of the bezel action on the 6 digit dive models. The bezel's seem to move easily with light unintentional contact whereas the GMT bezels seem to move only on intentional contact.

4 July 2018, 06:55 AM	#35
McLovin "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA Watch: SubC Posts: 1,015	Mom

15 July 2021, 06:34 AM	#36
amphr1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: El Cerrito, CA Posts: 2,256	I was just going to start a new thread about this, but figure I would revive this old thread instead. I recently acquired the SD43, which I believe has the same bezel action as a sub. I also have a GMT batman. I've never really gave it much thought about the batman's action until I got the SD43. The SD43 is just so much more precise because of the short distance on each click. It only has to travel half a minute worth of length, so it feels precise. there's very little room to wiggle. In the GMT, you have to travel all of 5 minutes, that's 10 times the length of the sub's click. So it feels like you're pushing the bezel up a hill and then down a hill. I mean they are both effortless and well engineered and precise in the way it is supposed to function, but the fact that the Sub/SD travels 1/2 minute at a time inherently feels more precise.

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