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Old 14 June 2012, 02:33 AM   #1
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Jewels on a GMT
Just curious, how does one use the bezel on a GMT that has jewels,since there are not the 24 marks in numbers?
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Old 14 June 2012, 02:38 AM   #2
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You don't or you do it from memory.
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Old 14 June 2012, 02:56 AM   #3
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Good question......

Although I don't think people that would wear this would be thinking that much about the mechanics of how it works......
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Old 14 June 2012, 03:44 AM   #4
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Anyone wearing one of those monstrosities is not wearing the watch to tell time anyway.....
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Old 14 June 2012, 04:01 AM   #5
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Anyone wearing one of those monstrosities is not wearing the watch to tell time anyway.....
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Old 14 June 2012, 04:01 AM   #6
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Anyone wearing one of those monstrosities is not wearing the watch to tell time anyway.....
Well I would wear one of those monstrosities and I would make sure it tells the time.

Having said that, I'll have to admit that the GMT function is perhaps not used that much on such a model, one can always use it and remember which diamond marker means this or that number but I think a full gold regular GMT would probably be more useful in this rather blingy category. Still, I think it's quite a beautiful watch.
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Old 14 June 2012, 04:16 AM   #7
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You don't, use the GMT hand as a compass to steer you towards a PP,AP or JLC and flip it!
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Old 14 June 2012, 04:50 AM   #8
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[QUOTE=FeelingTheBlues;3356316]Well I would wear one of those monstrosities and I would make sure it tells the time.



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Old 14 June 2012, 04:57 AM   #9
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Just curious, how does one use the bezel on a GMT that has jewels,since there are not the 24 marks in numbers?
You can still use the bezel, since there are 12 diamond markers on it. You simply designate the triangular one as 24 and then the others as 2, 4, 6, 8, etc.
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Old 14 June 2012, 05:18 AM   #10
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You can still use the bezel, since there are 12 diamond markers on it. You simply designate the triangular one as 24 and then the others as 2, 4, 6, 8, etc.
Well if it's that easy to solve, let's work on measuring Units per Hour on this one!

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Old 14 June 2012, 06:27 AM   #11
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Anyone wearing one of those monstrosities is not wearing the watch to tell time anyway.....
Why else would you wear one? It's really not that difficult to use the bezel. It's a pretty cool Pepsi!
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Old 14 June 2012, 06:31 AM   #12
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Old 14 June 2012, 06:46 AM   #13
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Old 14 June 2012, 02:33 PM   #14
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Thank you Adam!

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Why else would you wear one? It's really not that difficult to use the bezel. It's a pretty cool Pepsi!
Is this really yours? What a great watch!

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TRF can be cruel place at times lol
One cannot simply post pictures of a blingy watch on TRF...
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Old 14 June 2012, 05:45 PM   #15
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Anyone wearing one of those monstrosities is not wearing the watch to tell time anyway.....
It does tell the time and you can still do that 'compass thing' with it.

Certainly makes a statement.
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Old 14 June 2012, 09:43 PM   #16
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Well if it's that easy to solve, let's work on measuring Units per Hour on this one!

This one is easy. If the sweep hand stops in the red/orange zone you are going really fast and the more blue, purple you get the slower you are going. Hah think of it as a mood ring for a race car driver.
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Hah think of it as a mood ring for a race car driver.
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This one is easy. If the sweep hand stops in the red/orange zone you are going really fast and the more blue, purple you get the slower you are going. Hah think of it as a mood ring for a race car driver.
That's priceless!

You can also use it to calculate the time it takes for your coffee to get cold enough to be drank...
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Anyone wearing one of those monstrosities is not wearing the watch to tell time anyway.....
Agreed!
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Old 15 June 2012, 12:13 PM   #20
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Is this really yours? What a great watch!



One cannot simply post pictures of a blingy watch on TRF...
Thanks Carl, yes it's really mine; bought it on a whim and I really do like it on my wrist. I am NOT a "bling" guy by nature but I fell in love with this GMT when I slipped it on. It is better received other places than TRF!
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Old 15 June 2012, 12:36 PM   #21
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Thanks Carl, yes it's really mine; bought it on a whim and I really do like it on my wrist. I am NOT a "bling" guy by nature but I fell in love with this GMT when I slipped it on. It is better received other places than TRF!
Well in this case you should show it to me more often, I'll admire it like it deserves to be admired!
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Old 15 June 2012, 12:52 PM   #22
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I actually like all of these watches - including the rainbow Daytona. It keeps the world a little more interesting.
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