THE ABILITY TO DISPLAY THE TIME IN TWO FAR-FLUNG POINTS ON THE GLOBE MIGHT SEEM ACADEMIC IN THIS LONG PERIOD OF COVID. YET LOCKDOWN OR NOT, THE GMT COMPLICATION REMAINS RIGHTLY POPULAR — AND IT ASSERTS ITS WEARER’S GLOBETROTTING CREDENTIALS AS FEW TIMEPIECES CAN
PANERAI LUMINOR LUNA ROSSA GMT — 44MM
PANERAI HAS INEVITABLY BROUGHT ITS DIVE-WATCH SCHTICK TO THE LUMINOR LUNA ROSSA GMT, AND THIS TOOL WATCH PAR EXCELLENCE IS NONE THE WORSE FOR IT. IT’S CERTAINLY HEFTY — 44MM IN DIAMETER AND 15.65MM THICK — BUT ITS DLCCOATED TITANIUM CASE MAKES THIS TIMEPIECE FAR LIGHTER THAN APPEARANCES MIGHT SUGGEST. A TWIN-BARREL CALIBRE P.9010GMT, OFFERING A DECENT THREE DAYS OF POWER, DRIVES THIS FOUR-HAND WATCH (TWO HOUR HANDS, MINUTES AND SMALL SECONDS), WHICH IS WATERRESISTANT TO AN IMPRESSIVE 30 BAR. AS IT’S INSPIRED BY ITALY’S 2021 AMERICA’S CUP CHALLENGER LUNA ROSSA, THE DIAL BEARS A SAIL-FABRIC DESIGN AND SPECIAL INSCRIPTION, WHILE THE CASEBACK LOGO DEPICTS THE RACING YACHT IN ACTION. FORZA ITALIA!
CHOPARD L.U.C GMT ONE
THE L.U.C GMT ONE COMES IN STEEL OR ROSE GOLD, BUT OF THE TWO WE RECKON THE LATTER — WITH A LUSCIOUS, LUSTROUS SUNBURST BROWN DIAL — HITS THE SWEET SPOT BANG ON. TWIN INTERNAL HOUR TRACKS — ONE MARKED IN 12- AND THE OTHER, WHICH ROTATES, IN 24-HOUR INCREMENTS — DISPLAY LOCAL AND REFERENCE TIME, WHILE SUPERLUMINOVA-COATED HOUR MARKERS KEEP THINGS VISIBLE AFTER DARK; A DATE WINDOW IS LOCATED AT 6 O-CLOCK. POWER COMES FROM CHOPARD’S COSCCERTIFIED L.U.C 01.10-L CALIBRE, WHICH PROVIDES A RESERVE OF 60 HOURS AND ALSO OFFERS A STOP-SECOND FUNCTION. WATER RESISTANCE OF 5 BAR IS REASONABLE FOR WATCH WITHOUT OVERLY SPORTING PRETENSIONS, WHILE THE BROWN ALLIGATOR STRAP COULD HARLDY BE MORE PERFECTLY MATCHED