sacster 0 Posted August 3, 2011 My radioactive baby Kenny WIll you please explain to a noob what the function of the GMT hand is or is it just to indicate the GMT hour? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SB56667 155 Posted August 3, 2011 Tuesday .......... Nice one! Great match of the lume and the strap! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted August 3, 2011 Can't seem to get this off my wrist... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted August 3, 2011 My radioactive baby Kenny WIll you please explain to a noob what the function of the GMT hand is or is it just to indicate the GMT hour? GMT hour hand is for 24 hour format time but you can also set there any other time zone you want, so when you are abroad you will know what is the time at home etc. The Rolex GMT-Master wristwatch was originally designed in collaboration with Pan Am Airways and issued by the airline to their crews on transcontinental long-haul flights. ("GMT" in the name stands for Greenwich Mean Time). The watch has a convenient capability that was unique at the time as it enabled the crews to have GMT or another second time zone displayed. GMT is the time zone that is required for all aviation planning, weather forecasts, schedules and other paperwork. In addition as Inertial Navigation and Global Positioning System technologies did not yet exist, and aircraft were out of range of normal radio navigation beacons during transoceanic flights, an accurate GMT time source was essential for use with specialist sextants for astronavigation (obtaining geographical position by relative angles of the horizon, the sun and other stars). In fact the very first “Marine Chronometers†(the predecessors of more modern mechanical watches) were specifically developed for use in astronavigation on ships during the 1800s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Del 4,462 Posted August 3, 2011 It's the very lovely, and now unavailable, SOHv2 today! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiquita Fanjita 1,782 Posted August 3, 2011 Thought I'd give my old Monaco an airing today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midasmook 14 Posted August 3, 2011 Wednesday.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Archaon 4 Posted August 3, 2011 Just received yesterday... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gottahaverolex 0 Posted August 3, 2011 Today: 090 on KH strap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted August 3, 2011 was on this and switched to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kolchak 17 Posted August 3, 2011 Today: 090 on KH strap great picture. another pam goes on the list... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHOOQ 0 Posted August 3, 2011 You're going to start a trend, sol! But I'm actually wearing a Speedmaster today: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g.man 0 Posted August 3, 2011 That's an incredibly beautiful strap on the Speedmaster mate! Details would be nice. regards g.man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amuthon 0 Posted August 3, 2011 took the one with this nice back today :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LHOOQ 0 Posted August 3, 2011 That's an incredibly beautiful strap on the Speedmaster mate! Details would be nice. Thanks, and sure! I don't think he posts here, but this was a custom job that donerix (aka Hamilton Leather Straps) did for me at the start of the year. I was looking for something similar to the OEM curved-end croc, which is a beautiful and incredibly hard-to-find strap. However, I wanted one that was tailored to fit my smallish wrist (~6.5") and I didn't want to pay Omega $400 for the strap + $250 for the 16mm deployant! It took a few months of back-and-forth with ideas, measurements, diagrams, and photos. I'm very happy with how it turned out, and donerix has made other similar straps. Drop him a line! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted August 3, 2011 That's an incredibly beautiful strap on the Speedmaster mate! Details would be nice. Thanks, and sure! I don't think he posts here, but this was a custom job that donerix (aka Hamilton Leather Straps) did for me at the start of the year. I was looking for something similar to the OEM curved-end croc, which is a beautiful and incredibly hard-to-find strap. However, I wanted one that was tailored to fit my smallish wrist (~6.5") and I didn't want to pay Omega $400 for the strap + $250 for the 16mm deployant! It took a few months of back-and-forth with ideas, measurements, diagrams, and photos. I'm very happy with how it turned out, and donerix has made other similar straps. Drop him a line! I LOVE IT ! Please make an serie of photos for this combo !! REALLY NICE !§ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
