The GMT IIc Phenomena...........

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I'll admit it... I'm a GMT wearer. I have been since about 1972 and they came out with a bezel I could live with.....

But........... I could count the number of GMT's I saw on peoples wrist during the year on one hand.. It was pretty much unknown outside pilot and ATC circles.. It just didn't seem to hold a candle to it's more muscular cousin, the Sub..

But Rolex made a couple of minor changes in 2005, and all hell broke loose..

Rolex had already developed the Parachrom hairspring 5 years before..no fanfare... hardly anybody cared.. And both the Daytona, Datejust Jubilee, and the Day Date had great new clasps and solid link bracelets...

But, the GMT II Ceramic suddenly broke on the scene like it had never existed before.. It made a legend of their hairspring, and spawned at least a half dozen new myths about "the proper way to set your GMT", or bogus histories of the watch which don't even come close to the reality...

Clearly, they have a new flagship in the Rolex line and you can recognise the GMT IIc from across the room......... and everybody wants one...even if they don't have a real clue why..or what to do with it....

I will finally admit.. It's still a beautiful watch, even though I see it as a GMT on steroids. I think it sets a new direction for Rolex Sport Watches..






(Still, I'm going to be in the line for a new Sub Ceramic and that killer Glidelock clasp)