GMT IIc - Adjustment of time queries

[topgear]

Pardon me for this noob question.

If I am travelling to a country that is 12 hours behind, what would be the right way for me to adjust the time of the dominant hands so that I still maintain the same time of the GMT hand?

Adjust the hour back at the first click of the crown? Many thanks.

[m_allie]

look at the manual

[The Waddler]

Originally Posted by m_allie

look at the manual

harsh response,

and yes, just move the crown out to the scond click (the first is the winding-up setting) and set it back 12hrs using the hour hand

Why dont you just use the bezel though, that's what its there for?

edit: obviously if the place you're travelling to is 12hrs behind you can leave it as it is but I guess you only ask as you don't want to affect the date wheel?

[htc8p]

no need for that kind of treatment. that question is valid for any forum.

@topgear just adjust the hour hand to the country where you are in (12 hours behind). the gmt time will not move or be affected.

[A320]

Originally Posted by m_allie

look at the manual

really?

[Runnin' Rebel]

seriously, whats up with some of you and your comments

[topgear]

many thanks folks.

the place that I am going to is 15 hours behind.

moving the bazel is also a good suggestion. Why didn't I thought of that since I will be there for less than a week.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by topgear

many thanks folks.

the place that I am going to is 15 hours behind.

moving the bazel is also a good suggestion. Why didn't I thought of that since I will be there for less than a week.

That is a solution, but it sort-of defeats the purpose of having an adjustable hour hand. It also leaves you having to read your daily times from the 24 hour hand and the bezel - a bit inconvenient I would think for an entire week; especially if you brush or bump your bezel around....

The simplest and most convenient method is to just jump the hour hand backwards each time you pass into a different time-zone (or do it all at once when you reach the destination). This way your watch will function the same way it always does (you can tell time where you're at as you normally do), and the 24 hr hand will continue to be on whatever time-frame you have it on now...

[topgear]

Tools,
let me try out both methods. I think moving the bezel will work for me because, I am originally from Asia but working in the Middle East so I have the 24 hour hand set to my home time - easier for me to communicate with my family.

The hour hand is set to my current location time, the middle east. I am flying to the States this weekend , so maintaining the hr hand set to the Middle East time will work for me because I do need to monitor work related matters and coordinate phone calls with the rest of the folks back in the ME. The only slight inconvenience would be to read the US time by looking at the 24 hr hand.

If I roll back the hour hand to the US time, the 24 hr hand will still tell time in Asia and I feel it is not so necessary since I will refer more to the Middle East time.

[topgear]

i love TRF, so many ideas being bounced about and they are all useful

[CashGap]

And may I take this opportunity to plug the free Official Rolex GMT simulation app.

I found the simulation amusing/informative while I was waiting for my watch.

[Snowbound]

Originally Posted by Tools

The simplest and most convenient method is to just jump the hour hand backwards each time you pass into a different time-zone

that's what I always do. when I look at the watch I read the hour & minute hands in a split second, but reading the time from the 24-hr hand takes an extra second, & usually I want to know local time more often, so having the hour hand in local time works best for me. I leave the bezel in home time zone even when I'm home. helps me remember whether we're in daylight savings or not.

[cedargrove]

I would adjust the hour hand instead of the bezel - One of the very unique functions of this watch. Heck I even adjust mine one hour when I'm only there for the day.

The adjustable hour hand also controls the date, so you will also have the correct local date showing if you adjust the hour hand.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by cedargrove

i would adjust the hour hand instead of the bezel - one of the very unique functions of this watch. Heck i even adjust mine one hour when i'm only there for the day.

The adjustable hour hand also controls the date, so you will also have the correct local date showing if you adjust the hour hand.

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