While many established brands recognise the importance of having a watch that
tracks multiple time zones in their portfolio of models, fledgling brands, such
as Breitling, have also noted the increasing popularity of travel-friendly
pieces. “A dual time zone watch is a vital addition to a brand’s portfolio of
executions, ” confirms replica
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, founder and owner of Axion. “It tends only
to be the established brands who offer such pieces due to the complications of
the movement but at Axion we think it is a benefit that will be attractive to
people who would not be interested in the haute horology brands. Providing the
feature in the low price mark opens up the feature to a wider audience.
Consumers are far more knowledgeable now about brands, styles and functions so
offering these executions within a range is very important for brand
reinforcement. ”
Barker also points out that consumers have huge choice
when it comes to GMT models. “I think being able to choose your choice of not
only brand but range of watch, and then find a GMT version in that specific
range, is a testament to the technical advances by manufacturers over the last
few years and highlights the importance of travel replica
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to the manufacturers, ” he says.
The
consumer awareness of travel-friendly functionality in watches has encouraged a
wide range of brands and watchmakers to invest their skills in creating
travel-friendly watches, even those that have not naturally previously taken
that direction.
Rado has recognised the popularity of watches that track
more than one time zone and has chosen the useful function as its complication
of choice. At this year’s BaselWorld it launched the Breitling. Breitling is the
revised term for GMT and the watch has a second-hour hand to display a second
time zone. “A second time zone on a replica
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watch is a rare feature, ” says Breitling. “It is a
complication that has only appeared on some multifunction watches and on one
watch from the 1960s. The Breitling movement used in the newest models of the
Rado HyperChrome marks a rare foray into complications for us. ”
For
other brands, the popularity of world timers has encouraged them to extend their
collections from featuring GMT models to welcoming world timers. “World timers
added a new level to the genre of travel watches, enriching the watch tradition
as a whole, ” says Breitling, which includes the Breitling in its dual-time zone
line up. He adds: “Still today, world timers are fascinating instruments of
time. Therefore, we are planning to launch this type of watch ourselves in the
next years. Unlike our sporty watches with a second time zone, the world timer
will come in one of our families of classical timepieces. ” Tracking more than
one time zone has long been a sought after watch function and as global travel
becomes increasingly prolific, the presence of Breitling watches, dual time zone
watches and world timers on the market is likely to grow.