
Seiko takes the green-dial Prospex Alpinist GMT HBC007 beyond Japan
The green version of Seiko's Alpinist GMT, a field watch with an internal compass ring sold only in Japan since 2023, is now offered in the United States and Spain.

The green version of Seiko's Alpinist GMT, a field watch with an internal compass ring sold only in Japan since 2023, is now offered in the United States and Spain.

The second generation replaces the Swiss calibre with a Japanese Miyota that allows time-zone changes without stopping the watch, and doubles water resistance to 200 metres.

Five years after discontinuing it, Tudor revives the tool watch that in 2015 introduced its first in-house manufacture movement, now with a GMT function and METAS certification.

The Florida-based microbrand that rejects status symbols produces one of the most well-rounded "traveler" GMTs under $1,000: meet the Venturer, ref. 4217.

On July 22, the microbrand launched a 40mm automatic GMT that combines two rare things for under a thousand dollars: a dial cut from metallic meteorite and a square case, a shape that the industry stopped producing in volume half a century ago.

Two automatic GMTs, $99 difference, and the question that matters most to the buyer in Mexico, Colombia, or Argentina: which one has technical service, which one is easier to get, and which one can handle the suitcase without headaches.