When it comes to luxury sports watches, several well-known brands and their iconic models instantly come to mind: Audemars Piguet and its Royal Oak, Patek Philippe and its Nautilus, Vacheron Constantin and its Overseas, to name just a few of the obvious contenders. Ultra-high-end Greubel Forsey was an unlikely entrant to this field, but it began asserting itself in the luxury-sport space in 2019 with the simply named GMT Sport. At Watches & Wonders 2021, the brand amped up the sportiness with a new model with a simplified bezel on an integrated steel bracelet.

Taking cues from the original GMT Sport model (below), the new one features a slightly more streamlined take on the case design as well as an updated dial colorway. The watch is the first new model from Greubel Forsey since the GMT Quadruple Tourbillon in titanium, launched at the start of this year, and served as the brand?s only entry in the recently wrapped Watches & Wonders event.
GMT Sport

The satin- and polish-finished 45-mm titanium case uses what Greubel Forsey has previously called an ?original case geometry? ? i.e., a new shape, which resembles a traditional round watch case from the top view but reveals an arched and more ergonomic shape from the side profile. This is the same case shape used on the original GMT Sport, its rationale being to push the limits of comfort for the watch on the wrist, thus offering wearers something truly unique in terms of wearability.

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