I feel like a record on repeat writing this, but yes, BALL is back with another pre-order, and yes, it?s another good one. The Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II is a tough-as-nails sport watch, overbuilt to BALL?s exacting standard and offered now at a fraction of the retail price. I won?t go into my spiel about BALL?s new business model other than to say that if you?re a potential customer looking to get a solid timepiece, BALL?s offering another really compelling option here.
Introducing the BALL Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II, shown here with a black dial.
The Engineer Hydrocarbon AeroGMT II builds on its predecessor, a robust traveler?s watch capable of tracking three separate time zones via the GMT hand and a 24-hour bezel. The update here is primarily focused on the bezel, which is now curved and features embedded green-colored micro gas tubes for nighttime luminosity which, according to BALL, took quite a bit of engineering and trial-and-error to get right. Save

Blue dialed variant shown here.
As one might expect, the dial?available in either blue or black?features its fair share of tritium gas tubes, too. Each hour marker is fitted with yellowed-toned tubes, doubled up at three, six, nine, and 12 (the set at 12 is orange). The broad sword hands feature a tube each, and the red, needle-tipped arrow GMT hand features a single green tube. Other than tritium, blue-colored Super-LumiNova illuminates the 24-hour hour index. During the day, the watch is largely und...