After the launch of their Heritage Collection in January, Le Jour has made a quick turnaround with the drop of their new Hammerhead GMT just weeks later. The Hammerhead GMT is a follow up to the Hammerhead Diver, a sports watch with a 70s flavor and plenty of color. Unsurprisingly, that aesthetic has been carried over into the new GMT lineup, and it?s fair to say that if you appreciated the vintage cues of Le Jour?s previous releases, you?ll find plenty to like here. 

The cushion style case seen on the Hammerhead GMT appears to be identical to the dive watch released last year. It measures 42mm in diameter with a case height of 14mm and a lug to lug distance of 48mm. It?s finished with a mix of satin brushing on the case bands and highly polished areas on the tops of the lugs, and is fitted with a bidirectional 24 hour bezel with a ceramic insert. It?s a chunky case, but that feels like an intentional design note here rather than an accommodation to a thick movement or over-the-top water resistance. Wrist presence seems to be the point – these are not meant to be discrete. The watch is called the ?Hammerhead,? after all. 
As with its dive watch predecessor, the highlight with Le Jour?s GMT is certainly the dial. There are a total of four options: black, blue, and green dials with matching bezels, as well as a black dial with a black and blue bi-color bezel. Each dial has a very subtle texture that Le Jour describes as ?canvas,? and it?s not somethin...