Jumping for Joy: Bulova’s Wilton GMT Uses an Exciting New Miyota Caliber with a Highly Desired Complication
Just a few weeks ago, the watch world was intensely focused on an affordable GMT from Seiko. The Seiko 5 Sports GMT was, deservedly, an immediate hit, and now that initial orders are arriving and showing up on wrists as we collectively scroll through Instagram, it?s hard not feel some excitement over an affordable complication from a big brand in a fun package. But Seiko isn?t the only player in the affordable GMT category, at least not as of this week, as Bulova has just launched their own sub $1,000 GMT. This one is in a very different style, and I?d imagine most collectors won?t be cross shopping it with the Seiko 5, but there?s a pretty cool feature here that might cause some to take a second look: this one has a jumping local hour hand.Â
The local jumping hour hand core to what a GMT watch is all about in my view. There are plenty of defenders of ?caller? GMTs out there, but I?m steadfast that for actual travel, there?s just no substitute for being able to quickly adjust the local hour hand. Anything else is really better suited to another activity (taking conference calls with colleagues in other time zones, for example, or following the Premier League schedule). Watches with a ?true? GMT at an affordable price point are few and far between, as we?ve covered frequently here.Â
But these new Bulova ?Wilton? GMTs use a new movement that we?ve been excited to see in action for quite some time now. The Miyota 9075 is part of Miyota?s premium 9-series lin...
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