A GMT that doesn't need a big budget
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ·
The Safari GMT Banff is proof that a useful travel watch doesn't need to cost a month's rent. Steel case, 40 mm, a fixed two-tone 24-hour bezel, and a GMT hand you can set separately.
The movement is Seiko's NH34, which is a caller GMT: you set the 24-hour hand on its own. For keeping home time while I'm away, that works fine. The ombré green-blue dial is a lovely colour and stays legible.
What I miss is a rotating bezel. With a fixed one, you can only track one extra zone, the one set on the hand. For most people that's enough, but frequent travellers will feel it.
$469 on a bracelet with sapphire on both sides. For a first GMT, that's a very easy yes.