The map rearranges itself
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ยท
I've said this to other pilots and they look at me funny, but this might be the best-engineered travel watch Omega makes.
The 8938 has an independent local hour hand, which means you jump hours forward or back with the crown without stopping the seconds hand. Same as a flyer GMT, but here it moves the city ring too, so the whole world rearranges itself around your new local time. It's a beautiful system. It also has 60 hours of reserve and a date, and the anti-magnetic properties Omega built into its Master Chronometer line. That matters near cockpit electronics more than people realize.
The blue dial has a laser-ablated map of the world in the middle. It's gorgeous in daylight. In a dark hotel room, the map competes with the hands and you have to squint. The case is 43 mm by 14.2 mm, on a steel bracelet with 21 mm lugs, 150 meters, open caseback. That's thick for a dress-ish watch.
At 10,000 to 10,500 dollars, it's expensive, but a worldtimer with this kind of movement is rare at the price. If you fly long-haul and want one watch for everything, put it on your list.