How do I set my GMT hand?
Set the GMT hand to your Current Home Time.
- Pull the crown out to the third position, which moves the GMT hand.
- Move the GMT hand until it matches your Home 24 Hour Time. Three PM would be 15:00, for example.
- For minute accuracy, simply continue turning the crown until the minute hand reaches the current minute.
Is GMT-Master II waterproof?
When the crown is in this position, the Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II is guaranteed waterproof to a depth of 100 metres (330 feet). The crown is unscrewed.
Can you swim with GMT-Master?
Rolex GMT-Master II watches can be worn while swimming, as long as they are used correctly. For swimming in a pool or the ocean, 100m/330ft or 10ATM is sufficient. Rolex’s patented case have a water resistance of 100 meters, and can be used in the water for swimming or bathing, but diving with it is not recommended.
How do I use my GMT watch as a compass?
Did you know you can be used as a GMT watch as a compass? Well, you can and it’s actually quite simple: You set the GMT hand to local time and locate it towards the sun. The 12-hour marker on the dial now points north (in the northern hemisphere) or south (in the southern hemisphere).
What is a GMT complication?
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) with Fixed Hour Hand Introduced by Rolex in the 1950’s, this GMT complication is considered a pilot’s watch. Its unique additional hour hand makes one revolution around the dial per day; pointing to twelve indicates midnight and pointing to six indicates noon.
How do you adjust a 24 hour hand?
- Pull out the crown to the 2nd Position.
- Rotate the crown counter-clockwise (downward) to set the 12-Hour Hand and the Minute Hand to the correct time.
- Push the crown in to the 1st Position.
- Rotate the crown counter-clockwise (downward) to set the 24-Hour Hand to the correct time (same time as in Step 2).