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For the horologists reading, Watches and Wonders 2022, held in Geneva last month, marked the return of in-person shows for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic; a major milestone. Taking place at the Palexpo Conference Centre over the course of a week, the event brought together some of the biggest watch brands, including a number of DMR friends.

In keeping with the theme of this issue, we worked together with David M. Robinson to supply you, dear reader, with a collection of watches built for the inner explorer in all of us. Okay, most of us…

« Patek Philippe | Annual Calendar Travel Time

Ref. 5326G-001

This white gold piece released by Patek Philippe, is the first time the brand has cleverly brought together these two genius complications in one piece.

The Travel Time function allows the simultaneous display of the time in two locations, whilst the

Annual Calendar function allows the wearer to read the date, day and month at their location, with a moon phase display and local and home day/night indication in apertures.

Patek Philippe has redesigned the Travel Time function. While the basic principle with two hour hands from the centre is retained, the two common time zone pushers in the left-hand case flank were replaced with a winding-stem setting mechanism that has three positions. The user merely needs to pull the crown to the middle position and then turn it clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the local-time hour hand in one-hour increments in either direction without affecting the precise rate of the movement.

To accommodate this mechanical movement with its exclusive functions, Patek Philippe created a new white-gold case with a diameter of 41mm. With its slightly chamfered bezel and the polished, inclined lugs, it underscores the sleek and timeless elegance of the Calatrava design yet expresses its very own distinctive personality.

Travelling in style is never a bad thing. Patek Philippe continues to innovate at the crosslines between outstanding craft and aesthetic beauty. For travellers looking to carry that extra layer of style, this watch is ideal.

The Rolex GMT Master II is designed with the frequent traveller in mind. Its key function is the ability to simultaneously display the time in two time zones.

Designed as a navigation aid for professionals criss-crossing the globe, over time the GMT Master became the watch of choice for travellers. The new version of the GMT Master II is equipped with calibre 3285, a movement at the forefront of watchmaking technology, enabling it to display the hours, minutes, seconds and date, as well as an additional time zone in 24-hour format. For 2022, Rolex introduced an unexpected addition with the winding crown and crown guard on the left side of the case.

The GMT Master II is far from just beautifully functional, it is durable too. A paragon of robustness and reliability, the 40mm Oyster case of the new GMT Master II is guaranteed waterproof to a depth of 100 metres (330 feet). Its middle case is crafted from a solid block of Oystersteel, a particularly corrosion-resistant alloy. The crystal, fitted with a Cyclops lens, is made of virtually scratch proof sapphire and benefits from an anti-reflective coating. The waterproof Oyster case provides optimum protection for the watch, making the GMT Master II an ideal watch for the budding explorer.

Like all Rolex watches, the Oyster Perpetual GMT Master II is covered by the Superlative Chronometer certification redefined by Rolex in 2015. This designation testifies that every watch leaving the brand’s workshops has successfully undergone a series of tests conducted by Rolex in its own laboratories according to its own criteria, following the official certification of the movements by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC).