ETA GMT movement?

[phydaux]

So for various ETA movements:

6497/8 are the pocket watch movements

2801 is the manual wind movement

2824 is the workhorse automatic movement

2892 is the slim automatic movement with date

2836 is the automatic day/date movement

7750 is the automatic day/date chronograph movement

7751 is the automatic day/date/month chronograph moon phase movement

What is the GMT movement?

[AndyHull]

I don't know the answer to your question specifically, but I was recently reading about Chinese ETA clones, and your question had me looking back through my history..

https://www.borealiswatch.com/hangzhou-6460-gmt-automatic-movement-based-in-eta-2836-2-gmt-movement/
 

That might be of interest.

Edited January 16, 2019 by AndyHull

[AndyHull]

.. on the other hand, there is the ETA 2893-2 automatic GMT for example...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Authentic-ETA-2893-2-automatic-GMT-watch-movement-Victorinox/132919302254?hash=item1ef29b986e:g:KOMAAOSwuJRcG5Kj:rk:55:pf:0

Edited January 16, 2019 by AndyHull

[Nucejoe]

GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, later came UTC universal time. 

Of use mostly in avaiation, pilots as well as frequent flyers.

Basically for keeping track of your local time zone in respect with Greenwhich or UTC time.

To read time in two different time zone. 

That is all I know, I swear 

[phydaux]

thanks, Andy.  That's exactly what I was looking for.

 

"Quick, Rorschach!  To Watchbase!"

Nana Nana Nana Nana Watchman.......!!!!

[clockboy]

GMT watches have an extra hour hand which is used for different time zones. Although with smart phones etc theses are now not a necessary requirement. 

[TexasDon]

On 1/16/2019 at 3:06 PM, clockboy said:

GMT watches have an extra hour hand which is used for different time zones. Although with smart phones etc theses are now not a necessary requirement. 

And exactly when did necessary enter into a reason to purchase yet another watch when we already have multiples? As old fashioned as it sounds, I use my blinkin' phone for just that. Any social networking is still done the old fashioned way, one handshake at a time while making eye contact. If I allowed need to dictate my watch purchases, I would still own one Timex watch. Yeep! I just took an quick inventory and I'm far too embarrassed to post that number publicly. 

[AndyHull]

51 minutes ago, TexasDon said:

 Yeep! I just took an quick inventory and I'm far too embarrassed to post that number publicly. 

Whisper it to us quietly, we wont tell anyone...

[TexasDon]

To quote the late Patrick McGoohan in his futuristic series, "The Prisoner", "That would be telling".