5 best new timepieces with time zone options for luxury travellers: Watches and Wonders 2022 showcased models by Hermès, Tudor, Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre and A. Lange & Söhne

Apr 28, 2022

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948 combines a world-time complication with a flying tourbillon in a breathtakingly beautiful watch. Photo: Jaeger-LeCoultre

Covid-19 may still be ongoing, but as restrictions ease and business travel and tourism resumes, a dual-time or GMT watch is a boon

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948 features a world-time complication while Patek Philippe’s Annual Calendar Travel Time has day, date, month, moon phase and GMT displays

Covid-19 may be with us for the foreseeable future, but that has not stopped travellers retaking to the skies. Whether your globetrotting is inspired by work or play, a dual-time or GMT watch is a boon.

As the travel sector opens up again, we pick five top pieces from Watches and Wonders that offer time-zone options for the globe-trotter.

1. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Grande Tradition Calibre 948

This watch combines a world-time complication with a flying tourbillon in a breathtakingly beautiful watch. Against a sea of translucent blue lacquer, guilloched to suggest waves, is set a world map in the form of an enamelled dome. The floating tourbillon can be seen through a circular aperture and the sapphire caseback is micro-blasted, polished and satin-brushed.