Unimatic Modello Uno GMT Limited Edition for HODINKEE ladies we had never seen one

we had never seen one before

a Polerouter Jet dating to circa the late 1950s

and a jet black dial with luminous markers and plongeur hands

is a recently discontinued contemporary model in yellow gold that displays its grand complication in a decidedly understated fashion - very much our jam

Unimatic Modello Uno GMT Limited Edition for HODINKEE ladies we had never seen oneYes, we're vintage watch snobs. In virtually any comparison, we'll take a piece that has lived a life over something shiny and new. There is just something inherently superior in our minds about a timepiece that has already passed through time. It gets a little metaphysical, a little emotional, a little wibbly wobbly, timey wimey to explain properly, but you're with us, right? Anyhow, there IS a time and place for a modern wristwatch in the field. If