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plus I have read somewhere
: that the GMT hand can be used as a
: compass... This could be useful for when my
: wife tries to give me directions in the
: car... On top of that thanks to the bezel it
: can be used also to time relatively long
: event easily. Plus it is waterproof which is
: useful but not paramount as all my other
: watches are rated more than 150 meters.
Don't laugh about the compass thing. Although I don't have an Omega GMT, my old Rolex GMT was a very handy compass when I only needed a rough approx. to direction when coming out of the woods after a day of hunting.
To use this function, in Northern hemisphere, point the hour hand to the point on the horizon straight below the sun. The 24-hour hand will be pointing North, assuming you keep the 24-hour hand synchronized with local time.
(If you're in the Southern Hem., the 24-hour hand will be pointing south.) Once you get used to how easy this is to use, you might use it more than you previously thought.
This compass trick can be done with a regular watch too, but you have to be careful to bisect the angle between the hour hand and the 12-o'clock position on the dial, going counterclockwise (or anticlockwise as the Brits say).
MMC
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