A trip to an unfamiliar country is a kind of stress. It is associated with several factors: insufficient knowledge of a foreign language, misunderstanding of the culture of the visited country, and a time completely unfamiliar to the human body. Moreover, original wristwatches, in which the exact current time has been adjusted for the place of residence, will have to be reset relative to another time.
Naturally, this is not difficult if such trips are made on average once a year. But what about people who have to fly to the opposite side of the globe several times a month or communicate with business partners whose working hours differ by several hours?
Many companies have taken care of consumers who need simultaneous display of multiple time zones on one dial. The indication of world time may differ slightly among different manufacturers.
Main types of world time display on wristwatches for tourists
• Electronic display with multiple time zones – works by switching functions with a button. That is, the dial shows the exact time of the accessory owner's place of residence, and through simple manipulations, the current time of the desired city is displayed. There are also models with an additional window on the dial that constantly shows the selected time zone.
• Analog watches for tourists are equipped with a small disc with a retrograde hand indicating the time in an alternative city. In the analog version, you can find models with a rotating bezel, which is used to calculate time in the world's major cities, or with a dial divided into several sectors along the case diameter.
• Models with a combined (digital-analog) dial are most convenient for tourists, as in this case the watch owner can independently choose which time is priority at the moment.
Popular watches for tourists
– Longines – Swiss watches with world time function. Longines accessories are made in a classic style and are equipped with an additional scale on the analog dial. The caliber is not connected to the mechanism for determining time in an alternative zone, so self-winding models are always impeccably accurate.
– Diesel – original products with multiple dials that can indicate time in completely different parts of the planet. Due to the large size of the dial, each additional window is perfectly visible, allowing you to accurately determine the time in the desired location.
– Casio – most products of the Japanese manufacturer are equipped with a convenient world time function for tourists. A wide range of products allows an active buyer to choose a device according to preferences in style, color scheme and cost. The concern Casio produces watches for tourists with analog, digital and combined dials.
– Citizen – another multifunctional model for tourists. Most wrist devices from the Japanese brand Citizen have combined dials with multiple displays and traditional display.
– Timex – budget American products with a second time zone. Simple and easy to use, appearance is decent (both classic and clearly sporty). Despite the affordable price, quality and reliability are at a proper level.
Summing up, it is worth noting that there are a large number of brands producing watches with world time or a second time zone. Naturally, the variety of models greatly simplifies the choice for a tourist, traveler and business person – because today it is quite possible to buy watches for tourists in any design and with the necessary functions without extra costs.
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