I LOVE the Geo Compressor...

and I fully hope to own it one day soon. I prefer it on the bracelet, as I love JLC's adjustable clasp to tighten or loosen the band "on the fly." However, the points made regarding travel watches are valid. The Geographic and it's variations (save version 6, which I'll get to in a moment), were designed for someone in an office who is tracking other timezones, since the date is activated by the main time, and the world-timer is not date-linked at all. The Dualmatic or GMT do allow you to travel forwards or backwards across date lines, keeping the "home time" or reference time set on the hollow hand.
The Geographic version 6 is the Diving GMT (version 1: the original, released in 1989; version 2: the 1996 update - "Watch of the Year;" version 3: the 2004 Compressor Geo; version 4: the 2005/6 "Harmonized" 40mm version; version 5: the Geographic World; version 6: the Diving GMT.

The Diving GMT has the movable city disc, but also allows you to advance or retard the hour hand on the main time, advancing or retarding the date. If you're patient, I imagine that version 7 will be right around the corner - if not this coming SIHH, maybe in 2012 (if the world is still here).

-Dean

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Master Compressor Geographic

By: JDowning : August 8th, 2010-21:05

I am very close to buying this watch in SS. Any words of encouragement or caution? I specifically want a travel watch and have looked at a lot or them. I prefer this to the compressor GMT and the master control alternatives from an aesthetic point of view...

RE: Compressor Geographic / GMT's

By: Casey : August 9th, 2010-02:17

The Compressor Geographic is better suited as a reference to what time is is elsewhere in the world. If you are looking for a watch to travel with, a GMT is a better option. The Compressor Dualmatic would be my choice. The ability to move the hour had ind...

A good choice, Jeff

By: respo : August 9th, 2010-05:54

The MC Geographic is the ONE that started it all for me just a few years ago. It got me hooked on JLC and into watches for real, or should I say "real watches," to misuse JLC's marketing slogan. I ended up not getting the MC Geo and instead opted for the ...

Not a travel watch

By: expwmbat : August 9th, 2010-07:09

Casey's assessment is entirely correct--JLC designed the Geo complication as a World Time watch, and JLC uses an entirely different movement and complication for their GMT watches, which are designed for travel. The former is for referencing time around t...