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One more opinion - Master Geo

Well if it is simplicity or ease of reading, either the HT of the Master Geo would be a good choice over the Master World. The Master World Geo seems to me the only world timer of the three since you can see all the cities/timezones at once, but I can see that being the hardest to read quickly, even though I share Nicolas' passion for worldtimers.

I am partial to the Master Geo because it is the easiest in terms of selecting the city you are visiting. The placement of the second time zone subdial is located right above the selected travel city and there is an indicator right there to the left of the subdial to tell you whether it is pm or am, which also allows you to read the time in the visited city in either 12-hour or 24-hour format. It is incredibly clever, easy to read and intuitive. And as emcquillan mentioned above, the Master Geo is the only model that offers day/night indication in both time zones, which is nifty. I am very taken with the Master Compressor Geographic, the sporty version of the Master Geographic -- it was my first JLC love, but certainly not as dressy as the ones you are considering.

One other thing to consider is the power reserve indicator. Do you like it or not? Again, personal preference.

Both the HT and Master Geo are ideal and true travel watches, so you can't go wrong. You will decide on which one speaks to you more. All three are beautiful.

Looking forward to seeing what you choose. Good luck.

respo

Help on deciding... (Master World Geographic, Geographic, Hometime)

By: fuigo : January 29th, 2009-11:10

Not until recently, I realize that my collection of watches (well, just two watches) is insufficient to accommodate me in all social environments, work included. Currently, I own a Rolex Air King and a Mido All-Dial. Both are quite sporty in stainless-ste...

Hi, Fuigo, let me welcome you, first

By: amanico : January 29th, 2009-11:35

As for your question, the answer is quite difficult, as I see many differences between the Géos, and the Hometime. Let's say that the Hometime looks dressier, when the Géos are more suitable in every occasion, dressy or casual. But this is only my personn...

Thanks and more...

By: fuigo : January 29th, 2009-12:00

Thank you Nicolas, for the quick response. In fact, I was leaving towards Master Geo, but your post made me think twice. I do enjoy my Rolex Air King. It is a straightforward watch (exactly the reason I got it for). You are also right in pointing out that...

Hi Fuigo

By: emcquillan : January 29th, 2009-15:15

I had almost the exact same debate as you 2 years ago. At the time, I was wearing a Cartier Roadster XL Chrono and some base Panerai models (actually still wearing them). I wanted to graduate to a drssier watch and fine Manufactuer which offered great val...

What a wonderful dilemma!

By: fuigo : January 30th, 2009-09:45

Hometime

By: Le Chef : January 30th, 2009-12:33

It's really the only true travel watch that you mentioned. the other two are great world timers - use them to phone around the world - but they are poor travel watches. For a travel watch you need to know two things: time at home (on a 24 hour basis) and ...

Good Point...

By: fuigo : January 30th, 2009-16:56

You bring up a good point. In fact, after doing more researching on the web, I see this notion expressed by many. Hometime is on my list of candidates for its simplicity in design. For me, that is always an attraction. In regards to the previous generatio...

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