The watch comes with all the bells and whistles you’d expect of its established luxury counterparts. You get a bi-directional 120-click bezel with a 24-hour insert—its coin edge ensures excellent grip and quick adjustment, and it’s available in both lumed ceramic or steel relief, depending on which reference you spring for. Two of these expressions are divided into dual colors (dark blue and light blue, or dark blue and silver) to demarcate night and day; the steel insert is in one color, sort of like the bezel on the Rolex Explorer II. (It still rotates, however.) And while there are no classic “Pepsi” or “Coke” colorways available at the moment, we believe this is a good thing. This helps make Christopher Ward’s GMT distinct.
Speaking of colors, three dial options are available: A beautiful deep blue features a light blue GMT hand and applied, lumed indices and lumed hands; a stark white dial has these same hands and indices; and a cool light blue “ombré”-like dial fades to eggshell in the center and features a bright-yellow GMT hand paired to a yellow rubber strap instead of a bracelet. Each dial features a date window above 6 o’clock—this can be easily jumped via the Swiss-made Sellita SW330-2 automatic movement, which is a “caller”-style GMT with an independently adjustable GMT hand.
Good-looking, easy to operate, and priced between $1,195 and $1,420, depending upon the configuration, the new Trident Pro 300 GMT is an ideal choice for a person on the go. Or homebodies with great taste.
