When it comes to watches that have been capturing my attention as of late, it boils down to a single class of complication - second time zones. This is most commonly achieved via a GMT hand, and it works quite well in that manner. Now that I've spent some time with the Baume & Mercier Capeland Worldtimer, however, I can see that there's a lot more functionality that can be had when you want to track more time zones than the one you're currently in.
As befits a watch labeling itself as a world timer, this Capeland model allows you to see, time in another time zone. Not only that, it allows you to see the time in any of the 24 time zones around the world. This is accomplished by a disc that rotates around the outer edge of the dial. This then interacts with the world cities printed just inside of that display, and you can check the time anywhere around the world, at a glance. This is accomplished quite simply: once you have the main time set, set the outer disc (at the city for your time zone) to match the 24 hour time. This keeps everything in sync, and you can easily tell what time it is in, say, Moscow or Sydney. In essence, this disc is really just a modified version of a GMT hand.
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