![]() ![]() A big reason for that is correctly sized hands and other dial proportions, as well as the use of matte surfaces that are contrasted only with the lightly polished blue-hand edges. Glare is present, but it isn’t too bad, and the Frankfurt GMT watch is very legible. On the rear of the watch is a decent vintage fighter plane motif and on the other side over the dial is a double domed and AR-coated sapphire crystal. The gray strap has a fashionable orange racing strip down the middle of it. I do prefer to wear the Frankfurt GMT on the supplied NATO-style strap for comfort. The lug-to-lug distance is 50mm and, overall, it wears quite comfortably. The steel case is water-resistant to 200 meters and is 43mm-wide by 12.5mm-thick. The precision-cut aviator-style double crowns are a nice detail that helps give the case a high-end feel. Here we have a very finely constructed case with good detailing and edges for the price. Sometimes sand/bead-blasted watches can reveal manufacturing defects or can leave cases feeling a bit imprecise given how the technique can literally blast off edge details. Overall case construction is pretty good. This isn’t the first watch to offer such functionality, but GMT watches with inner rotating 24-hour bezels are a bit uncommon. The inner rotating bezel is operated by one of the two screw-down crowns and works quite nicely. This particular feature allows the wearer to expand on the GMT functionality by offering a rotating scale that can allow the user to track the time in a third time zone. Modern elements include the gray sandblasted steel case and parts of the dial including the inner rotating 24-hour indicator. The hands, especially - in blue-toned steel - are the most obvious nod to classic German flieger watches. Laco pulls from its history-making pilot watches when it comes to the Frankfurt GMT’s dial and hands. Otherwise, we have a somber blend of matte gray surfaces that give the Frankfurt GMT a very urban feel that seems to go well with pavement and skyscrapers. Whether the dial is black or gray according to Laco, the Frankfurt GMT is a gray-tone watch punctuated with two different orange colors on the dial. In a world where more and more watch sales are happening remotely online, versus in-store where items can be inspected in advance, interesting issues like this can come up. Why? Because normal consumers would not necessarily have that type of access when trying to make a decision to purchase remotely online. Sure I could ask Laco directly (and no doubt they will clear it up after aBlogtoWatch publishes this review), but I am not asking them for clarification on purpose. Laco sent us just one of the pieces and without being able to compare the black and gray dials side-to-side, I can’t definitively determine which one I am reviewing. I believe that that I am reviewing is the Laco Frankfurt GMT Gray, but I am actually not sure. OK, that seems straightforward enough ,but the amusing part is that it is nearly impossible to know which is which in person if you haven’t seen both of the watches. One is the Frankfurt GMT Shwarz (reference 862120) with a black dial, and the other is the Frankfurt GMT Grau (reference 862121) with the gray dial. The biggest quirk of the Frankfurt GMT watch isn’t related to the product itself but rather with the two versions Laco has made available. While the Laco Frankfurt GMT isn’t about breaking new ground, technically, it does offer a very pleasant blend of style, value, and functionality that will no doubt have great appeal to a lot of timepiece enthusiasts. Laco has upped the ante both in terms of design and little things like the packaging - which, in this case, supply the Frankfurt GMT with two straps and some accessories in a metal housing. The Frankfurt GMT extends the brand’s long history of producing pilot-style watches into a contemporary product intended for both pilots and travelers who enjoy the functionality of a second time zone 24 hour GMT hand. One of German Laco’s latest GMT watches is this lovely Laco Frankfurt GMT that blends both modern and historic tool watch design elements. ![]()
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