In 1953, Zodiac, then a renowned and well-respected Swiss manufacture, introduced the Sea Wolf.  While it didn’t truly proliferate until the early 1960s, the Sea Wolf is now considered to be among the first purpose-built dive watches to be manufactured, right alongside the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms and the Rolex Submariner.

The success of the Sea Wolf ushered in a new era for Zodiac and allowed the brand to expand its design language to include other tool watches for different uses — such as the Zodia-Chron chronograph, world time travel watches, and the Aerospace GMT.

Building on a very similar case design, Zodiac constructed a pilot's watch with a similar function-forward approach, and combined features from other, more commonly seen GMTs from other brands — utilizing a 24-hour GMT function, date window at 3:00 and a bi-directional rotating 24hr click bezel. 

Today, the modern descendant of the Aerospace GMT is the Super Sea Wolf GMT. Handsome, well proportioned, utilitarian, and available in several different colorways and configurations, it’s a modern tool well suited to the rigors — and elegance — of a contemporary, globe-trotting lifestyle.

This particular example, a Special Edition for HODINKEE, is housed in a 40mm stainless steel case with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and a stainless steel and acrylic, green and blue 24-hour bezel. It features a luminous grey dial with applied indies, a date wheel at 3 o’clock, a matching, lume-filled ‘sword’ handset.

Powered by the automatic ETA 2893-2 movement with 42 hours of power reserve and a beat rate of 4 Hz, this ‘caller’-style GMT comes paired to a stainless steel multi-link bracelet with a signed, locking deployant clasp. It also ships with its factory goodies.

If you’re looking for a rough-and-ready dual-time watch that looks great and will prove a perfect travel companion for a busy life on the move, look no further — this is the timepiece for you!