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SUGGESTED CRITERIA :
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1. Find one with a GMT Function with Date
The GMT function is probably the most useful complication to have in a traveler’s watch. Most GMT watches tell you the time in two timezones, your home time and the local time, though there are some which can display more than two. There is a variety of ways in which this complication can be displayed, but all allow you to keep tabs on what is happening at home, and whether it’s too late to call back to request a memo from your secretary.
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2. Find one with a thin case
To best protect watches from scratches during flights, a thin watch which fits well under a long-sleeve is ideal. On long red-eye flights, a thin watch is also more comfortable to wear.
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3. Get Deployant clasps for your leather straps or bracelets
For leather straps with normal tang buckles, the repeated removal of your watch for the X-ray machines will cause increased wear and damage to your leather strap. A deployant buckle would greatly lessen any such damage.
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4. Find a Robust Watch (preferably with good water resistance)
Almost all modern mechanical watches come with the Incabloc® shock-protection (or some equivalent) system, and are more than adequately equipped for the vagaries of travel. However, there are certain watches which might be more fragile, such as those with enamel dials, that would require more care when traveling.
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A decision to visit the hotel pool or spa with your watch might also mean that a watch with water resistance of at least 50 meters is necessary (always check with your retailer or manufacturer if your watch can withstand this intended use).
And with that, I shall venture, over the next few pages, to make the following recommendations:
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In terms of clarity and ease of use, few watches comes close to the Ulysse Nardin GMT+/- Big Date.
Displaying the home time in a separate window at nine o’clock, and coupled with a big (double-disc) date display, the Ulysse Nardin is perhaps the most readable of all the fine GMT watches.
With this timepiece, there is no need to do any mental arithmetic like you do when reading off a 24-hour pointer.
What makes this watch even more practical are the two buttons at the eight and ten o’clock positions, which allow the home timehome time indicator to jump forwards or backwards in one-hour increments. This eliminates the need to make tiny adjustments with the crown, as you do with most GMT watches.
The totally polished surface of the watch case does leave it prone to scratches, though, and the overall aesthetics of the watch may not fit all tastes. However, there’s no denying the lovely details on this watch like its guilloche dial and the beautiful blue enameling on the crown.
The nautical heritage of Ulysse Nardin also means that despite its dressy looks, this watch has a water-resistance to 100 m, making it a watch you could indeed wear everywhere on your business trip.
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 If you like the ease of use of the Ulysse Nardin, also consider :
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Patek Philippe Travel Time
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Oris World Timer
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