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Batavi Watches Amsterdam Kosmopoliet GMTvsFarer WORLD TIMER

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Batavi Watches Amsterdam Kosmopoliet GMT

The Batavi Watches Amsterdam Kosmopoliet GMT is lauded for its unique design, playful colorways, and on-trend 39mm dimensions, offering impressive value with its Swiss GMT movement and sapphire components. Reviewers highlight its arresting dial and bezel options, recessed indices with yellowed Super-LumiNova C3, and a double-domed sapphire crystal. Some find the red GMT hand can feel out of place on certain color combinations, and the pin-and-collar bracelet link system is described as finicky. Overall, reviewers rate the Batavi Watches Amsterdam Kosmopoliet GMT highly for its compelling design and value proposition.

Farer WORLD TIMER

Owners widely praise the Farer WORLD TIMER for its 39mm case size, comfortable wearability, and thoughtful case finishing with mixed polished and bead-blasted accents. Specific callouts include the PVD gold finish appearing bronze, a bronze inlay crown, shiny minute markers, a GMT ring, powerful lume, a sparkling case, and a comfortable bracelet or leather strap. The world-time complication is noted for its practicality and visual appeal, with some variants offering striking three-dimensional lume. However, some owners find the watch slightly small for larger wrists and one owner wishes the bracelet had microadjusts. A reviewer noted roughness at the edges of the micro pique dial structure where it meets other elements, which can make the date aperture appear rough in direct light. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Farer WORLD TIMER highly for its creative dial designs and excellent value at the price point.

From video reviewers

The watch offers excellent value at its price point. Reviewers noted the functional 24-hour disc and bidirectional bezel for world time tracking. No shared weaknesses were identified.

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
Kosmopoliet GMT39mm
WORLD TIMER39mm
Power Reserve
Kosmopoliet GMT50h
WORLD TIMER56h
Water Resistance
Kosmopoliet GMT200m
WORLD TIMER100m
MSRP
Kosmopoliet GMT$846
WORLD TIMER$1,525

Full specifications

Case

5 specs
Category
World Timer
Thickness
12.5mm
11mm
Lug-to-Lug
48mm
45mm
Material
Stainless Steel
316L marine-grade stainless steel
Water Resistance
200m
100m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
Dial Color
Green
Lume
Swiss SuperLuminova C3
None

Movement

3 specs
Caliber
ETA 2893-2
Sellita SW331-2
Power Reserve
50h
56h
Jewels
0
25

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$846
$1,525
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