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Fantastic watch. Great dial, case, and bracelet. Has become my go-to watch and have had multiple people ask me what watch it is.
Simple yet elegant dial.
First, but definitely not last, Trafford watch. Seems to be one of the best microbrands out there.
I made an appointment to visit the store in person a couple of weeks ago after morning about the brand ATX Watches. I’ve been wanting a GMT, and Nathan happens to have a slow hand in stock.
I’ve fallen in love with this since I first put it on, and continue to notice new details that I appreciate. The dial is so detailed and changes in the light. The hues of the lume are an absolute delight.
The fit and finish is fantastic. The leather strap is great, and so is the single pass NATO. But the real surprise is the bracelet—the micro adjust is incredible, and the quick release spring bars makes changing from strap to band to bracelet a breeze.
With the GMT complication, Nathan’s idea to make the 6 o’clock positions vertical and 12 o’clock at the crown with night and day visually separated is ingenious, and the quick set hour makes adjusting time zones a breeze.
I just pre-ordered a “his and hers” pair of the new Crossroads-S series for our upcoming anniversary, and I can’t wait. Consider me a fan for life - now I’ll just need a daytripper and a chronograph to complete the collection.
One of my best collections of all time
While waiting for delivery of this watch, my expectations were high judging the positive reviews I had read regarding Trafford watches. Well, they exceeded my expectations. Absolutely beautiful watch.
My bluebird GMT was delayed but I was kept informed and when it arrived there was a personal handwritten note inside from Nathan Trafford apologising and thanking me for my patience. Great watches and excellent humans, thanks 🙏
Beautiful design and well made watch. I recommend buying the metal strap. Looks great. You can see and feel that Nathan cares about his watches.
It took 7 months from the time I ordered to arrive in my home. Still it was worth the long wait. 😊
Thank you and keeping an eye 👁️ on new designs
One of the best watches I've ever owned. Nathan and team knocked it out of the park with this design. Looks nice and crispy with a bracelet.
Wife bought me this right after we got married and couldn’t be happier with it. It will be worn and passed down as an heirloom piece.
I love the watch and it looks so good on. The colors are awesome.
We have bought several watches from Trafford. We have the Daytripper I-40 and I-75, Crossroads, and now the Slow Hand Touring GMT. All of the watches are works of art and run perfectly!
I think that the BEST Travelers GMT is an inexpensive watch. The bracelet is very nice (5 link, not a 3 link made to look like a 5 link). It's a nice watch and I'm sure it will get wrist time.
Impressed that it is a 5 link (not a polished 3 link) bracelet. Very nice quality. Plus it's tool less on/off works better than my Christopher Ward's tool less bracelet. Easy to adjust with on the fly micro adjustment.
I recently bought the Touring GMT - Daphne, and have worn it for about a month and this is what I honestly think of it.
The things I like:
This watch is very light weight and comfortable with the leather strap. I sometimes forget that I am wearing it.
I really like the colors on the dial which has a "cool, laid-back" feel to it and the leather strap enhances that. I also like the way Trafford designed the GMT chapter ring using noon and midnight instead of military time. Furthermore, I love the red second and GMT hands which are high contrast and very easy to see. Also, the sweep of the second hand is very smooth which I really like.
Things that I don't like:
The hour and minute hands are very hard to see in low light conditions. I wear watches to actually tell the time of day, so my daily wear watches have high visibility hands that significantly contrast with the watch dial. Therefore, the Daphne will not be a daily wear watch for me, but I might wear it to outdoor events during the day because I do like the way it looks.
Although I like the noon & midnight GMT chapter ring layout, I don't like how small the font is. I can barely make out the numbers even with reader glasses on. I had to get a magnifying glass to actually see the chapter ring in its full detail and glory.
Closing thoughts:
The Daphne seems to be well finished and it has an overall "cool" vibe to it, but for me, it will be an occasional wear watch because it is difficult to see the hands and GMT numbers.
My bluebird GMT was delayed but I was kept informed and when it arrived there was a personal handwritten note inside from Nathan Trafford apologising and thanking me for my patience. Great watches and excellent humans, thanks 🙏
One of the best watches I've ever owned. Nathan and team knocked it out of the park with this design. Looks nice and crispy with a bracelet.
Love it!