Touring GMT - Daphne

Incredible watch with attention to detail

Very nice design and finish but...

Very nice design and finish, but it's difficult to read the date and the time. Needs more color contrast on the hands and larger date window. Toolless micro adjustment of the steel bracelet could be improved, too.

Touring GMT - Daphne, What I like & don't like

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.