Touring GMT - Saxon
The Touring GMT embodies the spirit of the modern touring band—bold, resilient and eternally on the move. It’s a celebration of the youthful energy that embraces the open road. It’s a tribute to every stop along the way, whether it’s a dive bar or a packed arena. It’s a beacon in the night that keeps us connected to those most important to us.
Inspired by The Saxon Pub in Austin, this colorway captures the venue’s intimate and timeless atmosphere, where artists of all genres connect deeply with their audience.
Every watch ships with a matching leather strap and a Perlon strap. If you choose to add a bracelet ($149 extra), you will still receive the leather and Perlon straps, too.
Note: These watches are for pre-order sale only. The expected shipping date is early March 2025.
The Touring GMT embodies the spirit of the modern touring band—bold, resilient and eternally on the move. It’s a celebration of the youthful energy that embraces the open road. It’s a tribute to every stop along the way, whether it’s a dive bar or a packed arena. It’s a beacon in the night that keeps us connected to those most important to us.
Inspired by The Saxon Pub in Austin, this colorway captures the venue’s intimate and timeless atmosphere, where artists of all genres connect deeply with their audience.
Every watch ships with a matching leather strap and a Perlon strap. If you choose to add a bracelet ($149 extra), you will still receive the leather and Perlon straps, too.
Note: These watches are for pre-order sale only. The expected shipping date is early March 2025.
The Touring GMT embodies the spirit of the modern touring band—bold, resilient and eternally on the move. It’s a celebration of the youthful energy that embraces the open road. It’s a tribute to every stop along the way, whether it’s a dive bar or a packed arena. It’s a beacon in the night that keeps us connected to those most important to us.
Inspired by The Saxon Pub in Austin, this colorway captures the venue’s intimate and timeless atmosphere, where artists of all genres connect deeply with their audience.
Every watch ships with a matching leather strap and a Perlon strap. If you choose to add a bracelet ($149 extra), you will still receive the leather and Perlon straps, too.
Note: These watches are for pre-order sale only. The expected shipping date is early March 2025.
Introducing the Touring GMT
With the Touring GMT, we celebrate the relentless spirit of musicians and their fans, navigating time zones and schedules to bring joy to audiences worldwide. This watch is for the road warriors, the festival goers, and everyone who believes that the connections we make can transcend any distance. Each colorway is named after a music venue that embraces the same undertones as the concept of the watch. The Saxon Pub in Austin, the Troubadour in West Hollywood, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. These may not be huge stadiums that hold thousands of fans, but they are all venues that thrive in providing an intimate atmosphere to create connections between the artist and the audience.
Embrace every moment, near or far, with the Touring GMT—because no distance should feel too far from home.
The Saxon
Opened in 1990, the Saxon has hosted well over 22,000 musical performances. It has been the location for films, videos and countless live recordings. On any given night you might see a major celebrity from the film or music industry either having a beer or sitting in on stage jamming with the locals. This award-winning listening room has helped launch the careers of several prominent entertainers. It is also known for booking some of the greatest music legends around, performing in an intimate atmosphere that Kris Kristofferson likened to “playing in his own living room.”
Modern Americana Design
One thing that traveling artists get to see more than most of us is the visual diversity of our country. From the old industrial towns to the bright lights of the big city—it’s a beautiful mix of old and new. The design language of the Touring GMT pulls inspiration from these elements and blends them in a way that feels modern, while still paying homage to the past. The strong typography and bold hands nod to Americana sign painting, while the vibrant colors tie in to the youthful energy of today’s modern cities. It’s a blend that is meant to be both surprising and comfortable at the same time.
Connecting you back to home
GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich is a small area in southern London which was chosen as the location for exactly 0º latitude, or if you’re thinking in terms of timezones, it represents 00:00 o’clock. As you move around the world, you either add or subtract hours to get your local time. Hong Kong is GMT +8, Dubai is GMT +4, and Philadelphia is GMT -5, etc.
A GMT watch will feature a 24-hour scale with its own unique hand that completes just one rotation per day. This is in addition to the regular hour, minute and second hands. The wearer is able to adjust the GMT hand separately from the main hands in order to track a second timezone.
The Touring GMT features this dual time zone functionality that works a little bit differently than most GMT watches on the market. Instead of the usual 24 hour scale with midnight located at the top, the Touring GMT uses an AM/PM scale that is visually split between daylight and nighttime halves, with midnight at the bottom. This allows the wearer to quickly understand if it’s daytime or nighttime back home, giving a more visual connection to loved ones than the more complex military time can.
Featuring the Miyota 9075 - A True GMT
The wonderful Miyota 9075 is a movement that lines up perfectly with the concept of the Touring GMT. It’s a “True GMT” (often referred to as a Traveler’s GMT or Flyer’s GMT), which simply means that it’s easier for the traveler to change the local time. The main hour hand independently adjusts for quick time changes, while the outer GMT hand stays synchronized to home. The 24 jewel 9075 boasts a lovely high beat rate of 28,800 vph / 4 Hz, which shows in the buttery smooth seconds hand. A power reserve of 42 hours is perfectt for those on the go.
Each movement is regulated in-house to within +/- 10 seconds per day.
When the lights go down
The Touring GMT is equipped with an absurd amount of BGW9 Swiss Super LumiNova to make sure that the watch is legible at all times. The dial is printed with multiple layers of colored lume, while the interior of the hour, minute and GMT hands are filled.
Built for the road
The Touring GMT may not have the look of a rugged watch, but we’ve made sure that it can easily stand the pressures of the road. 10 ATM of water resistance ensures that you don’t need to be afraid of getting wet. Sapphire crystal protects the front and rear of the watch. Finally, both the case and bracelet of the Touring GMT are treated with a special hardening coating that will protect the watch from most everyday scratches.
A strap for every occasion
The road is an unpredictable place. One night you may be playing a back-street dive bar, while the next you are playing an outdoor festival in the rain. Versatility is key. The Touring GMT comes with two straps: a beautifully soft Italian leather option with a colorful illustrated lining, and a lightweight perlon strap that can be fully submerged in water without issue. There is also a stunning bracelet option that utilizes solid quick release end links for fast strap changes, and also on-the-fly micro-adjustments for quick sizing. It tapers down from 20mm to 16mm for an extremely comfortable experience on the wrist.
The bracelet
Don’t forget to add on a bracelet to your order. These stunning bracelets are custom made specifically for the Touring GMT watch, and give the watch an entirely new feel. Some features:
316L surgical grade steel
The same scratch resistant hardening coating found on the GMT watch
Quick release end links for tool-free strap changes
On-the-fly, tool-free micro-adjustment mechanism
Tapers from 20mm to 16mm
Add on the bracelet during the checkout process!
Shipping
TheTouring GMT watches have begun production and are scheduled to ship in mid-late March 2025.
As always, shipping for all watch orders is free, but we do not cover any import fees that you may face.
Full Specifications
Material: 316L Stainless Steel with hardening coating
Diameter: 39mm
Thickness: 12mm
Lume: Super LumiNova
Water Resistance: 10 ATM
Front Crystal: Sapphire (with interior anti-reflective coating)
Rear Crystal: Sapphire
Movement: Miyota 9075, regulated to +/- 10 secs
Power Reserve: 42 hours
Straps: 20mm Italian leather strap, perlon pass-through style strap
Bracelet (optional): 316L Stainless Steel with hardening coating, quick release end links, and on-the-fly adjustments. Tapers from 20mm to 16mm
