88 vs Rolex GMT

[terrenceterrence]

any brothers here who owned both or experience handling both models?

what's the difference between the function of both watches? e.g. setting of the GMT hand. etc...

[Fred_Tan]

Rolex win hands down

More mature branding, longer history, in-house mvmt, more popular, proven reliability since 1950s with GMT from Rolex.

88 is not in-house, shorter in history, less known & still not proven yet as it's still new in the mart when compared to Rolex GMT.

I say if you want to be understated in term of branding, daring in term of look, special and exclusive, go for 88.
If you want to be overstated in brand, conservative in look, orthodox & steady, go for Rolex.

[PamDino]

More mature branding, longer history, in-house mvmt, more popular, proven reliability since 1950s with GMT from Rolex.

88 is not in-house, shorter in history, less known & still not proven yet as it's still new in the mart when compared to Rolex GMT.

I say if you want to be understated in term of branding, daring in term of look, special and exclusive, go for 88.
If you want to be overstated in brand, conservative in look, orthodox & steady, go for Rolex.

Well said

Dino

[terrenceterrence]

how are the hands set in the 88? can they do a quickset independently on both the hour and GMT hands forward and back like the Rolex?

[shuseido]

More mature branding, longer history, in-house mvmt, more popular, proven reliability since 1950s with GMT from Rolex.

88 is not in-house, shorter in history, less known & still not proven yet as it's still new in the mart when compared to Rolex GMT.

I say if you want to be understated in term of branding, daring in term of look, special and exclusive, go for 88.
If you want to be overstated in brand, conservative in look, orthodox & steady, go for Rolex.

No biase, fair for both brands.

[Destro22BT]

Being a base-head... I'd say Rolex GMT2C over the 88. The dial of the 88 looks too cluttered for my liking. Maybe you should go and try out both on your wrist and see which sings to you more. I used to be pro-88 whenever it's been compared to a Rolex, but not since I've strapped a GMT2C on my wrist. It's really well built this time round.

[psee]

More mature branding, longer history, in-house mvmt, more popular, proven reliability since 1950s with GMT from Rolex.

88 is not in-house, shorter in history, less known & still not proven yet as it's still new in the mart when compared to Rolex GMT.

I say if you want to be understated in term of branding, daring in term of look, special and exclusive, go for 88.
If you want to be overstated in brand, conservative in look, orthodox & steady, go for Rolex.

Agreed! Own both a Rolex GMT-II & a Pam 88 and love them both

[shuseido]

Oh ya.... I would go for GMT IIc. 88 a bit too complicated on the dial.