Some say mixing black and brown is a fashion mistake, but rules are meant to be broken. Just like steel and gold can work together, if you have the attitude, a two-tone scheme of black and brown can bring glorious vintage vibes to your wrist, sharing chocolate’s indulgent and decadent nature. The Ball Roadmaster Pilot GMT is now available in three new configurations, all in a colour to love or hate.
Ball is a company with a tremendous history of changing the landscape of watch reliability in an industry dominated by Americans and ensuring the safety of railroad workers. That legacy has stayed with them through the decades, but it hasn’t stopped them from growing. The Ball Roadmaster Pilot GMT is a thoroughly modern fake watch with many convenient features in addition to the classic Ball logo. The dial has bold, futuristic Arabic numerals at 12, 6 and 9 o’clock, which, like the other hour markers, are composed of tritium tubes. These tubes have been passively illuminated over the years and retain their brilliance better than traditional luminous paint, which also needs to be recharged with UV light. That said, the bezel does have luminous markers using Super-LumiNova paint for extra readability when needed.
The chocolate brown details vary depending on your chosen model, and the Pollux Pilot GMT is available in three different versions. The first and most classic model features a solid black dial with brown colouring on the tips of the GMT hands and the second hand, as well as on the lower part of the GMT bezel. The next model has the same brown details, but the dial is crisp white, accentuating the brown colour’s warmth. Third, the entirely brown dial maintains the contrast between its hands and the silvered finish, exuding an almost tropical dial look through the deep, saturated tones.
Also,it is a master of modern ergonomics, and they know exactly how to make a watch look imposing while maintaining wearability. The Ball Roadmaster Pilot GMT is 40mm in diameter and 14mm thick, which is relatively easy to wear for the average wrist considering the 47.8mm lug spacing. The way the bracelet is constructed does extend it by a small amount, but the curvature of the point helps conform to the wrist and gives the replica Rolex watch a more substantial look. The titanium case and bracelet also help keep the heavy watch feeling lighter.
If you’re wondering what the two pushers on the left side of the case do, they’re connected to the GMT hand, which lets you advance or retract in one-hour increments and also affects the date display for the ultimate in travel convenience.