Back with another piece from one of my favourite microbrands. This is the Zelos Mako GMT with the mother of pearl dial. For those not aware, Zelos was founded in 1994 by Elshan Tang, and specialises in well built, generally futuristic designed watches, that love to experiment with materials for cases, and especially dials.
Like other brands, the advent of budget 'flyer' or 'traveller' GMT movements from Japan have opened up the market for these types of movements. As opposed to 'caller' or 'office' where you set the GMT hand separately, the flyer/traveller GMTs are set by rotating the minute hand. The regular hour hand then can be jumped forward and backwards, which is helpful when crossing time zones. The this type of movement is that there is no quick set for the date function, but it can also be set backwards, as shown in the video. This one uses the automatic Miyota 9075 movement, which offers the higher beat-rate, and slimmer profile that its Seiko rival.
The Mako line is the mid-range diver from Zelos, and is also meant to look more vintage than for example the entry-level Swordfish line. The watch has deep lume-filled applied hour markers and an applied logo. In an improvement on the previous model, a minute track has also been added. The dial is a beautiful mosaic pattern made of mother of pearl, which plays with the light as it moves. The bezel is ceramic with lumed numerals, and is bi-directional with a satisfying feel.
The case is made from 316L stainless steel is mostly brushed, along with the bracelet. The on-the-fly micro-adjustment is superb, and has become a standard feature in various forms for all models. 300m water resistance is perfectly respectable. The case wears well, measuring just under 41mm in diameter, by 46mm lug-to-lug and 15mm in height, to the domed sapphire crystal.
Overall, a very functional GMT dive watch, with subtle flare when looking closely. And because of this, I've added some additional macro footage at the end, so do watch the full video!
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