Review of the Seiko Brightz World Time Solar Atomic Watch

The two analog subdials have different purposes. The two-handed one at 3 o'clock serves to display another time zone, and the one on the left displays mode, battery level, and a progress indicator. One of the things I learned when I bought and reviewed the 1000BJ model is that, for some things, you just can't beat a digital display. The GW-2500 is proof of this, using LCDs for stopwatch, the multiple alarms, city selection, countdown timer, day/date/seconds, last-set information, mode indicators and more. In many ways, it's a natural division of work: the big hands are easy to read at a glance, and if you need precision, the LCDs do the job more readably than small analog subdials. It's not as bright as, say, a Seiko diver, but it's much better than previous G-Shocks and at least as good as the GS-1200. The world timer is also quite handy - it's easy to select a city (out of a list of 48 worldwide) and then 'swap' the timezones onto the hands. Perfect for flying there and back again, and one of my favorite features I used to have on the Citizen Navihawk. Overall, this is an excellent watch. The addition of the aeronautical-style numerals on the dial, the broader hands, lume and backlight all aid in *** this a more functional, useful, and attractive watch.