In-Depth: How The Five Time Zone Shaped Modern Watch Culture
The piece had four subdials (zones) that showed the time in New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Paris. Each subdial, as well as the principal dial, was decorated with bold primary or pastel colors. The watch was powered by a quartz ETA movement. It came in 40mm or 47mm with the original press release from 2002 stating that the watch transcended gender. The Five Time zone could be purchased in stainless steel and different precious metals, with or without diamonds on the bezel; fully gem-set was also an option. Every model came with easily interchangeable straps: four polyurethane bands with deployment buckle for plain timepieces, two alligator bands for diamond accented timepieces, and four alligator bands for all diamond dial timepieces. It was Arabo’s very first watch collection, the price started at $5,500.
