A Fan-Favorite Microbrand Brings GMT Functionality to One of Its Best Tool Watches

This minimalist field watch retains its signature styling but gets a major boost to functionality.

Close-up of a Unimatic watch dial showing black face, white markers, and stainless steel bezel.

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Published October 17, 2025

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Although a relatively small brand, Unimatic boasts a giant-sized reputation nonetheless. This Italian microbrand has made waves with its minimalist, military-inspired aesthetic, winning the hearts of many a watch fanatic in the process.

The brand’s Modello Due field watch is arguably its most iconic offering. Now, that watch is entering a new era with the model’s first travel-friendly complication in the Unimatic Modello Due U2-GMT.

Stainless steel Unimatic wristwatch with black dial, white markers, and black rubber strap on a geometric background. — The U2-GMT thankfully retains the watch’s signature minimalist styling.

Field trip

At its core, this watch remains true to its Modello Due siblings. To put it another way, it is still a very minimalist field watch.

In fact, it maintains its smaller, more wearable 38 millimeter sizing. It also still has a brushed stainless steel case and the brand’s signature geometric hour markers on the dial (complete with Super-LumiNova lume on the markers and hands, including the new GMT hand.)

Close-up of a Unimatic watch face with black dial, white geometric hour markers, and stainless steel bezel. — The dial gets 24-hour markings around its circumference to pair with the new GMT hand, as well as a date window.

Other returning elements include a 41-hour power reserve, an impressive 300-meter water resistance rating and an anti-reflective double-domed sapphire crystal.

All of this is to say that lovers of the original watch will be happy to find that the elements that make it so iconic remain largely intact. However, some key differences help set this watch apart from all others.

Side view of a silver metal watch case with "MODELLO 2" engraved on the lug against a light blue background. — The brushed stainless steel case is mated to an anti-reflective double-domed sapphire crystal.

Icon reimagined

Perhaps it’s an obvious statement, but the chief difference between this watch and previous Modello Due models is its GMT function, which allows users to keep track of the time in a second time zone without sacrificing the watch’s standard functionality. Still, it needs to be said that this is the root of the watch’s differences.

That starts with the elements on the dial. As mentioned, the watch now has an additional GMT hand, noted by its larger Delta tip. That hand coincides with the new 24-hour numerical markers that surround the otherwise minimalist dial.

Brushed stainless steel Unimatic watch case back with engraved world time zones and model details. — Inside the stainless steel case, an automatic GMT NH34A movement keeps this watch right on time.

Because the GMT functionality necessitates it, this watch also gets a slightly different movement from its predecessors: the automatic GMT NH34A movement. It also gets a new date window at the 6 o’clock position, which isn’t found in the original Modello Dues.

Lastly, as this is a travel watch and not a typical field watch, it also gets a different strap: a dressier, yet still durable TPU option. All told, the updates are as subtle as they could be, offering an excellent balance of classic looks and novel features.

Stainless steel wristwatch with black dial, white markers, and black rubber strap on a white and black background. — At 38mm, this watch is much more wearable than other, bulkier GMTs.

Available now

The Unimatic Modello Due U2-GMT is now available on the brand’s site for $964. However, only 300 examples are being made and, once they’re gone, they’re gone for good — so get it while you can.

Stainless steel Unimatic wristwatch with black dial, white markers, date window, and black leather strap.

Unimatic Modello Due U2-GMT

Specs

Case Size	38mm
Movement	Automatic GMT NH34A
Water Resistance	300m

$964 at Unimatic

About the Author: Sean Tirman is an associate editor at Gear Patrol who specializes in EDC, cannabis and outdoor gear.

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