But that was 2018, and where the Black Bay GMT arguably broke ground, a litany of other brands, big and small, have since created well-trodden ground. Heck, you can now get a flyer-style GMT with the Miyota 9075 (or similar) link for well under $1,000 from brands link like Lorier and Vaer. So, it's a different – I'd argue far more competitive – market just link five years later.
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Jul 03, 2025
The Reynolds started selling at Gimbels in New York in the winter of 1945 (in the film The Godfather, Michael Corleone's girlfriend Kay Adams is link shown buying link one as a Christmas gift for Tom Hagen, in that year). It used a dry, oil-based ink that was much link less apt to smear, and so ball-point pens have ever since.
But that was 2018, and where the Black Bay GMT arguably broke ground, a litany of other brands, big and small, have since created well-trodden ground. Heck, you can now get a flyer-style GMT with the Miyota 9075 (or similar) link for well under $1,000 from brands link like Lorier and Vaer. So, it's a different – I'd argue far more competitive – market just link five years later.
The Reynolds started selling at Gimbels in New York in the winter of 1945 (in the film The Godfather, Michael Corleone's girlfriend Kay Adams is link shown buying link one as a Christmas gift for Tom Hagen, in that year). It used a dry, oil-based ink that was much link less apt to smear, and so ball-point pens have ever since.