Johnny Cash was the Man in Black, and among GMTs that title belongs to the “Green Arrow,” an all-black GMT-Master II with a lone green 24-hour hand. Born from the line that once kept Pan Am pilots on schedule, this edition was discontinued with no all-black steel successor. Made for collectors who prefer stealth over showmanship, it suits a boardroom suit as easily as a beach-club linen shirt.

Presents itself in mint condition with little to no signs of wear. Stealing the spotlight is a jet-black Cerachrom bezel with platinum-coated 24-hour numerals that shrug off scratches and fading. Across a glossy black dial, oversized Chromalight markers sit in 18K white gold surrounds beside green GMT-MASTER II script. Brushed and polished Oystersteel trades matte and gloss across the 40mm case and Oyster bracelet with every turn of the wrist.

Functions include hours, minutes, hacking seconds, date, a 24-hour GMT hand, and a bidirectional 24-hour rotating bezel. Unscrewing the Triplock crown, which helps seal the case to 100 meters of water resistance, releases it into the first position for manual winding of the approximately 48-hour power reserve. Pulling it to the second position lets the local hour hand jump forward or backward in one-hour steps, and passing midnight in either direction quick-sets the date. Pulling it to the third position stops the seconds hand so the minute, hour, and GMT hands can be set together. Rotating the ceramic bezel click by click in either direction tracks a third time zone at a glance.

Comes as a complete set, double-boxed with green card wallet, international guarantee card, guarantee booklet, user manual, green Superlative Chronometer seal tag, and serialized model tag.

Quietly confident while its siblings shout in two-tone color, it lets a single green arrow do the talking. Whether it joins a Pepsi and a Batman or stands alone, it brings a little Catch Me If You Can jet-set swagger to every itinerary. Some collectors wait years to find this discontinued classic, and this example is already cleared for boarding.