How can this watch be easier to read than most watches, when there’s a lot more going on here that can distract you, compared to most watches?

This Alpinist has a compass bezel ánd a 24 hours gmt bezel, that’s one bezel more than most watches. It has not 3 but 4 hands, one hand more than most watches. It has a date, it has big numerals ánd indices on the dial (most watches pick one or the other). It has 5 lines of text on the dial: the logo + the prospex x + gmt + automatic 3 days + 20 bar (more text than most watches).

Tell me you really like this watch and there’s nothing I would be able to do but respect you and your choice of wrist candy.
But don’t tell me this is easier to read than most watches. Because this watch is objectively more busy than most and the more there’s going on besides just the time indication, the harder it will be to tell the time. Compare this Alpinist to a Sinn 556 for instance. That’s a watch that’s really easy to read. Three hands and a date, two words on the dial, no bezels.

Agree with you here. It’s busy. Big numerals, four hands, date window, large indices. I like the regular Alpinist. And thought I would love the GMT version as well. But, it seems too cluttered to my eyes. Still a great watch, just not my cup of tea.