Travel Watches
Jul 19, 2013, 8:41 pm
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Travel Watches
Not sure if the FT crowd is big on watches but was curious what the frequent fliers have on their wrists.
Usually, a choice amongst the masses is a GMT watch with dual time zones like the Rolex GMT-Master,
I'd like to hear if you all have watches that you usually wear with you when traveling or are all just using our smartphones now?
Discuss!
Usually, a choice amongst the masses is a GMT watch with dual time zones like the Rolex GMT-Master,
I'd like to hear if you all have watches that you usually wear with you when traveling or are all just using our smartphones now?
Discuss!
Jul 19, 2013, 9:23 pm
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Generally I wear my Breitling when traveling, but here's my current list.
Breitling Steelfish
Omega 300m Seamaster "Bond"
Ball Fireman Racer
Stowa Chronograph
Steinhart DLC Nav B
It's nice to decide on my way out which watch I'm taking, but normally it is between the Breitling or Omega.
Breitling Steelfish
Omega 300m Seamaster "Bond"
Ball Fireman Racer
Stowa Chronograph
Steinhart DLC Nav B
It's nice to decide on my way out which watch I'm taking, but normally it is between the Breitling or Omega.
Jul 19, 2013, 11:55 pm
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If you do a search, you'll find there are already several threads on this topic.
As for my own go-to travel watch, it's the JLC Master Compressor Geographic. A very stealth watch that has literally accompanied me around the world.
Jul 20, 2013, 7:50 am
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i don't have one of those. or anything similar. i have 4 great casio digital display watches. i set each to one of the time zones i will be entering. then swap off watches. for the price of 1 rolex, i could buy a couple hundred casioz. i do worry quite a bit what my neighbors think of me for being a casio guy, but, can afford to live with it. another watch i like, the timex expedition. (300 for the price of a rolex). lots easier to read than the rolex.
a relative, who works for Audemars Piguet Royal Oak offered to get one for me with a deal. i could not figure out how to control ownership, so i passed.
a relative, who works for Audemars Piguet Royal Oak offered to get one for me with a deal. i could not figure out how to control ownership, so i passed.
Jul 20, 2013, 2:18 pm
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Jul 20, 2013, 2:29 pm
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i don't have one of those. or anything similar. i have 4 great casio digital display watches. i set each to one of the time zones i will be entering. then swap off watches. for the price of 1 rolex, i could buy a couple hundred casioz. i do worry quite a bit what my neighbors think of me for being a casio guy, but, can afford to live with it. another watch i like, the timex expedition. (300 for the price of a rolex). lots easier to read than the rolex.
I love these DYKWIA threads.
Jul 20, 2013, 2:37 pm
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i don't have one of those. or anything similar. i have 4 great casio digital display watches. i set each to one of the time zones i will be entering. then swap off watches. for the price of 1 rolex, i could buy a couple hundred casioz. i do worry quite a bit what my neighbors think of me for being a casio guy, but, can afford to live with it. another watch i like, the timex expedition. (300 for the price of a rolex). lots easier to read than the rolex.
a relative, who works for Audemars Piguet Royal Oak offered to get one for me with a deal. i could not figure out how to control ownership, so i passed.
a relative, who works for Audemars Piguet Royal Oak offered to get one for me with a deal. i could not figure out how to control ownership, so i passed.
Timex Ironman. It's easy to adjust when entering/leaving time zones, it's waterproof, has an alarm and Indiglo so it can be viewed in the dark. All this for $39.95.
Jul 20, 2013, 3:28 pm
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i am a watch collector/enthusiast and even though my collection includes Rolex, JLC, Glashütte Original, etc...my preferred travel watch is a Citizen eco-drive Attesa, it looks very much like this.
it's eminently functional - dual time zone, dual alarm (alarm is very *audible*), countdown chrono, stopwatch, UTC time, comfortable (lightweight titanium), and scratch-resistant (duratec Ti + DLC bezel) and smartly stylish (for an ana-digi).
i never have to worry about having to replace a battery (it's solar powered w/6+month power reserve) and it doesn't have the potential issues that automatics might have ((insufficient winding on the wrist, mainspring issues, etc)
it's eminently functional - dual time zone, dual alarm (alarm is very *audible*), countdown chrono, stopwatch, UTC time, comfortable (lightweight titanium), and scratch-resistant (duratec Ti + DLC bezel) and smartly stylish (for an ana-digi).
i never have to worry about having to replace a battery (it's solar powered w/6+month power reserve) and it doesn't have the potential issues that automatics might have ((insufficient winding on the wrist, mainspring issues, etc)
Last edited by Filmbuff; Jul 20, 2013 at 3:33 pm
Jul 20, 2013, 4:54 pm
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I have nothing as fancy as all that, but I have had a lot of fun with an inexpensive two-dial watch that I bought at a night market in Hong Kong, on a trip from London before a trip to Taipei before a trip back home to Chocago before a trip back to second home in Santiago.
These days, here inChicago, I can easily check my computer or phone to see what time it is for my brother in Kabul, but I do still like the idea of a dual-dial watch. Think I'll pull that one from the Hong Kong night market out of the drawer and get it a new battery.
These days, here inChicago, I can easily check my computer or phone to see what time it is for my brother in Kabul, but I do still like the idea of a dual-dial watch. Think I'll pull that one from the Hong Kong night market out of the drawer and get it a new battery.
Jul 20, 2013, 5:14 pm
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I too have a collection of nice watches but when travelling long flights (over 8 hours), this is what a wear. It is very readilble when the cabin lights are dimmed down. Plus the multiple timezone display is also helpful.
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Jul 20, 2013, 6:14 pm
#12
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i don't have one of those. or anything similar. i have 4 great casio digital display watches. i set each to one of the time zones i will be entering. then swap off watches. for the price of 1 rolex, i could buy a couple hundred casioz. i do worry quite a bit what my neighbors think of me for being a casio guy, but, can afford to live with it. another watch i like, the timex expedition. (300 for the price of a rolex). lots easier to read than the rolex.
a relative, who works for Audemars Piguet Royal Oak offered to get one for me with a deal. i could not figure out how to control ownership, so i passed.
a relative, who works for Audemars Piguet Royal Oak offered to get one for me with a deal. i could not figure out how to control ownership, so i passed.
The truth of the matter is that an $11 Casio LCD digital watch often keeps better time than a Rolex, Baum & Mercier, Bulova, or any other analogue mechanical watch. I wear a watch sometimes just because there are times that a phone is either inconvenient or I'm prohibited from accessing a device such as a cell phone. It bothers me not that it's not a status symbol.
Jul 20, 2013, 6:33 pm
#13
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This thread is slightly different, so all is good, but we had a travel watch thread in case anyone wants to review the older one. That original topic was about traveling to developing cointries, so the timepiece do choice might not be the same as this discussion
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...vel-watch.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...vel-watch.html
