Vacations and Watches
Now, I just came back from my trip to Europe, spending two weeks there, seeing relatives but also showing my son a little bit of Germany and Austria.
While there, I checked out a number of stores, as watches being advertised at jeweler stores seem to be much more common than where I live in the US, especially medium-priced offerings, such as Hamilton.
Needless to say I learned a few things:
Bring that G-Shock
We did a lot of hiking, had to adjust for the time zone change, and the G-Shock was also so low-key that I never felt it stood out, even in the bad parts of town. I didn't have to wonder if I scratched it while hiking, or whether I'd lose it. It synced every night to the German atomic clock signal, and was simply a watch on easy mode.
Watches can look quite different in person
I'm very glad I took at good look at different medium-priced manufacturers. I really liked the Murph 38mm, which shouldn't be surprising given the watches I modded, but it was good to confirm.
In contrast I had previously considered a few Longines models, but they seemed somewhat busy to me.
Looking a Tudor, I liked the 1926, as in a lot. And yes, I think there is a pattern here. While the BB models didn't look bad at all, I've come to realize that I wear divers mainly on the weekend, and therefore don't wear them often enough.
No problems traveling with watches
Otherwise I had zero problems traveling with watches. I had stored them in a hard shell case within my carry-on, and it was no issue getting theme through security and customs.
Tough as nails