Ski trip watch

As all watches have 200m+ water resistance, it really comes down to the bezel!

'd  take A for the contrast against the snow 

Great reason! Still haven't found a situation where the Black Bay blue is out of place

If they are on the slopes, I say none. Hear me out. Every ski coat I have has an inner shell, and the outer shell usually has some means of adjustability in the cuffs. Throw on the gloves, there is just too much bulk already around the wrist. I notice it when even doing something basic as snowblowing, but if you are fine with that, go with the most comfortable one.

But how will you know how long the lift line is or when you need to head back in bounds before lifts close?

Perhaps wear the unimatic, strap it over the sleeve for comfort; IE like a diver? I find accessing my watch under all the layers a total pain. Perhaps if wore shorter gloves.

The Unimatic is a good choice. Solid build and incredibly comfortable on a 22mm nato

Excellent question! Out of state and in a different time zone

Then you answered your own question, didn’t you?  GMT all the way. 

Do you really want to know what time it is at home when you're on vacation?

Whatever fits best under the layers such that you can pull them back easily to see the time.

You need to buy a Rolex Explorer II for this adventure. None of your current watches are appropriate. 

Of course not, but that’s not the point. It’s like asking if I really want to go to the bottom of the ocean. It’s not that you need to know, it’s just about being able to know. 

Pragmatic. I like it!

Clearly the black bay gmt checks all the boxes here 

Only time that's important on a ski trip is when the Lift & Bar open's and close's & Dinner time. Outside of that, Time stops!🍻

I'll be honest, I'd never heard of the Unimatic UC1 until you posted this. It has quiet excellence! 

You must be a pretty decent skier if you are willing to risk wearing any of the choices you've shown.

Myself, I know I would be eating it on the slopes - probably more than once. I'd want a solid watch but one that could take a beating and still survive. And if it didn't I wouldn't be too troubled by it.

I also think an Orange dial would be the easiest to see in the blinding white snow - similar to its visibility underwater.

So I would go with my Citizen Promaster Orange (NJ0128-80X) - only $225, has a sapphire crystal, solid Miyota Caliber 8210 automatic and a solid bracelet or you could swap it out for an NDC or Erika's Original parachute strap to wear outside your jacket. Especially since you're going to be spending almost all of your time on the slopes.

I chose the Tudor GMT.

But a Seiko Alpinist would have been perfect.

What he ⬆️ says!

I agree! Alpinist! but the Unimatic is the best of what's listed for skiing.

I have a Marinmaster ratchet dive clasp on my Alpinist and few others. So I can wear them on wrist or over sleeve.

Would pick the BB58 for the color and use the timing bezel to time my runs.  Would wear the watch on strap not bracelet (bare steel is cold!), but would not wear it over my jacket.  The cold makes the crystal more susceptible to shattering.  

I'm also headed up to Colorado this week and I own both of those Tudors.   I have to use thinner watches while wearing a ski coat due to the cuff design.  Coats are all different but I would pick the thinnest watch myself, definitely not the GMT while skiing.  

Yes, cannot be late for apres

Watch thickness is definitely an important consideration (after water resistance, legibility imo). 
 

For reference watch thickness below:

• Black Bay 58: 11.9mm
• Black Bay GMT: 14.6mm
• Unimatic UC1: 13.6mm
• Tornek-Rayville TR-660: 14.7mm

Yeah, that’s what I thought: I would choose the slimmest, which as it turns out is what I would choose aesthetically 

Fiftysome years of sking ...that has never been an issue with me.. I did lose a wedding ring and a watch (two separate) sking though. Taking off gloves on the lift (for some silly ass reason) my ring cam off and fell. I crashed one time and broke or somerthing to my watch and did not notice it was gone. JMO....when I travel I always wear a GMT..

Another pro for the gmt - it’s covered under the Tourneau/ Bucherer Timepiece Protection Program on top of the manufacturer warranty. 

Or first chair

The watch that made the trip (because I went straight from work to the airport and it was on my wrist)