When picking a watch to travel with, what factors into your decision?

Ofc it depends on the trip. Camping? G-Shock. Cruise? Diver. In-laws? Probably a watch travel box with the usual suspects.

Vegas? Whatever I can hock to recoup some of my losses and get my @$$ back home.

After taking it with me to Italy, I think my Hamilton Auto is my main travel watch. It just felt right as I bounced from Rome to Naples, Sorrento and Matera. My Baltic Aquascaphe accompanied me to Hawaii though. It felt like a diver was the best accompaniment.

Destination and activities are crucial. Nothing fancy outdoors or in under developed countries.

Resorts, live performances and fancy dinners get the bling treatment.

I only bring one watch while traveling so I just need to make sure it can go with all my outfits and survive getting caught out in heavy rain. That’s why my baby alpinist is my dedicated international travel watch and why my vintage watches almost always stay home.

Sounds like you’ve probably eaten a lot of good pasta while wearing your Hammy :)

Aww the poor old watches never get to see the fun! Probably for the best anyways

I have been travelling with all the watches in my collection depending on the purpose of the trip. However, it just dawned on me that 80% of my collection has travelled farther than me (I have been to Schaffhausen once, but never to Thailand or China).

One thing people maybe don't consider

Ive magnetized my watches so many times going through TSA security. It's very annoying

I’ll admit I spend much more time thinking of what watches am I bringing to a trip than thinking of what clothes I’m bringing to a trip.

Always 2 watches unless I have a premeditated purchase planned in the trip. Activities and location of the trip determines which watch/es.

I use a 6 watch roll plus one on the wrist, makes it easy to choose.

My last trip was a little ridiculous. I took four with me and collected two more! I have 1 slot, 3 slot and a 5 slot travel boxes so can adjust depending on the trip. Normal would be the 3 watch roll plus one on the wrist.

Shouldn't be my most expensive watch and should be versatile

No single answer, depends on the nature of the travel.

Well, I think this question boils down to needs.

I want something with an alarm, because not every place has alarm clocks and I don't leave my phone on all night. It has to have a decent alarm sound. 2nd I want at least 100m water resistance because you have no idea if rain or water will be a factor. A light option to see the time at night.

I want something decently tough, but cheap enough where no one would steal it or if they did it wouldn't be much of a loss.

Those are my bedrock requirements. If I'm traveling through multiple time zones, then I want a world time feature.

I also prefer a countdown timer as I use it often and have required one on the last three trips I've taken.

So, my go to has been the Casio AE1000W. Also nice since it's a 10 year battery watch. However, this last trip I did buy a Casio DW291 as a travel watch (didn't use it), but I would he comfortable having it as my new travel watch as it's tough and meets all my requirements.

modern worldtimer/gmt all the way

Yes I have not taken any of my expensive watches only my affordable Seiko watches or microbrands on holiday/vacation. I think I am probably being a bit paranoid about theft and being targeted.

I just take one, it’ll almost always be my Tudor Ranger with a rather nice exception recently. I flew to a destination retirement party for my father, a total Rolex guy these days. I wore his old Tag professional for the trip, first he’s seen it in a few years. I’ve had it serviced and all.

He claims it was the first ‘nice’ thing he bought himself as he began making decent money. Seemed fitting for the trip.

I went through a similar thought process for a trip to Thailand. I came to realise that even in London, unless you’re rocking a Rolex on a bracelet, or a full gold integrated holy trinity piece, nobody’s going to be able to tell the difference between a £100 fashion watch, and a £5000 Swiss luxury brand and even less likely to bother robbing you for it.

I opted for a Tudor Pelagos on a fabric strap for low key day to day travel. And I brought my Explorer along for nice evening meals.

Most trips I take have a number of activities and different locations involved, so I usuallly take a trio of watches. This was my selection for a recent trip that included diving, beach/pool time, and trekking/urban exploring. Each watch was great; the Holy Trinity for my needs!

I had a Hamilton khaki field auto that I took on cruise trips and plane trips. Brought extra straps just to swap from rubber and leather. I think a versatile watch that you can go on an adventure with; few dunks in water; no problem taking a few bumps and hits; and not a watch magnet 🧲 (in terms of getting snatched) is ideal. I think my bronze Baltic Aquascaphe is now my go to travel watch

Robustness/Utility (like a GMT function) and then the Theft/Crime level of my destination and my general familiarity or lack thereof of my destination. Certain cities? Luxury watches are staying at home.

All that said, I'm at an age where I'm not exactly going to places where I'm likely to get ripped off. I'm not going to da club or trendy night life spots. I'm not walking around at night etc.

Usually for longer vacation I like to take 2 watches and recently its mostly been my Timex weekender and my baltic MR01, they just really work well with eachothers.

I tend to value the following characteristics in a travelers watch: To be versatile, scratch and water resistant, easy to swap straps, comfortable, unobtrusive, light, easy to tell the time, thin.

For exploring, it need to be able to take natos easily:

I’m literally reading this on a ship in the Caribbean having had the same dilemma - I left my Omega MW prof at home amd this time I have brought along my Oris 65 Diver heritage on a stainless steel bracelet

It’s doing great - looks fantastic for any occasion and I really like the fact it’s so different to the usual Rolex bore fest

Oris is such an ‘under the radar cool brand

• That’s the wife’s smartwatch

Cheap, Durable, loosable...

Hemming.

Hemming and hawing.

For next time...

Love that military dial Seiko. No date. All legibility. Absolutely beautiful!

Apparently I was using British English! Thanks for the catch.

Yes, that’s what drew me to buying it! I think it’s an underappreciated model due to the 35mm diameter and quartz movement

Yeah it's a winner. I'd put this one toe to toe with any Marathon Gen Purpose, Hamilton K-Fields, or other sub 1K field watch. How's the case thickness? Does it sit nice and low? Is that a nato or a 2-piece nylon?

Who knows, maybe you truly were humming and hawing... full confession: I only knew "hemming and hawing" as a linguistic pair and expression synonymous with "indecision" but I didn't know what each word individually meant.

I guess "hemming" is an old English word analogous with clearing your throat and "hawing" is using a haughty and indirect British accent(?)

Maybe you truly were humming and hawing... perhaps humming an Adele tune in a British accent whilst in the midst of your indecisions.😜

It’s on a nato. It sits decently thin just under 10mm. If you’re interested, there are multiple other color variations :)