When I travel, I will have only one or two watches with me. I never check my luggage as I have mastered the art of packing light. I will wear both watches on each wrist rather than risk them in my carry-on bags. Going thru security just means two watches in the little tray but I can be vigilant watching them go through. As for overseas, as an American, I prefer to keep a low profile as possible so my watches are not flashy. If I am overseas, one watch, not flashy or expensive. I follow the “gray man” strategy of not drawing attention to myself for my own security reasons.

1WC sounds fun, but just like banging your head against a tree, it feels good when you stop…

The “smart” watch is just one more electronic device that monitors us, like our “smart”phones with GPS tracking, our cars monitor us, they have built in GPS and warn us if we take our hands off the wheel or wander over the lines in the road. Cameras everywhere, social media, email, texts, etc…. No thank you. The mechanical watch on the other hand, pun intended, it isn’t connected to anything, it just keeps time. It is simplicity with mechanical precision of hundreds of parts working together smoothly without any interference in our lives other than providing us with a sense of marvel, wonder and pride. It connects us to our past. There is no greater joy than glancing at our wrist to see that mechanical perfection that no smart watch could ever provide.

Watch collecting is a new hobby for me. I started with Seiko and in particular, Seiko dive watches for their beauty to me and utility. My next watch will be a Tudor most likely as I start to branch out. I came into this hobby after years of collecting firearms. My favorites were based on my preferred designer, John Moses Browning so all my handguns are 1911’s in .45 acp. Rifles were pre-1964 Winchester bolt and lever actions. Seiko watches are some of the most prolific and industry leading designs with calibers that are in-house designs that are also sold to outside manufacturers. Tudor seems to offer some unique designs of their own outside of Rolex that intrigue me. This watch hobby is a lot of fun.

Thank you. I will begin building a new one

I like his channel. He has a lot of knowledge and insight that I find helpful to my watch addiction.