It is absolutely true. I spent three or four weeks deciding which watches I should take with me to Europe. I decided a formal one because I was attending a wedding in Spain, then a Casio because... well, it is always possible to be robbed while walking the cities and a Seiko GMT to keep track of the hour at home.
This is a great system for picking travel watches! I tend to over think things and look at my schedule and try to figure out the best watches for whatever activities I'll be doing, but I think in 99% of the cases if you go for those three categories you'll be good.
Anytime I go on holiday I just grab one watch and commit to it for the week. Too nervous to pack 3 in the case in case of loss. I tend to go for a GMT just for the novelty of actually having a use for it and usually a bright colour. This year I'm taking my pan am zodiac worldtimer.
Went on a 6 day trip out of town and a red Kamasu on a strapcode jubilee covered all the bases. It works as a dressy piece, and as a casual one. It's also very comfortable to wear as an everyday watch.
Helpful template. I guess subconsciously i have done similarly. But on my recent trip to Cancun I went more low price for security reasons. Same time zone so no GMT just a cheap San Martin SN036 diver, San Martin black dial Explorer homage and my G-shock 5610 radio/solar. Then a few days later on trip to Tennessee i took my Christopher Ward Trident Pro 300 and the G-shock as the CW diver can look pretty dressy.
So glad to see the comments. I have ten watches. Friends roll their eyes but no matter. I have my gold Seiko and Pulsar for dress up affairs and ever-present Fossils for mowing. And like all of us, the name Rolex is creeping into my thoughts more often.
For business travel which is generally to Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines, my flying watch is the best World Timer on the planet. It doesn't beep going through security, it's lightweight and if I lose it, I won't cry, as it's the Casio Royale AE-1200...nothing beats it. A GMT pales in comparison. I also bring a dress watch for business and a diver for the evening. When I go on holidays for a few weeks, I bring lots of watches!
Good one Shane. My travel watches are Steeldive 1970, waterproof and looks good and easily replaceable if it gets damaged or stolen and my Casio G-Shock GBD-200, easy to read negative display, duel time display ,waterproof and tough as nails.
My top three: No1) Casio Royale (as digital/ GMT/ diver/ beater) No2) No3) [I never finished anything, but this time I...] Cheers Shane, be well mate, enjoy the ride!
@@larrydalton2205 Never said i won't take other(s). Just made my list a bit "loose", that's all... PS Still the Royale can be all that's listed up there!
I find these type of videos hilarious. I travel for work, gone every week form M - F. I have a dedicated watch for work, construction site. And I pick whatever watch I want to wear for the week. It’s that simple. If I wasn’t on construction sites I would travel w/ whatever was on my wrist. Work watch - Seikp SRPE61 Watch this week - Seiko SRPJ85 I’ve been wearing the SRPJ85 since I got a week or so before Memorial Day.
Great video Shane, a can't believe how in sync we are. I'm currently in Nashville, from Sydney, Australia and brought a Seiko diver and a GShock square steel out of my collection of 220. And would you believe it... purchased a fully engraved Hamilton Khaki King 2 from one your compatriots! Heading to Fortworth for a couple of days next week.
I believe deciding which watches to take on vacation is the essence of having a watch collection. I look at all my timepieces and associate them with the adventure or situation it will serve me best. It's not just about where you're going, but the people and vibe when you get there. Anywhere near the water and my Citizen ProDiver is a must, but my second watch was different for trips to Hawaii, the Outer Banks, Block Island and Key West. Out of my time zone, I have to take a GMT. Sometimes I'll ditch the bracelets for a Nato or Tropical strap. An excellent point Shane, nothing that draws too much attention. I bought a Pepsi homage once and, even at $250, I'm not taking chances! I read a travel / watch article that said you should take only two watches max (one, if it's a 3-day weekend or less) and I've been able to stick with that (mostly!)
I agree 100% with the categories, they cover all the bases without being too specialized. I usually tended to take my Marathon Navigator(plastic), a CW C63 Sealander or C65 Dune, and my Marathon GSAR. In the future I'll be taking my C65 Dune, and my steel Navigator. The Dune can stand in as a dress watch when needed, and the Navigator is quartz and a GMT with the 12hr bezel.
A lot of great travel watches to choose from. For me one of these three always needs to go with me (including when I went to Europe last year): ● Citizen Promaster Eco-drive Worldtime GMT ● San Martin BB Pro GMT with the NH34 ● And/or my Casio Worldtime That said I always try to take 1) GMT (usually on my wrist) and a three watch watch roll that includes 2) a beater (usually G-shock or my Protrek) 3) a dress watch and 4) a wild card - often a diver.
I still have my original Instinct solar. Still relevant and still going strong. I just don't like the "solar assist". If you're going to spend several hundred dollars on a watch, it should be tough solar. Hope you enjoyed your vacation, Shane.
Great video! I only bring two watches when I travel and I travel a lot. I always have one mechanical and one digital. I am currently on the hunt for the perfect travel watch as my collection has changed recently. I will look at the Monta next month at the Windup Show. It seems like maybe a good choice. Strap changes are essential when traveling.
Very concise video! One thing you didn't mention, but a consideration for me was taking too nice a watch. Not because of security reasons, but more because I worry about just losing or misplacing it somewhere. So basically no watches it would be hard to replace. Just got back from Toronto. Took 3 watches (4 if you count the fitness tracker) Diver=Seiko SPB239, Field watch/grab & go= Citizen Eco-drive, Dressy Casual= Wise Adamascus Damascus. Didn't need a GMT and the Eco-drive canceled out the G-shock. Ended up not needing a dress watch, because Toronto has so many great street food places we were too stuffed by dinner to go to a nice restaurant 😅.
I’ve also got a Garmin Instinct (non Solar version). I’ll be taking mine on holidays too. It’s good to track your walks and keep up your fitness. My 3 watch travel collection would be Seiko Arnie, Alpinist and the Garmin Instinct. I also admit I’ve been wearing mine a lot lately too. They’re great watches 👍🏻
Good on you for everything you're doing with that Garmin, Shane! (I don't run, but I get the motivational thing.) Late last year, I accompanied my wife on a month-long artist's residency she had in Chapala Lake, Mexico, and this was the first time I ever took more than one watch with me. (Last time out was Europe, where a Casio Edifice world-timer served me just fine all by itself.) This time out, I had a curiously above-average Seiko 5 dress-style watch (which I admittedly had been ignoring for some time), and a Casio ProTrek PRG 300 series which had all the ready-for-anything bonafides (world-timer, digital compass, triple sensor *et cetera* ) without all the G-Shock baggage. Know what the funny thing is? Other than the first few days in Chapala (highly recommended destination, BTW, just wonderful), it was the semi-dressy Seiko 5 that I wore for most of my stay, which I fell in love with all over again. Sometimes you never know how much you like a watch (or don't) until you take it with you someplace unfamiliar. However, last week, I got hold of a Seiko 5 Sports GMT, my first-ever GMT-complication watch. This might well be my solo go-to next time I board a plane to go anywhere.
Since I've only recently started taking multiple watches, I like your categories. I take two wrist watches, and a stop watch (I time my lift off and total travel 😛).
I've had to travel lightly a lot recently. a G Shock Rangeman and a Casio Duro is what I've been using, with mesh and different straps. The Helm Miyako or Signum GMT is also an option.
I'm pretty easy. When I travel I don't want to use anything that I regret getting lost, damaged or stolen. So my G-Shock gbw5600 is default! It's my go-to gada watch.
My go-to "explorer" (dress-up/dress-down) recently also slides into the GMT category thanks to the NH34. The Metro (gray) Nodus Sector GMT. Fantastic, neutral dial color, and goes well with a lot of strap color options. This watch covers a lot of bases. If you wanted to keep it to 3, then it'd be a diver/more rugged piece, and a (solar) quartz chrono.
Hey it's the Garmin. Love my Instinct 2 solar! So good. Garmin did a recent update to the model and made it bigger. ugh. Not upgrading since I love this model so much. Totally agree with the travel watch categories. I make the same calls.
I always take one multifunctional CASIO for the road itself where I simply need information and my little 32mm golden vintage SEIKO Quartz for going out in the evening.
Alaska cruise coming up. My 3 going are Seiko Sumarai manta ray, Tissot PRX Powermatic and Zelos Aurora MOP. All blue dials as I am apparantly fixated on blue dials.
My current travel watches are snugged safely in the three compartment Zelos watch case, with my Sky Blue Mako 3 along with my Steinhart OVM on a Bund strap, last my Casio GA-B2100 G shock.
On my next rip I’m taking my traska venturer gmt (swim watch true gmt and good for smart and casual occasions) and Apple Watch. Will cover most things for me.
i have been using the Garmin Instinct 2S as my exercise watch. It is a smaller version without solar, it fits my smaller wrist better. You still only have to charge it occasionally, and the MIP screen is great. Looks a bit boring, though, so I tend to only wear it when I want to use its features. Other travel watches: G-Shock GM-S2100-3AJF, a smaller "Casioak" with a metal shroud for use in and around water, or when wearing an expensive watch is not a good idea. Has a positive digital display so you can actually read it. Grand Seiko SBGN013, a quartz GMT that does not draw attention to itself and can act as a dress watch on the right strap. Setting an automatic 'true' GMT after it runs out of power can be a bit of a pain, I prefer quartz GMTs for travel. 20mm drilled lugs make for easy strap changes as well. I prefer not to leave expensive watches in hotel rooms or mess with hotel safes, so most watches stay home.
Great formula Shane, pretty much spot on to what I use, my choices are a very old Casio tide watch, Hamilton khaki bronze, Oris big crown pointer date and a Seiko GMT blueberry. I do have a dive watch that I made myself…was that more than three 🙈
I like your choices and they'll suit you i believe. Its become easier for me if i travel cross country for a week because of my core collection. My kast vacation included 2 watches ... formex essence and swc hyperg. I was more then satisfied. Hope you have a great time on your trip.
I confess, I love my Garmin Instinct! I use it for camping & hiking & also when I walk around the neighborhood. It’s light, comfortable, & very useful!
Great vid Shane. My diver/GMT would be my Mido Ocean Star GMT. I have no dress watches but my Vaer D5 Tropic on the jubilee or one of their awesome leather straps should work. My 3rd digital beater would be my G-Shock GD-350 or the infamous Casio DW290 with the Casio royale strap swapped on to it, which makes it wearable. The strap that comes with it is terrible.
IMO, unless you are traveling for a really long time, like a month or more, you really don't need more than 2 watches. You need one watch that is versatile enough to get wet, so preferably something with 100m water resistance or better. And/or a really cheap watch that won't attract attention if you are worried about crime. So likely something older, or plastic. These days, I have so many of the former I would have a hard time choosing. Steinhart GMT, or Explorer. Hamilton Khaki King, though WR might be a reason not to take it. Seiko Alpinist. Nodus Sector. Jean Richard Highlands, . Zelos titanium diver, Seiko Turtle, or CW trident quartz. They all are tough enough to wear in water, except the Hamilton Khaki King, but look good enough to wear at night, with semiformal attire. If I wanted to just go cheap, maybe a old Citizen Ecodrive, Seiko titaniun quartz, Pagani design moonwatch knockoff, or Seiko SRPE. Finally if I was really worried, I have a cheap plastic quartz in my collection I never wear, but might make an exception.
@@RelativeTime I like it a lot. Bracelet is solid, and quick release which is great actually. Watch it self is nice and the salmon dial is unique. But maybe too unusual to wear every day. probably because I have so many watches already in its lane of every day field type watches, it doesn't get that much wrist time. I would be happy to lend you mine if you want to do a review on it.
G-shock with multiple time zones for action sports like hiking or sea sports, 2 a dive watch that’s not super expensive like the orient kamasu, and something a bit nicer for taking the wife to dinner, something on leather, hand wind
My three, Alpinist Euro Special edition (on beads of rice) , Tudor Ranger, GA2100 1AER (blacked out) Dress up with Alpinist/dive with it 200m, Dress up/down Tudor Ranger (actually been asked about it more than any other watch), GA2100, just incase the Russians Invade and I have to go all Red Dawn on them
If you happen to live near Dallas, they are doing a mini watch trade show next Saturday the 9th. Since there is nothing here in Texas they have teamed up with a few other brands to host one. I think Nodus and Lorier will also be there. jackmasonbrand.com/pages/intersect-dallas So one way to see one in person if you are considering it.
How about the best three watch collection, supposing you were captured and held hostage by bandits? Followed next week by the bandits' reviews. I'd better copyright this in case...
It’s not that difficult to decide which watches to bring with you…the hard part is deciding which ones to leave behind.
It is absolutely true. I spent three or four weeks deciding which watches I should take with me to Europe. I decided a formal one because I was attending a wedding in Spain, then a Casio because... well, it is always possible to be robbed while walking the cities and a Seiko GMT to keep track of the hour at home.
This is a great system for picking travel watches! I tend to over think things and look at my schedule and try to figure out the best watches for whatever activities I'll be doing, but I think in 99% of the cases if you go for those three categories you'll be good.
I keep it simple. 2 watches - a diver & and a G-Shock.
My combo is an Explorer and a G-shock
I pack a diver/ sports on metal band and a dress watch on leather. Great vid mate
My go to travel digital is the Timex Ironman which I think is VERY underrepresented by watch reviewer channels….and you can get HRM functions…
What a dilemma 😅 I enjoy the dry humor, it juxtaposes nicely with your analytical delivery. Great video as usual. ❤
Awesome video, Shane! Thanks for the feature ⭐
Anytime I go on holiday I just grab one watch and commit to it for the week. Too nervous to pack 3 in the case in case of loss. I tend to go for a GMT just for the novelty of actually having a use for it and usually a bright colour. This year I'm taking my pan am zodiac worldtimer.
Went on a 6 day trip out of town and a red Kamasu on a strapcode jubilee covered all the bases. It works as a dressy piece, and as a casual one. It's also very comfortable to wear as an everyday watch.
The burgundy Kamasu has quickly moved into "icon" status
Have a safe and fun trip!
Thank your for your recommendations. Enjoy your trip!
Helpful template. I guess subconsciously i have done similarly. But on my recent trip to Cancun I went more low price for security reasons. Same time zone so no GMT just a cheap San Martin SN036 diver, San Martin black dial Explorer homage and my G-shock 5610 radio/solar. Then a few days later on trip to Tennessee i took my Christopher Ward Trident Pro 300 and the G-shock as the CW diver can look pretty dressy.
So glad to see the comments. I have ten watches. Friends roll their eyes but no matter. I have my gold Seiko and Pulsar for dress up affairs and ever-present Fossils for mowing. And like all of us, the name Rolex is creeping into my thoughts more often.
For business travel which is generally to Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines, my flying watch is the best World Timer on the planet. It doesn't beep going through security, it's lightweight and if I lose it, I won't cry, as it's the Casio Royale AE-1200...nothing beats it. A GMT pales in comparison. I also bring a dress watch for business and a diver for the evening. When I go on holidays for a few weeks, I bring lots of watches!
Good one Shane. My travel watches are Steeldive 1970, waterproof and looks good and easily replaceable if it gets damaged or stolen and my Casio G-Shock GBD-200, easy to read negative display, duel time display ,waterproof and tough as nails.
My top three:
No1) Casio Royale (as digital/ GMT/ diver/ beater)
No2)
No3)
[I never finished anything, but this time I...]
Cheers Shane, be well mate, enjoy the ride!
I've thought about doing just my black Royale on a trip as well but then, nope. I have to take more.
@@larrydalton2205 Never said i won't take other(s). Just made my list a bit "loose", that's all...
PS Still the Royale can be all that's listed up there!
I agree about sport watches. I use my Suunto more often than any other watches.
Major props for completing the disney half! I can barely walk in that climate never mind run 13 miles.
Nothing better than a 39mm Steinhart GMT, Casio Pro-Trek and Royale.
I took a khaki field mechanical on a city break recently and it worked out great
Took my Hamilton Khaki Field 42mm titanium with blue dial to London for a business trip a few weeks ago and it worked out so well. Very versatile. 👍
I live in Arizona and I’m happy to see you went to meteor crater while visiting! 👍
it was pretty interesting. A little off the beaten path, but is worth seeing.
A diver watch or a chronograph is most versatile and useful daily watch.
I'd say the water resistance of the chronograph makes a big difference in its versatility.
I find these type of videos hilarious. I travel for work, gone every week form M - F. I have a dedicated watch for work, construction site. And I pick whatever watch I want to wear for the week. It’s that simple. If I wasn’t on construction sites I would travel w/ whatever was on my wrist.
Work watch - Seikp SRPE61
Watch this week - Seiko SRPJ85
I’ve been wearing the SRPJ85 since I got a week or so before Memorial Day.
Great video Shane, a can't believe how in sync we are. I'm currently in Nashville, from Sydney, Australia and brought a Seiko diver and a GShock square steel out of my collection of 220. And would you believe it... purchased a fully engraved Hamilton Khaki King 2 from one your compatriots! Heading to Fortworth for a couple of days next week.
The blue stitched strap on the G-Shock looks fantastic! I’ve never seen it look better.
You are definitely not alone! 😂
That Orient Star Outdoor made me feel tingly.
It's a really cool one from Orient, and the different colorways have very different feels.
I have a Garmin instinct Crossover and i love it.
I believe deciding which watches to take on vacation is the essence of having a watch collection. I look at all my timepieces and associate them with the adventure or situation it will serve me best. It's not just about where you're going, but the people and vibe when you get there. Anywhere near the water and my Citizen ProDiver is a must, but my second watch was different for trips to Hawaii, the Outer Banks, Block Island and Key West. Out of my time zone, I have to take a GMT. Sometimes I'll ditch the bracelets for a Nato or Tropical strap. An excellent point Shane, nothing that draws too much attention. I bought a Pepsi homage once and, even at $250, I'm not taking chances!
I read a travel / watch article that said you should take only two watches max (one, if it's a 3-day weekend or less) and I've been able to stick with that (mostly!)
I agree 100% with the categories, they cover all the bases without being too specialized.
I usually tended to take my Marathon Navigator(plastic), a CW C63 Sealander or C65 Dune, and my Marathon GSAR. In the future I'll be taking my C65 Dune, and my steel Navigator. The Dune can stand in as a dress watch when needed, and the Navigator is quartz and a GMT with the 12hr bezel.
A lot of great travel watches to choose from.
For me one of these three always needs to go with me (including when I went to Europe last year):
● Citizen Promaster Eco-drive Worldtime GMT
● San Martin BB Pro GMT with the NH34
● And/or my Casio Worldtime
That said I always try to take 1) GMT (usually on my wrist) and a three watch watch roll that includes 2) a beater (usually G-shock or my Protrek) 3) a dress watch and 4) a wild card - often a diver.
I still have my original Instinct solar. Still relevant and still going strong. I just don't like the "solar assist". If you're going to spend several hundred dollars on a watch, it should be tough solar. Hope you enjoyed your vacation, Shane.
Great video! I only bring two watches when I travel and I travel a lot. I always have one mechanical and one digital. I am currently on the hunt for the perfect travel watch as my collection has changed recently. I will look at the Monta next month at the Windup Show. It seems like maybe a good choice. Strap changes are essential when traveling.
Great review Shane! Thanks
Very concise video! One thing you didn't mention, but a consideration for me was taking too nice a watch. Not because of security reasons, but more because I worry about just losing or misplacing it somewhere. So basically no watches it would be hard to replace.
Just got back from Toronto. Took 3 watches (4 if you count the fitness tracker)
Diver=Seiko SPB239,
Field watch/grab & go= Citizen Eco-drive,
Dressy Casual= Wise Adamascus Damascus.
Didn't need a GMT and the Eco-drive canceled out the G-shock. Ended up not needing a dress watch, because Toronto has so many great street food places we were too stuffed by dinner to go to a nice restaurant 😅.
I’ve also got a Garmin Instinct (non Solar version). I’ll be taking mine on holidays too. It’s good to track your walks and keep up your fitness. My 3 watch travel collection would be Seiko Arnie, Alpinist and the Garmin Instinct. I also admit I’ve been wearing mine a lot lately too. They’re great watches 👍🏻
Good on you for everything you're doing with that Garmin, Shane! (I don't run, but I get the motivational thing.) Late last year, I accompanied my wife on a month-long artist's residency she had in Chapala Lake, Mexico, and this was the first time I ever took more than one watch with me. (Last time out was Europe, where a Casio Edifice world-timer served me just fine all by itself.) This time out, I had a curiously above-average Seiko 5 dress-style watch (which I admittedly had been ignoring for some time), and a Casio ProTrek PRG 300 series which had all the ready-for-anything bonafides (world-timer, digital compass, triple sensor *et cetera* ) without all the G-Shock baggage. Know what the funny thing is? Other than the first few days in Chapala (highly recommended destination, BTW, just wonderful), it was the semi-dressy Seiko 5 that I wore for most of my stay, which I fell in love with all over again. Sometimes you never know how much you like a watch (or don't) until you take it with you someplace unfamiliar. However, last week, I got hold of a Seiko 5 Sports GMT, my first-ever GMT-complication watch. This might well be my solo go-to next time I board a plane to go anywhere.
Since I've only recently started taking multiple watches, I like your categories.
I take two wrist watches, and a stop watch (I time my lift off and total travel 😛).
I've had to travel lightly a lot recently. a G Shock Rangeman and a Casio Duro is what I've been using, with mesh and different straps. The Helm Miyako or Signum GMT is also an option.
I'm pretty easy. When I travel I don't want to use anything that I regret getting lost, damaged or stolen. So my G-Shock gbw5600 is default! It's my go-to gada watch.
That is a good way of looking at it. Especially if you get the hotel room and it doesn't have a safe. I know I always worry a little more.
For a beater i'd probably bring my Casio PRG-30 Pro Trek. Triple sensor, solar powered, world time etc. It's a bit smaller than some other Pro Treks.
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My go-to "explorer" (dress-up/dress-down) recently also slides into the GMT category thanks to the NH34. The Metro (gray) Nodus Sector GMT. Fantastic, neutral dial color, and goes well with a lot of strap color options. This watch covers a lot of bases. If you wanted to keep it to 3, then it'd be a diver/more rugged piece, and a (solar) quartz chrono.
Hey it's the Garmin. Love my Instinct 2 solar! So good. Garmin did a recent update to the model and made it bigger. ugh. Not upgrading since I love this model so much. Totally agree with the travel watch categories. I make the same calls.
A good diver's or field watch is usually the best bet.
I always take one multifunctional CASIO for the road itself where I simply need information and my little 32mm golden vintage SEIKO Quartz for going out in the evening.
nice choices
Alaska cruise coming up. My 3 going are Seiko Sumarai manta ray, Tissot PRX Powermatic and Zelos Aurora MOP. All blue dials as I am apparantly fixated on blue dials.
So many of us are obsessed with blue dials.
My current travel watches are snugged safely in the three compartment Zelos watch case, with my Sky Blue Mako 3 along with my Steinhart OVM on a Bund strap, last my Casio GA-B2100 G shock.
On my next rip I’m taking my traska venturer gmt (swim watch true gmt and good for smart and casual occasions) and Apple Watch. Will cover most things for me.
i have been using the Garmin Instinct 2S as my exercise watch. It is a smaller version without solar, it fits my smaller wrist better. You still only have to charge it occasionally, and the MIP screen is great. Looks a bit boring, though, so I tend to only wear it when I want to use its features.
Other travel watches:
G-Shock GM-S2100-3AJF, a smaller "Casioak" with a metal shroud for use in and around water, or when wearing an expensive watch is not a good idea. Has a positive digital display so you can actually read it.
Grand Seiko SBGN013, a quartz GMT that does not draw attention to itself and can act as a dress watch on the right strap. Setting an automatic 'true' GMT after it runs out of power can be a bit of a pain, I prefer quartz GMTs for travel. 20mm drilled lugs make for easy strap changes as well.
I prefer not to leave expensive watches in hotel rooms or mess with hotel safes, so most watches stay home.
Great formula Shane, pretty much spot on to what I use, my choices are a very old Casio tide watch, Hamilton khaki bronze, Oris big crown pointer date and a Seiko GMT blueberry. I do have a dive watch that I made myself…was that more than three 🙈
I like your choices and they'll suit you i believe. Its become easier for me if i travel cross country for a week because of my core collection. My kast vacation included 2 watches ... formex essence and swc hyperg. I was more then satisfied. Hope you have a great time on your trip.
My mini Darth Vader light saber arrived today. Thanks a lot Shane theat was another $100 I didn't need to spend but I had to have one for myself.
5600 in metal case + nato strap. simple no brainer
Just sold mine... great watch.
If I didn't have an Explorer I would seriously consider the Monta. Love the looks and looks significantly different from the Explorer.
I confess, I love my Garmin Instinct! I use it for camping & hiking & also when I walk around the neighborhood. It’s light, comfortable, & very useful!
Truth be told all you need is a bulletproof Seiko or a Casio 5600
I wished I could go back and just wear a Casio ani-digi with ( as stated on the dial) 10 year battery life ( not solar). And it did last that long.
I bring a orient ray 2 with rubber strap and garmin instinct and a Casio wave rapter
My wife heard me watching this, rolled her eyes, & said “That’s ridiculous!” The struggle is real.
Lol yeah... If my wife heard me she would say the same thing.
Great vid Shane. My diver/GMT would be my Mido Ocean Star GMT. I have no dress watches but my Vaer D5 Tropic on the jubilee or one of their awesome leather straps should work. My 3rd digital beater would be my G-Shock GD-350 or the infamous Casio DW290 with the Casio royale strap swapped on to it, which makes it wearable. The strap that comes with it is terrible.
I'll be taking just one watch a Casio Royale steel.
Timex Ironman is a good option too
I always thought one watch would be stress-free. This goes for leaving and while your time is there. Do I ever do that? No
IMO, unless you are traveling for a really long time, like a month or more, you really don't need more than 2 watches. You need one watch that is versatile enough to get wet, so preferably something with 100m water resistance or better. And/or a really cheap watch that won't attract attention if you are worried about crime. So likely something older, or plastic.
These days, I have so many of the former I would have a hard time choosing.
Steinhart GMT, or Explorer. Hamilton Khaki King, though WR might be a reason not to take it. Seiko Alpinist. Nodus Sector. Jean Richard Highlands, . Zelos titanium diver, Seiko Turtle, or CW trident quartz. They all are tough enough to wear in water, except the Hamilton Khaki King, but look good enough to wear at night, with semiformal attire.
If I wanted to just go cheap, maybe a old Citizen Ecodrive, Seiko titaniun quartz, Pagani design moonwatch knockoff, or Seiko SRPE.
Finally if I was really worried, I have a cheap plastic quartz in my collection I never wear, but might make an exception.
How do you like the nodus sector? I've been curious about that one.
@@RelativeTime I like it a lot. Bracelet is solid, and quick release which is great actually. Watch it self is nice and the salmon dial is unique. But maybe too unusual to wear every day. probably because I have so many watches already in its lane of every day field type watches, it doesn't get that much wrist time. I would be happy to lend you mine if you want to do a review on it.
Thanks. Nodus is set to be at a meetup here in Dallas early next month. So I'm hoping to get a good look at one then.
G-shock with multiple time zones for action sports like hiking or sea sports, 2 a dive watch that’s not super expensive like the orient kamasu, and something a bit nicer for taking the wife to dinner, something on leather, hand wind
My three, Alpinist Euro Special edition (on beads of rice) , Tudor Ranger, GA2100 1AER (blacked out) Dress up with Alpinist/dive with it 200m, Dress up/down Tudor Ranger (actually been asked about it more than any other watch), GA2100, just incase the Russians Invade and I have to go all Red Dawn on them
Strongly considering the Jackson Mason GMT. Just hearing about this watch.
If you happen to live near Dallas, they are doing a mini watch trade show next Saturday the 9th. Since there is nothing here in Texas they have teamed up with a few other brands to host one. I think Nodus and Lorier will also be there.
jackmasonbrand.com/pages/intersect-dallas
So one way to see one in person if you are considering it.
@@RelativeTimethanks. I'm in NC, so I can't attend. Great review and I'm likely going to add the Americana to my collection.
Great video. How are you enjoying your Monta?
No need to bring three watches for traveling. The latest chronograph Hamilton looks cool and cost effective and very versatile.
Which new Hamilton? I might of missed it. Was it a Jazzmaster Chrono?
@@RelativeTime it is Jazzmaster chrono with white dial
I only get one whit me, a not expensive, date, GMT, on bracelet, 100 wr....... Seiko 5 GMT.
How about the best three watch collection, supposing you were captured and held hostage by bandits?
Followed next week by the bandits' reviews.
I'd better copyright this in case...
I really want to find a good seller for refurbished Poljot de Luxe. Edit: my running record is 18.20 km at Wings for life.
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Bottom line any Gshock watch for travel.
I’m going on a cruise in February and I’m already thinking of what watches to bring.
All round Vacation watch Seiko Alpinist sarb017 (:
Smart watches are not even a watch a diver and a g shock could match.
Who's talking about smart watches?
@@RelativeTime some guy mention a garmin.. at the coments below.
@@user-db2dd2ed8v garmins more of a fitness watch then a smartwatch. At this point gshocks that do the same.
The smart watch i used to had actually recharge like a mobile thats why i get rid of it.