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Hi guys, hope everyone’s well.
I am looking for suggestions on a holiday watch
Preferably <=40mm And around £600 tops
It needs to be at least 5 Bar

I am considering—
Hamilton khaki- mechanical and automatic
Also Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium

thanks guys
 
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What is a holiday watch? Something worn on a holiday?

The Khaki is a nice choice. I have one. On fabric. Nice and sturdy field watch.

Dont have a tissot. So cant say.

But for a holiday, i’d get a watch that will help me track at least two time zones.

And if the holiday involves some swimming, i would pick a dive watch.
 
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I guess it depends on witch holiday
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Best 4/500 you can spend. On the rubber strap for the pool and then a NATO at night or bracelet. Lug holes to make it easy to swap.
Absolute gem of a watch.
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With a similar requirement I went for a Hamilton, threw away the supplied strap and put it on a cheap NATO that can be quickly removed to wash clean of sweat / sun-block and will dry overnight. I've tried watches with bracelets in the past, but getting them clean is a pain, either that or can't wear them on hot days.

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Best summer vacation watch EVER!!!!! 😉

One needs to pay attention to the places you take it bur it's so cool to wear it in sunny day...
 
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Best summer vacation watch EVER!!!!! 😉

One needs to pay attention to the places you take it bur it's so cool to wear it in sunny day...

The wrist belongs to a friend who passed away not that long ago. He convinced me to buy him the watch with this photo. Hope you're in peace my friend 🙁
 
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Best summer vacation watch EVER!!!!! 😉

One needs to pay attention to the places you take it bur it's so cool to wear it in sunny day...
That watch does indeed look as if it fulfilled a ‘summer watch’ design brief - fantastic. I can hear the The Beach Boys now,.. Sloop John B
 
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Best 4/500 you can spend. On the rubber strap for the pool and then a NATO at night or bracelet. Lug holes to make it easy to swap.
Absolute gem of a watch.
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I do love that piece. I can never remember the ref. For it
 
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MRC MRC
With a similar requirement I went for a Hamilton, threw away the supplied strap and put it on a cheap NATO that can be quickly removed to wash clean of sweat / sun-block and will dry overnight. I've tried watches with bracelets in the past, but getting them clean is a pain, either that or can't wear them on hot days.

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My thoughts exactly. It seems like the perfect watch to take on holiday. Thanks
 
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Jonathan40 Jonathan40
Best 4/500 you can spend. On the rubber strap for the pool and then a NATO at night or bracelet. Lug holes to make it easy to swap.
Absolute gem of a watch.
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Wow I like that Seiko!!!

I also looked for a holiday watch. Since I don't want to bother much about replacing batteries before holidays, it must be automatic for me. Also, I must always consider swimming, so reliable waterproof is a must. Then the possibility that one gets mugged in a place where you are not familiar with the safe and non safe places, results in an easy to replace watch (affordable in price and the actual market). At the same time, having very accurate watches for work and home, I expect a decent level of accuracy from the holiday watch so I don't suffer much feeling "mecanically severely downgraded".
Apart from this, it must be nice but not too blingy.
Where I live, I'm surrounded by swiss watches and very rare to see non swiss ones in the stores.

So I came out with this:
 
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Wow I like that Seiko!!!

I also looked for a holiday watch. Since I don't want to bother much about replacing batteries before holidays, it must be automatic for me. Also, I must always consider swimming, so reliable waterproof is a must. Then the possibility that one gets mugged in a place where you are not familiar with the safe and non safe places, results in an easy to replace watch (affordable in price and the actual market). At the same time, having very accurate watches for work and home, I expect a decent level of accuracy from the holiday watch so I don't suffer much feeling "mecanically severely downgraded".
Apart from this, it must be nice but not too blingy.
Where I live, I'm surrounded by swiss watches and very rare to see non swiss ones in the stores.

So I came out with this:
It’s a beautiful watch. Just a tad too big for my tiny wrists
 
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