Your most travelled watch?

vanvan · Apr 28, 2021

In the midst of covid restrictions I thought about the travelling I used to do for business or leisure.

This made me think which of my watches has seen most travelling over the years. I'd probably say it's my beater Casio ProTrek PRG-60T. Has been with me across the Atlantic, a few times to Hong Kong and around Europe many many times during its 16 years life with me. Has never let me down, runs on solar energy, can take a few beatings and sneaks through airport security without raising any eyebrows 😎

What's your most travelled watch?

Waltesefalcon · Apr 28, 2021

This old 1885 Elgin Dexter St. pocket watch. I carried it daily from jr. high through college. It's been too every state west of the Mississippi, a few east of the Mississippi, and Mexico.

Canuck · Apr 28, 2021

This one has been to England Scotland, Holland, France, and Italy. Hamilton 992B.

Norfolk · Apr 28, 2021

250k miles and counting....been across Atlantic at least 30 times....

Jones in LA · Apr 28, 2021

Unavoidably, this one traveled with me from Venice, Italy to California 😀

...and this one has survived a couple of trips to the Middle East

vanvan · Apr 28, 2021

You ought to have a GMT function (analogue or digital) when traveling 😀

Lovely pocket watches there guys. An interesting way to travel around. Travel in style as they say!

Braindrain · Apr 28, 2021

Although I sold it, this has traveled with me many, many times to Asia and Europe. And for a 2 month RTW trip.

Completely under the radar. Interestingly, the only places that recognized it was a high end multi-brand watch shop in HKG and, of all places, a stall in the Grand Bazaar selling fake Hublots.

vanvan · Apr 28, 2021

Nice one Jones in LA!

I once accidentally dropped on the floor my Tag Heuer Monaco Steve McQueen, it was at Charles de Gaulle in Paris while at security. The drop caused the watch to start losing time and had to sent it away for servicing. Since then I avoid taking expensive watches with me when going through airports.

lillatroll · Apr 28, 2021

This one ( Speedmaster 20th Anniversary Apollo ltd edition) has been to Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Finland, The Ukraine, The Uk, Romania and Azerbaijan. I bought it from a member in New York so I suppose it started its journey with me from there.

While living in Africa I wore this watch every day as it was my only watch while I was there.

( The picture was taken by the esteemed member I was lucky enough to purchase it from.)

Andrew C · Apr 28, 2021

Sinn 104 is my travel watch. Its rugged enough for everything I might want to do, I enjoy the dings on it from travel and it still dresses up amazingly for dinner.

If I lose it, break it, or it gets stolen I am not going to cry for too long either.

BAJJ · Apr 28, 2021

My SMP, been all over the place, several flights to Singapore and back to Ireland, Singapore to Durban by sea. The canaries to the North Sea, by sea, 5 years of travelling to the North Sea and back to Ireland, numerous skiing trips to Austria and France, family Holidays in Italy, sailing trips to Holland and the Scilly Islands and around the Irish coast, think that's about it

.😁

Bugbait · Apr 28, 2021

Easily my Omega X-33 G2: Daily watch for 8 years when I did most of my travelling based out of London UK. Still my go to watch for any travelling due to its features and stealthy appearance (looks like a cheap quartz to most).

hronists · Apr 28, 2021

Traveled with me 16 years until I sold it.

Amg786s · Apr 28, 2021

I've not travelled much since the onset of covid, but prior to that probably my GS high-beat (flipped just before covid started). I'd probably look to getting it back in the rotation.

Amg786s · Apr 28, 2021

forgot to add, i'd toss a G-shock in there as a backup whilst travelling

MRC · Apr 28, 2021

This has lived with me in England, USA and Canada. It has as many commercial air-miles as I do (no idea, lots), as many logbook small aircraft and glider miles as I do (and quite a few not to be logged 😉 ). It has visited Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany (before & after reunification), Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales. It has been driven across Luxembourg but we didn't stop. Here in the roof of Château de Hautefort in France.

river rat · Apr 28, 2021

This Seiko 7548 quartz diver I bought in the 1980's in the Navy. It's been to Japan, Korea, Philippines, Hong Kong when still in English hands, England, Norway, Gaum, Porto Rico, Bahrain, Diego Garcia, Netherlands, and 20 miles off the coast of Russia and both east and west coast of the USA, Hawaii and the equator at Latitude 000 and Longitude 84-40 East. When they say join the US Navy and see the world they mean it.

vanvan · Apr 28, 2021

There is clearly a special connection with watches which have been with us in most of our travels. Good workhorses.

MRC · Apr 28, 2021

vanvan
There is clearly a special connection with watches which have been with us in most of our travels. Good workhorses.

Yes, and for most of my intercontinental travelling, the only watch I owned. But as you say it was acquired to be a workhorse/toolwatch.

Togri v. 2.0 · Apr 28, 2021

My father’s old Omega that also belonged to my grandfather before him must be the most travelled. Besides Denmark, where I live, it has been to Sweden, Norway, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, US, Canada and possible also Czech Republic.

Your most travelled watch?

vanvan

Waltesefalcon

Canuck

Norfolk

Jones in LA

vanvan

Braindrain

vanvan

lillatroll

Andrew C

BAJJ

Bugbait

hronists

Amg786s

Amg786s

MRC

river rat

vanvan

MRC

Togri v. 2.0

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