London dweller here. So I have a two tone pro diver Invicta , which cost me the regal sum of £55 in Amazon 3 years ago, that from a distance and to the untrained eye has a striking resemblance to a certain luxury dive watch. 9 months ago I was on my bicycle northbound over a bridge when I noticed at the other side of the concrete barrier that separates the cycling path from the main road a scooter with 2 guys with helmets on riding alongside me. the gaze of the guy on pillion was fixated on my wrist. I raised my hand towards them and told him "it' s a bloody Invicta, mate" and they moved on.
I’m heartbroken! I’ve dreamed of going to England and even a meeting an English women my entire life. I use to joke with my father that I’m gonna go marry an English woman and freshen up the gene pool! You guys need the 2nd amendment asap!
I agree with Ryan. My first post got zapped by this trash site. I'll try again with abnormal terms. High velocity heavy metals propelled under high pressure causing central nervous system failure is the optimal way to impede those who try to strong arm aquire that which isn't theirs
Living in Singapore, we see people flaunting their jewellery and watches everywhere in public and we get used to it, no qualms whatsoever. We have taken for granted the low crime rates here. The danger of such a society is that when you travel overseas, you are unlikely to take the necessary precautions to avoid such crimes unless advised. Thanks for the warning and reminder!
I'm from Singapore. We are lucky to have a place that is still safe, and watch crimes a low to nil. I wear a Seiko mostly. However when I travel, my default will be a Casio regardless. Never mind which country I travel to.
Safe because you have a generally homogenous industrious society without mass migration from the third world. Keep you country that way, don't make the mistake of Europe.
I agree, like people on the train with big hard backpacks that are so annoying as they can hurt or hit other people, not being gracious to at least put them in front. They're lucky they are in Singapore. As for watches, almost all people are looking at their phones, nobody is looking at what you wear really. Only watch enthusiasts (a minority) will notice, like my friend who is always approaching people about their watches lol.
I will do that too sometimes- but only if I'm already talking to someone. I'll never approach a stranger out of the blue to make a remark about their watch- seems weird to do that 😂 @@gritsteel4559
As a South African I can recommend that you wear a black watch. It looks like plastic and criminals don't want that. RIP to the victim and condolences to his family.
I've seen a lot of horror stories and videos about getting robbed in South Africa. The last one is where a guy was in a public place outside his car and he was fending off 3 to 4 people with a knife. There's a lot of people around but nobody reacts to them. Eventually, the would be attackers just walked off like nothing happened. It honestly looks like something you would see an NPC would do in a GTA game. Is it really that bad ?
My son was robbed in a parking lot in Pretoria, South Africa of his Seiko STO. And the ever present "car guards" we have littered throughout any parking lot in South Africa was nowhere to be seen. As for restoring order in South Africa, well, I can just say good luck with that. I am South African.
@@Bill_the_Terrible I was stabbed in Arcadia in Pretoria when they tried to hijack me. By the grace of God I managed to fend them off but I did get stabbed.
@@andrew_owens7680 😂 nah mate very very often there's murders pretty much everyday here ,loads of shootings and stabbings . And places like London you have to hood right next million £ houses so the youts are hungry....there's gangs that just target celebs and people that flaunt their wealth
Just last night I was reading a post on Reddit from a guy complaining his Rolex got stolen at gun point in …Medellin. People really need to come closer to earth.
None of my watches are over $500 in value, but I still only bring my $40 Casio or Timex on my trips overseas! Triple T is right. When you are out in public, and especially on an overseas vacation, try to blend in with the general public and not act too flashy. This includes not wearing gold chains, fancy watches, expensive designer clothes, etc.
OK smart boy, not being bling bling in Somalia. Any other advice captain obvious? Now we are talking about the problem of all our western cities transmorfed in shit hole from third world
Most of the UK-based comments to your last video on this subject - including my own - drew the distinction between big cities and other areas. London, being the largest city in Western Europe - and with a similarly-sized population to NYC - has a huge crime problem and it doesn't surprise me at all that people are being mugged for their watch. I'm sure the same kind of thing happens in LA and NYC - in any large city. After London, the next largest UK city is Birmingham. Birmingham has just over a million people, so it is less than half the size of Chicago. There will be some areas of Birmingham that I wouldn't wear a flashy-looking watch, but I suspect that in most of the more suburban districts it would be fine. The vast majority of British people - the UK has a population of at least 67 million - live in places with far fewer than one million inhabitants, indeed far fewer than 500,000. Outside larger cities, it's perfectly safe to wear nice watches. Surely that's the same everywhere!? It would be great if politicians running Western countries/cities took policing a little more seriously; but, until that happens, the solution - as always when travelling to unfamiliar places - is to exercise some caution and common sense. Don't wear a flashy-looking watch in an unfamiliar area of a large city.
Even in small rural cities the level of low level crime is just a constant now. Shoplifting is a daily occurrence, most of which is perpetrated by the small small group of repeat offenders who are in the revolving door of our justice system. Never see police on the streets anymore, they just go from incident to incident. I remember policing in the 90's and it was not like this, and back then we walked the beat without stab vests.
@@Subcomandante73 Things are becoming pretty bad with policing. Far too much time spent processing the few criminals that are picked up (too much paperwork) and senior police officers more concerned with pandering to 'progressive' politics and ingratiating themselves with criminal elements than fighting crime. Things need to change or there will be more examples of the story Jory related in this video.
Well said, London is like any major city. There is crime just like anywhere else. You should always be aware of your surroundings and what situation you are in. We should always be cautious when in an unfamiliar place. I live in a town of 75,000 people in the US. Most of it’s pretty safe, but if you’d never been here before you wouldn’t know that one particular area is very bad and should be avoided if you aren’t a local and don’t know about the area.
I am in the UK and I only wear my nice watches to private events such as weddings or birthdays. When out and about walking the dog etc I will only wear cheap watches and if going to any culturally diverse areas I don't wear any of my watches.
Not to long ago a guy posted in a budger watch group that he was going in a trip in a non safe country and his guide suggested to wear a cheap watch. He asked what watch to get and he was considering a pagani or some other homages of luxury brands. The group advised a casio or a plastic one and tried to let him know that the price tag was not the issue but the looks were. I hope the guy came to his sences and listened. Some people need to be more aware of the world they live in .
when i got to london, i dont wear a watch full stop. Its not the city it once was, its quite lawless, moped gangs, watch thieves, pick pockets, shoplifting, stabbings are not even reported anymore unless you die, We had 2 15yr olds killed, then last night another one, minding their own business, these were on bikes, masked with big knives. A guy the other month went into KFC, ordered his food, went outside stabbed someone, came in got his food then left, very casual, didn't die so not reported on news. UK knife crime from under 18's is out of control, police wont change anything and there are very few after school clubs anymore to keep kids off the streets. Police don't come for 2-3hrs when they steal from shops or threaten staff in shops, so shops stop telling them to leave, also if you try to stop them you will get disciplined or sacked from your job as its company policy to not get involved now. Crime is a mess in a lot of US, as well as UK/europe and its because there are simply not enough police on the beat anymore, there is no Prescence to deter, and a weak law is a weak society, In European cities like Barcelona or Rome, pick pockets are arrested if caught then let out on a 90Euro fine to carry on, no deterrent, the girl gangs walk around all day long stealing in the open.
You are absolutely correct! I own Omega’s and Rolex’s. I choose not to wear them in public. I use Casio’s whenever I go out. I wear expensive watches for myself.
@@melissasmess2773That's sad. I would never choose to live in an area where you have to worry about that. Where I live on the East Coast, in a very large Suburban County, you can wear anything you want. It's a big world. Why choose to live in a bad place ??
And then what next? Don't drive anything better than a Kia? Don't wear a nice suit, wear jean and denim at all times? When does it stop? Until we are all so fearful of opening our front doors? It's ridiculous
Ah, nice bit of dog whistle racism there... Its predominantly homegrown gangs doing this in London, nothing to do with a "changing composition" of the people there
@@K_j_M in Switzerland, they track crime in terms of ethnicity of perpetrators. More than 75% of crime in CH is by immigrants and percent wise, the highest were from Africa
I live in Brooklyn, and I don't go out with anything over worth more than $500. I'm more of a field watch guy. I haven't seen it be an issue or heard much about theft. My clients wear most guy's grails. With your warning, it has made me think twice about wearing my Paganini Design Panda homage. From 5 feet away, people compliment my "Rolex." I really dont want to be jumped over an Ali Express watch.
The city of London, which is the financial district of London, has one of the lowest violent crime rates within greater London area. However it has recently been targeted by phone snatchers targeting office workers on their phone. As in most cases the snatch gangs come from areas outside of the areas they target. Most street watch robberies take place in other affluent areas of London, such as Knightsbridge, Kensington, where victims are targeted randomly after a spotter, sees a watch being worn on the street. Spotters also hang around expensive nightclubs and restaurants and top end hotels to identify a target to rob. The watch in this case was a fake Patek Philippe watch and the mark had been placed on the victim by the security guard of the venue which the victim had attended. I attended this scene as I do many scenes of crime in London and whilst this case is shocking, it is unusual for the city of London. 2 May 22. Murder Investigation - Fatal Stabbing Incident. Gresham Street, City of London, EC2 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gRsGKEcg6MI.html
I'm from Birmingham UK. It is too well known that certain areas in London is a no go. It's unfortunate but you really need to be aware of where you are travelling and the crime areas. One of the reasons why I drive a cheap Honda and wear a Casio.
I live in the UK. The UK is generally safe and you can wear a watch without a problem, with one exception; London. London is not the whole UK. If I visit London, I wear an F-91W.
Hi Jory, the main issue is within certain affluent parts of central London where the gangs are on the prowl, but we do now have a plain clothes dedicated police task force on the streets at the same time. The rest of the UK is far safer than most places in the world I would say. Modestly priced watches are fine anywhere, the gangs are after Rolex, Patek, AP, RM etc....the gear than can sell easily and anywhere for top dollar, otherwise it's not worth their trouble. It's just common sense not to show off a big bundle of cash out in public isn't it? Really enjoy your channel 🙂
UK resident here. In terms of wearing watches pretty much the whole of the UK is perfectly safe. I am never afraid of wearing any of mine but London is the exception. When I go there I wear an inexpensive Bulova. Still a nice watch but nothing the criminal element would be interested in. This guy was set up by security at a club he was partying at. The guy thought he was wearing a Patek Nautilus and tipped off a gang of robbers who assaulted and sadly killed him after he left the club.
The whole of England is in the shit, but until people say enough and do something about it ...... society in this country has been on the decline for about 2 decades.
Lots of luxury watches get stolen in London because lots of people wear them. There's lots of money in London and a much stronger watch culture than anywhere in the US. No one steals watches in places where no one wears them.
He was filmed secretly by a security guard, who sent images of his watch to a group of criminals, who promptly turned up in a white mercedes with a fake numberplate. A business owner, at a private members event at a nice london restaurant, had indeed convinced everyone that he had £120000 on his wrist. London is a cut-throat city that rewards professionalism and psychopathy. If you go there, prepare to have your money taken from you one way or another. Other areas in the UK are safer (and better value :D), the key is the differing levels of wealth inequality - big fish - hungry fish... there are always opportunistic criminals, but its unlikely that an armed gang would be scouting for expensive watches in a small town pub, for example. I feel safe wearing a couple grand on my wrist, nothing more.
Yep, what you say is true. I live near you just outside LA and a buddy of mine was assaulted recently…he’s lucky to be alive as three guys beat him. He was wearing a $350 two tone Seiko that was really blingy in the sun. It shows you don’t have to be wearing a luxury watch or one that looks like a luxury watch. You are still a target… sad but true..
PS- I now wear my black Timex expedition when out in crowds and I have a very nice 10 watch collection. Guess I’ll just wear them around the house mostly.
@@stevepick9527 I have some nice watches that I do wear in NYC and London - but always with full sleeves on, where they cannot be seen. I wear low key clothes however - jeans and workwear. If I wear the watch with short sleeves however, I run to Uber and run into hotel - I am so scared in that scenario - I leave the watch in the hotel safe
You are 100% correct with your opinion I split time between the Asia and the Middle East, in the UAE you could wear a Patek and APs are sadly immensely popular and can be worn with no threat but if you goto Manila or Bangkok, I don’t bring any Rolexes, I either wear a uncommon luxury watch or usually a microbrand like Squale…. at this time I have an older Cartier De Calibre and a Tudor Aeronaut which I am wearing in the Philippines, but if I head the city my Nezumi or Squale will come on Jordy, good video and do appreciate your content and independant opinion, it is tiring to see so many just praise each brands’ models
I've noticed a disturbing trend among fake watch buyers: nobody's buying a fake sub no date, or a fake Longines; no! They're buying fake frosted white gold perpetual calendars from Audemars Piguet or a Nautilus & just wearing that sht around...like to gas stations & whatnot =/
I travel a lot for work. I wear a G Shock GWM5610-1. Does dual time zone and everything else while traveling and nobody will bother me for a $100usd watch. I keep my Omegas at home.
I grew up in London and now live in NY. When I go home. I just wear field watches or a G Shock. As you say, we have certain rights here that may give one a chance. Over there none.
Hold on a minute. According to the article, the guy was having dinner in a restaurant in the City of London. Now I don't know exactly where, the City of London is a small but "diverse" (to say it politely) place but it is also home to London's financial district. This means that there is bucketloads of expensive bling going around casually. So here is the dilemma. One one hand, you think you are safe because you are amongst peers. On the other hand, if I was a criminal, this is where I would go to rob someone. So what does it all mean? It means bugger all, you are not safe anywhere. If the watch was fake, why didn't the guy just give it away? Why did they have to kill him? Feel sorry for him. Some parts of London (you know, Kensington and Chelsea, Mayfair, Highgate etc) are nice (but at what cost). But oh man, it just feels that anything goes and it is not really worth it.
There have been reported cases of watch thefts in London however, I live in West Midlands and I've encountered no issues with wearing any of my watches.
It's not just in "bad neighborhoods" that this occurs. As a matter of fact, these things will happen in the posher places, mostly. Because where are you going to hunt as a criminal? You won't expect much Patek in a ghetto, that's for sure.
If it's fake just give them the fake and say nothing, just hand it to them and don't tell them it's fake. Your life is worth more than the principle. I have a few entry level Swiss watches but they catch the eye and if Im on foot in certain areas of Dublin I just take it off and put it in my inside jacket/coat pocket, when I get to the pub/restaurant/whatever I quickly put it back on inside. A friend of mine has a similar story about 3 guys trying to steal his Rolex GMT in London but he was with a work colleague and they fought them off, lucky for him he's 6'7 and the assailants didnt have knives.
Bit of perspective Jory. I've lived in central London for 30 years. I'm a watch nerd and owner of Rolex and any other number of x, y and z. So... 'If it bleeds, it leads'.... The BBC delight in this sort of thing, as does most British media (which is as close to a cesspool as you're likely to find). I'm not saying it doesn't happen though personally I've neither seen nor experienced it. Of course it happens but you get these same sort of people who I class as walking dogshit in most any big city ('cept Singapore, the Middle East and a few others). That said, would I be mindful in wearing a Rolex with a short sleeve? Yeah, I would and am. But then I'd take that attitude most anywhere save the above examples...
Casio is not safe either! Have basic 5610 got a cheapo steel case/band set and now it looks like the new £3000 titanium MrG and have been followed at a mall in Yorkshire UK. Think a random security guard saved me being mugged over a $90 watch
@seabiscuit726142 maybe not line models and specs but watch shop has one in the window that looks the same with a £3100 tag hanging from it they can read numbers and see a div wearing same shiny watch. Easier to mug him and find out later it's cheap shit later "seriously"
Bernie Ecclestone was beaten and robbed for his Hublot in one of the best area in London back in 2010, but surely bringing up the issue is exaggeration...
I wear an athletic wristband on my very expensive Rolex at all times when I go out and only take it off to show off my timepiece when I reach the event I’m attending. When I’m about to leave the event I put the athletic wristband back over my timepiece and then exit the building into a waiting taxi outside.
An athletic wristband is a good idea for a cou0le of reasons. The theft issue is one, but if you are like me, whenever I wear a good watch it is subject to all sorts of daily wear and tear because I am just rough. I could go to the Debutante Ball and come home with grease and feathers on my watch. I am not careful at all. A wrist band is something that would be beneficial to me.
@@TGriffiths-ve6nw that’s actually the main reason why I wear it ha ha because even a single scratch will drive me up a wall (OCD) and the second reason is the theft issue. None of my timepieces have even the slightest hairline scratch for over 5 years now
I'm currently in London and I have no fears wearing a two-tone Rolex. It's warm here right now, so my watch is often visible as I'm wearing shirt sleeves. Compared with Vancouver, crime here seems to be non-existent. No one is overdosing in public and the there are plenty of police in central London.
If when in Vancouver you are in Kitsilano you can feel pretty safe but if you go to the Downtown East Side you are entering hell on earth. In London you can find plenty of areas that are as desperate as the Downtown East Side. Don't.
I live in the provinces in the UK. Even so, I only ever wear my Explorer 214270 to my office that I drive to, or maybe to local restaurants in my sleepy market town. And, even then, I wear it under a long sleeve. But, I lived in London, and have lived in Venezuela. So, I walk around on alert at all times, even in the wilderness (to be fair, there might be bears etc in such places). I was in London two weeks ago for a concert. I wore my cheap ass Casioak. Even with my own mods to make it more legible for my middle-aged eyes, it still cost less than £100.
@@ercanbanka5377 hahaha. Yeah, I know there are no bears in the UK. I am born and raised here. As for South America, the Spectacled Bear would beg to differ with your statement of its non-existence!
Major cities like London are sadly in a very bad way with this, I always wear something subtle when I am there. In rural UK areas and smaller towns it is much lower risk - where my parents live you're most likely to run into a local farmer who doesn't care about your Rolex, he'd be far more likely to notice a spicy Casio (although not rob it) but you make a great point... it's all about where you go and a fake is just as attractive at distance. I was surprised when I relocated to western Canada and I see Rolexes out and about downtown even late at night, the thieves here haven't picked up on it yet and I hope they don't...but I fear it will come soon enough.
It does seem to be isolated to London for now as there are fewer places in the world with higher inequality on show. I travelled down recently from the Glasgow area and left my watch at home for this reason. It's not even on the high end of luxury, but it wasn't worth drawing any attention.
Every big city has its violence, even here in Germany, but here it is (still) limited. Fortunately, I live in a small town where I can wear expensive-looking watches aka hommages without danger. In big cities or in parts of big cities that have a rather bad reputation, I wear Casio, usually a G-Shock DW-5600.
This is a good video and a sad story. Emanuel Odunlami died for flexing a fake Patek Philippe. The element of surprise in a successful robbery doesn't allow the robber to check the quality of the jewelry. The irony is the god of time is also the God of death Kronos aka Saturn. Middle fingers to the robber, rest in peace Emanuel Odunlami.
Wearing a nice watch is perfectly fine in the UK. I wear mine all the time, including in some more deprived areas. I wouldn't wear one in London though, The gangs target expensive areas in London and they are very knowledgeable about what is worth stealing and what isn't. I'd not wear my better pieces in London, Amsterdam Rome, Barcelona, etc.
One more thing please, it's really a shame that we have to worry about wearing something we worked hard to get, people really need to open their eyes and take a step back, realize the truth
A very valid point. A preventive attitude is far better to prevent oneself going through the trauma of getting robbed or mugged. Although I live in a city in India which is relatively safe, I am very careful when selecting my watch before any trip out of the house. Further, I have one inexpensive watch that I wear as my 'travel companion' whenever I go out of my city. This is my 'mantra' for watch wearing.
Regarding a solution: financially secure people rarely wake up and decide to commit crimes. Desperate people do. They need to feed their kids, they need medicine, etc. It's easy to blame the perpetrators, but a slightly deeper observation shines a harsh light on how governments see and treat their poverty-stricken. We'd be doing the question of how to address crime by oversimplifying the answer. Clearly, ever-harshening punishment might be a good campaign slogan, but it does nothing to address the issue's root. The answer: demand more from our governments in the way of social safety nets and programs. Easier said than done, of course, but reference countries with low crime rates and you'll find this concept in action. Also, don't wear fake sh*t, you look ridiculous. -an American
My friend that lives in London said outside of the fancy clubs there are guys that try hit you arms with knives/swords to try get the watch. Most people that commit these crimes there are not even from England.
I was lucky to get a Aquanaut in 2017 from AD, back then you could wear it everywhere and people would think it's a Casio. Since 2020 I've stopped wearing it because I don't want to risk my life over a damn watch. My original plan was to pass it to my son but now I'm going to sell it because I don't want him to risk his life wearing it either.
In London, where I work and where my family comes from, best not if you are a visitor. Fun city, love being there, but please take sensible precautions. Me, I have an F-91W for wearing to the office: the moped lads just ride on by.
Damn poor guy, even my Tiger Concept fooled my AD. Took a Seiko to London, but usually don’t flash watches in public, except in my district in Vienna. Would not do it in the first district where Rolex and Bucherer are though, even if Vienna is safe for now.
Had a guy shout to me "nice watch"! From 4 people down the Line behind me. I yelled back "thanks! Its not what you think it is"! It was a Homage Sub. $50. However...thats when I realized no one is safe.
London has become a shit hole since the pandemic. Honestly used to love this place and feel safe walking through dark streets, now I cover up my £300 Seiko mod because it’s rose gold plated and I just know some crack head is gonna think im an easy take (even being a fairly large bodybuilder)
I agree with those comments saying we have to distinguish between London (and other very big urban areas) and then the remainder (majority) of the UK's land mass. As a Brit I myself would certainly NOT wear any Rolex, Patek, etc if visiting central London or anywhere near to there. I would also be extremely cautious about wearing one on the streets in any big city. But in a small provincial city the crime rates for things like violent robbery are very much lower. And when it comes to more remote rural areas, small market towns, villages, etc there is an _extremely small_ risk of being mugged for a watch - maybe approaching zero% chance for practical purposes. There is a reason why it is a problem in London especially - it has to do with the concentration of wealthy people within a compact area. Most of these attacks are being carried out systematically by gangs of criminals. In certain areas of London they can spot multiple potential victims on the streets or in other public places within literally minutes at any random time of the day or evening. But out in the wider country they would have spend very much more time covering massively greater areas before running into someone wearing a watch they'd be interested in taking. In fact, much of the time they possibly wouldn't find even one single victim in a day's "work"! So it simply wouldn't profit gangs to operate out here unless they were targeting a particular known individual or address. (BTW I think there are also things one can do to disguise a watch to muggers and/or their spotters. A Rolex on a jazzy colour NATO strap, for example, isn't going to be so recognisable to these people - especially not from a little distance away.)
When people travel to London, what kind of watches could they wear? Stick to a something like Casio f91 seiko5? Or would they clock something sort of unassuming like a sinn 556 etc?
I've been stalked over a pair of crusty triple white Air Force 1s outside an upstate Target in Alpharetta, Georgia. You need to be careful and prepared.
I reside in London, and it’s just as bad as you said. The historical context is even more dire. The man visited the restaurant, and security upon noticing his watch, the security personnel at the establishment contacted others to ambush him outside and rob him of it. Is even worse
I remember a chap on the news got mugged for his watch , the selfridges store security caught the robbers. Both robbers were forgiven and only been in London 48 hours.
In 1995 I hopped off the tube (visiting London), and a guy grabbed my wrist asking for my watch (a gold, 80 dollar quartz citizen). I pulled my arm back and just walked on. Nothing new here, it’s always been that way there.
Thoughts and condolences to the survivors. Lived in London for 57 years. I'd say it's been up and down. Definately down atm but not as bad as the late '70's, early '80's. I've worn a watch every day since I was kid and never been mugged. There are areas where you have to keep your head down and your eyes open but tbh, if you get yourself killed over a watch, you are either brave, dumb and/or very unlucky. In this particular case, it defies reason that this individual would have lost his life. If only he had handed the fake over, along with his (probably) worthless wallet. I suspect he didn't want to be found out to be a fake and felt it was something worth fighting over. I suspect he also over estimated his fighting abilities, against four men, armed with a knife. Humility and a more realistic appraisal of his situation would have most likely saved his life. The answer to violent crime is to provide an environment where all, are able to feel capable of participating for benifit. Take that away, as has been done recently and certain parts of society feel that they have no other way to prosper.
Such a tragic story. I don't know the situation in my home city of Dublin, but living in Istanbul,Turkey for the past 23 years, I can honestly say I've never heard of watch theft being a problem and I feel safe wearing mine. Admittedly I wear my more affordable ones most of the time but I've been out at night with my more expensive watches and have never noticed anyone nefarious checking out what's on my wrist. Also, not being a small man, maybe it offers some small level of deterrence and protection against physical attack.
in the uk in some places the stolen watch market is bigger than the drug market but also my friend frequently wears a datejust or seamaster and hasn't faced any issues so idk
That's why a Thinkpad and a nice stealth G-shock are the way to go: It might cost double the shiny MacBook and Apple Watch but to thieves will not care as expensive instead of understated looks is what they go for.
perhaps because generally its not, unless you go to a more questionable area flashing wealth than 99% of the time you are fine. The hyperbole in news media about crime is just that.. 'keep the populace fearful so they are easier to control' - London has a population of nearly 10 million people. If you total the amount of watch related theft per capita it is miniscule, so bear that in mind when reading or viewing the next incendiary 'news' article.
I didn't even wear a ballcap when visiting Barcelona because I didn't want to look like a typical tourist and attract any unwanted attention. I was wearing my Invicta Pro on a rubber strap though so I guess I draw the line somewhere.
I used to go clubbing a lot and i saw guys wearing Omega and Tag Heuer watches while i wore a nice looking Timex. I spent most of the time dancing with girls while the expensive watch wearers stayed at the bar posing. Wear the right watch for the situation.
i stopped wearing my homage watches when I am in general public due to that fact that thieves are not that bright, most don't read- and if they see something blinging they will kill you for it. I usually wear those watches at work where it is safe. my weekend watches are nice Casio's & Citizens that are low key and look cool.
When in Asia I often just wear a cheaper G-shock or my CWC G10. I'vd had a young boy try to grab the G10 off my wrist but with its fixed bars and real NATO strap it wasn't coming off. Had another one almost take my fitness band, the strap broke but he lost his grip on it and ran away empty handed.
As a Brit I'm very aware of what I where and when. I'm on the outskirts of Brum. Generally I'm ok I can daily wear what I like but in the city no. A very cheap black plastic watch. Ok it's a g, but they can pass.
