While I absolutely agree that you should be able to take as many watches away with you on a holiday as you like, I don't really understand the need. Just take the one that is a great all-rounder (diver?) or your current favourite and keep it on your wrist. I was a travel writer visiting and reporting on hotels and resorts all over the world for 20 years and my Rolex 16610 came with me. It is still safely and proudly part of my collection. Looks like you and the family had a great holiday !
The thing that really gets me wound up is going thru security at the airport when you have to take off your watch and stuff and put it in the trays for scanning while you go through the body scanning gateway. If you set off the warning alarm and they start wanting more checks, it’s so easy to lose sight of your valuables as the tray goes down the conveyor belt . My wife and I go through slightly apart so one of us is there to grab the tray before anybody else has an opportunist chance to lift anything
Andrew, important thing for you to know if you travel to and outside EU is: Never have more that 2watches 1 on you and 1 in travel case. Ifyou have more that thet you may get stuck at the customs and try to prove that YOU DIDN'T buy them in this case in Turkey..
Great video, something we all think about but find hard to address. I tend to take a beater and a ‘nice’ watch and look for a good hidy hole. I do struggle though wearing watches in the heat and a couple of days in, wonder why I ever got involved with watch addiction in the first place!
Mate, don't let stuff like this stress you out. I am in Spain now (Ibiza) wearing a Rolex, like a few chaps in this hotel and out and about. My insurance would prevent me taking x4 watches with me. My 'holiday watch' tends to be my Rolex, for a variety of reason, but mainly because I don't wear it much in London and because its got mega WR.The faff of taking x4 watches on holiday, dealing with hotel safes, or some sketchy room safe is just drama I avoid.
When I travel overseas there's only 2 watches I take the Casio mudmaster for travel day and everyday use. And dress my Citizen Skyhawk Blue Angels. Everything else stays at home secured inside of a safe attached to the alarm of the house
Great video Andrew, although I’d be more worried about the Luminous yellow t shirt with the orange shorts than the watches - you must of been proper worrying that day!!!😉🤣 In all seriousness I took my watches away this summer and although not as expensive as yours one of them would of been impossible to replace, so there was a little bit of paranoia but as you say you have to enjoy them, otherwise what’s the point!!!👍
Nice vid man, I take my watches on holiday also what's the point if you can't enjoy them. Just makes sense to be cautious. Sold my last Rolex and that is a worry I no longer need. Cheers
Andrew, love your videos mate, keep them coming! I’m currently new into the collection status, I was going to start with something like a Hamilton field, however I have a really soft spot for Bremont so decided on the stainless broadsword model. It is my daily wear, even at work, so has picked up some little nicks already in it after 4 months of everyday use. I’d really fancy another so at the moment torn between the Seamaster or another Bremont such as the U-2/51 jet. Do you have any advice on how to start building my collection up? I’m not looking to have dozens of watches, but I’d be happy with 2/3. My only assumption would be financing them both like my current one.? Thanks again for the superb videos,
The advantage of wearing a nice watch on holiday is only wear them in a country where fakes are readily available. If anyone says anything to you let them think it's a copy & reduce your own personal risk ! P.s. Your Barnet is coming along nicely Andrew
I did think that bring the DJ out after 5 days in Turkey would mean people think it's a fake 😆 - I'm 3 months in and it's a ton better than it was,,, fingers crossed it keeps growing!
That grape dial date just. Personal fav I hope to own won day. Complicated world we live in. Glad you were safe. Perhaps best to take just one and lock up the rest at home….in a safe…..attached to the floor…..in a safe room. 😂 - Beautiful Fam!! 😎👍🏼
The grape is amazing, comfy to wear and so cool!!! Will definitely try find a safe that's actually safe next time 🤣 - thank you,, they are 3 superstars.
Andrew. Handsome as ever. Loved the photos at the end. Crazy your mates message about assholes locking people in restaurants. Could you imagine that.. Fark sake. Turkey in Turkey it appeared. Hehehe.
Couldn't agree more mate. Took three of mine to Croatia, no issues whatsoever. If you've got 'em, wear 'em (just add a bit of common sense😀) Turkey looked great 👍
Great video as always Andy. To be fair though, a two tone is always gonna stand out from the crowd. I’m going away soon, and I’m gonna wear me DJ, but it s/s so nobody is going to notice.
Honestly mate went down to the wire on whether or not to take my Dj to Dominican. Left it at home for the reasons only that I wouldn't leave it in the safe so have to wear it and I'm gonna be playing in the sand with my children. Brought a urban safari seiko a few months before with the idea of that being my holiday watch which it was and never let me down,even scuba diving so got well tested! See some amazing watches on wrists though,a lovely solid gold sub/black dial and even a patek aquanaught in the airport on the way home! Everyday I thought wish I had my rolex though,datejust rhodium dial,fluted bezel with diamond markers and it's a stunner 👍👍
Bigger issue for me would be if my holiday insurance would cover even one of them in total if I was robbed. I would worry less about wearing them on holiday if I knew they were all covered up to the full value.
Great video, what do you think 🤔 of the new Tudor pelogos 39 mm . Yeah you must take your watches on holiday mate . That’s scary what you said about the watch thieves. I wouldn’t wear a good watch in London
You plan for your vacation and if you have pets you plan to have someone keep an eye on them. I plan for my watches as well. I have a fireproof box that I converted into a watch box that I hide somewhere in my house when I'm away on vacation. I want to enjoy my family time not spending it fretting about something that's not even there with me.
I'd wear my best watch on vacation. Diver watch. Never take it off. I don't think I would take 4 though. My biggest fear would be accidentally leaving them behind or loosing my luggage on the airplane or customs trying to say you bought them on vacation - not getting robbed.
I used to take a cheap watch for wearing around the pool usually a G shock and my Seiko SARB for evenings. Nothing more expensive having said that the SARB has more than doubled in price since I got it. On Monday I too go to Turkey and I will be taking my Casio Duro on it’s Ali Express mesh and no others. Fine for swimming and the beach but on the mesh kinda holds its own in the evenings too. No worries! So glad everything was okay apart from that first night (which did make me LOL by the way), and they all came back home safe and sound. Hope you all had a great holiday mate, it certainly looked like you did. 😃
I took a g shock square and a gold Casio on my summer holiday this year. I don’t even own a Rolex but with lugging buggies about swimming in the pool etc. I thought it’d be easier to take something cheap and that I can knockabout.
I only take one on holiday, I've just put 3 on my house insurance, and that includes travel.abroad. I've not had any issues, mind you I'm 6ft 1 , and 18 stone. Lol
sound advice from your mate tbh - - when holidaying in the UK this year i took my best watches with me - prior to that holiday i had to go abroad to switzerland twice on business - i just wore one decent watch but under the radar (omega connie 41 blue) and kept in uder the cuff when out. I also went on a dive expedition to Croatia and just wore and took my CWC SBS to dive with....wouldnt risk taking any others abroad
Nice family.. cute daughters ❤ I got a question for you… how did you manage to purchase so expensive watches?? Where do u work man or you got ur own business? Pls answer.
I'm Sure Sara would have sorted the staring man out no worries. We have just come back from a cruise......I felt poor with just my Tudor, Bremont, Tag, Hamilton and Seiko lol ps bonnet looks good 👍👍
Great video again mate, I took the Ball engineer and my seamaster to crete , apart from myself staring lovingly at them as they glistened in the pool water , only one local bar manager complimented my omega. Other than that literally no one looks lol
To be honest, watch robbers don't care about any other watch brand other than Rolex. Guarantee you none of them have ever even heard of ball (so pointless to ever worry), and they likely have heard about omega but it's too "low tier" for them. They want those $20k and $25k submariners and gmts. Oh and those $40k Daytonas!
I totally get the idea of wearing a nice watch but why risk it? If you love the look of a watch buy a fake and enjoy it risk and paranoia free or just buy a G-shock. You'll be really annoyed if you knock the pearl off of your submariner or scratch the two tone stainless steel bracelet. Leave the real thing in a safe.
Why on earth don’t you purchase and install a wall safe? Hiding watches in the house, or getting relatives to look after them while you are away? Unbelievable! A top quality Yale wall safe shouldn’t cost more than £100. Small price to pay for peace of mind.
Revolution watch channel made a video lately about theft. It's way more serious than you think Andrew. I thought you've learned you lesson...Don't do it again. Too much risk involved.
Why risk it? Who cares if wear a 10 dollar watch or a 100 thousand watch. You know who cares? You and the criminals who don’t care about anything. Some people ask for the situation they put themselves in.
