The Grey NATO – 243 – Traveling With Your Watches (Packing, Picks, Theft & More)
The Grey NATO – 243 – Traveling With Your Watches (Packing, Picks, Theft & More)
With the TGN boys assessing their summer travel plans, we figured it would be high time to do an episode dedicated to how we travel with our watches (or don’t – in some cases). From how to pick the right watch for a trip to concerns like packing, the number of watches to bring, and even the looming threat of crime and danger, Jason and James get into the sometimes complicated reality of traveling with watches.
From the get-go, the boys chat about a special new Rolex Daytona for Le Mans and stay in the mix for a Final Notes that will have you tool-ready for travel and tuned in to a certain tour of France.
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125 WindUp Chicago
1:39 Great Central Brewing
4:00 Le Mans 100 Rolex Daytona
9:50 Jason’ Speedmaster
12:04 “How to Travel With Your Watches Like A Pro…” Michael Stockton/Fratello
12:44 W.O.E “Criminal Rolex Gangs And Traveling With Watches Pt. 1”
20:40 Peak Design Packable Tote
22:00 Jason diving with Sylvia Earle
27:41 Robert Spangle on TGN
30: 22 CWC Royal Navy Diver
33:10 Mick Stockton’s story about getting an import bill for his watches
35:45 Worn and Wound ADPT EDC Fold Case
36:39 Vario.SG Watch case (like an Oakley Vault)
40:18 Tumi travel dopp kit
42:45 Alpaka Elements Tech Case Mini
46:55 Jason’s Grand Seiko GMT
47:49 Tour de France: Unchained (Netflix)
49:50 Silver Spring Bar Tool Travel Size (Hodinkee Shop)
“Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and make a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great episode guys!! Would absolutely love a (long) episode with Watches of Espionage. I used to live and still frequently travel to London and never had any problems with my watches. Just a quick hop on the tube and pretty much every other person is rocking a steel Rolex. Same for LA & Paris. Bad things can happen anyewhere though, so just like James points out, being mindfull of how you may be perceived, wearing a long sleeve and rocking a NATO/rubber strap goes a long way. As is to not walk the streets while stuck on your phone.
I personally think the watch theft issue of over rated.
I just spent 5 weeks traveling across Europe from Istanbul to Paris. Walking neighborhoods drinking at late night bars and just enjoying g life while wearing my SD43.
Good situational awareness of where you are and who is around is a good thing to have no matter wear you are.
In Paris it seems like every other person was wearing a Rolex whiteout a care in the world.