Which watches to select when on Holiday \ Vacation

[wls1971]

When holidaying in London once a year I wear a cheap Casio digital this is to avoid being stabbed, shot, mugged or having acid thrown in my face and being run down in the street by moped gangs.

[AndyHull]

If the dials are not aftermarket, they might actually make those watches more collectable rather than less.

[oldhippy]

9 hours ago, wls1971 said:

When holidaying in London once a year I wear a cheap Casio digital this is to avoid being stabbed, shot, mugged or having acid thrown in my face and being run down in the street by moped gangs.

I don’t blame you. London has become a shithole.

[AndyHull]

12 hours ago, wls1971 said:

.. being stabbed, shot, mugged, having acid thrown in my face and being run down in the street by moped gangs.

Sounds like an entertaining way to spend the evening, where exactly in London do you go for a night out like that?

[yankeedog]

7 hours ago, oldhippy said:

I don’t blame you. London has become a shithole.

 

The same can be said of most large western cities.I used to live in suburban NY.It was a nice place until they decided to be a sanctuary state for illegal aliens, and the next town over became an MS 13 gang strong hold. I Now live in rural North Carolina, I don't have to sleep with my mauser next to the bed, and there are no tall buildings that people might want to crash a plane into.

[AndyHull]

I think this might hit the mark, being both inexpensive enough to take on holiday, and interesting enough to warrant actually wearing.

Its heading my way from that well known Yorkshire fishing village Eee-bay, (don't expect my jokes to get any better than that or you will be disappointed).

Another potential member of the 404 club, assuming I get it working of course, membership is strictly limited to the living rather than the dead. It just squeezed in to the aspiring members list with five pence to spare.

I still haven't had a chance to search locally here holidaying in India for a potential sibling for it, but if I do, I'll be sure to let you all know. 

[yankeedog]

Well here's something I am currently investigating..not wishing to cast aspersions on the hmt watch...in most cases they have a reputation for being severely worn and poorly serviced...however they do have a stainless steel case which gives excellent service....on the other hand you have the caravelle by bulova...which has practically an identical Japanese version of the same movement.they are generally not worn out and unmolested...however they have a shoddy pot metal case.I think it possible to put a caravelle 11dp in an hmt case and very a very nice very serviceable watch.possibly the ultimate vacation watch.....keeping in line with this thread!

[AndyHull]

From what I've seen and read, the HMT movements are fairly robust. As to being worn and poorly serviced, the same could sadly be said for a lot of, if not most older mechanical watches these days. Sadly very few people take the time, or spend the money necessary to keep a watch clean, services, and in good repair. If you want a new HMT automatic, however, you can still pick them up from the HMT site (at the time of writing this). As I understand it, they are slowly running out of parts to build these watches, so now would be the time to to acquire one. 

I do agree that most of the HMT watches you see on ebay, are likely to fit the description of severely worn, and poorly serviced, but there are occasional gems to be found.

[yankeedog]

Of course! Part of the fun is the gamble isn't it?

[Johnnie]

Being an Ex Londoner,,, I don't wear a watch when in London, I actually only go back to visit my hubcaps ! 

[Pip]

The day I finished watchmaking was the day I gave up wearing a watch. I don't have any watches in my home.

But you’re not telling the whole story. You may not have a wristwatch but you pull a trolley with you wherever you go that has a long case clock on it...


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[JohnHutchins]

On 12/6/2018 at 6:39 PM, JCStuyck said:

 

HI, I just saw your post. The White faced orient is an :  Orient 42mm Stingray Day and Date Automatic #EM7K00BW.