Actually, that’s not true. Nobody’s going on a summer holiday apart from Tim, who has just come back from Cornwall. The rest of us have been stuck at work – but it’s still the perfect excuse to talk about holiday watches, inspired by Tim’s exciting tales of Cornish smuggling and surfing (OK, mostly pubs and restaurants).
So which watch would you take away – and where to? Listen away to find out – as well as all the usual nonsense about what we’ve been up to this week and what’s caught our eye.
Show Notes;
Have a heart: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53985562
The Repair Shop: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l581p
Citizen Super Titanium Armor: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/citizen-super-titanium-armor-series-introducing
Longines Heritage Military Marine Nationale: https://www.longines.com/en-us/watch-heritage-l2-833-4-93-2
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Limited Edition in 18K White Gold: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/audemars-piguet-royal-oak-chronograph-limited-edition-in-18k-white-gold-introducing
IWC Portugieser, missing in action: https://www.iwc.com/en/watch-collections/portugieser.html
Seiko SKX007: the ultimate holiday watch? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8T4bdsrK5w
Tim’s summer holidays with his U50 (a must-read!): https://www.watchgecko.com/a-week-away-with-the-sinn-u50/
Orange swatch, good for dangerous places: https://www.swatch.com/en_gb/watches/?color=7
Breitling Superocean, a subtle (ish) Breitling that can go anywhere: https://www.breitling.com/gb-en/watches/superocean/?search%5Bsorting%5D=default
Hamilton Pilot Pioneer mechanical, the perfect traveller: https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-gb/h76419531-khaki-pilot.html
Geckota W-02 Military, another great travelling companion: https://www.geckota.com/w-02-vintage-mechanical-military-chronograph
Tudor Black Bay 58, perfect all-rounder for every occasion: https://www.tudorwatch.com/en/watches/black-bay-fifty-eight/m79030n-0001
Lange 1 Tourbillon: https://www.alange-soehne.com/en/timepieces/lange1-tourbillon-perpetual-calendar
FP Journe Chronometre Bleu, the king of blue watches: https://www.fpjourne.com/en/collection/classique-collection/chronometre-bleu
Mike Horn Panerai: https://www.panerai.com/gb/en/collections/watch-collection/submersible/pam00985-submersible-mike-horn-edition---47mm.html**
