Beach holiday watch, one only - bracelet, rubber or NATO?

[PreacherCain]

I tend to take a few NATOs: they're secure, washable, waterproof and while one is drying out you can wear another.

[adesmith]

I can't take just one. I always take a Rolex for the evenings and a G shock for the days every year.

[walkerwek1958]

I can't take just one. I always take a Rolex for the evenings and a G shock for the days every year.

Bad strategy IMO.

If the Rolex gets nicked whilst you're out and about in the daytime you would have a helluva job claiming on your insurance. Personally, I just wouldn`t take the risk. I only ever take one watch on holiday thesedays and it's always something with fairly low value. I used to take my Rolex Explorer 1 and it stayed on my wrist all the time, but I stopped taking that a while ago.

Best advice (and I know most folks don`t want to hear this) is to take a cheap G-shock or similar. Forget about nice watches whilst on holiday. There's also the risk of attracting the wrong attention in many places. I have an old Seiko that's smart enough to wear but worth nothing and I`m happy with that thesedays.

Paul

[Hammond]

Bad strategy IMO.

If the Rolex gets nicked whilst you're out and about in the daytime you would have a helluva job claiming on your insurance. Personally, I just wouldn`t take the risk. I only ever take one watch on holiday thesedays and it's always something with fairly low value. I used to take my Rolex Explorer 1 and it stayed on my wrist all the time, but I stopped taking that a while ago.

Best advice (and I know most folks don`t want to hear this) is to take a cheap G-shock or similar. Forget about nice watches whilst on holiday. There's also the risk of attracting the wrong attention in many places. I have an old Seiko that's smart enough to wear but worth nothing and I`m happy with that thesedays.

Paul

I agree - I recently considered this same conundrum as since selling my Orange Monster I don't have a holiday watch any more. I set myself a budget to get something on rubber for the days, and something smart on bracelet for the evenings. I realised there's just no point. SKX007 on rubber and sod anyone that thinks it looks scruffy in the evenings.

[Riley]

Bad strategy IMO.

If the Rolex gets nicked whilst you're out and about in the daytime you would have a helluva job claiming on your insurance. Personally, I just wouldn`t take the risk. I only ever take one watch on holiday thesedays and it's always something with fairly low value. I used to take my Rolex Explorer 1 and it stayed on my wrist all the time, but I stopped taking that a while ago.

Best advice (and I know most folks don`t want to hear this) is to take a cheap G-shock or similar. Forget about nice watches whilst on holiday. There's also the risk of attracting the wrong attention in many places. I have an old Seiko that's smart enough to wear but worth nothing and I`m happy with that thesedays.

Paul

Not bad advice and It is a risk, yes, but so is wearing your Rolex sitting in an office on your own as we have seen over the last few days. Theft could cause insurance problems but I always find a decent hiding place for my valuables when away. I don't wear an expensive watch to work very often so when I'm away it's the only chance I get to wear one consistently i.e 14 nights on the trot. I do go back to the same place most years so my familiarity with it gives me a sense of security, I realise that is not always the norm.
So it's the G shock for out on the water and my PO for the evenings.

[GIB984]

I can't take just one. I always take a Rolex for the evenings and a G shock for the days every year.

Same here but in answer to the question I'd choose the bracelet.

[jhw.]

Rubber.
Always only take one watch on holiday.