Heading to Portugal...which Rolex to bring?

[JParm]

Originally Posted by MinMay

You should bring the pink underwear lol

[Soultime]

And landed in Cascais this eve.....

[aparker973]

Jealous. Did the same trip with a GMT- no worries. Enjoy!

[Mr Cosmograph]

I go to Portugal in the Algarve nearly every year and haven’t had any issues, that said I would leave the DD as your SS pieces will fly under the radar if/when needed. However my pal got mugged for his iPhone coming out a club in Lisbon in the early hours of the am, so I would recommend take a cab when you can.

What’s the situ/risk in Florida?

[JParm]

Originally Posted by Soultime

And landed in Cascais this eve.....

looking good!

[JParm]

Originally Posted by Mr Cosmograph

I go to Portugal in the Algarve nearly every year and haven’t had any issues, that said I would leave the DD as your SS pieces will fly under the radar if/when needed. However my pal got mugged for his iPhone coming out a club in Lisbon in the early hours of the am, so I would recommend take a cab when you can.

What’s the situ/risk in Florida?

I feel pretty safe wearing my watches around here. With that said, I'm not out in downtown Orlando at 3 am leaving the bar scene either.

[garbanzo]

Originally Posted by Soultime

And landed in Cascais this eve.....

Staying at the old fortress ?

[GED]

Personally, I'd just bring the GMT, leave the DD at home.

Some pics of our '17 trip to Portugal:

Pointing w/ my old 14060M somewhere on the Algarve



Inside the Palácio da Bolsa, Porto



Beautiful tile work in our hotel shower- Douro Valley



Douro Valley(w/Sandeman on hill)

[Runner_up]

I vote GMT.

[JParm]

Originally Posted by GED

Personally, I'd just bring the GMT, leave the DD at home.

Some pics of our '17 trip to Portugal:

Pointing w/ my old 14060M somewhere on the Algarve



Inside the Palácio da Bolsa, Porto



Beautiful tile work in our hotel shower- Douro Valley



Douro Valley(w/Sandeman on hill)

Love it! Will post my pics as soon as we get back.

[huba01]

Bring the Hulk and don’t worry, you will be fine

[ExplorerTime]

DD all day everyday.

Portugal isn’t (insert 3rd world country here)

Wear that thing. You KNOW it’s the most comfortable

[brandrea]

I love Portugal, beautiful country and beautiful people.

I’ve been to Lisboa, the Algarve, Fatima and many points in between. I wore my SD43 and DBlue no worries, just common sense and awareness like anywhere else in the world.

[Saint-Tropez]

Originally Posted by jpeezy14@hotmail.com

Wife and I are headed to Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve this weekend for a couple weeks. 100% bringing the Seiko Save the Ocean for some water activities, but what else? Do I bring the 16710 for GMT purposes? Or pack the DD40 ("is it safe??" j/k)? I think the Hulk stays behind because I just don't have it insured for it's current value

Anway, looking forward to your thoughts, and of course the vacation!

Submariner. Just looks better with a fresh clean sparkle to it.

[Soultime]

Originally Posted by garbanzo

Staying at the old fortress ?

We come here often!

We stay at that Pousada (Pestana Citadela) , the Farol (lighthouse) or Fortaleza Guincho usually.
Also stayed at Viva Marinha (new name now) and Quinta da Marinha.

Not yet tried Oitavos or Villa Italia.... Going to recce this trip.

[crazymcmichael]

Originally Posted by WatchLurv

Lisbon down by the square when you get approached by the immigrants/gypsies asking if you are looking for cocaine or hashish is just *mindblown*...

I had a 5980/1R on in Lisbon; sleeves down. Never came out to see daylight especially in crowded places.

You're insured for your daydate so you should be ok to walk around with that.

Yes.. That is a dangerous place to be in with any lxuury good. You mean near the statue with the bridge on opposite water right ???
They all try to sell you sand there and when you don't watch your bag it could be gone. Nephew of my wife is officer there and we met him in his lunch break right there

[JParm]

Made my decision! 1 rubber, 1 bracelet, 1 strap; 3 relatively under the radar watches.

[Art 1]

Nice trio, my opinion would be to put on the GMT and leave the others at home.

[belligero]

Whichever one you want. But do yourself a favour and leave the American flag shirt at home.

[JParm]

Originally Posted by belligero

Whichever one you want. But do yourself a favour and leave the American flag shirt at home.

Haha, that's definitely a sweater that stays in country only.

[MR. STEEL]

Gmt no brainer. Flys under the radar and you can see your hometime. Definitely a traveler's watch in every sense of the word

[PJitz]

Originally Posted by Art 1

Nice trio, my opinion would be to put on the GMT and leave the others at home.

+1, I don't really understand the need to take more than one watch away but to each his own

[jimcameron]

No watch, your on vacation.

[Art 1]

Originally Posted by belligero

Whichever one you want. But do yourself a favour and leave the American flag shirt at home.

WHy? Do you have any idea how many foreign flags I see flying in Orlando Fla on car mirrors and in front of businesses?

[JParm]

Originally Posted by PJitz

+1, I don't really understand the need to take more than one watch away but to each his own

Because I like to wear my watches when on vacation! Isn't this a site for WIS'? I'd expect most people around here like to bring more than one watch on a trip.

Also, I like to change things up depending on the outfit I'm wearing.

[PJitz]

Originally Posted by jpeezy14@hotmail.com

Because I like to wear my watches when on vacation! Isn't this a site for WIS'? I'd expect most people around here like to bring more than one watch on a trip.

Also, I like to change things up depending on the outfit I'm wearing.

As I said, to each his own. You can be a WIS without bringing your collection on every trip you take.

The safest place for a watch is your wrist and the ones back in the hotel would just make me anxious, no joy in that

[JParm]

Originally Posted by PJitz

As I said, to each his own. You can be a WIS without bringing your collection on every trip you take.

The safest place for watch is your wrist and the ones back in the hotel would just make me anxious, no joy in that

Agree with you there. That's why all my watches are insured and the ones I do bring are insured for current value (thus no Hulk on this trip).

[PJitz]

Originally Posted by jpeezy14@hotmail.com

Agree with you there. That's why all my watches are insured and the ones I do bring are insured for current value (thus no Hulk on this trip).

[Redadmiral2]

I’ve been to Lisbon 3 times in the last 18 months and every time I get asked do I want any drugs.
I wouldn’t wear a Rolex there as it’s well dodgy.
Leave the watches at home and use a sun dial.

[crazymcmichael]

Originally Posted by jpeezy14@hotmail.com

Because I like to wear my watches when on vacation! Isn't this a site for WIS'? I'd expect most people around here like to bring more than one watch on a trip.

Also, I like to change things up depending on the outfit I'm wearing.

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