I don't think I'd ever take an expensive watch on holiday for fear of coming home without it.
Sorry that's not much help.
Han my blnr about 2 weeks now
I am wearing it as a daily watch but not for work
I am going on holiday in a few weeks and thinking of only taking 1 watch
I usually take 2 or 3
So will be wearing the blnr day and night
How scratch resistant is the bezel and does the reflective coating on the crystal mark like it does on Breitling's
I am in two minds wether to take my Royal Oak to wear at night but not sure how good the safe is in the accommodation were staying at.
I am not too bothered if the blnr takes the odd knock but would never wear the roo as a daily
As the blnr is my latest watch and getting all the wrist time I'm thinking of not taking the roo as I'd only wear it in the evenings and not sure if it's worth the hassle
I don't think I'd ever take an expensive watch on holiday for fear of coming home without it.
Sorry that's not much help.
That's why I'm thinking of only taking one watch although they are all insured home and away
I didn't think there was a coating on the outside of the crystal.
I haven't come across a Rolex sports watch that wasnt capable of a fair amount of abuse - just wear it and enjoy it.
It's just a matter of time...
I'm only holidaying in the uk
Thanks for the clarification I had a navi world and within 2 days of owning it had marks on the crystal
The anti reflective coating is on the in and outside on Breitling's
It was a large watch so I caught it on everything until I got use to the size
Glad to know Rolex can take abuse
Worked for me. Day and night. It even survived jet skiing and parasailing would you believe!
I wouldn't trust any hotel safe.
Is the bezel scratch proof
Like all Rolex sports models it's a very tough watch so relax and enjoy your watch as well as your holiday.
They were made to be worn and forgotten about.
I wore mine non stop whilst I was in Dubai in March and took part in plenty of activities(dune buggy driving, mountain trekking, quad biking, parasailing, Jetskiing)
I hit it on the side of the Jetski when I fell off as well as the safety cage on the off road buggy and it still looks new. A quick wash/clean and it looks like new again.
Insure it - wear it - enjoy it.
Watches should be worn,
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The BLNR bezel is ceramic, so "virtually scratch proof". I think the Rolex GMTII - whatever variation - is an ideal one holiday watch.
From the Rolex site:
Manufactured by Rolex from an extremely hard ceramic material since 2005, the exclusive Cerachrom bezel insert and monobloc bezel have excellent anti-corrosion properties and keep their vibrant colours over time. They are virtually scratchproof, and are unaffected by exposure to sunlight as well as to chlorinated or sea water.
Last edited by MartynJC (UK); 23rd June 2017 at 07:37.
The BLNR should absolutely fine as a holiday watch, unless you do saturation diving.
As a side note, I would not trust any hotel safe and leave a Royal Oak there. Some people might notice you wear different watches and figure out the safe has something valuable.
Jesus wept..............again.
Are these not tool watches?
Made originally for the deepest oceans and the highest mountains?
Leaving it at the AD with the stickers on is one way to protect it
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Feel you may be taking an unfairly large amount of flak for this question Bobby! I'm assuming your PCL's are already scratched as you've taken it out the box... Other than that I found the BLNR's bezel and sapphire to be exceptional for resisting marks/ scratches. I've wore one daily for months at a time and without fail, after a clean, it looked like new (bracelet aside...).
I find this really odd... I own a 4-year-old Avenger Skyland, a 3-year-old Avenger Seawolf II and a 2-year-old Navitimer World, and all of them have completely unmarked AR coating. Unless you're regularly smashing your watch against things I don't see why you would damage the coating - it's not that fragile.
Simon
I have had GMT2 for a few months now, worn in rotation, and it does pick up small marks very easily, especially on the bracelet clasp. Going to try it on a NATO for the hot weather.
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Only think about the gmt I don't like (cos I'd be too careful wearing it) is the polished centre links. For me a full brushed bracelet would been so much better. NATO is a good solution for more boisterous activities though - also good in case of spring bar failure
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+1, I wouldn`t take anything expensive on holiday, take a cheap watch and eliminate the worry of getting it nicked/damaged. Taking two is unwise and unnecessary.
OP doesn`t say what type of holiday etc, but as a general rule sand and watches isn`t a good combination if you want to avoid scratches. The ceramic bezel won`t scratch but the rest of the watch will. That's fine if you're happy with a scratched watch, each to his own, but it wouldn`t suit me.
Both the BLNR and Royal Oak could attract the wrong sort of attention too.
That's my opinion, no doubt others will disagree.
Paul
Last edited by walkerwek1958; 23rd June 2017 at 10:35.
I treat my watches like my cameras. Where I go - they go. And I take my expensive cameras on holiday so why not a watch. Also if you go to Puerto Banus they will prob assume it's fake anyway bought off the lookie lookie sellers
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My GMTiic (LN not BLNR) is my go to holiday watch. After 7+ years of constant wear/use on the beach, water slides, sea, swimming pools, ski-ing, etc it still looks brand new (from a slight distance lol). A friend even asked if I'd bought another new watch when I was wearing it recently.
The pcl's only show scratches on close inspection and as mentioned above the clasp tends to show up marks/scratches the worst. I can't see any scratches on the ceramic bezel on mine but inspection with a loupe might reveal otherwise. I often think I've seen a scratch but a quick wipe reveals it's just a smudge or finger print.
I'm in the "watches are for wearing" category but I appreciate some like to keep their watches mint.
If you're only going away for a week or two I wouldn't take 2 watches, I can cope with wearing the same watch for 2 weeks (I've had my GMT on for 4 weeks in total now since I got back from holiday). Note to self, change watches at the weekend!
If you check the spec you will find the GMT is rated for 100M only. Not what most people would consider a divers watch. The Submariner, which looks very similar is rated for 300m. So not all oyster cases are created equal. You'll also note there is no depth rating on a current GMT dial.
Very delicate. I looked at it once and the force of my steely gaze made the bezel fall off into a puddle. When I reached down to get the bezel the inside of the crystal fogged up indicating that it had succumbed to water vapour. I gave up in the end and got a g shock.
Just fitted my GMT2 to a NATO. Very comfortable and helps with my PCL related swirlaphobia.
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Or just get the new steinhart BLNR for when in dodgy areas
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I wear my BLNR almost the entire time, including a significant amount of travel. The only exceptions are developing countries if I'm in local areas rather than hiding in the confines of a resort, and also sailing. The latter because I once saw a bezel ripped off a GMT, with glass smashed to boot, by a stray winch handle. I'm firmly of the school of wear it, enjoy it (insure it!).
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I've only ever taken 1 watch on holiday, always the watch I happen to want to wear at the time. If anything taking more than 1 is creating unnecessary risk. Unless you are doing some kind of dangerous sport or staying in a dodgy area then your BLNR would be fine.
No Rolex watches are not robust, they are extremely fragile watches only good for looking at and not for wearing. They should be placed in a safe and not used for the purpose they were designed for....