Fratello On Air: Traveling With Watches Revisited
Welcome back to another episode of Fratello On Air! This week, we discuss a popular request from our listeners about traveling with watches. We’ve discussed this topic before, but it’s been a while since we last did so. For our listeners, we begin the watch content after 32 minutes.
Traveling with watches is a typical topic on forums and boards. Some may think it’s a tired subject, but with new collectors always entering the fray, the theme deserves more attention. Plus, with new schemes arising to defraud watch wearers, it is constantly on some folks’ minds.
Handgelenkskontrolle
To kick off this episode, we have a lengthy chat about Burns Night, television, movies, and shoes. Balazs mentions one of his favorite Scottish comedians, Kevin Bridges. We’ve been watching or awaiting titles such as The Night Agent, Nosferatu, Cross, Shining Girls, Paradise, Landman, and a documentary on Kimbo Slice on the VICE channel. Regarding shoes, the latest Nike Air Tech Challenge 2 retro tennis shoes worn by Andre Agassi are about to launch. We discuss the anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s tragic death and mention the upcoming Nike Kobe V Protro “Year of the Mamba” shoes. For the Handglenkskontrolle, Mike is wearing his newly repaired Movado Curviplan with a black dial and an 18K gold case. Balazs is sporting a new release, the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Diver in green. This watch is limited to 75 pieces with a date and the same number without the function for €956. Expect a review soon!
Traveling with watches
Several people in our Discord group have asked about traveling with watches. It seems that the new year will bring heavy travel, and with watch friends all over the world, it’s fun to bring a few watches to show and tell. However, is this the best idea? We discuss the pitfalls of packing precious timepieces for the trip. Safety, forgetfulness, how to pack, and more enter into the discussion. We hope you enjoy the episode, and thanks again to our community for the topic suggestion!
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