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Spontaneous Italian Journey

 

My dear watch friends!

Sometimes travel plans change. And occasionally that leads to something unexpectedly nice.

We were actually supposed to be in the Maldives starting today. Due to the well known circumstances it unfortunately did not work out. At the moment there are no flights over Dubai. After a bit of back and forth we were able to postpone both the flights and the hotel to December without any problems.

Since both my partner and I are quite in need of some rest, we decided to do something different instead. We chose a spontaneous trip through Italy. Simply heading south and seeing where the journey takes us. Our starting point is Portopiccolo near Trieste.

For this journey I brought along a special companion: my Rolex Daytona Platinum Reference 126506-78HA06.

Watch by Rolex, Daytona, 126506, Platona

A watch that feels perfectly at home in the morning sun during relaxed daytime strolls. It also works beautifully in the evening.

Traveling with a little bit of horological pleasure always makes the journey even nicer. ☺️🙏

Tomorrow we continue to Venice. After that we will simply see where the journey takes us. Cinque Terre and Portofino are definitely on our list.

All the best
Thomas

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Italy is a good choice as well!

 
By: penfriend : March 10th, 2026-14:58
We will be in Venice in August. Although I probably won’t sport a heavy hitter. Currently also wearing platinum, had the dial switched from baguettes to sector blue romans. Enjoy! ...  

Great companion.

 
By: Goh : March 10th, 2026-15:01
Beautiful watch and picture. Enjoy your vacation, Thomas.

Thank you for the excellent advice! 🙏

 
By: MTR : March 11th, 2026-15:13
We still have to decide whether to stay on the Adriatic coast or head over to the Ligurian coast. I’ve always wanted to visit Portofino and Cinque Terre.

Take Care

 
By: EinPA : March 10th, 2026-15:56
There are some specialists in removing watches out there!

I do strength training two to three times a week. LOLLL

 
By: MTR : March 10th, 2026-18:29
Seriously: I can take care of myself, but at the end of the day these are just objects. Physical safety always comes first! And: I want to enjoy my watches and I am not willing to hide them somewhere in a vault. If one day a watch is gone, then it is gone... 

In my opinion and experience, the best laid plans

 
By: aperna : March 10th, 2026-17:13
Are those that have occurred spontaneously. That is one lovely companion you have with you. I’ll be traveling to Miami tomorrow trying to think of what trio I’m taking enjoy your trip my dear friend, keep in touch and keep the pictures coming all the best... 

Thanks my dear Tony.

 
By: MTR : March 10th, 2026-18:10
I always admire collectors who travel with a trio. It sounds very civilized and well organized. In reality I am far too simple for that. On trips like this, especially when we travel by car and the luggage sometimes stays in the car, one watch seems to be... 

Yesss.

 
By: MTR : March 11th, 2026-08:17
Last night. In a FANTASTIC little restaurant. Marise. ...  

They are spectacular. The view and the watch.

 
By: MTR : March 11th, 2026-08:18
I was never the biggest fan of a Daytona. But when I finally had this watch on my wrist (I had actually ordered it new about two years earlier and had almost forgotten about it), I simply could not take it off anymore. In a way, it became a „forced“ purch... 

Today we arrived in Venice.

 
By: MTR : March 11th, 2026-22:37
The weather isn’t that great, but as always the atmosphere is wonderful. ...  

Great photo.

 
By: gary_g : March 12th, 2026-13:19
My wife and I also considered Maldives but at the last minute decided to go to Venice and take the Venice Simplon Orient Express (I put up some photos of the trip with my FPJ Automatique). We were very lucky bc clearly it’s difficult flying over mid east ...