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Going overseas to a different time zone

I have been traveling overseas for a couple of weeks at a time since May. My destination is Atlantic Time, one hour east and one hour ahead of Eastern (US) Time. During the summer, due to the US being on daylight savings time, the two time zones were the same. Since early Sunday morning with the US time change back to Standard time, now they aren't. I have to pack this evening for the trip on which I leave tomorrow.

So, I am using this as an excuse to trot out my dual time zone display and GMT watches, as I will take one or more of them with me on this trip.

But a couple of questions:

My location (hotel) is secure with an in room safe, and I do not travel into any unsafe areas. Security is a concern in this country, but we are adequately protected and neither street or hotel robbery is a concern. How many watches would you take on a trip for 10 days (9 nights)? I'm in the tropics in a dress shirt, slacks and tie 8 days, a bit more casual the other two.

Is a one hour time difference enough to require the use of a dual time zone watch for you? It really isn't for me, but I worked in one time zone and lived in another for about three years a while back. I just want to wear one of these watches:

The oldest watch I have with multiple time zones, rather than a dual time display is this 1953 Tissot Navigator

The center dial moves at a 24 hour pace. This was a large watch for the era, at about 36mm, so it wears well today

If I were willing to flip sides, this 1981 Omega Equinoxe could be a choice; but I think that might be too much trouble

This 1989 Seiko, which is probably the watch I have owned the second longest, is perfectly servicable and will display dual times (if I can remember how)