Taiwan Watch Culture: Open Seas Exploration

Larrykelley11 · 2025-10-19T22:41:10Z

Explore Taiwan's vibrant markets and culinary delights with Larrykelley11, featuring an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Rolex Submariner sightings.

Larrykelley11

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Larrykelley11's post offers a vibrant travelogue from Taiwan, capturing the essence of local markets and culinary experiences. Beyond the vivid descriptions of Taiwanese life, the author subtly weaves in observations of fellow travelers' luxury timepieces, creating a unique blend of cultural immersion and horological spotting. This piece reminds us that the passion for watches often accompanies us on our most memorable adventures.

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We had two nice tours yesterday: a market tour & Taiwanese meal experience. There we two other couples on this tour: one gentleman from Switzerland had this sweet AP Royal Oak ( I was drooling) and the guy from the US had a nice Rolex Submariner. Sorry, about the wrist picture quality!

Full disclosure: I’m using the two watch pics to draw you into my post!

Very large chicken at the market

The flowers were beautiful and fragrant

The seafood looked very exotic

This gentleman was using tweezers to pull the hair off a pigs ear

We made pancakes with green onion , that was fun.

The steamed Sea bass was very good, as was the wok cooked chicken

We are on the edge of a Typhoon, there’s a fair amount of swaying and rocking, it’s part of the Adventure!

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The post's unique blend of luxury watches and exotic market scenes resonated with readers, highlighting the unexpected juxtapositions encountered during travel.
A fellow collector shared a cautionary anecdote about consuming local seafood, emphasizing the potential risks of adventurous eating while traveling.
One keen observer noted the potential presence of another Rolex on the wrist of a local vendor, prompting the original author to confirm the observation and reflect on the watch's authenticity.
The author provided additional context regarding the size of the market chicken, clarifying that its age contributed to its large stature.
The author noted that meeting new people during extensive cruises often leads to discovering new travel ideas and insights.

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ArmisT

Oct 19, 2025

That’s nice to see how people can connect over a shared appreciation of watches 🥰

…but the big dead chickens caught me by surprise! Lovely range of pictures of your experiences, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your safe return.

Larrykelley11

Oct 19, 2025

It’s the shock value of my posts, that will keep you coming back Aymen! Bill will have to give my posts a rating: please be advised!

the dead chicken was approximately 5 months old, hence the size. Probably more information than you needed to know.

Gregineugene

Oct 20, 2025

You're gonna have to start including Trigger Warnings!

Bill

Oct 19, 2025

What an adventure of a lifetime. Thanks for taking us with virtually.

Larrykelley11

Oct 19, 2025

Thank you Bill! I hope you are enjoying the start of a new week!

myles721

Oct 20, 2025

Luckily your wearing that Overseas🌊🌊🌊

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