I finally got a chance to make use of the Explorer II's 24-hour hand (flying between states in the US doesn't count, a dual time zone watch isn't necessary to aid me with such simple mathematics, even with my simple little brain), taking my 216570 with me to Australia and New Zealand the past few weeks.
[For any TRF'ers living in these places - you're lucky to live in such a beautiful place.]
Laughing at me while I took wrist shots, my wife asked me whether I was bringing her on vacation or my watch. Foolish question...
Here she is (the Explorer) in Sydney...
...and in the Lord Of The Rings movie set in Matamata, New Zealand...
...and having a mug of ale at the Green Dragon...
...and finally relaxing on the deck of our cottage on the Coromandel Peninsula.
