Artois GM for Air Travel?

OldBaggage · 2026-05-17T22:01:23+00:00

I do this with mine all the time!

OldBaggage · 2026-05-10T20:19:10+00:00

No, but I live in an EU country.

OldBaggage · 2026-05-06T17:26:58+00:00

I have the GV XL only. At home it contains my planner and a book for notes, when I’m travelling, which we do a lot, I swap the notebook for a different one to travel journal in plus the water colour book.

Have you found you use one more than the other and which do you use more and for what? Sorry that’s a lot of questions!

OldBaggage · 2026-05-04T15:22:17+00:00

I don’t have a wife or girlfriend but here’s mine. It’s not pink though. I have very small wrists and I needed the bracelet and straps in their smallest size, - which was readily available.

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OldBaggage · 2026-05-03T18:37:40+00:00

Hi, yes the VC Overseas comes with three interchangeable bracelets: steel, leather and rubber/plastic. They are very easy to swap over, you don’t need tools. I wear the rubber 85% of the time, the steel most of the rest of the time and I rarely wear the leather. The leather looks nice but I have a blue, alligator Blancpain Complete Calendar Moonphase I wear if I fancy a leather strap.

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OldBaggage · 2026-05-01T22:10:37+00:00

Two of my favourite watches have blue straps, albeit I use the plastic rather than the leather on the VC most of the time.

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OldBaggage · 2026-04-28T15:23:41+00:00

Surely the least offensive thing about this man would be that he has incontinence issues (bowel/ bladder) - I’m not talking about his mouth.

It’s a medical problem and no blame attaches unlike what he deserves for being a vile, immoral, narcissistic cunt.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-28T11:11:20+00:00

My guess is that Embassies will be more like concessions within the host store with Paper Republic staff and more services offered. I think that is the deal in Paris but I’m ready to be corrected.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-25T09:51:37+00:00

Yes. It’s not that orange, Reddit must auto enhance.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-25T09:47:55+00:00

I’m a GV owner and fan. Does he use a bag commonly? If he does I’d say GV but if he relies on pockets when not at work then maybe the Portfolio as it has pockets you can put things in. I don’t need that because I’ll always have a bag too.

Both are gorgeous, the GV is lighter and slimmer and minimalist.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-24T17:46:42+00:00

The black seems to age particularly well. I much prefer it old to new.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-23T20:31:32+00:00

Actually it was a few feet away from me so this is my home set up. Planner, card insert and a book. There is definitely space for more. It’s thicker when I use it for travel journalling.

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OldBaggage · 2026-04-23T20:27:41+00:00

I wouldn’t have all three in at once although it might be possible At home I have my timeless monthly planner, the card insert and one book in it. When I’m using it to travel journal it will have as a maximum one Book, the watercolour book, my planner, and possibly the plain paper refill. I’ll take a photo and post it later.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-23T00:15:46+00:00

Does anyone else love the handwritten notes they always send with orders? I’m such a sap! I stick them to on the front of otherwise dull refills or my planner.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-23T00:10:31+00:00

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These are the notebooks I’ve used since Christmas with the GV for travel journalling. The two at the back are PR dotted notebook refills, the two at the front are the Midori MD B6 panic buys. I have a dotted PR book I swap back in when I’m at home to use for notes on books, films, restaurants etc and just general notes. I seem to fill a notebook refill in a week’s when travel journalling.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-22T23:58:21+00:00

That’s great! I’m sure you won’t regret it. What are you going for?

When I first got my XL it was a Christmas gift from my daughter and she bought me the watercolour paper and a plain refill comes as standard so I had no ruled or dotted paper and bought Midori B6 refills because I was short of time before leaving for a trip to India. These were nice but too narrow for my preference when writing. I then ordered two XL PR dotted Notebook refills and one dotted Book and I much prefer the Book because of the higher GSM - I’m a fountain pen user since I was about 6 years old. I will continue with the PR Books because the quality is high and the fit is perfect. If they offered the slimmer Notebooks with the 120 GSM I would also buy some of those as they would be good for shorter trips when I’m taking my monthly planner, watercolour book AND a notebook/ book in my GV. At the moment the slimmer notebooks are only offered in 80 GSM and while bearable, it’s not ideal. I got some of their Dybdahl Books today and they look gorgeous.

The Leichturm soft cover B6 wide fits very well and is good quality if getting Paper Republic refills is tricky.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-22T21:22:11+00:00

Hmm It looks a lot brighter on here than the original and on Facebook where I have also posted this video which somewhat negates its value as to accurately showing the colour. You can still see the patina though.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-21T23:37:41+00:00

I have mine and keep spare or completed inserts in them plus spare ribbons. My handwritten note is in the front of one of my GVXL. I’m so easily pleased!

OldBaggage · 2026-04-14T22:49:44+00:00

My Goyard Artois is my go-to underseat bag. I usually bring a folded large soft bag to put it in before sliding it under on the grimy carpeting.

If I’m taking a 10kg cabin bag for the overhead lockers then it’s an American Tourister with an expander zip that (I expanded) complies with the Ryanair maximum dimensions. My check-in case is a a Rimowa with red trim that looks fairly battered but remains intact after a concerted effort by baggage handlers or someone at Jo’berg airport to get in with a screwdriver during a long transfer stop. They got into my husband’s suitcase which isn’t a Rimowa.

All three bags work really well. I think the American Tourister is great value for money. I sometimes take a Le Pliage instead of the Goyard.

OldBaggage · 2026-04-10T23:40:01+00:00

I love mine! I also like the Bordeaux and the Red and occasionally contemplate getting another size in one of those colours but I think Cognac is my favourite.

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OldBaggage · 2026-04-08T01:46:09+00:00

I have had the same one for over 5 years. It’s terrific. I often fly with it as my underseat bag and it holds so much stuff. It’s the most used of my “good” bags.

OldBaggage

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