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If your going to London during the Olympics you will be just fine and in Paris just stay out of Pigalle and you should be safe

Yes, you're getting paranoid.

I have visited London on many occasions Julks and it all boils down to common sense. Like me, wear your 'Ling but if you feel that a location makes you feel 'uncomfortable' then cover it up - you could take a lightweight top with sleeves in your rucksack/bag for this purpose.
I would imagine you will be mostly visiting the tourist locations which are mostly in the centre of London - you should be fine here as there are many other tourists (all with expensive cameras, watches etc ). I would certainly cover up if I was going on the Underground - that's a cert'. If you are going off the 'beaten track' ie out of the centre of London and into the suburbs - you would just have to see what the area was like and make a decision based on that.
Regarding safes - the ones in the suite are normally sufficient and secure enough (I have often left my watch in them) but if you wanted to be extra secure, then the hotel safe would be the better option but I would make sure that you get a signature for it AND make sure that you have a photo of your watch (just in case).
Finally, it doesn't matter if you are 4' tall or 7' and nor does it matter if you wear glasses or not - if you are 'targeted' then the criminals will take you on regardless (that applies anywhere in the world) and you would have been extremely unlucky. I hope this helps Julks.

I would be remiss if I didn't note that this thread brings to mind a fantasy of mine - sitting at a Cafe on the Left Bank with the Navi 01 on my wrist while sharing a French roast with a petite, but feisty Parisian brunette spouting Sartre with bohemian contempt …. and pouty lips.

But who hasn’t had that fantasy?

My sister lives in south London, and when I visit, i generally use caution. I don't flash watches about esp. when travelling or out shopping etc., but in restaurants and bars etc you'll be ok.
Just use common sense. Even though it'll be summer, try to wear a long sleeved shirt if possible. Muggings in London can happen at anytime of the day. The latest trend is "huggings": where a group of people try to befriend you outside a bar etc. and while hugging you and wishing you well, someone else takes your watch, phone, wallet.....
I sound paranoid, but I do notice certain youths eyeing my watch wherever I am.

My ex-boss was in Paris on a stag weekend last month. He got mugged. They took his new Carrera and wallet.

On a side note, I loved the feeling of safety in Japan. All the nights out we had and I never saw one incident of crime. I wore a TAG at the time and nobody except AD's looked at it.

I have many subject-to-ban fantasies about Paris.

But where/what is "Left Bank"?

If you don't know watches, most people can't tell your watch is worth 5k.

I was checking out at a local Costco and had my SA on the wrist. The clerk says "Wow, you have an Invicta!" I just smiled and proceeded out the door. Some people just can't be educated.