7 Great Watches at 7 Good Prices
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
- 'High Horology’ is in no small part a marketing term, but there are many excellent watches that are more affordable and equal in horology to the ‘HH’ watches with out-of-reach prices.
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Another really interesting video. Thank you very much, I always look forward to your videos. 😊👍
Hey Jack, thanks man! Take care, Bill
The Glashutte Original PanoReserve pre-owned for 6500$ is a steal
That's peak horology
Clahane, you'll get no argument from me! A rare GO saved from silicon hairsprings. Take care, Bill
I picked up a GO PanoReserve pre-owned for 6900usd box+papers in Japan back in 2022 and it was a steal. Spectacular finish and craftmanship. Mine is a 'milk tea' dial they do not make these dials on non-precious metal anymore. 2 years owning the watch i wear it every single day to work. I can never get bored of the dial. PS i do own a panorinverse as well and that is always my events* watch.
@@ScotchOnyx Congratulations! wear it well !
Brilliant selection. Thank you. Have a splendid Weekend
Axisskin, thanks man! Take care, Bill
Greetings!
The Cartier Drive Extra Flat is the one to get with the hand wound Piaget movement, beautiful!
Paul, I believe the Piaget has the Cartier h-w movement. Take care, Bill
Nice video Bill, i’ve been eyeing that Lambda for a while, great looking movement
It reminds me of a $50,000 watch Eelco. Take care, Bill
Thanks for another great video Bill.
My pleasure Don. Take care, Bill
Thankyou Bill ! Great options...
Thanks A. Lim! Take care, Bill
I Love Your Content I'm Watch Person And Since I Found Out About Your Site I Been Watching Ever Since Keep UP The Great Work My Friend knowledge Is A Wonderful Thing Stay The Course My Friend
Great selection Bill, I would definitely go for the Glashütte Original PanoReserve. My second choice would be the Cartier Drive, really cool watch. Thanks Bill.
Those two are nice, especially the GO, but my favorite is the Nomos Lambda. What do you think of the Lambda, Abdul?🤔 Take care, Bill
@watchartsci Lovely watch, I had a colleague that wore one everyday to work, beautiful movement and Dial. The hands are a bit thin for my taste. Take care Bill and have a great weekend!
Thanks to you, the first thing I noticed on the GP was the date window further inbound on the dial and realized they put a smaller movement in with a spacer to save a little money.
Clyde, yeah, the back cover does have a bit of a rim, but not terribly thick...a little spacer there. Take care, Bill
Every video is an education. Thank you, sir.
My pleasure AJB! Take care, Bill
Bill, nice video. I don’t have the exact watch but picked up a new GO Panomatic Lunar a couple of days ago. This is the green-dial reference.
It is a stunner! Was nervous about comments on chunkiness. But IMo these complaints are overstated. The GP PML is slimmer (12.7 mm) than my Grand Seiko (13 mm) and Omega. Speedy (14 mm).
Love the PanoReserve mention! I bought mine a few years ago at ~8k USD new. Has had the most time on my wrist since.
Killer, thanks for the real world experience. Love that watch! Take care, Bill
Hi Bill. You have some excellent choices here as usual. The Octo Solotempo seems like an excellent deal. At 41mm it would wear a bit large for me at least, but the Cartier Drive is an attractive looking watch.
Thanks Tuna. I like the Octo Solotempo and Octo Roma Bvlgari watches-both with BVL caliber movements. Take care, Bill
The manualwind GO Senator (in the rectangle case) is also a great buy in my opinion. Has a beautiful case design and lovely highly decorated movement
I agree, HRM. In an earlier video I did mention the GO Senator as a good buy. Take care, Bill
Nice Video Bill , we had this GO at my previous work , it's really pretty watch .... i am looking to buy a PanoMatic Grey dial and matt grey alligator strap ..very fine watch and Swatch didn't change much in their watches ... i think also Blancpain Leman can be an interesting option for the same budget.
Very cool Mohamed! Take care, Bill
I have the Nomos in 39mm rose gold. They really are fabulous…..🇬🇧
Indeed they are Mike! Beautiful timepiece! Take care, Bill
Excellent watches here on display Bill!
Among my favorite, Paul. Take care, Bill
Thanks Bill ,yes a lot of great watches for the price 🏴❤️👍
My pleasure, Charles!! Take care, Bill
For me the glashutte is the winner out of those.
Big love for the dual swan neck regulators Kyle! Take care, Bill
Hi Bill,
always a pleasure to watch your videos.
Where did you find the Bulgari Octo Solotempo for that price?
I looked around to eventually pick it up but couldn't find it for that price.
Take care,
Philipp
Found it on eBay Phillipp-search Bvlgari Octo OC41CSLD 【432】. Let me know if you locate it ok. Take care, Bill
Great choices.
Thanks Floodland! Take care, Bill
thanks,Bill
You are welcome David. Take care, Bill
Another great one Bill. I've always liked the GO Panoreserve and the Bulgari Octo (Roma or Finissimo). I don't know why I never knew about the Solotempo. I've also been looking into the Franck Muller ever since you posted the "can you guess the movement" on Facebook the other day. They have a different dial, I like different. I do like all of them though, but the GP indices are a little too much for me.
Best regards, Brian
Brian, I like to look where others don't look or quit looking. Just bought a watch with my ideal characteristics... more later. Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci I can't wait to see it!
@@xpdchief7698 🤫
The FM is definitely a find. Something to add to a serious collection. For once I can say well done bill.
Thanks Ivan! For once ,I can say, "He gets it!" 😉 Take care, Bill
Great minds Bill! Just taken receipt of a Cartier De Drive courtesy of C24!
When it arrives, James, I would like to know how you like it! Take care, Bill
James, I’ve been looking at them on C24 too. Will it be your daily or dress watch? I think it works as either.
@@watchartsci I received it on Tuesday, love it! Worn it all week. It’s a lot thinner than I thought it would be, would be interesting to see the extra thin manual wind version. I know it leans towards more of a dress watch but it doesn’t look out of place with jeans a t shirt either!
@@localheroEd hi, yeah I think primarily I’ll wear it with a shirt, but it really doesn’t look out of place when wearing casual clothing either. It’s really thin with a great presence in the wrist. Very impressed with it 👌
I’m always going to like a Nomos, but that Glashütte is pretty sweet, and I would definitely swing that Cartier.
Hi CT, I like the Lambda and the PanoReverse, but I'd probably break the Pano playing with the double swan neck regulator! Take care, Bill
Nice content Bill 🙏🏼⌚️ Aka Mr Valjoux
Merci, Monsieur Valjoux! Take care, Bill
Great picks Bill! The Bulgari octo line has me intrigued but also confused; there’s too many variations and sub-variations with movements. I am currently considering a Octo Velocissimo with a slightly modified El Primero chronograph in it and can be found for around 4000 USD used. Would love to hear your thoughts on that line.
Kumar, not surprised about a Bvlgari with an El Primero since LVMH owns both Zenith and Bvlgari. The Octo Velocissimo has a BVL 328 with 36,000 so/hr (5Hz). 4,000 USD isn't bad but as always I'd negotiate! (I'd probably negotiate if a watch was being given away!) So, for a Chrono, sounds ok, but I'm no fan of hi-beat or chronographs-so ask around if you know any owners. Take care, Bill
I bought that exact panoreserve on bracelet a month ago 🥰
How do you like it Matt? Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci it's amazing, both how it wears and how well finished it is. Power reserve could be longer but at the price it's ridiculously good value of any watch or brand
Two dealbreakers for me in the GP 1966: the diamonds and the date window. A dressy watch doesn't need a date, in fact, it should never have one. It ruins the cleanness of the dial layout. I greatly admire the Nomos Lambda, I think it may be their most sophisticated design. It is just too big for me: I have tiny wrists and I generally like smaller watches. Currently, the largest watch in my collection is 36 mm and I never wear anything bigger than 38.
With small wrists Flâneur, there are a wealth of choices and fantastic deals! I know what you mean about the diamond indexes and date window. I could live with either, but would prefer not to. Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci Thank you, Bill! I'm very happy about the current industry trend back to smaller watches. One reason why Nomos is my favourite brand is that they have consistently, since their beginnings, catered to that market. My current favourite watch in my collection is the Ahoi Neomatik in 35 mm, a fantastic watch, and quite unique in that it is basically an office watch that also has a 300 m water resistance rating.
Couldn’t agree more. There should never be a date window on a dress watch.
Because Franck Muller is frowned down upon by some, kinda like Hublot, their prices are quite reasonable on the pre-owned market. Sometimes see pieces sell under their scrap prices!
Exactly, HRM! Also, because FM has a mix of different movements in his watches, but what Muller does well is movements... when he does them. Take care, Bill
Probably the cheapest in house mechanical movement is from HMT.
🤔 HMT? What's that Matt? Take care, Bill
It's a Indian watch company that makes in house mechanical movements from a licensed citizen design which they modified. Yes it's not going to have a high finish, but it will be a nice tiny part of a collection for people who are after in house mechanical watches
@@watchartscihey Bill HMT is Hindustan Machine Tools. India’s state owned industrial conglomerate that cranked out millions of mechanical watches for Indian consumption from the 1960s-mid 2010s. I visited their museum when I visited Bangalore a few years ago.
Hi Bill, I would like to hear your take on Frederique Constant, especially the world timer.
I wonder why they are not in any conversation anywhere.
Super nice watches.
I too have been looking for a World Timer, Charles-Olivier, and my choice would be a Jaeger LeCoultre Geophysic Universal Time Steel Mens Watch 503.8.T2.S Q8108420 . Around $10k. The Frederique Constant World Timer is a much better price, especially on the pre-owned / secondary market. As a brand, Frederique Constant began with a couple from The Netherlands, they moved to Switzerland, created their own movement and then were bought by Citizen, a Japanese company. Look at the dial, and while it is attractive, it might be a little difficult to read-but you might not have a problem with it. For the money, pas mal... (Where online can I find your film, Anna?) Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci really appreciate your reply. The JLC is my radar too. Just a bit more expensive. But maybe worth it in the longer run.
I always circle back to world timers. Meaning I think I should add one in my collection.
About my film, I will gladly send a Vimeo link of my films by email and also my newest film that just came out titled « Ru ».
I like that Cartier
I think it's one of those Cartiers where everyone is looking at the Santos, Tank or Ballon and missing a very good buy that one could get even on a low ball, Mike. Take care, Bill
I'm confused. Do you consider Cartier movements to be in-house Cartier or in-house Richemont?
Good confusion. ValFleurier was developed by Richemont so that all of their brands could have 'in-house' BWV. Go figure. Take care, Bill
I think the BVL193 is based on Vaucher movement (parmigiani)
That's interesting Jose. Where did you find that? Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci I have the Bulgari Octo Ultranero.Thank you for all your watch knowledge , it has helped me a bunch.
That Glashutte Original and Cartier are ridiculously underpriced. I think that's as rock bottom as they go pricing-wise. They can only appreciate from there.
Hope they stay underpriced so that we can still afford them Phil! Take care, Bill
Nice content mate 🥃🏌🏽♂️
Hey Tim, thanks man! Take care, Bill
define good price! They are all expensive :)
Kadir, you know that among luxury watches that "good price" is relative. If you can get a $30,000 watch for $8,000 ... it's a "good price," but indeed expensive. Take care, Bill
@@watchartsci Bill 8000 is still something but of course, this is a spicy hobby and we love it no matter what :)
That IS a fortune
I'm glad it was helpful David! Take care, Bill
Very peculiar taste. But ok.
Toni, you prefer mundane, I assume? That's ok. Take care, Bill