Andrew rules this episode !! His journey of finding the right one is so exciting. He found many interesting choices, but in his mind he knew it wasn't the right one. Love the way he keeps running to new stores. That Seamaster is gorgeous, and truly a champion in this episode. Great job Andrew 👏👏🎉🎉
No one’s mentioned Seiko for the under £1k? That G-Shock is immense though but that whole episode was simply superb! Worthy winner from Andrew but if only that JLC was in stock! What a battle that would have been!!!! Thank you for a great Sunday afternoon programme! Have great weeks ahead one and all!
Awesome to have you allong the journey Gervers. I think Georges fast trip made for great tention in the ep. very entertaining, and yes I agree. there are loads of amazing choices under 1k. We will explore more in the fure. Cheers bro
This was a fun episode, but I felt that GB could have tried harder. Nothing wrong with G-Shock, but there are a dozen Seikos I would have opted for above the Frogman. Adrian made some great choices, and had that 'seaweed' Seamaster not have been available, he would have won it for me. But that £5k price bracket is the Goldilocks range and probably had the best selection of readily available watches for the general public.
I think Squale is a decent Italian owned watch company. They have great history and they crossed path with many important brands like Heuer, Doxa and blancpain.They changed direction now and stopped doing homages and they have been focusing a lot more on their heritage models. I thinks they offer great value for money products. My 1521 wear fantastically to be a 50atmos diver and imo looks stunning.
martin boulden you are most welcome and we aim to okeep lifting. The more we get support from people such as you the more we get encouraged to push harder. Thanks for the tyre pump man!!!
This is probably the best episode of About Effing Time. I wish you did this challenge again in Geneva. Yes Andrew won here, that green Omega Seamaster no words! Adrian and George gave compelling alternatives. Please do this again with chronographs.
Such a sick episode. Cannot imagine the experience of going to watch stores like that, so cool. Makes me want to travel and just do a day of watch shopping!!
Y’all and the AFT crew are some of the most fun I’ve had in my watch fascination. I’m a total metal head and the vibe of the show is right up my alley!
Really looking forward to the Therapy session. I think it could be as good as the actual episode. So much to unpack here. Seiko would have been the choice for under a £1000 tho.
Amazing episode, gents. It sometimes feels like watch-related content are more or less the same nowadays, but you’ve introduced something so fresh by incorporating the retail purchase experience to your top caliber podcast. Bravo!
Really wonderful episode and Andrew's storytelling is second to none and George's, almost childish love and energy, is infectious. Mr. Boring keeps the team grounded and always has great insights. Keep up the superb and creative content Lads.
Killing it gentlemen! Best show yet! As for the choices: George- predictable (probably arranged a Bamford edition while there) Adrian- surprising (I was sure you'd bring a GO) Andrew- also predictable (first watch I thought of) ××winner×× If you do another challenge, raise the budgets (maybe double) and do chronographs.
Until this episode, I didn't know much about Maurice De Mauriac watches. Seeing your experience, other watch brands should take notice. It's that personal experience where a company goes out of their way to make a customer feel welcome that creates life-long clients. It's moments like that make one want to support a company. Looking through their website now, I've definitely added them to my list of brands to watch (no pun intended lol ).
6:51 this explanation of the connection is for Adrian: So there's this thing called Mario Kart. It's a video game whereby Mario and several other video game characters from the Nintendo universe race against each other in various karts and race tracks. Tag Heur is an iconic watch brand renowned for deep ties in racing history (this where lines like the carerra or the autavia drew their design inspiration from...think of Tag's tachymeter scales and how popular they became with racers at the time). Jack Heuer even took the name from the Carrera Panamericana road race, a border-to-border race staged in Mexico, from 1950 to 1954. As you can see by now, Tag Heur's brand is synonymous with car racing history just as the game Mario Kart is a racing game by its very nature. Hope youre able to make that connection now 😀
Great episode with fantastic examples. It wouldn’t have bothered me if you had chosen a “waitlist” example for your number two. Omega is the winning choice but I’ll go with the green Seamaster from a wearability perspective, plus that dial is gorgeous. Not sure I could’ve left the store without that watch on my wrist.
Such a cool format. I love the way this challenge altered the nature of your conversation. I didn't expect that subtlety. Sort of on topic. I was enjoying my tranquil bubble of Tag hate but you lot keep talking them up. Since you engineered my curiosity I tried on a night diver earlier this week... and now I NEED it. I am beside myself in rage.
Nice work Gentleman! Episode was fun! I think it was brilliant that you each got categories that challenged you each in different ways! The deep sea was awesome and of course NOT AVAILABLE 😂
@@marcusflack1523 George was so confident! Was good to see him hand the win over Andrew. You did a great job editing the show…..good storyline and fun to watch. Kept us guessing!
Effing love your content guys, you've just got yourself a new subscriber. A question for you - where did you get your studio wall clocks from? The Ventura one, in particular.
Great episode guys! It was a really well documented journey. I think Capt Boring found the winner with the Polaris but I can’t believe there is a 7 month waiting period for this at the time of filming! I picked up my JLC green Polaris back in October and pretty much haven’t taken it off since. It is an absolutely stunning watch in person and much like the Omega green Seamaster the press shots don”t do it justice. You guys are right on about the customer service at Omega though, from my experience they really do go above and beyond.
Yeah that JLC is the sleeper winner for me also. Its the watch you get when you are not crying out for attention but the poeple who know....just know. stunning here. Thansk for watching James. More to come
The blue and white PloProf is cheaper than the Ultra Deep - £10,160. If Adrian wanted to stay within budget in the Omega boutique he should have gone for the Planet Ocean Chronograph, which is the same size case as the Ultra Deep (but thinner?) and £7,800. It definitely has presence! George could have had a Zodiac Super Sea Wolf on rubber for his £1k.
51:45 ……I think Andrew nailed this with the diver 300!!! Beautiful in green…the rubber strap amazing on this watch.I thought Tudor would have been an option the pelagos FXD at just over £3000 a fantastic dive watch but is it obtainable 🤔maybe not!!
What a whole bag of fun this one was - as a lifelong fan of a good diver - you've provided me many minutes of reviewing and ruminating when I should really be doing something that will help me pay for them!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
I too have asked that same question in reference to Italian brands. Other brands that exist some have mentioned, Squale, Unimatic also Uboat. There is also brands such as Perseo and Mondia that have little bit of history and potential a good back catalogue, but a lot of there new stuff is nothing more then homage watches. Another might be Eberhard not sure think they might be Swiss/Italian.
The fact that George can't think of or find a watch under $1K, other than a g-shock, shows just how out of touch he is with the (real) watch world. Andrew once again proves he's the most well-rounded watch nerd, thank you Andrew! And Adrian, good choices my man! That JLC was a stunner... Excellent episode, can't wait to see more like this!!
In all fairness to George, this challenge isn't to find any good diver under 1k, but to find one that commonly retails in brick and mortar stores in London, which rules out all the lovely interesting microbrand divers (Zelos, Halios, CWard, Yema) that sell online. You're really just stuck with Seiko or a G-shock, which limits the possibility of getting something more interesting/"non-boring".
@@guitarded27 I can think of 9 (non-microbrand) watches off the top of my head under $1000. Pick anything from Swatch's lowest tier.... Mido Ocean Star, Tissot Seastar, Certina DS, Hamilton Navy Scuba, Squale (independent), Glycine (Invicta group), Alpina (Citizen), Bulova (Citizen), Citizen... the list goes on, without even hitting Seiko. And not a single one of those brands were available anywhere they were looking? I don't believe that, at all.
George Bamford can not be out of touch with the "real" watch world, even if he wanted to! He owns a watch company, he's been in the industry for many years, even in this episode his BYOI was Mr.Jones (with prices in the "real" watch world tier that you've mentioned) so I don't agree with you about George at all. He's actually a very cool and down to earth guy. And I agree with you that in this episode Andrew was much better with his choices and overall I think he was the winner.
I think sometimes we must all read between the lines fellas. Georges fast journey only added to the drama of the show. If you missed that one and blame George for not hunting harder its unfortunate. Dont worry we will be looking at loads of Dive watches in this categeory in the future.
Great video and fun Sunday evening viewing - my wife even enjoyed this one! Quick thoughts:- 1/ You should do a Ryder Cup style challenge with Teddy Baldasare :-). 2/ Love the green Seamaster 300, was really torn on this one but went black and Sedna gold (just over 5k though) maybe I prefer the green!!, 3/ New Polaris is a stand out, great to see it in the flesh. My favourite from JLC, very tempted…..4/ I’m a fan of G-Shock, but under 1k diver would’ve gone Seiko. Maybe Seiko Samurai (SRPH61K1). Looking forward to the next episode
Finally here! Hello from Bangkok Thailand! Guys i want the merch but in your site it doesnt have shipping options to thailand 😅😅 pls add it! Time for me to enjoy this ep now!
Ahhh Thailand is my happy place. I will get onto the international shipping request. Would love to make sure you can get merch over there. Thanks for watching Wuthichai Sachdev!!!
This was super fun to watch. First off, love seeing London in this way. More of that! Secondly, this was just a gem of an episode. It felt authentic and very well produced. You guys are getting into a rhythm.
Gentlemen this was an incredible episode 👏👏👏. Felt like a true professional TV-Show. Well done. Suspense until the end. The green Seamaster was a fantastic choice! Thoroughly enjoyed the episode.
This. Was. Wicked. Brilliant episode. Andrew’s journey was amazing. Adrian clinical and accurate as always, shame about that Polaris that’s the one for me it was amazing. GB, why not have head down to the new seiko boutique on Bond Street? Upstairs they’ve got loads of sub £1k seiko divers, missed opportunity! Really fun thank you
@@BarkandJack First off, pls do more of these episodes, it was so much fun to watch. Second you the first that took the time to check my name so Bravo! BTW I signed up to the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers after watching your other video yesterday.
They used to sell guitar picks that looked just like the recycled plastic used in Oris' limited editions. The old picks were often referred to as "clown barf".
Awesome episode. Great choice Andrew - from a very happy owner of an Omega “Seaweed”. Has to be seen irl to do it justice, as the green is just perfect 👍 - I persuaded my AD to sell me the only one they had in stock, and had received for months 😊
Longines hi beat, No date sub and Citizen Promaster or pick any seiko. Might have been nice if George could mention any brand he isn't in biznizz with......The green Omega is a wow piece
What a great episode. I feel almost as exhausted as you guys running around town to find THE best dive watches... But, In a good way cause that sure seemed like a lot of fun. Best incentive to get some cardio and out of the office time to stretch out.
Sorry for not watching live celebrating my birthday but what a great episode throughout absolutely love the JLC definitely need to check it out in green
Quality video gents. Love a challenge! Don’t commit the top gear mistake by doing it too frequently! We don’t need a challenge every week! Loving the format and can’t wait to see how this develops. 👍😎
OK, this was fun! I'm not a huge divewatch fan and I thought it would be so boring, but it was really fun! It made me think which watches would I choose in those price segments. And it would be difficult for me, with one exception. And that is that Seamaster Diver 300M. Well done Andrew, well done. In general, the Seamaster Diver 300M is a watch I have a kind of weird relationship to. Because I really don't like how it looks in pictures. Any pictures. The press photos, the cool instagram shots, just any... Even the videos don't do it the justice. But in practice? Wow... How it fits on the wrist, how it plays with light, it's just perfect. I really love it and if one day I'm going to buy a luxury divewatch, one of these might just be it. Or the Tudor Pelagos 39 which migh be a bit more suitable for my small wrist. But really, would it trump the wholesomeness of the Omega? I don't think so. But we're not there yet. This category has some very interesting options there. Since I'm really not a huge traditional divewatch fan, I'd look elswhere. The 37mm Nomos Club Sport with the new bracelet has 200 meters of water resistance. That would be great. Or what about the Ming18.01. Well, you really can't get that one, so although that would be my choice, I'd take the Nomos here. The under 1 000 category would be easy for me. Just look at the Christopher Ward catalogue and what hey have there. I bought mine C65 Supercopressor for well under that and that's a divewatch to stay in my collection, I just love it. It's very original design, unique tech, just great. But these don't sell under 1K nowadays and even with the sales that CW runs every now and then it's hard to get them for under that price. So I'd look elsewhere in the catalogue and get a C60 Trident... Would I? Oh no, that's too much of a traditional divewatch for me, even with all the modern twists it has. So back to basics. And I won't "cheat" with their other 150m water resistant watches as the whole C63 Sealander line there. Well, Seiko then. Some of the "Turtle" models would do, as I love that case shape and somehow it works on my slim wrist. The biggest issue would be the 10K challenge. Because, why? Why would I buy a 10K divewatch when I already would struggle with a 5K one... But if I had to choose something? The Panerai dive models are too big for me... The Polaris? Great, but I'd happily buy 10 different Reversos before even considering this. Submariner? Come on, that obvious? Grand Seiko diver's are, again, just too big fo me, although I love that SprinDrive there. Blancpain is over the budget... Well, I gues I'd have to gi with some of the Panerais to satisfy my need for "not such a traditional looking divewatch"... Although that Ploprof idea wasn't bad either :-)
You guys nailed this episode. All episodes should be outside the studio, and more lifestyle content like this.
I gotta be honest. The fresh air was most enjoyable. And yes the plan is for more of this type of mayhem for the future.
Totally agree
This was the most enjoyable (and frustrating) episode to shoot.
Not too much! Else it will be too exhaustive for the gentlemen. We want effing time to last a lifetime!
Watch porn for the week!
Took Mr Bamford all of a few seconds to make the episode non-child friendly. Don't ever change George 😄
Hahahahahahaa I’ll pay that one.
Sorry!
@@bamfordwatchdepartment3470 Don't be! You three being unfiltered you makes this show so damn cool!
Haha. Standard George.
@@BarkandJack we've come to expect nothing less 😄
You guys are the Top Gear of watches! What we've all been waiting for.
One day we will do the reveal of who is the Masked watch maker. And boy of boy are you going to be surprized! Thanks for the comment Aleksander.
@@marcusflack1523 I think I have an inkling who it could be
Thus the strings on the wrist of the most annoying host.
This is immediately what came to mind during S1. Glad to see we are already getting adventures
Seems like that's exactly what they're going for
Andrew rules this episode !! His journey of finding the right one is so exciting. He found many interesting choices, but in his mind he knew it wasn't the right one. Love the way he keeps running to new stores. That Seamaster is gorgeous, and truly a champion in this episode. Great job Andrew 👏👏🎉🎉
That’s too kind Yuqui! I just know the exacting standards our excellent people hold us too and I knew I hadn’t met em!
This is an andrew burner account
True. But that price pt is by far the easiest. And he didn’t even stop by Tudor.
Andrew had my heart in his hands with every different store!! I loved that he wouldn’t settle and kept pushing!
Are you the same Tony Dixon I knew from way back?
@@georgetsang5780 I donno :-) ,did you go to school in Singapore?
@@tonydixon7949 Nope. The Tony I knew was both classmate and colleague in Canada. Cheers.
@@georgetsang295ahh sorry, hope you do find him one day
I feel everything to this point has been building to an episode like this, and boy was it worth the wait. Nailed it gents!
What an adventure...
Yessssss. Thanks so much. We def gave this our heart and soul.
No one’s mentioned Seiko for the under £1k? That G-Shock is immense though but that whole episode was simply superb! Worthy winner from Andrew but if only that JLC was in stock! What a battle that would have been!!!! Thank you for a great Sunday afternoon programme! Have great weeks ahead one and all!
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Awesome to have you allong the journey Gervers. I think Georges fast trip made for great tention in the ep. very entertaining, and yes I agree. there are loads of amazing choices under 1k. We will explore more in the fure. Cheers bro
Diver under 1k screams Seiko. They own this price point plus have the heritage!
Problem with Seiko is you can’t use them for diving. Why? Bezel never aligns.
I was shocked the Polaris had a 6 month wait. Really is a stunning watch.
This was a fun episode, but I felt that GB could have tried harder. Nothing wrong with G-Shock, but there are a dozen Seikos I would have opted for above the Frogman.
Adrian made some great choices, and had that 'seaweed' Seamaster not have been available, he would have won it for me. But that £5k price bracket is the Goldilocks range and probably had the best selection of readily available watches for the general public.
I think Squale is a decent Italian owned watch company. They have great history and they crossed path with many important brands like Heuer, Doxa and blancpain.They changed direction now and stopped doing homages and they have been focusing a lot more on their heritage models. I thinks they offer great value for money products. My 1521 wear fantastically to be a 50atmos diver and imo looks stunning.
This channel just gets better and better. Please don’t stop ! ❤
martin boulden you are most welcome and we aim to okeep lifting. The more we get support from people such as you the more we get encouraged to push harder. Thanks for the tyre pump man!!!
The only thing wrong with this episode is that it wasn’t longer! Brilliant content, favorite show by far.
Glad it’s hitting the mark for you. More to come.
This is probably the best episode of About Effing Time. I wish you did this challenge again in Geneva.
Yes Andrew won here, that green Omega Seamaster no words! Adrian and George gave compelling alternatives. Please do this again with chronographs.
Bloody hell your right doing a Geneva Erskin would be awesome!
Btw, another Italian watch brand that we should look at is Locman. They have great dive watches at quite an affordable price.
Such a sick episode. Cannot imagine the experience of going to watch stores like that, so cool. Makes me want to travel and just do a day of watch shopping!!
London and Bond Street in particular is great for watch shopping.
This is what Sundays are all about! Kick back and watch the lads have some fun and chat about what we love to hear 😀
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could not have said it better myself Russell
Glad you enjoyed it!
Best episode so far - more of these challenges please! That hour flew
Oh its got us thinking hard Dom. We will aim to lift more.
This was like the OG Top Gear but with great watches, well done guys
Glad you liked it mate 🙌🏻
This was a great episode. Very cool to have a shopping challenge like this and it gets you three and us really taking watches in a real way. Love it!
Marc you make an excellent point. It does really make it all that much more real hey
I haven’t even finished the episode yet, and this is one of your best!! Y’all are becoming the Clarkson, Hammond and May of watches!!!
Bloody finally Greg. We get to chat. Awesome to have you on board for the journey. lots more to come.
Y’all and the AFT crew are some of the most fun I’ve had in my watch fascination. I’m a total metal head and the vibe of the show is right up my alley!
OMG the pause when you told the boyZ that you got the GREEN Omega SMP. Lol
🤣🤣 partly Marcus’ editing
@@AboutEffingTime OI......it was ALL Marcuses editing.....but legit there was a long pause there. hahahaha
Really looking forward to the Therapy session. I think it could be as good as the actual episode. So much to unpack here. Seiko would have been the choice for under a £1000 tho.
Would love to see sequels to this episode, just with other types of watches (flieger, dress, chronograph)!
Pretty sure thats gonna happen Oliver. Stay tuned. Yessssss
Amazing episode, gents. It sometimes feels like watch-related content are more or less the same nowadays, but you’ve introduced something so fresh by incorporating the retail purchase experience to your top caliber podcast. Bravo!
Really wonderful episode and Andrew's storytelling is second to none and George's, almost childish love and energy, is infectious. Mr. Boring keeps the team grounded and always has great insights. Keep up the superb and creative content Lads.
Superb review thank you
Absolutely love this format. Yours is the only content over 30 minutes I ever watch.
YESSSSSSSSS we ALL win
Unbelievably entertaining guys, told so many friends & family to watch, can’t wait to watch the next episode
You’re a legend Joseph
Where do you guys get the wall clocks in your background?
Andrew's tale was absolutely enrapturing!!! Good on you all, I loved this video. What fun!
Had a ball
Andrews gift is storytelling . Love it.
What's the model number of the grey g shock the sales assistant was wearing please? Love it!!
One of the best episodes that you made, love it, and I also loved the Mr Jones Watches. Great job !!
Glad it hit the mark Jorge. We aim to please.
Best video yet, love the walk-about watch-search format. Also nice to see Bond street ADs and the guys in their “natural habitat .” Good stuff. 🏆😎
I loved shooting this ep. Was fun to explore that side of london. Great to have you here Robert
brilliant content - the best AET episode so far hands down!
Killing it gentlemen! Best show yet! As for the choices:
George- predictable (probably arranged a Bamford edition while there)
Adrian- surprising (I was sure you'd bring a GO)
Andrew- also predictable (first watch I thought of) ××winner××
If you do another challenge, raise the budgets (maybe double) and do chronographs.
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Until this episode, I didn't know much about Maurice De Mauriac watches. Seeing your experience, other watch brands should take notice. It's that personal experience where a company goes out of their way to make a customer feel welcome that creates life-long clients. It's moments like that make one want to support a company. Looking through their website now, I've definitely added them to my list of brands to watch (no pun intended lol ).
Highly recommend!
Where do you guys get those wall clocks in the background ? Looks great
Best episode by far - love the journey descriptions Andrew and Adrian.
George lift your game mate
6:51 this explanation of the connection is for Adrian: So there's this thing called Mario Kart. It's a video game whereby Mario and several other video game characters from the Nintendo universe race against each other in various karts and race tracks. Tag Heur is an iconic watch brand renowned for deep ties in racing history (this where lines like the carerra or the autavia drew their design inspiration from...think of Tag's tachymeter scales and how popular they became with racers at the time). Jack Heuer even took the name from the Carrera Panamericana road race, a border-to-border race staged in Mexico, from 1950 to 1954. As you can see by now, Tag Heur's brand is synonymous with car racing history just as the game Mario Kart is a racing game by its very nature. Hope youre able to make that connection now 😀
Great episode with fantastic examples. It wouldn’t have bothered me if you had chosen a “waitlist” example for your number two. Omega is the winning choice but I’ll go with the green Seamaster from a wearability perspective, plus that dial is gorgeous. Not sure I could’ve left the store without that watch on my wrist.
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the only reason Andrew didnt was they were closing and we had to finish the episode. Thanks for your comment Lane.
@@marcusflack1523 I heard him say that, wasn’t sure how genuine it was since they also “advertised” the piece to viewers as ready to buy.
Such a cool format. I love the way this challenge altered the nature of your conversation. I didn't expect that subtlety.
Sort of on topic. I was enjoying my tranquil bubble of Tag hate but you lot keep talking them up. Since you engineered my curiosity I tried on a night diver earlier this week... and now I NEED it. I am beside myself in rage.
Excellent
I would pick a Scurfa because you need a helium escape valve under 1k. Tudor FXD
Thanks for this episode's BYOI! Looking at Mr. Jones watches just bring me so much joy 😁
Nice work Gentleman! Episode was fun! I think it was brilliant that you each got categories that challenged you each in different ways! The deep sea was awesome and of course NOT AVAILABLE 😂
And I loved seeing George in action. Was super fun to run alomng with him.
@@marcusflack1523 George was so confident! Was good to see him hand the win over Andrew. You did a great job editing the show…..good storyline and fun to watch. Kept us guessing!
Effing love your content guys, you've just got yourself a new subscriber.
A question for you - where did you get your studio wall clocks from? The Ventura one, in particular.
This was a really great episode from the production value to content itself. Really nicely done!
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we def really went for it on this one Randy. Thanks for the encouragment. Means a lot.
Finding that green Seamaster was a clear win. Amazing that the store had one. It pays to take a chance on Omega.
Next time 15,000 needs to be there. This episode was the best. You need to do more. Also Green Seamaster Diver FTW.
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I think this was your best episode yet. The ultra deep was epiccc.!!!
Great episode guys! It was a really well documented journey. I think Capt Boring found the winner with the Polaris but I can’t believe there is a 7 month waiting period for this at the time of filming! I picked up my JLC green Polaris back in October and pretty much haven’t taken it off since. It is an absolutely stunning watch in person and much like the Omega green Seamaster the press shots don”t do it justice. You guys are right on about the customer service at Omega though, from my experience they really do go above and beyond.
Yeah that JLC is the sleeper winner for me also. Its the watch you get when you are not crying out for attention but the poeple who know....just know. stunning here. Thansk for watching James. More to come
@@marcusflack1523 Can’t wait for the next episode, keep up the great work Marcus!
This style of video where your telling a story while cutting to the scenes is absolutely brilliant
That’s Marcus he’s a god
The passion n enthusiasm from Andrew!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was so genuine and sincere, salute!
Sheep stations on the line as we sat in Aus! 🙏🏻 Andrew
Not too much of these episodes else it's gonna be exhausting for you gentlemen, we want Effing Time to last a lifetime!
The blue and white PloProf is cheaper than the Ultra Deep - £10,160. If Adrian wanted to stay within budget in the Omega boutique he should have gone for the Planet Ocean Chronograph, which is the same size case as the Ultra Deep (but thinner?) and £7,800. It definitely has presence!
George could have had a Zodiac Super Sea Wolf on rubber for his £1k.
The zodiac would have crushed
It's about effing time you guys did an episode with this format! I love it! Hoping to see more excursions and challenges from the boys
51:45 ……I think Andrew nailed this with the diver 300!!! Beautiful in green…the rubber strap amazing on this watch.I thought Tudor would have been an option the pelagos FXD at just over £3000 a fantastic dive watch but is it obtainable 🤔maybe not!!
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Guys, effing great episode. I love it! More like this please. ✌️
Another banger lads, cheers for making my Sunday far better.
You are most welcome
Well I bought mine today!! That green dial in the daylight is awesome!!!
YESSSSSSSSS
Best episode to date. Well done guys
34:14 “a scratch that I can never itch” lol
G-Shock is a cheat code
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hahahahaha perhaps very very true
Good episode, I’m glad Omega got some love here. I personally would go for Oris Aquis 5 days blue dial
An episode where Rolex can’t be dominate is great.
Adrian tried 😏
TheCed5000 you just nailed it!
What a whole bag of fun this one was - as a lifelong fan of a good diver - you've provided me many minutes of reviewing and ruminating when I should really be doing something that will help me pay for them!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Best episode yet! I love the BYOI segment too. I visited Farer, in the UK, last year and next will be Mr. Jones.
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That playfulness of Mr Jones watches is super engaging huh. Would be a great gift for someone as well. rather than a swatch.
I too have asked that same question in reference to Italian brands. Other brands that exist some have mentioned, Squale, Unimatic also Uboat. There is also brands such as Perseo and Mondia that have little bit of history and potential a good back catalogue, but a lot of there new stuff is nothing more then homage watches. Another might be Eberhard not sure think they might be Swiss/Italian.
The fact that George can't think of or find a watch under $1K, other than a g-shock, shows just how out of touch he is with the (real) watch world. Andrew once again proves he's the most well-rounded watch nerd, thank you Andrew! And Adrian, good choices my man! That JLC was a stunner...
Excellent episode, can't wait to see more like this!!
In all fairness to George, this challenge isn't to find any good diver under 1k, but to find one that commonly retails in brick and mortar stores in London, which rules out all the lovely interesting microbrand divers (Zelos, Halios, CWard, Yema) that sell online. You're really just stuck with Seiko or a G-shock, which limits the possibility of getting something more interesting/"non-boring".
@@guitarded27 I can think of 9 (non-microbrand) watches off the top of my head under $1000. Pick anything from Swatch's lowest tier.... Mido Ocean Star, Tissot Seastar, Certina DS, Hamilton Navy Scuba, Squale (independent), Glycine (Invicta group), Alpina (Citizen), Bulova (Citizen), Citizen... the list goes on, without even hitting Seiko. And not a single one of those brands were available anywhere they were looking? I don't believe that, at all.
George Bamford can not be out of touch with the "real" watch world, even if he wanted to! He owns a watch company, he's been in the industry for many years, even in this episode his BYOI was Mr.Jones (with prices in the "real" watch world tier that you've mentioned) so I don't agree with you about George at all. He's actually a very cool and down to earth guy. And I agree with you that in this episode Andrew was much better with his choices and overall I think he was the winner.
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I think sometimes we must all read between the lines fellas. Georges fast journey only added to the drama of the show. If you missed that one and blame George for not hunting harder its unfortunate. Dont worry we will be looking at loads of Dive watches in this categeory in the future.
Great video and fun Sunday evening viewing - my wife even enjoyed this one! Quick thoughts:- 1/ You should do a Ryder Cup style challenge with Teddy Baldasare :-). 2/ Love the green Seamaster 300, was really torn on this one but went black and Sedna gold (just over 5k though) maybe I prefer the green!!, 3/ New Polaris is a stand out, great to see it in the flesh. My favourite from JLC, very tempted…..4/ I’m a fan of G-Shock, but under 1k diver would’ve gone Seiko. Maybe Seiko Samurai (SRPH61K1). Looking forward to the next episode
Finally here! Hello from Bangkok Thailand! Guys i want the merch but in your site it doesnt have shipping options to thailand 😅😅 pls add it! Time for me to enjoy this ep now!
Ahhh Thailand is my happy place. I will get onto the international shipping request. Would love to make sure you can get merch over there. Thanks for watching
Wuthichai Sachdev!!!
@@marcusflack1523 thanks MARCUS!
This was super fun to watch. First off, love seeing London in this way. More of that! Secondly, this was just a gem of an episode. It felt authentic and very well produced. You guys are getting into a rhythm.
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I am shocked the three of you were allowed to walk the streets together!
We weren’t - that’s why we split 😆
hmmmm more information....explain your self jeeperspeepers.
Gentlemen this was an incredible episode 👏👏👏. Felt like a true professional TV-Show. Well done. Suspense until the end. The green Seamaster was a fantastic choice! Thoroughly enjoyed the episode.
I absolutely this style of content!!!! Please please please do more!!!
Absolutely loved this episode! Best “watch” video I’ve seen in forever
WOW as in FOREVER really??? Thats awesome
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Another Italian brand besides Panerai? Bvlgari! They set so many records with the Octo Finissimo. Great episode gents. 🥃
This is true, but made in Switz, so didn’t think of it!
@@AboutEffingTime true but Panerai has been making its watches in Switzerland since 2020 as well. Actually both manufactured in Neufchâtel. Cheers
@@matthewhelm3035 I think Matthew has a point here fellas.
Brilliantly executed, please do more of this guys.
Your wish is our command Oliver
This. Was. Wicked.
Brilliant episode.
Andrew’s journey was amazing.
Adrian clinical and accurate as always, shame about that Polaris that’s the one for me it was amazing.
GB, why not have head down to the new seiko boutique on Bond Street? Upstairs they’ve got loads of sub £1k seiko divers, missed opportunity!
Really fun thank you
Wisam Al-Hakim - it was wicked huh. We loved making it and its all really worth it when we read comments like yours. SUper encouraging.
Just tap it in….
What a brilliant episode!! Super fun, love the format… keep them coming 😊
Glad you liked it. This was the most fun to record so far. 👍🏻
came online to watch a movie then popped up = Movie cancelled
Thanks for watching Anthony 🙌🏻
@@BarkandJack First off, pls do more of these episodes, it was so much fun to watch. Second you the first that took the time to check my name so Bravo! BTW I signed up to the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers after watching your other video yesterday.
With more plot twists and turns and drama. We will keep bringing the heat for you anthony!
They used to sell guitar picks that looked just like the recycled plastic used in Oris' limited editions. The old picks were often referred to as "clown barf".
Really wow. BARFFFFF
Awesome episode. Great choice Andrew - from a very happy owner of an Omega “Seaweed”. Has to be seen irl to do it justice, as the green is just perfect 👍 - I persuaded my AD to sell me the only one they had in stock, and had received for months 😊
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Hearing this story makes me want it more Carsten. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR one day.
I really think this is the best watch related UA-cam Channel around. Great work guys!
Longines hi beat, No date sub and Citizen Promaster or pick any seiko. Might have been nice if George could mention any brand he isn't in biznizz with......The green Omega is a wow piece
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Gents! Wow. Thanks for taking me on that journey- great way to start my Wednesday.
Cheers!
It was our plesure BURGO
Quality episode lads, hope to see more of these challenges in future seasons. Also that JLC is stunning, easy winner, shame about availability.
Ohhhh if only Don if only!!!
I loved this episode! Please keep doing more content like this.
My favourite show on UA-cam keep it up guys
Best episode yet by far!! Keep these challenges coming 👆
Mr Right you are absolutely RIGHT
Cheers from Germany! Finally a new episode👌🏻
Thanks for watching Robin 🙌🏻
Absolutely gr8 ep guys..bout tocking time! LoL Nice to see outside of the box!
And lemme tell you it was great to get outside the box for us as well.
Honestly, the winner for me in this episode, is the Longines Ultra-Chron. WOW. I _have_ to own one.
Snakebloke - I think you have a definite point here. It does look stunning. SOmetimes Longines just nails it.
Yesssss
Just excellent...you guys are the highlight of my Sunday mornings now.
Awesome ness. just great to have you for the ride Rich.
Best episode so far. Just brilliant! 😎
fab comment. this gives us fire to go harder. thanks Guy.
@@marcusflack1523 Don’t ever stop!
Going out into the streets and stores was the best part. great episode
This challenge was amazing! Please do a chrono and a dress version soon!
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Def on the cards. Great suggestion MLDJ
best episode so far 👏🏻 and it feels like you guys are just scratching the surface…
indeed you are on teh money. So many ideas for the future coming your way.
What a great episode. I feel almost as exhausted as you guys running around town to find THE best dive watches... But, In a good way cause that sure seemed like a lot of fun. Best incentive to get some cardio and out of the office time to stretch out.
Akash and I did 10k steps 😮💨😮💨😮💨 - Andrew
hahahahaha now get out there and run tiger. Nice to have you with us Khrono Kraze
Really fun episode as you went out into real shops in London! More of this kind of episode
Under 1000, has to be a Seiko. Specifically a captain Willard in blue 🤤
I'm not surprised George went for G Shock. For me it would have been Seiko straight off the mark.
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Tidy choice indeed Aneesh
Sorry for not watching live celebrating my birthday but what a great episode throughout absolutely love the JLC definitely need to check it out in green
Quality video gents. Love a challenge! Don’t commit the top gear mistake by doing it too frequently! We don’t need a challenge every week! Loving the format and can’t wait to see how this develops. 👍😎
OK, this was fun! I'm not a huge divewatch fan and I thought it would be so boring, but it was really fun! It made me think which watches would I choose in those price segments. And it would be difficult for me, with one exception. And that is that Seamaster Diver 300M. Well done Andrew, well done. In general, the Seamaster Diver 300M is a watch I have a kind of weird relationship to. Because I really don't like how it looks in pictures. Any pictures. The press photos, the cool instagram shots, just any... Even the videos don't do it the justice. But in practice? Wow... How it fits on the wrist, how it plays with light, it's just perfect. I really love it and if one day I'm going to buy a luxury divewatch, one of these might just be it. Or the Tudor Pelagos 39 which migh be a bit more suitable for my small wrist. But really, would it trump the wholesomeness of the Omega? I don't think so. But we're not there yet. This category has some very interesting options there. Since I'm really not a huge traditional divewatch fan, I'd look elswhere. The 37mm Nomos Club Sport with the new bracelet has 200 meters of water resistance. That would be great. Or what about the Ming18.01. Well, you really can't get that one, so although that would be my choice, I'd take the Nomos here. The under 1 000 category would be easy for me. Just look at the Christopher Ward catalogue and what hey have there. I bought mine C65 Supercopressor for well under that and that's a divewatch to stay in my collection, I just love it. It's very original design, unique tech, just great. But these don't sell under 1K nowadays and even with the sales that CW runs every now and then it's hard to get them for under that price. So I'd look elsewhere in the catalogue and get a C60 Trident... Would I? Oh no, that's too much of a traditional divewatch for me, even with all the modern twists it has. So back to basics. And I won't "cheat" with their other 150m water resistant watches as the whole C63 Sealander line there. Well, Seiko then. Some of the "Turtle" models would do, as I love that case shape and somehow it works on my slim wrist. The biggest issue would be the 10K challenge. Because, why? Why would I buy a 10K divewatch when I already would struggle with a 5K one... But if I had to choose something? The Panerai dive models are too big for me... The Polaris? Great, but I'd happily buy 10 different Reversos before even considering this. Submariner? Come on, that obvious? Grand Seiko diver's are, again, just too big fo me, although I love that SprinDrive there. Blancpain is over the budget... Well, I gues I'd have to gi with some of the Panerais to satisfy my need for "not such a traditional looking divewatch"... Although that Ploprof idea wasn't bad either :-)
What a comment. Thank you!
BEST. CONTENT. EVER!!
Gunvald - Its great to have you with us watching. Makes us sile seeing comments like this.