The Seagull 1963, a chronograph that is so affordable it defies the laws of inflation, while simultaneously being so expensive to service, your cheapest option is to throw it out and buy a new one
@@A_Dog_Formerly_Known_As_Cat I’m talking about a situation like tools bought at Harbor Freight. They sell Chinese made tools at low prices, if they break, you don’t get it fixed you just buy a new one. My feeling on watches is I buy enough stuff from China, I don’t need a Chinese watch.
I have a Tudor black bay heritage 41 red and gold that I wear daily.I receive compliments on it,and I am very happy with it. No matter how you describe a watch, there are those unaffected by your opinion. These pieces are created to enjoy, and my time is better spent admiring and giving uplifting comments, making other people feel good about their choices.
When I got my Omega Seamaster 300 I was elated. But it's legacy is being worn by a fictional secret agent, not by a REAL hero like say... an astronaut. So, next came the Speedmaster. With the fragile and easily scratched Hesalite crystal, just like the ones worn by Neal and the boys. There, finished, life complete. What's that? I "need" an everyday/weekender? Ok Aqua Terra you're up, change my life. In the end I'm old and destined to die alone, but at least my nephews will inherit some cool watches. Who knows, maybe they will change their lives.
I get what you say about the 1815. I imagine wearing any watch after one of those must be an anti-climax. My grail watch is a Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar
My catch was the same as the awesome. I had a binary LED watch, meaning you had to calculate the time in your head every time you checked it. Which was what made it awesome. And super annoying at the same time.
I don't wear a watch. I wear something that gives me an emotional rush, an incredibly nostalgia shot back to childhood moments, gone loved ones. It's something that was iconic in those late 1960s when I watched the Apollo 11 come back, seeing Vietnam on the news, attending my Uncle's wedding as a 7 year old. Waves my 1967 Heuer 3646 Andretti.
I have a problem with the Rolex Submariner. I would love to own one. But I know that the overkill of text on the dial would bug me more and more. And that's a shame. As I love everything else of that watch.
I have a Deepsea James Cameron and I’ve come to embrace all the text on and around the dial. It’s kinda like all the warning signs and stickers on heavy machinery. I also have an H. Moser & Cie. with nothing on the dial save for the transparent lacquer logo that’s only visible at certain angles. I love both watches. They both do their own things right.
I have a ton of watches and the Submariner is the one classic I will never part with. It goes with everything and you can wear it anywhere. It is truly timeless.
Back in my watch ignorant days of '04, and not understanding the implications of it's shortcomings, I bought an SBDA005 Seiko "Titanium Samurai". Love the watch... still have it, still wear it. The non-hacking, non-manual winding aspects of the long since discontinued movement and the fact that the 3 day (give or take) power reserve has gradually turned into a 3/4 day power reserve... well, that's a bit annoying. Get it serviced you say? Upgrade the movement you say? I'm 68 years old... could die tomorrow. Why bother.
Wonderful watch. I have some fancy pieces in my collection that I love - Explorer, Speedmaster Pro, etc. - but it’s my Seiko SPB153J1 that gets the most wrist time. Adore it.
Say what you will about that era of quartz Tag Heuers, but as a previous owner of one, it was a great blend of high-end without the cost, maintenance worries, or fear of door frames that go along with anything fancier. The 1500 series went for $500ish in quartz back in the day and yeah, you were paying for the name on the dial and the well-made case and strap, but the only thing I did in ten years of ownership is change the battery. It eventually crapped out after twelve years of almost regular wear and now sits idle in my drawer in its box. Repair costs about the same as a replacement. Less than $50 a year for the occasional 'Nice watch!' compliment is a pretty good deal.
I bought the Cartier Solarbeat because I think solar is cool. I bought it because I like the long service interval. But Cartier said ... "I know, let's make the strap out of apples"
And it’s too short! Bought one for my sister and the strap is way too short, and seems to be disintegrating. Trying to find a good replacement right now
It’s important you wear a watch that allows you to swing a tennis bat, or a cricket club or even a golf racquet. And requires Mensa moments to interpret the dial
The love my Cartier Pasha Chronograph...and absolutely hate winding it. The crown is so tiny and hard to grip that if it's run itself out, I often just choose to wear a different watch rather than bother winding it.
I sold 3 of my Rolex’s and added cash to acquire my Patek 5212 and really surprised how wearable and enjoyable it has become. I have worn it daily for almost a year now and still smitten. While other watches have caught my eye, a brief glimpse at my wrist keeps me from giving anything else strong consideration. I’m a Patek owner.....that’s hard to beat😊
@@davidr2802 Now that the Boxster has come into its own and can deliver and in many cases exceed the performance of its bigger brother (the 911 has grown larger, heavily, and more of a grand tourer) it's finally getting some respect. However at its introduction it was very much snubbed by Porsche faithful as "not a real Porsche" since it wasn't a 911. I imagine the same thing happened with the 944, the 928, etc.
I would say my somewhat rare silver dial vintage Seiko 6139 Speedtimer might fall I this category. A proper retro chronograph that could go toe to toe with the likes of Omega and even Zenith as being one of the first, if not the first (there's still some fuzzy grey area of opinion here), automat chronograph commercially available. The only problem I found was that Seiko doesn't really support their vintage models. Sure, there are some basic functionality that one can service in the watch to keep it running. BUT, the key component to it's functional identity has a fatal flaw... the chronograph module essentially cannot be repaired nor serviced and must be replaced by another vintage 6139, or a model reference with similar caliber, to be able to maintain its chronograph function, should that day eventually appear. Perhaps there are no shortage of spare 6139's laying around right now. But, the idea that one 6139 must cannibalize another to continue to go on (completely functional) has a morbid connotation to it. Unlike some other vintage and modern watches, its existence is not assured, certain for an inevitable end, due to the finite number of donatable components available. The 6139 is a great Japanese vintage chronograph but it sucks to own knowing it may and will likely get to a point where it can no longer fully function. Dear, Seiko, please make a proper reissue of the 6139 in all it's original design glory BUT make all of it serviceable for many many indefinite years.
My vintage Tudor Submariner also lacks a quick set date. However, if I advance the time to 3:30 am and reverse it back past midnight to 9:30 pm, then forward past 3:30 am, repeat... I can change the date without having to do two full 12 hour rotations.
@Hugues Deriau Understood, the Tudor has an ETA whereas the Rolex is in-house. I have been told it's harmless, but to be honest, it always feels a little risky when I do it.
i have a kenneth cole chronograph which is quite odd, tonneau case, integrated bracelet, white square subdials on a silver dial... what's weird is it has center sweeping seconds and the chrono seconds is the small subdial at 6. powered by a ronda quartz movement...
I totally agree with your take on the BB58, I owned the navy, it was so boring, it photographed well, but ever time I looked down at my wrist, I was met with, why?
Having owned a Hamilton PSR for a few years the pros of it are the call backs to the original in design and updating it where it counts. The drawbacks of owning it though are the case and band are scratch magnets, and as I discovered when I sent it away for cleaning, the sapphire glass is a bit fragile (and due to the unique shape, replacing it is isn’t exactly easy). Despite its rugged appearance, the watch is far from that
Hello, I personaly do not see the point of a dive watch with 300m water resistance and with NO rotateing bezel or a smooth bezel, witch is usless in water. The second thing I do not like is when I see a black dial and a white date weel, can t you make the date wheel black with white numbers is that so hard ? I had to get these of my cest !
Any hands colour / finish matching the dial watch, whether high end or not. Eg. gold hands on gold dial. I have a similar, though not quite the same, problem with an Omega CK2998, the silvered hands virtually disappear when they enter a sub dial zone. When someone asks me the time, not that people do that anymore, I have to say "give me a moment" while I try to find just the right angle for the light to catch the hands - one at a time.
To be fair to the Daytona pusher issue, you can actually unscrew them while the watch is on. My bigger concern is on my ice blue dial version at least, you can't really see the hands! Probably better on the white steel.
i have a Rolex white face explore II with GMT. it is 40mm perfect size and weight. I think Prince Harry has the same one. its gorgeous and i always get comment when i wear it. i am wondering why the price of explore II stays pretty much flat through out years. am I a outlier or Harry is too? In addition, my favorite watch of all time is the Date Just 36mm.
i was looking at the amazon page for your books, i have never agreed with someone more than when you put “he has a fun but annoying copper spaniel” i’m in the new puppy stage and boy is it something. just wanted to say your way with words is immaculate, so i’m looking forward to checking out your books! thanks!
Hi Andrew. A suggestion for a video, could you make some content on 3 watch collections? (Dress, Everyday, (Field/Beater/Diver)) and provide suggestions, it would be great to get your opinion on different price categories, thanks! Big fan of the content :)
My Casio CA-53W is great, I can do not just adding and subtracting, but also multiplication and division on my wirst! The catch is no backlight so maths is a daytime only activity for now.
The fun thing about a Tudor Black Bay or a Rolex Sub, is that as soon as you take it off the bracelet and put it on any other strap, suddenly noone notices or recognizes it anymore. Unless they are watch-nerds themselves. The bracelet just finishes that iconic look.
Okay - lets try this again: This is important: The screw-down features of the pushers on virtually ANY chronograph are for added or additional safety against moisture. There ARE seals present in the pusher tube IN ADDITION TO the screw-down feature. If you are LIKE ME and utilize your chronograph feature often throughout the day - keep them unscrewed. If you spend time next to the ocean or pool - KEEP THEM SCREWED IN! It is actually that simple. If, for example, you are going to take a shower and NOT take off your watch - screw them BACK IN! Otherwise, leave them unscrewed for accessibility and function. Those are OPTIONS you do not have with non-screw-down pushers. A MUCH LARGER problem with the Daytona that few people mention is that the entire face of the Daytona is MIRRORED. If, for example, you have a white dial and you are wearing a white shirt - just try reading the time in moderate to low light... CAN'T BE DONE! Same is true with the black dial and a black shirt in lower light situations. BAD DESIGN ROLEX! Oh sure, it looks good on paper - but in function it is just silly!
If i have to remove my watch to screw down the pushers it's already removed from me and I can just take it off. Paying 30k for a watch that you have to be careful around water is dumb in the first place.
@@darkki94 Similar to most watches, it is okay around splashes and rain with the pushers not screwed in - unlike my antique chronos which go into my pocket if it even looks like it might rain. Like I said, there are seals around the pushers like most chronos. The ONLY thing you can't do is go swimming or diving and I don't believe it is really rated for diving anyway. A much bigger problem for me is the reflective or mirrored hands. I would LIKE to mod it with gold hands instead of the silver mirrored ones. There are plenty of expensive watches you can't swim with. It is probably okay to wash you car with it on - but then I usually slip on my 'Beloved Flighty' on my NDC strap to go swimming and wash the car. My Flightmaster has screw-down pushers as well. But, as much as I utilize my chrono function, I fail to keep those screwed down unless I am going to be directly in water over my head. It does great as well. No complaints otherwise for either of them.
I have talk about this with a watchmaker who service a lot of high-end watches and he told me that, even if you're not in close proximity to water, if your chrono has screw-in pushers, you should not left the unscrew, as your own skin's humidity becomes an issue, as the manufacturer won't put another anti-humidty aspects because he's assuming youn keep those bad boys screwed.
@@LeonDNumidia Yes. I too have a 'watchmaker' on tap who says the same exact thing - ABOUT DIVE WATCHES!! He says that ALL WATCHES are not to be trusted around water unless they have been 'dive tested' from the factory! He sates (unequivocally) that, (and I quote), "if you care about ANY WATCH you should NEVER EVER get it wet" because even watches with seals made for depth... the seals will EVENTUALLY fail. I disagree completely. I have been wearing chronograph watches (almost without exception) for over 60 years and the ONLY chronos that EVER have failed on my wrist around water are PLASTIC/RESIN WATCHES. This is likely because plastic is much less resistant to the swelling and shrinkage due to temperature changes. As they get hot they expand and as they are exposed to cold they shrink. However, 316L stainless is not AS effected by temperature gradient. Chronos with screw down pushers have THE SAME 'O' ring seals in their pusher tubes AS non-screw down pushers. Daytona's screw down pusher DOES provide an ADDITIONAL water resistance, when screwed down. So, not only does screwing down of the pusher merely prevent accidental activation of the chronograph function, there is an ADDED component of ADDITIONAL water resistance by the act of engaging the locking position as it flattens out the 'O' ring. The 'O' ring is still present and provides THE SAME amount of water resistance as a normal chronograph without the function of screw down pushers. It is therefore SAFE from splashes, washing the dishes, watering the yard and the inadvertent rain storm. I wore a Seiko Bullhead chronograph (sans screw-down pushers) for over 20 years (from 1977 to 1997) exclusively. I was active in water sports and took it with me snow skiing as well as in the shower. (I refused to take it off.) It NEVER leaked - EVER. i continued to do this with my many other chronos without incident. Like I stated above, the only watches that were untrustworthy were plastic watches - even those rated for aquatic activity. Now, having said that there is a single exclusion: YOU CANNOT ACTIVATE THE PUSHERS WHILE WET ACCIDENTALLY OR OTHERWISE. The screw down capability FURTHER guards against that while ALSO protecting the pushers from accidental damage. These days, while in my 70's, I am more kind to my watches overall. My antiques I will not wear even when it is raining. My other chronos I wear out and about in all conditions. My Citizen analog field chrono, for example, gets wet constantly. If I get pushed into a pool - I don't worry about it. Would I take it swimming? Nah, I wear my Flightmaster when swimming. Do I worry about my chronos with or without screw-downs? Nope. Because I know to not activate them whilst wet. There is nothing wrong with EXTRA precautions - but is it necessary to avoid getting your chronos wet? Nope. That's just a neurosis. If you possess this level of neurotic behaviour - don't wear ANY of them around water - or just purchase inexpensive watches you don't get neurotic about - or avoid all watch wearing altogether. Seems over the top to me... but who am I?? I'm just a 70 year old active man with years and years of chronograph watch wearing experience. What do I know??
OMEGA speedmaster moon phase. I have it in blu. Love the color. Love the neediness of the footprint on the moon. But it’s way to thick. You bang it in to every thing.
How about the Breitling Cosmonaute with the 24 hour hand, requiring people used to US time (rather than European or military time), to backwards translate in order to tell the time (e.g., 17 o’clock is 12:00pm + 5 hours, so 5:00pm). Cosmonautes are kind of like Land Rover Defenders - they look cool but aren’t very easy to live with day to day and so don’t get much use and often sold on after the initial attraction wears off.
Yeah... The Reverso Duoface Medium.... I just never ever flipped it over, it was utterly pointless, because inevitably no one else cares if you can flip it over, and i never had a reason to do so myself. In the end the whole watch felt a tad pointless and I ended up selling it. If i wanted a reverso again, I'd get the original classic.
Really enjoying your novel, Vessel. I will likely buy more of your books! I have watches that are similarly not easy to read, but the artistry is the point, so it comes with ownership. Yes, I really also dislike hairy arm see through watches. 🤮 Unscrew pushers are acceptable for their purpose. Tudor has acquired its own reputation, and is not a "not Rolex" anymore. Grail watches don't discount non grails. It is just another watch. Unfortunately doesn't kill the addiction either. My pet peeve is poor lume. My Tutima 7 Seas, a 500m diver, barely is legible after a few minutes. Unacceptable and unfortunate.
For me my royal oak (blue dial 15400) has the same problem as the 1815. In the 5 years since I bought it, my love of watches has only grown, but I haven’t bought anymore (except for a few casioak’s)… why would I, nothing else is as good.
Hello... I really was looking for a little help here if possible. I recently received 2 men's watches from my parents estate... A LeCoultre and a Universal Geneve (both vintage). Both Solid 18k Gold. (with diamonds). I tried to find out information about the watches, but, no one can help me here. I had the watches opened by a watch jeweler, he got all the info for me that was inside cases, I have all photos and info. Can not find any info online. Can you or anyone help me figure this all out? Would much appreciate any and all help or information. Thank you!
So many people gloss over AP and Patek quality control. If you dig deep enough you will find some pretty shocking things. Let’s not even mention how much service is and takes. It makes sense, if I spend 100k on a watch, I wouldn’t speak on the negatives either
I own several Invicta Pro Divers and the worst thing about them is the built-in inflated price,tho' I could add the "blinginesss" of their bigger models ,IMHO, really curse Invicta!😄
Breguet 5717 Hora Mundi. Absolutely gorgeious watch and feels great, but damn is it hard to read. The hands get lost on the dial and the aperture and date wheel are downright tiny. Love the timezone select pusher though.
I was at an Apple Store over a year ago wearing my Black Bay Heritage burgundy when a security guard approached me. He wanted to know if I was wearing the Rolex Root Beer hahaha. When I told him “Tudor Black Bay” he answers “I don’t care, that’s a Rolex!” Almost two months ago a colleague asked me if my Omega Diver 300 was a Rolex LOL. There were others around when I said “No it’s not a Rolex” while laughing it off. Another guy said “Maybe it’s a Molex” so we just kept laughing and I changed the subject.
I have this Longines. It hasn't left my wrist since purchase 5 months ago. I am completely addicted to wearing it .... To the chagrin of the other seven watches in my collection. It's the Spirit 42 chronometer featuring the Sunray blue dial and that funky truncated Arabic "3". (I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when they were deciding whether or not to include the truncated "3" !) So clearly i dig the funky 3 and thats not the catch. The catch is that it doesn't have a display caseback ! I love display backs and who doesn't. Though i have to say it does have a hansom caseback. So here I am passionately in love with my Longines Spirit 42. All I can surmise is that in every other way imaginable my Longines Spirit is horological perfection. To me ! ....and so it goes. 😊
@@eyeheartsushi2212 i know i know.... Hideous is the perfect word for it.. But i love it. And there's nothing wrong with being a little weird. And it's not the 1st indice on a dial face to be butchered by another complication. That would make a great interview for you. So longines..... about the 3 ?
How many times are you in a situation where you need to time something immediately? You can take the watch off and unscrew them in 10 seconds. Or leave them unscrewed, just remember not to go swimming.
Andrew. Just for you! Combined with our density, that means the raw mass of the fart will be 0.0375 grams. However, a similar sized volume of atmospheric air has a mass of 0.0459 grams. That means, if we could trap a fart and put it on a scale, we would get a reading of -8.4 milligrams.
@@garyboyle695 my understanding is that the assembly in the pushers are different than the crown, which the crown I know not to unscrewing while on the wrist.
my sbgw289 is perfect in every way, except grand seiko for some bloody reason thought to seal the back instead of letting me see that beautiful movement. WHY GS WHY
I only have one GS with a see through caseback (SLGA021) and compared to my omega seamaster diver 300, the GS movement isnt too pretty to look at. It is clean and functional but lacks bling in my opinion. 😊
My seamaster 007 NTTD is a great watch with a drawback. It’s just so simple & plain that I don’t want to wear it because no one will understand what an interesting watch it is.
On the lower end, the new Seiko Alpinist is an example of a watch that puts practically and beauty within reach of all…too bad it’s been vandalized with an “X” Prospex logo that looks more at home on the can of an energy drink than the dial of a heritage watch.
Why is the audio so strange? I don’t know how to put it because the other channel sounds good but here it sounds like I’m listening to him from another room. Overly bass and overly muted treble idk
What I find annoying is that most chronographs (speedy, Daytona) have a 4 beats/sec movement (8 ticks per second), but show 5 intervals between the seconds on the dial. So it will never stop on a tick, except when at a full second. And who wants to measure time in 1/125 of a second anyways... 1/10 of a second OK, 1/5 of a second also. So either go to 5 beats/sec or 2,5... So hail to lange with their 5 ticks per second!! indeed one of the most desirable chronographs around.
@@michaelg8258 according to the omega site, the 3861 has 3 hz; 6 ticks per second. You are right that it devides the second on the dial in 3, that is good.. but you still measure in 0,16 second intervals. quick.. without a calculator. If it shows 10 seconds and 2,5 ticks. What time was measured… Answer: 10,84 seconds…
Better to get the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster. You can easily see the 1/10th of a second since it runs at 10 ticks per second with the chronograph seconds hand making 1 revolution in 10 seconds and the dial has appropriate graduations for reading the 1/10th of a second.
Since owning a, still fairly modest, Grand Seiko quartz, I've found that I no longer have pleasure in wearing my other, even more modest watches. That sucks.
Owning solid gold watches is such a double edged sword….on the one hand, you’re smug as can be every time you look at the damned thing and think “well done son, you worked hard for this” and then realising that you’re afraid to wear it for fear of scratching the soft, lustrous gold or getting mugged for it….
Mate, you obviously have not worn a Chrono with screwed down pushers yet? You can unscrew them while the watch is on your wrist easily and in an instant. So missing little to no time to stop whatever event you want to time. Oh, and it is till much quicker than pulling out your iPhone, unlock it and start the chronograph app there! 😂
it just sounds dumb to have screw down pushers when there's a ton of watches out there with the same water resistance that don't need the screw down pushers. Those pushers look beautiful though.
Well actually I have…. A Rolex Submariner. Only problem was….. it was always slow or to fast. On the good side it was accurate at least two times every day!?!
The Seagull 1963, a chronograph that is so affordable it defies the laws of inflation, while simultaneously being so expensive to service, your cheapest option is to throw it out and buy a new one
Not unlike a lot of Chinese products.
@@cheemomugdoo799 they're actually some pretty legitimate Chinese watch brands, and Seagull is definitely one of them
You don’t have access to a 95 year old watchmaker with intimate knowledge of the Venus chronograph movement?
@@A_Dog_Formerly_Known_As_Cat I’m
talking about a situation like tools bought at Harbor Freight. They sell Chinese made tools at low prices, if they break, you don’t get it fixed you just buy a new one. My feeling on watches is I buy enough stuff from China, I don’t need a Chinese watch.
@@jasonhindle4054 😂😂😂😂
I have a Tudor black bay heritage 41 red and gold that I wear daily.I receive compliments on it,and I am very happy with it. No matter how you describe a watch, there are those unaffected by your opinion. These pieces are created to enjoy, and my time is better spent admiring and giving uplifting comments, making other people feel good about their choices.
When I got my Omega Seamaster 300 I was elated. But it's legacy is being worn by a fictional secret agent, not by a REAL hero like say... an astronaut. So, next came the Speedmaster. With the fragile and easily scratched Hesalite crystal, just like the ones worn by Neal and the boys. There, finished, life complete. What's that? I "need" an everyday/weekender? Ok Aqua Terra you're up, change my life. In the end I'm old and destined to die alone, but at least my nephews will inherit some cool watches. Who knows, maybe they will change their lives.
My speedmaster CK2998 takes a lot of punishment and still standing. It’s impressive 😅
Mate, if you are buying a beater, why not try micro bands like MAEN or Christopher Ward?
I get what you say about the 1815. I imagine wearing any watch after one of those must be an anti-climax. My grail watch is a Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar
My catch was the same as the awesome. I had a binary LED watch, meaning you had to calculate the time in your head every time you checked it. Which was what made it awesome. And super annoying at the same time.
I don't wear a watch. I wear something that gives me an emotional rush, an incredibly nostalgia shot back to childhood moments, gone loved ones. It's something that was iconic in those late 1960s when I watched the Apollo 11 come back, seeing Vietnam on the news, attending my Uncle's wedding as a 7 year old. Waves my 1967 Heuer 3646 Andretti.
I have a problem with the Rolex Submariner. I would love to own one. But I know that the overkill of text on the dial would bug me more and more. And that's a shame. As I love everything else of that watch.
I have a Deepsea James Cameron and I’ve come to embrace all the text on and around the dial. It’s kinda like all the warning signs and stickers on heavy machinery. I also have an H. Moser & Cie. with nothing on the dial save for the transparent lacquer logo that’s only visible at certain angles. I love both watches. They both do their own things right.
Get a two line pre-ceramic Sub. 💪💪💪
I have a ton of watches and the Submariner is the one classic I will never part with. It goes with everything and you can wear it anywhere. It is truly timeless.
Back in my watch ignorant days of '04, and not understanding the implications of it's shortcomings, I bought an SBDA005 Seiko "Titanium Samurai". Love the watch... still have it, still wear it. The non-hacking, non-manual winding aspects of the long since discontinued movement and the fact that the 3 day (give or take) power reserve has gradually turned into a 3/4 day power reserve... well, that's a bit annoying. Get it serviced you say? Upgrade the movement you say? I'm 68 years old... could die tomorrow. Why bother.
Wonderful watch. I have some fancy pieces in my collection that I love - Explorer, Speedmaster Pro, etc. - but it’s my Seiko SPB153J1 that gets the most wrist time. Adore it.
Say what you will about that era of quartz Tag Heuers, but as a previous owner of one, it was a great blend of high-end without the cost, maintenance worries, or fear of door frames that go along with anything fancier. The 1500 series went for $500ish in quartz back in the day and yeah, you were paying for the name on the dial and the well-made case and strap, but the only thing I did in ten years of ownership is change the battery. It eventually crapped out after twelve years of almost regular wear and now sits idle in my drawer in its box. Repair costs about the same as a replacement. Less than $50 a year for the occasional 'Nice watch!' compliment is a pretty good deal.
Sure, still a lifeless quartz in my opinion.
I dislike Tag Heuer and I dislike quartz watches. There. It's settled.
I bought the Cartier Solarbeat because I think solar is cool. I bought it because I like the long service interval. But Cartier said ... "I know, let's make the strap out of apples"
First thing to replace 😅
Do you like the solarbeat? I’m interested becuase it’s a little cheaper. But if it doesn’t feel like a cartier, I’d rather save my money.
And it’s too short! Bought one for my sister and the strap is way too short, and seems to be disintegrating. Trying to find a good replacement right now
This comment made me bust out laughing. Maybe I won’t be laughing anymore when my SolarBeat’s strap starts disintegrating too.
First time I saw an apple strap was recently on a 99$ timex. Looked just like a strap for a 49$ timex.
It’s important you wear a watch that allows you to swing a tennis bat, or a cricket club or even a golf racquet. And requires Mensa moments to interpret the dial
The love my Cartier Pasha Chronograph...and absolutely hate winding it. The crown is so tiny and hard to grip that if it's run itself out, I often just choose to wear a different watch rather than bother winding it.
I sold 3 of my Rolex’s and added cash to acquire my Patek 5212 and really surprised how wearable and enjoyable it has become. I have worn it daily for almost a year now and still smitten. While other watches have caught my eye, a brief glimpse at my wrist keeps me from giving anything else strong consideration. I’m a Patek owner.....that’s hard to beat😊
And a Patek edc, cool AF bud.
3 Rolexes for a Patek, that’s a cheap way to absolute coolness 👌
Understandable. Patek 5212 is magical, in my opinion.
I’ve never had an issue unscrewing the Daytona pushers on wrist (or adjusting easy link or glide lock while on wrist for that matter).
Oh. The Black Bay 58, always in the shadow of its more expensive counterpart, is the Porsche Boxster of watches.
Nailed it.
Imagine owing a Boxster and thinking you are a wannabe. Enough to make you want to check out Marxism.
@@davidr2802 Now that the Boxster has come into its own and can deliver and in many cases exceed the performance of its bigger brother (the 911 has grown larger, heavily, and more of a grand tourer) it's finally getting some respect. However at its introduction it was very much snubbed by Porsche faithful as "not a real Porsche" since it wasn't a 911. I imagine the same thing happened with the 944, the 928, etc.
I eagerly look forward to the day when sites update their filter search drop-down options to also include “light as a fart” 🧐
I would say my somewhat rare silver dial vintage Seiko 6139 Speedtimer might fall I this category.
A proper retro chronograph that could go toe to toe with the likes of Omega and even Zenith as being one of the first, if not the first (there's still some fuzzy grey area of opinion here), automat chronograph commercially available. The only problem I found was that Seiko doesn't really support their vintage models.
Sure, there are some basic functionality that one can service in the watch to keep it running. BUT, the key component to it's functional identity has a fatal flaw... the chronograph module essentially cannot be repaired nor serviced and must be replaced by another vintage 6139, or a model reference with similar caliber, to be able to maintain its chronograph function, should that day eventually appear. Perhaps there are no shortage of spare 6139's laying around right now. But, the idea that one 6139 must cannibalize another to continue to go on (completely functional) has a morbid connotation to it. Unlike some other vintage and modern watches, its existence is not assured, certain for an inevitable end, due to the finite number of donatable components available.
The 6139 is a great Japanese vintage chronograph but it sucks to own knowing it may and will likely get to a point where it can no longer fully function.
Dear, Seiko, please make a proper reissue of the 6139 in all it's original design glory BUT make all of it serviceable for many many indefinite years.
You should consider a career in translating audiobooks, your voice is amazingly calming.
Perfect. Punchy. Funny. Informative. Timely.
A good one is the absence of date quickset in a Rolex 1680. What a joy to find out that today is the 28th and the watch proudly displays 30.
My vintage Tudor Submariner also lacks a quick set date. However, if I advance the time to 3:30 am and reverse it back past midnight to 9:30 pm, then forward past 3:30 am, repeat... I can change the date without having to do two full 12 hour rotations.
@@misufriendersts9467 if I haven’t worn it since the 30th of the previous month. And no I don’t put my watches on a winder.
@@rejoiceinthetruth thank you for the tip, but different movements, I wouldn’t take the chance…
@Hugues Deriau Understood, the Tudor has an ETA whereas the Rolex is in-house. I have been told it's harmless, but to be honest, it always feels a little risky when I do it.
Thanks for letting us know about your books! Just ordered one. Can't wait to dig in.
"horological scafolding that weigh less than a fart" ?
oh my.... 😂😂😂
My Omega Speedmaster. Love it, but manual wind does become a but wearisome.
Problems I wished I had
LOL
I hear ya 😂
0:50 THIS! This injection of entertainment pop culture is the reason why Andrew is the perfect host (at least...for my quirky sensibilities)
i have a kenneth cole chronograph which is quite odd, tonneau case, integrated bracelet, white square subdials on a silver dial... what's weird is it has center sweeping seconds and the chrono seconds is the small subdial at 6. powered by a ronda quartz movement...
I totally agree with your take on the BB58, I owned the navy, it was so boring, it photographed well, but ever time I looked down at my wrist, I was met with, why?
That 1815 Chrono is pure perfection.
Having owned a Hamilton PSR for a few years the pros of it are the call backs to the original in design and updating it where it counts. The drawbacks of owning it though are the case and band are scratch magnets, and as I discovered when I sent it away for cleaning, the sapphire glass is a bit fragile (and due to the unique shape, replacing it is isn’t exactly easy). Despite its rugged appearance, the watch is far from that
4:20 do you really need to take daytona off the wrist in order to unscrew start/stop? I always understood you could do that while wearing it
I can do it on my 116520 wo taking it off.
Winding the Speedmaster is way more difficult than it should be considering you have to wind it every other day FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
Is that the only exercise you get?
I actually like winding it. Very easy and smooth. Maybe I got a unicorn.
Hello, I personaly do not see the point of a dive watch with 300m water resistance and with NO rotateing bezel or a smooth bezel, witch is usless in water.
The second thing I do not like is when I see a black dial and a white date weel, can t you make the date wheel black with white numbers is that so hard ?
I had to get these of my cest !
Any hands colour / finish matching the dial watch, whether high end or not. Eg. gold hands on gold dial. I have a similar, though not quite the same, problem with an Omega CK2998, the silvered hands virtually disappear when they enter a sub dial zone. When someone asks me the time, not that people do that anymore, I have to say "give me a moment" while I try to find just the right angle for the light to catch the hands - one at a time.
you got me into the Zenith el primero revival, tried it on in London and fell in love!
To be fair to the Daytona pusher issue, you can actually unscrew them while the watch is on. My bigger concern is on my ice blue dial version at least, you can't really see the hands! Probably better on the white steel.
i have a Rolex white face explore II with GMT. it is 40mm perfect size and weight. I think Prince Harry has the same one. its gorgeous and i always get comment when i wear it. i am wondering why the price of explore II stays pretty much flat through out years. am I a outlier or Harry is too? In addition, my favorite watch of all time is the Date Just 36mm.
i was looking at the amazon page for your books, i have never agreed with someone more than when you put “he has a fun but annoying copper spaniel” i’m in the new puppy stage and boy is it something. just wanted to say your way with words is immaculate, so i’m looking forward to checking out your books! thanks!
Hi Andrew. A suggestion for a video, could you make some content on 3 watch collections?
(Dress, Everyday, (Field/Beater/Diver)) and provide suggestions, it would be great to get your opinion on different price categories, thanks! Big fan of the content :)
My Casio CA-53W is great, I can do not just adding and subtracting, but also multiplication and division on my wirst! The catch is no backlight so maths is a daytime only activity for now.
The fun thing about a Tudor Black Bay or a Rolex Sub,
is that as soon as you take it off the bracelet and put it on any other strap,
suddenly noone notices or recognizes it anymore. Unless they are watch-nerds themselves. The bracelet just finishes that iconic look.
Rolex Daytona Snailgraph!
Splendid! 😊
My Chronometre Blue. I love the watch, but seeing its current price I always feel somewhat afraid when I'm wearing it.
my 1954 mido multifort super automatic.... it's to small for me to wear and I want to wear it but it looks out of place on my wrist
Okay - lets try this again:
This is important: The screw-down features of the pushers on virtually ANY chronograph are for added or additional safety against moisture. There ARE seals present in the pusher tube IN ADDITION TO the screw-down feature. If you are LIKE ME and utilize your chronograph feature often throughout the day - keep them unscrewed. If you spend time next to the ocean or pool - KEEP THEM SCREWED IN! It is actually that simple. If, for example, you are going to take a shower and NOT take off your watch - screw them BACK IN! Otherwise, leave them unscrewed for accessibility and function. Those are OPTIONS you do not have with non-screw-down pushers.
A MUCH LARGER problem with the Daytona that few people mention is that the entire face of the Daytona is MIRRORED. If, for example, you have a white dial and you are wearing a white shirt - just try reading the time in moderate to low light... CAN'T BE DONE! Same is true with the black dial and a black shirt in lower light situations. BAD DESIGN ROLEX! Oh sure, it looks good on paper - but in function it is just silly!
If i have to remove my watch to screw down the pushers it's already removed from me and I can just take it off. Paying 30k for a watch that you have to be careful around water is dumb in the first place.
@@darkki94 Similar to most watches, it is okay around splashes and rain with the pushers not screwed in - unlike my antique chronos which go into my pocket if it even looks like it might rain. Like I said, there are seals around the pushers like most chronos. The ONLY thing you can't do is go swimming or diving and I don't believe it is really rated for diving anyway. A much bigger problem for me is the reflective or mirrored hands. I would LIKE to mod it with gold hands instead of the silver mirrored ones. There are plenty of expensive watches you can't swim with. It is probably okay to wash you car with it on - but then I usually slip on my 'Beloved Flighty' on my NDC strap to go swimming and wash the car. My Flightmaster has screw-down pushers as well. But, as much as I utilize my chrono function, I fail to keep those screwed down unless I am going to be directly in water over my head. It does great as well. No complaints otherwise for either of them.
My Casio G-Shock is actually certified for diving at 200m and it doesn't even have screw down buttons, only the crown
I have talk about this with a watchmaker who service a lot of high-end watches and he told me that, even if you're not in close proximity to water, if your chrono has screw-in pushers, you should not left the unscrew, as your own skin's humidity becomes an issue, as the manufacturer won't put another anti-humidty aspects because he's assuming youn keep those bad boys screwed.
@@LeonDNumidia Yes. I too have a 'watchmaker' on tap who says the same exact thing - ABOUT DIVE WATCHES!! He says that ALL WATCHES are not to be trusted around water unless they have been 'dive tested' from the factory! He sates (unequivocally) that, (and I quote), "if you care about ANY WATCH you should NEVER EVER get it wet" because even watches with seals made for depth... the seals will EVENTUALLY fail.
I disagree completely.
I have been wearing chronograph watches (almost without exception) for over 60 years and the ONLY chronos that EVER have failed on my wrist around water are PLASTIC/RESIN WATCHES. This is likely because plastic is much less resistant to the swelling and shrinkage due to temperature changes. As they get hot they expand and as they are exposed to cold they shrink. However, 316L stainless is not AS effected by temperature gradient.
Chronos with screw down pushers have THE SAME 'O' ring seals in their pusher tubes AS non-screw down pushers. Daytona's screw down pusher DOES provide an ADDITIONAL water resistance, when screwed down. So, not only does screwing down of the pusher merely prevent accidental activation of the chronograph function, there is an ADDED component of ADDITIONAL water resistance by the act of engaging the locking position as it flattens out the 'O' ring. The 'O' ring is still present and provides THE SAME amount of water resistance as a normal chronograph without the function of screw down pushers. It is therefore SAFE from splashes, washing the dishes, watering the yard and the inadvertent rain storm.
I wore a Seiko Bullhead chronograph (sans screw-down pushers) for over 20 years (from 1977 to 1997) exclusively. I was active in water sports and took it with me snow skiing as well as in the shower. (I refused to take it off.) It NEVER leaked - EVER. i continued to do this with my many other chronos without incident. Like I stated above, the only watches that were untrustworthy were plastic watches - even those rated for aquatic activity.
Now, having said that there is a single exclusion: YOU CANNOT ACTIVATE THE PUSHERS WHILE WET ACCIDENTALLY OR OTHERWISE. The screw down capability FURTHER guards against that while ALSO protecting the pushers from accidental damage.
These days, while in my 70's, I am more kind to my watches overall. My antiques I will not wear even when it is raining. My other chronos I wear out and about in all conditions. My Citizen analog field chrono, for example, gets wet constantly. If I get pushed into a pool - I don't worry about it. Would I take it swimming? Nah, I wear my Flightmaster when swimming. Do I worry about my chronos with or without screw-downs? Nope. Because I know to not activate them whilst wet.
There is nothing wrong with EXTRA precautions - but is it necessary to avoid getting your chronos wet?
Nope. That's just a neurosis. If you possess this level of neurotic behaviour - don't wear ANY of them around water - or just purchase inexpensive watches you don't get neurotic about - or avoid all watch wearing altogether. Seems over the top to me... but who am I?? I'm just a 70 year old active man with years and years of chronograph watch wearing experience. What do I know??
OMEGA speedmaster moon phase. I have it in blu. Love the color. Love the neediness of the footprint on the moon. But it’s way to thick. You bang it in to every thing.
How about the Breitling Cosmonaute with the 24 hour hand, requiring people used to US time (rather than European or military time), to backwards translate in order to tell the time (e.g., 17 o’clock is 12:00pm + 5 hours, so 5:00pm).
Cosmonautes are kind of like Land Rover Defenders - they look cool but aren’t very easy to live with day to day and so don’t get much use and often sold on after the initial attraction wears off.
What I think sucks with owning (some) great watches is that wearing them in public can put you and your family at risk in many cities these days. 😢
Absolutely, all it takes is a knife in your face and the thief has just made a few grand in seconds.
Earning the money and ability to buy a Daytona might be a bit of a ‘challenge’ but unscrewing a pusher……. Not so much 😂
EYYYYY my black bay 58 got a mention!!! I love it. I love it more than the submariner, bring on the hate.
I love it because it's not a Sub, but kinda is.
A 1958 Sub. I love mine.
Keep up the amazing work brother!
Great watches. Next to the ALS the RM falls flat in my opinion. I just don’t get RM especially at 1.6 million. Thanks Andrew
Yeah... The Reverso Duoface Medium.... I just never ever flipped it over, it was utterly pointless, because inevitably no one else cares if you can flip it over, and i never had a reason to do so myself. In the end the whole watch felt a tad pointless and I ended up selling it. If i wanted a reverso again, I'd get the original classic.
1815 isn't the end! I'd say it's more like the greubel hand made one, Patek 5208, zeitwerk minute repeater, jlc master grand tradition series... Etc.
You are just pure poetry.Thank you!
Really enjoying your novel, Vessel. I will likely buy more of your books!
I have watches that are similarly not easy to read, but the artistry is the point, so it comes with ownership.
Yes, I really also dislike hairy arm see through watches. 🤮
Unscrew pushers are acceptable for their purpose.
Tudor has acquired its own reputation, and is not a "not Rolex" anymore.
Grail watches don't discount non grails. It is just another watch. Unfortunately doesn't kill the addiction either.
My pet peeve is poor lume. My Tutima 7 Seas, a 500m diver, barely is legible after a few minutes. Unacceptable and unfortunate.
For me my royal oak (blue dial 15400) has the same problem as the 1815. In the 5 years since I bought it, my love of watches has only grown, but I haven’t bought anymore (except for a few casioak’s)… why would I, nothing else is as good.
I've never liked the speedmaster homage. Why buy a more expensive homage rather than the real speedmaster?
Hello...
I really was looking for a little help here if possible.
I recently received 2 men's watches from my parents estate... A LeCoultre and a Universal Geneve (both vintage). Both Solid 18k Gold. (with diamonds).
I tried to find out information about the watches, but, no one can help me here.
I had the watches opened by a watch jeweler, he got all the info for me that was inside cases, I have all photos and info. Can not find any info online. Can you or anyone help me figure this all out?
Would much appreciate any and all help or information. Thank you!
So many people gloss over AP and Patek quality control. If you dig deep enough you will find some pretty shocking things. Let’s not even mention how much service is and takes. It makes sense, if I spend 100k on a watch, I wouldn’t speak on the negatives either
I like this segment. Hoping you talk about grand seiko next. Namely that zaratsu polishing, while beautiful, picks up scratches from thin air 😅
I own several Invicta Pro Divers and the worst thing about them is the built-in inflated price,tho' I could add the "blinginesss" of their bigger models ,IMHO, really curse Invicta!😄
Breguet 5717 Hora Mundi. Absolutely gorgeious watch and feels great, but damn is it hard to read. The hands get lost on the dial and the aperture and date wheel are downright tiny. Love the timezone select pusher though.
That means the 5727 Hora Mundi with the guilloche only dial would be a lot better for legibility. Noted with thanks.
Andrew - look at any Hublot with a Unico movement. Compare Sold prices to MSRP. Ponder.
Haha it is exactly the reason why 1815 chronograph is my grail watch!
You really hit the Rolex fanboys in the feels with this one. LOL!!!
How do you know someone owns a Rolex? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.
If someone asked me if my Tudor is a Rolex, I’d happily tell them no and that would be the end of the conversation. 😎
I was at an Apple Store over a year ago wearing my Black Bay Heritage burgundy when a security guard approached me. He wanted to know if I was wearing the Rolex Root Beer hahaha. When I told him “Tudor Black Bay” he answers “I don’t care, that’s a Rolex!”
Almost two months ago a colleague asked me if my Omega Diver 300 was a Rolex LOL. There were others around when I said “No it’s not a Rolex” while laughing it off. Another guy said “Maybe it’s a Molex” so we just kept laughing and I changed the subject.
When you like/love watches, it’s so easy to forget that the other 99% of the population couldn’t care less.
@@dansig123 So true
Unscrewing the daytona pushers is done in 3 seconds and can be done without taking the watch off the wrist. It is a non-issue
I didnt realize you could measure farts weight…😂 Love the videos.
I have this Longines.
It hasn't left my wrist since purchase 5 months ago.
I am completely addicted to wearing it .... To the chagrin of the other seven watches in my collection.
It's the Spirit 42 chronometer featuring the Sunray blue dial and that funky truncated Arabic "3".
(I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when they were deciding whether or not to include the truncated "3" !)
So clearly i dig the funky 3 and thats not the catch.
The catch is that it doesn't have a display caseback !
I love display backs and who doesn't.
Though i have to say it does have a hansom caseback.
So here I am passionately in love with my Longines Spirit 42.
All I can surmise is that in every other way imaginable my Longines Spirit is horological perfection.
To me !
....and so it goes.
😊
You can say the same thing for Rolex... Until recently
OMG I remember when the Spirit 42 got released with that hideous truncated 3.
@@eyeheartsushi2212 i know i know.... Hideous is the perfect word for it..
But i love it.
And there's nothing wrong with being a little weird.
And it's not the 1st indice on a dial face to be butchered by another complication.
That would make a great interview for you.
So longines..... about the 3 ?
@@showbiz3848 LOL everything else about the watch looks very good, though.
I wish I learn the way you explain things 🎉
My perfect watch Casio. Only downside, battery needs occasional replacement 😢
It appears Invicta filed for bankruptcy this morning. Not sure if this was just their retail stores or the brand.
Im a bronze guy. I use it all the time for weekend mess arounds in the garage and love the bronze watches in turn. But the damned green wrists.
Perfect take
So, with the daytona, you are screwed if you want to actually quick use the chono!
How many times are you in a situation where you need to time something immediately? You can take the watch off and unscrew them in 10 seconds. Or leave them unscrewed, just remember not to go swimming.
@@cheemomugdoo799 Why would you take the watch off to unscrew them?
Also you would only have to unscrew one to time anything.
Owned a BR Red Radar, super cool until you try to tell the time on sunny day😂
Andrew. Just for you!
Combined with our density, that means the raw mass of the fart will be 0.0375 grams. However, a similar sized volume of atmospheric air has a mass of 0.0459 grams. That means, if we could trap a fart and put it on a scale, we would get a reading of -8.4 milligrams.
The Daytona one isn’t a big deal. I just unscrew on my wrist. Doesn’t take long.
Not a good long term solution as it will put a lot of strain on the stem.
@@garyboyle695 my understanding is that the assembly in the pushers are different than the crown, which the crown I know not to unscrewing while on the wrist.
BB58 is king 🤴, my friend...
I love my 58.
❤ The greatest bargain out there has to be the Neo Vintage Zenith El Primero chronographs ❤ 😊😊😊
Small catch. The 50th anniversary Snoopy! A bit hard to read sometimes.
my sbgw289 is perfect in every way, except grand seiko for some bloody reason thought to seal the back instead of letting me see that beautiful movement. WHY GS WHY
I only have one GS with a see through caseback (SLGA021) and compared to my omega seamaster diver 300, the GS movement isnt too pretty to look at. It is clean and functional but lacks bling in my opinion. 😊
So your the guy from watchfinder ? :D
Hello There !
My seamaster 007 NTTD is a great watch with a drawback. It’s just so simple & plain that I don’t want to wear it because no one will understand what an interesting watch it is.
Cut rate Clive always brings it.
On the lower end, the new Seiko Alpinist is an example of a watch that puts practically and beauty within reach of all…too bad it’s been vandalized with an “X” Prospex logo that looks more at home on the can of an energy drink than the dial of a heritage watch.
this guy is going to be the watch world, what linus was for the tech world.
Love RM
Why is the audio so strange? I don’t know how to put it because the other channel sounds good but here it sounds like I’m listening to him from another room. Overly bass and overly muted treble idk
What I find annoying is that most chronographs (speedy, Daytona) have a 4 beats/sec movement (8 ticks per second), but show 5 intervals between the seconds on the dial. So it will never stop on a tick, except when at a full second. And who wants to measure time in 1/125 of a second anyways... 1/10 of a second OK, 1/5 of a second also. So either go to 5 beats/sec or 2,5...
So hail to lange with their 5 ticks per second!! indeed one of the most desirable chronographs around.
The 3861 Moonwatch fixed this. Part of why it is now a perfect watch.
@@michaelg8258 according to the omega site, the 3861 has 3 hz; 6 ticks per second. You are right that it devides the second on the dial in 3, that is good.. but you still measure in 0,16 second intervals. quick.. without a calculator. If it shows 10 seconds and 2,5 ticks. What time was measured…
Answer: 10,84 seconds…
Better to get the Zenith El Primero Chronomaster. You can easily see the 1/10th of a second since it runs at 10 ticks per second with the chronograph seconds hand making 1 revolution in 10 seconds and the dial has appropriate graduations for reading the 1/10th of a second.
Since owning a, still fairly modest, Grand Seiko quartz, I've found that I no longer have pleasure in wearing my other, even more modest watches. That sucks.
Owning solid gold watches is such a double edged sword….on the one hand, you’re smug as can be every time you look at the damned thing and think “well done son, you worked hard for this” and then realising that you’re afraid to wear it for fear of scratching the soft, lustrous gold or getting mugged for it….
You had me rolling in the aisles about my Tudor BB. Wanna see someone’s eyes glaze over? Start rambling about your BB. 🤣
Stupid sexy Flanders!!! Great reference. The Tudor Black Bay GMT is great, for building muscle, on one arm.
Mate, you obviously have not worn a Chrono with screwed down pushers yet? You can unscrew them while the watch is on your wrist easily and in an instant. So missing little to no time to stop whatever event you want to time. Oh, and it is till much quicker than pulling out your iPhone, unlock it and start the chronograph app there! 😂
And why would you keep the pushers screwed down on dry land in the first place?
it just sounds dumb to have screw down pushers when there's a ton of watches out there with the same water resistance that don't need the screw down pushers. Those pushers look beautiful though.
Have you tried the screw down pushers on a Daytona with those god awful and ugly crown guards? 😂
He has, and he knows, but that’s not going to stop him cashing in on UA-cam Rolex hate/jealousy Dolla Dolla is it 😂
@@povilasmarveloustv3810 Sounds dumb if you don’t know why they are screw down 😉
I know how exclusive Richard Mille is. But it still looks to me like it was made by Lego.
Well actually I have…. A Rolex Submariner. Only problem was….. it was always slow or to fast. On the good side it was accurate at least two times every day!?!
it was accurate.
So this is how the voice looks like - can I get a thumps up!
Best use of the stupid sexy Flanders quote ever! :D