The Most UNDERRATED Watches On The Planet

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  • Опубліковано 23 сер 2024

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  • @AndrewMorganWatches
    @AndrewMorganWatches  Рік тому +26

    What do YOU think is the most underrated watch?

    • @nicoblues3544
      @nicoblues3544 Рік тому +3

      Casio Lineage LCW-M100TSE-1A

    • @finnandrei5745
      @finnandrei5745 Рік тому +7

      Citizen. The most underrated watch. Beats even the best with its prices. :)

    • @mrmagoo.3678
      @mrmagoo.3678 Рік тому +1

      Invicta (Yeah..I know..but still) 9937OB "Pro" Diver.. I can't say enough about this watch, its $170 price tag screams cheapo, but this has a sellita sw200-1, "milled clasp"-exept for the shroud, solid links etc.. for the Cost of this... I'm honestly finding it hard to think of another watch that would fit this bill.. I can't!.. Can You?.. $170.. and it's basically unknown, because of it's cheapo younger brother taking the lime light.. shame really.. People are Missing out on a REAL bargain here simply because it isn't talked about.. sad face!.. BUT I HAVE ONE!..Happy Face!

    • @mrmagoo.3678
      @mrmagoo.3678 Рік тому

      @@nicoblues3544 just googled that..not bad at all.. especially for the price! .. do you have one? how does the build quality stand up?

    • @davidhunternyc1
      @davidhunternyc1 Рік тому +3

      What? No love for the Citizen 0100? Chh.

  • @hannovanbruinehsen2257
    @hannovanbruinehsen2257 Рік тому +93

    You know what else is underrated? This channel :-)

  • @bradleyburton4762
    @bradleyburton4762 5 місяців тому +10

    It takes a special kind of person to be able to entertain someone about watches that they (me) could never afford. Your sense of humor in all of your videos are second to none. All of my watches run -20sec/hr making me feel I don’t have time to use “commas”

  • @jamesoflaherty8678
    @jamesoflaherty8678 Рік тому +5

    Why would I be surprised by a Citizen watch ?
    I’ve had more than a few watches, both analogue and digital and in most price ranges.
    When it comes down to accuracy over time, with excellent reliability, it comes down to a banger that I’ve had about eight years now. It’s an inexpensive Citizen Solar Dive Watch that’s remained consistently accurate to less than thirty seconds, has never stopped running, nor ever needed service.
    At the heart of it, what else could be expected or asked for less than a couple of hundred dollars ?

  • @privateaccount6827
    @privateaccount6827 Рік тому +5

    I recently purchased a pre-owned Panerai just for the heck of it & I can't believe how much I love it now

  • @gubberfranzen
    @gubberfranzen Рік тому +13

    Panerai was the biggest surprise for me. Wasn't looking for a 44mm watch but tried one on at my AD and I was hooked. Never thought I was going to add one to the collection, but I love it. The fit is perfect despite the size.

    • @eyeheartsushi2212
      @eyeheartsushi2212 Рік тому

      Is yours the one mentioned in the video?

    • @PorscheCayenneS
      @PorscheCayenneS Рік тому

      Classic.

    • @djones1304
      @djones1304 Рік тому +1

      buy a few alternative straps and you'll get lots of mileage out of it

    • @gubberfranzen
      @gubberfranzen Рік тому +1

      @@eyeheartsushi2212 Mine is the PAM01157

    • @gubberfranzen
      @gubberfranzen Рік тому +1

      @@djones1304 Mine came with two straps, but I bought a white rubber strap too. So easy to change. It really is a strap monster on top.

  • @rogergrant455
    @rogergrant455 3 місяці тому +2

    The Longines perpetual calender with chronograph...."the Master's collection" is my very underrated watch. I've had it now 13 years, and I love it to bits! Not a scratch on the dial too. Love it. 😊😊😊😊

  • @michaelfierman3256
    @michaelfierman3256 Рік тому +20

    That Chopard is pretty insane! To me the entire JLC Master Control quartet is vastly underrated and ...well maybe that's a good thing since I have been perusing them on dealers websites.....nevertheless it's a shame that they might be too classical for today's flash/flex culture.

  • @billyblanks6394
    @billyblanks6394 7 місяців тому +2

    I can't believe you actually mentioned citizen. Its definitely underrated.

  • @AndrewMorganWatches
    @AndrewMorganWatches  Рік тому +21

    First

  • @kerrybayton2954
    @kerrybayton2954 Рік тому +5

    As a big Seiko fan i would agree with you, Citizen are great at what they do!

  • @jeanlefranc3817
    @jeanlefranc3817 Рік тому +4

    The very under the radar Citizen AQ4030 Washi dial is my favorite totally almost unknown watch

  • @wisamal-hakim5531
    @wisamal-hakim5531 Рік тому +5

    That Chopard is incredible. I feel this brand is gaining slow but true momentum recently which is delightful to see. They are wonderful timepieces. No wonder Dufour loves them

  • @Valera_Scotland
    @Valera_Scotland Рік тому +4

    Picked up a Seiko Skyliner from Japan. 1970s. Hand winding. Beautiful silver sun burst dial. 37mm x 10mm thick with a lovely domed crystal. It looks as good as any vintage rolex or Omega I've seen. All for £280 which includes delivery.
    I appreciate it won't be very water resistant or durable, but honestly for the fun and classy looks, I'm not sure why I would spend 20x that on a modern Rolex for example
    Sometimes I wonder if we are getting good value when we spend six months wages on a watch
    ..I don't know

  • @user-qq8jn5bb4m
    @user-qq8jn5bb4m Рік тому +1

    Great presentation. Love watching all these antique mechanical movements in so much detail, wearing my HAQ 8j56

  • @BollocksThreeofThem
    @BollocksThreeofThem Рік тому +2

    Love this! Fantastic to see the Citizen being featured! and WOW the Chopard! Crazy awesome! ❤❤❤

  • @dukes70
    @dukes70 Рік тому +3

    I agree about Panerai, but I’d recommend earlier entry level models. PAM 111/112 with 300m WR both manual wind with exhibition case backs.

    • @jacktersey3688
      @jacktersey3688 Рік тому +1

      Yes it's good to see the beautiful in house calibre.

  • @bjoernaltmann
    @bjoernaltmann Рік тому +3

    Panerai Luminor watches are quite recognisable with that crownguard. They need to put the brand back on track, but the simple design of the Luminor is quite charming. Not without reason they chose it for the boutiques where the gigantised and illuminated dial can usually be seen on the back wall.

  • @KLeBoutillier
    @KLeBoutillier Рік тому +1

    You are the Anthony Bourdain of luxury watches. Great wit, timing, storytelling.
    You should be doing more!

  • @garydoherty600
    @garydoherty600 Рік тому +1

    Great video Andrew - many thanks. Hadn’t seen the Citizen - great watch.

  • @clintonshiells3095
    @clintonshiells3095 Рік тому +5

    I think the Citizen The Citizen watches are amazing from a technical and finishing perspective although a bit behind the curve on style IMHO. On the other hand, the Seiko diver SLA series watches are really appealing to me from a design perspective and seem to be technically very good, if only they would regulate the movements and give a better bracelet.

    • @peterrichardson9248
      @peterrichardson9248 4 місяці тому

      Oh dear the movement regulation is way behind the curve. I think they expect it to be done by the purchaser as out of the box it is as accurate as a err, sun dial

  • @chrishennemeyer7276
    @chrishennemeyer7276 Рік тому +1

    While I rarely share your taste in watches, I am always amused and enlightened by your videos that stand head and shoulders above those of your UA-cam competitors.

  • @ColinLack
    @ColinLack Рік тому +2

    My picks a budget option. The Reverie Diver, especially in the 12-hour variant. It's intended to be a dress diver with its incredibly thin case, 40mm case with a 43mm lug to lug and a really nicely decorated Miyota 9039. There are also only 125 of each colourway, of which there are four, one of which (the one I have in red) is no long available. In fact, that watch is my daily driver.

  • @vizor4u
    @vizor4u Рік тому +1

    As a guy who's not rich enough to buy any of those watches right now, I would mention Bulova as an underrated brand. I don't think they advert themselves properly imho

  • @ivandean1
    @ivandean1 Рік тому

    For me minute repeater bring big nostalgic emotions. The village where my father is from, has a tower clock, and the bell in it announces the time. When I was a kid, it was letting me know when to run home for lunch, dinner and sleep time. I'm getting my first chiming watch (C1), but really am working (read saving) to find a proper minute repeater that would be close to the tower clock schema in the village (1x @15min, 2x @30min, 3x @45 min, 4x @60 min + the hour)

  • @frankkuzava9822
    @frankkuzava9822 Рік тому +2

    You are, by far, my favorite writer on UA-cam.

  • @barryvercueil2346
    @barryvercueil2346 Рік тому +9

    I highly agree that Panerai deserves more love. And on the pre-owned marked its very well priced. 😊

  • @sergefog
    @sergefog Рік тому +1

    What a great video! I got myself a 600 quid Citizen Series 8 which, despite the spec is under 1sec per day off! What a fantastic watch! I guess ones greatest struggle would be whether to go for a recognized brand or a great watch no one knows about.

  • @charleschaimkohl
    @charleschaimkohl Рік тому +3

    I think Rado is very underrated I saw their collection today live and it is absolutely stunning. Very high quality finishing. Absolutely beautiful watches.
    think the finishing can rival watches with much higher price points

  • @MrBerry67
    @MrBerry67 Рік тому +1

    Totally agree on the Panerai - just got my first base last month- its a wonderful watch

  • @jerryglasses2229
    @jerryglasses2229 Рік тому +3

    For a more budget option the Tissot Ballade is a criminally underrated dress watch. Picked up a two tone for 500 but the all steel go for under 400. It's as good as watches costing 5 times the price. I prefer the Arabic version with the bezel that has a knurled pattern. Very original in my opinion. They also make a fluted bezel with Romans a la date just. This watch is 100% the best DJ alternative for those on a budget. I couldn't get a two tone DJ from my dealer so I bought the Tissot and now I don't want the DJ. Ultimately I picked up a Rolex OP and I still love the Tissot and wear it more than the Rolex which is only worn when I want to impress someone.

  • @alvinmick218
    @alvinmick218 Рік тому

    Panerai, Zenith, and Chopard absolutely underrated. I’m sure there are countless others that are underrated as well. I do appreciate you highlighting the five that you did! Your content is always on point. Very well done! 🥃

  • @robertlock6041
    @robertlock6041 Рік тому +6

    Hi Andrew, yes, The Citizen is excellent, as are the Zenith Chronomaster watches. I'm not keen on Panerai, but Carl F Bucherer make some nice pieces, particularly in the Manero range.
    I don't know if The Citizen is available in the UK, although the Series 8 watches can be bought easily.

  • @mad_wisdom
    @mad_wisdom Рік тому +2

    Citizen The Citizen aq4080 is the perfect underdog, under evaluated gem, an ideal sleeper with a body that looks like any other tool watch, blue dialed OP like steel watch that is hiding a high precision quartz perpetual calendar movement with a stunning +/-5 seconds…..a year.
    Now beat that. And for less than 2 grand.

  • @sautante
    @sautante Рік тому +1

    I know that German time traveling cave! What a great show.

  • @genghiskhan7041
    @genghiskhan7041 Рік тому +2

    The Citizen watch in this video is, quite easily, the classiest, best looking of all the watches presented. I love that textured black dial and the understated style. It's a shame the Japanese keep all "The Citizen" watches for themselves!

  • @panaceiasuberes6464
    @panaceiasuberes6464 Рік тому +3

    AQ6101-02A. Looks like 100k, costs 6k. 1 second a year expected timekeeping accuracy although my 3 Calibres 0100 timepieces are clocking around +-.2 a second per year. Another easy one that is so underrated is the BN1010-05E.

  • @matthewmorgan1499
    @matthewmorgan1499 Рік тому

    I’ve always been a fan of WatchFinder and this channel Andrew. But after referencing Dark and Son Lux in the same video… this is next level.

  • @stuffhappens5681
    @stuffhappens5681 3 місяці тому

    I own a Panerai Luminor 0392. At 42mm it’s very wearable. I’m not a big fan of walking around like Fred Flintstone with a sundial on my wrist. But to each their own. I love my Panerai.

  • @allensmith5156
    @allensmith5156 Рік тому +3

    Please review the Orient Kamasu. I think it's grossly underrated.

  • @TripleDDDD
    @TripleDDDD Рік тому +1

    I feel the Omega 2990.1 is underrated. An absolute beauty from the 50s.

  • @pk1342
    @pk1342 Рік тому

    I love that you're into cars/Japanese cars as well. I wish we could hang out and talk about cars and watches!

  • @thetimist
    @thetimist Рік тому +1

    Couldn’t agree more on the Citizen/LFA example 🙌

  • @med-3000
    @med-3000 Рік тому

    I’d have em all for their unique style and story. Super list and channel.

  • @douglasladowski6342
    @douglasladowski6342 Рік тому

    Love the simple straight forward format. Good choices

  • @tszkinfong7900
    @tszkinfong7900 Рік тому +1

    Its really hard to find that citizen review video.

  • @Sirleopard666
    @Sirleopard666 Рік тому +2

    Citizen is the most affordable option even in their luxury models .. Is a Seiko, Rolex killer!

  • @anacquiredtaste3582
    @anacquiredtaste3582 Рік тому +1

    I own and love a Radiomir and Luminor, I prefer wearing them to my Sub.

  • @MeriBadger
    @MeriBadger Рік тому +1

    THE Citizen in white is one of my grail candidates

  • @oi_bilbo1082
    @oi_bilbo1082 Рік тому +2

    The Citizen...La Ferrari. 🤔🙂

  • @tatzelwurmchen1259
    @tatzelwurmchen1259 Рік тому

    Love the "Dark" reference!

  • @mrlong6267
    @mrlong6267 Рік тому +1

    I think the Steinhart OceanOne GMT in titanium is ultra underrated

  • @sirainsworth2360
    @sirainsworth2360 Рік тому

    Yes, the LFA was perfection. You have a new subscriber😉

  • @armidas200
    @armidas200 Рік тому

    i love the way the luminor looks it’s just that with my tiny wrists i might as well wear grandpa clock

  • @demon1spence
    @demon1spence Рік тому

    Bulova Royal Oak rocking 2892 movement is a beast.

  • @victorutomo7244
    @victorutomo7244 Рік тому

    Minute repeater in sapphire case?
    Talk about overachieving here.
    Damn, i should have known it earlier.
    Nice video Andrew.

  • @Ian-bq7gp
    @Ian-bq7gp Рік тому

    Absolutely, i worked on panerai sandwich dials for a while. They are not cheap but have the history behind them and the hype but Richemont group bought them out. Personally i like the longines quartz movement classique that ive had 22 years.

  • @valientdiscretion
    @valientdiscretion Рік тому

    Tissot PRX with the powermatic 80 movement, costs about £620 and is beautiful if you can live with the bracelet, and 80 hours of power reserve? Stunning. True I'd like to have an explorer or a Twelve, but I can buy this, have a great watch and afford to eat.

  • @tommyboy71000
    @tommyboy71000 Рік тому

    You have a great narrator voice, just superb!!!

  • @ultraman1red
    @ultraman1red Рік тому

    Nomos Lux. Movement is a double barrel powered movement that shaped to the case. Mine stays within few seconds with the atomic clock.

  • @agill2103
    @agill2103 Рік тому

    This is your BEST video. Well done.

  • @med-3000
    @med-3000 Рік тому

    ...and I enjoyed the car metaphors and didn’t know that about the LFA. A unicorn. 🙏

  • @chilli-badger
    @chilli-badger Рік тому

    To me as a hoarder & collector - Most underated watch of all time = "Seiko SKA371 "BFK " Big Freakin Kinetic" it weighs 250 grams exactly on my wrist - people have tested it to extremes - freezing it overnight right next to a Greman sausage - driving over it - attaching it to a ceiling fan for hours to test the rotor......It keeps going......and going

  • @only_m5gic782
    @only_m5gic782 Рік тому

    Felipe Pikullik! The Skeleton Prototyp didn't do him justice ;)

  • @MikeyDTrpt
    @MikeyDTrpt Рік тому

    Interesting take! Good stuff Andrew!

  • @bipennate
    @bipennate Рік тому +1

    I think that the Frederique Constant Monolithic Manufacture is criminally ignored. The technology incorporated into its movement is an astounding engineering feat. If they would find a few more interesting applications (like perhaps a version of the Highlife), it would receive the game-changer popularity that I think that it already deserves.

    • @robertlock6041
      @robertlock6041 Рік тому

      Agreed Jonathan. 👍

    • @johnjones1088
      @johnjones1088 Рік тому +1

      @@robertlock6041 I’m fortunate to own a Frederick constant manufacture in rose gold. I love it. I’ve had it for several yea4s but when it’s a special occasion. That’s what I go to, not my Cartier tank

  • @MeestroDavid
    @MeestroDavid Рік тому

    Though I find the dial of the A3817 too busy, the A384 is by far my favorite chrono, one that makes me respect the wearer in a way the endless Speedmaster variants and “sorry you paid so much for that” Daytonas never do.

  • @einkay1
    @einkay1 Рік тому

    Union Glashuette Noramis Datum Sport - a hell of a watch - and dream specs in all details for 2K Euro - i have the blue one

  • @siongheeleong8078
    @siongheeleong8078 Рік тому +2

    Here are 3 other watches that are very underrated:
    1. Tutima Tempostopp - the other German in-house manufactured manual wind flyback chronograph.
    2. Frederique Constant Slimline Monolithic - 40hz monolithic single crystal silicon oscillator
    3. Mühle Glashütte S.A.R. Rescue Timer - now, THIS is a tool watch

  • @mdo5121
    @mdo5121 Рік тому

    THE HANDS HAS A FACE...glad to have subscribed.

  • @vegass04
    @vegass04 Рік тому

    Oh that Zenith.. And Citizen is awesome too

  • @WristwatchDiaries
    @WristwatchDiaries Рік тому

    Great Video! Andrew

  • @MuhammadKhan-fu3cq
    @MuhammadKhan-fu3cq Рік тому

    loved the dark reference

  • @prod.bynil-oh7440
    @prod.bynil-oh7440 Рік тому

    That Glashütte is amazing

  • @dire67
    @dire67 Рік тому

    You don't look like your voice but I like it. Looking forward for more of this. Cool beans.

  • @Aladdin139
    @Aladdin139 Рік тому

    Man , u gotta use ur voice in motivational speech or advertisement, u really really got one of a kind !!

  • @clayton4917
    @clayton4917 Рік тому

    How did you get that cool footage of those watches?

  • @TheOneInYellow
    @TheOneInYellow Рік тому

    100% the Omega Constellation Globemaster Co-Axial Master Chronometer!
    That's a fire of a timepiece that straddles dressy and sporty better than the Seamaster, and has 100m water resistance across all versions of the series.
    Gorgeous look, underrated, legible, hard working, and with chronometric accuracy! 😍

  • @ClutchKickOfficial
    @ClutchKickOfficial Рік тому +1

    The Citizen The Citizen is basically the Ferrari LaFerrari.

  • @michaelpaulos420
    @michaelpaulos420 Рік тому

    Great videos. Thank you

  • @jedkleebaum7235
    @jedkleebaum7235 Рік тому +2

    I’d love me a citizen the citizen

  • @mjg514
    @mjg514 8 місяців тому +1

    Where can you even buy that citizen? is it exclusive for japan?

    • @YudaHnK
      @YudaHnK 5 місяців тому

      No, but do not try to ask your regular Citizen dealer. They have not even heard of the watch and cannot order it

  • @carlod803
    @carlod803 Рік тому

    3:58 I understood that reference

  • @hogster1475
    @hogster1475 Рік тому +3

    Dude, you need a car review channel as well. I will be the first to subscribe!!

  • @dire67
    @dire67 Рік тому

    I have an Ailang in my watch case next to my 5711. Can you do something on the brand? I'm impressed by it. BTW, I cant really buy anything else until I pay off my 5711. 😂😂😂😂

  • @thetruebatman4632
    @thetruebatman4632 Рік тому

    I love the El Primero and I kinda decided to aim for one the next milestone I passed. But then I went and saw and handled one in person, it was a bit disappointing at how sleight of a watch it is. For guys my size, anything under 42mm looks unusual. If they release an XL i’ll be the first in line though.

  • @renaissancesk
    @renaissancesk 11 місяців тому

    Baumatic varietals like the Clifton and Riviera?

  • @curtbrown7718
    @curtbrown7718 Рік тому +2

    I find the Bell & Ross BR05 amazing! Highly legible, uniquely styled, well-finished; it’s got it all. I have the stainless steel version, silver dial, on a black rubber strap, and for me, it is a highly underrated watch. Great caliber, too! Plus, it wears well. Perhaps you can review the B & R line sometime. Thank you!

  • @JohnCannonBand
    @JohnCannonBand Рік тому

    I tried to get into that dark show you talked about, I think that’s what it’s called but the plot or so slow by season three I still have no clue what was going on lol

  • @csanadbarczy9153
    @csanadbarczy9153 Рік тому

    Make an episode on Czapek watches! They look simple but incredible!

  • @mrmagoo.3678
    @mrmagoo.3678 Рік тому +1

    I've always wanted one of those "The Citizen" watches...butt.. I'm broke as a Joke right now..soooooo... I'll have to keep wanting I suppose. :(

  • @louislaw85
    @louislaw85 9 місяців тому

    I like your Dark reference

  • @JohnnyADi
    @JohnnyADi Рік тому

    I stopped watching watchfinder to watch this. It's more of what I like.

  • @Ian-bq7gp
    @Ian-bq7gp Рік тому

    VC, JLC, PATEK, AP are top but Gerard Perregeaux, Parmigiani, are really excellent too and are a better buy than any Rolex but Longines top chronographs are cosc rated and have a 5 year guarantee. In the real world they are really good value next to others and are around £4k I do believe. The conquest VHP seems to be the most accurate swiss made watch and has a very special quartz movement accurate to under 5 seconds a year for just over £1300. The hydroconquest quartz divers watch is a good buy as well and you can guarantee the clasp, bracelet and case will be really well made and put together. The Rado capt Cook in bronze and the Oris with their new 400 movement seems to be great as servicing is every 10 years but theyre around £4k. Swiss watches are expensive but the swiss franc was 2.4 francs to the £ early 2000s but its maybe 1.6 francs now so maybe a An Ordain or glashutte or grand seiko or citizen may be far better value for the price and really competes on quality.

  • @L.A.C_Santos
    @L.A.C_Santos Рік тому

    I love that citizen. It’s just cool!

  • @fahadkhan-db6bh
    @fahadkhan-db6bh Рік тому

    Nice of you to try the car content there in the middle. I think it’s time, maybe on this channel or something new even perhaps

  • @Watchmade
    @Watchmade Рік тому

    Further underrated models: Tudor Style in 38mm, especially the stainless steel version.

  • @peterrichardson9248
    @peterrichardson9248 4 місяці тому

    Citizen tough watch in titanium is solar powered and amazing.

  • @Raph.Bogaert
    @Raph.Bogaert Рік тому

    Mega underrated watch for example is the Baumatic of Baume & Mercier.

  • @breevwhyman2985
    @breevwhyman2985 Рік тому

    Sir, i must agreat with you on the
    Panerai watch.
    ...a time piece that succinctly does it's job to perfection. TELLS THE TIME.
    i believe actors and actresses have Panerai or so i heard......one can well imagine how they absolutely NEED to know the time in an instant....
    (say on set....or scene)
    Sir, i have a thought about watches and likely already mentioned it
    i love the idea of GIFTING beautiful watches to people. REAL quality that they can feal and Trust