My 2024 State Of The Collection: Diverse watches - Cartier, JLC, IWC, Rolex, VC & Zenith
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- This is my first quarter of 2024 SOTC.
In this video I will share my watch collection. When I got them, Why I love them, and my grail goals for 2024.
Going forward this will be an annual video. I will update as my collection grows & evolves. Please share your current SOTC in the collection below!
#swisswatches #rolex #sotc
Came here accidently and have to admit, this is one of the most beaufitul collection I saw. Such a good taste! Enjoy your journey! :)
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I pride myself on owning watches that are beautiful and unique looking. Not just the typical watches you see around
What a fine collection! I love how you treat them with such care. I myself is a big fan of keeping them look brand new as long as I could too
Thank you very much.
I try to take good care of myself, and I see watches as an extension of body. So they receive the same treatment 😁
❤thank you so much for sharing your collection. Especially the personal stories. Every one should be collecting watches for their own preferences or recording a moment in their lives, instead of being told to buy. You are setting a good example!
Thanks for your support Carmen 😊
Wow the is one of the nicest watch collection I ever saw. beautiful!!
Wow that's a huge statement. Thanks a lot mate. Really appreciate the kind words 🙏
One of the best watch collections I’ve viewed. Humble , elegant, decadent.. great watch collection!
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Dont get rid of any of these - just add more if and when you feel to. The IWC looks fantastic
Thanks mate. I do have a love/hate relationship with the iwc. Maybe a strap will reignite my love for it
Your collection is pure class, I aspire to have one like yours one day. The Vacheron is one of my grails, absolutely stunning! Congratulations
Thanks for your kind words.
That vc was and still is my grail. It will take it to the grave with me 🤣
This is my dream SOTC!!!
Thank you.
I think a few tweaks and editions it will become my dream collection too. One day 😁
One of coolest collection. You got good taste
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Stunning watch collection, so many beautiful pieces, looking forward to seeing what you go for next
Thank you. Me too, I'm excited for what's next. It will have to be more in the sportier side that's for sure.
Subscribe to find out what's next 😊
Cool video man love the stories and emotion in the watches you own. All part of a collectors journey.
Appreciate it mate. Thanks for watching 👌
Ticks all the boxes, great collection.
Especially the vc 1921 and the jlc.
Absolutely agree with you on considering a grand seiko - spring drive
Thanks for the compliment.
I've always like Japan. In terms of the country, pop culture, food etc.
Maybe it's time I try out their watches
Great collection and stories. I really like the IWC Portuguese, the perfect dress chronometer. Tank and Reverso are unique jewels. “El Primero”, a visual delight.... Congratulations!
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The laquer dial on the IWC looks gorgeous! Extra special because wedding day watch! Great choice with the Reverso, I'd play with the flip mechanism non-stop 😆 fluted + jubilee on the DJ is aces paired with the blue dial! Kind of blew my mind with the velcro rubber strap on the BLNR! I did NOT expect that! So amazing that it was gifted to you by your wife! The VC has stolen my heart, truthfully, it's my favorite from your collection followed shortly by the Cartier Tank (but I'm a little biased given that I also have a Tank haha!)
Also, I was about to say, getting a Zenith to cheer yourself up was a pretty bold move! Gorgeous collection, superb pieces across the board, but most importantly they're watches that YOU love. And that's all that matters! Cheers, looking forward to what's next 👏
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Having personal stories/experiences with your watches adds an extra level of meaning to them and makes the hobby so much more rewarding.
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Amazing collection. Thanks for sharing.
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Cool video Mike! Thank you for sharing the stories behind your solid watches! more videos please. :)
Thanks levi. I'm working on it. Any suggestions for future video topics?
Great collection, and love to hear your back stories on each watch, thanks for sharing
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That VC has got to be one of my favorite watches period. Great taste!
Thank you.
The American 1921 is my all time favourite. I will take it to the grave with me 😂
That Vacheron is a beauty 🤤
That's how I feel every time I wear it 🤩
That is a truly spectacular collection! You have all the bases covered!!
Thank you for your support. Maybe a dive watch and a full gold watch on bracelet and I'll be covered for every possible scenario? 🤣
That is one hell of a collection. Congrats.
Thank you kindly 🙏
Great balanced collection, wear them in great health.
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Pure Class!
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Congrats on the great collection. You have a nice variety of brands. I have a few of those pieces myself. Enjoy the hobby.
Thank you very much.
You sound like a man with great taste in watches 👌
Nice collection! Very cool variety. Cheers
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Lovely collection and sentiment behind each piece
Thank you very much.
I love building a personal connection for each watch. It makes the hobby all the more rewarding and sentimental
A solid collection. You are blessed!
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Yes! I am very fortunate to be able to have some amazing pieces. Very thankful for it 🙂
Lovely collection. Enjoyed the little anecdotes of each one, especially how family-forward some of the stories were. May I also know the brand of the watch box you own? Cheers.
Thanks for the compliment.
I hold my family in high esteems. The watch box is called wolf racing green watch box. Can easily be found with a quick google search 😊
Beautiful collection!
Thank you 😊
What a lovely collection!
Thank you very much 😊
Beautiful collection. Well done!
Thank you for watching and your support 🙏
If I was you I would not be ditching the vacheron. That’s an end game watch in any collection. Lange 1 would be my advise next. Or DJ for DD. and of course, a sub is always welcome. You could even go with a vintage sub. Great collection.
Thank you. I will never ditch the vc, I'm taking that watch to the grave with me 😂
Some interesting recommendations. I do want an all yellow gold bracelet watch one day. I quite like the piaget polo 79. But that is priced ridiculously.
I definitely want a dive watch. So a sub is a strong possibility.
You do have a couple of sport watches with the GMT and Zenith, no? How about adding the 36mm Explorer?
With respect to the DJ, fluted-jubilee combo too busy for me. I prefer the other configurations.
You have a great, tasteful collection. I love dress watches also. 👍
Thanks for your compliments/feedback.
I do like collecting iconic pieces from each brand. Getting an explorer would make me have 3 of the same brand and it doesn't have anything that stands out. I like unique looking ones.
I'm considering a piaget polo 79? So many options so little money 🥲
Great collection.
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What a refined collection
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Beautiful watches 🔥👍
Thank you 😊
What a beautiful collection, love your watches (except the tank). Get a black sub date 41 and complete your collection
Thank you mate.
That's a good suggestion. Though I wouldn't mind a dive watch from another brand, I don't like having too much of the same brand. I prefer diversity.
In Australia, I have better luck getting blood out of a stone then being allocated a rolex 🤣
This is such a tasteful collection! By the way which brand is the watch box from?
Thank you.
Watch box is called wolf racing green watch box. Quick google can easily locate it
You have a great taste in watches, who’s your preferred Rolex AD in Melbourne? It’s a long shot but I want a Turquoise OP36 to celebrate my 35th next year
Thank you.
My go to AD is Kennedy. However, i haven't been allocated a rolex from them for over 12 months. I have better luck drawing blood out of a stone.
thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
You have amassed quite the collection in those 9 years. I think ArchieLuxury would be impressed.
That one remaining space in your box is calling out for a Grand Seiko. ;-)
I hope Archie will watch my video.
Maybe that call for a gs will be answered soon 😉
@@hand.wound.horology😍ua-cam.com/video/M1mNd3cRhbE/v-deo.html
Im curious, have any divers ever caught your eye? Interesting to see a collection without them in these times. In terms of a sports watch What do you think about the fifty fathoms bathyscaphe/have you seen it in person? Otherwise a grand seiko would do nicely i think. Or drop the portugeuiser and put it towards one of their new ingenuirs? 😁
Dive watches are not my favourite. The majority them need to have certain features eg rotating bezel lume wr etc which makes them all look kind of similar. I prefer watches that look unique. But I do understand the need for a dive watch for everyday life.
I like the smp, Tudor 41. But for one reason or another it didn't appeal to me due to Thickness or sizing.
Your the 2nd person to recommend the fifty. So I gotta check that one out soon. I like the engineers. Let's see what the next sports watch I decide on 😁
I have to comment because we have such similar taste.
I have sold quite a few watches (Navitimer, Tank Solo, Seamaster and others) because I prefer a smaller collection now. I had a covid disaster with a Reverso purchase of the large small seconds that just didn’t fit my wrist. I couldn’t try it on. My wrist is big enough, it just didn’t lie flat, and I now know that the medium is the size for me. I sold it at a loss to buy a Grand Seiko SBGM221 that I love.
I’m left with a Daytona, Batgirl, Sub, the GS and James Bond Seamaster. My next watch (within months 🤞🏻) is the WGTA0011. Then a true go anywhere do anything, probably the Zenith chrono sport. Even though I’m tempted by Vacheron and others, I think once I have the new Cartier Tank Louis and the Zenith, I’m done. I may buy an older steel Reverso just to have one though.
You have a superb collection - very impressive!
You sound like a man with exceptional taste in watches.
Prior to purchasing the reverso I was deciding between the medium and large. Must have gone to the boutique at least 20 times to try them on. I'm surprised they didn't ban me haha. But I'm glad I went with the medium, it wears so well.
I also try to keep my collection small as possible. Having over 8 watches would stress me out. I would spend all morning decided what to wear and they wouldn't get enough wrist time.
The lc tank is great. You will definitely like it.
Thanks for watching 🙏
very nice collection!
Thank you 😊
Great collection. I've tried on tens of JLC reverso and could never really find one that sits comfortably on my wrist.
Thank you 😊
I had a similar issue with the reverso. For me it didn't sit flat on my wrist kept moving around. I got a pin buckle for the strap as opposed to the butterfly clasp and it now wears great.
That might help you
A truly beautiful collection... Very good video presentation.
In reference to your sport watch thoughts, given the dimensions of your current watches, I would think the Tudor Black Bay 54 (37mm) would be more up your ally? Than the BB 58 (39mm)?
Cheers from Norway
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In terms of dress watches I like them to wear on the smaller side. However, I prefer sports watches to be 39mm to 40mm range. The bb54 is a tad small for my liking.
Hoping they update bb58 this year 🤞
@@hand.wound.horology I carry the same hope for fivelink BB41, a black bezel instead of the red... My fortune favor us both
@Neptungarden I hope both of our dreams come true in the near future 🤞
The rubber strap on el primero looks awesome! Which brand and where did u get it from? 🙏
It is really cool. The strap it from delugs. It's called delugs cts rubber strap.
A quick google will land you on their page 👌
Really nice collection. That’s also quite an argument to get a watch to appease yourself lol. I would definitely try to associate it more and more with something positive like your son.
Thank you for watching.
That's a good point. I am currently chasing down an aquanaut. That would definitely appease me 😁
Very nice buddy. I'm a divers fan so would like to see the fifty fathoms in that last slot. Very classy
That's a great suggestion. I feel my collection is calling out for a diver.
Fifty fathoms could be right up my alley
@@hand.wound.horology I have the 5015 45mm titanium which is brilliant but the 5010 42mm has just been released. The Blancpain is a cut above.
@josephlopiccolo2366 thanks for the tip. I'll be visiting my blancpain ad in the near future
Stunning collection! What kind of box is that? Its beautiful ☺️
Thank you for your kind words.
This box is called wolf racing green watch box. I did a review of it in one of my videos. Feel free to have a watch 👌
Do you know if zenith give discounts in Aus? Also great collection, I’m just starting and eyeing a zenith as my first
Thank you. I just wore the zenith on a recent holiday and like it even more now.
In aus they are regularly discounted. Mine was around 20% off. Can't say for all the models though
Need an Omega in the last slot
It well could be.
So many options but so little money and slots 🥲
Great collection! How long did you wait for the Rolex Batman ?
Thank you.
There's two answers to this question.
The first one is from putting my hand down to getting the watch 2 years.
However, after 1.5 years of waiting I asked my SA how long will I have to wait. He had an open conversation with me saying u need to spend x amount to be eligible for one. So the moment I reached that spend threshold, the watch arrived 2 months later.
@@hand.wound.horology Okay. And is this a Rolex only Boutique ? And how much did you need to spend ?
@Chillguy849 No, it was a multi brand store. Most of the watches you see in my collection were bought there.
Disclaimer. I didn't buy these watches to get the batman. I would have bought them regardless, as I love them all
The requirement is 60k aud. This was in 2022
This is really nice, even the box. Quality over quantity 👍🏽 that one missing slot maybe needs a Breitling SuperOcean Heritage 42mm or if that’s too big for your wrist then maybe a Navitimer 41mm on metal bracelet and leather, cheers and good luck!
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I'm interested to know based on my collection. Why do you recommend a navitimer?
Not saying it's a good or bad recommendation. Just curious on your thoughts 😊
@@hand.wound.horology I said the SuperOcean first because you don’t have a diver, but since it’s 42mm and wears bug, maybe an Omega SeaMaster 300 Co-Axial 41mm. But The Navitimer on the other hand, has history, a date window and a coined edge bezel plus I’m biased since I own one lol rose gold “reverse panda”.
@frankv7068 great points and thanks for the recommendations.
I definitely need a dive watch of some sort. Maybe a Tudor or omega.
Lovely collection and many of my fave watches in there!
Thanks mate 👍
Nice collection of watches I ran out of room in my 2 Wolf watch cases I need another one what brand is that case
Thank you.
I decided on the 8 slot box. My aim is to have a Max of 8 watches. Hopefully this box can control my addiction 😂
This box is also a wolf box. It's called wolf racing green watch box. Something like that
keep the 1st rolex and zenith get rid of the rest... then go try some GS. you wont regret it i promise.
That's an interesting take, thanks for sharing. But there's no way I could part with the vc or Jlc. They are my first and second true love.
A GS could be on the horizon soon. Stay tuned 😉
Beautiful watch box, where did you buy it?
Thanks for watching.
Watch box is called wolf racing green watch box. My wife purchased it for me.
It can be readily found online with a quick google search
@@hand.wound.horology Thanks a lot! Might pick it up.
Do a bit of research can easily be found well below rrp if you look hard enough 👌
@@hand.wound.horology Thanks!
Very nice collection. I am on the fence between a 36 datejust fluted jubilee in blue (like yours) orna GMT batgirl. I am on the list for the latter but could get the former in the same or less time. Owning both which would you recommend? I have a few other watches including a reverso, an El Primero, a Panerai and a Glashutte Panommatic Lunar
That is a very hard choice. I wear the DJ more often due to my work and lifestyle being on the more formal side. But I love both watches equally.
If I had to choose. I'll choose the DJ. It is symbolic of the rolex brand. It's the watch that first comes to mind when I think of the brand
It sounds like you have 2 dress watch and 2 sports watches so your collection is quite balanced. U can go either way.
You have confirmed my thought and am leaning towards the DJ....I just cant fathom a watch collection without one.
BTW I see that your watch case has an empty slot; that is a pro move life-hack which helps immensely deflecting the "another one?" or "when will it stop?" Questions from the wife. Just point to the case and shrug
@Rommel1988111 I leave one empty slot in the watch box to show that there will always be room for one more watch and that I will never leave the hobby.
Watch collecting will be with me forever 😂
you need a G shock to round out the collection
I actually do have a g shock. It's on my desk. Should have included it in the video 😂
Nice collection. What’s the maker of the box?
Thank you.
The box is from the company wolf.
It's called wolf racing green watch box
What is the watch case?
Thanks for watching.
It is called wolf racing green watch box
What brand box is this?
Thank for watching.
The box is from the company wolf. It's called wolf British racing green watch box
Don’t forget Panerai and Omega Speedy
Ah yes. So many brands and so many watches. But so little money and space in the watch box 🥲
Tasteful with personality
Thanks for your support 😊
Your wrist is on the smaller side, I hear you say. And you started of showing a Portugueser 🙄🤔
Haha funny isn't it.
As mentioned, the iwc was one of the first watches I purchased while I was still learning about my watch preferences/tastes.
As I have developed my taste over the years, I leaned towards watches that I believe are more suited to my wrist size.
The iwc does wear a bit big for me. So I don't wear it often.
The BLNR doesn’t look good on this rubber strap… just my opinion
Thanks for the feedback.
I quite like it on rubber. Enhances it sportiness while giving extra comfort in summer.
But rest easy, summer is well and truly over in Melbourne. It is going back on the metal as we speak 🥲
Ditch the IWC, Zenith, and Vacheron and get a gold piece, then you truly have a formidable collection. Love the JLC and Cartier.
Ditch them all and get a Lange
Ditch the watch he got married in?!? Prolly not the best choice. Though I agree a gold day-date on bracelet would fill out that box nicely.
@@defresh4612 If you listen to him, he has not always had the best relationship with his wife...
He already has gold pieces with the Vacheron and Cartier though…
@@Kbo513 I mean, yeah technically, but I'm really talking about a piece on a bracelet.
Lots of junk
Lol thanks mate.
You know what they say. One person's junk is another person's treasure
IWC is boring & uninspired with respect to design . Absolutely plain & soulless, so let’s stop pretending otherwise.
Haha I do somewhat agree with you.
As mentioned in my video, the iwc was one of the first watches I purchased while I was still learning about my watch tastes/preferences.
I think in comparison to my other watches. The portoguieser does look a bit ordinary
Amazingly insightful! Surprise me, you like RM?
I do like nadals RM. but overall, their design doesn't appeal to me. Their prices are also out of reach, so I never looked closely into the brand.
What are your thoughts?
IWC are timeless. If you want soulless look at APs
@Hw-xf6gs I like the pilots and portifino lines
Poser collection sorry. All money no taste. You've basically bought everything Hodinkee told you to.
Thanks for your feedback. No need to apologise when expressing your opinion.
I do not watch hodinkee. Never appealed to me. My watch purchasing decisions are mainly based on aesthetics and the history of the watch.
I would like to know what do you consider a tasteful watch?
@@hand.wound.horology don't worry about haters
@user-wy4nq8oz4z thanks for your support.
I'm not worried about the haters. They make the comments section more interesting 😂
@@hand.wound.horology cheers mate! Keep enjoying the hobby & life.
@user-wy4nq8oz4z likewise 🙏
We have very similar taste and collections: we both have a 1921, a Reverso, and a BLNR. Love every one of your current watches in your collection. (Our paths will definitely diverge if you get an Aquanaut though; not a fan 😅)
Hello fellow 1921 owner. Sounds like you gotta great collection.
Aquanaut is quite nice imo 😆. I'm curious on your thoughts. With my collection being dress watch heavy, which sports models would you recommend?
My collection is all that except for Rolex.
The biggest scammer in the watch world is Rolex.
I somewhat agree with you on that. So many people are blinded by the crown that they miss out on a lot of amazing watches from other brands.
But there's no denying rolex make watches that tick most boxes in terms of designs and aesthetics.
Eg GS bracelets are a bit lacking, omega watches are on the thicker side etc.
Beautiful collection 👍🏻
Thanks for your support 😊