My first Swiss watch purchase was earlier this year, a Hydroconquest in 39mm. Absolutely in love and now I want more Longines like the spirit. I can’t believe the movement features and quality for the price point. Other brands at that price give you base Stelita or ETA that have like 40 hours of reserve. Longines is serious quality
Fantastic video Harrison! I honestly believe that the 'Luxury watch' classification starts with Tissot as a brand. I would love to have a Hamilton Khaki field or a Longines, a brand which I was skeptical about in the past but now I love. 😍😍 Keep it up!!
My first swiss watch at the end of 2022, a Zodiac Super Sea Wolf skin. I absolutely love the thing and the vintage style. Zodiac has a lot of history I think people forget about.
I've always found the hydro conquest to look a little odd. I can't quite put my finger on why, but I think it's the massive and imposing numerals. The spirit watches are beautiful. You'd never guess the spirits and the hydros were from the same brand (removing the logo)
I purchased just few days ago Certina ds action diver 43mm in blue color and I think it is better than Tissot but the brand is less known among masses.
I know that we kept this list limited to brands sold by Chisholm Hunter (totally fair), but I would have to suggest that any honest discussion about entry level luxury needs to include Christopher Ward. My $900 USD CW Sealander GMT gets more wrist time than my Tudor steel and gold GMT or my white gold Datejust. I just bought my wife a 36mm Tiffany blue Sealander, and I am about to pull the trigger on the bronze Aquitaine. And…I haven’t even mentioned the Bel Canto at $3,500 USD. Great video. Keep up the good work.
@@coffeeboyclips1973 Tudor isn't low end anymore. They are slowly making a name for itself and their releases are getting better every year. The days of poor mans Rolex are over.
@@coffeeboyclips1973 I agree with you my friend. Tudor doesn’t even have ceramic bezel. The longines hydroconquest has one and it is cheaper. Tudor is a poor man’s Rolex
Nice video. You say that we won't find a better quality watch than the Longines for 1500 but I think that this watch could exist => C60 Trident Pro 300. What are you thoughts ?
I guess I only agree with the Longines and Oris as entry luxury. Don’t forget about Tag , Sinn, Ball, and many others in that 2-3k range. But is that price range really luxury?
In my opinion the best entry level luxury diver is the Longines Legend Diver, I would probably get one in 36mm since the 42 is insanely large for me, and my second favorite would be the Black Bay 54.
Como você elencou um Tissot na sua lista, sinto-me a vontade para perguntar o que você acha dos relógios "Mido", marca que também faz parte do Swatch Group. Tenho um Mido Ocean Star Titanium (bezel de alumínio) e acho um relógio bastante honesto pelo preço (cerca de US$ 1k). Já cogitei trocá-lo por um Tudor BB58, como relógio de uso diário, mas não sei se a diferença de qualidade o BB58 compensaria a troca. O que você acha?
Union Glashutte Belistar Date Sport Pro at 2850 euros is a great bargain judging by the specs and masterfully crafted simplistic design of the watch, I say it's definitely a Great entry level Dive watch with 300 meters of water resistance.
I have a Tissot Gentleman and Longines dress watch. Hamilton Khaki will be my next watch. Can't say I'm an advocate of climate change as defined in modern terms. However, I love the outdoors, both aqua and terra (reference my Omega). When outdoors I leave no footprint! On your best day, you couldn't track me. The land and water is about respect, not ideology.
I like a lot of Longines but the Hydro Conquest is truly foul, in my opinion. The dial feels badly unbalanced with the date at 3 and the 12, 6, and 9 being so large. Give me the Spirit Zulu Time any day of the week instead.
Such a loaded question my man!!! Love your choice. How about some advice how to build a collection after one gets their “ first”. Speaking for myself, I approached it like a crazy person; skipping around from comp to comp collecting this and that all while trying to save for the Rolex or Omega that I’ve been programmed to want even if others in my collection are horologically and aesthetically superior.
I dont want to wear my rolex all the time so for that reason i got my TISSOT Gentleman Powermatic 80 Open Heart Blue Dial 40mm Silver Stainless Steel Bracelet T127.407.11.041.01. the best 975 euro i ever spened on a wach and the best value for money!
I really like the longines hydroconquest 41 ,grey ...3 of my mates have slagged the watch ..now they only rate the higher end watches and dismiss everything else which is annoying..I've sort of come to this conclusion that I am bothered about what people think ..at the end of the day it's jewellery and its purpose is to look good .spending nearly 2k and then having people laughing at your watch is a bit shit but ..ultimate I really like it and might go for this over the blue dial tudor bb 58 ...think for the price and what it offers its an amazing watch
I've always heard bad things about oris, that's why they have such long warranty. Was actually going to buy the oris aquis cherry red but too many negative reviews on it
Defining "luxury watch" really isn't easy. 60% of the watches presented here are brands of the Swatch Group where I have my reservations considering the quality of the movements. Therefore I would not for example consider the Tissot PRX a luxury watch. Simply going by price in my opinion is too little criteria. By style this is a great selection though.
Pelagos 39 is way better value for the money. Seamaster is the better watch in terms of specs. But pelagos has better dimensions imo. In the end it comes down to your own preference, which one do you like the most?
@@SIZZO76 No comparison? Are you joking? Pelagos for that price has steel bracelet and rubber strap and it's dimensions are in high demand. Better value for your money when you buy it and better value for your money when you regret your purchase. Omega will depreciate much more. Pelagos will still sell for the same or slightly less. But yes the Tudor is more of a toolwatch in terms of looks, omega more stylish but too big imo.
Great picks! I do own the Longines Hydroconquest as my first luxury watch and I'm very satisfied with it. My next target is either an Omega Seamaster or a Tudor Black Bay 58, but they're going up in price range, it's getting crazy.
@@robitobi9740 I don't think so,, but it is good that they are doing as much as they can! Oris is not a no profit organization like the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation is!
Idk but I've always seemed to stick to the 1-3k price range. Anything more expensive and I get afraid someone's going to either Rob me at gunpoint or something is gonna happen to the watch and it'll be lost or broken. Plus you can buy 3k watches that hold up to watches priced 2-3 times higher in many cases. Longines is a great example of that. Also discounted or pre owned Breitling or omegas are amazing watches that usually go around 3k.
I agree with you. I think the $2-3k price range is the sweet spot for a good watch you can wear everyday and not be to worried about what happens to it.
Why longines is listed as entry level ? The quality on metarials, the mechanism they used, the attractiveness and the brand history they have is amazing which is in my opinion same as Tudor. But when it comes to lists you see that longines is shown as entry level. I just dont understand…
Amazon reviews on Hamilton might lead one to fear reliability. Tissot gets bad mouthed by watch builders for having plastic parts in the "Swiss" movement. #shrug.
@@Mlridge It’s not. It’s more of an affordable everyday Swiss watch that mimics Rolex and AP designs. And they don’t have any watches in the 1000+ range which disqualifies them from that inclusion.
I'd rank the Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional above the HydroConquest. It's huge but its features rival the Omega Planet Ocean. TheHydroConquest isn't even close to that andit costs significantly more than the TS2000.
@@antoinemozart243 I think every man should own a watch, and not rely on his cellphone to be the only source for knowing and telling the time. However, there is only one good reason for owning an expensive watch --- besides telling the time --- you can make a trade.
Only just came across this older video. Thank goodness you didn't do an "Adrian" and release a video doubling down on Tudor not being luxury. I know that you are friends but in 2023, he must know that was tone deaf to most people, and a little insensitive. Most people are happy for people that wear £5k+ watches, but don't like someone who is in that financial position telling someone that 2 months wages saved to spend on a watch is not a luxury purchase is a bit ick 🤮Great take on a sensitive subject.
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You lost me when you began to chat about monkeys, plastic bottles and climate change. I am really not understanding how the bottle and climate change correlate.
My first Swiss watch purchase was earlier this year, a Hydroconquest in 39mm. Absolutely in love and now I want more Longines like the spirit. I can’t believe the movement features and quality for the price point. Other brands at that price give you base Stelita or ETA that have like 40 hours of reserve. Longines is serious quality
what brands give you base Sellita for 2k ? Hublot or IWC ? Oh wait...they give that at 6k.
Fantastic video Harrison! I honestly believe that the 'Luxury watch' classification starts with Tissot as a brand. I would love to have a Hamilton Khaki field or a Longines, a brand which I was skeptical about in the past but now I love. 😍😍 Keep it up!!
Thanks mate!
My first swiss watch at the end of 2022, a Zodiac Super Sea Wolf skin. I absolutely love the thing and the vintage style. Zodiac has a lot of history I think people forget about.
I've always found the hydro conquest to look a little odd. I can't quite put my finger on why, but I think it's the massive and imposing numerals. The spirit watches are beautiful. You'd never guess the spirits and the hydros were from the same brand (removing the logo)
I’ve ordered the Longines H. Today I have Formex Reef as my daily use together with Apple Ultra watch.
Longines Spirit is probably much better then them all, cause it got vintage and modern, shiny and tool watch and a unique design for a pilots watch
Tissot was better. Value for money
I purchased just few days ago Certina ds action diver 43mm in blue color and I think it is better than Tissot but the brand is less known among masses.
For me:1)Tudor BB58, 2)Eberhard Scientigraf, 3)Zodiac Super Sea Wolf COSC, 4)Wyler Vetta Jumbostar chrono, 5)Longines Ultrachron
Longines spirit 37mm 3 hander blue dial for me.❤
8:40 Thank god you followed that wording up with a proper explanation lmao
Great video as always!
I know that we kept this list limited to brands sold by Chisholm Hunter (totally fair), but I would have to suggest that any honest discussion about entry level luxury needs to include Christopher Ward. My $900 USD CW Sealander GMT gets more wrist time than my Tudor steel and gold GMT or my white gold Datejust. I just bought my wife a 36mm Tiffany blue Sealander, and I am about to pull the trigger on the bronze Aquitaine. And…I haven’t even mentioned the Bel Canto at $3,500 USD. Great video. Keep up the good work.
A brand to look into Sinn great technology and models low to mid level. My U50 T top daily diver.
Longines has been conquering serious ground lately with their Spirit line but Tudor will always be the best bang for buck under $3,500
@@coffeeboyclips1973 Tudor isn't low end anymore. They are slowly making a name for itself and their releases are getting better every year. The days of poor mans Rolex are over.
@@coffeeboyclips1973 I agree with you my friend. Tudor doesn’t even have ceramic bezel. The longines hydroconquest has one and it is cheaper. Tudor is a poor man’s Rolex
@@key4duty ITS STILL A POOR MANS ROLEX. ONLY TUDOR FANBOYS FEEL DIFFERENTLY
@@coffeeboyclips1973 facts!
Facts!
Nice video. You say that we won't find a better quality watch than the Longines for 1500 but I think that this watch could exist => C60 Trident Pro 300. What are you thoughts ?
Great explanation, thanks
What do you think of the Longines Hydroconquest older model
I guess I only agree with the Longines and Oris as entry luxury. Don’t forget about Tag , Sinn, Ball, and many others in that 2-3k range. But is that price range really luxury?
In my opinion the best entry level luxury diver is the Longines Legend Diver, I would probably get one in 36mm since the 42 is insanely large for me, and my second favorite would be the Black Bay 54.
I really like Oris as a brand. Their newest in house calibre is pretty damn good and they’re build like bricks
Agreed!
100%, Oris is bringing serious value at the price point they're playing in
@@Dazulolwarrior their dials are really cool too
@@thatmexicanguy2989 yea their dials look even better in person compared to the PR images
Como você elencou um Tissot na sua lista, sinto-me a vontade para perguntar o que você acha dos relógios "Mido", marca que também faz parte do Swatch Group.
Tenho um Mido Ocean Star Titanium (bezel de alumínio) e acho um relógio bastante honesto pelo preço (cerca de US$ 1k). Já cogitei trocá-lo por um Tudor BB58, como relógio de uso diário, mas não sei se a diferença de qualidade o BB58 compensaria a troca. O que você acha?
Hi @Chisholm Hunter, Does Chisholm Hunter do international shipping if i buy online on your site?
Eying up that Oris Aquis 👀
No contesting there - love my Tissot PRX oozing quality as well as my Longines Conquest !!! Bulova too
Good to see Chris O’Dowd still working after The IT Crowd.
You have missed Victorinox watches
I own a HC. Just love it...
These are definitely some nice watches for sure.
Union Glashutte Belistar Date Sport Pro at 2850 euros is a great bargain judging by the specs and masterfully crafted simplistic design of the watch, I say it's definitely a Great entry level Dive watch with 300 meters of water resistance.
Where does Baumé and Marcier fit in this conversation, if it should be included at all?
Have a Black Bay 58 and a PRX myself! Though mine is the quartz 35mm as I liked the fact it’s as close to the original Seastar as possible.
I have a Tissot Gentleman and Longines dress watch. Hamilton Khaki will be my next watch.
Can't say I'm an advocate of climate change as defined in modern terms. However, I love the outdoors, both aqua and terra (reference my Omega). When outdoors I leave no footprint! On your best day, you couldn't track me. The land and water is about respect, not ideology.
The L888 movement in the Hydroconquest is not COSC certified. And the movement is not inhouse. Longines exclusive, but still a modified ETA.
Quite the same with this Oris.. it's not Cal 400 (their new inhouse movement since the price is not for entry anymore :) )
Actually I just read there are SOME L888 that are COSC certified like 888.4 and 5
On the case back it does say COSC certified
I like a lot of Longines but the Hydro Conquest is truly foul, in my opinion. The dial feels badly unbalanced with the date at 3 and the 12, 6, and 9 being so large. Give me the Spirit Zulu Time any day of the week instead.
Toyota give you a 10 year guarantee🤷♂️
Btw love your videos. Keep up the good work
Fine choices Harrison!
Cheers Jim!
The Longines Conquest should have made this list in black 39.
between the Oris Aquis and the Longines Hydroconquest, which one will you suggest?
hydroconquest
Such a loaded question my man!!! Love your choice. How about some advice how to build a collection after one gets their “ first”. Speaking for myself, I approached it like a crazy person; skipping around from comp to comp collecting this and that all while trying to save for the Rolex or Omega that I’ve been programmed to want even if others in my collection are horologically and aesthetically superior.
Exactly. Its programmed into us to go higher and higer in value
Hydroconquest is not cosc, L888 not cosc and not in house. eTA based like hamilton’s movements.
Thanks for explanation
I dont want to wear my rolex all the time so for that reason i got my TISSOT Gentleman Powermatic 80 Open Heart Blue Dial 40mm Silver Stainless Steel Bracelet T127.407.11.041.01. the best 975 euro i ever spened on a wach and the best value for money!
That Zulu Time! 😍
Great video actually
Great video Harrison, but…. Yes, a manufacturer of cars actually gives 10 years of warranty. It is called Toyota.
I really like the longines hydroconquest 41 ,grey ...3 of my mates have slagged the watch ..now they only rate the higher end watches and dismiss everything else which is annoying..I've sort of come to this conclusion that I am bothered about what people think ..at the end of the day it's jewellery and its purpose is to look good .spending nearly 2k and then having people laughing at your watch is a bit shit but ..ultimate I really like it and might go for this over the blue dial tudor bb 58 ...think for the price and what it offers its an amazing watch
Mido ocean star?
I've always heard bad things about oris, that's why they have such long warranty. Was actually going to buy the oris aquis cherry red but too many negative reviews on it
Gentilman > PRX especially for larger wrists.
LONGINES Spirit Zulu Time
TAG Heuer Aquaracer 300M
TUDOR Pelagos
If the next step up is Rolex and Omega then I don’t think it’s entre level all of them but the black bay fit tho
You asked if a car would give you a 10 year guarantee. Yes. In Australia, Mitsubishi offer a 10 year warranty on their vehicles.
Defining "luxury watch" really isn't easy. 60% of the watches presented here are brands of the Swatch Group where I have my reservations considering the quality of the movements. Therefore I would not for example consider the Tissot PRX a luxury watch. Simply going by price in my opinion is too little criteria. By style this is a great selection though.
Hi I’m looking to buy my first watch would u go for the pelagos 39 or the Seamaster 300m
Pelagos 39 is way better value for the money. Seamaster is the better watch in terms of specs. But pelagos has better dimensions imo. In the end it comes down to your own preference, which one do you like the most?
SMP300 better watch… If only it came in 39-41mm
Smp300 without a doubt. That titanium is a scratch magnet and movement is much beater in the Seamaster.
It’s no comparison. The SEAMASTER is the better watch
@@SIZZO76 No comparison? Are you joking?
Pelagos for that price has steel bracelet and rubber strap and it's dimensions are in high demand. Better value for your money when you buy it and better value for your money when you regret your purchase. Omega will depreciate much more. Pelagos will still sell for the same or slightly less.
But yes the Tudor is more of a toolwatch in terms of looks, omega more stylish but too big imo.
Great picks! I do own the Longines Hydroconquest as my first luxury watch and I'm very satisfied with it. My next target is either an Omega Seamaster or a Tudor Black Bay 58, but they're going up in price range, it's getting crazy.
From having both, I’d say go Seamaster. No doubt.
@@jackiemoon_lms I’m with you. Better watch
Buy the Omega SEAMASTER. Omega is a higher level watch!
@@SIZZO76 thanks for the tip! I was sure that Tudor and Omega were at least kind of similar in quality.
@@fredericbourgeois-leblanc3578 Thank you my friend. The Omega SEAMASTER is a iconic watch!
Entry level watch is Casio F-91W.
Fun fact: Tudor and Rolex (Hans Wilsdorf Foundation) are doing at least as much for the nature as Oris, maybe more!
That's epic news I'll have to look into it. Love it when brands donate to good causes!
Interesting news….it’s certainly not publicized the way Oris is.
Oris in proportion to Rolex and Tudor is doing much more .
@@robitobi9740 I don't think so,, but it is good that they are doing as much as they can! Oris is not a no profit organization like the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation is!
@@robitobi9740 Based on what I have seen this is true by far! Oris is one of my favourite Swiss brands !
Idk but I've always seemed to stick to the 1-3k price range. Anything more expensive and I get afraid someone's going to either Rob me at gunpoint or something is gonna happen to the watch and it'll be lost or broken. Plus you can buy 3k watches that hold up to watches priced 2-3 times higher in many cases. Longines is a great example of that. Also discounted or pre owned Breitling or omegas are amazing watches that usually go around 3k.
I agree with you. I think the $2-3k price range is the sweet spot for a good watch you can wear everyday and not be to worried about what happens to it.
Why longines is listed as entry level ? The quality on metarials, the mechanism they used, the attractiveness and the brand history they have is amazing which is in my opinion same as Tudor. But when it comes to lists you see that longines is shown as entry level. I just dont understand…
What about a Sinn ?
Totally agree.
Isn’t Hamilton from the USA
Amazon reviews on Hamilton might lead one to fear reliability. Tissot gets bad mouthed by watch builders for having plastic parts in the "Swiss" movement. #shrug.
I have all 5 brands 👊🏾
Which is your favorite
Why is the camera so shaky
Love this channel. Any chance of getting your thoughts on the Breitling
Absolutely! Thanks mate, I’ll work on this for
You.
I agree with you
When the word "best" is used, pretty much everything is subjective.
For some reason, luxury is defined as expensive.
I wouldn’t really consider tissot luxury. And I would why no certina? I find it an underrated brand.
Certina is a good Swiss watch brand
Tissot is a luxury brand
@@Mlridge It’s not. It’s more of an affordable everyday Swiss watch that mimics Rolex and AP designs. And they don’t have any watches in the 1000+ range which disqualifies them from that inclusion.
@@Mlridge I think Tissot make a good watch. It is a solid timepiece!
@@ChromeMan04 tissot excellence is priced at more than £3000
I'd rank the Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional above the HydroConquest. It's huge but its features rival the Omega Planet Ocean. TheHydroConquest isn't even close to that andit costs significantly more than the TS2000.
Isn't it interesting, how so many superficial people would waste their money on an expensive watch, just to tell the time?
Watches are men's jewels. I don't like rings or bracelets. But you are right. If you only want to know time, a phone is perfect.
@@antoinemozart243 I think every man should own a watch, and not rely on his cellphone to be the only source for knowing and telling the time. However, there is only one good reason for owning an expensive watch --- besides telling the time --- you can make a trade.
all watches with that bezel that aren't a submariner look like tacky knock-offs to me.
The flippancy in your admission to shooting monkeys in Bali was worrying
Only just came across this older video. Thank goodness you didn't do an "Adrian" and release a video doubling down on Tudor not being luxury. I know that you are friends but in 2023, he must know that was tone deaf to most people, and a little insensitive. Most people are happy for people that wear £5k+ watches, but don't like someone who is in that financial position telling someone that 2 months wages saved to spend on a watch is not a luxury purchase is a bit ick 🤮Great take on a sensitive subject.
Toyota gives me 10 years of guarantee 😉
Hamilton is not an entry level luxury brand
Luxury starts at 1500 usd
tbh kinda a lazy list and not very inspiring. tissot is ehhh aside from the seastar. mido, certina and rado are good options.
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The Oris movement is inferior. Family owned or charity has nothing to do with the quality of the watch. Longines hydroconquest is the king.
Don’t want to be impolite but must say there’s no other expression as idiotic as ”an entry level watch”.
Those are entry level brands/watches and have nothing to do with luxury. Rolex, Omega, Cartier, JLC, Grand Seiko are entry level luxury.
You lost me when you began to chat about monkeys, plastic bottles and climate change. I am really not understanding how the bottle and climate change correlate.
Hamilton is a one-trick pony. If you want a $500 field watch... sure... but the brand as a whole, is boring as hell.
Neeeh said the pony wearing the scuba and the murph and the jazz and the panda thing I cant remem the name!
I like my pilot
I found the name meh
2:23 gay
Tissot!👎👎👎
Why are you articulating so much?🤔🤣
Because he is Scottish. 😆😆
I have many more expensive watches, but I find myself wanting to wear my Hamilton Khaki King more than any other watch
these are beyond expensive daug... my budget is sub 200