My 3 most worn watches are: 1. Tudor GMT S&G 2. Rolex Submariner “Bluesy” 3. Cartier Santos TT And I just realized that all of my watches are two tone 😊
My most worn this year: 1. Longines Chronograph - My Precioussssss 2. Zelos Swordfish - Practical, beautiful pearl dial 3. G-Shock - Blacked-out badboy beater
That Santos Dumont fits you like a glove. Surely the blue 58 has memories for you as it's been a staple from the beginning s of the Channel? Then again I've sold my bb ceramic to purchase a Glasshutte senator excellence which along with Grand Seiko sbgm221 gmt and Hanhart 417es are now my most worn. Suppose the collection does evolve, but, still regret on selling certain watches. Happy new year both
STEPHEN IS HEEERE! 💕💕✨✨✨ ALLO ALLO LOVELY! Omg. The dumont and me. 😻 the love affair of my lifetime hahaha! I really think it’s one of those few watches I’ll love forever! And you’re sooo right ! The 58 IS A STAPLE OF GRINGA TUBE! You’re only talking me into keeping it now hahaha. But you know! I totally get selling your Tudor for the GO Senator! I REALLY CANT ARGUE WITH THAT! 😻👏🏻 Man! I want to buy a new watch now!
Cull the heard, Britt! you'll feel so much better! I just went from 12 to 5. Part of it is to get some money back because I really want that Explorer 40mm, but I found that creating more space both physically and mentally was a great thing to do.
Great collection. When you have a lot of watches, too many, sometimes you don't wear a watch during many months, and after a long time you rediscover this watch! It's like a new watch in your collection. I like the idea of seasonal watches.
After waiting almost 2 years for my omega to service I sold all my watches. I only use ETA movement watches, and now I'm learning to service them myself. 3 Watches. Tudor OG rose logo in black, Longines conquest black 41mm and the Hamilton cooper on a custom leather strap. That's it. Cheers
I’ve recently been thinking more and more about switching to ETA and/or Sellita-based watches. Yes, I’m enjoying my time with my Omega, Breitling, and Tudor, but what’s going to happen when service time arrives?
Britt, theres just something thats magic about that Santos Dumont variant in particular that I love for you. Never saw myself as a leather watch person but this one changes my mind.
@@divertiti agreed 100% watches are to be enjoyed and used. If you don't use it and no longer love it, there is no point. There are many new watches she could enjoy with the money
The OP34 is the best version of OP in my opinion. The discreet roman numerals at the edges of the indexes are perfect. And the wearability is just perfect.
Hi Britt, I’ve got a core collection of 10 watches. And another 12 are in my second league. And there are a handful vintage watches as well as some Casios. On one hand I would like to shrink down the collection to maybe five serious pieces. But on the other hand it’s nice to have some fun watches as well. My most worn watches of last year are my Pelagos 39, my Cartier Santos WSSA0037 and my Omega Railmaster with the charcoal dial. But my Rolex OP is on a good fourth place. And during the summer I worn some of my more colourful watches like a Tissot Sideral with the yellow accents, my Moonswatch Mission to Sun or the Citizen Tsuyosa with the yellow dial. Best wishes, Claus
This video speaks to all watch nuts.. ha. I think we all go thru this phase and changes throughout our watch life. I go back to steel bracelet sports watches almost always. Ha.
your hair looks really great today Britt :) oh, and the watches are also nice ;) I hope, your Cartier survived that washing machine torture and is fully repaired
My Tudor North Flag is getting the most wrist time. I LOVE this watch. I wouldn't say I have anything on the chopping block, but my blue Tudor BB58 has not seen any wrist time in a while.
My three most worn watches: 1. Omega Aqua Terra 2518.50 2. Seiko Tank SWR083 3. Seiko SKX007J I just recently purchased an Omega Seamaster SMPC 36.5mm and I’m looking forward to seeing the memories that are made.
I’d slim down to just a sport and dress watch, then sell the rest. GMT II and the OP 34 for example. But sell either the OP or cartier. Then, add a g shock and you’re set
I have two Omegas and a Rolex but I only wear my PAM111. The others never get a look in. The Rolex in particular feels like a millstone these days, it just doesn't feel safe to wear a Pepsi in London. I don't like feeling on guard when I'm out. The PAM just has a comfort the others don't have during wear due to the cushion case, the design is also medium ugly in that it's bold and a bit weird but also full of lovely details. It's the Adam Driver of watches.
I only wear and own Oris. They have me covered, from dress watches to sports watches. Great price-to-value ratio, especially the ones with in-house movement.
That's interesting. I love almost all of their designs, but Oris has probably the worst price to value ratio that I can think of. I hope you bought them used.
@@mariog7213 They are in the mix too. Just tried a couple two months ago. Great watches, but the price tag was almost comical. Tag Heuer also comes to mind.
@@kresimirpleic I disagree with you on the price-to-value, but I'm glad you like their designs. Tim Mosso, who knows more about watches than 99.99% of watch enthusiasts, asserts that the Oris Aquis Calibre 400 is the best value in a diver watch for under $5k, and even under $10k. Start watching at around the 34th minute: ua-cam.com/video/nevkCMemhRA/v-deo.html
@@mariog7213 I think Tudor offers decent value, but it's a boring brand for me. They're not as creative or playful with their designs as Oris is. Oris's Calibre 400 movement is superior to any movement currently offered by Tudor and offers a warranty that is twice as long as Tudor's.
I've been into collecting watches for about the same amount of time, and tend to buy 2-3 watches per year. Now I own too many watches, and am going through literally the same thing. I want to downsize my collection to only the few pieces I wear the most. And it just so happens that I tend to wear watches seasonally too - so this video really resonates with me lol. It's a tough call to make though when you love all your watches. I can't bring myslef to sell any of them just yet 😅
I’m finding myself wearing my Omega Globemaster 39mm white dial on the bracelet. It’s an everyday and it’s very subtle. Giving up my Panerais. I don’t like the way the lugs fall on me and they’re dent magnets.
Great video! I have the same oyster perpetual but with a date window just because I prefer a smaller watch on my wrist and I absolutely love the wearability of that watch!
Britt!! Once again nice to peer into your mind....Never know what you are going to find, like selling the BB58! What! But really I get it, I never thought I would sell my BB S&G but it was not getting the wrist time and its loss allowed me to get the FXD-Black. As for my most worn watches in the recent past are a Tudor Cultist dream. The FXD-Black, the BB GMT S&G, and the Tudor Heritage. Especially with the quick NATO strap change on the FXD, I keep the FXD rocking daily. Keep up the great work, and Long Live the Cult(s), and 4:30 date windows.
I totally get what you’re saying about reducing the collection size. I did that last year and purged 10 watches. I have a dozen currently and probably wear 3-4 regularly. ‘22 Black Rolex Sub, Blue dial Seiko 5 and Steinhart Nav B 44 I’ve had for 15 years seem to win out. Maybe I should purge more. Your Daytona is giving me the feels.
Britt, that BB 54 is totally the business on your wrist - always keep this one. and I also have too many watches and seasonal is a thing and that is OK! Just yesterday I remembered I have 6 Tissot T-Touches so I hauled out the box they are in and drooled. I'm already on the 3rd one in 2 days. What does this have to do with your video? Nothing, I just felt like mentioning it
Hi Britt - I go through this as well. More leather straps in the winter and stainless steel in the summer. Some I can change out steel for leather strap. I find when I go to sell one, the watch dealers offer me $1,500 on a $3,000 watch. Most people I know wear "Apple watches" and will not spend big money on a watch. It's not that they do not have money, they will spend it on cars, vacations and so on. My fav watches to wear are.. Breitling TransOcean Day Date 43mm, Hamilton Feild Khaki 42 and Tag Hauer GMT Aquaracer Batman 43mm. My Rolex Sub 39mm too small on my wrist. Omega Seamaster 41 also looks too small on my wrist and my Breitling SuperOcean Heritage II is too big on my wrist.🤔
First world problem, yes! But with the world seemingly on fire your video is comforting and relaxing. I can escape with a cup of coffee and just enjoy the moment. Thank you Gringa
Hi Britt! Just wondering since you and your husband have an awesome collection, how you store the watches while wearing others and they finish power reserve? You use a winder or you just manually wind them when you decide to wear them again? Maybe I am crazy but I have 2 watches (explorer 36 and bb54) and I am kinda stressed that after I will manually wind them after being stored for 2 weeks will just not be as accurate as before.
I enjoy wearing watches for three reasons: as a functional tool, a constant reminder that time keeps moving forward, and for the memories created with them. There's a unique charm to wearing a watch, whether it's a $10 Casio or a $4000 Cartier. I have certain watches that I would never sell because of those memories. And oh my three most worn watches of 2023 were 1) Kuoe Old Smith 2) Baltic Aquascaphe 3) Casio MQ-24
Your comment about wanting the same watch back makes sense to me I’ve had the same issue with with a couple of motorbikes I’ve got two triumphs tiger 800 I killed my first one after 88000 hard miles of on and off road adventure lots of crashes and falls so I got a second one to replace the first one but it’s just not the same and finding it really hard to jell with the new one
My three most worn are my Omega Seamaster 300m white dial, Rolex OP34mm silver dial and my 1972 Seiko 5 (birthyear watch). Currently saving for a Black bay 54 and a Cartier Santos Dumont.
Hey Britt, You mentioned that you are trying to see if you can move past the bad juju on the OP. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to sell it and the BB58 to help move into the 36mm Explorer that you previously expressed an interest in.
Hey there Britt, of course I have too many watches, but... it's an addiction for which no cure exists 😱 And yes, most of them I don't wear anymore but I must say that about a dozen of them do get a fair amount of wrist time. The rest are just there to fill the watch boxes 😁 Cheers Britt, looking forward to another year of lovely videos from my favorite watch geek 🙂
Its funny you and your husband share watches. My wife and I do as well! It seems as though she's starting to wear my Black Bays more while i wear the GS Peacock and Cherry Blossom more.
BB1954, Rolex OP, and Cartier are must keeps for you IMO. Seems to fit your style and personality so well. As for my collection, now that I have a Tudor BB54 my Yema Superman is on the chopping block, too similar to BB54 and the Yema has long lugs, which I simply do not like on my watches now. My Tissot Seastar and PRX will find new homes, as will my Seiko King Turtle (w/Japanese day wheel) potentially. I would like to think I will sell these, but will probably gift to friends and family - just more joy in that.
SALTY IN THE HOUSE! 💕🎉 Ahhhh babes! YES! The Tudor BB54, OP and Cartier feel essential to gringa land! OH MAN! It’s always hard when something is on the chopping block! But I can’t argue with it! If the Tudor is scratching the same itch as the Yema, but the Tudor is that wee bit more elevated, it totally makes sense. You need to keep me in the loop with what you end up doing!
@@BrittPearceWatches Agree, the BB 54 is significant step up on the Yema - which is no sloutch. So now in addition to an Omega Acolyte, I have become a Tudor Apostle! Is that heresy?
I totally understand your situation and thinks its a good move tbh. I think having a core 3 watches to enjoy, bond with and make memories with is better than a larger collection. My 3 watches are the Rolex rootbeer, Rolex DJ41 (blue dial) and speedy sapphire sandwich (current gen). I go back and forward on the idea of adding a Reverso tribute. I particularly like the new opaline dial but its a lot of cash to spend on a dress watch that wont get much wrist time. Its a separate topic but in 2024 most people wear apple watches. Are mechanical watches becoming dress watches in general?
Hi Britt I’m loving the 67 Speedy that’s a birth year watch for me. Most warn watch this year is my Zero West FS-2 or Tudor Pelagos 42m in blue. Great video really enjoyed it. 👍👏👏👏
Currently the watch that is getting the most wrist time from me is my new Glashutte Original Panoinverse in stainless steel. I put an ostrich strap on it and all I can say is WOW. Well done GO.
Wow Britt, impressive and massive collection. I have one question for you in all your gringaness: If you could only own 5 (five, cinco, fünf, Cinque) watches, which ones would you keep?
I wore a Hamilton auto Khaki almost every day for over a decade, but for the last 2.5 years my daily driver has been the Hamilton PSR Time Computer reissue. I own a working original from 1972 but only wear it on special occasions as I treasure it.
Definitely agree with the seasonal aspects of watch selection. I do pretty much the same. I absolutely do have way too many watches. I wear a lot of them, but some more than others. The ones that get the most wrist time are my Hamilton Khaki Field, Tissot Ballade, and my Glycine Combat Sub.
Tudor FXD mn23 bought for me with the Gov State Pension (interest free credit) and Seiko Bullhead Black Horse. Are my most worn watches Rolex Milgauss GV Black 2014 is now a low mileage Volvo XC70. HaPpY New Year 🥳
The first video I saw of yours, you were wearing the blue BB58! That blue is just so cool, I really admire your collection. Right now I have a two watch collection with my G-Shock GAB2100-3A and San Martin Retro Diver Sn0017.I use the SM as my daily since it looks like two of my grails put together (in a lesser way) and my G-Shock as my adventure watch (vacation/travel/).
I wore my Pelagos 39 every single day since I got it in 2023 and I love it to the f*cking moon! But I get the point with dress watches for winter, I’m really thinking about a Cartier Tank Louis Cartier for a while! You’re doing great, stay as you are ♥️
So I've just started "collecting" but I don't feel like a collector lol. I have 3 watches: my gshock casiok black for working out and outdoors activities, the tissot gentleman silver dial is my office everyday wear and my nomos orion 35 is the weekend and dressy option. I think im going to rotate them until i upgrade the tissot gentlman with a rolex oyster perpetual and the nomos with the cartier santos dumont like yours. ❤
spot on about the winter-summer choices. Also agree that once you have a SS bracelet with some kind easy adjustment for that half a centimeter, it is hard to go back. Also hard to even entertain butterfly clasp SS bracelets with zero adjustment. Thats my main beef with Grand seikos actually, not having on the fly micro adjustment. If they added that, they would easily have the best bracelet on the market.
I completely agree! I'm keeping all my watches for these reasons. The memory and attachement + the potential regrets are not worth the money I'd get. I just wait a bit more to buy new ones, and as unuseful as they are, this is not a big deal :)
SEASONAL WATCH CHOICES!😃 TO me, like wake up early morning and going college on a COLD and CLOUDY day, makes me FEEL like wearing a blue divers watch (seiko sports srpd) cause it just relates to me😅, on a SUNNY early morning, definitely a poppy bright coloured dial watch like the citizen TSUYOSA (YELLOW) and when its RAINING, GSHOCK is the best I can wear cause I can be more CAREFREE about it! AND rolex OP is not at all a BORING CHOICE😅, ITS JUST SO SIMPLE AND DECENT! WHENEVER I think of a PERFECT WATCH, a rolex op always comes to my MIND! A year ago, I bought a super Mario x gshock watch cause I liked BOTH GSHOCK and SUPER MARIO, WAS REALLY HAPPY WHEN I GOT IT! but now I don't WEAR it that much but still really HAPPY😀 to OWN it! Thanks for the video WATCH GRINGA! that SHOT with the M&M's and those oyster perpetuals was really COOL AND CREATIVE!
I wear mostly my speedy which looks very much like yours, bezel and dial wise, although the case is A LOT more beat up on mine. That gives me permission to just wear it whatever i do.
Fell out of love with my BB58 as well and traded it towards my new blue FXD, which I adore (and got at a 10% discount from my AD). For me personally, the FXD is a better watch and I have other dressy sport watches on a bracelet that have better bracelets and that I was wearing much more often than the BB 58. I know they are different colors, but it seems like you don’t need both the BB 54 and the BB 58, especially if you aren’t wearing the latter.
I recently swapped my stainless steel Omega Seamaster Professional Chrono bracelet for the Omega Seamaster black rubber strap and love the instant transformation. Obviously still have the original bracelet to swap again when needed.
Seiko king Turtle, I have watches that cost significantly more but this one is my go to. It was my first automatic and I wear it to work, motorcycle riding, mountain biking, hiking and swimming in the ocean. The more wear and tear the more I like it. A bit ironic that my first watch on my collecting journey is still my favourite.
My top three (in no particular order) 1. Omega SMP 2254.50 on a knock off modern Seamaster rubber strap 2. CW Sealander C63 GMT (white dial) 3. Monta Noble (silver dial)
my 3 watch collection, the Galaxy 4 daily driver, Garmin Instinct beater, and black Bulova Lunar Pilot for when I want to go analog. it's heavy and I don't wear it much so I might replace it with an Orient Black Bay Raven, idk yet.
Sell the black bay you're not wearing and great video. I've had to part ways with my day date this year, but why own it if it's not getting wrist time right.
BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION . The Santos CARTIER with a leather wirst (crocodile) is perfect . I am not a ROLEX fan but i like this GMT II . I like the colors, i like the dial and i like the GMT function. An OMEGA Speedmaster, yes !!!! JAMES BOND Watch . Ok now he also wear SEAMASTER . So for you the third watch is The ROLEX or the TUDOR Black Bay ????
Leather is also a more tactical choice in the winter, it keeps your hands warmer in freezing temperatures than steel which will freeze. Rubber will get stiff so canvas and leather make more sense. I chose leather for a roadtrip in Alberta and it was the right choice. Britt, I also am getting very selective on watches. Im thinking about going from a $400 Helm Miyako to getting a Christopher Ward Aquitaine GMT, my grail. But the truth is I don't think I would ever feel comfortable with $2000 on my wrist that could be invested elsewhere for my future. I would rather go for a San Martin Milsub or Proxima original design for $300 and just enjoy that. I wouldnt worry about it getting scratched, thats for sure. What are your thoughts on that?
I completely agree that it is wiser to put £2000 somewhere other than a watch if thats a large amount of your net worth. However I also believe sometimes its better to just save up for the watch you really want rather than burning £300 for a 'its good enough' watch
@rf10is agree! I just think it's not a good idea to waste that money on a watch when it could be used to set up your future. Saving up really isn't an issue for me, it's just a question of opportunity cost
@younusimam-thesalamproject6340 I dont want to tempt you into a poor financial choice lol, but, A beautiful timepiece grail watch is kind of an investment into your future, thats something you fall in love with, and still brings you great joy 6 years later. Having said that its extremely risky to do this if you have only seen the watch online and not actually seen it in person or tried it on
@rf10is idk, the problem is it becomes hard to justify a $2000 watch. But a $300 that gets 96% of it right (like a Proxima) has a much lower financial impact, plus, I know im going to be able to enjoy it without concern. It's literally a drop in the bucket. That's what I'm having to grapple with. Maybe I will save the purchase of that grail for when I've gotten a promotion or financial windfall. Thanks for this though. The Aquitaine GMT really ticks off 99% of my boxes so it's definitely a consideration!
it sounds like you should never sell the blue black bay haha it has a good reason to be in the collection and maybe you can fall in love with it again in the future
Seiko SUR has the most wear so far. Wore it as much as I could during the Christmas season since it was a gift from my wife. Chopping block? A knock off OLEVS which that is a knock off Rolex.
As someone who has worn watches for over 20 yrs and love wearing the one i own, i still cannot understand people buying watches and not wearing them. Seems so strange.
I totally get this - I amassed a 40+ collection and grew weary and tired of watches - collection anxiety / fatigue sets in I sold the lot and paired down to 3 watches 1 grail - 1 sentimental - 1 beater Never been more content Less is more
Seasonal is how I justify keeping some of the watches that don't get as much wrist time. Though as someone pretty active, I tend towards bracelets and non-leather straps throughout the year. My most worn this past year was my Grand Seiko Mistflake. Sometimes I wore it throughout the week. Others I would swap between it and another watch until the weekend hit. But I don't think it's ever had the power reserve fully run down since getting it back in January. I didn't actually but many watches during the year until the end when there were a few as gifts to myself for Christmas and celebrating finishing some painful work projects so I wore a good chunk of my collection doing this swapping. Besides the Mistflake, I'd say my blue Santos and a white G.O Panomatic Moonphase got the next most use. My blue Ti CW Twelve did give them a run for their money when it arrived in November though. It only left the daily wear pairing when I went on a trip for New Year's and didn't take it with me. We'll see what this year brings. I've had two new watches come in, one waiting to get through customs (though admittedly a weekend watch), hopefully my Bel Canto preorder being fulfilled in the coming months, and am trying to make sure I have some money banked in case anything new revealed at Watches & Wonders catches my interest.
I'm not sentimental. I love watches but they're just tools on a wrist. Memories are memories. Recently sold a lot of my collection. It was far too big and I didn't enjoy the OTT lavish nature of such a big collection. Enjoying a smaller collection that I actually connect with far more.
A nice and honest video. If you are not financially strapped, just keep your BB58, it's an old friend. My most worn are as follows: 1. Apple watch 8, it is just so helpful at work and legible. 2. Seiko Samurai (black dial) it has been a really good watch and once regulated, keeps great time. 3. Seiko Alpinist SPB 241 (cream dial) I put it on a Horween leather strap and it is the GADA watch.
Totally agree on the seasonal point - always more dressy, more leather in the winter, and more sporty, bracelets and rubber in the summer
My 3 most worn watches are:
1. Tudor GMT S&G
2. Rolex Submariner “Bluesy”
3. Cartier Santos TT
And I just realized that all of my watches are two tone 😊
My silver snoopy cost more than all 3.
@@gregmasters8558Dammmn
@@gregmasters8558congratulation, here is your cookie
My most worn this year:
1. Longines Chronograph - My Precioussssss
2. Zelos Swordfish - Practical, beautiful pearl dial
3. G-Shock - Blacked-out badboy beater
That Santos Dumont fits you like a glove. Surely the blue 58 has memories for you as it's been a staple from the beginning s of the Channel?
Then again I've sold my bb ceramic to purchase a Glasshutte senator excellence which along with Grand Seiko sbgm221 gmt and Hanhart 417es are now my most worn.
Suppose the collection does evolve, but, still regret on selling certain watches.
Happy new year both
STEPHEN IS HEEERE! 💕💕✨✨✨ ALLO ALLO LOVELY! Omg. The dumont and me. 😻 the love affair of my lifetime hahaha! I really think it’s one of those few watches I’ll love forever! And you’re sooo right ! The 58 IS A STAPLE OF GRINGA TUBE! You’re only talking me into keeping it now hahaha.
But you know! I totally get selling your Tudor for the GO Senator! I REALLY CANT ARGUE WITH THAT! 😻👏🏻
Man! I want to buy a new watch now!
Cull the heard, Britt! you'll feel so much better!
I just went from 12 to 5.
Part of it is to get some money back because I really want that Explorer 40mm, but I found that creating more space both physically and mentally was a great thing to do.
Great collection. When you have a lot of watches, too many, sometimes you don't wear a watch during many months, and after a long time you rediscover this watch! It's like a new watch in your collection.
I like the idea of seasonal watches.
After waiting almost 2 years for my omega to service I sold all my watches. I only use ETA movement watches, and now I'm learning to service them myself. 3 Watches. Tudor OG rose logo in black, Longines conquest black 41mm and the Hamilton cooper on a custom leather strap. That's it. Cheers
Wow
I love your strategy of only buying ETA-based watches. They’re certainly more reasonable when it comes to servicing!
I’ve recently been thinking more and more about switching to ETA and/or Sellita-based watches. Yes, I’m enjoying my time with my Omega, Breitling, and Tudor, but what’s going to happen when service time arrives?
@@eyeheartsushi22122 years for a service is very uncommon. Other than it being expensive if you service them all at once, you should be okay.
Britt, theres just something thats magic about that Santos Dumont variant in particular that I love for you. Never saw myself as a leather watch person but this one changes my mind.
indeed that Dumont is very classy. Cartier as a whole make classy watches.
My most worn watches were:
1) Cartier Santos de Cartier (medium)
2) Jaeger Le-Coultre Master Ultra Thin Moon
3) Omega Speedmaster Professional (sapphire sandwich)
You have very good taste.
Don’t sell the black bay. Trust me, don’t sell. It’s not worth the 2200 you’re gonna get out of it. Enjoy the color of that watch and the memories.
Nah, if she's not wearing it, she should get rid of it. Don't let your material possessions own you.
@@divertitiexactly this.
@@divertiti agreed 100% watches are to be enjoyed and used. If you don't use it and no longer love it, there is no point. There are many new watches she could enjoy with the money
The OP34 is the best version of OP in my opinion. The discreet roman numerals at the edges of the indexes are perfect. And the wearability is just perfect.
Agree, I sold mine awhile ago and regretted it. Having a hard time finding one for the same price I sold it for :/
Hi Britt,
I’ve got a core collection of 10 watches. And another 12 are in my second league. And there are a handful vintage watches as well as some Casios.
On one hand I would like to shrink down the collection to maybe five serious pieces. But on the other hand it’s nice to have some fun watches as well.
My most worn watches of last year are my Pelagos 39, my Cartier Santos WSSA0037 and my Omega Railmaster with the charcoal dial. But my Rolex OP is on a good fourth place. And during the summer I worn some of my more colourful watches like a Tissot Sideral with the yellow accents, my Moonswatch Mission to Sun or the Citizen Tsuyosa with the yellow dial.
Best wishes,
Claus
This video speaks to all watch nuts.. ha. I think we all go thru this phase and changes throughout our watch life. I go back to steel bracelet sports watches almost always. Ha.
your hair looks really great today Britt :) oh, and the watches are also nice ;) I hope, your Cartier survived that washing machine torture and is fully repaired
My Tudor North Flag is getting the most wrist time. I LOVE this watch. I wouldn't say I have anything on the chopping block, but my blue Tudor BB58 has not seen any wrist time in a while.
My three most worn watches:
1. Omega Aqua Terra 2518.50
2. Seiko Tank SWR083
3. Seiko SKX007J
I just recently purchased an Omega Seamaster SMPC 36.5mm and I’m looking forward to seeing the memories that are made.
I just bought an Aqua Terra that I love. My other most worn watches are my Black Bay GMT and my Rolex oyster perpetual
No Rolex Explorer in there? I’m wearing my 114270 36m. Next purchase is a Reverso dual time
Im a small wrist fella and my 3 are similar.
Rolex OP 34mm blue dial
Tudor Mini-Sub 34mm blue dial
Cartier Santos Galbee 24mm
I’d slim down to just a sport and dress watch, then sell the rest. GMT II and the OP 34 for example. But sell either the OP or cartier. Then, add a g shock and you’re set
My Tudor pelagos fxd MN has been on my wrist all the time.
Barely switching watch on those days when I go to the office.
The FXD looks so cool
I have two Omegas and a Rolex but I only wear my PAM111. The others never get a look in. The Rolex in particular feels like a millstone these days, it just doesn't feel safe to wear a Pepsi in London. I don't like feeling on guard when I'm out.
The PAM just has a comfort the others don't have during wear due to the cushion case, the design is also medium ugly in that it's bold and a bit weird but also full of lovely details. It's the Adam Driver of watches.
Britt let me know when you are ready to sell your Tudor BB58. Maybe when you are visiting Canada I’ll pick it up 😊.
I only wear and own Oris. They have me covered, from dress watches to sports watches. Great price-to-value ratio, especially the ones with in-house movement.
That's interesting. I love almost all of their designs, but Oris has probably the worst price to value ratio that I can think of. I hope you bought them used.
@@kresimirpleic really? what about Tudor?
@@mariog7213 They are in the mix too. Just tried a couple two months ago. Great watches, but the price tag was almost comical. Tag Heuer also comes to mind.
@@kresimirpleic I disagree with you on the price-to-value, but I'm glad you like their designs. Tim Mosso, who knows more about watches than 99.99% of watch enthusiasts, asserts that the Oris Aquis Calibre 400 is the best value in a diver watch for under $5k, and even under $10k. Start watching at around the 34th minute: ua-cam.com/video/nevkCMemhRA/v-deo.html
@@mariog7213 I think Tudor offers decent value, but it's a boring brand for me. They're not as creative or playful with their designs as Oris is. Oris's Calibre 400 movement is superior to any movement currently offered by Tudor and offers a warranty that is twice as long as Tudor's.
I've been into collecting watches for about the same amount of time, and tend to buy 2-3 watches per year. Now I own too many watches, and am going through literally the same thing. I want to downsize my collection to only the few pieces I wear the most. And it just so happens that I tend to wear watches seasonally too - so this video really resonates with me lol. It's a tough call to make though when you love all your watches. I can't bring myslef to sell any of them just yet 😅
Good luck! I couldn't have more than 5. Too much responsibility ha ha
Britt, Watches do more than tell time. They become part of us.
The GMT on your wrist just “Pops”.
It looks great; (watch/wrist size be dammed !)
3:33 you were missing the drunk Irish slur 😉🤣
Nico 🤷🏻♂️
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I’m finding myself wearing my Omega Globemaster 39mm white dial on the bracelet. It’s an everyday and it’s very subtle. Giving up my Panerais. I don’t like the way the lugs fall on me and they’re dent magnets.
Great video! I have the same oyster perpetual but with a date window just because I prefer a smaller watch on my wrist and I absolutely love the wearability of that watch!
Britt!! Once again nice to peer into your mind....Never know what you are going to find, like selling the BB58! What! But really I get it, I never thought I would sell my BB S&G but it was not getting the wrist time and its loss allowed me to get the FXD-Black. As for my most worn watches in the recent past are a Tudor Cultist dream. The FXD-Black, the BB GMT S&G, and the Tudor Heritage. Especially with the quick NATO strap change on the FXD, I keep the FXD rocking daily. Keep up the great work, and Long Live the Cult(s), and 4:30 date windows.
Well, well, well... If it isn't MY FAVOURITE NEPHEW! ;)
I totally get what you’re saying about reducing the collection size. I did that last year and purged 10 watches. I have a dozen currently and probably wear 3-4 regularly. ‘22 Black Rolex Sub, Blue dial Seiko 5 and Steinhart Nav B 44 I’ve had for 15 years seem to win out. Maybe I should purge more. Your Daytona is giving me the feels.
Good morning from South Florida 🌴
Britt, that BB 54 is totally the business on your wrist - always keep this one.
and I also have too many watches and seasonal is a thing and that is OK! Just yesterday I remembered I have 6 Tissot T-Touches so I hauled out the box they are in and drooled. I'm already on the 3rd one in 2 days. What does this have to do with your video? Nothing, I just felt like mentioning it
The three I wear? Starbucks Sub, jubilee Pepsi GMT Master 2, black Seamaster 300m on a B&J NTTD NATO strap.
I totally relate, my go-to's are Seiko and Casio! 😅
Hi Britt - I go through this as well. More leather straps in the winter and stainless steel in the summer. Some I can change out steel for leather strap. I find when I go to sell one, the watch dealers offer me $1,500 on a $3,000 watch. Most people I know wear "Apple watches" and will not spend big money on a watch. It's not that they do not have money, they will spend it on cars, vacations and so on. My fav watches to wear are.. Breitling TransOcean Day Date 43mm, Hamilton Feild Khaki 42 and Tag Hauer GMT Aquaracer Batman 43mm. My Rolex Sub 39mm too small on my wrist. Omega Seamaster 41 also looks too small on my wrist and my Breitling SuperOcean Heritage II is too big on my wrist.🤔
First world problem, yes! But with the world seemingly on fire your video is comforting and relaxing. I can escape with a cup of coffee and just enjoy the moment. Thank you Gringa
Hi Britt! Just wondering since you and your husband have an awesome collection, how you store the watches while wearing others and they finish power reserve? You use a winder or you just manually wind them when you decide to wear them again? Maybe I am crazy but I have 2 watches (explorer 36 and bb54) and I am kinda stressed that after I will manually wind them after being stored for 2 weeks will just not be as accurate as before.
I enjoy wearing watches for three reasons: as a functional tool, a constant reminder that time keeps moving forward, and for the memories created with them. There's a unique charm to wearing a watch, whether it's a $10 Casio or a $4000 Cartier. I have certain watches that I would never sell because of those memories.
And oh my three most worn watches of 2023 were
1) Kuoe Old Smith
2) Baltic Aquascaphe
3) Casio MQ-24
We have similar tastes. The watches I wear most are my Santos large blue dial, 41mm Sub Date and BB58. Something for every occasion there.
Your comment about wanting the same watch back makes sense to me I’ve had the same issue with with a couple of motorbikes I’ve got two triumphs tiger 800 I killed my first one after 88000 hard miles of on and off road adventure lots of crashes and falls so I got a second one to replace the first one but it’s just not the same and finding it really hard to jell with the new one
My three most worn are my Omega Seamaster 300m white dial, Rolex OP34mm silver dial and my 1972 Seiko 5 (birthyear watch). Currently saving for a Black bay 54 and a Cartier Santos Dumont.
Another good video…thanks Brit! (And a good hair day as well!)
ND Sub, Air King & my 40mm Explorer are my most worn Rolex watches 🫡
Hey Britt, You mentioned that you are trying to see if you can move past the bad juju on the OP. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to sell it and the BB58 to help move into the 36mm Explorer that you previously expressed an interest in.
Hey there Britt, of course I have too many watches, but... it's an addiction for which no cure exists 😱
And yes, most of them I don't wear anymore but I must say that about a dozen of them do get a fair amount of wrist time. The rest are just there to fill the watch boxes 😁
Cheers Britt, looking forward to another year of lovely videos from my favorite watch geek 🙂
Its funny you and your husband share watches. My wife and I do as well! It seems as though she's starting to wear my Black Bays more while i wear the GS Peacock and Cherry Blossom more.
BB1954, Rolex OP, and Cartier are must keeps for you IMO. Seems to fit your style and personality so well.
As for my collection, now that I have a Tudor BB54 my Yema Superman is on the chopping block, too similar to BB54 and the Yema has long lugs, which I simply do not like on my watches now. My Tissot Seastar and PRX will find new homes, as will my Seiko King Turtle (w/Japanese day wheel) potentially.
I would like to think I will sell these, but will probably gift to friends and family - just more joy in that.
SALTY IN THE HOUSE! 💕🎉
Ahhhh babes! YES! The Tudor BB54, OP and Cartier feel essential to gringa land!
OH MAN! It’s always hard when something is on the chopping block! But I can’t argue with it! If the Tudor is scratching the same itch as the Yema, but the Tudor is that wee bit more elevated, it totally makes sense.
You need to keep me in the loop with what you end up doing!
@@BrittPearceWatches Agree, the BB 54 is significant step up on the Yema - which is no sloutch. So now in addition to an Omega Acolyte, I have become a Tudor Apostle! Is that heresy?
I was set on the Santos de Cartier as well until I tried on the Santos Dumont XL. The latter will be added to my collection one day. Beautiful piece.
I totally understand your situation and thinks its a good move tbh. I think having a core 3 watches to enjoy, bond with and make memories with is better than a larger collection.
My 3 watches are the Rolex rootbeer, Rolex DJ41 (blue dial) and speedy sapphire sandwich (current gen).
I go back and forward on the idea of adding a Reverso tribute. I particularly like the new opaline dial but its a lot of cash to spend on a dress watch that wont get much wrist time.
Its a separate topic but in 2024 most people wear apple watches. Are mechanical watches becoming dress watches in general?
Ooh, I like the trio in the role. The Speedy looks great on the vintage. Mine isn't as dark as yours. Could you say which brand it is? Keep em coming.
Hi Britt I’m loving the 67 Speedy that’s a birth year watch for me. Most warn watch this year is my Zero West FS-2 or Tudor Pelagos 42m in blue. Great video really enjoyed it. 👍👏👏👏
Well at least I hope you didn't buy 17 watches in 11 months like me
Currently the watch that is getting the most wrist time from me is my new Glashutte Original Panoinverse in stainless steel. I put an ostrich strap on it and all I can say is WOW. Well done GO.
Wow Britt, impressive and massive collection. I have one question for you in all your gringaness: If you could only own 5 (five, cinco, fünf, Cinque) watches, which ones would you keep?
I wore a Hamilton auto Khaki almost every day for over a decade, but for the last 2.5 years my daily driver has been the Hamilton PSR Time Computer reissue. I own a working original from 1972 but only wear it on special occasions as I treasure it.
Hi Gringa, you won a free Tim Write membership yesterday.🎉🎉🎉
What an awesome collection!!
The Santos Dumont is perfection on your wrist.But the reverso would be the best.
Definitely agree with the seasonal aspects of watch selection. I do pretty much the same.
I absolutely do have way too many watches. I wear a lot of them, but some more than others. The ones that get the most wrist time are my Hamilton Khaki Field, Tissot Ballade, and my Glycine Combat Sub.
Tudor FXD mn23 bought for me with the Gov State Pension (interest free credit) and Seiko Bullhead Black Horse. Are my most worn watches
Rolex Milgauss GV Black 2014 is now a low mileage Volvo XC70.
HaPpY New Year 🥳
The first video I saw of yours, you were wearing the blue BB58! That blue is just so cool, I really admire your collection.
Right now I have a two watch collection with my G-Shock GAB2100-3A and San Martin Retro Diver Sn0017.I use the SM as my daily since it looks like two of my grails put together (in a lesser way) and my G-Shock as my adventure watch (vacation/travel/).
Honestly Britt, your content is Top Notch. I genuinely smile when you're videos pop up. Well done!
I wore my Pelagos 39 every single day since I got it in 2023 and I love it to the f*cking moon!
But I get the point with dress watches for winter, I’m really thinking about a Cartier Tank Louis Cartier for a while!
You’re doing great, stay as you are ♥️
No Britt youre right! you never get "your" watch back if you change your mind. Once theyre gone theyre gone.
I sold all my watches and kept just the one that I love the most, Santos Dumont.
So I've just started "collecting" but I don't feel like a collector lol. I have 3 watches: my gshock casiok black for working out and outdoors activities, the tissot gentleman silver dial is my office everyday wear and my nomos orion 35 is the weekend and dressy option. I think im going to rotate them until i upgrade the tissot gentlman with a rolex oyster perpetual and the nomos with the cartier santos dumont like yours. ❤
That’s a great collection 🙌🏽
@@watchpapi thanks 😊 🙏🏻
spot on about the winter-summer choices. Also agree that once you have a SS bracelet with some kind easy adjustment for that half a centimeter, it is hard to go back. Also hard to even entertain butterfly clasp SS bracelets with zero adjustment. Thats my main beef with Grand seikos actually, not having on the fly micro adjustment. If they added that, they would easily have the best bracelet on the market.
I completely agree! I'm keeping all my watches for these reasons. The memory and attachement + the potential regrets are not worth the money I'd get. I just wait a bit more to buy new ones, and as unuseful as they are, this is not a big deal :)
SEASONAL WATCH CHOICES!😃 TO me, like wake up early morning and going college on a COLD and CLOUDY day, makes me FEEL like wearing a blue divers watch (seiko sports srpd) cause it just relates to me😅, on a SUNNY early morning, definitely a poppy bright coloured dial watch like the citizen TSUYOSA (YELLOW) and when its RAINING, GSHOCK is the best I can wear cause I can be more CAREFREE about it! AND rolex OP is not at all a BORING CHOICE😅, ITS JUST SO SIMPLE AND DECENT! WHENEVER I think of a PERFECT WATCH, a rolex op always comes to my MIND! A year ago, I bought a super Mario x gshock watch cause I liked BOTH GSHOCK and SUPER MARIO, WAS REALLY HAPPY WHEN I GOT IT! but now I don't WEAR it that much but still really HAPPY😀 to OWN it! Thanks for the video WATCH GRINGA! that SHOT with the M&M's and those oyster perpetuals was really COOL AND CREATIVE!
I wear mostly my speedy which looks very much like yours, bezel and dial wise, although the case is A LOT more beat up on mine. That gives me permission to just wear it whatever i do.
Love this! I need to be reminded that watches are for wearing and to just wear them, not to sweat every tiny scratch.
most worn: Seamaster Planet Ocean, CartiernLe Calibre Diver and Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec
Fell out of love with my BB58 as well and traded it towards my new blue FXD, which I adore (and got at a 10% discount from my AD). For me personally, the FXD is a better watch and I have other dressy sport watches on a bracelet that have better bracelets and that I was wearing much more often than the BB 58. I know they are different colors, but it seems like you don’t need both the BB 54 and the BB 58, especially if you aren’t wearing the latter.
I recently swapped my stainless steel Omega Seamaster Professional Chrono bracelet for the Omega Seamaster black rubber strap and love the instant transformation. Obviously still have the original bracelet to swap again when needed.
Same here ! Tying to get collection down to 4 ; even selling the JLC MC 39mm!
Seiko king Turtle, I have watches that cost significantly more but this one is my go to. It was my first automatic and I wear it to work, motorcycle riding, mountain biking, hiking and swimming in the ocean. The more wear and tear the more I like it. A bit ironic that my first watch on my collecting journey is still my favourite.
Bouncing back and forth between my 1603 Datejust and my 703 Nomos Club in 2024.
My three most worn: JLC Polaris Chronograph, Holthinrichs Ornament 1, Kudoke 2
Possibly on chopping block: Cartier Santos Dumont (1995 yellow gold), Cartier Basculante, Piaget Altiplano Square
The Santos is pure elegance... I could never wear anything like that because I'm like the opposite of elegant but... it suits you so well.
My top three (in no particular order)
1. Omega SMP 2254.50 on a knock off modern Seamaster rubber strap
2. CW Sealander C63 GMT (white dial)
3. Monta Noble (silver dial)
My 3 that get 98% of time. PRX 40mm glacier blue dial. Luminox Leatherback sea turtle giant. Rolex Datejust TT 36mm oyster bracelet slate dial.
Your hair looks so dang good!
my 3 watch collection, the Galaxy 4 daily driver, Garmin Instinct beater, and black Bulova Lunar Pilot for when I want to go analog. it's heavy and I don't wear it much so I might replace it with an Orient Black Bay Raven, idk yet.
I have some others but need only mention one. The Pelagos 39, its perfection for me.
Nice! I will always prefer the older pepsi's though, pre-ceramic 16710 just ooozes a little more fun and class for me
I started collecting in 2022 and I have 8 Rolex’s and 3 Omega 1 Tudor. I wear them all.
Never sell a Rolex. Easily wearable Daytona on my wrist for two weeks, waiting for a Rootbeer later this year and then Vacheron, Lange or Moser.
Rolex GMT Black , VC Overseas 3rd Gen and GS Winter SBGA415. Bluesy in 4th place
Love your Chanel Britt 👌👌 always a cracking watch 😁
Sell the black bay you're not wearing and great video. I've had to part ways with my day date this year, but why own it if it's not getting wrist time right.
BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION . The Santos CARTIER with a leather wirst (crocodile) is perfect . I am not a ROLEX fan but i like this GMT II . I like the colors, i like the dial and i like the GMT function. An OMEGA Speedmaster, yes !!!! JAMES BOND Watch . Ok now he also wear SEAMASTER . So for you the third watch is The ROLEX or the TUDOR Black Bay ????
Leather is also a more tactical choice in the winter, it keeps your hands warmer in freezing temperatures than steel which will freeze. Rubber will get stiff so canvas and leather make more sense. I chose leather for a roadtrip in Alberta and it was the right choice.
Britt, I also am getting very selective on watches. Im thinking about going from a $400 Helm Miyako to getting a Christopher Ward Aquitaine GMT, my grail. But the truth is I don't think I would ever feel comfortable with $2000 on my wrist that could be invested elsewhere for my future. I would rather go for a San Martin Milsub or Proxima original design for $300 and just enjoy that. I wouldnt worry about it getting scratched, thats for sure. What are your thoughts on that?
I completely agree that it is wiser to put £2000 somewhere other than a watch if thats a large amount of your net worth.
However I also believe sometimes its better to just save up for the watch you really want rather than burning £300 for a 'its good enough' watch
@rf10is agree! I just think it's not a good idea to waste that money on a watch when it could be used to set up your future. Saving up really isn't an issue for me, it's just a question of opportunity cost
@younusimam-thesalamproject6340 I dont want to tempt you into a poor financial choice lol, but,
A beautiful timepiece grail watch is kind of an investment into your future, thats something you fall in love with, and still brings you great joy 6 years later.
Having said that its extremely risky to do this if you have only seen the watch online and not actually seen it in person or tried it on
@rf10is idk, the problem is it becomes hard to justify a $2000 watch. But a $300 that gets 96% of it right (like a Proxima) has a much lower financial impact, plus, I know im going to be able to enjoy it without concern. It's literally a drop in the bucket. That's what I'm having to grapple with. Maybe I will save the purchase of that grail for when I've gotten a promotion or financial windfall. Thanks for this though. The Aquitaine GMT really ticks off 99% of my boxes so it's definitely a consideration!
it sounds like you should never sell the blue black bay haha it has a good reason to be in the collection and maybe you can fall in love with it again in the future
Seiko SUR has the most wear so far. Wore it as much as I could during the Christmas season since it was a gift from my wife.
Chopping block? A knock off OLEVS which that is a knock off Rolex.
As someone who has worn watches for over 20 yrs and love wearing the one i own, i still cannot understand people buying watches and not wearing them. Seems so strange.
I totally get this - I amassed a 40+ collection and grew weary and tired of watches - collection anxiety / fatigue sets in
I sold the lot and paired down to 3 watches
1 grail - 1 sentimental - 1 beater
Never been more content
Less is more
Seasonal is how I justify keeping some of the watches that don't get as much wrist time. Though as someone pretty active, I tend towards bracelets and non-leather straps throughout the year.
My most worn this past year was my Grand Seiko Mistflake. Sometimes I wore it throughout the week. Others I would swap between it and another watch until the weekend hit. But I don't think it's ever had the power reserve fully run down since getting it back in January. I didn't actually but many watches during the year until the end when there were a few as gifts to myself for Christmas and celebrating finishing some painful work projects so I wore a good chunk of my collection doing this swapping. Besides the Mistflake, I'd say my blue Santos and a white G.O Panomatic Moonphase got the next most use. My blue Ti CW Twelve did give them a run for their money when it arrived in November though. It only left the daily wear pairing when I went on a trip for New Year's and didn't take it with me. We'll see what this year brings. I've had two new watches come in, one waiting to get through customs (though admittedly a weekend watch), hopefully my Bel Canto preorder being fulfilled in the coming months, and am trying to make sure I have some money banked in case anything new revealed at Watches & Wonders catches my interest.
Metal bracelets are so cold in the winter. Breitling B25 Datora with the incredible moon face for me.
I'm not sentimental. I love watches but they're just tools on a wrist. Memories are memories.
Recently sold a lot of my collection. It was far too big and I didn't enjoy the OTT lavish nature of such a big collection. Enjoying a smaller collection that I actually connect with far more.
A nice and honest video. If you are not financially strapped, just keep your BB58, it's an old friend.
My most worn are as follows:
1. Apple watch 8, it is just so helpful at work and legible.
2. Seiko Samurai (black dial) it has been a really good watch and once regulated, keeps great time.
3. Seiko Alpinist SPB 241 (cream dial) I put it on a Horween leather strap and it is the GADA watch.
I get selling certain watches, especially early on. But what’s the point of selling something you’ve enjoyed?