Watches that haven't made the cut - The Watch Nuts Horological Musings Episode 8

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  • @WatchUnwind
    @WatchUnwind 5 місяців тому +4

    6:48 I picked up a Panerai luminor marina 8 day with the open caseback for an awesome price. Nothing else wears like a Panerai. All its little features and differences make it an amazing watch. In fact let’s turn Bruce into a paneristsi

  • @MikeOBrien1945
    @MikeOBrien1945 5 місяців тому +6

    I’ve got 7 Omegas, and the electric blue dial quartz is my grab & go. Beautiful looking watch and easy to wear.

    • @jeremydahm2124
      @jeremydahm2124 5 місяців тому

      I have to ask...which Omegas?! 7! I've got a now vintage brosnin (bond) era Seamaster (blue,eta auto). Wafer thin, super versatile.

    • @MikeOBrien1945
      @MikeOBrien1945 5 місяців тому +2

      @@jeremydahm2124 1960’s era 18 k gold Seamaster DeVille, older version of an AquaTerra, older Seamaster Professional, an older Speedmaster pro hesalite, Seamaster GMT, a new white dial 300M, and the aforementioned blue dial quartz Seamaster. Love Omegas…bought my LAST Rolex back in 99 (TT DJ). Thinking about a Tudor BB 54 or the new 41.

    • @jeremydahm2124
      @jeremydahm2124 5 місяців тому +1

      @@MikeOBrien1945 Wow. Nice collection! I really like that new BB41. Red or Black. I love the new two tone Speedy, yellow gold. Pricey but vintage cool....

  • @realalexmackenzie
    @realalexmackenzie 5 місяців тому +4

    The shortage of wrists is definitely a limiting factor in this hobby. I try and stay under 2 dozen watches, and I will swap out watches once or twice during the day. I feel that everybody gets appropriate wrist-time that way. Some more than others, but nothing wrong with having a few "occasional" watches.
    Glad to see another possible Paneristi in the making! I have been saying for the past few years that Panerai is THE value proposition right now. I might have gone a little overboard given that Panerai makes up literally half my collection right now, but no regrets. I love the 45mm Radiomir line. Definitely the most wearable size, while still remaining true to the brand ethos. In 45mm Radiomirs, I have a PAM 190 (JLC 877 movement - truly a phenomenal movement), a PAM 200 (white gold GMT - actually on the wrist as I type this), and a PAM 231 (base model design in rose gold). While I imagine some of the Panerai may move on to new homes in the coming years, I expect those 3 Radiomirs will be with me until the end. If I could only keep one watch from my collection for daily wear forever more, hands down the PAM 200.
    And on the subject of precious metal, the two aforementioned gold ones in my collection were not much more money than similar models in stainless steel. I also have a 1940 case in red gold and I absolutely love it. If Panerai in general is a good value proposition right now, then the precious metal is even more so!

    • @BruceWilliams
      @BruceWilliams  5 місяців тому

      Excellent comment. I've got to say Rob has me wanting a 610 now

    • @realalexmackenzie
      @realalexmackenzie 5 місяців тому

      @@BruceWilliams Nice! Definitely consider it! The simplicity of the PAM 610 is just so peaceful and elegant. I have a good number of 2-handers from Panerai and the look never gets old.
      If you're liking the wire lug Rad, but wanting a little more going on, then have a look at the PAM 268. I would have one myself, but it is very similar to my PAM 200, just minus the white gold and the GMT. The caliber is a variant of the p.2002, the first in-house offering from Panerai. Lots of Panerai-esque features to love, including the fabulous zero-reset found on the p.2002 movements!
      I will look forward to your future Panerai unveiling video, whichever one you end up with. :)

  • @simonwright6882
    @simonwright6882 5 місяців тому +2

    My bridesmaid watch was the omega planet ocean 39.5 blue. I always thought it was visually more interesting than a sub but we are brainwashed into the sub being the benchmark. I eventually got the po and i couldn't be happier with it!

  • @TimeBaum
    @TimeBaum 5 місяців тому +2

    I agree that waiting between purchases is a good idea, you get to enjoy and appreciate each watch more that way

  • @WildManActual
    @WildManActual 5 місяців тому +17

    Audio sounds like you're both underwater.

    • @Timetrends-n5t
      @Timetrends-n5t 5 місяців тому +4

      They are, purchase price vs market value 😊

  • @phmwu7368
    @phmwu7368 4 місяці тому +3

    PANERAI Radiomir has been used during a spacewalk in January 2022 by ISS-67 crewmember!
    #MoonwatchUniverse

  • @EdmundPorter-ju8kd
    @EdmundPorter-ju8kd 5 місяців тому +3

    The Glasshute is spectacular in my opinion.

  • @jason042779
    @jason042779 4 місяці тому +1

    I bought an Electric Blue, head only, and got the Bond-style bracelet afterward. So it's not an original set, but I still love it.

  • @jeremydahm2124
    @jeremydahm2124 5 місяців тому +2

    Ha ha ha.... "I have to exorcize the demon". My bridesmaid is a Laminar 8 Days. Was relieved it wasn't in stock when I was in Italy. It'll be waiting on chrono for way under retail with a few inevitable hairline nicks... That Radomir is lovely....

  • @sumitkar8146
    @sumitkar8146 5 місяців тому +1

    Love this channel and the chemistry between the two of you is superb

  • @jimt7292
    @jimt7292 5 місяців тому +1

    Fellows, great job with the content and back and forth. Keep it up.

  • @SaltyWatchCollector
    @SaltyWatchCollector 5 місяців тому +3

    I definitely enjoyed the "Bridesmaids" concept with this video

  • @creato938
    @creato938 5 місяців тому +4

    For me is the Grand Seiko SBGP013, good size, 9F85, but i it isn't sold where i live and the import tax is so outrageous that makes it almost not worth it.

  • @aDocandhisWatch
    @aDocandhisWatch 4 місяці тому +1

    Great video! I have quite a few.. vintage JLC Memovox, JLC world timer (any world timer in fact), a different Grand Seiko than the one I have (Momij which is the Autumn 🍂)

  • @wristroll_vlad
    @wristroll_vlad 5 місяців тому +8

    Double wristing should be a thing… I wanna wear more of my watches lol

    • @xephael3485
      @xephael3485 5 місяців тому +2

      Then do it weirdo 😂

    • @isaacc154
      @isaacc154 5 місяців тому +3

      Should be a ridiculous thing 😂

  • @sinesaii
    @sinesaii 4 місяці тому +1

    Omega Planet Ocean Grey and Orange model. I would also add the Seiko ZIMBE Marine Master. Now that is a rare watch.

  • @daniell2217
    @daniell2217 5 місяців тому +1

    Bridesmaids - Breitling Navi 46 RG w/green dial or the Super Chronomat B01 44 RG w/green dial; IWC Portugieser Automatic 42 YG w/grey dial (which I think is discontinued)

  • @5OclockSharp
    @5OclockSharp 5 місяців тому +1

    Cartier Ballon Bleu 42, preferably the one with the ETA. I’ve liked this watch since basically day one into the hobby over six years ago and have never pulled the trigger for one reason or another.

  • @jamisonbonds9757
    @jamisonbonds9757 5 місяців тому +3

    Aqua Terra for me. Feels like I’m settling where I should get a DJ.

    • @davidr2802
      @davidr2802 5 місяців тому

      Why? who/what made you feel you would be settling? An influencer who is probably a stranger and doesn't know you from Adam. That's strange. The DJ is probably the most common watch on the planet.

    • @vijaymehra1101
      @vijaymehra1101 5 місяців тому +1

      Same. It looks good but can't do it, something about the depth of the dial, looks like a swimming pool

    • @jamisonbonds9757
      @jamisonbonds9757 5 місяців тому

      @@davidr2802 who knows bro. I’m probably subtly influenced by others, but I’d like to think it’s my own choice. Weirdly enough, I don’t like the DJ enough to pay more than retail, so I’ll chill without either.

    • @daniell2217
      @daniell2217 5 місяців тому

      @jamison. 100% agree

  • @yashav2949
    @yashav2949 3 місяці тому

    Bretiling navitimer 92 has been that one for me.
    It has to have the full bracelet (in the right metal).
    It has to be in decent condition - not polished off half of the shape, and not a murdered dial.
    The price shouldn't be a robbery.

  • @gregs.8895
    @gregs.8895 5 місяців тому +1

    Probably top bridesmaid watch for me has been Sinn 556a. Look at it online time and time again, but when the budget is there have gone with something I could try on before I buy. The only online nature of it scares me off every time. At some point I will find one in the wild and see how it goes.

  • @ditmerk
    @ditmerk 5 місяців тому +3

    What strap is on that Panerai? Looks great

    • @SaltyWatchCollector
      @SaltyWatchCollector 4 місяці тому +1

      I can't remember which custom shop I had make this. Sorry about that. If I can find it, I'll reply again

    • @mosuhu
      @mosuhu 4 місяці тому

      @@SaltyWatchCollector Yes please try and find the details. That strap looks incredible.

  • @yz8096
    @yz8096 5 місяців тому +1

    Ironic that you showed the blue Breitling SOH. The green 42mm version on rubber has been a bridesmaid for me for 3 years. It kept getting bumped on the list in favor of other stuff, mainly due to price but also other impulses/fascinations. I think the fact that it's been on my mind so long means it's a safe bet. I just have to have the discipline to make it happen. My othe bridesmaid is a Skydweller but she will die an old Spinster before I'll ever be in the position to pop the question.

  • @Barbecuejag
    @Barbecuejag 5 місяців тому +6

    I love that Panerai. Real men wear 45mm! Glad you exorcised the demon.

    • @m4ttyp4nts
      @m4ttyp4nts 4 місяці тому +1

      *exorcised

    • @m4ttyp4nts
      @m4ttyp4nts 4 місяці тому +1

      like "The Exorcist" 😉

  • @CozaSoza
    @CozaSoza 5 місяців тому +1

    For me its the Zenith defy classic skeleton blue dial. They just get harder and harder to find.

  • @stevem863
    @stevem863 5 місяців тому +2

    Great topic.

    • @vijaymehra1101
      @vijaymehra1101 5 місяців тому

      Agreed. We all have them....for me Panerai and Tudor

  • @DialsandCrowns
    @DialsandCrowns 5 місяців тому +1

    The Peter Blake seamaster....been obsessed with it for a few years now, however the date window bothers me (no idea why)

  • @Reddog1111
    @Reddog1111 4 місяці тому +1

    the brietling a17365 blue dial.

  • @rassf1
    @rassf1 5 місяців тому +2

    The Reverso. I love everything about it but, when I put it on my wrist, it just looks very small. With the recent JLC price hikes, it seems even less less likely that I will ever go for it. Now, the chronograph tribute may be a different story...

    • @BruceWilliams
      @BruceWilliams  5 місяців тому +2

      Seriously, JLC is pricing themselves out of sales. They are correcting a little, but not enough

    • @m4ttyp4nts
      @m4ttyp4nts 4 місяці тому

      same. looking elsewhere now that the value has evaporated.

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy1 5 місяців тому +1

    i got the 2264.50.00 quartz model. the best diver ever. or best seamaster at least

  • @WatchUnwind
    @WatchUnwind 5 місяців тому +1

    Watches are like Pokémon I will have them all

  • @fossilimprint2954
    @fossilimprint2954 4 місяці тому

    Panerai Luminor is tempting.

  • @theenavybluemonster
    @theenavybluemonster 5 місяців тому +2

    There’s just too many beautiful damn watches out there and not enough money. And I’m not really interested in many new watch models.

  • @thatguy6111
    @thatguy6111 5 місяців тому +1

    1:10 can confirm buying in bunches does tone down the excitement. Saved 5 years for a yellow gold day date, then tried one and realized it was not what I wanted living in a rural farm town. Took that stack and bought a 16713 root beer, a 16570 Explorer 2 and a 2255.80 Seamaster (8:31 just pull the trigger it’s an awesome piece) and the experience was not nearly what I thought it would be. Love the watches but the whole experience was just not what I thought it would be.

    • @m4ttyp4nts
      @m4ttyp4nts 4 місяці тому +1

      i like the part where you saved for so long. low and slow is the name of the game. a) the hunt is often the best part, b) you need time to bond with a new watch. if there's too many watches in the box, they can't all be "your watch"

    • @thatguy6111
      @thatguy6111 4 місяці тому

      @@m4ttyp4nts The joy so often is in the doing. Setting a goal and grinding towards it has its own rewards. Giving up on a dream hurt but choosing myself in that moment taught me something.

  • @xephael3485
    @xephael3485 5 місяців тому +3

    Casio F91W

  • @grinchproductions6547
    @grinchproductions6547 4 місяці тому

    Love my Panerai luminor marina 1950 3 day #312

  • @jeffee1933
    @jeffee1933 4 місяці тому

    Watch dealers and real estate agents are about to get a reality check

  • @Joe-xo3xy
    @Joe-xo3xy 5 місяців тому +1

    The watch market is so unethical, the pink black bay chrono came out, ppl were so reserved saying it was too out there and then, our wonderful Kevin O Leary comes out to play and talking about how this is the one to get, the watch is now at $15000, I mean why? How can a person with a conscience do that?Enthusiasts, we get the wrong end of the stick regularly. Modest price increases are no more, saying that, the market is in a good place now that the price gougers have found themselves sitting on inventory.

    • @davidr2802
      @davidr2802 5 місяців тому

      Because you are miserable it gives you joy to have other people to be miserable? That's toxic to your health. Just be happy you have the wherewithal to be in this hobby in the first place.

    • @Joe-xo3xy
      @Joe-xo3xy 5 місяців тому

      @@davidr2802 That's what I am saying, money is not everything, I bought 2 casios for $76 today, my very first time owning a Casio and it's probably one of my happiest days in this hobby. So, I am not miserable, I am annoyed that it has become an investment activity. I just love watches.

  • @vijaymehra1101
    @vijaymehra1101 5 місяців тому +1

    That panerai doesnt have the clasp system, it looks good

  • @gareth3100
    @gareth3100 5 місяців тому +1

    Chopard LUC Pro One for me

  • @satai
    @satai 4 місяці тому

    independent from your budget, there is ALWAYS another watch you could buy ...

  • @Joe-xo3xy
    @Joe-xo3xy 5 місяців тому +1

    Bro, I went to the shopping mall to get my first casio, I bought 2 and said if I buy all the grail casios I want now, it will mean less. If you have all the finances you need and you get everything, I bet you that you fall into depression.

  • @nikc1313
    @nikc1313 5 місяців тому +2

    I have a little image folder in my phone with all the watches that i want to own. Every black friday or other big sale event i usually get an amazing deal on one of them. I'm a serial flipper so means if i scratch the itch and it doesnt satisfy me like i thought it would then i can sell it on and minimise the losses. I've even made profit off a few of them. My last pick up was a zodiac sea-chron brand new from an AD for 60% off retail. Before that a Ball skin diver 3 for similar discount.

    • @BruceWilliams
      @BruceWilliams  5 місяців тому +1

      I love to hear it. Getting to experience most of the watches on your list via responsible flipping is awesome

  • @milanlame6528
    @milanlame6528 5 місяців тому +1

    Accutime Spider-Man w/ lcd display

  • @johanvandersandt8904
    @johanvandersandt8904 4 місяці тому +1

    Been there...Didn't buy that.

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy1 5 місяців тому +1

    i like my vostok panerai

  • @etebol
    @etebol 4 місяці тому

    All Rolex models. For various reasons. They are beautiful and iconic, but their marketing practices, prices and the fact that every jerk I know owns one. They will never go on a honey moon with me.

  • @44Magpie
    @44Magpie 4 місяці тому +2

    Real men wear Panerai.

  • @pruteanu6
    @pruteanu6 5 місяців тому +1

    modern panerai has trash automatic movement… that p900 and p9010 … should be in a 1000 usd watch

    • @ulifluhme
      @ulifluhme 5 місяців тому

      Which one have you owned and personal experience with?

    • @pruteanu6
      @pruteanu6 5 місяців тому

      pam 1313 … at that price should have been COSC… nothing … plus it gets magnetized faster than a seiko … and have you seen its decoration??? don’t get me wrong they are beautiful but inside … ferrari with a renault engine … the ones before 2015 , 2016 are way better…

    • @ulifluhme
      @ulifluhme 5 місяців тому

      @@pruteanu6yeah, the 1313 was a bad year. They realized they can’t mess with people that easily and fixed some of the errors. The 9000 is solid, mine’s running at COSC as does the 3000. and the latest 9010 are supposedly better as well. The Rad he’s showing here with the 8day movement is a steal second hand, largely because it says “8 days” instead of “8 giorni” on the dial.

  • @davidthom7127
    @davidthom7127 4 місяці тому +1

    I don't get why you're making it so complicated. You want a watch, you buy it. Jeez

  • @JacobBlom-i6q
    @JacobBlom-i6q 5 місяців тому +1

    Sinn U50. Bridesmaid for years.

    • @m4ttyp4nts
      @m4ttyp4nts 4 місяці тому

      i had the U212 and loved its size but it was just too damn heavy. i wish sinn would make a large titanium model, but they seem to be fully committing to the u-boat steel in their divers.