My Watch Collection Update? How To Tell A Watch Is Quality, 3 Watches For The Rest Of My Life (Q&A)
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
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In this video, I'll answer some questions we sourced from followers and subscribers across our social media. I'll definitely hit on some watch-specific questions but then also share some more personal questions you guys were curious about.
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0:00 - Intro & Organization
0:17 - Teddy’s Personal Watch Collection
1:52 - How To Tell If A Microbrand Is Any Good
3:22 - Teddy’s Three Watches For Life
4:48 - “Hey Bro, How Much Was That Watch?”
6:10 - Laco: Japanese vs. Swiss Movement
8:15 - High Horology Bargains?
9:39 - Tough Watch For A US Navy Engineer
11:09 - Teddy’s Wedding Watch
11:47 - Which Blazer?
12:25 - Teddy’s All-Time NBA Starting Five - Навчання та стиль
Teddy does not want to post his personal watch collection because he is a secret MVMT only watch enthusiast 😎
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... With that occasional Daniel Wellington to spice it up. 😂
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This is why I love Teddy. From the awesome response about a collection video to his takes on the NBA greats, you show your versatility and a more full picture of who you are. If your channel was a movie, the character development would be A+
On the wedding watch topic, I actually wore the first automatic I got, which was given to me by my grandparents. They sadly had passed the year before our wedding, and wearing it to me was like have a small part of them with me on a very important day.
It was a Seiko Kinetic Ska581
I also wore my grandfather’s watch. Likewise it was a way to feel his presence on the day and honor his role in shaping who I am today on one of the most important days of my life.
For the wedding, wear your grandfathers watch. I was able to wear my late grandfathers day-date that he wore daily and it was the best decision I ever made. Very cool to have a piece of him there with me on that day.
Solid reason for not wanting to show your own collection. And all your reasons make perfect sense. Cant fault you for that. Whenever youre ready, we will be waiting!
Thanks again for all your GREAT content!
Thanks Randell!
As far as your wedding day watch.
2 suggestions.
1st, a family piece thats been passed down, something a parent or your fiance bought for you or something that in general resembles and means family to you.
2nd, buy a new one!
I went with option 1!
I wore my Tissot Couturier Day/Date that my fiance bought as her very first gift to me in our relationship. She gifted it to me as a 1st anniversary gift.
Hey Teddy - Thanks for all the content! My Fiancé and I did something fun. She was going to get me a watch, we talked about it, and she ended up buying me the exact watch I was looking at. Yes, it wasn’t really a surprise, but now I have a piece that I wanted, and it also has pretty significant meaning to me. I like that about my wedding watch. 😊
Great videos Teddy. I think wearing your Grandfather's watch at your wedding would be quite fitting 🙂
Agreed. I plan on wearing that for some sort of it either the wedding or the reception.
Just thinking the same thing. Going to be rather difficult associating that level of meaning or connection to a new watch you would buy or already own versus your grandfather's watch. Some runner up ideas I would consider would be any watch in your current collection that means something to your relationship with Courtney - maybe a watch you wore when you first met, an anniversary watch you already own, etc. Or you could match whichever watch she is going to wear that day (that is if she wears a watch during the ceremony or reception). I am sure though that you won't go wrong with whichever choice you make. Love the contents and congratulations to you two as well!
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Sometimes in events like this, especially in formal wear, not wearing a watch during the ceremony signals you are not constrained by any consideration for time and are there with your partner no matter.
Strap the watch on at the reception.
Just throwing a wild card out there.
@@TeddyBaldassarre Yep, I was going to say exactly this. But also... maybe your wedding is the only time you DON'T wear a watch. Sort of a reverse statement; like, she's more important to you than a watch! Wear your grandfather's watch for the ceremony, then go naked on the wrist for the rest of the night. Also, please tell me your dad has some amazing music things happening for the reception!
That is an excellent idea.
Hey Teddy. For my wedding, I brought new matching (but not the same) watches for my wife and I which she picked. It helped complement her dress/outfit. The idea also being it's a new chapter in your life and something you can pass down to your kids. You can always change your watch for the reception.
As I m from Germany, I was wearing my Nomos Neomatic on a metal bracelet (because it was summertime and sweating hot). And on this watch I engraved the wedding date. So it's a real lovely memory, and I wear this watch only on special occasions with my wife - and I cannot forget my wedding-date and get in trouble :-) )
Wear your grandfather's watch for your wedding, you can pass down not only your family legacy but also add one more major milestone to it.
Yesssss..... think of your kids and grandkids, wearing it at _their_ weddings.
100% YES YES YES
100% THIS.
Yes, that puts the focus on heart and family.
For my wedding I wore my orient bambino. It’s a gray dial variation. Definitely not my most expensive watch but it was my only true dress watch and it fit the color scheme for my wedding. I got married in December and we did a Christmas themed wedding. I’ll never ever sell that watch. I also wore it to both of my graduations from undergraduate and graduate school. It’s got so many memories for me and even though the retail is about $100, to me it’s priceless.
Great video! Your answer re the cost of a watch is spot on; I also try to avoid telling the price. Only entusiasts understand getting an expensive watch. My wife and I bought watches together, when we got married and then again 10 years later and last year after 20 years. A real cool thing to have together :)
Great video! Regarding wedding watches, I got a JLC Duomètre Unique Travel Time for my wedding. Loved the romanticism of a dualtime watch as a reminder that, even if we’re in two different timezones, we’re still together!
I love all ur videos especially the train one. ❤
I honestly kept it simple and wore my black dial Le Locle for my wedding. It's my favorite piece and I was marrying my favorite person, so it just made sense to me.
teddy. been following along for a while now. just wanted to drop a note and say your quality keeps getting better and better. its great to see the progression. always value your honest opinion.
We just got married two weeks ago and I was wearing my Nomos Orion. I grew up in a City 20 miles from Glashütte and my now wife got me the watch as an engagement gift. We went to Glashütte, visited the watch museum, and ended the day at the Nomos Store!
I will forever love this watch and loved wearing something so meaningful and close to home on our special day.
Thank you Teddy (and the team) for all your great content and your enthusiasm for watches!
Great video, just getting into collecting and have been watching all your content and really learning a lot. Got my Longines Hydroconquest recently as I am moving into the next phase of my collection because of you. Great stuff on this one, including the prime Timmy comment. Dig that starting 5!
100% wear your Junghans Chronoscope to your wedding. It's a huge piece of your watch journey and you adore that watch. You have so many memories tied to that watch, and now you can add your wedding day as well!
Hey Teddy... got married in April and purchased a new watch for it. I'm not on the rich side but I went for a Tissot PRX Automatic. It'll forever be my "wedding watch" and hold a special place in my heart no matter how expensive or large my collection grows. I'd advise you to make it special, get a new watch, and never get rid of it.
Hey Teddy! My Seiko Alpinist comes in today! I was just watching your video on them. Can’t wait!
Nice choice! Enjoy the watch!
No mention of Larry Bird, even Jordan was worried about him.
Great vid keep up the great work.
Not a suggestion for your wedding, but wanted to share a story about mine a few months ago. Im very new to watches, but have always had an interest and your channel has helped introduce me. I got myself my first mechanical watch in the form of a sekio king turtle, and all my groomsmen sekio 5s that appealed to something personal for each. We all wore them to the wedding. Not a dress watch, but it's what I liked so it's right for me. Thanks for your content and congratulations on your wedding!
For my wedding I simply wore the most important watch to me that I got after a promotion at work as well. I wore my Speedmaster to my wedding on bracelet. Looks great in the photos.
OMG, what great questions!! (all of them), but moreover Teddy's answers. Answers full of wisdom and good judgment. Cheers!
Teddy, the reason why you do not want to show us your watch collection is the exact reason it would make that video so super interesting. 😊
Watch collectors should not worry about what other folks think about their buying habits because it doesn't matter what people think.
Hello Teddy, we got maried back in 2015 and I got for my wedding from my wife an Omega aqua terra 41,5 inch on a steel bracelet with a green seconds hand. This was also the beginning for me for my fascination for watches.
The AT is a fantastic watch, I haven’t regretted this purchase for a moment. You can use it dressed up but it is also great for everyday.
Good luck and thank you for the great content. 👍😊
My wife and I got married at a courthouse in Montana. A few weeks prior, I bought the 2022 Santos De Cartier in blue.. and the wedding photos are fantastic! This watch POPS. Congrats on the wedding! 🎉🎉🎉
Teddy for the wedding you have to go with your grandfather’s watch. What an amazing piece of history that is.
Came for the collection, stayed for the NBA starting 5
Pleasantly surprised by that.
I picked up a few months ago that you haven’t shown your collection in a long time and only rarely even mention the one you happen to be wearing in a given video. I like that, i think it adds a level of maturity and professionalism to your videos and differentiates you from other channels that always start their video with a wrist check. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but i like how you approach it. Keep up the excellent content and definitely do this again please!!
Happy to hear your getting married! We could tell it was a true love. I wore my vintage Tudor on my wedding day, a gift for my 18th. Felt sublime on my wrist that day..We wish you all the best for the big day and after.
Great authentic responses to questions. Love this episode.
Hard to argue against that starting 5. Props for the Duncan pick at the 4! Prime Shaq is hard not to take, BUT I'm also not going to argue against Olajuwon either! Like you said, good luck beating that team!
Teddy is an nba fan! I respect you even more now. So awesome!
Tim Duncan at power forward is a class and clutch pick. That’s a 75 win season team with that starting 5.
I had a pocket watch in my waistcoat for my wedding, adds some class and style! Would recommend.
For my wedding, I wore a Radio Diastar Original R12391103, which I was gifted by my parents. To be honest, I hated it at first (felt like an outdated design), but it actually worked really well with my navy blue suit. Also, I was later super happy to have decided to wear that as it not only it made the watch more special and meaningful, but it also made my parents happy. Today when I look at that watch, the specs, the materials don't matter... the happy memories do.
On my wedding day I wore a Tissot Chrono XL - my first ever watch that I purchased on the day that we picked up the wedding band. It may not be the fanciest watch but it worked perfectly for me at the time and got me interested in watches. While I have added a few more to my collection, that one will always remind me of that day.
Teddy, I love the fact you are a basketball fan. Fun Fact…. My 17 year old son has become a watch enthusiast by way of the NBA. His first watch was the Tissot Chrono XL NBA Collector watch for men. He then started shopping for other watches. He now has two Tissots, one Seiko and has asked for the Orient Bambino which I have actually purchased for him but waiting for a holiday or special occasion to gift it to him. I have just recently found your UA-cam channel and I’m enjoying binging on your videos. Thanks for all the content and info you provide!
I wore a blue Casio Duro to my wedding. Got a ton of compliments and I gifted one to my Father in Law, its become his primary watch!
That's my starting five as well....good choices....and overall solid advice on watches 👍👍
Hey Teddy, great video as always! For your wedding watch, I'd recommend getting a new one. The reason being is for my wedding I got the limited edition Grand Seiko SBGJ241 and every time I look at it or wear it, it brings me back to that special day. To me, it's my most special and treasured possession.
For your wedding I think it is the ideal opportunity to buy a vintage hobnail calatrava. It is the perfect watch for that occasion and then, when married and going to formal functions together it is the perfect watch for that. Patek really is a pinnacle watch I feel and getting an older model can save a good bit of money plus, with the solid caseback you can have your wedding day engraved upon it.
Beautiful watches. I also wouldn’t put it past me to wear two. One for the ceremony and another for the reception. The reception watch feels like my great grandfather’s watch would be appropriate as he is who I am named after.
Don't Do it !!!!
@@TeddyBaldassarre you should wear a sentimental piece on your wedding. If you still have that jump hour watch from your earlier watch collection video it would be a good option
Marriage is very expensive and divorce is even more expensive. Just stay bf and gf and invest all that money in watches. I’m talking Rolex and Patek.
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Teddy is a man of class that’s rare these days
Respect, Teddy! That NBA top 5 starting team would be so great together. Good picks all around.
Hopefully one day we'll get to see your watch collection, I've always been curious as your taste in watches are similar to mine.
Loving your 3 watch picks, I have the longines titanium big eye and it’s glorious.
That NBA 5 in the end is the greatest collection on this channel so far. Price point?
Punches above its weight LOL
I respect your decision to keep your collection private. I also completely understand. I think some things are best enjoyed in private. Keep up the hand work!
My personal collection has evolved as well so I know how you feel. Doesn’t feel complete or finished. Sold most of my collection and consolidated. Went with 114270 Explorer, Hamilton KFM Black on black from Teddys website(great experience btw) and the watch that got me into mechanical watches… a 1966 Timex Marlin. 34mm. This was before I could afford anything else and could barely pay the $135 to buy that! Teddy, I think what I would be interested in seeing about your watch collection is how you got there and what you are leaning in your evolution. I feel like my everyday and dress casual watch is my explorer, any exercise or rough activity I go Hamilton, and dressy I go Marlin.
Needing a good dive watch from here, leaning towards Christopher ward due to specs and 40mm options. Waiting for the new 600m with updated dial layout. Then I plan on adding another dress watch, and a golf watch. The golf watch is what I’m most excited for because I am going to get a anordain model 2 wuth the green dial. Cannot wait.
Hope you can feel comfortable sharing the state of your collection video. It’s a way all of us can relate to how you feel with collection. Would also be neat for you to go back and see where you were at a particular time.
Cheers!
Thanks for doing this.
Great content. Love your insight.
For my wedding I wore an IWC Portofino that was a gift from my future wife after we had been dating for a while. It will always be my favorite watch because of the thought and care that went into the selection of it by my wife. Just a classic understated dress watch.
Something to consider. If your wife likes or chooses the watch and she will probably expect you to wear from time to time. On the other hand what will you do with the watch should the two of you go separate ways?
For a "wedding watch," you might want to consider something you already have that is near and dear to your heart. Using it as part of your wedding ensemble only adds to how special it is, almost like a special scrapbook that you wear on your wrist. Then again, "Ask Mr. Wonderful" and see what he comes up with. Who knows, Kevin might give you something that's really amazing. :)
My now wife bought me the SBGA413 as a wedding gift and to wear at the wedding. The subtle pink dial fit perfectly with our color motif of navy and blush and the was a focal point in some of our wedding photos! It’s still my favorite piece in my growing collection and that’s a big reason why!
I gave my wedding watch selection a lot of thought. The end Reverso was my final pick. Now I think more about it, it is a great wedding watch. You should get a pair 🎉
Congrats on your upcoming wedding. My wife and I bought a pair of Nomos Orions (33mm and 35mm) shortly before the wedding direct from Nomos and had them engraved with the date and special message. Looking forward to seeing what you pick!
I’m assuming Kevin O’Leary is going to be your best man at your wedding. He really should gift you one of his F.P. Journes out of his collectioné.
LOL I knew you’d bring up “colleccione”
Great video Teddy enjoyed this.
You don't owe these trolls anything! You are the King, and they are the subjects!
knowing you're into basketball too just made you even more likeable, can we get one of these videos (Q&A) at least once a month or more
Hey Teddy -- shout out from Chicago. Love your channel! Keep up the honesty and passion
Love your honesty, thank you so much!
Olajuwon is such a great pick. Criminally underrated player. No Bird is unforgivable, however.
Interesting questions:). Was involved in getting a wedding watch for a frnd and it was a Captain Cook.
I love this content. I’m fairly new to the watch thing, I’m a obsessive type, I can spot and identify a watch from 10 feet in the pub now.
I’m proud of what I have, nothing really expensive as I can’t afford vacheron etc, but I’m chosen my 4 watches very very carefully 👍🏻
Always great impartial advice. Different people different tastes make watch collecting a varied and wonderful hobby.
Honestly, a top 3 watches you love in your personal collection would hit the spot 👌🏻
Honestly the best way to address the "price question" is to simply associate the question back on them...usually everyone has some vice and you can make a connection on having a hobby for getting things you're passionate about.
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Teddy, thanks for the video. I love the question/answer format.
As for what watch to wear at your wedding… I would go for the watch that means the most to you. You did a video a while back about your Dad’s watch, or maybe it was your Grandfather’s? Obviously that watch holds great sentimental value to you, so I would say that watch would be a perfect choice.
On the wedding watch topic; our wedding planner made us handover our watches so we could not keep track of time, she was totally correct, it was a good idea. And I say this as a watch enthusiast. But… my advice, by yourself something, that you specifically want just don’t make it about the wedding per-say, instead make it about the mile stone in general. Hope that makes since. Keep up the great content man, and congratulations!
Teddy, for your wedding watch go with a Vacheron Patrimony. It is timeless, classic, and upper-echelon without being pretentious. For myself I went with the most expensive watch in my collection at that time many years ago, a polar Rolex explorer 2.
You made a very solid point about not wanting to show your collection that also goes for the wedding watch. Just make up your mind and don't tell. If i may make a suggestion, though, you should get something flashy! Judging from what i see online, you'll definitely wear a very classy tuxedo. Having some luxury piece to that is foreseeable. Remember you're supposed to have fun that day! My pick for you would be a Studio Underdog Watermelon for the occasion.
For my small civil marriage ceremony, I wore a little Hamilton Eaton-a late 40s gold rectangular watch with a tank-like form factor. For the big party next June, I'm going with a Hamilton Jazzmaster Thinline with a gorgeous champagne dial.
For my groomsmen I bought them all identical timex weekenders and provided a leather strap upgrade. I don’t plan on them wearing them to the wedding unless they want to. I don’t know what I’ll be wearing yet though 😬
Wedding watch story. My go-to watch for years was my Explorer 14270. I wore it on my first date with my now wife and so many other special occasions. I planned on wearing it to my wedding on a calf skin strap. My wife snooped around and learned I wanted a Black Bay 58 Navy and gave it to me as wedding present. I unboxed it hours before the wedding and it kicked the Explorer off my wrist. She smiled when she saw it on my wrist during the ceremony. Now the BB58 is easily my favorite watch because of it’s sentimental value and it’s a damn nice watch.
For My wedding, I had a watch hand made by Wilk Watch Works. Tourbillon Movement and great presentation when opening the box. For my sisters wedding this past year I picked up a Tudor Royal.
refreshing points of view as always.
Spot-on about collections.
My own wedding is coming up very soon and I chose to get myself a new Nomos Orion 35mm with custom engraving for that occasion. It's also specifically a manual wind because imo it gives you an even closer connection to the watch. I think getting a new watch is kind of a must because it will always remind you of that special day. I chose the 35mm because not only does it suit me well but she can also wear it if she ever wanted to.
"unfortunately" you already have an Orion so that's kinda off the table for you :D
If I had unlimited budget I would've gotten a Lange Saxonia Thin instead but oh well... :P
For me since you are in the watch business, the Nomos Orion you bought early in this journey is your wedding dress watch. That or the grandfather's watch representing continuity is a great tradition. Respect about why no collection video but I'd still like to see a wrist watch check in your videos :)
You have a sense of style. This I want to learn from you.
Good content in your question answering.
Great as always teddy 👍🍻🇬🇧
Nice starting 5, elite!!!
Solid all time starting 5! Loved throwing Akeem the Dream on there! Also, Kevin needs to know that the Sinn is a no brainer. Mine has been abused and still looks new. Tegemented for the W.
Good video, & I really appreciate your explanation about the cost differences between Swiss vs. Japanese movements. Also, wedding watch....I wore my Dad's 1955 Rolex. Perhaps you have an heirloom-type watch you can wear for that special occasion.
As a former Marine Search and Rescue pilot, I own a Marathon GSAR USMC logo version 41mm automatic. The perfect robust watch for your job. FWIW, I wore my GMT Pepsi 16750 for 30 years as my one watch an it still looks great! Seven years active duty and two deployments to the Far East. If the Rolex could take 24/7, 365 wear for my first 22 years and survive the GSAR will do great!
Speaking of a wedding watch, the Pepsi is the watch I wore for my wedding in my Marine Dress Blues in 1984. The Pepsi bezel looks great with the blue and red on the blues. That being said, if I was wearing Mess Dress Blues (black tie equivalent) I would be wearing my three hand, Gold Parmigiani Fluerier Tonda 1950 with the white dial.
Didn’t know you are so big into sports, Teddy! I like you twice as much now, and I already loved your content as it was!
Hi Teddy, thanks for that video, you totally got my unwavering love for that starting 5 😎
I am starting to like watches (age 47), got myself a starter watch, probably laughable for most here, the Invicta Pro Diver.
My wife already thinks that one is expensive, so much for telling prices to people 😂
NOOO WAYYYY!!! How have I watched this channel for all this time and never picked up that Teddy is a basketball fan?!?!? I had trials for England when I was younger and then coached and reffed before starting a family!! Couldn’t disagree with your top five although I’d switch out Lebron for Scottie just cos if you’ve got MJ there then that pairing elevates his game and Lebrons more of a one-man show than a team player. Made my day with that last question, genuinely 🤩🤩🤩🏀🏀
Great video Teddy
That starting five is elite. Glad we share both hobbies. Cheers, Teddy.
Nice starting 5! Could have easily picked those same players myself. I'm going with Curry/MJ/Bird/Duncan/Chamberlain.
Love the nba starting 5. I’d choose Magic, Jordan, Bird, Dirk, Shaq. Not because I feel like they’re the best all time at their positions, but I feel like they’d work well together.
For your wedding, get a Reverse and have an engraving done on the verso that will be with you on your big day and forever serve as a reminder. You've done some amazing Reverso Tribute Small Seconds content over the years, so the monoface version of that would seem particularly appropriate.
Not really advice, but I wanted to share my wedding watch. I wore a Grand Seiko SBGX063 for the symbolism. It's the kind of watch that I wear just for me--it's discreetly beautiful, and I wear it for myself alone. The 9F movement is accurate, durable, and reliable, and I know it can handle anything life throws at it. It's versatile and always looks beautiful, regardless of my attire or where I am. And most importantly, it's timeless. These are all traits I value in my marriage. My SBGX063 isn't the most expensive watch in my collection, but it certainly is the most valuable.
My (now) wife got me a Caliber 3861 Hesalite Speedy as a wedding gift. We stayed at the Waldorf in DC, got the watch from the Omega Boutique in Tysons Corner, then had a lovely dinner at a Michelin starred restaurant in DC. It was later the watch that I wore with a classic black tux at my wedding just a month ago.
Long story short, I think you’ll find more meaning in your watch choice for your wedding if it has some significance between you and your fiancée. Doesn’t have to be a wedding gift from her per se, but at least a watch that has some significance, perhaps a watch of her choice, or the watch that you wore wearing when you met her, or something along those lines.
I wore my Grand Seiko SBGR271 on my wedding day. I have a few watches, but that GS is the first luxury piece I purchased. Had it for nearly 4 years now and the watch has gone through a lot with me in life too. For some reason, no watches before or after have captured my heart more than that piece. I got it on my trip to Japan in 2018. Spent 6 months wanting the hell out of that watch which is very unusual for me. That’s a long time to be fixated on a single watch as we all know. It’s not even a super unique piece. It’s just a great everyday piece that just fills my heart every time I wear it. Nothing has since caught my desires to that level. And I purely believe I shouldn’t spend that much money on another watch until I have that same feeling again.
Fantastic video like always! I think you should wear the Lange 1 for your wedding. Special watch for a very very special occasion
Got married on September 17th. My watch was my "something borrowed" from my dad. Added meaning to the watch for myself and my dad which is awesome - I highly recommend doing something like that.