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Thank you for the most well put explainer on watch certification. How would you rank these brands in terms of the quality, reliability & longevity of their flagship 'movements', Patek Philip, AP, Vacheron Constantin, A Lange & Sohne, JLC, Glashouette Original, Breguet, FP Journe, Ulysse Nardin & Grand Seiko

Just got back from Nakano, Japan where I found one for $2800 in flawless condition. One of the best purchases I have ever made.

10:17 your laughter is GOLDEN

you need to unscrew a manual winding watch?

I like it!

Dude... you place the watch next to your mobile phone!! I'd bet it's magnetized. Also bad amplitude. Should be well well 270 degrees. A magnetized movement will behave strange. You should NEVER put a mechanical watch near a phone, loudspeaker, laptop or anything else that might produce a magnetic field. Watch needs a service and a demagnetization procedure done to it. I've had a few old movements that was like this. After service and de-magnetized they performed better than new.

I fly frequently for work, and usually I wear a travelers GMT on my flying days. I find it satisfying to shift the hour hand shortly after takeoff. Please also note the Wise Adamascus GMT watches. They are 904L steel bargains. I just pre-ordered the upcoming model that has a gold-capped bezel and crown. I will also mention the Montblanc Geosphere, which I own and enjoy, though the price probably casts it out of this list. This is a clever cross between a true GMT and a world-timer.

Very interesting topic, couldn’t agree more with you , collecting for 3 years with 180 vaer being my biggest spend . I just love experimenting and enjoying all these beautiful designs and styles

Thanks for all your amazing videos , just binge watching at the moment. Just wondering did you hold on to the Elgin ord. vintage watch, ? Just taking the plunge into my first vintage watch … with all the nerves associated 😂 will you sell me that one ? 😅

Did you try it on the Samurai? I've been eyeing this strap for my Samurai.

Hi, how are you, can you tell me about this Oris Big Crown Caliber 473 watch, who would be your direct competitors?

2:00 How did you get it out? I think I broke the old seconds hand in there :(

Proper explanation.. straight to the point. Good man

Longines is the second ine

Mido is the king here

I keep buying cheap handsets I’m trying for the third time bought everything you did

You are a very cool guy. I got in to watches in January 2024 after breaking a NH36A movement not knowing how to change the date. Upon trying to learn how to fix it I fell into the rabbit hole of watch collecting. Initially I bought Solar/Quartz and automatics due to hype. I had a chance to get a BERMI hand winding watch from StimpsonLondon and it changed the whole game. Whenever I hand wind it I was feeling like creating bond with the watch ( Just like the way a shardbearer would make the connection with his sword in the stormlight archieve seires) . I love the ticking sound the and sound of winding it( I put the watch near my ear when winding). It marvels me how the watch itself work. Energy stored via winding/rotating the crown slowly released onto the watch mechanism so it could run smoothly. But when the energy has been exhausted the second hand will stop. This make me remind one day my beating heart also going to be stopped and the fact that life is short. So be wholesome and enjoy life. People who wore the vintage hand winding watch is probably dead by now given most companies who made hand winding watches are now defunct . Everything is impermanent and inconstant. This makes me feel at peace. In Buddhism contemplating about impermanence is called the perception of " Anicca" impermanence and It is extremely good for mental health and peace of mind. I have 12 hand winding watches now and It will only increase as I love them. Thanks for reading. May you be well and happy.

I have explored the thought process behind the idea of the sub collection. Yes, have a main collection of warches which you wear and flip if you want. But having sub collections of watches you rarely wear but collect works for me. I have a 10 box of casaio vintage metal, a 10 box of g shocks. 6 Seikos. All aside fromm a curated 6 watch box for the watches I wear. Seems a lot but I cant part with any of the sub collection watches but rarely wear them, but its ok somehow.

In my experience, i am into fashion etc and own automatic watches very beautiful ones and take care of them as i wear them all the time , my plan ans ive been looking into it , when it comes a time where they scratch over time etc , have thr casing either replaced original or modified, same thing with the bracelets and Crystal sapphire replace ot original or modify it

I missed it…is this a true(traveler) gmt?

Thank you! Well done!

"Built In Belfast" is very cool and less generic than "Swiss" or "Japan" made. The SW200 movement is a very reliable and relatively cost efficient.

Great review…. Yep Nomadic and their pricing is a bridge too far for me. Cheers

Schaumburg owns the moon and all it's phases....hello ?

Hey Bob, iI thought was interesting that you mentioned the back letters could be an S or E. I also see what could be the letters C and F? when you actually opened the watch there's letters inside of it if you stop your video on (13:05) you can see the letters what looks like an E or F with the S showing? Not sure if that means fast or slow?

Bob is awesome.

How hard is it to get serviced? I have never seen a GO boutique

They should have timed this to release at the same time as the Fallout TV show dropped. And do a dial in Vault-Tec Blue.

I own this watch, it's a beauty. Too bad the yellow dial reference has been sold out for the past few months. In spite of this, Radia deserves more mention. Thanks for the review.

Look at the 3 dots, at 12 on the dial, at night with lume.It's the nuke symbol

The tuna is such special and iconic watch I got the baby tuna with the penguin textured dian instead and it's fire but not perfect mine has a slightly misaligned bezel and under magnification the tip of the hour hand is slightly bent upwards otherwise it's good I got mine on the 4th of July sale on Amazon for $299 and it averages- 3 seconds a day on the wrist and that slightly beats my Hamilton.

If they made an Aqua terra with a closed caseback i would buy one

My wife bought me one for my b-day and I absolutely love it. Photos and videos do not do this design justice. In the sun light it's truly stunning. When I had the bracelet fitted to my wrist the watch tech explained how the bezel works while diving (everyone should know this is a diver first) and it was then that I appreciated the large triangle at the end of the minute hand. Initially, I too thought it was a bit much. However, underwater the diver will easily see how much time has elapsed from the start of their dive based being able to quickly locate the minute hand and the location of the bezel triangle. This is all about functionality.

it's just a bummer stowa uses display case backs, those don't belong on a tool watch in my opinion

Brilliant video which really helped me, especially the basic points such as thickness and weight at the beginning. I want a Christopher Ward but with 7 inch wrists I am going to look at the C63 in 39 or 36mm versions with extra strap options.

SEIKO LEGEND ❤

I don't like these three brands either. From Breitling, the Navytimer is the least bad. But too baroque rococo for me.😂

Forgot GS

The question is: when the first watch has been invented, how did they adjust its time, I mean what is the sourse that depend on to adjust the time?

I gotta say, I've never heard "verge escapement" pronounced with a hard G before... VirG as opposed to VirJ

They should have made it in hand wind automatic like the original A-11.

Exactly the video I was looking for!!

I have both😍🥰

aka quartz revolution (rest of the world)

The auto wind on the 400 is terrible. I love the watch but 5 day is not realistic. I purchased two. One for me and one for my dad. Same issue on both and we are both very active

Hi Bob, just wanted to thank you for your breakdown, especially on the movements. I was trying to determine whether or not a local seller had a very good fake, as the rotors for the Field Khakis seems to vary quite a bit. Turns out this fella just has the H-30/H-40 designed movement and I was pulling H-10/H-21 images on google. Appreciate it!

Holaaa Saludos, Khaki is a great watch for me. You know says, "people do business with people they lke". You do bring trust. Pleased by your video 🎉

That was a fascinating story! And so many relatively recent leaps in design. And my favorite thing. Would work away from civilization. No batteries required. I loved the obscure details! ❤

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