There are a lot of people asking how they can find watch meetups to attend. There’s no simple answer. Some of that is for security, some is because the watch community is digitally dispersed. My suggestion is to join social media sites where conversations are happening, places like forums, Instagram, Reddit, and some private Facebook groups. You’ll need to show people in those groups that you’re trustworthy and weird but not too weird. This might take time, but in my experience finding a good community is worth the effort. Sorry I don’t have an easy answer. When you’re finally attending those meetups you’ll be glad that finding them wasn’t simple.
Dude! That last comment you made encouraging people to attend these types of meetups even if they didn't have anything extravagant to share, was just heartwarming and delightful. Thank you for saying that!
I came across your channel by means of the Casio GW6900 and what a compelling video! I'm a proud owner of that watch and other affordable Seikos and Casios. Thank you for stating that it's not about the prestigious watches, but being at a watch meet is all that matters. Love your videos!
I'd have watched an hour of that! Really cool seeing the comps, especially the BB Pro and the 1675 ( ref #? I can't remember these) Also the two OG Explorers. Highlight of the show is the magnifier on that Cartier.That piece looks amazing. I need to get over my own reticence about "other people" and go to the local Red Bar. Thanks for the nudge Evan!
What a cool watch video! So nice to see these watches so close up with good light. Definitely a lot of cool watches in there. EDIT: The carbon offshore diver has been on my list and god is it beautiful. There is something about black on black luxury watches that combine carbon fiber, ceramic and titanium. What an absolute beast.
Thanks for the way you ended the video, motivating us to take that extra step. It is intimidating to go to such a meetup, where you know you're gonna meet people with Royal Oaks and Daytonas that make you feel like a peasant, despite what you wear. Basically, thanks for being a true fan.
Great piece again. Got my biggest smile with the line " Silly little jewellery" while closing out with video of a VC Overseas 4500. It's a bit big, of course it is....we can nerd our way into and out of anything in this game. Yeah and fight over the numerals on a 50 year old watch. Aint it great?
5:00 The 1016 appears larger due to the flatter beveled service crystal and dial layout / negative space. This style of crystal makes it appear larger , even next to another 1016 with a domed crystal. The dials and rehaut are roughly the same size +/_ .25mm #369mafia
I am in love with the current gen, but I must admit this version feels...premium, with the date framed and vertical teck dial. I'll take it with the newer METAS caliber though :P
Love going to watch GTGs but it's been years since I've done that. You meet some interesting people for sure and see some grail and not so grail pieces.
Your videos have been a delightful interruption for me in the past few months. I watch them while washing baby bottles. Thanks for bringing some moments of humor and thoughtfulness to a tired parent.
The thing that you said at the end resonated with me so much. I feel like the culture of watches here where I live is more geared towards gaudi businessmen with a diamond encrusted Richard Mille who uses it as a status symbol. I guess I haven't found the right community yet.
You knew what would happen when you make comments about Cartier watches nowadays. Bring us back the Santos!!! All joking aside (or partially), I really enjoy this video.
Great video as always. This one was fun and different. The 60's and 70's Explorers and Explorer II's are so cost prohibitive. I feel like the 90's/early 2000's Explorer and Explorer II's are about 5 years from taking off in value. They are such a relative bargain right now. Thoughts?
Had my eye on that Direnzo for….too long. Couldn’t get myself to pull the trigger. Maybe the non-curved lugs? I dunno. Anyway, super cool vid. Thanks for doing this 😎👍🏼
How do I even find these watch meetups? I try to search for them but just find watch parties for TV shows. I'd love to meet other watch nerds in Portland. Where do I start?
Hi, this may sound like an odd question, but where on the wrist do you typically tend to wear your watches? Does the placement of your watch (above or below the wrist bone) differ if you're wearing a watch with a metal bracelet versus a leather strap? Thanks
I’m going to one this week. I don’t want to be a weasel so I think I’ll wear my Seiko Marinemaster 300 m. Low key but heavy enough to matter to the watch savants.
In the old days a robber would hold up a train as a pretty good bet on a few valuables, today he just locates an area watch meetup and says; Give me all your Watches and keep the rings
if they were smart they would all be strapped and also have a gun meetup at the same time. literally the only way i'd go to one of these things with random people
Hot take; this is the best horology channel on TH-cam. Not sure why he doesn’t have millions of subs by now but lets go ape sh&* on the algorithms for this guy
@@IDKline as it turns out I work "in the information retrieval (search) space for a large US company who makes lives of billion people easier." If you knew Google, you'd knew why it's not that easy to find out that type of meetup. So if you know of any useful pointer, I'll ask again kindly, please share.
I know the 3 other collectors in my city 😂😢 *One must have the greatest flieger collection I ever saw but he's 60+ and I have yet to convince him to use internet...
Your discussion of the Omegas begs the question: What are the watches you wanted to buy but, due to some sense of indecision-induced paralysis, did not buy? That could be an interesting video.
Man jewelry. I’m old fashioned. I think a watch is the only jewelry a man should wear. Unless he’s married. Then a ring is OK. However, I’ve been toying with having my both of nipples pierced. Should I take the plunge?
@@YoureTerrific Intriguing challenge! Mini pocket watches may work. I could set the right one to my location time and the left one to my home base time. It will be a new take on a GMT.
Nice one. Surprisingly sweet and not so misanthropic conclusion. Almost makes me want to go to a watch meet up. But if you bring up the Black Bay Pro’s thickness, then we also get to talk about the Cartier Santos. I didn’t see you compare the Santos to the Explorer in this video. Oh wait. You did that already. And you said lovely things about the Santos, which you proceeded to disregard and toss in the rubbish bin. Shame.
Not to be whiny, but why is it whiny to point out that the BB Pro is too thick? Like, what makes that specific objection whiny? Is it because it's too common? You yourself said it's true, how can a true comment that's (presumably) not going to affect anyone's feeling be characterized in such a "moralistic" way? BTW I think it's too thick.
I find it whiny to complain about such inconsequential things, especially so often and unceasingly. Nobody needs these watches. If you don’t like the thickness, just move on with your life.
@@YoureTerrific I'm not trying to be cynical, I enjoy inconsequential things as much as the next guy, but I would say that in the grand scheme of things any watch-related observation is gonna be inconsequential. If you mean it's inconsequential within the watch universe then I don't agree, unless I'm not getting your meaning. Do you think thickness is inconsequential in general? For this specific watch? Either way I don't agree, especially for a watch with such a thick side profile. It'd be a different thing if it was a thinner case flank with maybe a thicker glass or caseback, but as it is I find it quite awkward.
The newer Explorer II's look so boring next to their older equivalents. As a collection I think he Explorer II has just gotten worse and worse over the years IMO. Funny though, I think the opposite of the Explorer I line...the modern variant has stayed much closer to the original and I think is just a much more refined offering that it's predecessors. I own both and the Explorer II (Polar 2022) is on the chopping block in 2023, as are many of my Rolex. The only Rolex I might keep is the Explorer I. I think once you really start to get into watches you naturally start to move away from Rolex and other "high-street luxury" brands in general.
I am very fortunate to have a father with great taste. He bought that 1969 Explorer in this video in 1972 new (they weren't flying off the shelves back then). He wore it daily for 30 years and then gifted it to me 20 years ago. It's certainly the prize of my collection and will go to my son some day!
Rolex: White dial is okay. Too many cluttery indices on the black. Sharp Halios. Sweet Aqua Terra. The crown on the Cartier is a silly deal breaker. Not to mention they are a mere jewelry company. Prefer de Santos, if required. Killer Direnzo. Grand Seiko: 'nuff said. AP: Hideous and a study in garish overcompensation. Explorer: Yawn.
Really enjoyed seeing this! For anyone that thinks it looks fun, do a search for "RedBar," and you city name and see if you get a hit. These get-togethers are one of my favorite things to do. Give it a shot.
There are a lot of people asking how they can find watch meetups to attend. There’s no simple answer. Some of that is for security, some is because the watch community is digitally dispersed.
My suggestion is to join social media sites where conversations are happening, places like forums, Instagram, Reddit, and some private Facebook groups. You’ll need to show people in those groups that you’re trustworthy and weird but not too weird. This might take time, but in my experience finding a good community is worth the effort.
Sorry I don’t have an easy answer. When you’re finally attending those meetups you’ll be glad that finding them wasn’t simple.
Dude! That last comment you made encouraging people to attend these types of meetups even if they didn't have anything extravagant to share, was just heartwarming and delightful. Thank you for saying that!
I mean it. Nobody should feel unworthy.
I thought exactly the same. I'm an introvert myself but I totally enjoy watch fairs and meetups
@@YoureTerrific and if anyone makes you feel unwelcome or unworthy, then that crowd doesn’t deserve you.
Lovely! More content like this, please!
Gladly
Evan. Legend. We’re a weird and whacky bunch. Meet ups like these are good for our mental health.
They really are.
I came across your channel by means of the Casio GW6900 and what a compelling video! I'm a proud owner of that watch and other affordable Seikos and Casios. Thank you for stating that it's not about the prestigious watches, but being at a watch meet is all that matters. Love your videos!
I'd have watched an hour of that! Really cool seeing the comps, especially the BB Pro and the 1675 ( ref #? I can't remember these) Also the two OG Explorers. Highlight of the show is the magnifier on that Cartier.That piece looks amazing. I need to get over my own reticence about "other people" and go to the local Red Bar. Thanks for the nudge Evan!
1675 is the GMT Master, 1655 for the original Explorer II. The thickness difference between the BB Pro and Exp II was certainly striking!
What a cool watch video! So nice to see these watches so close up with good light. Definitely a lot of cool watches in there.
EDIT: The carbon offshore diver has been on my list and god is it beautiful. There is something about black on black luxury watches that combine carbon fiber, ceramic and titanium. What an absolute beast.
Love your channel . . . down to earth, informative, and funny as hell. Great stuff--keep it coming!
Probably my favorite channel. Thank you for the content
the overseas at the end...... whoooooo so amazing
Thanks for the way you ended the video, motivating us to take that extra step. It is intimidating to go to such a meetup, where you know you're gonna meet people with Royal Oaks and Daytonas that make you feel like a peasant, despite what you wear. Basically, thanks for being a true fan.
That Roadster is the coolest of the bunch.
Great piece again. Got my biggest smile with the line " Silly little jewellery" while closing out with video of a VC Overseas 4500. It's a bit big, of course it is....we can nerd our way into and out of anything in this game. Yeah and fight over the numerals on a 50 year old watch. Aint it great?
Great video again! You have a fan in the Netherlands!!
5:00 The 1016 appears larger due to the flatter beveled service crystal and dial layout / negative space. This style of crystal makes it appear larger , even next to another 1016 with a domed crystal.
The dials and rehaut are roughly the same size +/_ .25mm #369mafia
This was great. Thanks for sharing bud!
Omega Aqua Terra Skyfall 100% underrated. What a beaut!
Truly
I am in love with the current gen, but I must admit this version feels...premium, with the date framed and vertical teck dial. I'll take it with the newer METAS caliber though :P
This is a Pioneering Video! Very rare content. I Love it! Excellent job. More like this please and Thank You
That Direnzo case reminds me of the Tudor North Flag
I see that
Omg so many amazing watches at this meet up!!!
What a great video. Very true when your in the presence of another watch " nutter" you really do appreciate the product more and bounce off each other
That 1016 is just so lustworthy. That and the Overseas. This looked like a lot of fun!
There is an Omega Speedmaster 125th @5:39 in the watch roll. The watch is so unique it could be recognized from a mile…
P.S.
Great Video!
I believe that's the first automatic watch to say Speedmaster on the dial.
Great idea for a video. Making new friends is the best part of any hobby IMO.
Love the style of this video!
Omg that dial on the 1969 Rolex is so gorgeous. The grey is beautiful.
Sure is
Awesome video! Thanks
can you give us an update video on your experience with your white gold Sub 126619?
Love going to watch GTGs but it's been years since I've done that. You meet some interesting people for sure and see some grail and not so grail pieces.
looking forward to the next one!
You better bring your new babies.
nice
Your videos have been a delightful interruption for me in the past few months. I watch them while washing baby bottles. Thanks for bringing some moments of humor and thoughtfulness to a tired parent.
I’ve been there and I don’t envy you. Happy to provide some relief.
I like the sign on the one watch box..”pick up, try on, and don’t scratch”. Love it.
@@david12990 That's my box and my sign.
The thing that you said at the end resonated with me so much. I feel like the culture of watches here where I live is more geared towards gaudi businessmen with a diamond encrusted Richard Mille who uses it as a status symbol. I guess I haven't found the right community yet.
Stay away from those losers. I’ll bet, wherever you are, there are wonderful Seiko fanboys nearby.
That's just fantastic! That little note on the watch box. How u deal with security on those watch meet ups?
loved watching this, thank you
Excellent video as usual Evan. You have some pretty interesting watches, out of curiosity which did you take? (Besides the explorers)
You knew what would happen when you make comments about Cartier watches nowadays. Bring us back the Santos!!! All joking aside (or partially), I really enjoy this video.
Howd you like the Direnzo? I love that watch. Its one of my favorites. And not just "in that price range." Its one of my favorites, period
How did you find this group? I’d like to try this in San Diego!
Love how the bb pro had screen time
Finally. Maybe more later.
@@YoureTerrific There will be opportunity for more, for sure. ;-)
I had no idea Portland had one of these! I totally would've gone.
Santos comment got me 😂
I need to get to some watch meet ups in 2023. Just to see some cool stuff.
Great video as always. This one was fun and different. The 60's and 70's Explorers and Explorer II's are so cost prohibitive. I feel like the 90's/early 2000's Explorer and Explorer II's are about 5 years from taking off in value. They are such a relative bargain right now. Thoughts?
They’ve actually gone down a bit recently. There are so many out there that I don’t expect them to be highly valuable anytime soon.
@@YoureTerrific Agree. I saw tons of them in the $5,200 or so range recently. They’re very common. I got mine at that price through a trade.
how would one inquire about watch meetups in their local area?
How do you find such a thing?
Nice Watches happy new year 2023
Happy New Year
I have the Aqua Terra without the frame and I think it looks better, more timeless. It will always seem modern.
How do you find a local watch enthusiast meetup? FB groups?
Love that Carter cool
Had my eye on that Direnzo for….too long. Couldn’t get myself to pull the trigger. Maybe the non-curved lugs? I dunno. Anyway, super cool vid. Thanks for doing this 😎👍🏼
Great video! 👌
Great video. Subbed
where can I find the Portland watch meet ups? Just moved here about a year ago.
How do I even find these watch meetups? I try to search for them but just find watch parties for TV shows. I'd love to meet other watch nerds in Portland. Where do I start?
Was this meet-up in PDX?
What band is that on explorer 2 1655?
0:50 are these two different hands or do your thumbs really look that different. Both beautiful, by the way
Both my thumbs are beautiful?
@@YoureTerrific Haha. Your manicurist just needs to even out those nails. 👐
If by manicurist you mean my teeth, then yes.
@@YoureTerrific yes! they are matching the watches perfectly
Let’s do more of these Shakespeare we ? Also love how you low key faded out on VC !
I’m in the pdx area, mind me asking what the name of this meetup is?
Silly and so great!
That roadster is sick
Heck yes it is.
Hi, this may sound like an odd question, but where on the wrist do you typically tend to wear your watches? Does the placement of your watch (above or below the wrist bone) differ if you're wearing a watch with a metal bracelet versus a leather strap? Thanks
They always seem to eventually rest at the narrowest part of my wrist which surprisingly far away from my hand.
Your last statement sums up the way it should be. Watch meetups shouldn't be "flex fests".
I’ve been to some that are. Where I live they are not.
I’m going to one this week. I don’t want to be a weasel so I think I’ll wear my Seiko Marinemaster 300 m. Low key but heavy enough to matter to the watch savants.
You had me at silly little man jewelry
where those meets hapening? I would love to come in. do somebody know some meets in london? let me know please.
How do you go about finding these meetups? (I'm not on FB so...)
In the old days a robber would hold up a train as a pretty good bet on a few valuables, today he just locates an area watch meetup and says; Give me all your Watches and keep the rings
if they were smart they would all be strapped and also have a gun meetup at the same time. literally the only way i'd go to one of these things with random people
Your Terrific!
Looks fun. If I met up with people who enjoy a Sinn as much as a Rolex I’d enjoy it. Living in London I suspect that won’t be the case
Lovely video. Did you ever get exposed to a watch at a meet-up that then found it’s way in to your collection?
Yes. Omega Ploprof and Tudor Pelagos, I believe. Dangerous game.
@@YoureTerrific uh oh! Maybe I best stay in my darkened bedroom.
One thing that stops me from looking into these meetups is a concern about thieves finding out and mugging people as they go back to their cars, etc.
The location is only shared with people invited and in the case of our Redbar group, the location changes most meetups.
@@jimwatchyyc just takes one inside man. I would never do this personally unless its with people who I've already had established friendships with.
How do u find a meetup?
Hot take; this is the best horology channel on TH-cam. Not sure why he doesn’t have millions of subs by now but lets go ape sh&* on the algorithms for this guy
oh, that 1655! :)
The AP is crazy
It is
Love that video again, well done. If anyone knows of a good meetup in Liverpool or Manchester area let me know!
@@IDKline as it turns out I work "in the information retrieval (search) space for a large US company who makes lives of billion people easier." If you knew Google, you'd knew why it's not that easy to find out that type of meetup. So if you know of any useful pointer, I'll ask again kindly, please share.
Very wholesome. Bill sanders would be proud 🤙🏾
Is that a watch collector?
@@YoureTerrific Evan, he’s only the most wholesome watch TH-camr around, man. Think: Happy Little Trees
Fancy boys, as well as steel sports boys, need to stick together!
I know the 3 other collectors in my city 😂😢
*One must have the greatest flieger collection I ever saw but he's 60+ and I have yet to convince him to use internet...
Your discussion of the Omegas begs the question: What are the watches you wanted to buy but, due to some sense of indecision-induced paralysis, did not buy? That could be an interesting video.
Hundreds. Hundreds of watches.
Yeah. Me too. Still, could be an interesting video not just for the watches but the thought process underlying the decisions.
Very fun and different video. Nuff said 👊
Man jewelry. I’m old fashioned. I think a watch is the only jewelry a man should wear. Unless he’s married. Then a ring is OK. However, I’ve been toying with having my both of nipples pierced. Should I take the plunge?
Only if you can hang watches from each.
@@YoureTerrific Intriguing challenge! Mini pocket watches may work. I could set the right one to my location time and the left one to my home base time. It will be a new take on a GMT.
Nice one. Surprisingly sweet and not so misanthropic conclusion. Almost makes me want to go to a watch meet up.
But if you bring up the Black Bay Pro’s thickness, then we also get to talk about the Cartier Santos. I didn’t see you compare the Santos to the Explorer in this video. Oh wait. You did that already. And you said lovely things about the Santos, which you proceeded to disregard and toss in the rubbish bin. Shame.
There are many lovely watches I don’t want to own. That Santos is one.
Fair enough.
The Newer is nEwer
Not to be whiny, but why is it whiny to point out that the BB Pro is too thick? Like, what makes that specific objection whiny? Is it because it's too common? You yourself said it's true, how can a true comment that's (presumably) not going to affect anyone's feeling be characterized in such a "moralistic" way? BTW I think it's too thick.
I find it whiny to complain about such inconsequential things, especially so often and unceasingly. Nobody needs these watches. If you don’t like the thickness, just move on with your life.
@@YoureTerrific I'm not trying to be cynical, I enjoy inconsequential things as much as the next guy, but I would say that in the grand scheme of things any watch-related observation is gonna be inconsequential. If you mean it's inconsequential within the watch universe then I don't agree, unless I'm not getting your meaning. Do you think thickness is inconsequential in general? For this specific watch? Either way I don't agree, especially for a watch with such a thick side profile. It'd be a different thing if it was a thinner case flank with maybe a thicker glass or caseback, but as it is I find it quite awkward.
Inconsequential in life.
The newer Explorer II's look so boring next to their older equivalents. As a collection I think he Explorer II has just gotten worse and worse over the years IMO.
Funny though, I think the opposite of the Explorer I line...the modern variant has stayed much closer to the original and I think is just a much more refined offering that it's predecessors.
I own both and the Explorer II (Polar 2022) is on the chopping block in 2023, as are many of my Rolex. The only Rolex I might keep is the Explorer I. I think once you really start to get into watches you naturally start to move away from Rolex and other "high-street luxury" brands in general.
Rolex at a watch meet up. How boring.
Man jewelry? How dare you, sir! 😡
Was this in Seattle? If it was I could of made it 😭
that direnzo blew my mind! gotta have that light blue dial
I LOVE the Explorer 1016 from 1969. I was born in that year and would love to own a piece from my birth year.
I am very fortunate to have a father with great taste. He bought that 1969 Explorer in this video in 1972 new (they weren't flying off the shelves back then). He wore it daily for 30 years and then gifted it to me 20 years ago. It's certainly the prize of my collection and will go to my son some day!
How'd you even find a watch meet up? Facebook?
Rolex: White dial is okay. Too many cluttery indices on the black.
Sharp Halios.
Sweet Aqua Terra.
The crown on the Cartier is a silly deal breaker. Not to mention they are a mere jewelry company. Prefer de Santos, if required.
Killer Direnzo.
Grand Seiko: 'nuff said.
AP: Hideous and a study in garish overcompensation.
Explorer: Yawn.
Really enjoyed seeing this! For anyone that thinks it looks fun, do a search for "RedBar," and you city name and see if you get a hit. These get-togethers are one of my favorite things to do. Give it a shot.
And if you don't find a RedBar in your city, then start one!!!