It's a little known fact that Triumph tried to build a watch in the mid 1970's but they gave up because they couldn't figure out how to make it leak oil.
It's not just this microbrand, but I'm having a hard time with $ 500-600 USD being the new normal. I've slowed down in my collecting and becoming more methodical with my purchases. Watches in this price range are no longer impulse buys, and when they inevitably sell out, I lose interest.
Up the British! I like what they've done with the indicies and the handset, something different to look at and the accent of the outer dial to the inner is lovely
Apart from the size it's not really very different to their other watch,however,it's great to see more and more watchmakers going with smaller sizes,especially with non dive watches
I love the green-dial version, but my preference is the mesh bracelet. However, as you said, the crown is something that would make me think twice before buying it. I think it was a good choice to exclude the date complication, though.
What a beauty. I really like the case design, original and smart looking. The color iterations shown are fantastic. The 37mm case width and 18mm lug width are a bit small for my wrist, would love to see at least a 39mm and 20mm lug width. Overall a great looking watch and a great review.
It’s a very attractive watch! Particularly fond of the unusual turns they took with the case design. British watch makers have a lot to offer the world of watchmaking with respect to design, so I hope these guys are successful. The tiny crown is a head-scratcher though. Design is usually an iterative process. Surely someone at their shop gave it a couple twists and thought, “well that’s unpleasant, what if we changed that?” Thanks for another fantastic video!
I received my Seeker three days ago and it is *FANTASTIC!* I went with the dark blue dial on a black leather strap. The packaging was wonderful and there was a hand-written thank you card along with all the usual cards. Mine did not have that automatic text on the dial. It wears nicely and has run @ -4 seconds per day. I think it is a fine dress watch and I don't disagree with your thoughts on that crown. Overall, I am very happy with the watch and the wonderful communication from the company. I think it was a great value ($499 with free shipping) compared to say another Seiko or other major brand in the price range.
Beaucroft have made a few changes to the Seeker. Less text on the dial, different crown and more premium leather straps. So they’ve actually addressed the “moons and nibbles”, which is great😊
I like the overall design and think the salmon dial is a winner. The simple logo reflected in the lollypop major indices and between the O and F in Beaucroft is just elegant. Give me a 41mm salmon dial on a 20mm mesh, and I'm a buyer!
I like it tooJody, but that crown. Not sure about the bead blasted finish though. I think it’s a bit stark in contrast with the other high polish areas of the watch. I think brushed would have better complemented the dial.
Very good looking watch with an interesting case design, but the hands could do with being a bit longer/thinner. The mint/rose and salmon would be my choice.
For some reason this reminds me of the Nomos Club Campus. The design is different but they are both relatively delicate colourful university / graduation themed unisex watches.
I like this, the side profile is beautiful and I love the green on leather. But you lose me at 37 mm. 39 mm would have been better although I feel that you can go smaller when there isn't a big dive bezel on it. Little pricey me as well.
I like it. I’m a guy and I have a roughly 6.25 inch wrist. 38-39 is about my sweet spot so this would be great for me, especially that blue-green dial. I just don’t like the price is all.
thoughtfully designed and quite original. Doesnt seem at all small on you jody but then, anything over 42 seems huge to me. I could live with the crown….
Looking at my Marloe GMT while watching your video and i know which one i prefer. I must admit, though, that it even took the Marloe a fair amount of time to appeal to me. Can't say exactly what it is that i don't like about the Beaucroft but something doesn't feel right. Nice video as always, thanks Jody.
I've owned a couple of the Geckota watches from the Brits. As far as this watch, it would look small on my 8 inch wrist. I do like the color of that teal one though. Would've liked to have seen you swap straps. That mesh on the teal and I think the brown strap on the salmon may have been a better match? Anyway, great review as usual Jody!
I like both the colors on this. As the strap is - well, what is is - that makes the mesh strap all the more appealing. I see the point about the crown. It looks similar to a few of my fleiger style watches. Yeah, L'd go for this were it a bit closer to my budget.
Funny isn't it, I love that colour strap with the teal dial! I think that combo looks masculine enough too, although I think I'd want it two to three mm bigger ideally. I have some vintage watches I often wear which are 36mm, but they all have a thinner looking bezel (or none, effectively).
I have several 37mm watches already so a good size for me. In teal it's a nice dial, handset and crystal. Not so keen on the case or crown. Without a date it's not going to be a daily so it doesn't need to be an auto getting rid of the rotor wobble.
I appreciate a small watch, but I think that this watch would attract females more. The hands are different than what I am used to seeing, and I think personally they look very feminine, kind of like a ladies' citizen watch.
I did a conversion from 400 British pounds to USD, it's about $490.00 before any tax or shipping. I can't see any value here, but it is only my opinion. Sad that the leather strap is crap. Good ones are not cheap to buy.
I too am proud to be British and always willing to fly the flag for British watches. This one is really nice too very much like the design language and the fact it’s a no date which keeps thing clean. 37mm is an unusual size but looks like it wears well on your 7” wrist Jody. I think the only problem I have is the price at £400 it’s up against some heavy competition is the form of other micro brands and some mainstream ones, Seiko’s and the like. However I wish them the very best 🇬🇧
Thanks for sharing this watch. A bit too delicate looking for me, but others may enjoy that. The close shot of the jewel--was that hair and scratches inside the case or outside?
I thought the brown strap went well with the teal. I like the design, dressy but different. I am only a couple of years into my collecting journey, but have fallen hard for the simplicity of three hand no date watches with a nice dial.
Looks great! Just a bit too pricey for a watch a bit too small and is missing that tactile specialness. Hopefully by watch number three they’ll have it down.
Dial colours remind me of Mrs Slocombe's hair, the designs of case, hands and dial are a bit too twee for my liking...... This England readers might approve while listening to Dame Vera Lynn on the wireless and nipping their Pimm's No 1 Cup after a jolly good game of croquet.....
Really lovely watch and being from the UK myself, it's great to see. The mint version on the website is rather nice also, but my pick would certainly be the teal with the mknt in 2nd and the monochrome in third. Love your channel and the way you go about explaining and talking about the watches you review. Keep up the great work sir, you are certainly a breath of fresh air on YT when it comes to watches and reviews. No BS, just good honest opinions and straight-up facts 😊
I like the look but having a 8 odd inches makes me hesitant to watches under 39 especially with compact lug to lug and there’s the fact I that I wear a g-shock daily
I had my wallet out, despite the fact that the mesh bracelet seems to be the exact same as the one on the $60 Pagani Philippe I'm currently wearing, that was until I heard Miyota, that is. It's a hard dealbreaker for me. Great review though, and I hope they opt for a better movement for future releases!
What’s wrong with the Miyota 9000 series? Is it the ‘wobble’? I feel it for a few seconds once every few days with the watches I have with this movement. Personally I think it’s a great for the price : it’s slim, looks quite nice and is a high-beat movement.
@@jacc88888 Yeah, the wobble, I'm not a fan, maybe because I mostly wear quartz watches so I think it'll drive me mad. Also the noise, not sure if that's as much of an issue with the 9000 series as the 8000 though. Think I'll put the money towards the Baltic MR01 instead
@@steffenaarsnes8066 I haven’t experienced any 8000 movements but there seems to be very little wobble with the 9000 ones. That said the Baltic looks like a fantastic watch. The micro rotor movement looks stunning and seems like they’ve even added blued screws.
@@hootonhootI actually enjoy the "wobble". I truly consider that a feature. I have a handful of watches with 802x movements and I smile every time I feel or hear the "whir-whir-whir-zip"! It is a pleasant reminder that this is very good 1970s technology AND that it is purely mechanical and there is _not_ a computer on my wrist. I can actually know the time without the internet, and that is a good thing. Also, the 802x is not a dog because it is robust and reliable. (By the way, I also have never experienced the "stutter.")
It maybe the brandy talking but Jodie, you're a f'kin legend.... oh and the crown is definitely a deal breaker for me on this, shame because I'd love a nice British timepiece.
I've only got a couple of British watches, a Gold Smiths that belonged to my grandfather, a Mr.Jones watch (The King, I actually really like it ;) and a Christopher Ward C5, I was thinking about adding the Bremont, Zulu Alt1 (One of the watches that got me into watches some 10+ years ago, as it was worn by a celeb adventurer, Sean Conway who Cycling Lands End to John O'Groats, thus becoming the first watch (other than G-Shocks) that sparked my interest. Shocked that it was British as at that time, I didn't think we made watches in the UK anymore.
these are very desirable,however for me personally I would prefer a 39 or 40 mm .edit to add now having looked at their website they do 40mmin a different model also very nice
A great, even-handed video. There doesn't seem to be very much "Cambridge" about this other than the name. I think they've made a bit of a misstep in terms of their logo choice - it's apparently based on the King's College clock. That is guaranteed to get the backs up of anyone who went to one of the other 30 colleges. A bit like releasing an official England football watch with the Man Utd shield as it's logo. Still, nice to see more classically sized options sub-38mm. Is the debris and dust in the macro shots on the dial or the outside of the crystal?
Thanks for introducing me to this!! Not heard of the watch or the brand before. Weighing up a teal / brown leather one; the only thing giving me pause for thought is whether it’s maybe a touch too small (I’m a dude). Think I’ll sleep on it… Definitely the most compelling option from a (to me) unknown brand in a long time.
It's a little known fact that Triumph tried to build a watch in the mid 1970's but they gave up because they couldn't figure out how to make it leak oil.
It had a superb vibrating alarm though. 😂
Are you sure that was not Jaguar?
Just imagine Jaguar would have tried to build a quarz watch… they had to make the electric brake down every two days..😇
I know this is top comment. But it’s still underrated
But somehow the prototype did manage to overheat
That teal colour is incredible. I actually think that it'd look great on a dark brown strap.
Love seeing notifications for JOMW. Let’s see some British watches!
Doesn't happen very often!
@@JustOneMoreWatch nice looking watch, but a little on the small side for me. Love to see it though and wish them luck!
It's not just this microbrand, but I'm having a hard time with $ 500-600 USD being the new normal. I've slowed down in my collecting and becoming more methodical with my purchases. Watches in this price range are no longer impulse buys, and when they inevitably sell out, I lose interest.
Well put. My guess is resale of these would be at a substantial reduction of the original price.
'A thing of beauty is a joy forever.' But you're right: subtle good taste does not have an easy time in the USA of 2023.
Up the British! I like what they've done with the indicies and the handset, something different to look at and the accent of the outer dial to the inner is lovely
Apart from the size it's not really very different to their other watch,however,it's great to see more and more watchmakers going with smaller sizes,especially with non dive watches
The side of the case looks just like some Bremont models! I quite like it actually
Love the T Shirt. " The Minister for funny walks ".....lololol
I love the hands and dial. A little small for me but it's really good looking.
The go to Cambridge Uni watch is grand papa’s Patek.
The teal dial is beautiful.
That’s a great looking watch 👍 thanks Jody good review
Timefactors based in Sheffield UK who make the "Smiths" brand ,is probably the "Best Of British" IMO.
CW
I like the watch. I like the crown. Very nice looking watch.
That green dial is beautiful, bummer that these aren't for the give away!
The salmon and mesh looks awesome.
nice watch love that green dial.... cheers
I love the green-dial version, but my preference is the mesh bracelet. However, as you said, the crown is something that would make me think twice before buying it. I think it was a good choice to exclude the date complication, though.
Definitely a great watch for sharing with a partner. Will have to keep that in mind.
What a beauty. I really like the case design, original and smart looking. The color iterations shown are fantastic. The 37mm case width and 18mm lug width are a bit small for my wrist, would love to see at least a 39mm and 20mm lug width. Overall a great looking watch and a great review.
It's a ridiculous size for a man's watch!!!
@neli5p Exactly. No matter how good-looking the watch is, if it's 36, 37, or even 38mm, it won't be purchased by me.
They did a good job with this one. Not to my taste but can appreciate the design elements.
It’s a very attractive watch! Particularly fond of the unusual turns they took with the case design. British watch makers have a lot to offer the world of watchmaking with respect to design, so I hope these guys are successful.
The tiny crown is a head-scratcher though. Design is usually an iterative process. Surely someone at their shop gave it a couple twists and thought, “well that’s unpleasant, what if we changed that?”
Thanks for another fantastic video!
talking about love at first sight :-) The teal coloured one will be mine.
I received my Seeker three days ago and it is *FANTASTIC!* I went with the dark blue dial on a black leather strap. The packaging was wonderful and there was a hand-written thank you card along with all the usual cards. Mine did not have that automatic text on the dial.
It wears nicely and has run @ -4 seconds per day. I think it is a fine dress watch and I don't disagree with your thoughts on that crown.
Overall, I am very happy with the watch and the wonderful communication from the company. I think it was a great value ($499 with free shipping) compared to say another Seiko or other major brand in the price range.
Beaucroft have made a few changes to the Seeker. Less text on the dial, different crown and more premium leather straps. So they’ve actually addressed the “moons and nibbles”, which is great😊
Another great review! Thank you!
that blue-teal one is just stunning. I kinda dont like the crown, and it is definitely too small for my gigantic wrists.
I like the overall design and think the salmon dial is a winner. The simple logo reflected in the lollypop major indices and between the O and F in Beaucroft is just elegant. Give me a 41mm salmon dial on a 20mm mesh, and I'm a buyer!
I like it tooJody, but that crown. Not sure about the bead blasted finish though. I think it’s a bit stark in contrast with the other high polish areas of the watch. I think brushed would have better complemented the dial.
I absolutely love the size. Every watch but divers can be 34-37mm as far as Im concerned 😅. Very nice watch!
Very good looking watch with an interesting case design, but the hands could do with being a bit longer/thinner. The mint/rose and salmon would be my choice.
bloody hell that teal is lovely
For some reason this reminds me of the Nomos Club Campus. The design is different but they are both relatively delicate colourful university / graduation themed unisex watches.
Ooh I do like that baby pink one I could wear that down the Admiral Duncan. Lol.
Love the Minister of Silly Walks shirt!
I like this, the side profile is beautiful and I love the green on leather. But you lose me at 37 mm. 39 mm would have been better although I feel that you can go smaller when there isn't a big dive bezel on it. Little pricey me as well.
I like it. I’m a guy and I have a roughly 6.25 inch wrist. 38-39 is about my sweet spot so this would be great for me, especially that blue-green dial. I just don’t like the price is all.
My wrist is 15 cm. If old school seiko 5 fits me, this would as well.
thoughtfully designed and quite original. Doesnt seem at all small on you jody but then, anything over 42 seems huge to me. I could live with the crown….
Looking at my Marloe GMT while watching your video and i know which one i prefer. I must admit, though, that it even took the Marloe a fair amount of time to appeal to me. Can't say exactly what it is that i don't like about the Beaucroft but something doesn't feel right. Nice video as always, thanks Jody.
Fixing the crown, lume and strap should be easy for them.
I've owned a couple of the Geckota watches from the Brits. As far as this watch, it would look small on my 8 inch wrist. I do like the color of that teal one though. Would've liked to have seen you swap straps. That mesh on the teal and I think the brown strap on the salmon may have been a better match? Anyway, great review as usual Jody!
I like both the colors on this. As the strap is - well, what is is - that makes the mesh strap all the more appealing. I see the point about the crown. It looks similar to a few of my fleiger style watches. Yeah, L'd go for this were it a bit closer to my budget.
Funny isn't it, I love that colour strap with the teal dial! I think that combo looks masculine enough too, although I think I'd want it two to three mm bigger ideally. I have some vintage watches I often wear which are 36mm, but they all have a thinner looking bezel (or none, effectively).
These are stunning watches and the guys are great!!
Personally would prefer a Smiths Astral or Deluxe from the 50s/60s. Those actually were made in England, right down to the movements.
Time Factors have resurrected the brand. They do some really nice retro re-issues. I went a bit left-field and bought their PRS-40.
I have several 37mm watches already so a good size for me. In teal it's a nice dial, handset and crystal. Not so keen on the case or crown. Without a date it's not going to be a daily so it doesn't need to be an auto getting rid of the rotor wobble.
I appreciate a small watch, but I think that this watch would attract females more. The hands are different than what I am used to seeing, and I think personally they look very feminine, kind of like a ladies' citizen watch.
I did a conversion from 400 British pounds to USD, it's about $490.00 before any tax or shipping. I can't see any value here, but it is only my opinion. Sad that the leather strap is crap. Good ones are not cheap to buy.
The UK price of £400 already includes 20% VAT. Recalculate accordingly. That being said, the watch is one step away from being a Daniel Wellington.
If you add it to the cart on their website they do not deduct VAT for USA customers, hmmm...??? That isn't right
Looks lovely but why so small? Targeting the smaller wristed buyer?
there 40mm has a different dial and hand layout, looks a little more masculine
Now that’s a stunner, especially with the salmon dial.
I'm seeing the initial steps of design taken by Formex. Nearly bought one five years ago but held off due to my Longines purchase.
Great video, old son. I like the watches but I don't love the hands. Or the price!
Very nice! Thanks, Jody!
Good to see some original designs
Bugger, just remembered the new JOMW Watch is coming out Saturday and I bought two Invictas today 🥴
I too am proud to be British and always willing to fly the flag for British watches. This one is really nice too very much like the design language and the fact it’s a no date which keeps thing clean. 37mm is an unusual size but looks like it wears well on your 7” wrist Jody. I think the only problem I have is the price at £400 it’s up against some heavy competition is the form of other micro brands and some mainstream ones, Seiko’s and the like. However I wish them the very best 🇬🇧
Thanks for sharing this watch. A bit too delicate looking for me, but others may enjoy that. The close shot of the jewel--was that hair and scratches inside the case or outside?
I thought the brown strap went well with the teal. I like the design, dressy but different. I am only a couple of years into my collecting journey, but have fallen hard for the simplicity of three hand no date watches with a nice dial.
Hi Jody, a really nice looking watch but that crown is going to get caught on all sorts of threads, price is a little high to for me
It’s a really interesting second watch. Not for me, but I’m interested to see what they come out with in the future.
It's beautiful. I wouldn't mind the price, I would mind the crown.
Bremont does something similar with their "Trip-tick" cases.
Beautiful green dial but a little on the small size for me.
My thoughts exactly
And now for something completely British 😺
Ha! It was either Silly Walks or the Mk1 Range Rover. I went Python.
Ahhh yes,that well known Cambridge company Miyota.
@@martinsaunders7925exactly 🙄
For a moment there I thought that said bremont 😅😅 same font, a bit naughty, but there again, it's only bremont 😅😅
That’s a really handsome watch !
Looks great! Just a bit too pricey for a watch a bit too small and is missing that tactile specialness. Hopefully by watch number three they’ll have it down.
🎶 I've been searching low and high🎶
"Ministry of Silly Walks" T-shirt.
Don’t mind the size. Like the dressy styling. But you are in Seiko Presage money and i would rather have one of those.
Nice watch, but I’ll be hunting down that Ministry of Silly Walks T-shirt
It does look a bit twee and feminine. Also looks like a bit like something you'd see plastic-tied to a piece of cardboard in a clothes shop.
I wonder what "British assembled" entails. Like completely build the watch or put the straps on 🤣.
Excelente video. 👏👏💪💪
Oh man, my Mr Jones with an unguarded clasp has met the floor a good couple of times
Dial colours remind me of Mrs Slocombe's hair, the designs of case, hands and dial are a bit too twee for my liking...... This England readers might approve while listening to Dame Vera Lynn on the wireless and nipping their Pimm's No 1 Cup after a jolly good game of croquet.....
You almost sold.me.the black and gold one then, until the lume shot. Pagani Design have a hand it that, by any chance 😂
I quite like this, since I typically go for cheaper watches I probably wouldn't want one enough to pay £400 for it though.
Solid looking watch
Really lovely watch and being from the UK myself, it's great to see. The mint version on the website is rather nice also, but my pick would certainly be the teal with the mknt in 2nd and the monochrome in third. Love your channel and the way you go about explaining and talking about the watches you review. Keep up the great work sir, you are certainly a breath of fresh air on YT when it comes to watches and reviews. No BS, just good honest opinions and straight-up facts 😊
I like the look but having a 8 odd inches makes me hesitant to watches under 39 especially with compact lug to lug and there’s the fact I that I wear a g-shock daily
Distracted by the '60s dance moves on the t shirt. 😳😂
I had my wallet out, despite the fact that the mesh bracelet seems to be the exact same as the one on the $60 Pagani Philippe I'm currently wearing, that was until I heard Miyota, that is. It's a hard dealbreaker for me. Great review though, and I hope they opt for a better movement for future releases!
What’s wrong with the Miyota 9000 series? Is it the ‘wobble’? I feel it for a few seconds once every few days with the watches I have with this movement. Personally I think it’s a great for the price : it’s slim, looks quite nice and is a high-beat movement.
@@jacc88888 Yeah, the wobble, I'm not a fan, maybe because I mostly wear quartz watches so I think it'll drive me mad. Also the noise, not sure if that's as much of an issue with the 9000 series as the 8000 though. Think I'll put the money towards the Baltic MR01 instead
@@steffenaarsnes8066 I haven’t experienced any 8000 movements but there seems to be very little wobble with the 9000 ones. That said the Baltic looks like a fantastic watch. The micro rotor movement looks stunning and seems like they’ve even added blued screws.
8000 series definitely a dog - 9000 much more refined…beware the micro rotor on the Baltic- bad vibes and strangely tinny sounding!
@@hootonhootI actually enjoy the "wobble". I truly consider that a feature.
I have a handful of watches with 802x movements and I smile every time I feel or hear the "whir-whir-whir-zip"! It is a pleasant reminder that this is very good 1970s technology AND that it is purely mechanical and there is _not_ a computer on my wrist. I can actually know the time without the internet, and that is a good thing. Also, the 802x is not a dog because it is robust and reliable. (By the way, I also have never experienced the "stutter.")
Not necessarily sold on the design overall, but that dark-teal dial looks incredible.
I like that shade of salmon... more pink salmon than um... Atlantic salmon
It maybe the brandy talking but Jodie, you're a f'kin legend.... oh and the crown is definitely a deal breaker for me on this, shame because I'd love a nice British timepiece.
The style won't fit me and the size is too small for me, but I have to admit this is a pretty designed watch and has some character. Well done!
Wow, is really gorgeous! And I don't want to share it 😉
I've only got a couple of British watches, a Gold Smiths that belonged to my grandfather, a Mr.Jones watch (The King, I actually really like it ;) and a Christopher Ward C5, I was thinking about adding the Bremont, Zulu Alt1 (One of the watches that got me into watches some 10+ years ago, as it was worn by a celeb adventurer, Sean Conway who Cycling Lands End to John O'Groats, thus becoming the first watch (other than G-Shocks) that sparked my interest. Shocked that it was British as at that time, I didn't think we made watches in the UK anymore.
It's way too small and the brand logo appears to be too low on the dial; "automatic" looks odd with the double-space above it.
these are very desirable,however for me personally I would prefer a 39 or 40 mm .edit to add now having looked at their website they do 40mmin a different model also very nice
Ah, the Ministry of Silly Walks. Remember it the first time round😮
I am not into green dials, but this one looks great. Interesting brand. 🕐👍🍸🍸
A great, even-handed video.
There doesn't seem to be very much "Cambridge" about this other than the name. I think they've made a bit of a misstep in terms of their logo choice - it's apparently based on the King's College clock. That is guaranteed to get the backs up of anyone who went to one of the other 30 colleges. A bit like releasing an official England football watch with the Man Utd shield as it's logo.
Still, nice to see more classically sized options sub-38mm.
Is the debris and dust in the macro shots on the dial or the outside of the crystal?
nice silly walk t- shirt😄😄
Any chance you'd ever check out Mr. Jones watches, Jodi?
Thanks for introducing me to this!! Not heard of the watch or the brand before.
Weighing up a teal / brown leather one; the only thing giving me pause for thought is whether it’s maybe a touch too small (I’m a dude). Think I’ll sleep on it…
Definitely the most compelling option from a (to me) unknown brand in a long time.
Hi 👋🏻
Can I ask if you ordered after sleeping in it?
Lovely.
Bauhaus dial and second hand look great. Don't like the choice of hour and minute hands
Too small, but a good looking watch ,cheers great review