The tenth type of collector rides around London on a moped admiring other people’s watches, and adds their watch to their collection. These mad lads are really dedicated to the hobby.
Did you see the news item a couple of days ago, with the under cover cop posing as a lone semi drunk with an expensive watch clearly on show in one of these robbery hotspots in London? He was ‘befriended’ by a guy & then a gang appeared to wrestle the watch from him. They were then ambushed by a number of police, who made arrests. Apparently incidents of watch crime has allegedly been vastly reduced since.
Just have to say how much I appreciate the content Teddy is generating. It’s the little things in life, you know? Like when Teddy posts a new video and you throw it on and can escape from the stress of the world for a few minutes
Yes that’s exactly how it often feels to me! Watches are such a great hobby. No matter how stressful your day you can always glance at your watch and feel the joy of wearing it!
The Value Buyer has a slight twist type to it: the Spec Sheet Hunter. This collector wants to, not just find bang for the buck, but wants to stack stats and list them like they are building a fantasy sports team or justifying why something for “under X dollars” with “sapphire, Swiss movement, finishing, dial treatment. . . et al” makes something not just a better value, but THE best watch you can buy for the money. They aren’t brand obsessed, they just need to fill the sheet with numbers to show that they came out ahead.
The "needs every watchtype"-collector: Needs a diver, flieger, military, dress, aviation, GMT, racing-chrono, space, etc. etc. etc. (The list never ends so you can always continue to buy a new watch because it's in another category)
They're usually the type to ask on forums/groups "what am I missing?" or "what should I get next?" and therefore end up buying a watch based on other people's thoughts or to fill a supposed gap, rather than actually wanting a specific watch because they like it...
A minimalist collector here, the main reason being that I don’t have much money to spare for watches (actually, do, but I tend to not spend much on accessories) so I only brought a few that I really wanted (I even normally took one or more years to decide to buy just one watch) most of them are quite pricey. And as old saying “buy once, cry once.”
Same here. I will only buy something that I truly like and will wear regularly and with that, will spend as much as I can afford within my living level. For example, I'm not buying a Rolex if I live in a cheap apartment. Gotta have the right priorities!
I think one collector that you could add is the "One Type of Watch" person who has a diverse collection of one watch type, whether intentionally or unintentionally. E.g., they own 5 watches: a Submariner, Seamaster, Black Bay, Super Ocean and Captain Cook.
great content. Another Category: the collector who attaches watches to other interests. For example, really into film, collects watches featured in favorite films. Really into adventure sports, collects watches that reflect the values of that sport. I partially fall into this category, and two of my favorite watches are the Hamilton pilot day date, which I wear, and the original murph, which I gave to my daughter away at school. It's a connection to the watch that goes beyond anything else. Perhaps one more category - the anti-trend watch buyer. This buyer refuses to buy a Tudor, and really likes the Hamilton field khaki but waited 2 years to buy it.
I'm in the minialist category. I have a small curated collection of 3-4 wathces, with each being the best I can afford within its watch type. I absolutely hate the idea of hoarding, as I can only wear one watch at a time.
I was a “flipper” when I started. I fell in/out of love with watches and sold off a lot of mostly entry-level pieces. The only “expensive” watch I ever re-bought after selling was the Oris Aquis Cherry 41.5. I moved on from it so I could get into a Tudor. But I miss it, so I ended up saving up, getting another one, and I’m happy to have it back.
The Movement/Tech Freak. This is certainly me. I am a hobbyist watchmaker and therefore geek out about the movements in my watches and thier specs and innovations
Hey teddy, you could add a few more types of collectors: 1) complication / movement collector (collector who needs to collect at least a piece in each different complication 2) metals collector (watch collector who must collect ie a carbon; stainless steel; titanium, gold, rose gold etc… and this applies to dial colours (maybe it can be also broadly categorized as an aesthetic collector which also applies to pple to collect bedazzled / prefer unique or trendy/new designs Have u met pple who do that?
The tool watch category had me laughing uproariously. Perfectly skewered; guilty as charged. And yes, I’m wearing my Fortis today. Touché. Corollary to finding reasons to use a watch for its intended purpose: using a particular activity as an excuse to buy a watch to use for it. I wouldn’t know anything about that….. 😂
I’m an ABC GShock collector. I like the altimeter barometer compass add ons. And some of the divers add ons as well, like depth sensors, dive timers, high/low tide and moon phase also. And some of the OG models for childhood nostalgia.
The Checklist Ticker - the person who wants to collect all the types of watches, colors and features they feel they need. Types as in dive, GADA, sporty, casual, dressy, strict dress, flieger, field, features as in moonphase, chrono, GMT, manual/auto, textured dial/guilloche, asymmetrical dial, mini rotor, dial rail, applied indices, lume, different fonts of numbers and different shapes of hands, and finally, colors as in at least white, black, grey, blue, green and possibly also red, purple and glacier. I'm sure someone of this type could pack this many features in less than 10 watches.
I'm a guitar player and a huge john mayer fan so I thought about getting a nice watch because of him. Then I found your channel when I was trying to get some more info on watches. I decided to get the Hamilton Field Khaki with the green dial as it blends perfectly with my military uniform. Thanks for putting out all these videos, very entertaining and informative.
Love this concept, some fun hard truths for many of us. Some other categories: The TH-cam window shopper. The buy a Grand Seiko buyer but tell your spouse it’s just a Seiko buyer. The can’t buy a Rolex because of the stigma that would bring buyer.
Yes, the dedicated Homage collector. A complete collection of Homage watches that look like the real deal. That would be category 10. In my Humble Opinion.
I’m a Minimalist!! I put everything in my Tudor North Flag back in 2017 and since then never bought any “major” watch. Even though I’m still checking watches and dreaming about “the next one”. I’ll build my collection around three criteria: countries (owning one watch from Switzerland, Germany, France, Japan…) complications and caliber (manufacture). But in the end it’s more a love at first sight relationship with watches and the “next one” may not fall in any of those criteria! 😂
I collect Complications. I love the cleverness of the mechanical doodads that manufacturers add to their watches. A complication can be many things - a Date, a GMT hand, Regulator style, Guillouche dial, and so on. I love that everyone of my watches showcases a different complication. Tourbillion is on my list, but it'll be a chinese brand :)
I’m a “Tarzan” enthusiast. I always seem to be angling for the next vine to grab and explore. Whether it’s Pilot watches or Divers, while interest never completely wanes, it seems as though something new and shiny catches my attention and down the rabbit hole I go.
Value buyer indeed!! During the value buyer part, the video actually showed almost all watches i own or the brands i choose from!!😅 Great video Teddy as always!!
Was at Burchere outlet in Lucerne and was happy to introduce her to your channel. She was happy to learn more and I told her I learnt almost all my watch collecting from you and bought based on your recommendations. Bought me a Baume Mercier Riveria from her. Thanks Teddy
I’m in my 50’s and that generation that used to always wear a watch. Since smart phones came along I stopped wearing one. Now I miss it. Now it’s becoming super interesting! I have accumulated a few so far. Practical and sensible choices and/or micrograms. I’m avoiding luxury because it doesn’t seem a sensible way to spend my hard earned money only to lose it in a second. Great video! Cheers!
Ha, for a while, I was the single brand collector with Seiko and G Shock 😂 At one point, I had 7 turtles and 15 square G Shocks amongst other things. I’ve downsized a fair amount since then and have added an Omega Seamaster 300M and a Panerai Luminor, but I still have a soft spot for Seiko. My grail Seiko is the Grand Seiko SBGA413
I started collecting a year ago in my early thirties when I had a fair amount of $$ saved up, skipped the enthusiast starter pack phase and beelined it straight to a minimalist with a Rolex Sub 124060, Omega AT Worldtime, and a Cartier Santos WSSA0029! Couldn't be happier!
The "Thrill of the Hunt" buyer. Lives on ebay, watches a dozen pieces, always watches till the bell...adrenaline junkie for the win or loss. I...might be describing myself. 😬
I was definitively in the Enthusiast Starter Park and Trader category when I first fell down the rabbit hole in the last few years. But now as I’m peaking back up and out of the hole, I’m striving for the minimalist and ultra curated collection. Funny video and spot-on per usual Teddy!
Great video, thank you, Teddy! On the (sub)category of minimalists who know more about other peoples' watches and appreciate them from a far without necessarily owning them - I call them 'watch enthusiasts' as opposed to 'watch collectors' - their collection is quite limited in relation to the general 'watch collector' as they do not collect outside of their small ultra curated collection and at the same time they admire and are engulfed in the world of watches, which is also freeing if one of the reasons for this approach is strictly budgetary! This distinguishing between the two is for me one of the pearls of knowledge and deeper understanding of this hobby :)
Fun video. I fall into two of your groups. I am a little bit of a Longines "fan boy" (I have several) but even more so an independent brand collector. In fact, the larger percentage of my collection is from "microbrands".
Teddy, you must already be aware of this but there are a lot of TH-cam and insta accounts that steal your gorgeous macro shots (with no credits, of course). Have you ever thought of watermarking your videos or is it my poor eyesight that is failing me or if it’s just a creative decision? Loved the video as always.
Teddy, you always come up with such great content! I loved this interesting (at least partly tongue-in-cheek) assessment of the different types of collectors. I can mainly identify with (4) Value Collector, (3) Tool Watches Are Still Real and (6) Minimalist, but mainly #3... Value above all else. I'm primarily writing to ask: Can anyone help me identify that all-blue stunner pictured in the "Obsessive over Independents" Category? (about 8:13 and again at 9:14) As a Value Collector, I'm pretty confident that I can't currently afford it, but I really want to learn more and/or add it to my wishlist! Thanks in advance....
While I would like to belong to some other groups.....I have been in #4 for 20 years w being a automatic movement hunter as a sub-specialty! By 2015 I had over 150 pieces...but have sold most of them now that I am retired. I am still very attracted to researching and learning about Micro-Brands and the people behind them!
I’ve been saving for a year to make a big watch purchase. First preference goes to a PanAm GMT, if an opportunity presents itself. More realistically, I’m looking at a couple references, leaning toward the 34 OP in black, their GMT LN, or the Submariner 124060. This might just be a three watch collection to strive for, plus a grail.
I’d say I’m in the “wait and research” for a year plus before buying. Having said that, I’ve purchased two watches in the past 3 months because the price was too good to pass up lol
The fun and unique collector. Watches that commenorate icons of the world, Mohammed Ali, Nolan Ryan, James Dean, Superman, Bat man. Also special collaborations such as Gshock The Black Eye Patch, Love the Sea and the Earth. The list is endless. Having fun with watches.
Ah yes the fun collector. I have a Swatch Clearly Skin just because it’s fun. In a way that’s also true of my Bulova Lunar Pilot. I waited two years to get a Neptune MoonSwatch ‘cause I thought it was fun. But it had too high an unobtainium content. In the meantime the price of the 45mm Lunar Pilot kept dropping. So my other fun watch is a Lunar Pilot.
#25 Business bonding I love watches and using them for building business relationships, always selecting carefully the watch matching with the journey. Watch owners are always desperate no one is recognizing what piece they are wearing on their wrists and always enjoying small talks openings about their watch of the day, it makes them happy and this way they always remember you, that's how you became important in their books. Works both for opening and dodging discussions, great manipulative tool.
I am the type of collecter who likes to have one example (or more), of each watch type. A chrono, a diver, a field watch etc. Obvioulsy as the correct number of watches to own is n+1 multiples provide appropriate and desireable nuance.
I would consider myself an "Aesthetic Collector", though the main part of that has been the dial. Since I was a kid, I've always liked Citizen, Bulova, Longines, Cartier, and Omega, though budget restricts my buying! Since I started watching your channel, I've found interest in Tissot (ironic since I can't stand Swatches!), Muhle, and Junghans. Prior to watching, I had just worn my now 14-year-old Citizen Eco-Drive to death, so naturally the first watch I bought after watching and reading your stuff was a PRX!
Great video as always Teddy! Tool watches are still real if they're good value kind of guy here, going into obsessive over independent, with a great admiration for minimalists.
I would say that my choices are driven by Design, and not by Brand. I tend to like the balance between dial and case, across a spectrum of dress and tool watches. Maybe that is Type 10.
I'm more vintage I got lucky one day at goodwill and got a 1978 Omega Seamaster Cosmic 2000 for 5 bucks. Had it serviced runs like a champ. My other 2 prized ones I've gotten was my 1968 Bulova Accutron Railroad Approved and my 1958 Bulova Self Winding
I am finding that my watch collecting journey has led me down the path of colorful watches, either dial, strap, bezel or any combination of them. The end goal is to have at this time at least a quantity of 3 watches that are green or blue or whatever color I am currently interested in. I have no other specifications needed for a watch to spark my interest beyond color. This has provided me a ton of fun watch shopping.
After watching this video, I can consider myself as a “tool watches are still real”-type of collector. Been heavily using my diving watch for diving despite there are lots of diving computers out there. I have my dress watch specifically used only for formal events. I’m now considering to buy GMT watch to tell different time when I’m abroad. I’ve been longing to buy the most popular Omega, Speedmaster Moonwatch, but I still can’t find any reason to use the tachymeter for “its intended purpose”. I never need to calculate car’s average speed or any of those. Anyone can help me to find a practical use of Speedmaster so I can justify buying one?
I fit into aspects of a few of these stereotypes. I tend to lean towards low(er) production models from maybe overlooked brands that aren’t necessarily independent. Most important, I must have an emotional connection with it and/or it must have an interesting story behind its heritage or design.
I suppose you could put me on the list of watch collectors, as I have a collection of watches that span the decades of the 20th century. I am short of a watch from the 50s and hope to secure a watch from that decade soon . I also like new watches for the fact that they are far more robust and do not need to be treated with kid gloves , in the main ! All the best Teddy from the UK!✌️
I would argue the "watches are no longer tools" crowd are the ones only buying Rolex, AP, and other luxury brands. While those brands are made to be durable, they're priced for wealth and status whereas Sinn, G-SHOCK, Scurfa, etc are produced with use in mind.
I feel like you can argue against buying a Sinn as a tool watch. They still cost thousands of dollars and do the same thing a 200-700 watch can do. I feel like the true tool watch guys mainly buy g shocks, Hamilton khakis, Scurfa as you mentioned, iron mans, and have a much more digital based collection.
I'm the Avatar collector. Explorer for Earth, Speedy for Air, Fathoms for Water, and the Tank for fire. 😂 Of course, I have none of these watches, I just like the idea. 😅
I'm a mixture of value buyer and single brand buyer. I have an affinity for Seiko and Grand Seiko - I own other watches, but those brands speak to me the most. I also don't really have a budget per se but I definitely don't buy anything overpriced and will always try to get the best deal possible.
GREAT video. I'm a Value buyer / Fanboy. Love Seiko, sorry guys, LOL. I do not have many watches, 5, and one Digital, a Samsung Frontier S3. My first watch was a Seiko, right out of boot camp in 1986. and still have it. The pride of my collection is my Dads Glycine Airman, 1961, Automatic. I have my brothers Citizen Eco Drive, my grandfather was a fan of citizen watches. I like value, but, won't just drop 500 bucks on a watch. It would really have to grap me, and some of the really high end watches don't appeal to me. Been reading through these comments and it's been kinda cool hearing other points of view. Cheers
Nailed it. I sometimes think of the Isaiah Berlin essay the Hedgehog and the Fox in thinking about watch collectors. Foxes jump around from one thing to the next, so for example, your box checkers, your flippers. etc are Foxes. Hedgehogs focus on one big idea. So applied to collecting, Your vintage grouches, your one brand collectors, and your minimalists, more Hedgehogs.
My collection style is based on a combination of owning iconic, different colors, mixed watch types (diver, dress, beater, etc.), diversified sizes/shapes/materials, limited editions, and all need to be wearable...at or below 20 pieces in quantity...prices range from $150 to $30,000 per piece. Not sure what this collection criteria is called, but I love being a collector!
Type 10: Fill the Hole Collector…no solar…buy solar….no white dial…buy white dial…no field watch…buy field watch…you get the picture…that’s me! Certainly we could Venn diagram the whole thing as I have a little of each category in me! Great vid Teddy. Thank you. How about a video on the added cost of importing to other countries? Maybe pick your top 5 buying countries and do the research? It is part of the buying experience.
I’m definitely ‘The Minimalist’. I have 6 watches, and I use all of them. My favourites are my Omega Speedmaster and Casio AE-1200WH. They are total opposite ends of the cost spectrum, but I wear / enjoy both as they serve a different purpose.
I’m a (mini) collector and I like a lot of brands…but there is one watch brand I would never buy because of general image and recognizability with non watch people…being Rolex. So how would you call the opposite as a brand fanboy and someone who avoids only one brand?
@@christopherbareja996 LOL; I'm a big petrolhead and know a lot about old and new cars (and I mean really a lot). I have certain special cars in my garage, but I also have a BMW M2 and owned other BMW M cars in the past. So this means I need to be a Rolex fanboy also...damn, never knew this was linked ;)
I’ve definitely become a minimalist with my one watch collection. Since I got my black bay 54 9 months ago I could maybe one day see myself getting a Speedmaster but have no desire for any other watch.
Hi Teddy, congratulations for another interesting vlog about the world of watch collecting. I'm not sure about this type of collector, I'm talking about the collector who collects watches based on the features of the watch, examples would be: color of the dial, bezel colors, bicompax, tricompax, single hand watch, etc. They actually don't go for the brand but what complications the watch would be having or the physical attributes of the watch that would make it interesting for them to collect. To be honest with you I belong to this group, I appreciate what each of my watches would be having either by complication or physical features, it gives me a feeling of fulfillment/satisfaction and I can tell stories about the history/features of the watch how it came about. Like what I heard from somebody's vlog, you collect watches based on not what others tell you to collect but what makes you happy, more power to your channel.
I have 3 watches. 1. orient mako (my first mechanical watch) 2. Vostok komandirskie (first non-auto mechanical watch), and now seeing that I have watches done the Japanese way, and the Russian way, I've added a third. 3. Omega PO. And my collection is complete - 3 different ways of doing watches. I guess I'm the engineering type
Teddy, I found your channel a few days ago and Im hooked, I would love to get your thoughts on Bulova watches... debating between a Marine Star or an Octava as my "gateway drug" into higher end watches
I can't speak for Teddy, but I think Bulova has a great history and some really interesting models, mixed in with a ton of lower quality watches made for mass appeal. But see if you like their Hack, which they made for Allied soldiers in WW2. Or the Lunar Pilot, which was arguably the first watch to survive the moon. Or the Jetstar, it anything else with their Precisionist movement, which is the smoothest, most accurate quartz movement you can buy new. Or the "Devil Diver," their legendary dive watch with water resistance up to 666ft!
Buying and selling is tons of fun. I have friends in most major cities because I’ve been doing it for fun for about 8 years. Literally text some of the guys I’ve bought/sold with almost daily lol
This is such a great video and spot on content! Now off I go to TRF to stoke the flames of fire with "Rolex isn't a tool watch anymore" and "Apple Watch is the modern day tool watch"
Enjoyed, thanks! the group that I belong, Task Specific Watch collecting. Maybe not as broad as a Dive watch but maybe? I collect sailing or yacht racing watches. Watches build for timing starts for sailboat races. Might fall under Tool Watch collector?
I'm definitely a minimalist + trader combination. I like to keep my collection small but I'm constantly buying and selling until I find the next one that earns a permanent spot in my box.
Im the type of collector that collects watches of different designs and colors to show artistic personality 🎨. None of my watches are similar to each other and lm very praud of this 🎉 l have always been wonderig: why some people keep buyng watches that have similiar design ?
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The tenth type of collector rides around London on a moped admiring other people’s watches, and adds their watch to their collection. These mad lads are really dedicated to the hobby.
Did you see the news item a couple of days ago, with the under cover cop posing as a lone semi drunk with an expensive watch clearly on show in one of these robbery hotspots in London? He was ‘befriended’ by a guy & then a gang appeared to wrestle the watch from him. They were then ambushed by a number of police, who made arrests. Apparently incidents of watch crime has allegedly been vastly reduced since.
@@martinowl I've seen this as well, true heroes haha.
Type 10: Broke Boy: The type of watch enthusiast who spends ours looking over watches but is too broke to buy them.
😂
Actually, that is the safest type…if you are that person, but have a little bit of money than you would find yourself spending it….
Jajja that would be me!! I spend hours watching a iwc mark xx wondering when ill be able to get one
I was going to say the same thing: how about enthusiast who can’t afford any. haha
Hey, I represent that statement
Just have to say how much I appreciate the content Teddy is generating. It’s the little things in life, you know? Like when Teddy posts a new video and you throw it on and can escape from the stress of the world for a few minutes
Yup can relate
Yes that’s exactly how it often feels to me! Watches are such a great hobby. No matter how stressful your day you can always glance at your watch and feel the joy of wearing it!
The Value Buyer has a slight twist type to it: the Spec Sheet Hunter.
This collector wants to, not just find bang for the buck, but wants to stack stats and list them like they are building a fantasy sports team or justifying why something for “under X dollars” with “sapphire, Swiss movement, finishing, dial treatment. . . et al” makes something not just a better value, but THE best watch you can buy for the money. They aren’t brand obsessed, they just need to fill the sheet with numbers to show that they came out ahead.
Guilty, Value Buyer w/ spec. hunting/collecting Automatic Movements!
No 11. The plane Jane "I like it"
Also known as Grand Seiko lovers
There are people who argue with me that their watch is better than my patek because it has more power reserve. I told that person, sure.
Ah damn, that's me
You forgot your most important type.
HE'S A DIAL GUY, TEDDY!
“The colleccionnnnn”
It's absolute chaos if he doesn't wear a red band on shark tank.
The "needs every watchtype"-collector: Needs a diver, flieger, military, dress, aviation, GMT, racing-chrono, space, etc. etc. etc. (The list never ends so you can always continue to buy a new watch because it's in another category)
They're usually the type to ask on forums/groups "what am I missing?" or "what should I get next?" and therefore end up buying a watch based on other people's thoughts or to fill a supposed gap, rather than actually wanting a specific watch because they like it...
You don’t need to call me out like this
I feel seen . . .
I am totally a box checker. I have 20 different watches that I like from different groups (diver, sport, etc).
"Watch for every occasion" but yes that's me
A minimalist collector here, the main reason being that I don’t have much money to spare for watches (actually, do, but I tend to not spend much on accessories) so I only brought a few that I really wanted (I even normally took one or more years to decide to buy just one watch) most of them are quite pricey. And as old saying “buy once, cry once.”
Wish I had your discipline.
Same here. I will only buy something that I truly like and will wear regularly and with that, will spend as much as I can afford within my living level. For example, I'm not buying a Rolex if I live in a cheap apartment. Gotta have the right priorities!
I felt personally attacked in the tool watch segment 🤣. Sinns and Damasko. Guilty lol
Same here, plus Fortis 😁
I think one collector that you could add is the "One Type of Watch" person who has a diverse collection of one watch type, whether intentionally or unintentionally. E.g., they own 5 watches: a Submariner, Seamaster, Black Bay, Super Ocean and Captain Cook.
Or five Seiko divers.
Is that rich or broke?🤔lol
great content. Another Category: the collector who attaches watches to other interests. For example, really into film, collects watches featured in favorite films. Really into adventure sports, collects watches that reflect the values of that sport. I partially fall into this category, and two of my favorite watches are the Hamilton pilot day date, which I wear, and the original murph, which I gave to my daughter away at school. It's a connection to the watch that goes beyond anything else. Perhaps one more category - the anti-trend watch buyer. This buyer refuses to buy a Tudor, and really likes the Hamilton field khaki but waited 2 years to buy it.
I'm in the minialist category. I have a small curated collection of 3-4 wathces, with each being the best I can afford within its watch type. I absolutely hate the idea of hoarding, as I can only wear one watch at a time.
I only have a couple at the moment, but aiming for a small curated 3-5 max
These are my favorite videos of yours. So much here can be applied to every type of collecting. I love it! Great writing, all in good fun.
I was a “flipper” when I started. I fell in/out of love with watches and sold off a lot of mostly entry-level pieces.
The only “expensive” watch I ever re-bought after selling was the Oris Aquis Cherry 41.5. I moved on from it so I could get into a Tudor. But I miss it, so I ended up saving up, getting another one, and I’m happy to have it back.
The Movement/Tech Freak. This is certainly me. I am a hobbyist watchmaker and therefore geek out about the movements in my watches and thier specs and innovations
The Modder. I collect other watches too, but I love modding Seiko watches!
Hey teddy, you could add a few more types of collectors:
1) complication / movement collector (collector who needs to collect at least a piece in each different complication
2) metals collector (watch collector who must collect ie a carbon; stainless steel; titanium, gold, rose gold etc… and this applies to dial colours (maybe it can be also broadly categorized as an aesthetic collector which also applies to pple to collect bedazzled / prefer unique or trendy/new designs
Have u met pple who do that?
Type 12: the „classics“-collector: Sub, Daydate, Speedy, Seamaster, Reverso, Monaco, Tank,…
This is me
I find that so sad.
The tool watch category had me laughing uproariously. Perfectly skewered; guilty as charged. And yes, I’m wearing my Fortis today. Touché.
Corollary to finding reasons to use a watch for its intended purpose: using a particular activity as an excuse to buy a watch to use for it. I wouldn’t know anything about that….. 😂
The Swatch moon mission collector! Plenty of those around.
I’m an ABC GShock collector. I like the altimeter barometer compass add ons. And some of the divers add ons as well, like depth sensors, dive timers, high/low tide and moon phase also. And some of the OG models for childhood nostalgia.
The Checklist Ticker - the person who wants to collect all the types of watches, colors and features they feel they need. Types as in dive, GADA, sporty, casual, dressy, strict dress, flieger, field, features as in moonphase, chrono, GMT, manual/auto, textured dial/guilloche, asymmetrical dial, mini rotor, dial rail, applied indices, lume, different fonts of numbers and different shapes of hands, and finally, colors as in at least white, black, grey, blue, green and possibly also red, purple and glacier. I'm sure someone of this type could pack this many features in less than 10 watches.
So well done Teddy - information with a tongue firmly in the cheek...well, most of the time, unless it hits too close to hom!!
I'm a guitar player and a huge john mayer fan so I thought about getting a nice watch because of him. Then I found your channel when I was trying to get some more info on watches. I decided to get the Hamilton Field Khaki with the green dial as it blends perfectly with my military uniform. Thanks for putting out all these videos, very entertaining and informative.
Love this concept, some fun hard truths for many of us.
Some other categories:
The TH-cam window shopper.
The buy a Grand Seiko buyer but tell your spouse it’s just a Seiko buyer.
The can’t buy a Rolex because of the stigma that would bring buyer.
Yes, the dedicated Homage collector. A complete collection of Homage watches that look like the real deal. That would be category 10. In my Humble Opinion.
I’m a Minimalist!! I put everything in my Tudor North Flag back in 2017 and since then never bought any “major” watch. Even though I’m still checking watches and dreaming about “the next one”. I’ll build my collection around three criteria: countries (owning one watch from Switzerland, Germany, France, Japan…) complications and caliber (manufacture). But in the end it’s more a love at first sight relationship with watches and the “next one” may not fall in any of those criteria! 😂
I collect Complications. I love the cleverness of the mechanical doodads that manufacturers add to their watches. A complication can be many things - a Date, a GMT hand, Regulator style, Guillouche dial, and so on. I love that everyone of my watches showcases a different complication. Tourbillion is on my list, but it'll be a chinese brand :)
I’m a “Tarzan” enthusiast. I always seem to be angling for the next vine to grab and explore. Whether it’s Pilot watches or Divers, while interest never completely wanes, it seems as though something new and shiny catches my attention and down the rabbit hole I go.
Probably closest to minimalist!
I loved how Teddy shows a grand seiko for the sing brand superfan
Your deadpan delivery of the playful characteristics of these collectors is hilarious
Value buyer indeed!!
During the value buyer part, the video actually showed almost all watches i own or the brands i choose from!!😅
Great video Teddy as always!!
Was at Burchere outlet in Lucerne and was happy to introduce her to your channel. She was happy to learn more and I told her I learnt almost all my watch collecting from you and bought based on your recommendations. Bought me a Baume Mercier Riveria from her. Thanks Teddy
I’m in my 50’s and that generation that used to always wear a watch. Since smart phones came along I stopped wearing one. Now I miss it. Now it’s becoming super interesting! I have accumulated a few so far. Practical and sensible choices and/or micrograms. I’m avoiding luxury because it doesn’t seem a sensible way to spend my hard earned money only to lose it in a second. Great video! Cheers!
Ha, for a while, I was the single brand collector with Seiko and G Shock 😂
At one point, I had 7 turtles and 15 square G Shocks amongst other things. I’ve downsized a fair amount since then and have added an Omega Seamaster 300M and a Panerai Luminor, but I still have a soft spot for Seiko. My grail Seiko is the Grand Seiko SBGA413
I started collecting a year ago in my early thirties when I had a fair amount of $$ saved up, skipped the enthusiast starter pack phase and beelined it straight to a minimalist with a Rolex Sub 124060, Omega AT Worldtime, and a Cartier Santos WSSA0029! Couldn't be happier!
The "Thrill of the Hunt" buyer. Lives on ebay, watches a dozen pieces, always watches till the bell...adrenaline junkie for the win or loss. I...might be describing myself. 😬
I was definitively in the Enthusiast Starter Park and Trader category when I first fell down the rabbit hole in the last few years. But now as I’m peaking back up and out of the hole, I’m striving for the minimalist and ultra curated collection. Funny video and spot-on per usual Teddy!
Definitely the tool guy. Thanks Teddy,that was fun.
So many beautiful watches included here 👍
Great video, thank you, Teddy! On the (sub)category of minimalists who know more about other peoples' watches and appreciate them from a far without necessarily owning them - I call them 'watch enthusiasts' as opposed to 'watch collectors' - their collection is quite limited in relation to the general 'watch collector' as they do not collect outside of their small ultra curated collection and at the same time they admire and are engulfed in the world of watches, which is also freeing if one of the reasons for this approach is strictly budgetary! This distinguishing between the two is for me one of the pearls of knowledge and deeper understanding of this hobby :)
Fun video. I fall into two of your groups. I am a little bit of a Longines "fan boy" (I have several) but even more so an independent brand collector. In fact, the larger percentage of my collection is from "microbrands".
Great video... (mostly team value buyer here) You missed the collector that looks down on other collectors and brands. That's a fun one
Teddy, you must already be aware of this but there are a lot of TH-cam and insta accounts that steal your gorgeous macro shots (with no credits, of course). Have you ever thought of watermarking your videos or is it my poor eyesight that is failing me or if it’s just a creative decision? Loved the video as always.
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I am in the love it and gets bored after 1 year category. Haha. Except for a core 3 models that I own.
Teddy, you always come up with such great content!
I loved this interesting (at least partly tongue-in-cheek) assessment of the different types of collectors.
I can mainly identify with (4) Value Collector, (3) Tool Watches Are Still Real and (6) Minimalist, but mainly #3... Value above all else.
I'm primarily writing to ask:
Can anyone help me identify that all-blue stunner pictured in the "Obsessive over Independents" Category? (about 8:13 and again at 9:14)
As a Value Collector, I'm pretty confident that I can't currently afford it, but I really want to learn more and/or add it to my wishlist!
Thanks in advance....
Love the "categories". I fall in to a few. I guess I look for GMT since we travel a lot,and I love titanium watches. Good job!
While I would like to belong to some other groups.....I have been in #4 for 20 years w being a automatic movement hunter as a sub-specialty! By 2015 I had over 150 pieces...but have sold most of them now that I am retired. I am still very attracted to researching and learning about Micro-Brands and the people behind them!
I’ve been saving for a year to make a big watch purchase.
First preference goes to a PanAm GMT, if an opportunity presents itself. More realistically, I’m looking at a couple references, leaning toward the 34 OP in black, their GMT LN, or the Submariner 124060.
This might just be a three watch collection to strive for, plus a grail.
Team value buyer here. Solar, multiband 6 G Shocks are like Pokémon, gotta catch em all! Keep the content coming Teddy, great video as always
These are always fun videos, I definitely fall into a few of those categories
I’d say I’m in the “wait and research” for a year plus before buying. Having said that, I’ve purchased two watches in the past 3 months because the price was too good to pass up lol
Would be interested to see a video on versatile watches and what makes a watch versatile or not versatile
The fun and unique collector. Watches that commenorate icons of the world, Mohammed Ali, Nolan Ryan, James Dean, Superman, Bat man. Also special collaborations such as Gshock The Black Eye Patch, Love the Sea and the Earth. The list is endless. Having fun with watches.
Ah yes the fun collector. I have a Swatch Clearly Skin just because it’s fun. In a way that’s also true of my Bulova Lunar Pilot. I waited two years to get a Neptune MoonSwatch ‘cause I thought it was fun. But it had too high an unobtainium content. In the meantime the price of the 45mm Lunar Pilot kept dropping. So my other fun watch is a Lunar Pilot.
#25 Business bonding
I love watches and using them for building business relationships, always selecting carefully the watch matching with the journey.
Watch owners are always desperate no one is recognizing what piece they are wearing on their wrists and always enjoying small talks openings about their watch of the day, it makes them happy and this way they always remember you, that's how you became important in their books.
Works both for opening and dodging discussions, great manipulative tool.
One more type: HAQ - high accuracy quartz watch collector :) just run into a forum of those
I am the type of collecter who likes to have one example (or more), of each watch type. A chrono, a diver, a field watch etc. Obvioulsy as the correct number of watches to own is n+1 multiples provide appropriate and desireable nuance.
I would consider myself an "Aesthetic Collector", though the main part of that has been the dial. Since I was a kid, I've always liked Citizen, Bulova, Longines, Cartier, and Omega, though budget restricts my buying! Since I started watching your channel, I've found interest in Tissot (ironic since I can't stand Swatches!), Muhle, and Junghans. Prior to watching, I had just worn my now 14-year-old Citizen Eco-Drive to death, so naturally the first watch I bought after watching and reading your stuff was a PRX!
Hi Teddy, great video! Just one off-topic question: what hairproduct do you use? It looks awesome!
Loved this. I think there's a subset of vintage collector, who goes for the watches from their birth year, or another significant milestone.
Great video as always Teddy! Tool watches are still real if they're good value kind of guy here, going into obsessive over independent, with a great admiration for minimalists.
Enthusiast starter pack here! Going minimalist. Prx, 3 Seikos, and now selling it all to buy oris propilot 😂
I would say that my choices are driven by Design, and not by Brand. I tend to like the balance between dial and case, across a spectrum of dress and tool watches. Maybe that is Type 10.
I would also add just plan old The Watch Addict!
I'm more vintage I got lucky one day at goodwill and got a 1978 Omega Seamaster Cosmic 2000 for 5 bucks. Had it serviced runs like a champ. My other 2 prized ones I've gotten was my 1968 Bulova Accutron Railroad Approved and my 1958 Bulova Self Winding
I am finding that my watch collecting journey has led me down the path of colorful watches, either dial, strap, bezel or any combination of them. The end goal is to have at this time at least a quantity of 3 watches that are green or blue or whatever color I am currently interested in. I have no other specifications needed for a watch to spark my interest beyond color. This has provided me a ton of fun watch shopping.
It hurts how accurately he described the tool watch category…and how I fit it😭😭.
You're not alone 😂
After watching this video, I can consider myself as a “tool watches are still real”-type of collector. Been heavily using my diving watch for diving despite there are lots of diving computers out there. I have my dress watch specifically used only for formal events. I’m now considering to buy GMT watch to tell different time when I’m abroad.
I’ve been longing to buy the most popular Omega, Speedmaster Moonwatch, but I still can’t find any reason to use the tachymeter for “its intended purpose”. I never need to calculate car’s average speed or any of those. Anyone can help me to find a practical use of Speedmaster so I can justify buying one?
When you buy your ticket to the moon on SpaceX Airways, you’ll be angry that you didn’t buy a Speedmaster 🤣
I find myself more and more going for different movements or fun dials like the Studi0 Underdog models.
Type 10. Check the boxes. Diver. Chronograph. GMT. Beater.
The Icon Chaser: a significant piece from every brand: GMTs, Reversos, Speedmasters, Tanks, SKX…
I fit into aspects of a few of these stereotypes. I tend to lean towards low(er) production models from maybe overlooked brands that aren’t necessarily independent. Most important, I must have an emotional connection with it and/or it must have an interesting story behind its heritage or design.
I suppose you could put me on the list of watch collectors, as I have a collection of watches that span the decades of the 20th century. I am short of a watch from the 50s and hope to secure a watch from that decade soon . I also like new watches for the fact that they are far more robust and do not need to be treated with kid gloves , in the main ! All the best Teddy from the UK!✌️
I would argue the "watches are no longer tools" crowd are the ones only buying Rolex, AP, and other luxury brands. While those brands are made to be durable, they're priced for wealth and status whereas Sinn, G-SHOCK, Scurfa, etc are produced with use in mind.
I feel like you can argue against buying a Sinn as a tool watch. They still cost thousands of dollars and do the same thing a 200-700 watch can do. I feel like the true tool watch guys mainly buy g shocks, Hamilton khakis, Scurfa as you mentioned, iron mans, and have a much more digital based collection.
I would add the one of every type collector, ie dive watch, chronograph, GMT, etc
I'm the Avatar collector.
Explorer for Earth, Speedy for Air, Fathoms for Water, and the Tank for fire. 😂
Of course, I have none of these watches, I just like the idea. 😅
Thanks for putting out so much great content. If you haven’t already, I’d love a video on pros and cons of automatic vs eco-drive movements!
I'm a mixture of value buyer and single brand buyer. I have an affinity for Seiko and Grand Seiko - I own other watches, but those brands speak to me the most. I also don't really have a budget per se but I definitely don't buy anything overpriced and will always try to get the best deal possible.
Good video, made me chuckle…lol 😂 👍🏽✨
GREAT video.
I'm a Value buyer / Fanboy. Love Seiko, sorry guys, LOL.
I do not have many watches, 5, and one Digital, a Samsung Frontier S3.
My first watch was a Seiko, right out of boot camp in 1986. and still have it.
The pride of my collection is my Dads Glycine Airman, 1961, Automatic.
I have my brothers Citizen Eco Drive, my grandfather was a fan of citizen watches.
I like value, but, won't just drop 500 bucks on a watch. It would really have to grap me, and some of the really high end watches don't appeal to me.
Been reading through these comments and it's been kinda cool hearing other points of view.
Cheers
Nailed it. I sometimes think of the Isaiah Berlin essay the Hedgehog and the Fox in thinking about watch collectors. Foxes jump around from one thing to the next, so for example, your box checkers, your flippers. etc are Foxes. Hedgehogs focus on one big idea. So applied to collecting, Your vintage grouches, your one brand collectors, and your minimalists, more Hedgehogs.
Any film-featured collector here? I collect the models that were featured in the movies/tv shows like James Bond and Bruce Wayne 😅
My collection style is based on a combination of owning iconic, different colors, mixed watch types (diver, dress, beater, etc.), diversified sizes/shapes/materials, limited editions, and all need to be wearable...at or below 20 pieces in quantity...prices range from $150 to $30,000 per piece. Not sure what this collection criteria is called, but I love being a collector!
Type 10: Fill the Hole Collector…no solar…buy solar….no white dial…buy white dial…no field watch…buy field watch…you get the picture…that’s me! Certainly we could Venn diagram the whole thing as I have a little of each category in me! Great vid Teddy. Thank you. How about a video on the added cost of importing to other countries? Maybe pick your top 5 buying countries and do the research? It is part of the buying experience.
I’m definitely ‘The Minimalist’. I have 6 watches, and I use all of them. My favourites are my Omega Speedmaster and Casio AE-1200WH. They are total opposite ends of the cost spectrum, but I wear / enjoy both as they serve a different purpose.
I’m a (mini) collector and I like a lot of brands…but there is one watch brand I would never buy because of general image and recognizability with non watch people…being Rolex. So how would you call the opposite as a brand fanboy and someone who avoids only one brand?
Rolex are to watches as BMWs are to cars. People without any knowledge or taste want something others perceive as nice.
@@christopherbareja996kinda harsh on the BMW owners aren’t you? Why not throw the Mercedes owners under the bus?
@@christopherbareja996 LOL; I'm a big petrolhead and know a lot about old and new cars (and I mean really a lot). I have certain special cars in my garage, but I also have a BMW M2 and owned other BMW M cars in the past. So this means I need to be a Rolex fanboy also...damn, never knew this was linked ;)
@@MyCvid :)
I'm the boring watch collector: black speedmaster, blue seamaster and polar explorer 2 😂😂😂 absolutely no originality but enjoying these every day !!!
I think you got it covered, Teddy! I see myself in several of those types.
I’ve definitely become a minimalist with my one watch collection. Since I got my black bay 54 9 months ago I could maybe one day see myself getting a Speedmaster but have no desire for any other watch.
Hi Teddy, congratulations for another interesting vlog about the world of watch collecting. I'm not sure about this type of collector, I'm talking about the collector who collects watches based on the features of the watch, examples would be: color of the dial, bezel colors, bicompax, tricompax, single hand watch, etc. They actually don't go for the brand but what complications the watch would be having or the physical attributes of the watch that would make it interesting for them to collect. To be honest with you I belong to this group, I appreciate what each of my watches would be having either by complication or physical features, it gives me a feeling of fulfillment/satisfaction and I can tell stories about the history/features of the watch how it came about. Like what I heard from somebody's vlog, you collect watches based on not what others tell you to collect but what makes you happy, more power to your channel.
I have 3 watches. 1. orient mako (my first mechanical watch) 2. Vostok komandirskie (first non-auto mechanical watch), and now seeing that I have watches done the Japanese way, and the Russian way, I've added a third. 3. Omega PO. And my collection is complete - 3 different ways of doing watches. I guess I'm the engineering type
Another type: I like having many different colors to be able to play with matching my clothes.
The homage collector..... Great list and video!
Teddy, I found your channel a few days ago and Im hooked, I would love to get your thoughts on Bulova watches... debating between a Marine Star or an Octava as my "gateway drug" into higher end watches
I can't speak for Teddy, but I think Bulova has a great history and some really interesting models, mixed in with a ton of lower quality watches made for mass appeal. But see if you like their Hack, which they made for Allied soldiers in WW2.
Or the Lunar Pilot, which was arguably the first watch to survive the moon.
Or the Jetstar, it anything else with their Precisionist movement, which is the smoothest, most accurate quartz movement you can buy new.
Or the "Devil Diver," their legendary dive watch with water resistance up to 666ft!
the watch collector that hunts for a great find at an estate sale or an antique store
Buying and selling is tons of fun. I have friends in most major cities because I’ve been doing it for fun for about 8 years. Literally text some of the guys I’ve bought/sold with almost daily lol
This is such a great video and spot on content! Now off I go to TRF to stoke the flames of fire with "Rolex isn't a tool watch anymore" and "Apple Watch is the modern day tool watch"
Lol blegh. It's much more comforting to think of gshock as the modern tool watch, if only because it will still work just as well in a decade or two.
Enjoyed, thanks! the group that I belong, Task Specific Watch collecting. Maybe not as broad as a Dive watch but maybe? I collect sailing or yacht racing watches. Watches build for timing starts for sailboat races. Might fall under Tool Watch collector?
I'm definitely a minimalist + trader combination. I like to keep my collection small but I'm constantly buying and selling until I find the next one that earns a permanent spot in my box.
Im the type of collector that collects watches of different designs and colors to show artistic personality 🎨. None of my watches are similar to each other and lm very praud of this 🎉
l have always been wonderig: why some people keep buyng watches that have similiar design ?