Watch Complications Explained | From Date Windows to Minute Repeaters

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  • @TeddyBaldassarre
    @TeddyBaldassarre  6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Hey everyone, I hope this was helpful. As there are many complications in the watch world, please let me know if there are others that I may have perhaps forgot. Appreciate all your support!

    • @Tacticalwon
      @Tacticalwon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hi Teddy, would love a video on how to use various watch bezels, like dive bezels, GMT bezels, tachymeter, slide rule bezel like on the navitimer, etc. I think many people buy watches with these and don't full appreciate or understand how they work (myself included).

    • @hunteranthony7751
      @hunteranthony7751 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One complication that isn’t as well known anymore (mostly cause when people see it they associate it with quartz) is the dead second complication where the second hand ticks every 60 seconds. Before the quartz crisis it was a very uncommon complication and desired to my understanding but now people look at it and think of quartz when they see the ticking

    • @TerminatingStalker
      @TerminatingStalker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi Teddy, the power reserve is another complication that came to my mind.
      Your videos are great, looking forward for new episodes 👍

    • @rema_style
      @rema_style 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1.Power reserve.
      2. Alarms.
      3. Complications who comes when Your wife see Your new watch. Wife - watch complications...

    • @TheShroomWelder
      @TheShroomWelder 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Teddy, I have a question. What are your thoughts on the watch brand Filippo Loreti? They claim to a be a luxury watch but they cut out the middle men making them affordable. I check their online store and it seems that their watch's are decent to good quality (from looking at the descriptions and photos.) But I want an expert like you to judge their quality.

  • @syndicatedsatellite7288
    @syndicatedsatellite7288 6 ปีที่แล้ว +437

    There is the credit card complication after purchasing all the lovely watches....

    • @choco1199
      @choco1199 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @Ken-ss1en
      @Ken-ss1en 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂

    • @gigithebird2151
      @gigithebird2151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I use my trust gunmetal gray m1911 card for most of my watch purchases

    • @syndicatedsatellite7288
      @syndicatedsatellite7288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gigithebird2151 If you purchase a bad watch, you can also use the card to return it...

    • @happycrimes1361
      @happycrimes1361 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gigithebird2151not many people understood your joke my friend but you got me laughing 😂😂

  • @LucidCode
    @LucidCode 6 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I love how you boiled down a 100+ pages of a book into an 8 minute video!

  • @yoavnavott
    @yoavnavott 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    The 11$M patek was so expensive because it was a steel case instead of the regular gold or the special rose gold. There were 281 gold case 1518s, but only 4 in steel.

  • @jayh9144
    @jayh9144 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Moon phase got to be the coolest. Great video 👍

  • @ameowingbird
    @ameowingbird 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hey! moonphase complication is useful for people interested in astronomy! its easier to see things in the sky on a new moon!

  • @gauravgandi1398
    @gauravgandi1398 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So informative for new collectors like me. I didn't know a few of them. You just made me add a few more watches to my every increasing wish list.

  • @haxonwax2006
    @haxonwax2006 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good idea. Felt like you were going a bit too quickly but easy enough to rewind on youtube. Thanks again for another good video.

  • @c0ldc0ne
    @c0ldc0ne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't believe you didn't mention the most amazing complication of all: email-support at the 6 o'clock position on the Patek Philippe shown at 8:00.

  • @0017Bulldog
    @0017Bulldog 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Teddy, could you do a vid on automatic watch movements? Maybe some info on where they originated, who uses them and their level of importance horologically.

  • @davidweidemann7275
    @davidweidemann7275 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you, Teddy. That's very helpful.

  • @maxinahunt8652
    @maxinahunt8652 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Look how far you have come now…..!! Always great videos. You definitely have talent. 😎

  • @antburman
    @antburman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Concise, clear, really informative and always enjoyably presented.

  • @chriswatchreviews4752
    @chriswatchreviews4752 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My Citizen Eco Drive Calibre 8700 has a perpetual calender. Granted, its a quartz and not an automatic, but I haven't changed the date in 9 years. Awesome watch. Great video Teddy!

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Perpetual calendar with a quartz is a killer combo.

    • @caesarillion
      @caesarillion 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gimmie!!

    • @1coteca
      @1coteca 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perpetual calendar is nice to have as feature. My watch doesn't have it so I have to change the date after the shorter months. I have had my time piece since Xmas (citizen bm 8476) so I have yet manually adjust the date this year. Time will tell if it becomes a pain for me. Do you guys have no bother adjusting the date, time when you travel around the world and for the daylight saving time?

    • @chriswatchreviews4752
      @chriswatchreviews4752 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@1coteca the only time I have to adjust the time is for daylight savings or traveling through another time zone. The citizen can take into account the leap year, so the date never needs to be changed. It's a really cool watch

    • @1coteca
      @1coteca 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chriswatchreviews4752 good for you. My question was more for everyone else who doesn't have a perpetual calendar :-)

  • @adhiyanss7918
    @adhiyanss7918 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You're Killin it in the thumbnail game!! 😄😄🔥

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you man haha. All of mine were liking the same. We needed to switch it up.

  • @jamesallen74
    @jamesallen74 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos. Great work.
    I had a seiko $200 price range about 20 years ago that had a perpetual date only. It was so nice, until I messed it up and couldn't roll it backwards. LOL never could get it to give me the correct date again.

  • @akapantsusenpai181
    @akapantsusenpai181 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I enjoyed this video. Also, you have a great bunch of people in your In-House Movement group. Cheers!

  • @jesuszuniga1459
    @jesuszuniga1459 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think you missed the alarm complication, great video

  • @cecedabo
    @cecedabo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You talked about every complication I wanted to see, enjoyed it

  • @ssvs0485
    @ssvs0485 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A fun and learning video as usual.

  • @JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm
    @JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I learned more from this video then I did from sitting in a 3 1/2 hour masters course this morning...Thanks… But I’m not sure what that says about my instructor! 😂😂😂

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh boy 😂 looks like I might have a future becoming a adjunct professor after all.

  • @laurensuyttendaele481
    @laurensuyttendaele481 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love the new style thumbnails, Teddy. Keep 'em coming!

  • @juanalbertojimenezdelira2651
    @juanalbertojimenezdelira2651 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice video...I just missed the wandering hours complication

  • @leaningtower73
    @leaningtower73 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Superb explanation! Thank you sir

  • @brentcurtis1
    @brentcurtis1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! As a watch enthusiast, this really hits the bases! Really cool.

  • @herald1953
    @herald1953 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    i think you missed the Power Reserve indicator, am i right?

    • @joavim
      @joavim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And the minute repeater

    • @cocoromnick11rr84
      @cocoromnick11rr84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@joavim see the whole video 😋😋

    • @andy_yeeqi966
      @andy_yeeqi966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Herald Stop complaining, do u think u can do a better job?

  • @TEA-rex1117
    @TEA-rex1117 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very educational--not a complicated video

  • @mayureshkulkarni99
    @mayureshkulkarni99 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a great amount of info in 8 min video👍

  • @Amedes88
    @Amedes88 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely video again, I like it when you explain these kind of things.

  • @MrShinobi797
    @MrShinobi797 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good Content Ted...nicely done. Don’t forget your Power Indicator Complication tho!

  • @hishamhabib666
    @hishamhabib666 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent vid Teddy! Really informative 👍🏻. Keep up the great work
    Cheers mate!
    Hisham.

  • @BoltofGreece
    @BoltofGreece 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great video! Very informative

  • @landrylow
    @landrylow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Moonphase function actually is very useful when dealing with countries that have their holidays and religious events that are based on the moon, mostly when it’s a full moon.

    • @InTimeMiami
      @InTimeMiami ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s also one of the easiest to integrate and put together, patek makes it so simple. The way Rolex does it is so mf convoluted. ETA sucks at it, and it’s always super rough when setting.

    • @lunam7249
      @lunam7249 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      dont waste wisdom on the ordinary, they are not worthy, i am a high wizard

  • @1018Frankie
    @1018Frankie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very educational video! Thanks!

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching as always Francisco!

  • @steveaarons4751
    @steveaarons4751 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, always enjoy your content, but haha you did forget the Power reserve.

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s a shame I had it written in my script. I may have missed it during the edit.

  • @DesmondKarani
    @DesmondKarani 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Informative... I Only care about Day-date, annual calendar, and perpetual calendar. However, annual and perpetual have an additional complication known as the "credit card." 😁😁

  • @derekshearer9049
    @derekshearer9049 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A terrific video. Useful topic.

  • @craig2100
    @craig2100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Like the variety

  • @DrGalazkiewicz
    @DrGalazkiewicz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:07 Confused about the annual calendar going to Feb 30 and 31. If it can track the # of days in all other months, wouldn’t it stop at Feb 29?

    • @rubenvanrumpt7579
      @rubenvanrumpt7579 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      every month goes to 31 on an annual calander

  • @Light-vu6ws
    @Light-vu6ws 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you also do a video on what characterizes a movement and what are the distinctions between the various in house movements please? I like these informative videos:)

  • @vidalroland
    @vidalroland 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Week number complication ! A must have for my job.

  • @grahamekellermeier8280
    @grahamekellermeier8280 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds compilated great information thanks.

  • @francismanela2344
    @francismanela2344 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love your vids Teddy!

  • @jad19851
    @jad19851 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video thanks!

  • @aphilly141
    @aphilly141 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know what model of Seiko is shown at 1:30?

  • @Ali4451_
    @Ali4451_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Thanks

  • @raifwolfe1008
    @raifwolfe1008 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    My watch complication was with my Casio PRG-600-1JF. I wore it for an extended time during an outdoor excursion but then went back to my more luxury high-end once home. I went to put the Casio back on again several months later, trying to remember all of the settings. Owning a watch collection spanning many brands creates the moment where I put it back in the case and strapped on the Casio Duro with a BluShark NATO strap next to it. Very inexpensive, extremely reliable, not worried about dings, great James Bond NATO, and very UNCOMPLICATED. Complications sometimes lead to watch owner abuse. Watches get left in their case or box.

  • @sequeiraa777
    @sequeiraa777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Moonphase is actually very useful, for agriculture and astronomy. I want that complication.

  • @CokeWithIceAndLemon
    @CokeWithIceAndLemon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative, thank you very much indeed.

  • @mmp11472
    @mmp11472 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good info

  • @RolexReviews
    @RolexReviews 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually learned it thanks for the video great stuff 👍👍👍

  • @AJMacDonaldJr
    @AJMacDonaldJr 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating! Thanks Teddy! 😃

  • @carl7081
    @carl7081 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:49 Does somebody know the name of that beautiful Longines chronograph?

  • @ZakElbas
    @ZakElbas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was good and informative. Thank you

  • @ethylique
    @ethylique 6 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I wish I had a girlfriend complication.

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lol 😂

    • @syndicatedsatellite7288
      @syndicatedsatellite7288 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They're all nice and sweet until they start calling the cops on the guy...

    • @andrei-cosmin.popa85
      @andrei-cosmin.popa85 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does a boob job on a man stand for girl complication, or would it have to involve gender change surgery?

    • @ethylique
      @ethylique 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      andrei-cosmin popa I don’t buy fake watches. Sorry, guy.

    • @LucidCode
      @LucidCode 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Incel :P

  • @alejandrokreidler4706
    @alejandrokreidler4706 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heyy teddy you should review the longines master collection, just a beatiful watch that i would appreciate your oppinion

  • @Jollopukki2
    @Jollopukki2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Teddy! Do you have video review of your straps ?

  • @strudercutie
    @strudercutie 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    PLEASE make a video about the Nomos Glashutte ahoi dantum

  • @TheHweeeeeee
    @TheHweeeeeee 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What Cartier is that at 2:24?

  • @s.murphy2368
    @s.murphy2368 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, thank you for the explanation, very easy to understand. I am getting ready to buy my first non-timex non-casio watch and want to know what you think of the Spinnaker Hull? I have a big wrist and I love the look of this watch. The 01 model has my interest. Are there any caution flags I should know about? I'm not aiming to start a collection but rather to have a nice watch I can wear when I'm out and about. Thanks for your feedback :)

  • @michaeltraficanti304
    @michaeltraficanti304 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you do a video on popular movements? Not like quartz vs mechanical vs automatic but rather the difference between common automatic movements

  • @seiko9361
    @seiko9361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want asian water buffalo watch straps can i get it from your watch straps website sir ?

  • @shubhirocksify
    @shubhirocksify 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey teddy , can you do a video explaining what makes a given movement(mechanical of course) better than others?

  • @linklindsey5658
    @linklindsey5658 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have heard a lot of folks say a Tourbillon is a complication. To me it is part of the movement like a rotor on an automatic. Your thoughts?

  • @benzo-diazepine
    @benzo-diazepine 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Teddy what about power reserve and 1/10 of a second subdial.

  • @Djarra
    @Djarra 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One obscure and rare even in the past would be a pulsemeter. Like a tachometer scale but calibrated for heart rate after reading 15 beats

  • @jamie1234591
    @jamie1234591 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    So does an annual calender know how many days in the month? I don't understand the difference between a triple calender and an annuel calender.

    • @everyones.shadow
      @everyones.shadow 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      With a triple calendar you have to manually skip past 31 if the month has only 30 days (or Feb). An annual calendar does that automatically except Feb.

  • @chingleelocum
    @chingleelocum 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Teddy, are there other cheaper alternatives for a pointer date watches to the Oris one?

  • @xubairhanif963
    @xubairhanif963 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I clicked the liked button long before you said on the first minute of the video

  • @janlucamuller8431
    @janlucamuller8431 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What do you guys think of the Tissot V8 Ref. T1064071605100 ?

  • @prestog1357
    @prestog1357 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Content: rose/yellow gold recommendations?

  • @TheCow_Whisperer
    @TheCow_Whisperer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I want your 🧠. Well spoken and well knowledgable in the watch game. I actually understood all of that. 😂. Worth a subby

  • @armandojuan64
    @armandojuan64 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are awesome , my friend .... by the way , I am saving every single penny for the Frederic Constant GMT . What do you think of it ... your honest opinion . GMT is my favorite complication .

  • @nikunjchoudhary6551
    @nikunjchoudhary6551 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Teddy literally looks like everythingapplepro guy in thumbnail😀

  • @tarmskolj3425
    @tarmskolj3425 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As someone who is heavily influenced by the natural moon phase, it is perhaps the only complication I find truly useful telling the time, second to the date complication. But if you're not, of course it's useless.

  • @Michael-yj3gw
    @Michael-yj3gw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love the videos as well

  • @saman_v_V
    @saman_v_V 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was wondering if you make a video about beats per vph and which number is beter 3600 or 2800

  • @PRrrr_neutral
    @PRrrr_neutral 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Moonphase complication is quite useful for werewolf. It reminds them to stay at home at night so they dont blow their cover

  • @nathanfindley399
    @nathanfindley399 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My nighthawk makes sense now lol but I did pick it up at a pawn shop for a great price

  • @herbmerced7780
    @herbmerced7780 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice...

  • @b.sharp.
    @b.sharp. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Power reserve indicator?

  • @underthebus5801
    @underthebus5801 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've noticed so many solar watch styles lack DAY complications and more present in mechanical/automatic watches.

  • @f2mel2
    @f2mel2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the Casio owners are thinking; Alarm, temperature, light, timer, calendar, barometer, and Space invaders! P.S. Eco Drives from Citizen signal when power is low, dual time zones, perpetual calendar, month, and my favorite, when they shut down and wake back up, they will reset themselves and all the for mentioned features to the current time.The hands just start moving around like magic.

  • @qbaker20
    @qbaker20 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think the distinction between GMT and dual-time is worth having, but I guess that is the way the industry is, but thanks for clearing this up. It will make it easier for me to find a watch with support for two time zones.
    IMHO, the secondary hour hand is criminally underused, especially for little travel or communications you need to make it extremely useful.

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel that. There are also variations amongst gmts so it can get even more specific.

  • @pete6705
    @pete6705 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One thing that I think would be pretty cool is if a watch had a calendar for the 4 seasons. So it would show at what point in each season we are in. I don't know if that's possible for a watch, but I think it would be neat if you could look down and see that we're at the halfway point in summer, or approaching the end of winter, etc. But maybe I'm the only one who would think that was cool

  • @1coteca
    @1coteca 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just for curiosity, how do people with simple watches feel about changing the date and time wh3n needed?

  • @4kuL_01
    @4kuL_01 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:00 how much is this speedmaster

  • @caesarillion
    @caesarillion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sub dial with 30????????? 60 I get. 12??????????????? And then perimeter scales going from 60 to what 1000? What are these and they run in the reverse direction! Huh? And what do you do if the watch does not adjust for 30 and 31 day month and what about leap year?????? Many questions still. More is more here please. My dream watch is Patek with moon but still I am seriously grated by all the flash wizardry extra scales and dials that still have no known function.

    • @lunam7249
      @lunam7249 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the 60 to 1000 is for pilots or car racers, they landmark tree a mile apart, at 12 mark on seconds hand, when the mile mark hits you look at the position of the seconds hand and read off the dial speed!!

  • @oklahomahank2378
    @oklahomahank2378 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I actually used a tachymeter at a Moto gp race, probably putting me in a very, very, small club. I must admit I was sort of showing off.

  • @tfa9468
    @tfa9468 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr Dandy looking a little rough. Still great video as always.

  • @BrokeColonel
    @BrokeColonel 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do we consider mechanical alarm a complication?

  • @warriordrum
    @warriordrum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In general, very informative. I felt you zipped thru it too fast though. There is no race here, just alot of information that is made clearer by adding one more minute to the video. Also, the difference between a triple calendar/annual calendar and the perpetual is in not having to reset the watch date during the year. This was not made clear, and a little more explication of why this calculation is so hard to mechanically do would give some needed context to its expense.

  • @kylohen
    @kylohen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    what was that white face seiko

  • @songs-fn7fm
    @songs-fn7fm 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dear teddy you are a professional and follow your videos with much enthusiasm , useful video, 😁 may consider reduce the speed of narration.All the best

  • @fannytorres1781
    @fannytorres1781 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    TYSM!!

  • @flippinzippo9670
    @flippinzippo9670 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    How quick can you get a strap to western canada??

    • @TeddyBaldassarre
      @TeddyBaldassarre  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Usually 5 business days for Canada. If you’re worried about Christmas I can make sure it is there before

    • @syndicatedsatellite7288
      @syndicatedsatellite7288 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TeddyBaldassarre A Canada goose could deliver a strap quicker than Canada Post...

  • @williamparker2922
    @williamparker2922 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about the 007 grappling hook complication?
    Edit: but seriously, you forgot the alarm complication.

  • @melody3741
    @melody3741 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just a reminder that you can get minute, repeater marriage watches that our pocket watches converted into wrist watches for less than $10,000 and in many cases less than 5000 but if you want a quarter repeater or a five minute repeater.

  • @NikonFM2n
    @NikonFM2n 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like to watch "It's Complicated" with Christopher.

  • @canerbatman2303
    @canerbatman2303 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Teddy, this is going very fast..