Great video! You always do your research and include rich detail in your reviews, discussions, and advice/tips for collectors videos. I love the history and discussion of why Arnold wore the H558 in so many movies (he actually also wore it in Running Man, at the airport). I am a huge fan of Arnold's movies of the 80s and 90s, so I got an SNJ025 when they came out. It is one of my favorite watches in my collection. Every so often, I will put it on and have a Saturday Arnold marathon; Predator, Commando, Raw Deal, and Running Man.
My grandpa left me a non-working Casio baby Arnie. I swapped in a working movement and put on a nice rubber strap. In “his” watch box, but I still wear it around the house time to time. One of my favorites. I want to replace the cracked crystal in his Seiko Arnie next
TGV is it true that Hugo will be in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness??? I just ordered my Seiko 025 this morning! Seeing your great video only confirmed my purchase! Cheers Mate!
Great intro with Heat.. probably the best remake of a film ever done. What’s the original I hear you say? Michael Manns LA Takedown..originally an unsuccessful pilot that went on to be a stand alone film
Funny that you release this video 2 days after I ordered my Arnie. It’s currently going for £336 in the UK - bargain. Getting mine tomorrow- very excited and hope it’s ok on my wrist!!
The character blain played by Jesse Ventura , he was a udt navy seal during The Vietnam war , if anything he would be the one to survive the predator .
Another outstanding video TGV. You have successfully found a way to talk about one of the greatest action movies ever for 15 minutes on a watch channel. The watch is great and functional, and the only real downside is the size. It wears a little bit smaller than the dimensions suggest, but it’s undeniably a chunkster of a watch. About predator: In college my buddies and I watched this movie and when it was over we wanted to watch it again, so we watched it for a 2nd time. Then in the morning another friend came over who had never seen it so we watched it a 3rd time within a 24 hour period. It’s that good of a movie.
I bought that watch right before I went to basic training and it lasted through my entire enlistment. As an Airborne infantry soldier, I beat the hell out of it and it never let me down. When I was a freshman in college, it died on me. I went to the mall to have the battery changed and was horrified to discover that the battery had ruptured and that the watch was destroyed. It felt like a part of me had died. I still have it in a box with all of my other Army stuff.
Even though action films are meant to be over the top fun films to enjoy,it's always good to see some degree of 'realism' in the watches they wear.Arnie wearing his Seiko or Gerrard Butler wearing a G Shock in Olympus Has Fallen are better choices than Richard Mille in Expendables 3.
Thank you for an excellent video. Taking everything into consideration, the Arnie is prably superior to the Rolexes in most aspects: more rugged, more accurate, more functional and now with solar power, probably longer lasting. And at about 5% of the price of the Rolex. With the Arnie and the Capt Willard, Seiko pretty much owned the action movie scene of the 70s and 80s.
@@calumryan6328 , that may be true, but the Rolex must be serviced every 5 years or so and that will probably cost many times the full price of the Arnie. And the module can be replaced.
I own the Pepsi reissue, and it has become one of my favorites. It is by far my biggest watch, but Seiko applied their usual sizing magic. Thus, it wears really comfortably, and doesn't look bulky at all on my 7" wrist. I don't see myself ever parting with this true gem.
1987 Predator is lightning in a bottle and a Hollywood cornerstone for action horror. Interesting to see the history and how Seiko was locked into the marketing scene. 1986 Aliens with Sigourney Weaver's Seiko 7A28-7000 is another great example.
Thank you for this my friend! It’s one of my favourite watches I own 100% when I wear the SNJ025 I feel empowered , tougher!!!!!;) it’s weird!;) very well made my friend! A little serious delivery!!!!! But cool!
On a serious note, I had the re-issue Arnie with both the black and the Pepsi bezels. Great watches, and I enjoyed them thoroughly. Sold them off of course to fund other purchases...as I recall to fund something from my favorite micro brand (a brand I wish you'd give attention to), Zelos. But thanks for this great overview. Have a great weekend. Onwards.....Upwards.....
I think you went a bit "off the reservation" with your hypotheses here TGV. Who had the best weapons: the Predator. Who had the most powerful physique: the Predator. For me, the theme of Predator is the triumph of Man's mind against what we would view as a superior adversary. I'll leave the worship of muscle to the Putins, Cuffy Meigs's and Pajama-boy Nietzscheans of this world.
I have the 025 version, put on an Uncle Seiko waffle strap because I wasn’t thrilled with the thickness of the original. I have to admit that, in spite of my owning several G-Shocks, this has become my default watch for casual travel and physical activity. I like the fact that I can read the digital display without going through a button routine to move the hands, and I’ve used the stopwatch function for timing exercise activities (I also appreciate that Seiko didn’t opt for a negative LCD display in the interests of “military style fashion”).
It's hard to believe this watch was released over 40 years ago. Classic mechanical watches often stand the test of time, but apart from the casios of the day, this is one of the few quartz designs that has done the same. You also mentioned James Bond but I think you missed an opportunity to mention that the H558 was actually used by Roger Moore in A view to kill 2 years prior to predator. It would have further established that the watch was largely overshadowed by Rolex and Omega in that setting, and required a bombastic action hero like Arnold to make it pop on screen.
Genius TGV. I can’t wait to see Hugo’s new movie 😁. I quite fancy adding an ‘Arnie’ to my growing Seiko collection after seeing your take on its history and importance. Stay safe.
I ought to get an Arnie one of these days. That and a Flightmaster. Both really interesting watches from Seiko, and I love you’re videos about the brand. Top quality.
Fandabidosy. All my favourites again in one video, 80s, Seiko, Japan, Movies. Quite literally just re-watched one of my favourite 80s movies (one of many many) Black Rain, wearing my Casio databank. Shame I'm not wearing an Adidas tracksuit and shelltoes and I'd be in heaven 🙏. Fantastic research, history and production sir. Have a great Easter my friend and as always thank you
Could of done with one of these last week! Was on an army exercise at an undisclosed location, and forgot a beater - only had a 34mm Longines conquest I had brought for the Officer’s Mess!
Safe travels where ever you are my friend! Thank you for stopping by. I presume a vintage Conquest, regardless, they are all absolute class. I bet you have the best watch in there! Best regards, TGV
Excellent watch ⌚ but my favorite action 🎬 movie watch ⌚ is the Chronosport UDT Sea quartz equipped with a Breitling movement worn by Sly Stallone in Rambo. Another stellar video pizan 🇮🇹
Thank you TGV for such a great video! TGV, I have a question, by any chance are you also fascinated with firearms?! I have noticed that you have multiple video clips with firearms and books. If so, I really love firearms too and have been shooting and collecting many over the years! What firearms do you own if any? Thank you TGV! Stay healthy and well as always! Nicholas
I love how TGV never cares if the broad audience is interested in a particular film or related topic - he does whatever pleases him and most of the time it’s great fun!! Who cares about the views when you can have fun
Iv wanted this watch for a long time, but it’s made in China. I just can’t get past that. I might own a many things made in China, but the knives, guns, and watch’s I won are not. If this was a Japan made watch I’d own it and it would never leave my wrist. Still love seiko though!
I have an Arnie and I love it, but does anyone know where I can get an extra gasket for the pushers? One of mine came off and its such a weird size none of the industrial supply places ive looked have anything close to the right size. I also tried emailing seiko about it to no avail.
Here in 2024! Has anyone else experienced their Arnie being consistently factory reset by direct sunlight?? It's the biggest bummer about my Arnie... Hopefully, The Predator attacks when it's overcast out :/
I do have an arnie that I love, but while it isnt huge, the rubber strap does take space and this watch does not work with long sleeved shirts if you want it to tuck in under the sleeve.
Arnold was one of my childhood heroes growing up, so buying the SNJ 025 was a no-brainer for me when I started collecting watches. It's an absolutely fantastic watch. My one and only gripe is that its accuracy is slightly less than that of my Eco-Drives, and there is no countdown timer function, which would have make it truly perfect.
It's got flaws like a plastic shroud, no backlight when in stopwatch mode and a short thin second hand to point the worst but this tool of a watch brings the best looking analog digi combo of any watch. I thank Seiko for bringing this one back.
I remember going to buy this watch in 1985 after watching Commando. It lasted for over 20years before the rubber strap decayed and became brittle from the elements and all my adventures. Loved this watch! Looking forward to purchasing the reissue.
It took 36 years for my H601 strap to break in two. I mostly use it as a bedside clock and it was already hairline cracked one day. I picked it up and the hairline went straight through to the other side after 30 seconds which it then failed and broke, once and for all. Great watch. Going to get a good aftermarket strap tomorrow at my watch guy.
the watch is a legend in a making...both the first and the second upgraded generation (avoided to say reissue ). The second generation is such a resemblance to the original piece that I don't need to own the first gen. watch.
I got a “Safarnie” khaki for my 50th b’day. Unexpected gift … I would probably got the Pepsi if I bought it. But it’s PERFECT. I love it & is my go-to quartz or outdoors beater. Also great for wearing over my jacket in winter weather. The khaki color is very unassuming & this “Tuna” wears surprisingly small due to the recessed lug 2 lug width
LOVE that one, I adore the design of that. I deffo want to check those out. So happy to hear your enjoyment of it. Thank you for sharing that. Best regards, TGV
@@theurbangentry I’m actually tearing my house apart looking for it as I misplaced it last week. Keep up the good work @TGV. Also, as a former Philadelphian, an examination of the Philly Belgian restaurant/beer scene would be a great vid (assuming Philly is still the US center of the Belgian scene … haven’t been back since the mid-aughts)
Just ordered one of these and I can’t wait. As someone with a big wrist, anything under 42-43mm looks like a child’s toy on me, I love the size of this.
Trust TGV to cut to the heart of a watch and what makes it iconic or infamous. I own the PADI version of the Arnie, SNJ027, and I love how rugged and detailed it is. P.S, I'm not sure if you're familiar with the American usage of 'Dutch' in lieu of 'Deutsch'.
@@rightuppercut1426 it’s using “Dutch” to mean German, the “Pennsylvania Dutch” for example were German. A corruption of Deutsch, however they both have the same root linguistically.
While a fantastic video about one of my all-time favourite movies, I will correct you on one fact! Arnie was, in fact, one of the smaller guys on set shorter than Bill Dukes, Sonny Landham, Jesse Ventura, and obviously dwarfed by KPH. Only Shane Black and Richard Chavez were shorter in the team, Carl Weathers was equal to Arnie at 6'2". This was all done to be the opposite of Commando, in which his team just appeared to be normal men with a herculean John Matrix leading them and were simply not his equal. The fact that Dutch was an equal to his men made their plight more desperate, the fact that the Predator throws Dutch around like a child and almost beats him, and it's only Dutchs cunning not his physicalality that finally wins through is what truly grabbed audiences and is were all the sequels have sadly missed the point. That look on Dutchs face, having failed to save his men and friends, and only just surviving himself knowing that he only just survived, followed by the montage of his men, was a master stroke of movie making
You forgot that the image of that arm wrestling grip with Carl Weathers is a woke symbol of black and white in manly man friendhsip, not in just muscular competition. About as subtle as a sledge hammer. I think you confuse intellect with smarts. Arnie was never an intellectual in Predator or any other action movie. His character had survival smarts, but it was not intellectual. An intellectual is a person who places a premium on ideas and thinking. While it takes real smarts to think about how to survive, to fabricate weapons, and to outwit an enemy, it isn't the same as sitting around debating Nietschean concepts of Superman as it applies to Schwarzenegger.
Ah the stature of Ahhhnold ... but hmm the stature of 7'3" Kevin Peter Hall who played the Predator ... ironically a role first given to Jean-Claude Van Damme ... who didn't like it and turned it down.
4:55 Patrick Bateman's character was actually wearing a Seiko in American Psycho... It very much looked like a Rolex but I believe Rolex wouldn't let the watch be used for such a violent character... Seiko for the Win!
Really liked this video: but as a student of philosophy I'm shocked you tried to paint Nietzsche with such a broad brush (around the 8:00 mark). Do you find "Zarathustrianism" Nazi-like because it's simply championed by a German? I almost have the idea you think it's xenophobic *because* it's German. My undergraduate philosophy professor was a Jewish man, who adored the teachings of Nietzsche, and always reveled in the liberating lessons of nihilism (something he felt to be massively misunderstood, unfortunately *portrayed* to be pessimistic and defeatist). Curious to hear what you think TGV. Cheers on the video! I'm happy to watch something that challenges the way I think. Maybe I can have the same effect on you :)
Unrelated watch history TGV , when your next in england check out Loomes & Co Stamford Lincolnshire quintessentially British dating back to the 1650's they run some great events at there premises and I believe you would find them right up your street.
I grew up with Arnie movies. Those are movies for children up to 14. If we accept the reality that children can't be protected from violence all around. Actually Arnies violence was cartoonish, so, in my opinion not so dangerous for children minds. Dangerous was when young adults had the mind of 14 year old. Now I'm ashamed when I watch those scenes. Predator is a good movie, others porn. Congratulations on Your analysis it is true in everything! Seiko Arnie the icon of the eighties, the most macho watch until the present day. But there is one more icon of the era, from 1985., featured in more peaceful movie, on the hand of arguably more macho man than shaved Arnie, and his character name was Enzo.
I love the predator movie and this watch, but it was priced high at the time , because it was the latest in technology. Now it’s “high priced” (for what it offers) due to nostalgia. Way overpriced cool watch!
I know this is an old review of yours and you never fail to deliver, but the way you write and describe the watch itself and its history shows your love for horology and its rich history for a simple seiko arnie. not much reviewers would go to such lengths but you sir go the extra mile and I appreciate it.
Just got the Arnie . And I really enjoyed the vid you made it was intelligent interesting and thoughtful especially in the world we live in today having a man's man's watch would seem a bit ignorant by some people but I think it should be embraced it's a beautiful watch why conform like everyone else and get a awful Apple watch and the like which all look the same to me embrace your masculinity get a Arnie be a man in a world gone mad
How do we go from Seiko‘s to talking about Arnie and the “Aryan” race. You got way off course and a real “Aryan” (which is not even a real racial category) would never wear a Japanese watch. 😂😂😂
I love my Pepsi Arnie. However, o-rings on the outside of the pushers exposes them to unnecessary wear. Anyone actually using an Arnie for diving needs to carefully examine the pushers before getting wet to avoid flooding their watch with salt water.
I don't think the other characters in the movie were lesser warriors and inferior in any way. Dutch just got lucky, first discovering by pure chance that mud acted as camouflage, and then after he fell into the water, the mud got rinced off and he was pinned down by the neck by the predator, he could have been killed there and then but was only released because it wanted to show superiority over his audacious inferior opponent in hand to hand combat. The others were not given that chance, although we don't know how Billy was killed. Dutch just had pure luck on his side. It was nothing to do with superior attributes. Sorry but I'm a massive fan of this film. 😔
I tried my first Seiko the weekend (Urban safari grey) and purchased instantly! I was wearing my Rolex on the day but couldn't leave without owning it,what a watch and a bargain at £330.00 Again blown away by this watch I can't stop looking at it 😆👍
replaced my capt willard and rolex with this one (battery power) circa 84 for field use. took it to GW1 where i learned that no battery powered watch is worthy of combat. no replacement battery. back to rolex full duty use
Was a bit interested in body building and Arnold did a good job. Something sporty, archetype, healthy about it. Tech was secondary and just started. A good movie was rare and we were at least 2-3 people watching. Today, we get overwhelmed by tech and should get out more. Sort of changed me recently to combine better activities. Well working tools and objects matter somehow. Good clothing and other stuff can open doors or make you sell something easier or make friends.
If Arnie wore the Rolex for those movies it would have been totally ghetto and look like a marketing machine decision. Glad Arnold used the Seiko... Great Video... The big secret of the Seiko is that you just have to use a quartz when you are in extreme situations. G-Shock, INOX or even Sinn U2.
Fantastic beginning... now we will never find this watch because of another wonderful vid... shameful
Great video! You always do your research and include rich detail in your reviews, discussions, and advice/tips for collectors videos. I love the history and discussion of why Arnold wore the H558 in so many movies (he actually also wore it in Running Man, at the airport). I am a huge fan of Arnold's movies of the 80s and 90s, so I got an SNJ025 when they came out. It is one of my favorite watches in my collection. Every so often, I will put it on and have a Saturday Arnold marathon; Predator, Commando, Raw Deal, and Running Man.
My grandpa left me a non-working Casio baby Arnie. I swapped in a working movement and put on a nice rubber strap. In “his” watch box, but I still wear it around the house time to time. One of my favorites. I want to replace the cracked crystal in his Seiko Arnie next
TGV is it true that Hugo will be in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness???
I just ordered my Seiko 025 this morning! Seeing your great video only confirmed my purchase! Cheers Mate!
my favourite part in the movie -
"read this. it may save your life!"
"i ain't got time to read!"
Great intro with Heat.. probably the best remake of a film ever done.
What’s the original I hear you say?
Michael Manns LA Takedown..originally an unsuccessful pilot that went on to be a stand alone film
'Pints in the pub and smart watches' I almost choked there TGV. Fantastic!!
Funny that you release this video 2 days after I ordered my Arnie. It’s currently going for £336 in the UK - bargain. Getting mine tomorrow- very excited and hope it’s ok on my wrist!!
Great job👍 intro was awesome 😎
The character blain played by Jesse Ventura , he was a udt navy seal during The Vietnam war , if anything he would be the one to survive the predator .
If only they could add the countdown function....
I do love the blend of interesting factual content and humour, TGV. Appreciate the effort that goes into these films. Chapeau, sir
+1
Indeed!
Affirmative!
Another outstanding video TGV. You have successfully found a way to talk about one of the greatest action movies ever for 15 minutes on a watch channel. The watch is great and functional, and the only real downside is the size. It wears a little bit smaller than the dimensions suggest, but it’s undeniably a chunkster of a watch.
About predator: In college my buddies and I watched this movie and when it was over we wanted to watch it again, so we watched it for a 2nd time. Then in the morning another friend came over who had never seen it so we watched it a 3rd time within a 24 hour period. It’s that good of a movie.
I agree! I'd buy one like a shot if they did one sized like the Emperor Tuna at 52mm.
When’s the best time to watch The Predator?
(whisper) “Any time”
I sometimes watch either this or Aliens when ironing my shirts
I bought that watch right before I went to basic training and it lasted through my entire enlistment. As an Airborne infantry soldier, I beat the hell out of it and it never let me down. When I was a freshman in college, it died on me. I went to the mall to have the battery changed and was horrified to discover that the battery had ruptured and that the watch was destroyed. It felt like a part of me had died. I still have it in a box with all of my other Army stuff.
Wow thanks for your service! Damn sorry to hear that bro 💪😢
What was the original price in the 80s?
Great story. I understand why you have that attachment.
Cheers from Sydney, Australia.
Even though action films are meant to be over the top fun films to enjoy,it's always good to see some degree of 'realism' in the watches they wear.Arnie wearing his Seiko or Gerrard Butler wearing a G Shock in Olympus Has Fallen are better choices than Richard Mille in Expendables 3.
Thank you for an excellent video. Taking everything into consideration, the Arnie is prably superior to the Rolexes in most aspects: more rugged, more accurate, more functional and now with solar power, probably longer lasting. And at about 5% of the price of the Rolex. With the Arnie and the Capt Willard, Seiko pretty much owned the action movie scene of the 70s and 80s.
I read that the solar module is only good for 10 years or so, though
@@calumryan6328 , that may be true, but the Rolex must be serviced every 5 years or so and that will probably cost many times the full price of the Arnie. And the module can be replaced.
Automatic watches can stop keeping accurate time very easy.
This is why all law enforcement/military wears quartz.
I own the Pepsi reissue, and it has become one of my favorites. It is by far my biggest watch, but Seiko applied their usual sizing magic. Thus, it wears really comfortably, and doesn't look bulky at all on my 7" wrist. I don't see myself ever parting with this true gem.
Excellent to hear - I think I am going to buy one shortly.
1987 Predator is lightning in a bottle and a Hollywood cornerstone for action horror. Interesting to see the history and how Seiko was locked into the marketing scene. 1986 Aliens with Sigourney Weaver's Seiko 7A28-7000 is another great example.
He wore the same watch in commando as well
Thank you for this my friend! It’s one of my favourite watches I own 100% when I wear the SNJ025 I feel empowered , tougher!!!!!;) it’s weird!;) very well made my friend! A little serious delivery!!!!! But cool!
Exactly brother! finally orderred mine cant wait to feel like a powerhouse 💪😎❤️
On a serious note, I had the re-issue Arnie with both the black and the Pepsi bezels. Great watches, and I enjoyed them thoroughly. Sold them off of course to fund other purchases...as I recall to fund something from my favorite micro brand (a brand I wish you'd give attention to), Zelos. But thanks for this great overview. Have a great weekend. Onwards.....Upwards.....
I think you went a bit "off the reservation" with your hypotheses here TGV. Who had the best weapons: the Predator. Who had the most powerful physique: the Predator. For me, the theme of Predator is the triumph of Man's mind against what we would view as a superior adversary.
I'll leave the worship of muscle to the Putins, Cuffy Meigs's and Pajama-boy Nietzscheans of this world.
I'd rather watch Hugo thank Bobby any day of the week.
I have the 025 version, put on an Uncle Seiko waffle strap because I wasn’t thrilled with the thickness of the original. I have to admit that, in spite of my owning several G-Shocks, this has become my default watch for casual travel and physical activity. I like the fact that I can read the digital display without going through a button routine to move the hands, and I’ve used the stopwatch function for timing exercise activities (I also appreciate that Seiko didn’t opt for a negative LCD display in the interests of “military style fashion”).
Yes Hugo, wear a ski mask during a bank heist. That'll help conceal the fact that you're not a giant T-Rex XD
🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏
Thank you Junwoo,
Best regards
TGV
Ohh yes .. thank you! I needed that! CONTACT! What's the matter, the CIA got you pushing too many pencils?! ..
Both Predator and the Running game are the only movies with 2 future governors. Arnie and Jessy Ventura.
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“If it bleeds we can kill it “!!!
5:30 so, you could say this particular model is an "Arnie-digi"?
I'll show myself out
It's hard to believe this watch was released over 40 years ago. Classic mechanical watches often stand the test of time, but apart from the casios of the day, this is one of the few quartz designs that has done the same.
You also mentioned James Bond but I think you missed an opportunity to mention that the H558 was actually used by Roger Moore in A view to kill 2 years prior to predator. It would have further established that the watch was largely overshadowed by Rolex and Omega in that setting, and required a bombastic action hero like Arnold to make it pop on screen.
OMG, it really has been that long?!?!? I feel old 😂😂 Great point, thank you for sharing that.
Best regards,
TGV
What's the suspenseful music that starts in the background at 11:40
Genius TGV. I can’t wait to see Hugo’s new movie 😁. I quite fancy adding an ‘Arnie’ to my growing Seiko collection after seeing your take on its history and importance. Stay safe.
Good video, but your Nazi theory in regards to Predator is quite the stretch.
My everyday beater watch is the Arnie. Doesn't let me down.
I ought to get an Arnie one of these days. That and a Flightmaster. Both really interesting watches from Seiko, and I love you’re videos about the brand. Top quality.
Wow. Hugo hold his own against those legendary actors. Well done!
Fandabidosy. All my favourites again in one video, 80s, Seiko, Japan, Movies. Quite literally just re-watched one of my favourite 80s movies (one of many many) Black Rain, wearing my Casio databank. Shame I'm not wearing an Adidas tracksuit and shelltoes and I'd be in heaven 🙏. Fantastic research, history and production sir. Have a great Easter my friend and as always thank you
Could of done with one of these last week! Was on an army exercise at an undisclosed location, and forgot a beater - only had a 34mm Longines conquest I had brought for the Officer’s Mess!
Safe travels where ever you are my friend! Thank you for stopping by. I presume a vintage Conquest, regardless, they are all absolute class. I bet you have the best watch in there!
Best regards,
TGV
Sit back get the good whiskey out it's time for a new tgv episode ok ciao.
Chin chin and thank you 😎🥂
Best regards,
TGV
Lets be glad Arnie never wore a smart watch. Im guessing Alien technology would certainly have been able to tap into Bluetooth.
😂😂😂 Great point.
Thank you Steve,
Best regards,
TGV
Only Dutch survives? I do remember the Asian girl looking at him in the helicopter as they flew away
I don't recall any Asian girl in his team. There was a local latina who survives, but not part of his team.
Thank you Ryan,
Best regards,
TGV
Nice watch! :-) Great Video!
Published four seconds ago!
As a kid of the 90s, i have a warm fuzzy feeling, when i see those action movies, just brings good childhood memories, brilliant TGV.
Me too my friend, me too. Very well put.
Thank you my friend! 😎💪
Best regards,
TGV
First like!
Hugo is moving up to Bigger things. 🦖
Yes!!! But why why why couldn't they have made it a 42mm?
So the skinny wrist brigade could dominate the market even further? Leave some watches for those of us with big wrists!
Love this but still happy with my SKX. Class episode as always. Heat2 better be in the pipeline! 👍🏴😃
TGV, “Ocean 39 Marine Black - Gnomon Exclusive” desperately needs YOUR review ;)
Excellent watch ⌚ but my favorite action 🎬 movie watch ⌚ is the Chronosport UDT Sea quartz equipped with a Breitling movement worn by Sly Stallone in Rambo. Another stellar video pizan 🇮🇹
Hello Vincent :)
Hi Bro
Thank you TGV for such a great video! TGV, I have a question, by any chance are you also fascinated with firearms?! I have noticed that you have multiple video clips with firearms and books. If so, I really love firearms too and have been shooting and collecting many over the years! What firearms do you own if any? Thank you TGV! Stay healthy and well as always! Nicholas
Ordered the reissue when it was announced, never wear it though. The most uncomfortable strap. Sits in my safe.
I wish we could get a reissue of the Chronosport UDT.
The Arnie is too big for daily wear for most mortals.
👏👏👏 Genius idea, the Chronospace too, the old one I mean.
Thank you Rick, too big for me too.
Best regards,
TGV
I love how TGV never cares if the broad audience is interested in a particular film or related topic - he does whatever pleases him and most of the time it’s great fun!! Who cares about the views when you can have fun
All the watch nerds love movies like this.
Iv wanted this watch for a long time, but it’s made in China. I just can’t get past that. I might own a many things made in China, but the knives, guns, and watch’s I won are not. If this was a Japan made watch I’d own it and it would never leave my wrist. Still love seiko though!
I have an Arnie and I love it, but does anyone know where I can get an extra gasket for the pushers? One of mine came off and its such a weird size none of the industrial supply places ive looked have anything close to the right size. I also tried emailing seiko about it to no avail.
Here in 2024! Has anyone else experienced their Arnie being consistently factory reset by direct sunlight?? It's the biggest bummer about my Arnie... Hopefully, The Predator attacks when it's overcast out :/
I do have an arnie that I love, but while it isnt huge, the rubber strap does take space and this watch does not work with long sleeved shirts if you want it to tuck in under the sleeve.
Seiko still rules
Such a great review. The intro was a chef’s kiss and a lovely bonus.
Hi from sydney, Australia in ‘24
Arnold was one of my childhood heroes growing up, so buying the SNJ 025 was a no-brainer for me when I started collecting watches. It's an absolutely fantastic watch. My one and only gripe is that its accuracy is slightly less than that of my Eco-Drives, and there is no countdown timer function, which would have make it truly perfect.
It's got flaws like a plastic shroud, no backlight when in stopwatch mode and a short thin second hand to point the worst but this tool of a watch brings the best looking analog digi combo of any watch. I thank Seiko for bringing this one back.
I remember going to buy this watch in 1985 after watching Commando. It lasted for over 20years before the rubber strap decayed and became brittle from the elements and all my adventures. Loved this watch! Looking forward to purchasing the reissue.
It took 36 years for my H601 strap to break in two. I mostly use it as a bedside clock and it was already hairline cracked one day. I picked it up and the hairline went straight through to the other side after 30 seconds which it then failed and broke, once and for all. Great watch. Going to get a good aftermarket strap tomorrow at my watch guy.
In 1987 who would have thought Arnold and Jesse would both eventually become State Governors. CRAZY!!!
the watch is a legend in a making...both the first and the second upgraded generation (avoided to say reissue ). The second generation is such a resemblance to the original piece that I don't need to own the first gen. watch.
I got a “Safarnie” khaki for my 50th b’day. Unexpected gift … I would probably got the Pepsi if I bought it. But it’s PERFECT. I love it & is my go-to quartz or outdoors beater. Also great for wearing over my jacket in winter weather. The khaki color is very unassuming & this “Tuna” wears surprisingly small due to the recessed lug 2 lug width
LOVE that one, I adore the design of that. I deffo want to check those out. So happy to hear your enjoyment of it.
Thank you for sharing that.
Best regards,
TGV
@@theurbangentry I’m actually tearing my house apart looking for it as I misplaced it last week. Keep up the good work @TGV. Also, as a former Philadelphian, an examination of the Philly Belgian restaurant/beer scene would be a great vid (assuming Philly is still the US center of the Belgian scene … haven’t been back since the mid-aughts)
Just ordered one of these and I can’t wait. As someone with a big wrist, anything under 42-43mm looks like a child’s toy on me, I love the size of this.
Trust TGV to cut to the heart of a watch and what makes it iconic or infamous. I own the PADI version of the Arnie, SNJ027, and I love how rugged and detailed it is. P.S, I'm not sure if you're familiar with the American usage of 'Dutch' in lieu of 'Deutsch'.
Can you explain your last remark? Dutch vs Deutsch? I’m interested to know.
@@rightuppercut1426 it’s using “Dutch” to mean German, the “Pennsylvania Dutch” for example were German. A corruption of Deutsch, however they both have the same root linguistically.
While a fantastic video about one of my all-time favourite movies, I will correct you on one fact! Arnie was, in fact, one of the smaller guys on set shorter than Bill Dukes, Sonny Landham, Jesse Ventura, and obviously dwarfed by KPH. Only Shane Black and Richard Chavez were shorter in the team, Carl Weathers was equal to Arnie at 6'2". This was all done to be the opposite of Commando, in which his team just appeared to be normal men with a herculean John Matrix leading them and were simply not his equal. The fact that Dutch was an equal to his men made their plight more desperate, the fact that the Predator throws Dutch around like a child and almost beats him, and it's only Dutchs cunning not his physicalality that finally wins through is what truly grabbed audiences and is were all the sequels have sadly missed the point. That look on Dutchs face, having failed to save his men and friends, and only just surviving himself knowing that he only just survived, followed by the montage of his men, was a master stroke of movie making
You forgot that the image of that arm wrestling grip with Carl Weathers is a woke symbol of black and white in manly man friendhsip, not in just muscular competition. About as subtle as a sledge hammer.
I think you confuse intellect with smarts. Arnie was never an intellectual in Predator or any other action movie. His character had survival smarts, but it was not intellectual. An intellectual is a person who places a premium on ideas and thinking. While it takes real smarts to think about how to survive, to fabricate weapons, and to outwit an enemy, it isn't the same as sitting around debating Nietschean concepts of Superman as it applies to Schwarzenegger.
Ah the stature of Ahhhnold ... but hmm the stature of 7'3" Kevin Peter Hall who played the Predator ... ironically a role first given to Jean-Claude Van Damme ... who didn't like it and turned it down.
4:55 Patrick Bateman's character was actually wearing a Seiko in American Psycho... It very much looked like a Rolex but I believe Rolex wouldn't let the watch be used for such a violent character... Seiko for the Win!
Really liked this video: but as a student of philosophy I'm shocked you tried to paint Nietzsche with such a broad brush (around the 8:00 mark). Do you find "Zarathustrianism" Nazi-like because it's simply championed by a German? I almost have the idea you think it's xenophobic *because* it's German. My undergraduate philosophy professor was a Jewish man, who adored the teachings of Nietzsche, and always reveled in the liberating lessons of nihilism (something he felt to be massively misunderstood, unfortunately *portrayed* to be pessimistic and defeatist). Curious to hear what you think TGV. Cheers on the video! I'm happy to watch something that challenges the way I think. Maybe I can have the same effect on you :)
Wow I stepped out for a while and it seems the Urban Gentry Channel has had some upgrades in production value including their thumbnails
I’d love to buy the original Arnie, but I pulled the trigger on a pre-owned SNJ025.
There is an old SCUBA diver saying. If you want to impress the barman buy a Rolex, if you want to impress the divemaster buy a Seiko.
Unrelated watch history TGV , when your next in england check out Loomes & Co Stamford Lincolnshire quintessentially British dating back to the 1650's they run some great events at there premises and I believe you would find them right up your street.
Completely unrelated to the video, but you should really check out the Bulova 96B252, it's a completely slept on watch, with an amazing movement !
I just purchased the metal SNJ033, can't wait for it. I have too many silicon band watches but I've really wanted a variation of this watch.
I grew up with Arnie movies. Those are movies for children up to 14. If we accept the reality that children can't be protected from violence all around. Actually Arnies violence was cartoonish, so, in my opinion not so dangerous for children minds. Dangerous was when young adults had the mind of 14 year old. Now I'm ashamed when I watch those scenes. Predator is a good movie, others porn. Congratulations on Your analysis it is true in everything! Seiko Arnie the icon of the eighties, the most macho watch until the present day. But there is one more icon of the era, from 1985., featured in more peaceful movie, on the hand of arguably more macho man than shaved Arnie, and his character name was Enzo.
I love the predator movie and this watch, but it was priced high at the time , because it was the latest in technology. Now it’s “high priced” (for what it offers) due to nostalgia. Way overpriced cool watch!
I have both, th SNJ025 & SNJ027. Both are worth every penny that I paid for them. It is an iconic watch.
I know this is an old review of yours and you never fail to deliver, but the way you write and describe the watch itself and its history shows your love for horology and its rich history for a simple seiko arnie. not much reviewers would go to such lengths but you sir go the extra mile and I appreciate it.
I cant wait too see Hugo's new movie. He's my favorite action man.
And former governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura. If you don’t mind, thank you very much.
Just got the Arnie . And I really enjoyed the vid you made it was intelligent interesting and thoughtful especially in the world we live in today having a man's man's watch would seem a bit ignorant by some people but I think it should be embraced it's a beautiful watch why conform like everyone else and get a awful Apple watch and the like which all look the same to me embrace your masculinity get a Arnie be a man in a world gone mad
How do we go from Seiko‘s to talking about Arnie and the “Aryan” race. You got way off course and a real “Aryan” (which is not even a real racial category) would never wear a Japanese watch. 😂😂😂
I love my Pepsi Arnie. However, o-rings on the outside of the pushers exposes them to unnecessary wear. Anyone actually using an Arnie for diving needs to carefully examine the pushers before getting wet to avoid flooding their watch with salt water.
I don't think the other characters in the movie were lesser warriors and inferior in any way. Dutch just got lucky, first discovering by pure chance that mud acted as camouflage, and then after he fell into the water, the mud got rinced off and he was pinned down by the neck by the predator, he could have been killed there and then but was only released because it wanted to show superiority over his audacious inferior opponent in hand to hand combat. The others were not given that chance, although we don't know how Billy was killed. Dutch just had pure luck on his side. It was nothing to do with superior attributes. Sorry but I'm a massive fan of this film. 😔
He didn't want to wreck his Rolex in the Jungle. No Brainer. Get a few cheap seikos.....
Noting that from Terminator 3 onwards he wore a custom made AP Royal Oak Offshore, which he still wears to this day.
Huuuuuuugoooooooo!
I tried my first Seiko the weekend
(Urban safari grey) and purchased instantly! I was wearing my Rolex on the day but couldn't leave without owning it,what a watch and a bargain at £330.00 Again blown away by this watch I can't stop looking at it 😆👍
Congrats!!! Enjoy and thank you for sharing that.
Best regards,
TGV
replaced my capt willard and rolex with this one (battery power) circa 84 for field use. took it to GW1 where i learned that no battery powered watch is worthy of combat. no replacement battery. back to rolex full duty use
Was a bit interested in body building and Arnold did a good job. Something sporty, archetype, healthy about it. Tech was secondary and just started. A good movie was rare and we were at least 2-3 people watching. Today, we get overwhelmed by tech and should get out more. Sort of changed me recently to combine better activities. Well working tools and objects matter somehow. Good clothing and other stuff can open doors or make you sell something easier or make friends.
I video with 3 favorite topics, watches, movies, and Schwarzenegger.
The only Seiko I can tolerate. I hate everything Seiko makes. Grand Seiko is a different story.
i suspect it was his personal watch, not something assigned by the costume department
If Arnie wore the Rolex for those movies it would have been totally ghetto and look like a marketing machine decision. Glad Arnold used the Seiko... Great Video... The big secret of the Seiko is that you just have to use a quartz when you are in extreme situations. G-Shock, INOX or even Sinn U2.