Loving the collection Russ. I’m also keen to see what the mad hacker looks like, I have a Radcliffe tsunami and the quality and design are fantastic, it will be a beauty for sure 👍🏻
My motto is similar: Keep what you know you would regret selling at some point. Which means I have almost as many as Russell. 😄 But seeing as I bought must of 'em before the big price hikes... je ne regrette rien! 😂
Really nice show, Russell. Big job. Quite a collection, and yes we do change taste over the years. One little issue: Be aware that the purple light sometimes influence the colors, especially on the hands. Keep up the good work, mate.
Picked up my first automatic Seiko in December and also put a new band on an old favourite recently. Picked up a new G-Shock gbd200 this week in black. The collection is growing 😅
DON'T GET INTO WATCHES!!!! (As that TH-cam sage and knife deconstructionist Nick Shabazz advises) But... oh dear... It looks like you've already succumbed? 😅 I hope you're single! 😂
Cool! Which seiko did you get? I algo got my first automatic Seiko in December! (Seiko 5 SNKL79K1, 7s26 movement) And the classic GW-M5610u after christmas. Seems we're taking similar paths! 😅
Loved this one! I admire your bravery in cutting your collection down to a 5th of its current size! If I had to choose some of your watches to fill ten slots in my watch box they’d be the explorer (a bit of a grail for me) the two black bays, the pogue (love them),the Arnie, the flighty, the vertex m100, the CWC sbs diver and falcon chrono. And for the tenth spot….it has to be the mad hacker! I had guessed you were wearing it as soon as the video started and was excited to confirm that. A watch designed by you and associated with your brand and the joy, passion, humor, and knowledge you’ve delivered not only to me, but to the watch community is exciting. It’s part of what makes me love my rangemaster mechanical so much. You and TGV are my top watch TH-camrs and can always hold my interest and cheer me up when I’m down. All that to say this. Great video, great collection. Happy new year to you and your family, and thank you!
The Seiko SKX013 was my first automatic watch too, gifted to me roughly 10 years ago and it still hasn’t missed a beat! (Knock on wood) love it and will never get rid of it 😃
My picks would have been 1. Black Bay Black 2. Black Bay Blue 3. Rolex Explorer 4. Seiko Pogue 5. Seiko Flightmaster (the Landshar's dial is just as busy) 6. Seiko Samurai STO 7. Vertex MP45 8. Fortis Cosmonaut Chrono 9. Formex Essence (but only because of the Malachite dial) 10. Hamilton Pilot Pioneer
1. The Arnie. 2. Virtex M100 3. Virtex MP45 4. BB 58 5. BB 58 6. 34mm Hamilton 7. Range Master 8. Formex Essence I think these watches are the cream but I understand the passion you feel for some of the others is the cherry on top. That is a fine collection. 👍
The wife has exquisite taste, only watch I would swap is the BB black for the blue. I agree the Fortis is a belter and I would certainly want to keep it, and you will fall back in love with the Explorer, trust me. 😜🤘🏻
Happy new year mate. Great vid as norm. Been getting the itch again and took a look at my collection, and I was the same, too many watches. Most get zero wrist time.😮 So am going to try rotate two watches a week, madness. Can't buy anymore.... Yet..😂
1. Rolex 2. Formex 3. Fortis 4. Willard 5. Black Tudor BB 6. SKX 7. Lorier 8. Pogue 9. Hamilton Khaki Field (the newer) 10. CWC all black MY personal pick
Beautiful collection. I especially like the blue Black Bay, Explorer, and Zero West. I'm not a huge Seiko fan but I do like the Willard. I was expecting to see something from Sinn in your Collection, Russ
Wooow. My top picks have to be the BB58 blue (I happen to own one), Vertex (all of them but specially the M100), CWC 1980s of course, Seiko mini 🐢 ,Hamilton Khaki, the Lorier Gemini, & the Heron
Out of your top ten, I personally would slim down to three: the Arnie, the Willard (or black dial BB58), and one of the Vertex. That would make a functional, versatile collection 🤙
Always a tough proposition keeping the collector's mentality in check but you did a great job! Personally my picks would be: Seiko SKX, Willard & Navigator, Tudor BB58 Blue & Black, Vertex M100 & MP45, CWC SBS Diver, Hamilton Pilot Pioneer, and Baltic MR01. Happy New Year!
You made some great choices! So many watches look very "same old same old" but I think you chose watches that were varied, so you have genuine choice when you want to wear something different today and tomorrow. That's something I try to maintain in my collection too 😊
My favourites are the Vertex diver and the CWC Royal Navy reissue - brilliant! 🧡 Just surprised you still don't own a G-Shock Gravitymaster (I suggest green, i.e. GA-1100-1A3ER). Cheers Russ - we love you!
My picks: RZE (Ti diver) blue Tudor (luxury diver) Mini Turtle (interesting diver) Hamilton Pilot (small round military) Vertex Field (classic field) Maen (dress) Formex (versatile) Seagull (bronze chrono) Pogue (quirky vintage chrono - if I could live with the constant care) Fligltmaster - if I could pull it off. If I couldn't live with some, I think I'd just have a smaller collection. Oh, we all cen dream.
my gosh, that green dial Formex Essence is beautiful.. and i already love the Formex Essence, i think it's just such a great performing (and looking) all rounder sports watch, but my gosh that green dial takes it up to the next level! ❤
Such a tough decision on what to keep!!! But it's good to adjust from time to time as your taste and needs change. Sometimes you end up with several similar watches, but after the honeymoon phase it's easier to decide which one to let go... Accumulating watches is a happy problem in my opinión 😅
I'm close to 40 watches, almost all homages (cheap watches). Never have to sell any. Each watch is two things: 1: a little vacation on the wrist. 2: a souvenir of the vacation.
I agree with all that. I want all those features as well. I just find it funny how many “collectors” love dive watches and have ZERO interest in diving. I enjoy your channel, you have a new fan from Toronto, Canada
I can’t not pick the Vertex m100 and the explorer but they are firmly in the would suck to own category for me. I need a date function to make me happy but these two watches are gorgeous. The formex dial is amazing, cwc sbs, the fortis does look great. These are the stand outs for me but I might revisit the momentum for myself but not in a collection with the cwc. Whatever you pick you will have a very fine collection.
Smaller is definitely better! I would personally replace a couple of seiko from the shortlist to introduce a citizen (preferably diver style and eco drive) and a tissot. I would also add a dress watch (like an hamilton ventura) and one more watch from a micro brand (I own personally a nice briston clubmaster qeartz watch with an acetate pillow case). I would make sure also to have a certain balance between the dial color (with eg. 1 white, 1 yellow and 1 green dial), and the case material/colour (e.g. a couple of black and dark grey watches, e.g I love my seiko 5 street completly blak). Last but not least, i would make sure to have a certain balance with the strap types ( e.g. 4metal, 3leather, 2 nato, 1 silicone) and have some more straps to occasionally dress some of the watches in a different matter. Next step: shrinking the casio collection!
Got to love the Willard and Arnie from the Seiko's. The Vertex M100. Zerowests dambuster. The Fortis chrono as well, love that one. The tudor blackbay 58 in black. Hamilton khaki mechanical. Obvs the orient Kamasu because its great. That baltic dial is a beaut. And finally the Heinrich for those indices
Side note: I just bought the song Trampoline by Martha’s Man on iTunes. (The theme song). Thanks for sharing the name of the song pal. LOVE the channel! Great SOTC vid!
Thank you for mentioning Accurist - this brand (along with Casio of course) got me hooked for very little money. So, count me in for bidding on the Accurist if you sell it. BTW can't wait for the Mad Hacker reveal!
As we say, you gotta go with what you gotta go with. My only hot take here is with the Pogue - I'd hang onto that one. (I have a 6139 "blue eye" so naturally I'm biased here.) As far as your picks vs wife's, I'd call it a draw. Juicy video, mate! (EDIT: Fifty-into-ten, seriously? How about trimming it down, ten-at-a-time? Fewer regrets that way, yes?)
Formex is hands down your best watch, the colour, no day or date ruining the dial, it just looks amazing. Seiko tortoise and Seagull I'd also like to own, but all the others are good TBF
There is a date on the Formex. It's at the 6 o'clock position. It's just really well done. Just figured you'd like to know in case you were interested. I have the white dial version. Such a good watch for the money.
Cracking collection mate! I think i'd probably let the explorer go too - lovely watch but for the cost you need to really feel strongly about keeping it, you could do a lot of shopping on that bad-boy
Hi, nice collection! The SKX is definitely a keeper, good design, good specs... I wish I had one haha. The DB-80 is so cool, I remember watching your video explaining about the Dambusters operation. I love the fact there's an actual piece from one of the Lancaster and as an aviation enthusiast this piece is truly special and epic!!! Can't wait to see your Casio collection too!
Meh, OG SKX movement leaves a lot to be desired and I have the same one as Russell. 😄 I think it's down to sentimentality for a lot of us? Like so many my SKX013 WAS MY GATEWAY INTO THIS INSANITY. 😄 I recommend Long Island Watch homages - much better specs! 👍
Awesome collection! If you are going to get a diver from Citizen I would like to give a recommendation and that is the Citizen Promaster 300m Solar Quartz Diver BN0000-04H. This is a solid case not a screw down. Amazing watch. The only drawbacks with it is the small crown and the rubber strap it comes with but that’s nothing a Nato won’t fix.
Surprised not to see the Sinn U50 and the Grand Seiko GMT in there ... I guess you've sold those two already ? My Ten : SKX013, "Arnie", CWC SBS Diver, CWC G10, Zero West DB80, Momentum SQ30, both the Tudor BB58s, the Explorer and the Cosmonaut. The SNXS79K was close, as was the Pogue. But no cigar as they say :-) HNY to you both !
This must have been a really tough task that I can sympathise with. So many watches and so many memories, not just wearing the watches but the journey to getting them. I was relieved to hear that this would not be a Casio cull as again I'm in the same boat there. My collection is split between Casio/G-Shock digital and analogue, quartz and mechanical. Certainly my F-91W is not going anywhere and neither is my old Omega Globemaster METAS co-axial, as for the rest...... we shall see.
Great collection overall! As I am also building my watch collection, I've acquired numerous timepieces, some of which I don't particularly fancy and rarely wear. What are the various platforms where I can list them for sale?
I'd keep the fortis for sure. it's such an iconic watch imo. I think its the best chrono in your collection. I'd also keep the pogu just because of its historic sig and collectability. that watch is always going to hold or go up in value over the years. too many people want one. I'd also keep the endevour cause I just won't wear anything but titanium if I can anymore. it's the only full metal watch I can tolerate wearing all day and I love that. I never get wrist fatigue wearing titanium. plus the endevour is a sick looking watch. I like the rest of your picks too. so my problem is that couldn't keep just 10. 😂
Great video, I have wanted a Vertex for a couple of years, 2024 is the year! I have a couple of CWC's and a skx013. A recent buy was a Newmark Waterking which is a great value watch. My Christopher Ward diver is unbeatable value and British 😊 Do you not think you might regret letting your Explorer go ?! Keep up the good work !
Excellent show, it must have been the most difficult for you though. To be honest which ever way you sliced it you would have a lovely 10 watch collection. Am not sure if it gets easier or harder to keep the numbers down as you get older, keeping personal watches from times in our past. I have five of those now: A Lorus quartz digital analogue from the late 80's that I wore when I went to London as a student. A seiko 5 day date with the day in Arabic that I bought in King Khalid Military City, my first automatic and I wore it when we took Al Salman inside Iraq. An Omega Dynamic III that I bought in Nairobi Airport in '99 to see in the millennium in Africa. Then I have a sarb017 and an Orient Star Classic that I bought about 6 years ago when I started my new job where I go out to field locations and go back to the office in a suit. These 5 watches I could never part with which doesn't leave much space in a 10 watch collection.
always an excellent show!, i look forward to your show more than others. proper down to earth watches and a bit more affordable. I love all of the watches apart from the citizen.
Mad watch collector is one of the best. HMm... He discloses paid promotions doesn't he? Yes, I think he does. 👍 Anyway, I love his style and everyman approach. And I love his wife! 😂
I have decided, quite arbitrarily, that I dislike dials within dials. Therefore I would get rid of all of the chronographs (which I am personally doing when I finally get rid of my Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph).
G'day from WA! I had to laugh at 'TGV made me do it!' - he almost persuaded me too! Now - the Arnie - of course you have to keep the Arnie! I think you chose the 10 wisely - BUT my suggestion is sell the Formex and buy an Arnie Tropical AND add a stainless shroud - which you can because Arnie didn't wear the tropical! Yey! Seriously - I think you will really like the green and blue colour-way (with a stainless shroud) and the blue strap. It is an absolute stunner especially in daylight! I recently added this one and its hardly been off my wrist since! Yeh, - I know you won't - but I just had to say.. Anyhoo - looking forward to 2024 with you! All the best, Steve from 'down under'.
What a great collection MWC! I’m with you in feeling the need to downsize my own collection too. There’s only so many hours in the day so even if I wore a different watch everyday, it would take me more than a month to rotate through the entire collection 😳 That’s not a lot of wrist time and although I’m definitely a collector by nature (or maybe hoarder would be more accurate 😂) I feel like I’ve reached a bit of a tipping point and need to thin the herd a bit.
Hey Russell - great post. Looking forward to watching you through 2024. Now......here is a really tough question....if you had not purchased all of these watches and instead saved every penny.......what single watch would you purchase today with the combined total?
At 50 watches, I'd say you are just getting started. Why, oh why would you even consider paring it down??? Keep growing it MWC. You know you want to. (BTW, I have ~400 in my collection.) 🤪
@m4ttyp4nts Two wrists pal. I probably wear 2. 3 or even 4 different watches a day, depending on my activities. All price points from cheap $50 Gshocks all the way up to Vacheron Constantines. Some people collect sneakers, collectibles or even cars. I collect watches!
Don’t get rid of the Explorer. You’ll regret it. It’s one of those watches that just when you think you’ve fallen out of love with it, a week back on the wrist reaffirms its position. Expensive to buy back too.
Great video Russ but I don’t get why so many of you reviewers want to cut your collections ! Mate I’m 200-250 easily so 50 is nothing. They don’t really loose value so unless generating cash is the reason just enjoy all of them. I can see where your tastes lie and it’s nice but I do wonder if it will always stay like that? Mine have been changing recently but that’s because I now have a new interest in a very small timeframe in watch making where electro mechanical watches were made. Fully mechanical with a balance but powered by a battery and a transistor (no quartz). These things like the Seiko Elnix (video coming on one) 28,800 VPH , smooth tick but never stops until the battery is dead. Fascinating. Keep up the good work pal. Always love your enthusiasm and energy in our little corner of YT. Happy New Year!
Thank you my friend! I just feel these little machines deserve to be on a wrist regularly! What there purpose is ! Most of these watches I could buy again unlike your vintage beauties . All the best to you Michael!
How about a third option? Add on to the house with a 'watch room' ... you can tell your wife it is a 'craft room' 😈. That collection would be too hard to cut down for me. There are about 5-6 in here I would want and don't have yet (including that Arnie, Flightmaster and Pogue).
At this point i’m not really interested in buying any watches but i still love watching videos about them. My casio’s really makes me question why did i even bought so many watches when all i wear is my casio f91w
I always had a doubt about the gilt BB58 being gaslighted into my brain but the doubt was gone when my better half bought it for me even when I already owned a Sub. The BB58 is such a beautiful piece on its own and I just can’t explain why I’m so drawn to it…
Looks like a new years slash and burn collection. I went from 45 to 15. And if your not compelled to wear it and its got no memory linked to it then whats the point holding on to it :)
I’m using a tally app to track what I wear this year. Anything that falls below 20 wears for the year is likely to go on the chopping block. If I’m not wearing it there’s no sense in keeping it.
I'd probably destroy any watch that TGV has had anything to do with. Especially that TGV encrusted turd with the logo and 'old flighty' aargh. He's bloody awful.
My 10 watch collection would consist of 😊: Diver: Citizen Promaster Dive Automatic SUPER TITANIUM Pilot: STOWA Flieger Classic 40 Baumuster B Field: Hamilton KHAKI FIELD MURPH 38MM Chronograph: Bulova Lunar Pilot 43mm GMT: GLYCINE AIRMAN VINTAGE UNISEX Go Anywhere Do Anything I: ROLEX MILGAUSS Go Anywhere Do Anything II 😅: Grand Seiko SBGA211 „Snowflake“ Beater I: CASIO G-SHOCK G-5600UE-1 Beater Fun 🤩 : CASIO G-SHOCK GMA-S2100WT-7A2JF Dress: L.U.C. Chopard two hander
Loving the collection Russ. I’m also keen to see what the mad hacker looks like, I have a Radcliffe tsunami and the quality and design are fantastic, it will be a beauty for sure 👍🏻
I always say “Wear what you love and sell the rest.” Excited to see what you pick up this year.
My motto is similar: Keep what you know you would regret selling at some point. Which means I have almost as many as Russell. 😄 But seeing as I bought must of 'em before the big price hikes... je ne regrette rien! 😂
yepp i agree sir
The problem is, i love all my watches even though they're all sub $1000😅
@@BroAriq why does that matter? Doesn’t make them any less worthy!
@@BroAriq If you love them all, definitely keep them all.
I completely totally agree with your top 10 for now. Although owning two 58's is a little spendy.
That Fortis is a keeper.
The only issue is that the 7750 movement is very thick. Looks good from the front, less good from the side.
@@saulyswOn the positive side, it’s one of the more affordable chronographs to get serviced.
Willard, SKX, MP45, CWC Diver, BB58 in Black, Khaki Field Mechanical, Baltic MR01, Heinrich Diver, Formex.
Really nice show, Russell. Big job. Quite a collection, and yes we do change taste over the years. One little issue: Be aware that the purple light sometimes influence the colors, especially on the hands. Keep up the good work, mate.
Picked up my first automatic Seiko in December and also put a new band on an old favourite recently.
Picked up a new G-Shock gbd200 this week in black.
The collection is growing 😅
DON'T GET INTO WATCHES!!!! (As that TH-cam sage and knife deconstructionist Nick Shabazz advises)
But... oh dear... It looks like you've already succumbed? 😅
I hope you're single! 😂
Cool! Which seiko did you get?
I algo got my first automatic Seiko in December! (Seiko 5 SNKL79K1, 7s26 movement)
And the classic GW-M5610u after christmas.
Seems we're taking similar paths! 😅
Loved this one! I admire your bravery in cutting your collection down to a 5th of its current size! If I had to choose some of your watches to fill ten slots in my watch box they’d be the explorer (a bit of a grail for me) the two black bays, the pogue (love them),the Arnie, the flighty, the vertex m100, the CWC sbs diver and falcon chrono. And for the tenth spot….it has to be the mad hacker! I had guessed you were wearing it as soon as the video started and was excited to confirm that. A watch designed by you and associated with your brand and the joy, passion, humor, and knowledge you’ve delivered not only to me, but to the watch community is exciting. It’s part of what makes me love my rangemaster mechanical so much. You and TGV are my top watch TH-camrs and can always hold my interest and cheer me up when I’m down. All that to say this. Great video, great collection. Happy new year to you and your family, and thank you!
Thank you my friend! Means a lot to me !
YOU have some of the BEST watches in your COLLECTION! REAALLY like your SEIKO CHOICES! THANKS for the VIDEO!!
Glad you gave Accurist some love ❤ I'm really pleased with my "Everyday" in pink. Nice little budget O.P. style watch
Tough choices, I would keep:
Seiko Willard & Navigator
Vertex M100 & MP45
CWC RN diver
BB58 blue
Explorer
Pilot pioneer
Maen
Formex
Hi, I am big fan of yours. I am 16 year old and started collecting watch, I recently bought Tissot Seastar.
It’s a great watch to start my friend!!!! You’re already on the Swiss watch ladder!!!!
I sold my MKII 39mm Explorer. Some days I miss it, but most days I don’t. Great watch, but I too fell out of love with it. Cheers!
The Seiko SKX013 was my first automatic watch too, gifted to me roughly 10 years ago and it still hasn’t missed a beat! (Knock on wood) love it and will never get rid of it 😃
My picks would have been
1. Black Bay Black
2. Black Bay Blue
3. Rolex Explorer
4. Seiko Pogue
5. Seiko Flightmaster (the Landshar's dial is just as busy)
6. Seiko Samurai STO
7. Vertex MP45
8. Fortis Cosmonaut Chrono
9. Formex Essence (but only because of the Malachite dial)
10. Hamilton Pilot Pioneer
1. The Arnie.
2. Virtex M100
3. Virtex MP45
4. BB 58
5. BB 58
6. 34mm Hamilton
7. Range Master
8. Formex Essence
I think these watches are the cream but I understand the passion you feel for some of the others is the cherry on top. That is a fine collection. 👍
The wife has exquisite taste, only watch I would swap is the BB black for the blue. I agree the Fortis is a belter and I would certainly want to keep it, and you will fall back in love with the Explorer, trust me. 😜🤘🏻
12:50 Honestly, your wife’s pick of your collection is the best. 😁👍🏻
Happy new year mate. Great vid as norm. Been getting the itch again and took a look at my collection, and I was the same, too many watches. Most get zero wrist time.😮 So am going to try rotate two watches a week, madness. Can't buy anymore.... Yet..😂
1. Rolex
2. Formex
3. Fortis
4. Willard
5. Black Tudor BB
6. SKX
7. Lorier
8. Pogue
9. Hamilton Khaki Field (the newer)
10. CWC all black
MY personal pick
The one Tudor I’d keep: the Black Bay 58 in blue.
Beautiful collection. I especially like the blue Black Bay, Explorer, and Zero West. I'm not a huge Seiko fan but I do like the Willard. I was expecting to see something from Sinn in your Collection, Russ
Outstanding watches! Good luck in selecting which ones you are to sell.😊
Man, you’ve got a great collection, Russell! I like the “minus the Casios” clarification…that would take 3 days to review!
Wooow.
My top picks have to be the BB58 blue (I happen to own one), Vertex (all of them but specially the M100), CWC 1980s of course, Seiko mini 🐢 ,Hamilton Khaki, the Lorier Gemini, & the Heron
Out of your top ten, I personally would slim down to three: the Arnie, the Willard (or black dial BB58), and one of the Vertex. That would make a functional, versatile collection 🤙
Russel, could you do a short or video explaining which rubber strap/link you are using in your orient kamasu?! It looks really great! 7:49
Always a tough proposition keeping the collector's mentality in check but you did a great job! Personally my picks would be: Seiko SKX, Willard & Navigator, Tudor BB58 Blue & Black, Vertex M100 & MP45, CWC SBS Diver, Hamilton Pilot Pioneer, and Baltic MR01. Happy New Year!
You made some great choices! So many watches look very "same old same old" but I think you chose watches that were varied, so you have genuine choice when you want to wear something different today and tomorrow. That's something I try to maintain in my collection too 😊
My favourites are the Vertex diver and the CWC Royal Navy reissue - brilliant! 🧡 Just surprised you still don't own a G-Shock Gravitymaster (I suggest green, i.e. GA-1100-1A3ER). Cheers Russ - we love you!
My picks:
RZE (Ti diver)
blue Tudor (luxury diver)
Mini Turtle (interesting diver)
Hamilton Pilot (small round military)
Vertex Field (classic field)
Maen (dress)
Formex (versatile)
Seagull (bronze chrono)
Pogue (quirky vintage chrono - if I could live with the constant care)
Fligltmaster - if I could pull it off.
If I couldn't live with some, I think I'd just have a smaller collection. Oh, we all cen dream.
Great show Russ! I’d Keep all the Vertex, the BB58 Blue, Hamilton Khaki Pilot, Formex Essence, Squale 1521, Seiko Arnie, Rangemaster & the Fortis!
my gosh, that green dial Formex Essence is beautiful.. and i already love the Formex Essence, i think it's just such a great performing (and looking) all rounder sports watch, but my gosh that green dial takes it up to the next level! ❤
An amazing collection, each watch was a hit and one that I would love to own.
Such a tough decision on what to keep!!! But it's good to adjust from time to time as your taste and needs change. Sometimes you end up with several similar watches, but after the honeymoon phase it's easier to decide which one to let go... Accumulating watches is a happy problem in my opinión 😅
I'm close to 40 watches, almost all homages (cheap watches). Never have to sell any. Each watch is two things:
1: a little vacation on the wrist.
2: a souvenir of the vacation.
I agree with all that. I want all those features as well. I just find it funny how many “collectors” love dive watches and have ZERO interest in diving. I enjoy your channel, you have a new fan from Toronto, Canada
I can’t not pick the Vertex m100 and the explorer but they are firmly in the would suck to own category for me. I need a date function to make me happy but these two watches are gorgeous. The formex dial is amazing, cwc sbs, the fortis does look great. These are the stand outs for me but I might revisit the momentum for myself but not in a collection with the cwc. Whatever you pick you will have a very fine collection.
Smaller is definitely better!
I would personally replace a couple of seiko from the shortlist to introduce a citizen (preferably diver style and eco drive) and a tissot. I would also add a dress watch (like an hamilton ventura) and one more watch from a micro brand (I own personally a nice briston clubmaster qeartz watch with an acetate pillow case). I would make sure also to have a certain balance between the dial color (with eg. 1 white, 1 yellow and 1 green dial), and the case material/colour (e.g. a couple of black and dark grey watches, e.g I love my seiko 5 street completly blak). Last but not least, i would make sure to have a certain balance with the strap types ( e.g. 4metal, 3leather, 2 nato, 1 silicone) and have some more straps to occasionally dress some of the watches in a different matter.
Next step: shrinking the casio collection!
Got to love the Willard and Arnie from the Seiko's. The Vertex M100. Zerowests dambuster. The Fortis chrono as well, love that one. The tudor blackbay 58 in black. Hamilton khaki mechanical. Obvs the orient Kamasu because its great. That baltic dial is a beaut. And finally the Heinrich for those indices
Just got my 11th watch yesterday. Over the moon with it. A Hamilton Lloyd automatic. Absolutely amazing design. That Willard is epic
that Heron Marinor is a lovely one. Liked the video!
Side note: I just bought the song Trampoline by Martha’s Man on iTunes. (The theme song). Thanks for sharing the name of the song pal. LOVE the channel! Great SOTC vid!
Yes!!!!!! Thank you so much for that my friend!!!!
Thank you for mentioning Accurist - this brand (along with Casio of course) got me hooked for very little money. So, count me in for bidding on the Accurist if you sell it. BTW can't wait for the Mad Hacker reveal!
The Tudor Black Bay is such an iconic watch, my personal favorite from your collection. I would sell the Rolex too, doesn't do much for me
Good show! Can't wait for the Casios!
As we say, you gotta go with what you gotta go with. My only hot take here is with the Pogue - I'd hang onto that one. (I have a 6139 "blue eye" so naturally I'm biased here.) As far as your picks vs wife's, I'd call it a draw. Juicy video, mate! (EDIT: Fifty-into-ten, seriously? How about trimming it down, ten-at-a-time? Fewer regrets that way, yes?)
Formex is hands down your best watch, the colour, no day or date ruining the dial, it just looks amazing. Seiko tortoise and Seagull I'd also like to own, but all the others are good TBF
There is a date on the Formex. It's at the 6 o'clock position. It's just really well done. Just figured you'd like to know in case you were interested. I have the white dial version. Such a good watch for the money.
Cracking collection mate! I think i'd probably let the explorer go too - lovely watch but for the cost you need to really feel strongly about keeping it, you could do a lot of shopping on that bad-boy
Hi, nice collection! The SKX is definitely a keeper, good design, good specs... I wish I had one haha. The DB-80 is so cool, I remember watching your video explaining about the Dambusters operation. I love the fact there's an actual piece from one of the Lancaster and as an aviation enthusiast this piece is truly special and epic!!! Can't wait to see your Casio collection too!
Thank you my friend!
Meh, OG SKX movement leaves a lot to be desired and I have the same one as Russell. 😄
I think it's down to sentimentality for a lot of us? Like so many my SKX013 WAS MY GATEWAY INTO THIS INSANITY. 😄
I recommend Long Island Watch homages - much better specs! 👍
Awesome collection! If you are going to get a diver from Citizen I would like to give a recommendation and that is the Citizen Promaster 300m Solar Quartz Diver BN0000-04H. This is a solid case not a screw down. Amazing watch. The only drawbacks with it is the small crown and the rubber strap it comes with but that’s nothing a Nato won’t fix.
Excellent video. The Baltic is beautiful.
Top Ten
Both Tudors
Seiko SKX, Landshark, Willard and Arnie
CWC RN
Fortis
Formex
Rolex Explorer (just)
Great show Sir 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Surprised not to see the Sinn U50 and the Grand Seiko GMT in there ... I guess you've sold those two already ? My Ten : SKX013, "Arnie", CWC SBS Diver, CWC G10, Zero West DB80, Momentum SQ30, both the Tudor BB58s, the Explorer and the Cosmonaut. The SNXS79K was close, as was the Pogue. But no cigar as they say :-) HNY to you both !
Yeah I just didn’t wear them my friend! Great watches
This must have been a really tough task that I can sympathise with. So many watches and so many memories, not just wearing the watches but the journey to getting them. I was relieved to hear that this would not be a Casio cull as again I'm in the same boat there. My collection is split between Casio/G-Shock digital and analogue, quartz and mechanical. Certainly my F-91W is not going anywhere and neither is my old Omega Globemaster METAS co-axial, as for the rest...... we shall see.
I specifically sold my 39mm Explorer due to the small crown, my new 36mm 124270 has all the correct components.
Great collection overall! As I am also building my watch collection, I've acquired numerous timepieces, some of which I don't particularly fancy and rarely wear. What are the various platforms where I can list them for sale?
I'd keep the fortis for sure. it's such an iconic watch imo. I think its the best chrono in your collection. I'd also keep the pogu just because of its historic sig and collectability. that watch is always going to hold or go up in value over the years. too many people want one. I'd also keep the endevour cause I just won't wear anything but titanium if I can anymore. it's the only full metal watch I can tolerate wearing all day and I love that. I never get wrist fatigue wearing titanium. plus the endevour is a sick looking watch. I like the rest of your picks too. so my problem is that couldn't keep just 10. 😂
Finally!! Been waiting for this one🙈🙈
Great video, I have wanted a Vertex for a couple of years, 2024 is the year! I have a couple of CWC's and a skx013. A recent buy was a Newmark Waterking which is a great value watch. My Christopher Ward diver is unbeatable value and British 😊
Do you not think you might regret letting your Explorer go ?!
Keep up the good work !
Excellent show, it must have been the most difficult for you though. To be honest which ever way you sliced it you would have a lovely 10 watch collection.
Am not sure if it gets easier or harder to keep the numbers down as you get older, keeping personal watches from times in our past. I have five of those now:
A Lorus quartz digital analogue from the late 80's that I wore when I went to London as a student.
A seiko 5 day date with the day in Arabic that I bought in King Khalid Military City, my first automatic and I wore it when we took Al Salman inside Iraq.
An Omega Dynamic III that I bought in Nairobi Airport in '99 to see in the millennium in Africa.
Then I have a sarb017 and an Orient Star Classic that I bought about 6 years ago when I started my new job where I go out to field locations and go back to the office in a suit.
These 5 watches I could never part with which doesn't leave much space in a 10 watch collection.
Awesome my friend! Thats how it should be!
I thought the Formex might be on the list…it’s certainly on mine! Looking forward to seeing the Casio collection!
Thank you my friend
I love the Tudor black bay blue, perfect size for me too. Don't ever part with that one, my favourite dive watch out there!
Your 2 Tudors & Explorer are the keepers imho. Happy New Year.
I have no idea how you can get rid of anything! Great collection!
always an excellent show!, i look forward to your show more than others. proper down to earth watches and a bit more affordable. I love all of the watches apart from the citizen.
Mad watch collector is one of the best.
HMm... He discloses paid promotions doesn't he? Yes, I think he does. 👍
Anyway, I love his style and everyman approach. And I love his wife! 😂
Beautiful collection! ALSO… the suspense is driving me crazy! I can’t wait to see the MWC watch!!
I have decided, quite arbitrarily, that I dislike dials within dials. Therefore I would get rid of all of the chronographs (which I am personally doing when I finally get rid of my Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph).
G'day from WA! I had to laugh at 'TGV made me do it!' - he almost persuaded me too! Now - the Arnie - of course you have to keep the Arnie! I think you chose the 10 wisely - BUT my suggestion is sell the Formex and buy an Arnie Tropical AND add a stainless shroud - which you can because Arnie didn't wear the tropical! Yey! Seriously - I think you will really like the green and blue colour-way (with a stainless shroud) and the blue strap. It is an absolute stunner especially in daylight! I recently added this one and its hardly been off my wrist since!
Yeh, - I know you won't - but I just had to say.. Anyhoo - looking forward to 2024 with you! All the best, Steve from 'down under'.
Ngl i was here for the casios 😂 that beginning took the wind out of my sails a bit. Great video as always!
Sorry David! It’s coming!
What a great collection MWC!
I’m with you in feeling the need to downsize my own collection too. There’s only so many hours in the day so even if I wore a different watch everyday, it would take me more than a month to rotate through the entire collection 😳 That’s not a lot of wrist time and although I’m definitely a collector by nature (or maybe hoarder would be more accurate 😂) I feel like I’ve reached a bit of a tipping point and need to thin the herd a bit.
I'm having trouble finding wrist time for an eight watch collection. Can't imagine how hard it is for 50 watches
Love your energy and content mate. As an ADHD'er this is what a technicolor ADHD watch collector (and collection) looks like. Keep it up!
1. MP45
2. Willard
3. BB58 Blue
4. CWC RN Driver
5. Explorer
6. 0 West
7. Hammy 34mm Vintage
8. SKX
9. Formex
10. Microrotor 🎉
And 78 G Shocks... 😂
Hey Russell - great post. Looking forward to watching you through 2024. Now......here is a really tough question....if you had not purchased all of these watches and instead saved every penny.......what single watch would you purchase today with the combined total?
Thanks my friend! Now where’s the fun in that ay?!?!
Hah! You are right MWC, but I thought you might like to play 'what if'. @@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR
At 50 watches, I'd say you are just getting started. Why, oh why would you even consider paring it down??? Keep growing it MWC. You know you want to. (BTW, I have ~400 in my collection.) 🤪
that's insanity! i have four and **that's** too many. i have a daily, a dress, a weekender, and a beater. how many wrists do you have? 😉
@m4ttyp4nts Two wrists pal. I probably wear 2. 3 or even 4 different watches a day, depending on my activities. All price points from cheap $50 Gshocks all the way up to Vacheron Constantines. Some people collect sneakers, collectibles or even cars. I collect watches!
Hell of the collection 😱
Blame TGV for all of it 😜
Don’t get rid of the Explorer. You’ll regret it. It’s one of those watches that just when you think you’ve fallen out of love with it, a week back on the wrist reaffirms its position. Expensive to buy back too.
Great video Russ but I don’t get why so many of you reviewers want to cut your collections ! Mate I’m 200-250 easily so 50 is nothing. They don’t really loose value so unless generating cash is the reason just enjoy all of them. I can see where your tastes lie and it’s nice but I do wonder if it will always stay like that? Mine have been changing recently but that’s because I now have a new interest in a very small timeframe in watch making where electro mechanical watches were made. Fully mechanical with a balance but powered by a battery and a transistor (no quartz).
These things like the Seiko Elnix (video coming on one) 28,800 VPH , smooth tick but never stops until the battery is dead. Fascinating.
Keep up the good work pal. Always love your enthusiasm and energy in our little corner of YT.
Happy New Year!
Thank you my friend! I just feel these little machines deserve to be on a wrist regularly! What there purpose is ! Most of these watches I could buy again unlike your vintage beauties . All the best to you Michael!
Wow that's a big collection but at least there's a reasonable amount of variety and not all obvious choices.
Whens the mwc sale? Would take a few off you. Cant wait to see what you sell. 😊
Hahahahahaha cheers Andy! It’s coming
The one Vertex I’d keep: the M100. You already have divers and chronographs that do a better job.
Surprising but it’s nice seeing a Accurist in someone’s collection
How about a third option? Add on to the house with a 'watch room' ... you can tell your wife it is a 'craft room' 😈.
That collection would be too hard to cut down for me. There are about 5-6 in here I would want and don't have yet (including that Arnie, Flightmaster and Pogue).
I was only able to cut it by half, based on what I saw today.
That is with no wrist time for many of them. I'd have to try the rest on at least LOL.
At this point i’m not really interested in buying any watches but i still love watching videos about them. My casio’s really makes me question why did i even bought so many watches when all i wear is my casio f91w
You gotta do you, but I would keep the Explorer 1, it is just a classic.
I always had a doubt about the gilt BB58 being gaslighted into my brain but the doubt was gone when my better half bought it for me even when I already owned a Sub. The BB58 is such a beautiful piece on its own and I just can’t explain why I’m so drawn to it…
I had to put a stopper on my watch obsession. Just too many watches.
I would love to have that Lorier Gemini in to review!! Great watch, great brand!!
Looks like a new years slash and burn collection. I went from 45 to 15. And if your not compelled to wear it and its got no memory linked to it then whats the point holding on to it :)
I’m using a tally app to track what I wear this year. Anything that falls below 20 wears for the year is likely to go on the chopping block.
If I’m not wearing it there’s no sense in keeping it.
This is my favourite Show man. I watched it like 4 times
You are the mascot of this show my friend!
@@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR ARE YOU SEIKO READY? Haha stay as you are, love your videos
TGV made me do it, i think i will have to remember that one ^_^ great video
TGV is responsible for my sickness I first saw his channel in 2017 and I've been watch crazy ever since. Damn him !
I'd probably destroy any watch that TGV has had anything to do with. Especially that TGV encrusted turd with the logo and 'old flighty' aargh. He's bloody awful.
My 10 watch collection would consist of 😊:
Diver: Citizen Promaster Dive Automatic SUPER TITANIUM
Pilot: STOWA Flieger Classic 40 Baumuster B
Field: Hamilton KHAKI FIELD
MURPH 38MM
Chronograph: Bulova Lunar Pilot 43mm
GMT: GLYCINE AIRMAN VINTAGE UNISEX
Go Anywhere Do Anything I: ROLEX MILGAUSS
Go Anywhere Do Anything II 😅:
Grand Seiko SBGA211 „Snowflake“
Beater I: CASIO G-SHOCK G-5600UE-1
Beater Fun 🤩 : CASIO G-SHOCK GMA-S2100WT-7A2JF
Dress: L.U.C. Chopard two hander
This is awesome on every level!
I’d definitely keep the pogue and I might lean towards Mrs MWCs choices lol
I would happily sell the lot and keep the Explorer. One and done. But that's just me as I don't have a TH-cam channel.
This is what I love about watch collecting. You have around 50 watches, I have around 50 watches and we don't have one watch that is the same.