My Rolex Grail Watch Disaster: Day-Date 18038 First Impressions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I share my recent disastrous experience reaching another grail watch, and what went wrong after buying a Rolex Day-Date 18038. I discuss a brief history of the Day-Date, what makes it so compelling, its cultural impact, and why it has become the go-to Rolex for successful entrepreneurs. Join me as I go full presidential yellow gold for the first time, and share my impressions on the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Was expecting “I’ll put it on a Nato”
Lmao
only if they make one with gold thread.
Classic. A Gold plated Nato?
Mate are you walking around queens backstreets wearing a gold Rolex?!
hahaha don´t worry, Hugo is his bodyguard. Lol.
@@attorney1972 Hugo might get taken down first. =(
Nathan James with ear pods, not airpods what should wear
This guy is small and weak. Easily mugged
@@SeaJayBelfast oof that’s gotta hurt if he reads this
Maybe this moment was just meant to be yours😉 All the best from Germany
couldn't agree more
Nice sentiment
Beautiful way to put it.
TGV You need to move to a pro camera with dual card slots, It's time brother,
You scared me. I thought something was wrong with the watch! Sorry about your loss of video 😔
It's called "click bait" ;)
Classic bait
Shoot a reconstruction of your grail day and ask a well-known person to play you. Turn it into an opera. A painting. A comic book. When life gives you a disaster, make art. ❤️
Rolex President wins the award for the best bracelet ever
Really enjoy your casual chats to camera.bit of NYC backdrop.
And a couple of comedy cut -always.nice vid.
Also, a beaut of a piece.
Good work fella.
Agree 😊
It works well for you because you're the type of person who looks like everyone. You could be a senators son, a salesman, a gangster, a UK grime mc, a chef or a CEO! you've got a pretty versatile look and I'm sure that daydate will go with many of your outfits no matter the occasion.
He always gave me a certain vibe. Imagine Bruce Willis drops out of an air shaft and silently takes down tgv before moving on to the rest of the henchman, saving the office building from certain doom.
But then you wouldn't have this authentic moment, speaking from the heart without all the frills. Meant to be. Well done. And cheers from Canada.
I yearn for the day I acquire a horological grail. But at the same time I'm terrified I won't feel the satisfaction after all of my obsessing!
That fear is completely realized. I sold my grail to buy a classic car instead.
Ashley Warren - I bought my grail in Feb this year. Don’t get me wrong, I love it....but it’s not everything I thought it would be :-/
@@MS-sy8ls what did you get
Shane Warburton picked up a pre owned Sea Dweller 👍🏻
@@MS-sy8ls nice choice
Congrats on the purchase TGV! I know you're upset the footage didn't last but the most important thing is that YOU have the memory, and that will last forever. Onwards and upwards as always!
You know in one sense, loosing the footage actually made a really nice, down to earth video. So, indirectly, it was a blessing?
Don't worry about the lost footage. This video IS a momentous moment.
Congrats to your new watch and that you're satisfied.
But be aware, now that you've got a new "access" to watches, only buy what you really like and won't swop.
While a "hypebeast" may wear airpods.
A true gent goes wired.
So true
BryanSemnani stupidest comment I’ve read on the internet today.
BryanSemnani 🤣
This makes no sense at all hahah
Not ur best comment Bryan
Congrats on the new piece TGV, it's great to hear your story and thoughts behind your pieces. I just wanted to say, it's because of you that I got into watches 4-5 years ago and purchased a Omega Seamaster (blue) 40mm for graduating law school which has been with me since 2016 on a blue rubber strap. Each time I look at it reminds me of what it means and I just love the design of the watch. I do lust over other watches but to buy another one means I'd give less time to the Seamaster. Just know you've had a tremeandous influence over young millenials like myself to get into time pieces at whatever price point, so Thank You for sharing your passioin and putting in the time to make such great content. Regards from Brisbane, Australia.
Love the Urban Gentry Italia segment...hilarious!
I thought by the intro it was a 'Frankenwatch'.
Congratulations TGV
Just a quick question. I know you don’t particularly like big watches. But do you like the breitling emergency? Mission 1. I’ve been thinking of getting it for sometime. What’s your opinion mate?
Never thought I'd like how the Day-Date looks, but I'm strongly allured! It's beautiful!
Also looks great one you--due to the Italian genes!
TGV - there are ways to recover data from an SD card or mechanical drives - don't give up.
Nice to see someone genuinely over the moon.
T!! Cheers to you on the 18038. In my opinion, any Rolex purchase deserved an unmitigated congratulations. And the Italian cutaway...."Ciao Ragazzi!" Priceless.
I’d be worried about getting mugged walking around with that thing on blinging away in the sun ! Great vid mate.
Not only that but I've seen stories about people posting Rolex photos to Instagram getting stalked and robbed of their Rolex watches.
That doesn’t surprise me, actually if you’re seen walking around with this on your wrist people will just assume it’s fake ! How’s that for irony 😉
Gets grail..mugged at park...lol
My grail is the Smurf...just need the money now
Congratulations! THE grail for many of us.
Hi mate I’m from Malaysia. I’ve been following some of your videos and I found that you are being very very honest with your ideas and opinions on watches. Keep it up and we as fans of watches will keep supporting you ! Thanks for the videos !
When you speak Italian and wear the Rolex President, I have a strong feeling someone is about to get whacked...
Darn that pompous, yet lovable Hugo. Oh well, "onwards and upwards". Great to see you're still on cloud 9 with the grail purchase!
Congratulations on your next life chapter. Your passion and enthusiasm in infectious, and we're looking forward to following you into the future!
TGV, that moment is not lost - it remains in your memory which is the most important thing. The new watch is a stunner! Thanks for sharing.
Very true John, thank you sir!
Best regards,
TGV
It's a very nice watch!
Too bad about the lost pictures.
The Urban Gentry Italy - GREAT! :-)
If you're curious about the railroad bridge it is known as the Hellgate Bridge. Great choice on the Rolex!
I gotta admit, i really enjoyed the great TGV in streatwear. And the intro was great, too.
Congrats on the watch and greetings from France.
Ouch.
I've had that happen to me. Not that long ago, due to some computer snafu, our server at work lost an entire days worth of my work. I didn't have a backup because, you know, the server is supposed to take care of that for me. I learned my lesson and now always keep a local backup. Learn from this - don't trust a card alone. Immediately back it up to another source.
Anyway, interesting grail watch. Enjoy it in good health and success.
this should count as clickbait or poor grammar.
either way, nice watch
Terrible to lose all that photography but you own the timepiece and maybe it was meant to be a personal private event. Great intro and video TGV!
With this video, the way you always get into the piece and the Joy for the hunting make me realize this Is my favorite TH-cam Watch channel
Vai avanti cosi'!!!
Grande Tristano!!!!
Tommaso
As a viewer, this heart-to-heart casual chat and the wonderful photo tells the whole happy story of you getting your grail, made me smile.
Great stuff buddy....
Don’t worry about losing your files.....this video made up for it!
Thanks...
I'm a simple man, I see urban gentry
I immediately click
Congratulations! Welcome to the Day-date club. You have EARNED it! Sometimes in this video era we get carried away trying to take photos and videos of special moments instead of just LIVING that moment. So just enjoy those memories of your first day with the watch, because they will last a lifetime.
WHATSAMATTER YOU!?!? My heart nearly STOPPED when I saw that watch perched on railing over the RIVER! What, are you POTSO? What a video that would've made - "PLOP - SPLASH!!" "Hello, Fire Department??"
My thoughts, exactly.
Are you nuts????!!!! Over 10K on a sweet gold Rolex and there it is balanced on a wooden rail!!!! My best watch is my beloved 1969 Speedie, a gift from Dad... You will never see it perched like that. Again... its just a video... God knows what you had set up beneath it, just in case.
At the end of the day, you got a brilliant watch at a great price. Enjoy it bro. Thx for sharing 😁
needs petite geneve reference in comments. fmd its a word for word yoink.
The moment was not lost. You were able you to enjoy for yourself and no one can take that from you!
The moment is not lost, it is yours forever. Congratulations. Best-David
TGV, do you ever worry that WatchBox only hired you bc they knew your entire salary would come back to them in watch sales? :)
Kid in a candy store!
Why would he worry about that? Isn't that the whole point? What kind of business would WatchBox be if they hired TGV even though they thought he would lose them money.
Woah, I was worried something really wrong happened with the buying process or the watch itself~ Nevertheless I can certainly understand the frustration of loosing a day of footage and I'm sorry to hear that you encountered this, but life keeps going so onwards and upwards!
Been watching your videos for quite some time now. Enjoy your thoughts, opinions and insights. Parents got me a similar Day Date "Pastel" dial as a birthday gift over 40 yrs ago. After all these years I still love staring at it. May you have many more years to stare at yours. Continued success to you.
I have the same with roman numeral minute marks, had it 22 years and wear it everyday. I still get compliments on it weekly and it’s worth more now than the day I bought it. Great watch congratulations.
Pro-tip: Always use a camera with dual card slots and use the second slot as a backup, if you're shooting anything of importance or that cannot be lost. Back when I was photographing weddings, this was a must. This way if one card is corrupted, you don't lose anything.
Congratulations TGV!🎉 I Iove your new Rolex👌🏼 Its not too flashy just the perfect gold tone color!
I’m sure you were gutted from losing the footage. I’ve had a card go corrupt after filming a quick interview with a certain Finnish music legend. To my amazement, he immediately went out of his way to grant me a reshoot!
However, as disappointed you must be for not having the chance to share that special moment, the most important thing is that it’ll always remain stored in your mind. That watch looks absolutely superb and I’m sure you will enjoy it to the fullest.
Finally, I’d like to thank you for all the hard work you’ve put into this channel. Your enthusiasm for horology really is contagious. Had I not started watching your videos a couple years back, I’d still be checking the time from my phone.
Love the affection for your mother. True sign of a gentleman.
Love the cuts of sound interruption left in.. It creates a sense of actually being with you and not being presented something perfectly cut and snipped together.. Like the behind the scene bits on a DVD of a favorite movie.
Stunning watch, congratulations Tristano.
Since I can't afford the Rolex Day-Date 18038 (yet), I'll settle for Friedrich Nietzsche's book, The Birth of Tragedy-thank you!
I see what you did here. Very clever. Anyone reading the title would have assumed that the disaster was with the watch itself and would have been lured in by the thought that "Aha! I knew it. Watchbox sold TGV some junker Rolex" and would watch to see their suspicions confirmed and revel in their superiority and say "I told you so!", only to find they'd been tricked by someone more clever than themselves and learn that the disaster was with the loss of footage. Then the humanity of it all, to see TGV struggling with his own inner demons and angels (Tony Soprano and Sir Jackie Stewart) and ultimately assuring himself that he does indeed deserve the watch, backed by the blessing of his sainted "Mamma". Then to top it all off, the Marvel-esque end credits scene (spoiler alert) with Hugo deleting the footage was a cinematic masterclass. Well done sir. :)
Your conversational and relaxed approach to reviewing watches is superb. Very different indeed and appreciated. Thank you very much for posting your videos!
Talk about books, wines, coffees, teas in another channel!
Kenneth Carnie double that! Expand your viewer base and suck em into the watch world!
When I did my photography gcse last year I did a 500+ photo shoot to find out that my card had corrupted, I found that you can send it off to data recovery places for a fairly cheap price, I’m assuming you’ve tried this but if not I’d look into it,
Regards.
This watch 36mm fits you particularly well. My wrist is 6.5" which i think is the same size as yours. I like generally 39", 40" or 41mm sizes but in this case ESPECIALLY when you're going to spend this much money, you had better try it on first!!! It doesn't matter the size of the watch really, what matters is the lug width, the colour of the dial and how it fits ON the wrist. Try it on! Lighter dials make the watch appear larger than it really is. In this case the light colour dial and the wider lug width combine to make a great fit to the eye.
Superb!!! 😊
I've had a $60 Parnis Titanium Marina Militare with a Seagull auto movt, for 15 years. Has never let me down. Go figure.
An amazing watch I love the day date, great choice sir.
Sir
we regret to inform you that due to your failure during your trial period to provide us with footage regarding your recent acquisition of a Rolex Day-Date at our shop at abargain price, you are FIRED!
The Watchbox Inc.
Sorry for your missing footage. We can learn from such things to embrace our memories we hold. Stay blessed
TGV, a real shame about the lost footage. Maybe you could go see one of my other favourite TH-camrs, Louis Rossman, who does laptop repairs and data recovery from a store in Manhattan. Maybe he can get your data back, and you could do a allstars blog of it! I’d watch it . . .
Not everyone can pull that watch off, you do very well.
In Queens, it depends how hard it's YANKED...
Pro tip: Sitting by a tree, in Queens, wearing a Rolex is not a good idea.
Watch of gold. Balls of steel.
TGV, I hope you're using high-quality memory cards; the cheap ones are not worth the risk of data loss. Although it can happen with the higher-grade cards, it is far less likely.
Thank you Joseph for the tip, ironically is was the expensive one :-/
Oh well, it could of been worn.
Best regards,
TGV
@@theurbangentry I suspect you're right.
Congratulations man. That's the grail no doubt, and you are pulling it off just right. It's a signal of aesthetic sense and admiration... Mom's approval seals the deal. I got the exact same watch (1978 / 18038 / Champagne) and wear it with the same sentiment.
You seem pretty comfortable walking down those sketchy alleyways with a rolex on
If you want a great watch with
micro rotor you should check out a vintage baumatic by baume et Mercier
As someone who works in IT, SD card corruption is a terrible thing and sometimes unavoidable. I always say backup, backup, backup! I'd recommend picking up something like the WD My Passport Wireless Pro. It has a built in SD card reader so you can quickly copy the contents of an SD card to the drive so your data is in at lease two places. Anyways, awesome video as always TGV!
It's a definite shame you lost the video of the unboxing. I really hope you can somehow recover the footage through the various recovery softwares available. But to call it a "disaster", seems like an exaggeration. It's not like something bad happened to your newly acquired grail itself and you can no longer enjoy it. If something bad did happen to it, that would truly be a disaster.
By the way, the yellow gold 1803 or 18038 is a grail watch for me too. I hope to get one for myself some day :)
This is really not interesting. Watchbox Studios is so much better.
@ Lucky Kampakgut: If you actually listened to what the man said, you would have heard him say this was not a proper watch-review as he does usually. If you want to judge him at least do so by checking one of his reviews from his studio or war-room, as he calls it.
you wear it well, TGV. happy for you, well deserved. congrats!
When would you say the right age to wear one of these is? I'm in my late 20s and am finding myself drawn more and more towards these types of watches. Though I also love really colourful watches in general, such as the Phoibos Wave Master.
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Good for you. Be proud of what you’ve accomplished. And be realistic; losing that footage is not the end of the world.
I thought you were going to say the watch was a knock-off!!!!!!! Don't do that!
Nice.. well done.. from Barbados.. and Guyana 🇬🇾
Came for Rolex, left with a great message
So happy to hear that! That's more important!
Thank you Connor,
Best regards,
TGV
Got the watch, got the memory of the event. Nothing else is really needed.
Not really a disaster then..... Losing a video of the purchase of a gold $10k Rolex. First world problems TGV, first world problems.....
Another great show! You mentioned you were finished with Rolex, but threw in a subtle hint at maybe an Air King. Curious if you're interested in the older models (I've had a 5500 for a long time and love it), or the newer version?.
Why buy older model when they say the older models stretch and the new one 118238 doesn't stretch because of the solid gold links if you spend the money and gets a newer model you shouldn't have any issues one-and-done
Good evening my good friend! Nice pair of sun glasses. Are they new?
TGV can you review a Helson shark diver? oh yeah nice Rolex!!
I'm very happy for you! 😊. It is so good to know that when you buy a watch or anything for that matter that you're "over the moon" about it and that, most importantly, that feeling STAYS as the years go on!!!! That STAYING feeling of APPRECIATION is extremely important, and you should get it EVERY TIME you put on the watch in this case. 😮. I love the datejust as it's such a versatile watch, and I'm looking to step up to the daydate. The newer daydates have a wider bezel and also have deeper grooves in the flutes, which makes for a more distinct looking watch. I like rose gold, but that's just too much BLING for me!!!😅. My friend is about to purchase a rose gold one, I'll see how it looks on MY wrist!!! 😂😂😂
Great video, I'm extremely happy for you.
Blessings 🙌
Luv this Guy! No pretentious snobbery, if it ticks or has a digital readout, he'll appreciate it regardless of the price!
There is no substitute for a gold Rolex.
Congrats on the new job and the new Rolex! It looks great. I’m sure you’ll love it!
It happens to the best of us. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on the purchase.
Cheers Tristano. You're an old soul, so picture yourself celebrating and commemorating such an occasion back in the day. The memories are etched in your heart and forever imprinted in the old memory bank. Vlog hopes aside, embrace the positive. Continued success. Cheers
MG
A moment in life. God Bless You TGV :)
It would be interesting to hear from you also about books from time to time. Keep going! And, please, don't you think that italian means loud and flashy. Congratulations for the new watch! Wonderful!
Was literally considering new datejust 41 two tone vs vintage 18238/ 118238.... and looking at your all I can hear is call full gold or go home lol 👍 yep ‼️ going full gold thanks for inspiration
6:38 Love the kitschy, stereotypical New Yorker Italian Mafioso bit. Wonderfully played, TGV. Bravo! 👏👏