Archie, I remember watching this video when I first subscribed close to a decade ago, do you still stand behind this top 10 list or has it changed?! Love ya brother 💯💯
This is a fun thing you've posted here. I've got a Daytona and 2 Submariners. After many years I still think a black dial/yellow gold Sbmrnr is the most beautiful/functional. It goes to 1000 meters and it's just a great looking watch.Some heresy: I nominate to your list Hamilton Diamond Dial Ventura,the first electric watch, in a tie with Bulova Accutron.I'm sorry if my relative coarseness is rather obvious.Your knowledgeable,sophisticated expertise is rather more obvious!Thnx for posting.
Mate, your content from back in the day was passionate, succint and eloquent. Consider doing more eloquent and clean content like this. Consistency and quality content is what earned your competitor's respect and the community they have. Selling out, e-begging just won't cut it.
you may have HUNDRED of famous and expensive watches to list. But the selection of this guy is pretty wise. As a matter of fact, many of them are NOT EVEN expensive .... I think the selection is pretty good and balanced.
I do love all the watches on the list. However I find the Vacheron & Constantin Calatrava more pleasing to the eye than the Patek. Any thoughts on the caliber? While I appreciate the aesthetics of "dress" watches, call me crazy but the Speedmaster should be on the first spot.
1st) 10:14 Patek Philippe Calatrava 2nd) 8:55 Rolex Datejust 3rd) 7:38 Rolex Submariner 4th) 5:57 Omega Speedmaster Professional 5th) 5:03 Breitling Navitimer 6th) 3:51 Cartier Tank (18K Gold) 7th) 2:40 Cartier Santos 8th) Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso (*Not Included In Vid *) 9th) 1:41 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 10th) 0:28 A. Lange & Sohne I (Bonus Drinking Game: Tequila shot whenever you hear, "Could it be anyone else ...?")
I don't think that's the only mistake he's made in the video. In fact when I got to number 2, I realize putting Lange 1 at number 10 was probably the least of his problems.
I bought the Speedmaster in June 1973 and it cost me £81. i really wanted the Rolex Submariner but that would have cost £130 I think, at the time, sadly too much for me then. I still have the watch but its in need of a service having had a hard life, that's what bought it for. My day watch is a Pulsar which keeps fantastic time, absolute bargain.
I was really getting worried there when you got through #2 after showing two Rolex pieces without yet showing a Patek.... thank you, thank you, thank you for coming through! I must say I disagree with multiple Cartier pieces (not as much as I disagree w/ Rolex being in there at all though). So many other good companies: Chopard, V. Constantin (obv), Hublot, Perregaux, Longines etc. Shouts to new guys too: Daniel Roth, Michel Jordi, and IMO one of most underrated Dubey-Schaldenbrand. Cheers!
I wear a sundial. It's shit at night, in the dark, indoors and when I'm deep sea diving. It's made from MDF though as I couldn't afford the Mahogany version so I guess it's not luxury. It holds time really well though!!
I think one of the most under talked about, yet truly amazing watches for the price point, is the Zenith El Primero. The reserve di marche is amazing. But the classic 1969 el Primero is just a beautiful piece. There are specific ones out there that are cosc certified... Cheers, great choices on watches.. Though I'm not a huge Rolex fan. Maybe with omegas release of the Speedmaster moon-phase watch, master chronometer METAS certified, with the silicone hairspring, sera gold... Just saying, great bang for the buck
i like the omega line as well. i own a fortis marine master, i have had it for years and it has served me well. personally i love the iwc line of dress watch, suprised it didn't make ur list. maybe it was #8, lol. i guess beauty in the eye of the beholder with watches. i wish these great watchmakers would make more left handed pins for watches. many people like to wear watches on their left wrist.
Can I say the El Primero should get an extremely honorable mention at least? I think it should be at least mentioned in any watch collector's top-ten, in my humble opinion. -HP
Cartier Tank, Omega Speedmaster, and Rolex DateJust definitely belong on the list. Each was either a first that we all take for granted now, or achieved something no other watch did. One watch that was surprisingly absent . . . Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. The first modern dive watch. Back before dive computers existed, and when dive watches were actually needed for diving. Even ahead of the Rolex Submariner by a couple of years. Luxury stainless steel . . . The very definition of pretentious.
Lovely watches! Thankyou for putting this presentation together. I really enjoyed it. I have to confess I don't know much about watches but they all looked so beautiful to me. I hope you enjoy your lovely collection.
The Speedmaster isnt undervalued on the secondary market, Omega just made a million of them, and have been making a million of them for a few decades now. Nice watches, just a lot of them out there.
I like all of those watches, but my favorite from my collection remains the Rolex Submariner (blue two-tone), followed by the Breitling Colt Superocean, Tiffany T57, Corum Bubble. I would like to get the Corum Admiral's Cup next. One of these days, I would like to be able to afford a Patek. Anyway thanks for sharing your watches... nice collection.
hey great update...I have only 1 in your top 10, Omega Speedmaster but I am so glad to know you think so highly of it. I was hesitating whether to spend quite a bit of money changing the glass face but I will do it now...
john keeney Gotta love it when someone so "thick" comments on someone elses pronunciation of words... "his Australian" that fragment sentence means, an Australian owned by a man. you want to say He's Australian, however as it is in text and not a verbal quote you should say, He is Australian. Man us aussies have thick heads...
CAIDMASTEROFPYRO Yeah, I love would-be teachers who shoot themselves in the kneecaps with their own lessons! My very favorite self-destructive comment is "Your a idiot!" I usually reply "Urine idiot!"
Well Done !! Everybody has their favorite, to do only ten is difficult and open for controversy and difference of opinion. Myself, to leave the Daytona off this top ten list is hard to do. It goes for more money than list price and if you want a new one, you'll have to wait quite a long time before you see it, unlike everyone of this top ten.
JoeyJoe I would agree with this list for the most part. I would Omega lower on the list - and add Longines. Historically very important. And add Cartier. To me, Zenith does not break the top 10, neither Blancpain, as much as I love the fifty fathoms
5 years ago I bought an Invicta Pro Diver, which is a mechanical automatic SS watch that looks identical to the Rolex Submariner which appears at 07:40 in this video. The exception is that the Invicta has an exhibition back and keeps totally accurate time, which two of my friends with the Rolex Submariner does not. In fact I can't imagine who buys a SS watch that doesn't keep good time and pays thousands for it when the far better quality SS Invicta is available for a couple of hundred dollars.
I just came here to read the comments to see what you folks who are into watches far more than me like to discuss. Intriguing. The chatter is just like any response to any top X list for anything. I do have one observation. I work with a lot of engineers from all categories. It is interesting that all of us do some degree (over-degree) of research when buying mechanical, electro- mechanical, electronics, cars, etc. you name it...yes, even clothes (style might be another issue...). What do far more than the average engineer tend to buy in a watch of late? Citizen Eco-Drive and today the Atomic and mostly titanium built with titanium band. We all agree that it has to do with getting a balance of performance, innovation that works, and the ability to sniff out a deal if you shop intelligently. Not cheap (although there is a subset that buys real cheap and figures if they get a year out of it they are happy, no argument), not ridiculously priced just to make an overblown statement. Yes, we understand the concept of lasting and appreciable value. However, we also understand that a lot of folks wear watches that they paid far too much for. We engineers tend to have other things we like to blow our money on. What does the Woz wear? A nixie tube watch...why not? It IS him. I've got an older Citizen Eco-Drive, a new Citizen Atomic, A Casio G-Shock, an old Texas Instruments Digital and a similar Seiko, a low end Bulova (a retirement watch for a passed relative), and two or three generic Timex's. Relative to price, they are all +/- acceptably accurate and reliable. Although I think that the Citizens (my older one was worn daily in a very rough environment and has had its crystal replaced as it was so scratched up) and the Casio would take a mega-licking and still work I don't really care for ultra dress watches, to each their own. Any thoughts on what other kinds of watches that might match up to the Citizen watches at similar price in titanium? Heck, I've got a new Keurig coffee maker that has a digital display clock that drifts about 6 minutes a day (how the hell does that happen?). I think that Keurig is ducking me...
Nice watches! I still prefer my iconic Spaceview watch by Bulova, circa 1964. I've owned it since 1981 and it keeps great time. I had it rebuilt 2 years ago on my 50th birthday.
I'm assuming mine is probably a fake, but for being 51 year old watch it has never given me much problems. Although the word "waterproof" is engraved in the back of the watch which is not. I've own the watch since 1981 and dragged it through hell and works well. There has been times when the watch has accidentally been submerged in water and I quickly remove the battery and let the watch vent for a few days before installing a new battery. Recently, I have learned to spray short bust of compressed air on the watch whenever the watch is exposed to water. On very rare occasions, the watch will fog up and I let the watch vent for a few hours and reinstall the same battery. Over the years, I've learn to accept these problems, and I rather see it as the watch "behavior" characteristic.
It's not "Lang AA" it is pronounced "LANG-eh" (I have met Walter Lange in Glashutte) Regarding pronouncing Omega, I have been to Berne, Switzerland to the Omega plant and even their marketing people pronounce it both ways. Breitling, IMO, is a second tier watch and shouldn't be mentioned in the company of the rest. Would have picked the President Day - Date over the Datejust. (BTO the best selling Rolex is the ladies Datejust.) Agree with others, Lange should be #2, not #10.
I find this selection very interesting. Even if I am not a classy person but I do have taste for fine things, Yes those watches make a great investment, they will keep thier value and even apprecice when the paper money lose it. Thank for the vid
The .861 movement on the Speedmaster is a better movement than the .321, but the .321 was probably the one worn by Buzz Aldrin as the first watch on the Moon. Omega improved the .861 by dipping it's parts into "RODIUM" in order to get a longer life out of the parts, but it's basically an .861. The improvements on the .861 included a redesigned pusher system made out of "nilon" which some people give it a "poo poo" effect. But in the end it has been agreed by some watch experts, that the .861 is a better moverment, and is easier to produce. BTW, the movement was designed by the Patek family, so if you own a Speedmaster, you basically own a Patek. Do some research on the "Lamania" movement. The movement was also used in other expensive watches, because it was such an excellent design. Also, .861 was also worn on the moon. Some say you can't have a real moonwatch unless you have the .321. But the .861 was also worn on the later moon landings, for example Apollo 17 worn by Gene Cernan. IMHO.
+semounaful Anybody should also be polite when writing on public sites. Your language shows a lack of respect and an abysmal absence of self-respect. "What have you done today to make you feel proud?"
Well put. You can even check out some of the independent watchmakers who also make individual or out of the ordinary timepieces. Or there are small brands like Meistersinger, Jörg Schauer, Temption, Perrelet, Milus Paul Gerber, And for Americans, buy American, RGM, Kobold, Towson, Equippe, or even a quartz Shinola (from detroit)
I appreciate your passion and enthusiasm. Takes some courage to do such a post when one has to expect a plethora of differing opinions. While I may not agree with your many of your choices, your choices are based upon deep experience and knowledge and your excellent sense of aesthetics.
As a Patek Calatrava owner; It is the watch that you own when you don't need to show off. Simplistically elegant & my 67 yo Patek is more accurate than any other watch that I own.
Few things: 1. Lange is pronounced "Lang" with your mouth curling into an "O" when you hit the hard "G" at the end 2. Gerald Genta, not Gentra 3. That Royal Oak with the plastic black bezel is an abomination 4. The Breitling Navitimer - grotesquely busy dial with a gussied up pedestrian Valjoux inside. Hardly one of the 10 greatest, not even the best Breitling (Steelfish or Superocean Heritage Chrono far more interesting) 5. Omega, not "Amiga." 6. Rolex in the top ten? 7. The better PP is the 5204. The Calatrava is 911 of high end watches, ubiquitous and boring
great videos on watch collecting and awesome collection! I am adding all my watches to the MultiCollector database to track collection statistic and create html reports for my blog (all my items are organized in a browsable website).
I liked your selections, but I must say that while the Patek is beautiful, I watched my Brother go through 2 of them, and go back to Rolex. He had a Calatrava, and one day he was winding it (very gently mind you...) and it just popped, and quit working. It was under warranty, so they sent it back to Patek, and they fixed it for free. ONE YEAR LATER, he got it back, and within 3 months, it just quit working. He traded it in on a Patek Annual Calender in 18K Rose gold. Now that was a stunning watch. Same story. It spent more time back at Patek then it did on his wrist. He takes such good care of his watches too. His first Rolex looked brand new after 20 years... He now has a Submariner and a Datejust. They are great. Me, I have the Navitimer Cosmonaute and I love it. I might consider a Speed master in the future.. They sure look cool. Thanks for the review.
I have a couple of the watches. I more agree with the second half then the 10-6 but it was great to watch. And yes, I agree with your top choice too! Good reasoning.
Wow... so many views for a dreadful video. I would certainly learn how to pronounce brand names correctly.. LOL I mean Audemars Piguet is pronounced O - de mar Pee Gay not Pee r jay - thats Piaget a completely different brand... Lange is Long - e not Langay... and you meant chronograph not chronometre dear me if you are going to be pretentious get it right...
Terrible list; only watch on list that is an actually top 10 is the Omega Speedmaster. The list has nothing from Oris, IWC. Several Rolex are on the list (Rolex is the Bose of the watch world). This list is the equivalent of making a top 10 4x4's of all time and not having a single Toyota Land Cruiser, Unimog, or Pinzgauer... and just listing some mediocre Jeeps and Range Rovers. All together a pretty weak and ignorant selection.
Rolex is the Bose of the watch world. Well put, sir! LOL! I must say, there are a few Oris pieces I'd take over all but the gold Patek (which I'd sell to fund a Speedmaster, a Navitimer 18k WG, and an Oris TT1 with the Fricker-made, German case). "There's a reason I don't wear a Rolex, drive a Cadillac, or own a Glock. I was cursed with good taste." - Clint Eastwood
Real question here... the leather strap on the Patek at 10:49 is beautiful... where can one get such a band, or something of the same calibre? Googling only gets me straps made from pure Chinesium.
Thanks for your expertise. It's funny to see one of the smallest watches as being "the greatest". It's my way of saying I didn't fully understand your criteria. Your top 10 is so biased, to say the least. Rolex Datejust?! You must be kidding me... it's obsolete, it's gold case is more expensive than it's internals. Breitling?! Now that's a great watch, rofl! You left one out, you say? Let me guess: is it a Vacheron Constantin, a Blancpain, Eterna, Panerai or Zenith? Or, maybe the "Reverso" from Jaeger-LeCoultre and IWC's Portuguese Automatic Cronograph?! Who knows?... But one thing I know for sure: there is no "Audemars Piaget", it is either Audemars Piguet or Piaget. But then again, it's too much for someone who has 2 Rolex models on his short list.
Brietlings are considered mid end watches by most experts, more targeting middle America. Sorry. Any watch that makes a quartz model is not considered high end.
Locutus D'Borg It depends on your budget and also what you use the watch for. I swear by Hamilton because I have taken them through war zones and back again and they have worked every step of the way. It is every man/women to their own judgement.
Victor Du You probably are right Victor. The more functions and buttons on a watch, the higher chance it will run into problems. Just banging one of the buttons hard can cause the seals to mess up.
Drawme-Dessin That is not even the Co-axil version, it doesn't even have a calendar. Wait a few years till you need servicing, that is when the fun begins.
Really enjoyed your hit list @archieluxury! I'd also agree with your positioning with the exception of the Daytona for the Dayjust on #2 I also do enjoy the non-screaming videos better 😅
wow you sound so culture, refined and knowledgeable in your early videos compared to your more recent ones. A million times better then compared to now imho.
"Longay", "Auday Mars Piaget", "Cartier Sandtoss", "Amiga Speedmaster", "Rolex Saliney Line" Classic.
diiyo LANGAY
Rolex Saline!!! Hahahahhahahahha
Jaygar Lacooltra
Hmmm....what is the proper pronouncition??
Amiga 😂
Five years ago Archie was calm and relaxed. Today he's mad and off the rails. Scary.
He gone from boring to hip & cool. Archie is THE man. This is just boring same old bs as all the others...
Archie out off character!
Wtf i didn't even realize it was archie
9 years later and no improvement
but he still got the Patek
Did he say Audemars 'Piaget' ?
j ari Yep!
Lol - yeppers
And designed by "Gerald Gentra"
Where's the Casio F91-w?
That would shiz on all these watches here...
Archie, I remember watching this video when I first subscribed close to a decade ago, do you still stand behind this top 10 list or has it changed?! Love ya brother 💯💯
This is a fun thing you've posted here. I've got a Daytona and 2 Submariners. After many years I still think a black dial/yellow gold Sbmrnr is the most beautiful/functional. It goes to 1000 meters and it's just a great looking watch.Some heresy: I nominate to your list Hamilton Diamond Dial Ventura,the first electric watch, in a tie with Bulova Accutron.I'm sorry if my relative coarseness is rather obvious.Your knowledgeable,sophisticated expertise is rather more obvious!Thnx for posting.
This is not The 10 Greatest Watches of All Time.
This is top 10 watches archie have or had
Mate, your content from back in the day was passionate, succint and eloquent. Consider doing more eloquent and clean content like this. Consistency and quality content is what earned your competitor's respect and the community they have. Selling out, e-begging just won't cut it.
I strongly want an "Amiga Speed~mahsstah". It just 'pips' the Daytonah!
As a Patek owner; I agree that a Patek is the watch that you own when you do not need to impress anyone. My Calatrava never elicits comments .
And as a 5980-1R owner I like to tell people to fuck off with a flick of a wrist
@@blazinmark1 I tell them with words then knock them out. But then again, I wear siekos, so kudos to you, and your son.
What happened to you, Paul? This is the watch reviewer I used to enjoy. Less biased, less anger, more informative and much more professional.
@@JohnSmith-gs2rv shut up, John
No Zenith El Primero?? I think this list is the best 10 watches that Archie owns (or has owned)..
Back in the day before Arch was baking Meth in the kitchen and frying his brain! 🤣
LOL
This. I don`t understand how I agree with every watch and brand you listed but I think this might just be a perfect list. A rare thing
In my opinion IWC Portuguese and Omega Sea Master are among the top watches or at least in the conversation.
Get out!
Awesome to know what 10 watches you like.. Thanks for sharing :/
you may have HUNDRED of famous and expensive watches to list. But the selection of this guy is pretty wise. As a matter of fact, many of them are NOT EVEN expensive .... I think the selection is pretty good and balanced.
I do love all the watches on the list. However I find the Vacheron & Constantin Calatrava more pleasing to the eye than the Patek. Any thoughts on the caliber? While I appreciate the aesthetics of "dress" watches, call me crazy but the Speedmaster should be on the first spot.
100% agree
Fuck me dead! This is the original Archie?
Biting my tongue at number 4 thinking that Timex was going to sneak into the top 3
1st) 10:14 Patek Philippe Calatrava
2nd) 8:55 Rolex Datejust
3rd) 7:38 Rolex Submariner
4th) 5:57 Omega Speedmaster Professional
5th) 5:03 Breitling Navitimer
6th) 3:51 Cartier Tank (18K Gold)
7th) 2:40 Cartier Santos
8th) Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso (*Not Included In Vid *)
9th) 1:41 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
10th) 0:28 A. Lange & Sohne I
(Bonus Drinking Game: Tequila shot whenever you hear, "Could it be anyone else ...?")
Amazing video. Lovely piece. Shows how good it can be with no swearing
Mate, you've put Brietling 5 spaces above Lange! What were you thinking?!
I don't think that's the only mistake he's made in the video. In fact when I got to number 2, I realize putting Lange 1 at number 10 was probably the least of his problems.
There is a reason no one gives 2 fucks about both your opinion 😂
Hey Archie,
Why aren't Panerai included?
Anything wrong with the watch?
I bought the Speedmaster in June 1973 and it cost me £81. i really wanted the Rolex Submariner but that would have cost £130 I think, at the time, sadly too much for me then. I still have the watch but its in need of a service having had a hard life, that's what bought it for. My day watch is a Pulsar which keeps fantastic time, absolute bargain.
I was really getting worried there when you got through #2 after showing two Rolex pieces without yet showing a Patek.... thank you, thank you, thank you for coming through! I must say I disagree with multiple Cartier pieces (not as much as I disagree w/ Rolex being in there at all though). So many other good companies: Chopard, V. Constantin (obv), Hublot, Perregaux, Longines etc. Shouts to new guys too: Daniel Roth, Michel Jordi, and IMO one of most underrated Dubey-Schaldenbrand. Cheers!
ok...and now the 10 most beautiful watches, please...:)
Great video, From the 5th spot onto 1st spot I couldn't agree more. Good stuff man.
I wear a sundial. It's shit at night, in the dark, indoors and when I'm deep sea diving. It's made from MDF though as I couldn't afford the Mahogany version so I guess it's not luxury. It holds time really well though!!
Yes, I find my DateJust is a great watch. It classes up my suits but is simple enough to not look out of place any other day.
I think one of the most under talked about, yet truly amazing watches for the price point, is the Zenith El Primero. The reserve di marche is amazing. But the classic 1969 el Primero is just a beautiful piece. There are specific ones out there that are cosc certified... Cheers, great choices on watches.. Though I'm not a huge Rolex fan. Maybe with omegas release of the Speedmaster moon-phase watch, master chronometer METAS certified, with the silicone hairspring, sera gold... Just saying, great bang for the buck
I came here to comment the same: It is missing the El Primero bigtime!
i like the omega line as well. i own a fortis marine master, i have had it for years and it has served me well. personally i love the iwc line of dress watch, suprised it didn't make ur list. maybe it was #8, lol. i guess beauty in the eye of the beholder with watches.
i wish these great watchmakers would make more left handed pins for watches. many people like to wear watches on their left wrist.
I like the A.Lange very much
this was an awesome list and i appreciate that someone actually took the time to make a video like this.
Can I say the El Primero should get an extremely honorable mention at least?
I think it should be at least mentioned in any watch collector's top-ten, in my humble opinion.
-HP
Thank You for a Wonderful Presentation!
AY LANGAY AND SON.....FFS!!
Hitlaz favorite brand
A wonderful, informative presentation ! Thank you.
Cartier Tank, Omega Speedmaster, and Rolex DateJust definitely belong on the list. Each was either a first that we all take for granted now, or achieved something no other watch did.
One watch that was surprisingly absent . . . Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. The first modern dive watch. Back before dive computers existed, and when dive watches were actually needed for diving. Even ahead of the Rolex Submariner by a couple of years.
Luxury stainless steel . . . The very definition of pretentious.
Lovely watches! Thankyou for putting this presentation together. I really enjoyed it. I have to confess I don't know much about watches but they all looked so beautiful to me. I hope you enjoy your lovely collection.
The Speedmaster isnt undervalued on the secondary market, Omega just made a million of them, and have been making a million of them for a few decades now. Nice watches, just a lot of them out there.
Not good on the Moon. The chrystal pops out.
Go for one of the limited editions
Absolutely You could put some Seiko in that list.
I think Timex should have been in top 5
My god..... I dream of touching just one of any of those masterpieces.... Yet you're holding each & every one of them..... You are a very lucky man...
Holy shit, an Archie video with one million views? Fuck me dead!
P.S.Ya fool you place the Catier over the Lange???
I like all of those watches, but my favorite from my collection remains the Rolex Submariner (blue two-tone), followed by the Breitling Colt Superocean, Tiffany T57, Corum Bubble. I would like to get the Corum Admiral's Cup next. One of these days, I would like to be able to afford a Patek. Anyway thanks for sharing your watches... nice collection.
You have good taste. I sold all mine and am down to 2 watches, my grails. Quality is better than quantity as you get older.
My favorite watch is my tried and trusted Hamilton. It has been through the wars quite literally.
Locutus D'Borg
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hey great update...I have only 1 in your top 10, Omega Speedmaster but I am so glad to know you think so highly of it. I was hesitating whether to spend quite a bit of money changing the glass face but I will do it now...
Stop pronouncing everything wrong, omg. It doesn't make you sound like a professional.
his Australian... they fuck every word up... hard to get through their thick heads!!
john keeney Gotta love it when someone so "thick" comments on someone elses pronunciation of words...
"his Australian" that fragment sentence means, an Australian owned by a man. you want to say He's Australian, however as it is in text and not a verbal quote you should say, He is Australian.
Man us aussies have thick heads...
CAIDMASTEROFPYRO Yeah, I love would-be teachers who shoot themselves in the kneecaps with their own lessons! My very favorite self-destructive comment is "Your a idiot!" I usually reply "Urine idiot!"
Shaun Bay wrongLY - not wrong. If you are going to lecture somebody on pronunciation try not fail at grammar.
English is not my first language, so yeah. But at least I know 'shut the fuck up'. Good enough for you?
Well Done !! Everybody has their favorite, to do only ten is difficult and open for controversy and difference of opinion. Myself, to leave the Daytona off this top ten list is hard to do. It goes for more money than list price and if you want a new one, you'll have to wait quite a long time before you see it, unlike everyone of this top ten.
Back when Archie was ID guy
I could listen to you speak all day
That was really interesting though. Being a poor ass teacher I had never even heard of the Patek Phillipe.
+sonomama82 You uncouth peasant.
+sonomama82 hahahaha oh wow
I think China do some amazing replicas of Pateks. 😉
@@Tonkybro3 VACHERON NOT IWC!!!!!!!!
Great collection! I was Nervous there that the patek philippe calatrava did not make it to no1! :)
Rank 10: Zenith
Rank 9: Omega
Rank 8: Blancpain
Rank 7: Breguet
Rank 6: Rolex
Rank 5: Jaeger LeCoultre
Rank 4: A Lange & Söhne
Rank 3: Audemars Piguet
Rank 2: Vacheron Constantin
Rank 1: Patek Philippe
JoeyJoe I would agree with this list for the most part. I would Omega lower on the list - and add Longines. Historically very important. And add Cartier. To me, Zenith does not break the top 10, neither Blancpain, as much as I love the fifty fathoms
5 years ago I bought an Invicta Pro Diver, which is a mechanical automatic SS watch that looks identical to the Rolex Submariner which appears at 07:40 in this video. The exception is that the Invicta has an exhibition back and keeps totally accurate time, which two of my friends with the Rolex Submariner does not. In fact I can't imagine who buys a SS watch that doesn't keep good time and pays thousands for it when the far better quality SS Invicta is available for a couple of hundred dollars.
Speedmaster is the Best !!! I want a Co-Axial...
i have co axsal
it is great wotch
I just came here to read the comments to see what you folks who are into watches far more than me like to discuss. Intriguing. The chatter is just like any response to any top X list for anything.
I do have one observation. I work with a lot of engineers from all categories. It is interesting that all of us do some degree (over-degree) of research when buying mechanical, electro- mechanical, electronics, cars, etc. you name it...yes, even clothes (style might be another issue...).
What do far more than the average engineer tend to buy in a watch of late? Citizen Eco-Drive and today the Atomic and mostly titanium built with titanium band. We all agree that it has to do with getting a balance of performance, innovation that works, and the ability to sniff out a deal if you shop intelligently. Not cheap (although there is a subset that buys real cheap and figures if they get a year out of it they are happy, no argument), not ridiculously priced just to make an overblown statement. Yes, we understand the concept of lasting and appreciable value. However, we also understand that a lot of folks wear watches that they paid far too much for. We engineers tend to have other things we like to blow our money on. What does the Woz wear? A nixie tube watch...why not? It IS him.
I've got an older Citizen Eco-Drive, a new Citizen Atomic, A Casio G-Shock, an old Texas Instruments Digital and a similar Seiko, a low end Bulova (a retirement watch for a passed relative), and two or three generic Timex's. Relative to price, they are all +/- acceptably accurate and reliable. Although I think that the Citizens (my older one was worn daily in a very rough environment and has had its crystal replaced as it was so scratched up) and the Casio would take a mega-licking and still work I don't really care for ultra dress watches, to each their own.
Any thoughts on what other kinds of watches that might match up to the Citizen watches at similar price in titanium?
Heck, I've got a new Keurig coffee maker that has a digital display clock that drifts about 6 minutes a day (how the hell does that happen?). I think that Keurig is ducking me...
I 100% agree with you on all of your selections Archie
Nice watches! I still prefer my iconic Spaceview watch by Bulova, circa 1964. I've owned it since 1981 and it keeps great time. I had it rebuilt 2 years ago on my 50th birthday.
Spaceview fully serviced as new worth at least 1000 quid. Not many of the original spaceviews left. Many fakes
I'm assuming mine is probably a fake, but for being 51 year old watch it has never given me much problems. Although the word "waterproof" is engraved in the back of the watch which is not. I've own the watch since 1981 and dragged it through hell and works well. There has been times when the watch has accidentally been submerged in water and I quickly remove the battery and let the watch vent for a few days before installing a new battery. Recently, I have learned to spray short bust of compressed air on the watch whenever the watch is exposed to water. On very rare occasions, the watch will fog up and I let the watch vent for a few hours and reinstall the same battery. Over the years, I've learn to accept these problems, and I rather see it as the watch "behavior" characteristic.
+jorge hernandez That is sure an very ugly but still very cool watch.
A bulova? Nice Jorge! Hope u enjoy it for many more years!
+grimmer2005 Agree. Ugly but cool.
Great collection of watches, love the Submariner and Breitling choices.
It's not "Lang AA" it is pronounced "LANG-eh" (I have met Walter Lange in Glashutte) Regarding pronouncing Omega, I have been to Berne, Switzerland to the Omega plant and even their marketing people pronounce it both ways. Breitling, IMO, is a second tier watch and shouldn't be mentioned in the company of the rest. Would have picked the President Day - Date over the Datejust. (BTO the best selling Rolex is the ladies Datejust.) Agree with others, Lange should be #2, not #10.
I find this selection very interesting. Even if I am not a classy person but I do have taste for fine things, Yes those watches make a great investment, they will keep thier value and even apprecice when the paper money lose it.
Thank for the vid
Audemars Piaget???? really Gerald Gentra???? REALLY????
Dear Archie, thank you very much for great videos.
Where can I find your earlier videos about marrying a rich woman, please ?
The .861 movement on the Speedmaster is a better movement than the .321, but the .321 was probably the one worn by Buzz Aldrin as the first watch on the Moon. Omega improved the .861 by dipping it's parts into "RODIUM" in order to get a longer life out of the parts, but it's basically an .861. The improvements on the .861 included a redesigned pusher system made out of "nilon" which some people give it a "poo poo" effect. But in the end it has been agreed by some watch experts, that the .861 is a better moverment, and is easier to produce. BTW, the movement was designed by the Patek family, so if you own a Speedmaster, you basically own a Patek. Do some research on the "Lamania" movement. The movement was also used in other expensive watches, because it was such an excellent design. Also, .861 was also worn on the moon. Some say you can't have a real moonwatch unless you have the .321. But the .861 was also worn on the later moon landings, for example Apollo 17 worn by Gene Cernan. IMHO.
The days when Archie was all innocent and didn't have a potty mouth :). Love you Arch!
Nicely done, hard to see a top 10 list without a JLC Reverso in it.
anybody can be a fucking watch expert on internet!
+semounaful Anybody should also be polite when writing on public sites. Your language shows a lack of respect and an abysmal absence of self-respect. "What have you done today to make you feel proud?"
Seen better watches
Audemars Piaget designed by Gerald Gentra! Classique!
Watching this video makes me sad on how people can be changed to the worst.. missing your old-self Archie!
Right!!! Daniels was a genius! Absolutely a Daniels is NUMBER ONE.
Did i hear Audemars Piaget? LOL.
Well put. You can even check out some of the independent watchmakers who also make individual or out of the ordinary timepieces. Or there are small brands like Meistersinger, Jörg Schauer, Temption, Perrelet, Milus Paul Gerber, And for Americans, buy American, RGM, Kobold, Towson, Equippe, or even a quartz Shinola (from detroit)
Jaeger leCoultre Reverso anyone???
Crystal Ion The same thought. Iconic design.
I remember watching this video back in 2011 lol. I ended up buying a Tank.
bloody hell mate why tha hell did u do that
@@mikem4904 It's still the classiest watch of all time IMO. I still wear this watch often.
Its Audemars "pee-gay" not "piajay" twit
I appreciate your passion and enthusiasm. Takes some courage to do such a post when one has to expect a plethora of differing opinions. While I may not agree with your many of your choices, your choices are based upon deep experience and knowledge and your excellent sense of aesthetics.
It seems you know nothing at all ...
As a Patek Calatrava owner; It is the watch that you own when you don't need to show off. Simplistically elegant & my 67 yo Patek is more accurate than any other watch that I own.
Few things:
1. Lange is pronounced "Lang" with your mouth curling into an "O" when you hit the hard "G" at the end
2. Gerald Genta, not Gentra
3. That Royal Oak with the plastic black bezel is an abomination
4. The Breitling Navitimer - grotesquely busy dial with a gussied up pedestrian Valjoux inside. Hardly one of the 10 greatest, not even the best Breitling (Steelfish or Superocean Heritage Chrono far more interesting)
5. Omega, not "Amiga."
6. Rolex in the top ten?
7. The better PP is the 5204. The Calatrava is 911 of high end watches, ubiquitous and boring
Doesn't "bode well?" You watch too many movies fool. Don't bring a sense of melodrama into this, we're talking watches not the fate of the world
You're free to skip the comment, little millennial
*your, idiot
I think I agree with every one of your points 👍 Despite what some others said I enjoyed reading your comment.
I miss the "good old" AC3... back to the future
great videos on watch collecting and awesome collection!
I am adding all my watches to the MultiCollector database to track collection statistic and create html reports for my blog (all my items are organized in a browsable website).
it is AUDEMARS PIGUET! Not, Audemars Piaget!! This is an insult to a watch enthusiast's ears.
Very nice video. Manay thanks.
I liked your selections, but I must say that while the Patek is beautiful, I watched my Brother go through 2 of them, and go back to Rolex. He had a Calatrava, and one day he was winding it (very gently mind you...) and it just popped, and quit working. It was under warranty, so they sent it back to Patek, and they fixed it for free. ONE YEAR LATER, he got it back, and within 3 months, it just quit working. He traded it in on a Patek Annual Calender in 18K Rose gold. Now that was a stunning watch. Same story. It spent more time back at Patek then it did on his wrist. He takes such good care of his watches too. His first Rolex looked brand new after 20 years... He now has a Submariner and a Datejust. They are great. Me, I have the Navitimer Cosmonaute and I love it. I might consider a Speed master in the future.. They sure look cool. Thanks for the review.
no g shock frogman? your dead to me bro
I have a couple of the watches. I more agree with the second half then the 10-6 but it was great to watch. And yes, I agree with your top choice too! Good reasoning.
Wow... so many views for a dreadful video. I would certainly learn how to pronounce brand names correctly.. LOL I mean Audemars Piguet is pronounced O - de mar Pee Gay not Pee r jay - thats Piaget a completely different brand... Lange is Long - e not Langay... and you meant chronograph not chronometre dear me if you are going to be pretentious get it right...
Great education video on fine watches
Funny how he pronounces these names hahahaha
sub - pause - mariner. Is this how you pronounce it?
Terrible list; only watch on list that is an actually top 10 is the Omega Speedmaster. The list has nothing from Oris, IWC. Several Rolex are on the list (Rolex is the Bose of the watch world). This list is the equivalent of making a top 10 4x4's of all time and not having a single Toyota Land Cruiser, Unimog, or Pinzgauer... and just listing some mediocre Jeeps and Range Rovers. All together a pretty weak and ignorant selection.
Rolex is the Bose of the watch world. Well put, sir! LOL! I must say, there are a few Oris pieces I'd take over all but the gold Patek (which I'd sell to fund a Speedmaster, a Navitimer 18k WG, and an Oris TT1 with the Fricker-made, German case).
"There's a reason I don't wear a Rolex, drive a Cadillac, or own a Glock. I was cursed with good taste." - Clint Eastwood
Real question here... the leather strap on the Patek at 10:49 is beautiful... where can one get such a band, or something of the same calibre?
Googling only gets me straps made from pure Chinesium.
The Omega Speedmaster movement was designed by Patek. So when you buy a Speedmaster, you are buying a Patek, for cheap.
Thanks for your expertise. It's funny to see one of the smallest watches as being "the greatest". It's my way of saying I didn't fully understand your criteria. Your top 10 is so biased, to say the least. Rolex Datejust?! You must be kidding me... it's obsolete, it's gold case is more expensive than it's internals. Breitling?! Now that's a great watch, rofl! You left one out, you say? Let me guess: is it a Vacheron Constantin, a Blancpain, Eterna, Panerai or Zenith? Or, maybe the "Reverso" from Jaeger-LeCoultre and IWC's Portuguese Automatic Cronograph?! Who knows?... But one thing I know for sure: there is no "Audemars Piaget", it is either Audemars Piguet or Piaget. But then again, it's too much for someone who has 2 Rolex models on his short list.
Brietlings are considered mid end watches by most experts, more targeting middle America. Sorry. Any watch that makes a quartz model is not considered high end.
Locutus D'Borg
It depends on your budget and also what you use the watch for.
I swear by Hamilton because I have taken them through war zones and back again and they have worked every step of the way.
It is every man/women to their own judgement.
Great video...the 10 best of anything is always subjective but I liked these choices.
Speedmaster is the Best
Grft
Speedmaster is the way to go, but mines broke and so I will have to sell it on eBay because it cost too much too repair :( $1000
Victor Du You probably are right Victor. The more functions and buttons on a watch, the higher chance it will run into problems. Just banging one of the buttons hard can cause the seals to mess up.
I just got my luxury Speedmaster that I bought from amzn.to/1nynviA last week. Comes with box, looks good. Any way, it it worth buying.
Drawme-Dessin That is not even the Co-axil version, it doesn't even have a calendar. Wait a few years till you need servicing, that is when the fun begins.
Wow! Your pronunciation is amazing. Now I know a lot of new brands
personlly i prefer casio
roland honeybun the new oceanus line is marvelous
You mean a Cay-cio Ghee-Choke? 😂
Really enjoyed your hit list @archieluxury! I'd also agree with your positioning with the exception of the Daytona for the Dayjust on #2 I also do enjoy the non-screaming videos better 😅
wow you sound so culture, refined and knowledgeable in your early videos compared to your more recent ones. A million times better then compared to now imho.