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That Gucci owner is kinda refreshing. He loves what he wears. Plus his pops knew that he only likes numberless dials. So that's some sentimental value right there. We get a lot of big Japanese and European brands here and there's a good reason why they command respect. I don't care so much for Gucci as a brand. But it's nice to see something different every once in a while. All watches are welcome here. So thank you for featuring the Gucci guy and for making this series so inclusive.
Honestly, if the water-resistance wasn't so bad, and the weight wasn't too much for my wrist; I'd buy an Omega Constellation (leather strap variation, black dial), and be done with it! Done! But of course nothing is that easy. It's gorgeous, it goes with everything, and it falls short on weight and water-resistance. So in the long run, I'd regret buying it. I wish there was a polished titanium version with at least 10 Bar waster-resistance. But then Omega would likely jack the price up to $10K for such a variation.
@@TheJapaneseFactory definitely the Lange & Sohne and the whole story of how the buyer got it and the datejust what a beauty. I own a Tudor Black Bay 58 and a gold submariner i inherited from my father. Love the variety and the multicultural vibes of your channel and the guy doing the interviews is a talent and knows his shit.
I love watches, I love japan, your channel has such an interesting content. You ask the right questions, to get the answer that satisfy my curiosity. Unfortunately, your channel is addictive for me😅 Love it! Thank you🙏🏼
I like the simplicity of the casio from the IT guy…it’s a GADA watch. I’m considering to buy a three hander oceanus on my next japan trip. The other watches of this vdo are not really my cup of tea. I would never buy this model of Lange & Söhne (fortunately tastes are different).
It's a special edition of the ana digi temp, a citizen from the 90s I believe. It's available in our store below 👇: thejapanesefactory.com/products/citizen-ana-digi-temp-1481010-independence-watch
Thank you so much, we hope so too! It's always fun to talk to people about their watches and Tokyo is the perfect place, lots of variety in watches here!
I remember reading an article about the Lange 1 back in the early 90s. It was the first watch they designed after reestablishing the brand 46 years after the eastern part of Germany including the city of Glashütte fell into Russian hands after the end of WWII, and all the watch manufacturers in Glashütte were consolidated into one company that sold watches under the brandname Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe, shortened to GUB. It takes a master watchmaker 6 months to build one Lange 1. They were priced considerably cheaper back in the day, though. I think the price was around 35000 Deutschmark, which would be around 18000 Euro today. Great watch, although I prefer the Glashütte Original PanoReserve limited edition in platinum over the Lange 1. It’s more elegant and can be had secondhand for less than half of what the Lange 1 goes for. By the way, Glashütte Original is what became of what was left over of GUB, after what became A. Lange & Söhne split off from GUB after Germany reunified.
I had no idea about the history of Glashutte and Lange, and that it was so intertwined! thanks for the detailed writeup :) so I'm guessing it was your favourite watch this episode then?
@ most people don’t know. That’s why I mentioned it. Actually it wasn’t my favorite because he’s got the white dial version, I prefer the black dial. I know, I’m hard to please. 🤪 My favorite was the Rolex Datejust II with the blue face, the fluted bezel and the diamond indices.
@TheJapaneseFactory yeah, that's also a really nice shade of blue. That watch also looks awesome in two-tone with a white mother of pearl dial, or in all gold and a black diamond dial!
Thanks for asking that A. Lange owner really interesting questions. Really gave us some insight into the evolution of his preferences. He owns a stunning piece of horology.
Are you sure you have the right model? I put it at 50-60k after seeing that chrono listing but he mentioned it's an Asia limited edition of the Lange series 1 with the little Lange on the dial so it might actually be worth more... LMK if you have any further info
Thanks for your comment, and yeah, we are searching for one and we did find one but they didn't want to be interviewed in the ginza video. What's your favourite GS? :)
I was literally in shock when it walked by us I had to run back and ask him, soooo nice to see in person. I think the only more expensive watch we've seen is a new platinum Daytona but he didn't want to be interviewed and this one is more my taste TBH. Have you seen one in person before? Especially the caseback is insane.
@ no I wish and I agree I think this is more of my taste since you don’t see them as often. And the story of how he got it was very interesting as well. He got so lucky sniping it lol
1:34 Heil! To the brother wearing A. Lange. The brand is underrated. Actually, Deutsch brands like A. Lange, Glashütte and even entry levels like Nomos and Junghans are underrated and under appreciated.
I wouldn’t call Lange & Söhne an underrated brand.(Maybe less known outside the watch comunnity) ; it represents the absolute peak of watchmaking, with a very high percentage of handcrafted work. However, they can be quite difficult to obtain. German watches are amazing!
I agree with him tbh, everyone loses their minds over Rolex, and the holy trinity is even less well known than Rolex, and then A. Lange. is even less known than the Trinity, mostly people who are interested in haute horology only are aware of them. They make awesome watches to behold though for sure, I loved seeing it 👀
Love your channel, mister Love the Japanese watch culture people lowkey wearing nice watches (and not the apple crap) Hopefully one day I’ll visit Japan and be corny and buy myself a GS to commemorate the trip 😅
this video structure you are doing is really nice....know more about peoples background is really interesting. The Omega was my favorite. Love omegas too.
You'll be excited for part 2 of our video, as there was another Omega we saw! whats your favourite omega of all time? my dad has a constellation he sometimes wears.
We love a humble king with a Casio. As a software engineer he could certainly buy more expensive watches, but he bought what he likes 😁 and that's the most important thing. Do you have any casios? I'm wearing a dw-h5600 Casio g shock right now !
You got a new subscriber. I can't afford most of these watches with the exception of Casio lol, but I like to think of myself as a watch aficionado. It's surprising you hardly see Vacheron Constantin and Longines, but you see many APs, Pateks and Rolexes.
Don't worry, I can't afford a lot of these watches either 😂 but luckily its free to see them on others wrists or at an event or at an AD and to read about them. I haven't seen a VC in person yet but would love to. So the casio was your favourite? :)
Hi, it's a vintage citizen ana digi temp, it's available in our store here: (thejapanesefactory.com/products/citizen-ana-digi-temp-1481010-independence-watch)
Will do mate! Any specific areas or non-interview style videos you'd like to see from our channel? ☺️ We are interested in doing some different content types as well
AP is way overrated. It only has the RO for the past 3 decades. No innovations. Poor customer service. I still don’t understand how it’s part of the holy trinity.
I can certainly see the argument but those RO perpetual calendars are beautiful.I do like the 11.59 though recently but yeah.... lets hope any new release they do is not as bad as the Patek Phillippe cubitus 😂
I'm not a big fan of RMs either, but also I've never handled one so I can't make any comments yet 😂 have you handled a Patek/AP or RM in person before?
@ RM is a hyped Franc Muller that athletes, artists and influencer made it popular. Patek and AP carries beautiful materials, I sold my sub, cartier and kept my bb58, seiko and frederiqie constant.
We did capture a wristroll of one GS but he didn't want to be interviewed, we might do a "lost episode" which compiles all of the footage so far that didn't make the cut or wristroll only including that GS. Would this be interesting for you? 😁
@TheJapaneseFactory I like to hear the story of the watch and your current formatting of why and where they got it. I don't mind waiting for new eps to see what you guys find although!
@@TheJapaneseFactorywell you could do one where you telephoto lens what people are wearing and then put he watch model in text. I’ve seen some social media content in which they don’t interview the people and say, what are people wearing to the (fill in the blanks) library or car show or whatever.
Japan is very strict on fakes, and the authentication and customs staff take their jobs very seriously. That's why Japan has a thriving second hands luxury goods market they seek to protect. The fines and jail time though would receive make it very unpalatable to sell fakes in japan.
@@TheJapaneseFactoryyeah, to each their own, but as a watch guy you need to know that all the fashion brand watches aren’t even close to being worth the money they sell for. It’s basically a 40 dollar quartz watch sold for several hundred bucks. Any automatic Seiko will be a better buy and there’s lots of nice Seikos to be had for that kind of money. If you go secondhand you could get something really nice!
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Props to the A. Lange dude for being humble and not putting the old owner on blast haha.
😂 why would he put the old owner on blast? I'd be happy if the old owner wasn't aware of what he has so I could get it cheaper than true market rate 😉
u got it backwards he got it with a huge discount
Yeah thats what I got from the story, he got what was worth maybe 60-80k for the price of a standard series 1 (30-40k at the time)
@@TheJapaneseFactory I think koreii was sarcastic.
That Gucci owner is kinda refreshing. He loves what he wears. Plus his pops knew that he only likes numberless dials. So that's some sentimental value right there. We get a lot of big Japanese and European brands here and there's a good reason why they command respect. I don't care so much for Gucci as a brand. But it's nice to see something different every once in a while. All watches are welcome here. So thank you for featuring the Gucci guy and for making this series so inclusive.
I agree! At the end of the day, the only person's opinion that matters about your watch, is your own! Wear what you like 😁
i dig that Gucci, despite being a fashion watch...and he has a priceless story attached to it...
Yeah, the black dial, gold hands and strap give it an awesome look, I dig it too 😀
Nah that gucci watch is a L
Omega guy’s hair is photoshoot ready. Immaculate 👌
NGL bro was looking majestic! He had to look his best for Harajuku. I gotta level up FR 😤
For real that guys was looking handsome af
Honestly, if the water-resistance wasn't so bad, and the weight wasn't too much for my wrist; I'd buy an Omega Constellation (leather strap variation, black dial), and be done with it! Done! But of course nothing is that easy. It's gorgeous, it goes with everything, and it falls short on weight and water-resistance. So in the long run, I'd regret buying it. I wish there was a polished titanium version with at least 10 Bar waster-resistance. But then Omega would likely jack the price up to $10K for such a variation.
The owner of the A Lange & Sohner is so humble. I don't even know how to pronounce that watch name lol.
Haha neither do I, it's a tough one, and yeah what a watch. Have you seen the caseback before? It's absolutely marvelous!
keep these videos coming, really enjoying them.
Roger that, we are working hard to bring you more as we speak! What was your favourite watch this episode? 😀
What a great episode! Thanks for sharing guys.
Thank you so much and happy to see a repeat commenter come back! What was your favourite watch in this episode? :)
I love these videos! keep em coming!
Thank you, we are working hard to bring you more! What was your favourite watch this episode? :)
Impeccable content it's almost becoming an addiction :)
Glad to hear that! What was your favourite watch this episode? :)
@@TheJapaneseFactory definitely the Lange & Sohne and the whole story of how the buyer got it and the datejust what a beauty. I own a Tudor Black Bay 58 and a gold submariner i inherited from my father. Love the variety and the multicultural vibes of your channel and the guy doing the interviews is a talent and knows his shit.
Love these watch interviews
Thank you so much, what was your favourite watch from this video? :)
@@TheJapaneseFactory Omega Constellation because of the story
Fantastic video, and love this particular series! Always amazing to see great watches out in the wild!
Omega constellation so underrated
sick Lange, great vid as always. Lange dude looks like Fung Bros David Fung tho
That was an awesome Lange aye! and what is the Fung bros david fung? hahaha
I love watches, I love japan, your channel has such an interesting content. You ask the right questions, to get the answer that satisfy my curiosity. Unfortunately, your channel is addictive for me😅 Love it! Thank you🙏🏼
Glad to have you onboard! What was your favourite watch this video, I'm assuming a japanese one? 👀
I like the simplicity of the casio from the IT guy…it’s a GADA watch. I’m considering to buy a three hander oceanus on my next japan trip. The other watches of this vdo are not really my cup of tea. I would never buy this model of Lange & Söhne (fortunately tastes are different).
4:12 the double stares at your watch and your fashion trying to size you up hehe
He knows yuta got that shit ON though 😤 both of them were looking fashionable as hell
@@TheJapaneseFactory may i know what was the watch yuta was wearing in this video?
It's a special edition of the ana digi temp, a citizen from the 90s I believe. It's available in our store below 👇:
thejapanesefactory.com/products/citizen-ana-digi-temp-1481010-independence-watch
This channel is going to be huge. great interviews and cool watch selection 👍
Thank you so much, we hope so too! It's always fun to talk to people about their watches and Tokyo is the perfect place, lots of variety in watches here!
I remember reading an article about the Lange 1 back in the early 90s. It was the first watch they designed after reestablishing the brand 46 years after the eastern part of Germany including the city of Glashütte fell into Russian hands after the end of WWII, and all the watch manufacturers in Glashütte were consolidated into one company that sold watches under the brandname Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe, shortened to GUB.
It takes a master watchmaker 6 months to build one Lange 1. They were priced considerably cheaper back in the day, though. I think the price was around 35000 Deutschmark, which would be around 18000 Euro today. Great watch, although I prefer the Glashütte Original PanoReserve limited edition in platinum over the Lange 1. It’s more elegant and can be had secondhand for less than half of what the Lange 1 goes for.
By the way, Glashütte Original is what became of what was left over of GUB, after what became A. Lange & Söhne split off from GUB after Germany reunified.
I had no idea about the history of Glashutte and Lange, and that it was so intertwined! thanks for the detailed writeup :) so I'm guessing it was your favourite watch this episode then?
@ most people don’t know. That’s why I mentioned it. Actually it wasn’t my favorite because he’s got the white dial version, I prefer the black dial. I know, I’m hard to please. 🤪 My favorite was the Rolex Datejust II with the blue face, the fluted bezel and the diamond indices.
That Rollie was crazy, it was glittering over the street caught my eye INSTANTLY. Really hope to get something like that someday
@TheJapaneseFactory yeah, that's also a really nice shade of blue. That watch also looks awesome in two-tone with a white mother of pearl dial, or in all gold and a black diamond dial!
Thanks for asking that A. Lange owner really interesting questions. Really gave us some insight into the evolution of his preferences. He owns a stunning piece of horology.
Yeah yuta really knocked it out of the park with that one! Hope we get more super interesting watch fans that we can ask more in-depth questions on 😁
Man that A.Lange is truly something else !
Yeah it's crazy, the backside view of the movement was AWESOME! Have you seen one in person before? :)
@@TheJapaneseFactory I was not that fortunate to see one irl tho. You guys were lucky to stumble upon that majestic piece of craftmanship.
Yeah it's crazy enough to see one in a watch dealer showroom but on the wrist is crazy. Definitely in the top 3 crazy pieces we've seen so far!
Asking $57k on chrono now
Are you sure you have the right model? I put it at 50-60k after seeing that chrono listing but he mentioned it's an Asia limited edition of the Lange series 1 with the little Lange on the dial so it might actually be worth more... LMK if you have any further info
The Constellation actually looks pretty cool and definitely fits him perfectly. Not clownishly large.
Legitimately that Casio is one of the best watches in this video.
We do love a good Casio in the team! Do you have any in your collection? I'm wearing a g shock DW-H5600 for my daily as we speak!
@@TheJapaneseFactory I'm in deep. I have 60 Casios. So much bang for your buck. Great videos BTW, I subbed.
God Tier!
This channel is awesome
Casio guy for the win.
The guy with the A Lange & Sohne was kinda sus
That Lange is a sight to behold
AP released a model this year that for the first time made me want an AP. The Remaster 2. That watch makes my knees weak.
Lange wow, absolutely stunner watch and not something you can see everyday
Absolutely! not something you see every day. Have you seen one in person before? the caseback is AWESOME.
A. Lange & Sohne!
I know we were so lucky to spot one! Have you ever seen one in person?
Nice video. Great seeing the Lange
I agree! such a rarity to see something like that on the streets of tokyo, still in shock we found it. Have you seen some of our other videos? :)
Amazing content !!🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much! What was your favourite watch this episode? 😁
Consistently good videos - keep up the good work! No Grand Seikos though that I love!🥰
Thanks for your comment, and yeah, we are searching for one and we did find one but they didn't want to be interviewed in the ginza video. What's your favourite GS? :)
@ Godzilla and Shunbun!
I'm really hoping to buy a shunbun next year!
@@TheJapaneseFactoryShunbun is so cool 😎. Didn’t know it until I got it. Exquisite!!
The Lange one looks so nice
I was literally in shock when it walked by us I had to run back and ask him, soooo nice to see in person. I think the only more expensive watch we've seen is a new platinum Daytona but he didn't want to be interviewed and this one is more my taste TBH. Have you seen one in person before? Especially the caseback is insane.
@ no I wish and I agree I think this is more of my taste since you don’t see them as often. And the story of how he got it was very interesting as well. He got so lucky sniping it lol
1:34 Heil! To the brother wearing A. Lange. The brand is underrated. Actually, Deutsch brands like A. Lange, Glashütte and even entry levels like Nomos and Junghans are underrated and under appreciated.
I wouldn’t call Lange & Söhne an underrated brand.(Maybe less known outside the watch comunnity)
; it represents the absolute peak of watchmaking, with a very high percentage of handcrafted work. However, they can be quite difficult to obtain. German watches are amazing!
I agree with him tbh, everyone loses their minds over Rolex, and the holy trinity is even less well known than Rolex, and then A. Lange. is even less known than the Trinity, mostly people who are interested in haute horology only are aware of them. They make awesome watches to behold though for sure, I loved seeing it 👀
8:39 _Izakaya_ Japanese 😂
At least he has his priorities straight. 😂
Hahahah hey it's good enough to get by and that's the main point of learning a language 😂 was his watch your favourite this episode? 😀
I love these kind of videos, would also like to know what watch you have on your wrist or maybe a video about your collection
Love your channel, mister
Love the Japanese watch culture
people lowkey wearing nice watches (and not the apple crap)
Hopefully one day I’ll visit Japan
and be corny and buy myself a GS to commemorate the trip 😅
Thank you so much! we love japanese watch culture too :) What GS are you thinking? I'm hoping to purchase a shunbun (SBGA443) sometime next year!
this video structure you are doing is really nice....know more about peoples background is really interesting. The Omega was my favorite. Love omegas too.
You'll be excited for part 2 of our video, as there was another Omega we saw! whats your favourite omega of all time? my dad has a constellation he sometimes wears.
3:08 what a snap … he payd 11k for a 43k watch. The man made more profit then distributors 😅 Osss!
Definitely gotta go with the Casio 👍🏻
I bought a Hamilton Khaki Interstellar from Omotesando last year. I hope to find some more bargains there this December.
Lets hope you don't get trapped in a time vortex like coop 😂 that's a great choice, any other Hamilton models you are interested in? :)
Nice Chanel thank you
Glad to hear that! If you like this you might enjoy our discord where you can chat with other watch fans!
Great videos.
The guy with the black t-shirt can never give a straight answer.
Came here to say the same thing. Answer the question asked!
Discore family wya? Thx for featuring my Seiko
No problem mate anytime. And hope we can get more people so we have more watches to feature!
$20 Casio looks similar to the $2K Omega LMAO..
Shut out to the budget baller rocking the casio :)
We love a humble king with a Casio. As a software engineer he could certainly buy more expensive watches, but he bought what he likes 😁 and that's the most important thing. Do you have any casios? I'm wearing a dw-h5600 Casio g shock right now !
Going to Japan in Feb. As a “collector” wanna be, hope you come across when I’m there haha
Nice! If you DM us on instagram/discord we might be able to slot you in if you are near the areas we are going to be :) hope we see you!
You got a new subscriber. I can't afford most of these watches with the exception of Casio lol, but I like to think of myself as a watch aficionado. It's surprising you hardly see Vacheron Constantin and Longines, but you see many APs, Pateks and Rolexes.
Don't worry, I can't afford a lot of these watches either 😂 but luckily its free to see them on others wrists or at an event or at an AD and to read about them. I haven't seen a VC in person yet but would love to. So the casio was your favourite? :)
@@TheJapaneseFactoryThanks for the reply. If you are asking me what I like from this video, it's got to be the Lange. Classy piece for sure.
whats the watch that you are wearing ? 3:52
Hi, it's a vintage citizen ana digi temp, it's available in our store here: (thejapanesefactory.com/products/citizen-ana-digi-temp-1481010-independence-watch)
MY FAVORITE IS THE GUY WITH THE CASIO WATCH FOR 20 DOLLARS ME MY SELF I AM A CASIO GUY WAY TO GO CASIO GREAT VIDEO
Thank you for your comment, I'm a Casio guy too I'm wearing a g shock dw-h5600 as a daily. What casios do you own or is your favourite? 😀
7:29 The greatest truth I heard
The uneven laces on the grey hoodie is distracting me more than it should
It's a fashion statement 😳do you not like it
Not sure what the statement is but the watch content made up for it 😂 keep it coming! @@TheJapaneseFactory
Will do mate! Any specific areas or non-interview style videos you'd like to see from our channel? ☺️ We are interested in doing some different content types as well
nice Lange
JACQUES LEMANS AEROMATIC 1912
Is that your favourite watch? Hope to see it in person some day. :)
my favorite is the Casio Calatrava for 20 usd
Haha they do look similar! Do you have any casios?
AP is way overrated. It only has the RO for the past 3 decades. No innovations. Poor customer service. I still don’t understand how it’s part of the holy trinity.
I can certainly see the argument but those RO perpetual calendars are beautiful.I do like the 11.59 though recently but yeah.... lets hope any new release they do is not as bad as the Patek Phillippe cubitus 😂
3:08 wow first time on here that i have seen a wht boy outshine a AZN
Richard Mille, Pateks, AP and Rolex are overrated...
I'm not a big fan of RMs either, but also I've never handled one so I can't make any comments yet 😂 have you handled a Patek/AP or RM in person before?
@ RM is a hyped Franc Muller that athletes, artists and influencer made it popular. Patek and AP carries beautiful materials, I sold my sub, cartier and kept my bb58, seiko and frederiqie constant.
luxury watch owners really like humblebragging lol
What do you mean by that 😳
Still no GS 🥲🥲
im wearing my Pink Snowflake while watching this episode...wish i was in Tokyo n bump onto these guys...
We did capture a wristroll of one GS but he didn't want to be interviewed, we might do a "lost episode" which compiles all of the footage so far that didn't make the cut or wristroll only including that GS. Would this be interesting for you? 😁
@TheJapaneseFactory I like to hear the story of the watch and your current formatting of why and where they got it. I don't mind waiting for new eps to see what you guys find although!
@@TheJapaneseFactorywell you could do one where you telephoto lens what people are wearing and then put he watch model in text. I’ve seen some social media content in which they don’t interview the people and say, what are people wearing to the (fill in the blanks) library or car show or whatever.
11:03 That's fake, yuta's favourite one, thats fake!! 300 bucks cheaper when you get it in Shinjuku pawn shop brah
Japan is very strict on fakes, and the authentication and customs staff take their jobs very seriously. That's why Japan has a thriving second hands luxury goods market they seek to protect.
The fines and jail time though would receive make it very unpalatable to sell fakes in japan.
why do you think that's a fake? doesn't seem like it. Sometimes you could buy a watch for a few hundred cheaper than market price.
i thought japanesse love seiko
They do! You should watch our other videos too there's a lot of Japanese wearing Seiko's!
IMAGINE BUY HUBLOT AND PUT AP OVERRATED?
It's always one "Gucci watch" person in the family 🫣😂
Hey if they like it, no problem with that 🙂 I'm guessing you have a different watch that was your favourite this video? :)
Didn't wanted to offend anyone, friendly,nice mate from USA. Just joking . But Lange... That's the real masterpiece watch! 🔥💯@@TheJapaneseFactory
@@TheJapaneseFactoryyeah, to each their own, but as a watch guy you need to know that all the fashion brand watches aren’t even close to being worth the money they sell for. It’s basically a 40 dollar quartz watch sold for several hundred bucks. Any automatic Seiko will be a better buy and there’s lots of nice Seikos to be had for that kind of money. If you go secondhand you could get something really nice!
The guy saying you can't find the Omega constellation anywhere should visit Donkis and Yodobashi/Bic Camera, they have a bunch of them.
I can't get it why people buy Gucci watches.