Unboxing the Smiths Everest 36mm from Time Factors
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
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The Smiths Everest 36mm from Timefactors...
You see I have had this itch that I can't scratch, owning a Rolex 1016, but now one can own an homage of this famous watch!
And let me tell you that its been now 3 days and that slow burn that many talk about with the Explorer is true... every day I fall more into this watches simple and classic design...
How to describe this timeless design?
Its a watch for the person that looks down at their Smith Everest on and performs a perfect swan dive off the bow of the yatch and swims to shore as they catch a wave and body surf onto the white sand, where once on shore your butler approaches with a towel draped across his forearm and in the other hand hanging from a deep cherry wooden hanger swings your tuxedo ready for the nights activities.
You will notice in the thumbnail for the video the Smith Everest is on a stainless Steel bracelet... After tearing up my house looking for my vintage waffle divers rubber strap I came across my Steinhart GMT Oyster bracelet... 'heck, why not?' I thought...
and guess what? it looks the part!
I have since spoken to Timefactors.com and Mr. Platts assured me he would have the new bracelet for the 36mm end of October/early November... so stay tuned to the channel to see the watch with its new Smiths Everest bracelet, but for now I'll keep it on the Steinhart Oyster bracelet.
Sit back and enjoy the unboxing of this recreation by Timefactors.com
Finally someone with a 7inch + wrist thag wears small watches. I have a 7.25in wrist and 34-39 is my sweet spot. I can actually see some of the bracelet or strap with a smaller watch. Great vieeo!
Dude - that bond strap look's freakin awesome!! Well done. I just sent an email to Eddie asking when he will be releasing another batch. I see the 36 and 40mm are out of stock as of today.
If you’re looking for a bracelet option you can get an oyster style bracelet from alpha watches that’s 20mm and tapers down to 16mm with a small vintage style folded clasp. It fits on the Smiths Everest’s end links and looks more like the classic 1016.
Kevin Phenix thanks... I’ll check out their bracelet today...
I love my Explorer but I’m going to order this! Beautiful!
This Smiths watch isn't a homage to the Explorer... It is paying homage to the achievement of both watches 👌
Really cool combo Sir, I am looking at the cream dial version, maybe the last watch I buy to fill my 10 watch box.... 1 space left lol
Just ordered the white dial version to alternate with my Explorer - can't wait.
Had the Smiths logo been black like the Everest logo, and with a more appropriate bracelet this watch would’ve been 10/10
I am more than happy with a Miyota movement. Next an ETA. Then Rolex. I enjoy a lot of Miyota movements. They are solid movements.
They are fine movements, except for the free spinning rotor noise. Absolutely hated it on the one watch I had with Miyota. Could be hears from across a room and while driving a car. Insane
Good timing for the cruise.
This Miyota movement is all new tooling, it's one of very newest calibers in the world now, I'd take it any day over the ETA 2400's now, you should be proud to own one.
That little guy looks great on the bond strap!
Looks like you’ve got one of the last of the old models with the chunky clasp. The updated rivet bracelet is fitted on the new white dial Everest and expedition model and coming soon to the black dial Everest. I got mine in April and swapped the bracelet to a watchgecko 20 to 16 taper bracelet. Much better than the supplied one. It’s a great watch that scratches the 1016 itch. I would say more usable for daily wear too than a more delicate vintage 1016. Makes me wonder why I’ve bought more expensive watches as I love wearing this. Enjoy.
Looks nice. Wasn't he also upgrading the movement to the 9029, the myota without date complication. These are work horse movements. Not as smooth as the ETA's, but tough and durable.
@Weird Science thanks. Cheers Mate
@Marcus Maximus what's the difference between a screw in crown tube and a pressed in crown tube? And is it the same as the older 36mm Smiths everest that sold out?
Ordered mine Sunday :)
Sweet! You are going to love it... I am not a fan of the new bracelet, but I love the new dial logo. I have been thinking of buying another to test the end links since the Steinhart oyster and end links fit on my (old) version I want to see if they fit on the new one. If I buy it’ll be mid next year... still waiting for my BR V1-92 which I bought to become my daily.
Love mine! I out a Steinhart oyster bracelet on mine. Eddie has also come out with another bracelet
For the fellow big wrist bois out there, do not worry, there is a 40mm version as well
I need one with the new rivet bracelet
Go bond strap..much better ..i woud cut the excess strap length.. Thx for vid
Grat vid and that Bond strap looks great on that case! Are you selling the bracelet? I have one incoming and like that bracelet since I have a large wrist. Thx boss! :)
Hello Anthony, its a great watch where I am thinking of getting another. I just dont like the new rivet bracelet that comes with the new Smiths. This is what I did. I didn't like the original bracelet either (way to massive) and luckily I have my Steinhart's Oceans vintage 39 GMT oyster and end links lying around. So I decided to test it on the smiths and it fit! It did take a bit of fiddling but eventually the spring bars clicked into the lug holes. So I I am to do it again I will order a set of end links from Steinhart along with the oyster bracelet and fit those on the case. Hope this helps! Merry Christmas and have a happy new year!
Blanchard Watch Company Nice! I have the 40mm PRS-25 40mm; also seeking a jubilee solution. I loke the old clunky bracelet since I have large wrists. Enjoy the season!:)
Great review. I love that watch. Thinking of getting a white one for my GF.
If I may make a suggestion about the G10 strap: Admiralty grey goes with everything ;-)
I recently found an image of a 1016 explorer on a phoenix strap that looked incredible!
Edit: you can get the new rivet bracelet from timefactors for 46£
After a day of wearing it on a NATO I c are across my Steinhart oyster bracelet and tried that on... haven't taken it off the Oyster since... really looks the part. Next I am going to try an Alfa vintage Oyster which tapers to 16 from 20 lets see how that looks...
I love watches.. 😊
I don’t know maybe I’m missing something with this watch but I am by no means blown away by it and don’t feel it’s worth the price to be honest . Don’t get me wrong it’s ok but I wouldn’t buy it.
Nice homage. Sounds Luke you are enjoying it. I purchased a Rolex 1016 new in 1986 (and a few years ago gave it to my daughter - the jeweler said as he sized the bracelet and learned she had no brothers, "lucky girl!") I bought it new with the jubilee bracelet. Check out how a jubilee bracelet would look on this watch! You'd love it, u suspect. Not bulky or modern looking. And there are plenty of homage jubilee's out there! Just my thoughts. Enjoy.
Mark Byrum lucky girl! I have the Steinhart jubilee... I’ll try it out! Thanks!
@@RobertBlanchard Here is my daughter's 1016 with a sized down Jubilee braceletphotos.app.goo.gl/x9VW388mAKj6Qb6R6
Great video. I'm waiting for the watches to be restocked. I contacted Ed Platt and he said hopefully on April. Subbed. Btw, what is the opening music, fantastic.
Steve Tackett the music is from the free iMovie library of songs and sounds on the iMac.
You're right about the bracelet--it just doesn't belong on that watch. Smiths need to come up with a smaller one that tapers down to narrower and thinner at the buckle for this particular watch. I also wish the logo was a bit smaller. Otherwise, very classy and handsome time piece. Cheers!
I am torn between the Smiths Everest and the Armida A6 in 36mm. I would love to hear your opinion. Does the Armida have a truer case design? Thoughts?
Hello Dennis, Just looked at the Armida A6 36mm... Never held one so I can't be sure but in the pictures I have seen the case does look much closer to the 1016 than the Smiths. Also the bracelet is much better than the Smiths. That said the Bezel on the A6 seems a bit bigger maybe by 1mm than the Smiths (and 1016). Now the dial. The Smiths indices and numbers are very close in resemblance to the 1016. The A6's indices are thicker and longer, and the numbers are a hybrid between the 1016 and 14270. I like the seconds hand much more on the A6 (resembles the 1016 hand) The Smiths seconds hand has always bothered me... seems off balance. All in all the A6 is a very nice watch. To the point where I would buy one and marry it with the Smiths to create a hybrid! I'd use the case of the A6 and bracelet, the bezel of the smiths and its dial and the second hands of the A6. Now if I had to choose between these two now... I'd probably go with the A6 because of the case design and maybe I would try to fit a different (smaller) bezel. Lastly, even though the Smiths and the Armida signatures are both way too big... the Armida pulls it off (balance wise) much better than the Smiths. Hope this helps! let me know which one you went with!
@@RobertBlanchard I'm going with the Armida
@@DennisBible Cool... its a great looking watch!
This is a pretty watch. I like it. It's also my family name =)
So now you have to get one! hehehe
I own it as well, I bought it last year so it also has the heavy bracelet and clasp whih I never used. The watch itself is fantastic, I wear it on an elastic MN strap. Nice review!
Whats your wrist size for reference please thanks for the review
Sebastian Davies 7.5”
This would be so much better if it had a mecaquartz movement.
The guy who sells these appears to think he in rolex and can dictate to the market. Very limited availability, ridiculous buying process, suspect quality and very poor customer service.
If you want this type of watch just buy the Addiesdive version. Decent quality, a bit too big at 38mm but is actually available.
Excellent review! Can you tell me what song is playing in the intro?
mssofie787878787878 song came from iMovie free song selection...
Great alternative for anyone thats looking at seiko sarb
Christian Glanville For me I bought this watch for the timeless design of the dial (or basically the unabtainable 1016) it scratches that itch. I will have to say that after a few weeks the Miyota is starting to play with me ... twice it has stopped at night (while wearing it) as for your sarb comparison... there is non... Sarb is a much better watch, but it doesn’t have what this one does... the Arabic 3, 6, 9 which is why I bough it.
@@RobertBlanchard I own a Sarb 033. I'm curious as to what you mean by the Sarb being a better watch? I also like this for the 3 6 9
@@mazrashid6549 IMO, the movement in the Sarb 033 is superior to the Miyota 9015. I have one of the latter movements in a wristwatch, and I really can't get a 40 hour reserve out of it. Perhaps the issue is that the rotor only winds in one direction. The Seiko rotor winds in both directions, so presumably it would charge up more readily.
That dial would look superb on a bund strap
I’m all for the 40mm one. 36 is to small for me, maybe 38.
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Great watch! I prefer the new smaller riveted bracelet with the small clasp, but looks great on the nato too!
Rick Ahir yes that bracelet they came with was pretty bad... ended up putting a Steinhart bracelet which looks great... color of the SS is a bit off but doesn’t bother me.
Hi how much was this watch (excluding packaging)? Sent from the UK right?
Which model do gli have on hour whrist?
Nice enough looking watch but to me, the lug width is too wide for the watch; looks awkward. Probably should have gone with an 18mm width. I know the real Explorer has the same 20mm lug width, but on that one it seems OK. Go figure. Please let us know about the watch's precision after a few months of wear. Thanks.
Amy Peterson to me the 20mm makes it’s function/design part of the tool watch family... at 18mm it would lean more into the dress watch category.
@@RobertBlanchard OK, point taken.
Curious to know if you were able to find a different bracelet and which one did you get.
The watch itself is really cool, a lot of things to like.
Thanks for the video, not many on this solid piece.
I ended up using a Steihart bracelet I had from my GMT (I put the jubilee on the GMT) The Stainless is a tad off... but it doesn't really bother.
A good alternative bracelet is steinhart 39mm oyster
Jon that’s what’s on it now😁
Did you do anything special to make the steinheart 39 bracelet fit to the smiths 36? When I try it on mine the end link doesnt match up with the lug holes on the watch :/
Fiskeslog no. I use the smiths end links and not the Steinhart
How big is your wrist? Sorry if I missed it.
Wait, did you just call CWC a hammy?
Tippy Kaffu whoops... I also have a 6bb Hammy but didn’t wear it that day because it has a crack on the crystal and it was a really hot and humid day... guess I was missing my Hammy😁
@@RobertBlanchard Get thr Khaki pilot pioneer mechanical then
Nato just doesn't work on these watches as the diameter is already so small compared to lug width and straps without taper just exaggerate the issue.
Damir M yes, after I took it home I just was not satisfied... luckily the following day I remember I had an Oyster bracelet from Steinhart and that fit the part nicely... I’m going to look into the Alfa oyster next...
Please do a vid on that CWC! Would love to know more about it it's lovely
Great suggestion! Will do...
Where in Florida do you live? My wife and I live in Miami.
Hamilton-Juan same...
Hamilton-Juan south Miami
@@RobertBlanchard sophyrindler@gmail.com you can email Sophy. She organizes the RedBar watch enthusiast group here in Miami. Let her know I gave you her email address so she can put you on the group's invite list.
@@NikonFM2n will do! thanks!
@@RobertBlanchard redbarmiami@gmail.com sophyrindler@gmail.com
nothing like the 1016
bambino bambini nothing will ever be like a 1016... but unless/until you have 15-20k this makes a great substitute...
The Smiths logo is a little heavy handed.
Yes it is...
Lets see a review on the seamaster 300
Alexander Smith will do... thinking of doing that video in a week or so. Right now traveling for one of my businesses and taking this week to finish up some last minute changes before I start building the prototype of the Blanchard Watch Company Racing watch series...
Blanchard Watch Company Great! Can’t wait!
Unboxing is so tedious
Sorry but the Smiths looks a lot better than the watch you're wearing.
Are you talking about the CWC? If so they both have their looks. I'm an older chap so I have a tendency to lean 70's chic ;-)
Yep.
Without much ado, let's get it on as referee Mills Lane in boxing tells the 2 boxers..
the logo blocks the hands. Yuck
Nice Watch bit please stop tapping that plastic bag!
It looks like a child's watch on your wrist!
jonathan lloyd you should see my grandfathers Tudor Oyster Prince! 34mm... now that looks small!
It looks cool as f**k
You sound a bit underwhelmed by it to be honest
tobytayles1 well, I was expecting the new bracelet and when I opened it it had the old bracelet which just throws everything out of proportion. Once I removed the bracelet things began to focus bit more. But I don’t really like NATOs in hot climates so needed a solution. Luckily I had a spare Oceans 39 oyster Steinhart bracelet. I put that on and it’s been on ever since... looking into buying an Alfa oyster which tapers a bit more and has an old type locking clasp. As for the watch itself... the second hand bothers me... needs to be thinner and longer for better balance. Not excited about the Miyota but it serves its purpose... would have preferred the ETA. Apart from that it’s become my daily. I try other watches in my collection but alway end up taking them off for the Smiths. If I had to sum it up... It’s a watch that sneaks up on you.
I had to stop watching your video because you kept calling it 'pretty' and those longing, overly long, pregnant pauses were creeping me out.
She's a pretty butterfly... long pause... some grunting... long pause again... preeetty.
GO STRAIGHT TO THE TOPIC, NO MORE PRELIMINARIES DON'T MAKE IT LONGER WITH SO MUCH ADO RON RON DA DOO RON RON
Dennis Berceles I’m a talker... but next time I’m setting a timer and sticking to it...
Who Is Robert Blanchard and WHY should anyone care?
I like lamp...
Not for nothing it’s way to small looks like a ladies watch . I have a 6.75 wrist and won’t go below a 39 .
Personal taste issue. Smaller watches are coming back into 'fashion'. I wear my Everest Expedition version (same case) on my 7.25" wrist and it looks great. Also wear 44mm watches too, also great.
8 minutes of yackaty yack, still no watch, I'm done here!
Ha thats what my wife said… you can scroll you know. That said… yes I need to put time stamps.
I'm sorry but it's not that pretty. Wish they came out with different colors
Burrito Bro's Videos not supposed to be ‘pretty’ it’s a tool watch, thus its handsome.
@@RobertBlanchard you were calling it pretty in the video...
Then I stand corrected... it’s a handsome watch.
@@RobertBlanchard I just wish they made it in blue
I know they make it in white...
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Exactly what I thought as well except for the banana...
You speak too long, only politicians do that. Com'on !
Dennis Berceles this video is approved by me😁