Teddy's channel was made for those who really love watches and only for them. Whoever makes fun of other people ,cause they wear cheaper watches, and value a person according to his big pocket, can take their Richard Mille or other abominations,and stick it in their... Money can't buy good taste, and certainly can't make a nice character. Love you all my friends and greetings from Greece.
@mariosoprano777 Yes of course, i don't refer to you or anyone else specifically, i just refer to the people that make fun of other's financial condition. So don't take it personally. By the way, Lange is one of my favourite brands. Greetings my friend, and have a productive year.
I have a Tag Heuer 2000 quartz that I bought new in 1997 (pre LVMH takeover). It has spent 90% of my days since then on my wrist. It has been serviced by Tag a couple of times and works perfectly and is extremely accurate. It never looks out of place with jeans and a t-shirt or a formal suit. It is an everyday essential that has served me well for over 26 years.
In my opinion this is the best way to own a watch. It’s been with you through thick and thin. Cars come and go, kids grow up and leave, even homes change occasionally. But your loyal timepiece has been at your side all this time. And sounds like it’s served you well. Brilliant 👍
I also have a 2000 but it's a early 80s Heuer 272.006 chronograph Albino dial. With the Heuer 185 super quartz movement 👌 and LOVE THAT WATCH. Just the fact it's one of the last "Heuer" only dials really gives it a special allure. Since Heuer became Tag Heuer in 1985
Back in 1999 through 2002, I had two of those. I was very hard on them. The first one was fixed and eventually replaced under warranty, and the 2nd one was lost. The tag was my main everyday watch. Back then I had two Movado Museum watches, one gold, on leather, and one SS on a bracelet that I barely wore. My pride and joy the Bond Seamaster 36 mm that I bought brand new at a jewelry store in the mall. A Fossil Chrono-Diver, and of course a Timex digital. All Quartz watches. At the time I had zero idea what an automatic was. I still have all of them, except the Tag. I still wear the Seamaster regularly. Occasionally I pull out the Fossil for nostalgia. Now I'm heading over to Watchrecon and E-bay to see how much they are.
I bought a TAG Heuer 2000 auto new in ‘04; it was my first nice watch! I wore it exclusively (well, it & a G-Shock!) until about 2017 & had it serviced by TAG once in 2018. I now have a few more watches, but my old TAG is the one I’ll never sell.
Hamilton Khaki Field is the go anywhere, do anything every day wear. Not too expensive, but not too cheap. Swiss automatic, reliable, accurate. Changing the leather for quick change FKM rubber means you can change at will and when you want!
Teddy just wanted to say thank you for stating that all watches are a luxury. I recently aquired a few and I am enjoying the journey, especially the history and study of horology. Thanks for being an honest broker and extremely cool horology nerd, it's been quite impressionable. Keep up the great work.
Even “cheap” watches are a big expense. I have a super rare sales man sample citizen from the 1980s. Easily a few grand. A used omega is easily $2-$5k. That’s real money!
I totally agree that dive watches are maybe more functional than a chronograph. I use my dive watch bezel almost everyday to cook noodles and I feel like I am James Bond while doing it. At the end of the day it's about fun.
@@OriqinLCinema A dive watch bezel usually goes from 0 to 60 (zero in most cases is an arrow). You can turn that bezel so that the arrow points at the minute hand and that helps you see how many minutes pass
Any watch that you like personally is a good watch. Watches are amongst the most subjective topics I know. There are no bad watches persay imo. I believe it's 100% about you & what you want, what you like and how it makes you feel. 😊
@@naorbareket6482The Seiko SKX is cerrai ly a good watch for what it is. It offers great value for money. Even more so if you like it, and it gives you what you want and makes you feel good.. it's not just good it's perfect.
A TOP RECOMMENDATION: The expanding Seiko SSK GMT line is excellent and Seiko has steadily released fun color ways, limited editions and it has modding support already. I got one for my father and its turned him into a watch guy. He wears that thing across continents and into glacial waters. He's a mad lad but the watch can easily withstand the rough stuff and still look more than nice enough for the dinner date. The bracelet is also quite good for the price point and better than previous seiko bracelets. Jangles with charm but is sturdy. Runs well better than stated +45/-45 also.
@@zsoltfarkas1028 It certainly deserves sapphire and it would have been nice if it came that way from Seiko, but they do have many Seiko GMTs (non SSK for now) with sapphire crystals and with modification support websites you can order and easily install a quality sapphire into your SSK GMT. It’s a very robust watch!
Watch's can be unnecessary until you make them .. necessary. Integrate them back into your life, daily routine, daily use. Learn and use the complications of each watch you get. I started collecting for a simple reason - how cool is it to get excited about wearing a different watch each day? Its great fun. The variety is off the charts. Vintage, modern, style, size, materials used, looks. Watch's are cool.
Picked up a amzwatch's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!
I'd like to add an 8th type just for fun: that watch that you love but hold back on buying it because of other collectors might say. For the longest time I was in love with the King Seikos and held myself back from getting it because its movement was subpar and everyone in the community was saying that it was an overpriced piece of garbage. I then realised that I loved it and its design made me smile so much that I wouldn't really care about what other collectors had to say, cause in the end, I was the one wearing it everyday. My King Seiko SPB279 makes me happy everyday 🙌🏼 that's the thing about this hobby, many times it doesn't make sense and it doesn't need to 🙂
My Casio Duro is my diver/beater/quartz all rolled into one, I have a no-name cheap Invicta as my dress watch (I know what you're thinking, but it actually looks legit), a Timex Q GMT Pepsi as my traveler’s watch, and a Casio Lineage as my everyday GADA. I’m quite happy with that. 😊
Agree 100% on the Duro. Invicta has many cool looking watches; just need to get past some of the garish looking ones. Timex is on a roll with near 1x1 reissues, the Gallo series and collabs with Tom Snyder to name a few.
The Tissot Gentlemen is my #1 go to watch even though I have 6 others. Not too expensive so if you lose it or break it or have it stolen it's not a huge deal+ it looks good with everything.
Teddy,…excellent video. One quick note,…I would recommend using “Duro” watch moniker in place of “Beater”. Durability is at the core of the “beater” watch concept,…and “Duro” comes across as a compliment to the watch’s quality. All the best.
That bit in 'Raiders' where Indiana Jones finds the grail (holy grail cup) is actually humble in appearance, utilitarian, and unassuming. Love that each persons grail watch reflects this.. doesn't always have to be a bling monster :) And sometimes you have to buy a few silly choices, and even expensive choices, to find that humble watch that you can be 'enthusiast'ic about daily. Hopefully, don't have to go through swamps, jungles & pyramids like Indy to find this out!
As a young collector I have a chronograph, a dress watch and everyday watch and I think that is perfect for me. The chronograph is a Q timex 40 mm with a leather strap the dress watch is a vintage oris big crown and the everyday watch is a lorus automatic with a blue dial.
I just bought my first Timex back in November 2023. Got me a Waterbury and it’s been my go to watch since. I gotta admit. I’m impressed by Timex. I gotta admit I actually like the Indiglo feature.
@@americanpaisareturns9051 I love timex myself and I agree I like the indiglo feature and it can be super useful especially car trips when it is dark outside or if you want to read the time in the dark.
You see I can only really have one watch as I'd end up wearing whichever watch was the newest watch in my collection and others would collect dust. For me it'll be a good looking divers watch because my dad since I can remember always had an Omega Seamaster on his wrist first a 300 and then a Planet Ocean. At moment I have Seiko dive watch and one day I'll get a Seamaster either 300m or Planet Ocean.
I love vintage dress watches. I wear my 1970 Bulova dress watch all the time. It has a gold rolled dial, case, and partially expandable band with a diamond at 3 and 9 o'clock. I'm not sure if they are real diamonds but they sure are pretty. It has an 8EA 17j movement that I serviced myself and gave a new mainspring.
I bought a G shock DW5600E for the nasa connection and as a beater. Fell in love with it and thought, I dont want this to get damaged. Bought another g shock GW5000U, same thing fell in love with it 😂. So still no real beater in my very small collection. Great video as allways. These are awsome for me who just started the Journey. Thanks.
got my 39mm with the white dial on the 3-link "Bader" bracelet watch on amzwatch 3 weeks ago and am loving it to pieces. Absolute fantastic watch that wears super comfortable on my 6.75 inch wrist. Chose the 3-link over the 5-link bracelet for the toolless quick adjustment. Way more comfortable than my Longines Hydroconquest 41 mm.
Some watches can double dip in some categories: you dive watch can also be your beater, your daily watch is versatile enough to be dressed up or down, or even better, it can also be quartz like the Tissot prx or the gentleman quartz. But the most important thing is to consider what you like, as long as you love your watch, go for it. (Also, your budget. Having a student budget is not easy)
I use the dive bezel on my Luminox fairly regular. Amy time I can use my watch to prevent even touching my phone I’m all for it. Never fails you check you phone for time and spend 30 minutes on it doing other stuff.
I own quite a few watches but my favourites are the Sinn 556ib and glasshutte original seventies panorama date. No idea what categories they fall into but I love wearing them. And that’s really all that matters to me
I consider the quartz to be able to fit into other categories as you could have a quartz beater or dress watch. I also consider GMTs to be a complication. My six are Daily, Sport/Weekend, Beater, Evening, Complication and Color/Wild Card.
Love this video. As someone starting my collection, watching this helped confirm that I’m off to a good start. It just so happened to work out that I have the seven covered here with one watch each.
My beater is a Lum-tec. Small Ohio company, family owned I believe, rugged, workaday quartz watches for $500-600. Actually, I have two of them now. Great value, water resistance, good lum, rugged stainless cases usually PVD coated, warranties, good service, variety of dial designs, bracelets, masculine look.
Hey Teddy. Please stop having to explain yourself that watches are unnecessary because you know what? They are! What happens in an event where all mobile phones malfunction? Us watch nerds will be the ones who will have the time readily available. Although I am being extreme, the point is this. These timepieces are very much necessary because they make us enthusiasts happy! Your content brings us joy! I think I speak for ALL enthusiasts when I say that you don’t need to put “disclaimers” for the sake of not “offending” someone. I love your content, and you should never have to explain yourself for talking about your passion. Think of it this way. Watches are an extension of fashion. The jacket you were wearing in the video “really nice by the way” I’m sure was “unnecessary” right? You don’t need 10 jackets. But you do, because style is important for expressing our individuality. Thanks for continuing to make awesome content!
Daily, beater, quartz, diver, and even dress The $50 Casio Duro (depending on the colorway and what strap you put on it) could theoretically cover five of the seven categories Teddy talked about. Am very close to purchasing one, my first watch
Can’t go wrong with one of them. It’s crazy how much nicer they are than watches that Casio sells for two or three times more that are literally just a penny’s worth of plastic and a microchip. I have one of the blue ones on a Maikes oil wax leather strap from Amazon, using the buckle from the Casio strap, and with a cyclops added to the crystal to make the date legible.
This is now my favourite watch channel on RUclips , such great content and done superbly, well done sir and I got my favourite watch at amzwatch， it hasn’t left my wrist for weeks
Me at your list: - quartz DW, Fossil, OP - dive Tag Heuer aquaracer - beater Casio Gshock 5600 - Every carry Seiko monster - dress Hublot bigbang unico
I have three and love them, but they can be a huge hassle or expense for some collectors. Maybe if you also include heritage-inspired re-releases though!
I also own four pocket watches, one belonged to my great grandfather then my uncle and now me. I believe the first two monograms on a 😅the back were added when passed to my uncle I recently added mine when I had it restored to full functional condition. Looks great in the vest pocket of a suit. My two wrist watches are vintage also it’s a pleasure to wear any one of them. I don’t need them to tell the time I need them for the experience.
Teddy, this is another great video. I would highly recommend it to someone who's starting their watch collecting journey. It's great food for thought. The part about being a cerebral watch buyer makes a lot of sense. A watch really is an extension of our personality. Lots of people buy a watch to be in vogue with the rest of the crowd but I think a true watch collector is one who would be just as happy wearing a Casio Duro compared to his buddy who has a Rolex Sub. You're right.....A watch is a luxury, but boy, we sure do love them all the same! Thanks Teddy!
I've recently began my obsession as a watch collector. And i must say- out of all the luxury brands I've been researching, for me the amzwatch's watches are the most intriguing.
A category I find interesting is the "quirky". Like a Louise Erard, a de Bethune or MB&F, if you have the money, a Mr. Jones, etc. Something odd and fun.
Terrific video! I started working from home at the start of COVID and I miss wearing my dressier watches. But, after this video I've decided to change straps and maximize their versatility. Thanks for the push Teddy!
I love my titanium Eco Drive diver watch because it's so high quality with low cost, beautiful and accurate and 19 years of trouble-free service and going strong, still on the second per month.
As a young collector of 23 years old and a just finished bachelors degree + first full time job, I celebrated all of this with my first more expensive complication (Moonphase) watch. I got myself the lovely Mühle Glashütte Teutonia IV Bluemoon which can easily be dressed up with a suit for the office, but also looks great with a more casual poloshirt. Other than the Moonphase, I have as an everyday beater my Timex Marlin Chronograph, as my Quartz the Gshock 2100 in silver and as my Diver the Zelos Swordfish 42. And I love all of them, because watches are simply just amazing! 😃
Maybe falls in with the Complications, “Romantic” side but what about collaboration style watches just for something fun? Like, for example NUBEO did a Space Invaders watch. Not something I’d wear much but I have a nostalgic connection to it. Thanks for the video, great as usual Teddy! 👍🏻
Absolutely consider a "stand out watch" something totally different the. What you usually get. Something outside your comfort zone whether it be in color design or shape
Great video Freddy. I think most dive watches are going to be the most versatile category out there. They range from very large to small and everywhere in between, and can be quite dressy or beefy. It could probably fall under the beater or everyday category, but I'd probably add a category for field watches to round out the list.
Great video. I have the Rolex Sub & Daytona both purchased during bad watch markets. However, I find myself wearing more entry level luxury watches all the time. Love my Tag, Longines & Tissot, but my new favorite is the Jack Mason stratotimer - pretty cheap, comfortable and beautiful. Never paid much attention to the smaller brands, but this watch really got my interest.
My "everyday" and "beater" is my Apple Watch. It's a digital device so it has an expiration date. Knowing that, I don't baby it. For my "real" watch, I love my Christopher Ward Titanium Elite 1000 dive watch because it's beautiful and it's a chronometer so it's an excellent piece of engineering.
Thank you TEDDY . You help us to keep cleaver ideas about all watches according to it main function (dive watch, dress watch .....) . i am addicted to some watches you present for complications . The affordables dreams are LONGINES zulu time or OMEGA aqua terra WORLD TIMER and then the dream watches that will stay a dream (price) The PATEK PHILIPPE Perpetual calendar and the VACHERON CONSTANTIN perpetual calendar .
I believe the Bulova "devil diver" oceanographer is a great dive watch, too. It's affordable, looks great in mutltipe colorways, comes in a GMT, bracelet strap or a rubber strap, awesome story, and very charming of a watch.
I will add "modder" to the categories. I think everyone should modify to personal taste one watch in their collection. I have a Vostok that I modified into a nuclear Holocaust watch that reflects my fascination with Chernobyl. I love that watch. I love looking at it because I know what I invested in it to get it to look the way it looks. I am, in many ways, the watch's designer.
Great video one´s again, I just star with this category, but my problem now is that a I can´t stop jejeje. Love most of them and watch this channel make feel great and learn more. Thanks Teddy. greetings
My collection Every day Seiko 5 Beater G Shock Diver Rado Captain Cook Dress watch FC hearbeat Moonphase and Longines flagship Quartz 2 Awesome Casio Edifice watches Travel Zepellin Atlantic GMT Complication Seiko Coutura solar perpetual As much as we ignore it, there is now a new category of fitness watches. My love for conventional timekeeping made sure that even the garmin that i have has 2 physical hands and a small screen.
Hi Teddy, I was trying to make a purchase from India and it threw me an error that the items added can’t be shipped to my address. Do you not support shipping to India? Is there any solutions for this?
Also maybe another category to add (for the rich) is a watch to mark a special occasion in someone life, for example; wedding watch, graduation watch, huge job promotion or even your child’s birthday and you can give them that watch when they turn like 16. And for some of us what we consider an ‘everyday’ watch, ‘beater’ watch and ‘quartz’ watch, they’re all ONE watch 😂
in my job a good watch is very necessary. The Seiko turtle is very reliable. I've owned dress watches and have broken them within weeks. I still haven't broken my Seiko turtle.
For a beater watch I highly recommend both the Casio F 91 W and the Timex Expedition. I currently wear an Expedition as my daily watch because I genuinely love how it looks, it's surprisingly durable, and it's very easy to clean. I work in a brewery so I'm usually covered in grain dust, trace amounts of industrial cleaning chemicals, sweat, wax, and sometimes beer at the end of my day so a cheap "disposable" watch that's durable and easy to clean is perfect. The F91W is a legend for a reason. They're cheap, they're reliable, and they just refuse to die out of pure spite. They aren't lookers, but because they're so generic and plain/cheap looking they blend in and disappear regardless of your outfit. If you're lucky enough to actually break or lose an F91W just walk into a Walmart and drop $30 and you're up and running again in minutes.
Unfortunately, I have tried them all and my bank account can prove it. The only one I haven't really loved is the Chronograph. I still have one, it just doesn't the love other do.
I have a nearly 25 year old Seiko quartz diver chrono which I have used to time dives and BBQ. My expensive automatic Swiss chrono is only used to tell time. I figure if the chrono breaks it will cost me a thousand and several months without my watch. I enjoy my expensive watches and my not so expensive watches really about equally. Buy what you like.
I’m new to watches and liked the look of the first one you showed in the complication category. So I went to check it out. Yikes! I should find a more affordable thing to collect. Maybe classic Porsches or something.
Teddy: You are glowing! Not that there was anything wrong with your attire but I guess this amazing jump from before to the current “really?” situation has got to be about the Mrs. Come on say it😀👌
Make some presentation about watches with applied numerals (not Roman), not silkscreened or printed, nor pressed out reliefs. All 12, bigger is better, no need for line indexes.
Another great video, thanks Teddy. Would love to have you do a video or an article on books on horology in your library. I'm interested in understanding the many types of movements and the history of time keeping. Thanks again for all that you do. Aloha!
My collection is eclectic, but every watch has one thing in common, you can get the time at a glance. Busy watch faces with excessive complications leave me cold, but to each their own! Thanks for content. Bring back your fragrance videos.
Watches are a luxury and few people actually need one. But I like being able to glance at my wrist and see the time. For years I wore an easy to read Timex, but over the last few years have been collecting watches that I enjoy. I have a few that take more than a glance to be certain of the time and I find myself rarely wearing those.
One of the things that makes buying watches online difficulty is lug to lug size. A 40mm watch on me could look fine or ridiculous just because of the length of the watch. I think a video comparing different styles of watches for certain wrist sizes would be interesting. With a 6.5" wrist, I tend to stick around the 38-41mm watch size.
Started with 3 different gshocks in the BOH restaurant industry, grabbed a fossil machine chrono to mix things up, just pre-ordered the Henry archer verden GMT in silt, and now i am eyeing t some of those B&M Rivieras cause I want a blue watch but that will have to wait
The dive watch is the ultimate watch to be in one's collection: 1. It is the ultimate sports watch 2. It can be worn everyday 3. It can go from work to a social setting with ease 4. There is a wide variety of prices for anyone's budget 5. It comes in enough color dials and bezels to accommodate your ward robe & personality style
Teddy's channel was made for those who really love watches and only for them. Whoever makes fun of other people ,cause they wear cheaper watches, and value a person according to his big pocket, can take their Richard Mille or other abominations,and stick it in their... Money can't buy good taste, and certainly can't make a nice character. Love you all my friends and greetings from Greece.
Don’t shun the people who like good beveling on their watches my friend. As a person who wears a Lange would respect you, you should do the same. 🙂
@mariosoprano777 Yes of course, i don't refer to you or anyone else specifically, i just refer to the people that make fun of other's financial condition. So don't take it personally.
By the way, Lange is one of my favourite brands. Greetings my friend, and have a productive year.
Teddy's channel was built for one thing and one thing only - to sell watches and make money
@@WonderofWatches yeah I agree. Teddy is a gimmick nowadays.
@@mariosoprano777 I disagree. I think Teddy really loves watches. And what's wrong with making money?
I have a Tag Heuer 2000 quartz that I bought new in 1997 (pre LVMH takeover). It has spent 90% of my days since then on my wrist. It has been serviced by Tag a couple of times and works perfectly and is extremely accurate. It never looks out of place with jeans and a t-shirt or a formal suit. It is an everyday essential that has served me well for over 26 years.
In my opinion this is the best way to own a watch.
It’s been with you through thick and thin.
Cars come and go, kids grow up and leave, even homes change occasionally.
But your loyal timepiece has been at your side all this time.
And sounds like it’s served you well.
Brilliant 👍
I also have a 2000 but it's a early 80s Heuer 272.006 chronograph Albino dial. With the Heuer 185 super quartz movement 👌 and LOVE THAT WATCH. Just the fact it's one of the last "Heuer" only dials really gives it a special allure. Since Heuer became Tag Heuer in 1985
Back in 1999 through 2002, I had two of those. I was very hard on them. The first one was fixed and eventually replaced under warranty, and the 2nd one was lost. The tag was my main everyday watch. Back then I had two Movado Museum watches, one gold, on leather, and one SS on a bracelet that I barely wore. My pride and joy the Bond Seamaster 36 mm that I bought brand new at a jewelry store in the mall. A Fossil Chrono-Diver, and of course a Timex digital. All Quartz watches. At the time I had zero idea what an automatic was. I still have all of them, except the Tag. I still wear the Seamaster regularly. Occasionally I pull out the Fossil for nostalgia. Now I'm heading over to Watchrecon and E-bay to see how much they are.
I can relate, with my '97 1500
I bought a TAG Heuer 2000 auto new in ‘04; it was my first nice watch! I wore it exclusively (well, it & a G-Shock!) until about 2017 & had it serviced by TAG once in 2018. I now have a few more watches, but my old TAG is the one I’ll never sell.
Hamilton Khaki Field is the go anywhere, do anything every day wear. Not too expensive, but not too cheap. Swiss automatic, reliable, accurate. Changing the leather for quick change FKM rubber means you can change at will and when you want!
My first watch was a Seiko Dec 1975 Pogue. It is 48 years later, and I am still wearing it as my everyday watch.
Teddy just wanted to say thank you for stating that all watches are a luxury. I recently aquired a few and I am enjoying the journey, especially the history and study of horology. Thanks for being an honest broker and extremely cool horology nerd, it's been quite impressionable. Keep up the great work.
Even “cheap” watches are a big expense. I have a super rare sales man sample citizen from the 1980s. Easily a few grand. A used omega is easily $2-$5k. That’s real money!
I totally agree that dive watches are maybe more functional than a chronograph. I use my dive watch bezel almost everyday to cook noodles and I feel like I am James Bond while doing it. At the end of the day it's about fun.
Chronograph is cool since i can imagine i need to use it😂
Can you explain how one would use a bezel? I’m a super noob
@@OriqinLCinema A dive watch bezel usually goes from 0 to 60 (zero in most cases is an arrow). You can turn that bezel so that the arrow points at the minute hand and that helps you see how many minutes pass
Teddy is the ultimate watch enthusiast. Absolutely non brand driven, just pure fascination in the field
That he is. He is also a pretty good salesman too. He carries a variety of watches to fit most any budget
Really…. Tudor…. Now I’ve pointed it out, take note. He hasn’t made a video that doesn’t pump the Tudor.
Well, nothing wrong with a Tudor!@@peterburke4626
I do not feel good without a good watch on my wrist. ⌚
You consider seiko fkx as a good watch?
Any watch that you like personally is a good watch. Watches are amongst the most subjective topics I know. There are no bad watches persay imo. I believe it's 100% about you & what you want, what you like and how it makes you feel. 😊
@@naorbareket6482The Seiko SKX is cerrai ly a good watch for what it is. It offers great value for money. Even more so if you like it, and it gives you what you want and makes you feel good.. it's not just good it's perfect.
same
Lol me too
A TOP RECOMMENDATION: The expanding Seiko SSK GMT line is excellent and Seiko has steadily released fun color ways, limited editions and it has modding support already. I got one for my father and its turned him into a watch guy. He wears that thing across continents and into glacial waters. He's a mad lad but the watch can easily withstand the rough stuff and still look more than nice enough for the dinner date. The bracelet is also quite good for the price point and better than previous seiko bracelets. Jangles with charm but is sturdy. Runs well better than stated +45/-45 also.
And when coupled with Rolex not being available at the AD, the Seiko GMT makes so much sense! Not to mention the price of the Seiko!
That was the first "luxury" watch I purchased and I couldn't be happier with it!
It would have deserved a sapphire glass
@@zsoltfarkas1028 It certainly deserves sapphire and it would have been nice if it came that way from Seiko, but they do have many Seiko GMTs (non SSK for now) with sapphire crystals and with modification support websites you can order and easily install a quality sapphire into your SSK GMT. It’s a very robust watch!
The thing you said, Teddy, about symbols of representing and expressing who you are with watches you wear is just💯💯💯
Watch's can be unnecessary until you make them .. necessary. Integrate them back into your life, daily routine, daily use. Learn and use the complications of each watch you get. I started collecting for a simple reason - how cool is it to get excited about wearing a different watch each day? Its great fun. The variety is off the charts. Vintage, modern, style, size, materials used, looks. Watch's are cool.
Same... the more times I wear one, the more interesting my collection gets
Picked up a amzwatch's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!
I'd like to add an 8th type just for fun: that watch that you love but hold back on buying it because of other collectors might say.
For the longest time I was in love with the King Seikos and held myself back from getting it because its movement was subpar and everyone in the community was saying that it was an overpriced piece of garbage.
I then realised that I loved it and its design made me smile so much that I wouldn't really care about what other collectors had to say, cause in the end, I was the one wearing it everyday.
My King Seiko SPB279 makes me happy everyday 🙌🏼 that's the thing about this hobby, many times it doesn't make sense and it doesn't need to 🙂
My Casio Duro is my diver/beater/quartz all rolled into one, I have a no-name cheap Invicta as my dress watch (I know what you're thinking, but it actually looks legit), a Timex Q GMT Pepsi as my traveler’s watch, and a Casio Lineage as my everyday GADA. I’m quite happy with that. 😊
For the record, Bill Mr. Microsoft Gates wears the Casio Duro as his everyday watch!
Agree 100% on the Duro. Invicta has many cool looking watches; just need to get past some of the garish looking ones. Timex is on a roll with near 1x1 reissues, the Gallo series and collabs with Tom Snyder to name a few.
The Tissot Gentlemen is my #1 go to watch even though I have 6 others. Not too expensive so if you lose it or break it or have it stolen it's not a huge deal+ it looks good with everything.
Tell me you make more money than me without telling me you make more money than me. 😂
Mine is a Ball Engineer III Pioneer. Pretty similar watches in style. Tissot Gentleman looks great
idk if I'd consider losing a $400 watch not a big deal, but I get what ur saying
Teddy,…excellent video. One quick note,…I would recommend using “Duro” watch moniker in place of “Beater”. Durability is at the core of the “beater” watch concept,…and “Duro” comes across as a compliment to the watch’s quality. All the best.
That bit in 'Raiders' where Indiana Jones finds the grail (holy grail cup) is actually humble in appearance, utilitarian, and unassuming. Love that each persons grail watch reflects this.. doesn't always have to be a bling monster :) And sometimes you have to buy a few silly choices, and even expensive choices, to find that humble watch that you can be 'enthusiast'ic about daily. Hopefully, don't have to go through swamps, jungles & pyramids like Indy to find this out!
I totally agree with you but I think the movie is the last crusade. both excellent movies BTW.
I feel like a nice diver covers the “everyday” category too.
As a young collector I have a chronograph, a dress watch and everyday watch and I think that is perfect for me. The chronograph is a Q timex 40 mm with a leather strap the dress watch is a vintage oris big crown and the everyday watch is a lorus automatic with a blue dial.
In a few years you’ll have fond memories of the times when three cheap watches were enough.
@@giusepperocchi2979 The oris is my prised possession and I got it for a good deal.
I just bought my first Timex back in November 2023. Got me a Waterbury and it’s been my go to watch since. I gotta admit. I’m impressed by Timex. I gotta admit I actually like the Indiglo feature.
@@americanpaisareturns9051 I love timex myself and I agree I like the indiglo feature and it can be super useful especially car trips when it is dark outside or if you want to read the time in the dark.
You see I can only really have one watch as I'd end up wearing whichever watch was the newest watch in my collection and others would collect dust. For me it'll be a good looking divers watch because my dad since I can remember always had an Omega Seamaster on his wrist first a 300 and then a Planet Ocean.
At moment I have Seiko dive watch and one day I'll get a Seamaster either 300m or Planet Ocean.
I love vintage dress watches. I wear my 1970 Bulova dress watch all the time. It has a gold rolled dial, case, and partially expandable band with a diamond at 3 and 9 o'clock. I'm not sure if they are real diamonds but they sure are pretty. It has an 8EA 17j movement that I serviced myself and gave a new mainspring.
I bought a G shock DW5600E for the nasa connection and as a beater. Fell in love with it and thought, I dont want this to get damaged. Bought another g shock GW5000U, same thing fell in love with it 😂. So still no real beater in my very small collection.
Great video as allways. These are awsome for me who just started the Journey. Thanks.
got my 39mm with the white dial on the 3-link "Bader" bracelet watch on amzwatch 3 weeks ago and am loving it to pieces. Absolute fantastic watch that wears super comfortable on my 6.75 inch wrist. Chose the 3-link over the 5-link bracelet for the toolless quick adjustment. Way more comfortable than my Longines Hydroconquest 41 mm.
Some watches can double dip in some categories: you dive watch can also be your beater, your daily watch is versatile enough to be dressed up or down, or even better, it can also be quartz like the Tissot prx or the gentleman quartz.
But the most important thing is to consider what you like, as long as you love your watch, go for it. (Also, your budget. Having a student budget is not easy)
I use the dive bezel on my Luminox fairly regular. Amy time I can use my watch to prevent even touching my phone I’m all for it. Never fails you check you phone for time and spend 30 minutes on it doing other stuff.
I own quite a few watches but my favourites are the Sinn 556ib and glasshutte original seventies panorama date.
No idea what categories they fall into but I love wearing them.
And that’s really all that matters to me
I consider the quartz to be able to fit into other categories as you could have a quartz beater or dress watch. I also consider GMTs to be a complication. My six are Daily, Sport/Weekend, Beater, Evening, Complication and Color/Wild Card.
Love this video. As someone starting my collection, watching this helped confirm that I’m off to a good start. It just so happened to work out that I have the seven covered here with one watch each.
My beater is a Lum-tec. Small Ohio company, family owned I believe, rugged, workaday quartz watches for $500-600. Actually, I have two of them now. Great value, water resistance, good lum, rugged stainless cases usually PVD coated, warranties, good service, variety of dial designs, bracelets, masculine look.
In the diver category I like the Citizen Pro master (used for a decade by the Italian Navy), and the Marathon.
Hey Teddy. Please stop having to explain yourself that watches are unnecessary because you know what? They are! What happens in an event where all mobile phones malfunction? Us watch nerds will be the ones who will have the time readily available. Although I am being extreme, the point is this. These timepieces are very much necessary because they make us enthusiasts happy! Your content brings us joy! I think I speak for ALL enthusiasts when I say that you don’t need to put “disclaimers” for the sake of not “offending” someone. I love your content, and you should never have to explain yourself for talking about your passion. Think of it this way. Watches are an extension of fashion. The jacket you were wearing in the video “really nice by the way” I’m sure was “unnecessary” right? You don’t need 10 jackets. But you do, because style is important for expressing our individuality. Thanks for continuing to make awesome content!
Daily, beater, quartz, diver, and even dress
The $50 Casio Duro (depending on the colorway and what strap you put on it) could theoretically cover five of the seven categories Teddy talked about. Am very close to purchasing one, my first watch
Can’t go wrong with one of them. It’s crazy how much nicer they are than watches that Casio sells for two or three times more that are literally just a penny’s worth of plastic and a microchip. I have one of the blue ones on a Maikes oil wax leather strap from Amazon, using the buckle from the Casio strap, and with a cyclops added to the crystal to make the date legible.
This is now my favourite watch channel on RUclips , such great content and done superbly, well done sir and I got my favourite watch at amzwatch， it hasn’t left my wrist for weeks
Me at your list:
- quartz DW, Fossil, OP
- dive Tag Heuer aquaracer
- beater Casio Gshock 5600
- Every carry Seiko monster
- dress Hublot bigbang unico
1. Everyday - seiko SRPE
2. Dive Watch - Orient Ray 2 or kamasu
3. Beater - Gshock DW5600 (solar)
4. Quartz - Casio Vintage & Youth series (if you wanna go digital), Timex weekender or Easyreader
5. Dress watch - Orient Bambino or Timex marlin
6. Travel (GMT) - seiko SKX GMT or Casio royale
7. Complication - i was just talking about affordable
The missing category: Vintage. If you consider yourself an enthusiast, you've got to try a few vintage watches.
I have stuff from 1903 and up. They are so tiny though they look funny on my wrist. I just like them.
I have three and love them, but they can be a huge hassle or expense for some collectors. Maybe if you also include heritage-inspired re-releases though!
I also own four pocket watches, one belonged to my great grandfather then my uncle and now me. I believe the first two monograms on a 😅the back were added when passed to my uncle I recently added mine when I had it restored to full functional condition. Looks great in the vest pocket of a suit. My two wrist watches are vintage also it’s a pleasure to wear any one of them. I don’t need them to tell the time I need them for the experience.
I would call the "Beater" category "Adventure". Something you'd be willing to wear snowboarding, MTBing, trail running, diving, ect....
Teddy, this is another great video. I would highly recommend it to someone who's starting their watch collecting journey. It's great food for thought. The part about being a cerebral watch buyer makes a lot of sense. A watch really is an extension of our personality. Lots of people buy a watch to be in vogue with the rest of the crowd but I think a true watch collector is one who would be just as happy wearing a Casio Duro compared to his buddy who has a Rolex Sub. You're right.....A watch is a luxury, but boy, we sure do love them all the same! Thanks Teddy!
I've recently began my obsession as a watch collector. And i must say- out of all the luxury brands I've been researching, for me the amzwatch's watches are the most intriguing.
That Casio Duro is my go to beater watch. It’s the only watch that I use in the ocean. Still looks and functions great after three years of service.
Yay! Bulova Lunar Pilot :-)) my favorite watch
Is there a video of Teddy talking about his wardrobe? That would be a welcomed vid 👏
Fr bro is actually gonna make me get some turtlenecks 🥵
A category I find interesting is the "quirky". Like a Louise Erard, a de Bethune or MB&F, if you have the money, a Mr. Jones, etc. Something odd and fun.
Terrific video! I started working from home at the start of COVID and I miss wearing my dressier watches. But, after this video I've decided to change straps and maximize their versatility. Thanks for the push Teddy!
I occasionally wear vintage dress watches with casual attire.
I love my titanium Eco Drive diver watch because it's so high quality with low cost, beautiful and accurate and 19 years of trouble-free service and going strong, still on the second per month.
As a young collector of 23 years old and a just finished bachelors degree + first full time job, I celebrated all of this with my first more expensive complication (Moonphase) watch. I got myself the lovely Mühle Glashütte Teutonia IV Bluemoon which can easily be dressed up with a suit for the office, but also looks great with a more casual poloshirt. Other than the Moonphase, I have as an everyday beater my Timex Marlin Chronograph, as my Quartz the Gshock 2100 in silver and as my Diver the Zelos Swordfish 42. And I love all of them, because watches are simply just amazing! 😃
Maybe falls in with the Complications, “Romantic” side but what about collaboration style watches just for something fun? Like, for example NUBEO did a Space Invaders watch. Not something I’d wear much but I have a nostalgic connection to it. Thanks for the video, great as usual Teddy! 👍🏻
Absolutely consider a "stand out watch" something totally different the. What you usually get. Something outside your comfort zone whether it be in color design or shape
we may say one watch might be added , the dream watch that one wanted since he was young and worked hard to get it
What a great intro and overview. This should be your lead from now on.
Great video Freddy. I think most dive watches are going to be the most versatile category out there. They range from very large to small and everywhere in between, and can be quite dressy or beefy. It could probably fall under the beater or everyday category, but I'd probably add a category for field watches to round out the list.
Great video. I have the Rolex Sub & Daytona both purchased during bad watch markets. However, I find myself wearing more entry level luxury watches all the time. Love my Tag, Longines & Tissot, but my new favorite is the Jack Mason stratotimer - pretty cheap, comfortable and beautiful. Never paid much attention to the smaller brands, but this watch really got my interest.
My "everyday" and "beater" is my Apple Watch. It's a digital device so it has an expiration date. Knowing that, I don't baby it. For my "real" watch, I love my Christopher Ward Titanium Elite 1000 dive watch because it's beautiful and it's a chronometer so it's an excellent piece of engineering.
Personally I have no need for a GMT. That’s what my cellphone is for. I do like the look of the Seiko 5 GMT though.
Thank you TEDDY . You help us to keep cleaver ideas about all watches according to it main function (dive watch, dress watch .....) . i am addicted to some watches you present for complications . The affordables dreams are LONGINES zulu time or OMEGA aqua terra WORLD TIMER and then the dream watches that will stay a dream (price) The PATEK PHILIPPE Perpetual calendar and the VACHERON CONSTANTIN perpetual calendar .
Teddy, great video. I’d add a flieger type.
I believe the Bulova "devil diver" oceanographer is a great dive watch, too. It's affordable, looks great in mutltipe colorways, comes in a GMT, bracelet strap or a rubber strap, awesome story, and very charming of a watch.
Thank you for making high quality videos!Love amzwatch ’s watches
I will add "modder" to the categories. I think everyone should modify to personal taste one watch in their collection. I have a Vostok that I modified into a nuclear Holocaust watch that reflects my fascination with Chernobyl. I love that watch. I love looking at it because I know what I invested in it to get it to look the way it looks. I am, in many ways, the watch's designer.
Great video one´s again, I just star with this category, but my problem now is that a I can´t stop jejeje. Love most of them and watch this channel make feel great and learn more. Thanks Teddy. greetings
My collection
Every day Seiko 5
Beater G Shock
Diver Rado Captain Cook
Dress watch FC hearbeat Moonphase and Longines flagship
Quartz 2 Awesome Casio Edifice watches
Travel Zepellin Atlantic GMT
Complication Seiko Coutura solar perpetual
As much as we ignore it, there is now a new category of fitness watches. My love for conventional timekeeping made sure that even the garmin that i have has 2 physical hands and a small screen.
Thanks for this Teddy, already putting some of these on my wish list 🤣 Happy New Year mate!
Hi Teddy, I was trying to make a purchase from India and it threw me an error that the items added can’t be shipped to my address. Do you not support shipping to India? Is there any solutions for this?
Also maybe another category to add (for the rich) is a watch to mark a special occasion in someone life, for example; wedding watch, graduation watch, huge job promotion or even your child’s birthday and you can give them that watch when they turn like 16.
And for some of us what we consider an ‘everyday’ watch, ‘beater’ watch and ‘quartz’ watch, they’re all ONE watch 😂
I like all types of watch but a dress watch always gets my attention the most for some reason
They are the most elegant, simple in design but usually beautiful
They are my favourite type of mechanical watch by a long way
The only problem with the seiko gmt is the bezel, it becomes really hard to turn after some time
in my job a good watch is very necessary.
The Seiko turtle is very reliable.
I've owned dress watches and have broken them within weeks.
I still haven't broken my Seiko turtle.
The Zeppelin Hindenburg has a weekcompication that is my favorite.
For a beater watch I highly recommend both the Casio F 91 W and the Timex Expedition.
I currently wear an Expedition as my daily watch because I genuinely love how it looks, it's surprisingly durable, and it's very easy to clean. I work in a brewery so I'm usually covered in grain dust, trace amounts of industrial cleaning chemicals, sweat, wax, and sometimes beer at the end of my day so a cheap "disposable" watch that's durable and easy to clean is perfect.
The F91W is a legend for a reason. They're cheap, they're reliable, and they just refuse to die out of pure spite. They aren't lookers, but because they're so generic and plain/cheap looking they blend in and disappear regardless of your outfit. If you're lucky enough to actually break or lose an F91W just walk into a Walmart and drop $30 and you're up and running again in minutes.
The seiko ssk Batman got me lots of compliments
Love my Seiko PADI turtle. Way better accuracy than stated from the factory. +6 secs/ day on average.
amzwatch has set a new standard for replica watches. Their craftsmanship is impeccable. Its hard to tell the difference from the originals
I thought people use dive watches as beaters
Unfortunately, I have tried them all and my bank account can prove it. The only one I haven't really loved is the Chronograph. I still have one, it just doesn't the love other do.
I have a nearly 25 year old Seiko quartz diver chrono which I have used to time dives and BBQ. My expensive automatic Swiss chrono is only used to tell time. I figure if the chrono breaks it will cost me a thousand and several months without my watch. I enjoy my expensive watches and my not so expensive watches really about equally. Buy what you like.
I think khaki field is only 50m wr.
Love your work anyway!
I’m new to watches and liked the look of the first one you showed in the complication category. So I went to check it out. Yikes! I should find a more affordable thing to collect. Maybe classic Porsches or something.
Damasko DS30. The perfect go anywhere, do everything timepiece. A step up from it is the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra…
Chronographs is probably a no go for me. GMT and annual calendar are on my list
on my dads account but my everyday watch is a skx011j. thing sky rocketed in value now i want an SRP next
I think a good extra category would be "funky", like Mr. Jones pieces, or a Konstantin Chaykin
Im so happy with My prx quartz its my first watch that i bought with my own money 😊
Love the video! great taste in watches and clothes too. Wanted to ask, where did you buy that black jacket?😂
I’d strongly consider watches from Oris.
Great video! Here's a non watch related question: id on that coat you're wearing??
Teddy: You are glowing! Not that there was anything wrong with your attire but I guess this amazing jump from before to the current “really?” situation has got to be about the Mrs. Come on say it😀👌
Make some presentation about watches with applied numerals (not Roman), not silkscreened or printed, nor pressed out reliefs. All 12, bigger is better, no need for line indexes.
Another great video, thanks Teddy. Would love to have you do a video or an article on books on horology in your library. I'm interested in understanding the many types of movements and the history of time keeping. Thanks again for all that you do. Aloha!
My collection is eclectic, but every watch has one thing in common, you can get the time at a glance. Busy watch faces with excessive complications leave me cold, but to each their own! Thanks for content. Bring back your fragrance videos.
Yes, has to be clear and legible
Watches are a luxury and few people actually need one. But I like being able to glance at my wrist and see the time. For years I wore an easy to read Timex, but over the last few years have been collecting watches that I enjoy. I have a few that take more than a glance to be certain of the time and I find myself rarely wearing those.
I own 3 from the list.
One of the things that makes buying watches online difficulty is lug to lug size. A 40mm watch on me could look fine or ridiculous just because of the length of the watch.
I think a video comparing different styles of watches for certain wrist sizes would be interesting.
With a 6.5" wrist, I tend to stick around the 38-41mm watch size.
A microbrand. You should definitively consider a microbtand! 😊
For the love of God, stop using the idiotic marketing term "color-way." It's just COLOR. Plain, old, boring color.
Started with 3 different gshocks in the BOH restaurant industry, grabbed a fossil machine chrono to mix things up, just pre-ordered the Henry archer verden GMT in silt, and now i am eyeing t some of those B&M Rivieras cause I want a blue watch but that will have to wait
Someone’s been working out. Looking hench Teddy.
Another video already? Back to frequent content in 2024. I like it. CW Pro 300 needs some coverage
I would add the "Extravagant Watch Category"......something fun and over the top..
I love when people disgust the accuracy of a watchs, buy a Johannes Max bill Max solar. Never wrong no matter where you are in the world.
The dive watch is the ultimate watch to be in one's collection:
1. It is the ultimate sports watch
2. It can be worn everyday
3. It can go from work to a social setting with ease
4. There is a wide variety of prices for anyone's budget
5. It comes in enough color dials and bezels to accommodate your ward robe & personality style
I don’t like diving or swimming, but I do like racing cars…so I have a chrono and no dive watch 😊
@@Franzino Your choice is perfectly fine and fits your lifestyle! The key is you enjoy wearing it!
Seiko Samurai is a good beater watch.
I enjoy my gmt master2 batman clone. 1 month and it still keeps time!