Luxury watch imperfections that drive me crazy
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- In this video, I am talking about things that drive me crazy in luxury watches. When I started getting into watch collecting more than 20 years ago, I had a few misconceptions about watches. I quickly learned that even expensive luxury watches can have specific quality control issues. Things like misaligned bezels, misaligned hands, and pieces of dust under the crystal can be found in very expensive watches. But in this video, I want to address problems I find annoying in watches that cannot be attributed to the quality issues necessary. Luxury watch problems I am talking about in the video:
1. Watches crown alignment
2. Watches date is not centered
3. Watch movements are smaller than the case
4. Poor quality watch straps
5. Non tapered watch bracelets
6. Quartz seconds hand missing the markers
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Spot on on the Cartier tank’s leather strap, which isn’t even leather. They should call it rubber strap since it is vegetal-made. But I guess it is a sign of our times.
Thanks. It's sad to see that bad quality strap in the expensive watch.
A few major pet peeves for me are:
- play in the hand when opening up the crown to set a watch. The hands jump. I’m looking at you Omega Aqua Terra and Seamaster 300 vintage
- lack of a quickset date for non- GMT watches.
- power reserves on the back of a watch so you have to turn it over when winding. What’s the point?
- bezels that are hard to grip to turn.
- no indices on a dial. Without them it’s just a piece of jewelry.
These are all deal breakers that I’ve noticed over the years. I’ve parted ways with watches because of these quirks.
Great points 👍🏻 misaligned hands, bezel and date drive me crazy when u pay thousands of dollars
Thanks!
Agreed, all flaws that points to excessive cost cutting and lack of respect for both their own brand and for their customers. The horizontally misaligned date I'd say is by far the worse, as I suspect it can't be easily fixed.
Yeah date misalignment should be easy to fix. I guess.
I feel better now about the misaligned second hand on my $250 Vaer quartz watch.
As an engineer I never get why people are annoyed by functional rotating parts like screw down crowns and screw heads not being aligned. It‘s very hard to align those as the cutting tools for the threads do not start at the same position each time.
I think this is asked a little too much for a mass produced product. For a a handcrafted piece this might be a different story.
However, I agree on all other points, especially 300+ $ Quartz watches not bothering lining up the damn seconds hand up. This really is just lazy.
Misaligned hour indices and dive bezels are my biggest disappointment. That includes an Omega Seamaster 300, Railmaster and a Grand Seiko.
The Seamaster is a 2254.50 and the 3 o’clock bezel marker doesn’t quite line up with the hour marker. One of them is out 🤷🏻♂️
But it’s 20 years old…
The Railmaster’s 9 o’clock painted lume triangle isn’t quite centred with the railroad markers.
The GS indices at 6, 7 and 8 weren’t centred on the dial markers. But GS dealer swapped it for a good one.
Regarding movement sizes, I don’t mind it being smaller than the case. Case size is about dial acreage, wrist looks, legibility and yes, fashion. Great content btw!
Why did you buy it
Didn’t notice the Seamaster misalignment until recently. Adds to its neo-vintage charm! The Railmaster was bought via Chrono24 for a good price but I’ve noticed others with a similar misalignment. It’s tiny.
Yes I have a Cartier watch I cannot wear because of the strap which I did replace and only to have the problem repeated the same the cardboard useless leather comes off the slot in mechanism. The replacement strap is expensive and then for it only to happen again?
Spot on. Great video as always!! BTW
I do own the same Hamilton. Excellent watch. What drives me crazy is weak lume on luxury diving watches!
Thanks man for your support. That Hamilton is a great watch for the money. The point about lume is actually a very good one.
@@OneManReviews I forgot to mention Aluminum bezels 😉😁😁
Problem with date leveling is wide spreading with calibres which based on eta 2892.
"Wuotsh". Sounds great!!
Greets from Warsaw. Drushba.
The signed crown pointing every which way does not bother me. Bad hand alignment does. Play in the keyless works that makes it hard to set the watch accurately does too.
Idk if I’d call it ‘annoying’, but one of the most overrated and overhyped selling points of a watch to me is - exhibition caseback. I looked at it once, when I first bought it, and never again.
I think it depends on the movement. JLC or GP have some very pretty movements to look at.
Agreed. When it's on the wrist, you won't see it anyway.
My new Omega PO has backlash with bezel, feels like 1 mm.
Also bezel is about half click not aligned with 12.
Why did you buy it
@@user-df2mn5bx2q i realised this only after unboxing in my home country. Actually I not sure about sending this into service, cause most likely there will be new scratches on repairing a new watch. Actually it not bothering me. Will see. Warranty is long, so I have a plenty of time.
I get annoyed with watches I cannot tell the time with. Skelotonised watches poorly executed, or my Omega Seamaster 300m NTTD, which has beautiful aesethitcs, but no contrast between hands and watch face.
Not a fan of skeletons but NTTD is a very beautiful watch in my opinion. The price is too high though.
I had to send my new SMP300 back to the factory because the bezel wasn’t working properly. Apparently, metal shavings were jamming up the action.
That’s sad 😔
I can't tolerate a quartz watch for more than a few weeks if its seconds hand doesn't meet the minute markers, so I've made it a rule never to buy quartz watches with seconds hands, or if I must, the seconds hand must be in a sub dial.
When do you NEED to buy a quartz watch? 😂 I am genuinely curious.
@@MarketingGuy I collect dress watches and quartzes are a necessary mainstay in my collection. Modern ladies automatic watches feel the compulsion for width and a third hand to prove themselves, but a petite two-hand dial is immaculate on the wrist! On one hand you desire the mechanics, but on the other hand your soul craves simplicity. Therefore, the 'need' never leaves.
For me date windows between hour markers or numbers (for example between 4 and 5 o'clock.) It makes it look like an aftertought.
That’s a good point. Not a fan also. Although I would be happy to own a Chopard Eagle with that issue :)
I got a Powermatic 80 in a 33mm Tissot, which makes me giggle.
Some decades back, being able to fit a mechanical movement in a smaller and smaller case was the show of innovation and effort.
Now we take small entirely machine made movements and put them in dinner plates to compensate.
I miss those days when brands were making small and complicated watches.
I even had ADs gaslighting me about the "Quarz hand not hitting the marker"-issue after me pointing it out. It's a shame.
I guess it depends on a brand. Some don't really pay attention to these things.
No excuse for wrist watch brands to not get the details. Whenever purchasing brand new, I would be specific with the retailer to order a watch example with the proper features (provide a printed list). This is the only way to communicate with the manufacturer that they are important to the end buyer (if watch is priced over several thousand dollars). One can explain your rationale with the retailer so that they understand (even if they insist that the watches are random and just come "as is"). No need to argue or create a fuss. Be calm and explain. There are so many low cost brands who do get the details perfect. Best just to pick out an example in stock that already has all the correct details.
You bought it. Did you not look over the watch?
I really don’t like bracelets that don’t have micro-adjustments, or that I can’t get to fit well/comfortably. It’s almost like bracelets are an afterthought. For me, the comfort & wearability of a watch is just as important as how it looks.
Yes that’s a good point.
Bad metal finishing. Like on the Clasp of the Pelagius 39.
Non-color-matched or non-integrated date wheels! That IWC is a perfect example. For the several thousand dollars they charge I think they can afford to commission a blue date wheel.
Interestedly enough the black version is with the painted date wheel.
@@OneManReviewsthe Mark XX black version has a white date wheel, the Mark XVIII black dial version had a black one. Why they changed it? Nobody knows. It is a different movement though.
Grand Seiko's bracelets are disappointing.
Yeah not the best in business.
Agree 💯
Thanks brother. I knew I wasn’t alone in that :)
Screw down crowns are meant to provide a watertight seal. This is accomplished by screwing against a rubber gasket. Rubber compresses over time, so you cannot align the crown with the case and still expect the case to be watertight.
If this bothers you, don't get a screw down crown. You can align a regular crown whichever way you want.
Somehow Omega manage to make a Naiad lock system.
The date is NEVER centered on a genuine Patek Nautilus.
That's a shame if true.
@@OneManReviews looks at pictures yourself
A no-date watch with a movement that has a ghost-date position. Just lazy.
Good point.
IMO, worst part about luxury watches are the WIS community that surrounds these products.
These consoomers carry the water for these brands, they’ll drown themselves in marketing and gag on made up jargon. However much money you are willing to spend, you need to jUsT sAvE uP because for a _little more_ you can buy an even better watch! Don’t buy ten Seikos buy one Rolex. Don’t buy ten Rolex buy one Audimar Peakgay or a PP Phillip. Don’t buy ten APs or PPs or VCs, buy one Richie Miles. To them the high price paid is a feature, something to brag about.
These type of “fans” are a huge turn off.
Similar to high end audio / audiophiles. One guy on a Facebook forum went full on psycho in his belief that spending £500 for a 1 metre network was worth it.
Unfortunately, more expensive watches do not always mean more quality or reliability.
Just buy a Casio AE1200..... Best watch ever made! You don't see idiots riding around in a Model T Ford anymore.... Move on