The Watches Of A Navy SEAL

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  • Опубликовано: 25 сен 2023
  • The watches of a Navy SEAL. Our first look at the watch collection of a real Navy SEAL, from training through to graduation.
    Featured Watches:
    Casio G-Shock
    Omega Seamaster Chrono
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  • @michaelniemer4449
    @michaelniemer4449 8 месяцев назад +41

    Honestly, one of the most interesting and engaging watch/SEAL conversations I’ve seen on YT. Really looking forward to part 2.

  • @jasonh8043
    @jasonh8043 8 месяцев назад +3

    Being a teen in the 80's , my "crew" and I did a lot. Camping (winter) rock climbing, repelling, zip-lining, mud runs, hiking, etc,
    and I can't imagine the determination it takes to become a SEAL. Tremendous respect and admiration for those individuals. Great piece by Watchfinder !

  • @miguel125sexii
    @miguel125sexii 8 месяцев назад +6

    You can tell how much it meant to receive that watch from his parents. Signifying more than graduating budds. What a great video.

  • @Lochsmusic
    @Lochsmusic 8 месяцев назад +6

    Absolutely the largest set of headphones to ever grace my computer screen

    • @schmidtythekidd
      @schmidtythekidd 8 месяцев назад

      Right!? Why is that not the topic of this video more than the watches?

    • @MadSeedling
      @MadSeedling 8 месяцев назад +3

      he must be an audiophile - those look like Hifiman Arya

  • @alwayspooh1588
    @alwayspooh1588 8 месяцев назад +13

    To be fair, a G-Shock is all the watch you ever really need.

    • @alectang1614
      @alectang1614 8 месяцев назад +4

      But imagine wearing a G shock to your wedding...

    • @angshoken
      @angshoken 8 месяцев назад

      +batteries

    • @alwayspooh1588
      @alwayspooh1588 8 месяцев назад +2

      Nope - tough solar never needs a battery!@@angshoken

    • @alwayspooh1588
      @alwayspooh1588 8 месяцев назад

      True, unless you are getting married undersea while scuba diving!@@alectang1614

    • @alectang1614
      @alectang1614 8 месяцев назад

      @@alwayspooh1588 tough solar watches have a rechargeable battery in them... will need to be replaced in probably around 10 years.

  • @megasoid
    @megasoid 8 месяцев назад +2

    What a great segment. I'm prior service myself, so this interview is appreciated. And yes, watch enthusiasts are legion in the military.

  • @terrysky83
    @terrysky83 8 месяцев назад +2

    Well now we need to see watches of SAS and SBS operators, deadly serious

  • @adrianw3985
    @adrianw3985 8 месяцев назад +4

    I was just an ordinary Soldier, I started out with the Casio Pathfinder and later went with the G-Shock watches. The Pathfinder never let me down, it is also very tough.

    • @BAF605
      @BAF605 8 месяцев назад +1

      Never put yourself down by calling yourself an "ordinary" soldier. 😊

    • @adrianw3985
      @adrianw3985 8 месяцев назад +3

      @@BAF605 thank you, I didn't mean it as a put down. Ordinary everyday people make the world go round, and it's honorable.

  • @mattgaunitzmusic
    @mattgaunitzmusic 6 месяцев назад

    Not only is this an amazing collection of watches, and stories attached to them. I love that Rob is also a bit of an audiophile, rocking those Hifiman headphones.

  • @JamesAlexander14
    @JamesAlexander14 8 месяцев назад +1

    This is one of the best interviews you have done. Real people doing really dangerous stuff. Fantastic and thank you. Now for Bear Grylls eh?

  • @westpoll1
    @westpoll1 8 месяцев назад +3

    What a great guy, so modest about what he achieved!

  • @shawnlavigne9069
    @shawnlavigne9069 8 месяцев назад

    Great interview. The Seamaster was a wonderful gift from your folks.

  • @samuelman88
    @samuelman88 8 месяцев назад +1

    I am LOVING the headphones on Rob!! Hifiman Ayra... You have some impeccable taste!

  • @craig2100
    @craig2100 8 месяцев назад

    Love this interview

  • @leoayon1
    @leoayon1 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for this wonderful and inspiring interview !
    The 6600 is an incredible tough and humble watch , as well as the seals ,, very well represented here
    For us , the watch lovers , there is always a great story behind
    Thanks for sharing yours !

  • @MidEnginedFan
    @MidEnginedFan 8 месяцев назад

    I had the opportunity to try out for SEALs in boot camp (San Diego so, yeah, a while ago!) and they explained the training. At one point it was "...for breakfast, you're dropped into the ocean, you swim a mile to shore, run a mile along the shore, eat your 2 or 3 hard-boiled eggs, then run back down the beach, and swim back out to the rendezvous where the helo picks you up. If you don't make it there in time you tread water until the next helo comes."
    Yeah...eff that! Needless to say I didn't join because I knew I would be ringing that "I quit" bell, LOL.
    It's a very mental job. The Teams are amazing and humble. Go Navy! Note: Distances said above are not exact because this was back in the late '80s & my memory is poor, but they are close.

  • @alvinmick218
    @alvinmick218 8 месяцев назад +14

    This is amazing content! Just when I think that you can’t possibly achieve any higher excellence, you go right on and do it! Very well done! 🥃

  • @GordonMoat
    @GordonMoat 8 месяцев назад

    Older friend of mine wore a Seiko Dive watch during his service. Younger friend of mine, who recently retired, last wore a G-Shock.

  • @scottlalonde2878
    @scottlalonde2878 8 месяцев назад

    Great interview, thank you, Andrew 🙂👍

  • @seangould3664
    @seangould3664 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for your service!!

  • @kroy2121
    @kroy2121 8 месяцев назад

    Can’t wait for Part 2 ❤

  • @jonosullivan4727
    @jonosullivan4727 8 месяцев назад

    Great stuff guys.

  • @vincentcorreia5714
    @vincentcorreia5714 8 месяцев назад

    Congrats on 1M subscribers!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @daanyal84
    @daanyal84 8 месяцев назад +1

    I like these kind of videos, keep ‘m coming

  • @morphyon
    @morphyon 8 месяцев назад +43

    I thought they are born with pixelated faces 🫣

    • @sevenstars004
      @sevenstars004 8 месяцев назад +1

      Right! 😂🤣😂🤣

    • @AceFirstPlace
      @AceFirstPlace 8 месяцев назад +1

      puberty....ptsd....flashbacks....

    • @an8nymous791
      @an8nymous791 8 месяцев назад

      YEAH!

    • @pompeylad1977
      @pompeylad1977 8 месяцев назад

      😂

    • @darrenfry4695
      @darrenfry4695 8 месяцев назад

      They do ,,all armed special forces have pixilated faces , it happens overnight once they've passed the test , boom, pixy faced , that's what they're called pixy faced

  • @brianmessick5979
    @brianmessick5979 8 месяцев назад

    Our company w/9,000+ employees recently procured the Zero Eyes technology. Great to see a face behind the brand!

  • @robalexander7348
    @robalexander7348 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you, so interesting, i'm looking forward to Part 2 👍 Au

  • @TheTastefulThickness
    @TheTastefulThickness 8 месяцев назад +1

    This guy is good people.

  • @1MarkBevans
    @1MarkBevans 8 месяцев назад +6

    This is an incredible show. You guys are great and always watch every one without fail. But being a USA watch junkie, this rings clear. Thanks so much for every issue. WATCHFINDER rocks!!

  • @baxoutthebox5682
    @baxoutthebox5682 7 месяцев назад

    The DW-6600 is my favorite G-Shock

  • @markhor1988
    @markhor1988 8 месяцев назад

    I've seen this guy a couple of time. Seems like a nice dude.

  • @enriqueali
    @enriqueali 8 месяцев назад +2

    Whatever is the opposite of succinct, this guy is it.....

  • @presterjohn71
    @presterjohn71 8 месяцев назад +1

    A work colleague of mine's sister is married to a guy who works in Hereford. He is on his second semi-issued Rolex. They have to pay for them but because they are inscribed with their service numbers they instantly triple in value. On the ground floor when on the job I think most guys use a G-Shock these days.

  • @theminimalisthoarders4533
    @theminimalisthoarders4533 8 месяцев назад +1

    Once upon a time I saw a bum punch a pigeon out of the sky, that inspired me to dedicate my life to collecting watches.

  • @repbydesign16
    @repbydesign16 8 месяцев назад

    I love being able to see your faces vs your older style. Screw all the haters.

  • @m.f.amoosam.fahadalmoosa5451
    @m.f.amoosam.fahadalmoosa5451 8 месяцев назад

    I have a curren watch m8063. It is a metal strap watch. Can i replace this into leather strap. Please answer

  • @exexpat11
    @exexpat11 3 месяца назад

    I listened to a SEAL guy who has a Gun Channel. He was active from the 80's to the late 2000's. He claimed the only official issue watch he was given was G-Shocks. He did say one time he came across a box of broken Tudors that could be had and took one that he repaired himself for use. He was forced to give it back even though he spent his own cash to fix it. After retirement he bought the same model for himself as a memento.
    No TAGs or Luminox or Rolex or Omega or Marathon, etc.
    I find it funny the various "Official" SEAL watches over the years have absolutely nothing to do with SEALs. Total BS marketing.
    Today I hear they use wrist dive computers and G-Shocks.
    I own a CWC Diver. I am not a Brit but hear they do the same. Most buy their own G-Shocks for use. It is hard to get a CWC issued as they tend to get "lost" and missing property reports are filed.

  • @dennyterrio1942
    @dennyterrio1942 8 месяцев назад

    This was a great episode with a very down to earth SEAL, but still...BEAT NAVY!

  • @yorusuyasoul69420
    @yorusuyasoul69420 8 месяцев назад +1

    great im wearin also my 6640

  • @chawenhalo0089
    @chawenhalo0089 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great thing about wearing a Rola on operations is that should you get lost and desperate, you can trade it.😅

  • @GreenPizza577
    @GreenPizza577 8 месяцев назад +6

    I actually liked when you had the photos of the mics. lol.

  • @leftpastsaturn67
    @leftpastsaturn67 8 месяцев назад

    That seemed to end abruptly.

  • @andyruhl7739
    @andyruhl7739 8 месяцев назад +1

    The video seems like it ends early?

  • @PapriceP
    @PapriceP 8 месяцев назад +2

    Not every Navy Seal is Rolex material.

  • @wisamal-hakim5531
    @wisamal-hakim5531 8 месяцев назад

    Id love to know what sort of watches the SAS and SBS soldiers go for.
    This was super cool though

  • @richardnedbalek1968
    @richardnedbalek1968 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks, Rob, for both your service and your insightful comments on watches worn by Navy Seals.

  • @fishbourneromanpalaceandgarden
    @fishbourneromanpalaceandgarden 8 месяцев назад

    Why aren’t Casio taking orders? They say unexpected difficulties

  • @mrlong6267
    @mrlong6267 8 месяцев назад

    I’m wearing my omega SMP 300 right now and not only do I feel like James Bond but also a navy seal…lol

  • @Cmdtheartist
    @Cmdtheartist 8 месяцев назад

    I remember when I waited for my MoonSwatch. For hours I waited. My Frappuccino grew as cold as my heart when I realized I might have to settle for a Uranus watch. I thought of the horrors I would face if such an abomination were strapped to my 5-inch wrist. When I recovered from my swoon, it was all over.
    Never ask me about that time again.

  • @meymar110099
    @meymar110099 8 месяцев назад

    nice!!

  • @jasonchatham4170
    @jasonchatham4170 8 месяцев назад +1

    Dammit Tom! Stop upsetting Andrew! 😢

  • @ivoryjohnson4662
    @ivoryjohnson4662 8 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome video !!!! You didn’t watch the National Geographic for the watches Cmon man

  • @Kalmar917
    @Kalmar917 8 месяцев назад

    I have family that were frogmen during WWII and even now a few recently retired Seals. In WWII they wore the canteen watches. In the Korean War they wore the same. Vietnam they wore Rolex and Tudor Subs. In the 80s they wore squares and in the 90s the DW-6600 and DW-6900 all the way up to early 2000s. As they move up they get subs or GMTs. This is what I was told by those guys.
    This is now my favorite episode. Thank you fellas and keep at it. Looking forward to the next.

  • @DavidGirling
    @DavidGirling 8 месяцев назад

    I've always liked G-shock watches because I gave watches some rough treatment both at work and hobbies, tough as old boots and last for a long time. On the first one I wore out the button covers that kept it watertight to 30m, but I put some buttons from a different (and dead) watch in the spaces and it was still OK to 5m. Eventually I wore out the protective case. I've now got a solar powered, radio controlled one that automatically sets itself in any area with a time transmission service, and now Ive retired I expect it to last the rest of my life.

  • @skylongskylong1982
    @skylongskylong1982 8 месяцев назад

    You need a watch that has the capability to carry out the functions you need, but not cost mega money.
    On average I went through one watch every two years from one getting smashed when jumping out helicopter to broken into two pieces on a assault course.
    Do not mention the life expectancy of a head mounted flashlight !

  • @BAF605
    @BAF605 8 месяцев назад

    Sometimes I think there are more SEALS than seals. 😂😂

  • @mehmettanhantoygar827
    @mehmettanhantoygar827 8 месяцев назад

    Why the guy wears ventilators

  • @Dr_LK
    @Dr_LK 8 месяцев назад

    12:26 the first appearance of a watch in this interview... the rest is stories, non watch related.

  • @BAF605
    @BAF605 8 месяцев назад

    Beloved by special forces operatives and Walts everywhere!!

  • @frankylennonlin
    @frankylennonlin 8 месяцев назад +7

    Really miss the talking hands videos from the early days

    • @hullabamoo
      @hullabamoo 8 месяцев назад +3

      They still do those twice a week!

    • @frankylennonlin
      @frankylennonlin 8 месяцев назад

      @@hullabamoo you're right, but they don't feel the same to me at all.

    • @alectang1614
      @alectang1614 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@frankylennonlinyeah, effort has gone down the drain.

    • @mustaphasabli1985
      @mustaphasabli1985 8 месяцев назад +1

      I have not watched most of their new release as this channel doesn't really feel the same anymore. Is it that compulsory for them to show their faces?

    • @alectang1614
      @alectang1614 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@mustaphasabli1985 my issue with the channel is that it has lost its USP. The writing, video editing and music was what made the Watchfinder videos unique. Compare those videos from 4 years ago to the videos they make now...
      I still enjoy seeing Andrew and Tom discuss, don't get me wrong, but I think the content has become ordinary now - if I want to watch similar content, there are innumerable other channels that offer the same thing.
      I miss the masterpiece of video editing from the early years of watchfinder, like, search up any of those early Lange videos.... 👌🏼Perfection.

  • @joshuakaplan5726
    @joshuakaplan5726 8 месяцев назад +1

    He has an awesome video with Tim Mosso too!

  • @kashifgujjar6041
    @kashifgujjar6041 8 месяцев назад

    Wow

  • @alfieakaronaldog
    @alfieakaronaldog 8 месяцев назад

    Do you shout out ‘Rolex’ in your sleep?

  • @user-zi3cw6mp3s
    @user-zi3cw6mp3s 8 месяцев назад

    特戰人員手錶 g shock

  • @m.halcyon5772
    @m.halcyon5772 8 месяцев назад

    Yes, back to hands.

  • @djzrobzombie2813
    @djzrobzombie2813 8 месяцев назад +2

    The us navy seals are the best man...,,, America has to offer...

  • @muhtasimmunir1830
    @muhtasimmunir1830 8 месяцев назад

    I liked them better when they were sentient microphones

  • @reesnordrhein7486
    @reesnordrhein7486 8 месяцев назад +1

    Correct - de handen waren leuker

  • @TariqueAnwarAnsari
    @TariqueAnwarAnsari 7 месяцев назад

    kya pakau baata karre , ghadi ke baare me baarah minat ke baad chalu karre

  • @an8nymous791
    @an8nymous791 8 месяцев назад

    I survive severe nerve pain 90 hours from time to time for 9 years. I think I could have been a seal.

  • @watchhunter
    @watchhunter 8 месяцев назад

    Face reveal is almost never a good thing because never look like you imagine them. At least for me that's true

  • @taham33
    @taham33 8 месяцев назад

    Was he wearing that watch while shooting kids and civilians?

  • @ryangochuico
    @ryangochuico 8 месяцев назад

    I saw his interview with tim at watchbox a few months back. Great guy. 🫡
    Your training story reminds me of the time i had in basic training for the army. Although obviously mine was not as intense but the "fun" that was felt at the time was relatable😂