The Watches I Regret Most
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- Опубликовано: 26 апр 2024
- These are the watches I regret most in my watch-collecting time. Some I regret buying, some I regret selling, but all of them I wish I'd done differently!
Featured watches:
Roger Dubuis La Monegasque
Rolex Yacht-Master
IWC Ingenieur
U-Boat Flightdeck
FP Journe Chronometre Bleu
H Moser Mayu (now Endeavour)
Rolex GMT-Master II ceramic
Longines Legend Diver
Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight
Rolex Submariner 14060M
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The watch I regret buying the most is the F-91w.
It has been a gateway drug for me and now I can’t stop.
Yes, the F91 is probably the biggest seller of any other brands of watches on the market. It's cheap and reliable and if it should ever go wrong or is damaged you can just purchase another one without having to break your bank account on any luxury watch like a Rolex etc. The only trouble with Casio watches they can be addictive. I know that from experience as I have several of them in my collection both digital and analogue along with two G-Shock 5610's for when I need a tough and reliable watch when on military duties.
"Sank harder than Ocean Gate" - you're killing me man!
Spoiler alert!
I came straight to the comments to see if anyone caught that lol
"I was young, dumb, and full of com-pletely stupid ideas ... " Wow. Just wow.
Andrew is a modern day poet...damn son. Hilarious
😂😂😂
I was thinking, that can't have been an accidental turn of phrase. 😂
Applies to everyone.
That one had me rolling lol
That last one is a pretty powerful regret my friend.
Yacht Master much underrated……..and on the assent, perhaps?
Yeah. As he said it I was wondering "WTF were you thinking?"
@@kiljaeden7663 It's only one step away from selling your wedding ring and trying out other rings. Maximum facepalm.
Gotta agree, the last was the worst. I admire Andrew's courage in admitting this one especially. Even if I don't particularly like that watch (for some reason, anything raised on a bevel gives me the heebie jeebies).
you can’t sell the watch you got married with and honeymooned, unless you get divorce first. Now, giving it’s Rolex and if the current owner still got papers, this might be traceable and fixable. Just saying.
I also sold my wedding watch - also a Rolex. I sold it to help buy my wife and I our first house. No regrets at all
This makes me feel like my watch mistakes aren't too bad 😂
My jaw dropped at certain points like "what are thinking?!?!"
Where's the Royal Oak, Andrew? Are you trying to pretend it never happened? We shall never forget.
I was thinking the same thing. 🤣
Came to the comments for this. I just knew we were gonna get the story.
Maybe he's not ready to talk about it again. Too traumatic
What happened
@@YingDat He bought it for MSRP and sold it just before it exploded in popularity.
"...regain control of their bladders". Man, I almost lost mine.
There was a small moment when I also considered purchasing a Uboat. Luckily that moment passed quickly
maybe you can buy a Sinn dive watch made of U-boat steel as a placebo
I like those totally dreadful slabs of steel, like the british counterpart, the Graham... in some non healthy way, I must admit.
In fact if I could get my hands on the red, cheap, quartzy Darkmoon, maybe I'd pull the trigger... but it has to be reeeeally cheap.
I think you mean, it took a dive
Andrew, you are well known and accepted as one of the leading watch enthusiasts now owning your own channel. I liked it a lot that you spoke so openly about your mistakes in buying and selling watches That makes you all to human, my respect for that! And it made me feel better, because when "Mr. Talking Hands" himself made those mistakes, how could I, who knows nothing about watches, do better? 🙂
People who act like their next mistake will be their first, are especially irritating.
Biggest regrets are selling, pre-pandemic, a 2006 Rolex Submariner and an Omega Aqua Terra solid 18K yellow gold, each for around 5K USD. I have since then bought the Sub at twice the price but not the Omega which has tripled. Excellent video!!
ouch!
My biggest regret: Ten years ago, I attended an intimate dinner party with Bruno Meier, the recently retired CEO of Rolex. In an incredible act of generosity, he offered me the opportunity to buy a Rolex. At the time, I was a horological Philistine. Thus being so I said, "No, thank you".
You feel bad? Imagine how he feels! CEO of a watch company, THE Watch Company, can't even move a single watch. impostor syndrome the entire night.
lolz, thanks for sharing!
@@johnlee7164LOL
You made him feel humble…a great gift 😂😂😂
But you have a story which is somehow better. We try to tie these silly metal time pieces to a story, because the story IS the point. If you stole a fork from the event it’d be worth more than any watch. (The story part, not the watch itself). I’m selling my Daytona as part of a down payment for a house and to be honest I don’t care about it at all. Also sell a Grand Seiko for the same reason. The rest of my collection is under $500 for the most part and I only have one watch I truly care about and it’s worth at best $300 new. I like your story more than I like my Daytona, (although I am wearing it for the next few days before I send it in for service, cleaning and authentication for its new owner).
OMG!!! The IWC story is priceless!!!
If an Emmy existed for RUclips I believe this video would earn one. Fantastic video. Our mistakes are typically our best stories, and yours are so enjoyable.
I have never sold a watch... I am lucky enough to love watches that are at the more affordable end of the market and, therefore, am not tempted to. I will never ever sell my Tudor pelagos lhd, which is number 367, which is from your former place of work... you probably have had it in your hot, sweaty mits. I am very fortunate. Tudor, Seiko, and Longines for me.
Great video, thanks.
Your sense of humour is top class! And your checking habit totally speaks to me.
YOU SOLD YOUR WEDDING WATCH??🤯
I bought my first proper watch for my 30th birthday in 2000 - a full rose gold 1964 Omega Constellation. Wonderful condition. Cost me £650. Simply beautiful. But….. I was hooked and needed to buy more watches and couldn’t afford it - and the constellation had gone up in value. You know what came next. Still makes me want to cry.
Your analogy about the Apollo Command Module and the Space X Dragon is your best analogy yet. Nicely written Sir.
"Regrets, I've had a few but then again, too few to mention".
A perfect line from Dame Shirley Bassey…we all do mistakes….but to few to mention…
Ooh that Yatch Master is a life blunder !😂
The U Boat! I have my own personal experience of an Egyptian U Boat copy, claimed by the seller to be ‘almost waterproof’ taken by yours truly into the pool. That night I took it back claiming it was steamed up! The seller said to me ‘I told you not to take it into the water’ my reply was I only took it into the shower. Anyway he took the case back off and approximately an egg cup of water poured out…..enough said!
Most of us can only dream of owning an FP Journe. For me, it’s the one that got away that I always regret (I’ve never sold a watch, in part for that reason - I fear I’ll regret it!) Almost pulled the trigger on a pre-owned VC Overseas about 8 years ago, when they were selling for about 1/4 of what they sell for today. I hesitated over price, and it sold. Oh I wish I’d bought it: there’s no way I’d spend that much on a watch today!
Hilariously brilliant, Andrew! (and great meeting you at W&W ;)
I saw what you did there with the "Young, dumb and ..." ;)
"...full of com (pletely)" Yeah, he did drag out that first syllable just the tiniest bit.
That was hilarious. Best line in the whole video.
Andrew your writing is really good! I immensely enjoy the humor and the content. Wishing you all the success!
Best video yet on the new channel! Your way with words makes watching so enjoyable!
Just brilliant and I especially appreciate you showing pictures from your personal album 🤩
Some great stories there , thanks for sharing those although pretty painful
Your are absolutely right about the lug to lug length in the legend diver but that is one of its charms. I have a 6.5 inch wrist and I still love mine.
I have a Skin diver. And I am in love with the extra long lugs. Without them this watch would only be another boring heritage reissue nonsense...
I regret buying so many cheap watches instead of buying one really good one. You speak very well.
Love your sense of humor, Mate! Thanks!
I find your experience very telling of the strenght we can find when it's needed, and the amazing resilience of human beings when they keep being true to themselves, whatever comes their ways. I greatly respect that.
Thank you for your amazing work. That was a very humorous watch too! Glad to have found your channel. Greetings from Belgium.
You are a brilliant essay writer. I partly tune in to hear how well your narration is done.
Sir, I enjoy your self-deprecation, and your writings inspire me to write better but will never approach your humour and well placed metaphors. Ball bearings in the casket...damn! That is good. I'm going have to steal that and use it shamelessly. My regret: I didn't get my Tag Heuer Monaco sooner so that I can enjoy it earlier. I too, am an engineer and I work in industrial sites, which means there is no way in hell that I will wear my precious timepiece from Mondays to Fridays. And that means I can only slap on my Tag on Friday evenings and gaze at it lovingly over weekends.
Outstanding writing Andrew!
Great video containing both heart and soul
Sorry for getting off the subject, but I can't wait for you to review the Twelve X
My biggest regret was an impulse buy of a full-on 18K rose gold Breguet Aero Navale (with the full 18Kt gold band) instead of a Rolex Metorite Daytona way back in 2004. A few years later I sold the Breguet for the same $20K I paid for it & bought a white dialed SS Daytona for $9K which I still own. But the thought of passing on that meteorite Daytona (at the time $16K) haunts me to this day.
Insightful watch humor at its finest.
Andrew. I know I don't know you and you don't know me, and I'm not 100% sure if you've mentioned having tried therapy before, but after having heard that IWC Ingenieur story, I feel compelled to encourage you to try it again.
Bought and sold a lot of watches, the two I miss the most are my Submariner and Panerai. But I do love my Oris Aquis and my Omega Planet Ocean.
The whole U-Boat segment nearly wrote me off. 🤣😂🤣
My biggest regret is not owning a vintage Milgauss. I worked in a data center for nearly 3 decades and own the z blue and white dial iterations luckily. I have no way to wrist an older reference financially AND in person, as online retail is an iffy proposition at best.
We do have a few things in common! I am an engineer too (electronics), watch enthusiast, photographer, and an author on photography! All the best to you. Love your humor.
Gotta love this guy the best on the tube regards from Australia 🇦🇺
Really subtle Blackadder reference. Well done.
I sold my Tudor Blackbay Heritage 41, I really liked that watch. Will have to buy it back one day.
Was it the burgundy bezel?
Andrew your explanations of why you missed out on H Moser was hilarious. Loved the rant 😂😂😂
We all have watch regrets. It’s inevitable. You fueled my interest with watch finder and I’m grateful for the journey. Ty
Biggest regret, buying a Tudor BB, back in 2019, just before it all kicked off 😅, it's the 41.... and used prices aren't what you'd hoped they'd be 🤦
I usually find your videos too long but I stayed for that one😊. I can feel exactly what you experienced...nostalgia is a terrible thing and at the same time a sweet feeling...In fact it's all money's fault: would there be no evolution in prices we would only buy watches for pleasure and would have no particular regrets...I also wish I had pulled the trigger on 2 or 3 Rolex or JLC in the late 90's, but internet was not there to influence our behaviours (hope my english makes sense)
nkuwan You are so well-informed about luxury watches. You've obviously done your due diligence and the comparison to the US is very informative...because of course, I live in New York. thank you very much
That IWC story is exactly like something I would do….just a little bit more, just a little more.
When I bought my Grand Seiko snowflake in 2018 the boutique had a whirlpool that I almost bought instead. At the time my thinking was tiebreaker goes to spring drive. I’m not too torn about it though, the snowflake is a forever watch.
I love this video mate! 🍻
The Yachtmaster 40mm white dial (2-tone) is my favorite Rolex
As an engineer myself, I always thought "civil engineer" - like "responsible engineer" - was an oxymoron.
I love the YM2 as well, never understood why people had such disdain for it.
It tries to be an ultimate Sub but comes across as finger poke to the eye
@@spittinvenom9843 Yea maybe but it looks better than most subs tbh
Thanks for another enjoyable video.
Andrew, I feel you pain so I have taken to splitting my buying into two categories. The first is watches I like and will wear. The second is watches I am buying because they may prove to be a good flip or investment (like your Journe example). I wear the first batch and will never sell them so I don’t regret. The second group I do not wear ever so I don’t make memories with them and thus they are easy to move on from emotionally when it is time to sell. This formula seems to be working for me. The only hard part is not wearing the “flip” watches, but that is easier than regret!
I could listen to you all day, Andrew. You’re the David Attenborough of the watch world.
I owned a 4 liner Rolex 14060 and because I wanted a cyclops I pxed it for a 116610. My local AD gave my £2000 against a £5900 sub date. I hated the cyclops!
I wish I had kept the 14060 - or the 116610 for that matter!
Oh man I look at the 4 liner 14060m as a modern 5512 Submariner. I still own my 14060m from 03 and still keeps time like it did brand new. The 3130 is a indestructible movement. It's a watch I will never sell and it's SOO COMFORTABLE on the wrist
@@lonewolfemcquade8133 I absolutely agree. One of my favourite watches of all time and, as usual, I didn’t realise what I had until it was gone!
That last one hurts! I was in high school when I first saw the YM in person for $6k. It was my dream watch then
The yachtmaster story broke my heart :( you'll get that watch back!!
haha great video. bought my first automatic a few months ago. new tissot prx. greatly buillt but found out it’s a fancy swatch that can’t be serviced and sold it at a loss. bought a second hand seiko with 7s26 movement. absolutely love it. dream watch is a rolex ref 126200
I wear a Tudor Black Bay 58. Wife wears a Rolex Yacht Master. Incredible timepieces
I really needed this. All of your misfortune has really cheered me up today. Thank you.
Andrew you are a very funny man, this was brilliant.🤣
Keep up the good work.
I laughed out loud at the allegory on intuition… I’m out of synch with the universe LOL 😂
Wow! The pics from Monaco... You play in the big leagues...
I can absolutely understand your fascination with Yachtmaster (YM). Among Rolex that's the only one I kept in my collection and I wear it everyday, everywhere...from gym to the shower! YM is definitely the most underrated watch in the Rolex catalogue.
Oh, I owned the Black Back smiley black bezel for a steal and sold it. Then, when I found out they were being discontinued and I missed it, I bought another, also at a really good price. Then, yeah, I sold that too. Now I miss it again but just can’t buy the watch again for so much more than I bought and sold it for twice!
The Chronometre Bleu one really hurted me in a physical way
Your DIY blemish fixing sounds like me! I usually sell it because it is not "original" anymore. A bloody OCD that makes me sweat at night in bed thinking about the "mountains".
Although the dance of springs, gears, and levers inside a watch case never gets less entrancing, my preferred packaging has two wheels and a sequential gearbox. I hate to hear that you were injured, as have all of us who are so afflicted, and hope that the experience didn't sour you on the revelries of riding. For the record, anyone who chooses to ride a motorcycle has every right to be risk averse in all other aspects of life.
At first, I thought 💭 you meant a bicycle 🚲. How quickly I forgot.
@@bobdenton1 Very good point. I sometimes cannot see past my own dangerous obsession(s).
The guy from "Batteries not included". Great reference. I'm proud to say I actually saw that at the cinema on its first (and probably only) release. The first disappointing cinema experience of my then young life.
I love the Yachtmaster! Have you tried to track yours down again to rebuy?
Just bought a Daytona 2015 steel black face. Put a black rubber strap on it and it absolutely pops so I've got two looks in one which makes the cost more bearable. What I didn't consider at the time of purchase was the servicing costs add another £700ish on top and a 3 month wait, but at least it's only every 10yrs or so. The price may come down this year but I have no regrets, it is a stunning watch and will always remain that way. Go for it
You’ve been humbled and blessed, and not with watches ❤
Not quite " I sold my wedding watch" but I did sell a Tag Heuer Aquaracer that my wife bought me as my first luxury watch. I got caught up in trying to purchase a speedy that I thoughtlessly sold the Tag. My wife took it well but I still feel horrible about it.
the rubber covers of the chrono pushers eventually tear and replacing them to keep it waterproof is very expensive I wanted one too at the time, the lemania style central minute chrono hand was always something I just had to have so I almost pulled the trigger but I'm glad I never bought it. I have an EZM1.1 instead and I'm much happier with it than I would have been with the aquaracer
@@jeanpaulceulemans9973I think your referring to the Aqua graph chronograph. He mentions the Aquaracer
My biggest regret was letting go of my submariner; I wore it for everything. Nothing had ever come close with regards to the 'connection' that I had with that watch. I'm hoping to but an Explorer soon... and that will have adventures and memories of its own
I sold my 16622 as well. Also wore it on my wedding and much after. Still miss it.
Mines the 17013, miss the oysterquartz. Hard to find in my market but will buy one day
Thank you for the Apollo to space x analogy
I have so many watch regrets that I can't even count 😢
Wow! You have owned a great collection! But, you know that! Enjoy the Tudor! It is a great watch.
I find it easier to enjoy a watch after it gets the first couple scratches.
That's the joy of buying pre-owned: Somebody else was responsible for the first scratches ... and ate that part of the depreciation.
Same as cars
I regret not buying this one golden Tudor with a black dial I saw when my A.D. was closing. It was on a leather. It was a display model and had a small scratch. Altogether it was around 70% off retail and they were literally disassembling the shelves and removing light fixtures from the store - I felt like the world around me was crumbling, my friend was with me and I should’ve just bought it, that same watch is around 5000 now. The watch really was so me! I should definitely have bought it. I could have afforded it easily… then I went through a period of time where I lost the money anyway being stupid, so buying the watch would’ve been the better decision!
I don't really like Rolex but I do love that Yacht Master you sold. I have never sold a watch yet so no regrets there have a few I wish I hadn't purchased though.
I have bought and sold so many watches, including vintage. No regrets. My taste has matured to high end Seiko and Grand Seiko. The SLA055 makes so much more sense to me than a sub' and then there is the lume!
Some things you should never let go of Andrew.
I'm not sure how much time you spent on these jokes.
But it was worth it
10/10
Your comment... 11/10 ❤️
Uh. Yacht master 😢. I also like rose gold YM the most. ❤
I bought a Seiko SKX009 from a friend for $400 just when they were discontinued. Eventually I wore that watch for a good year until I sold it for a profit. Slowly I started regretting selling that watch until the end of the year I was offered one for sale for much less than I sold AND bought it for. The exact same watch. Bought it back and it’s returned to my collection.
That same FP Journe was my biggest miss too. Like you I saw the prices come down, down... And so I held, I held off... then they soared...
Similar thing happened with a blue dial Tudor sub, the mid-late 80s variant. I always knew what they were and as Tudor revitalised itself, whilst I did buy a Pelagos I ignored all the Black Bay hype, waiting on a good price on a sub. I saw one at 4200 and it made me think I could find one under £4k... And that was that.
I wanted the Yachtmaster about 12 years ago and I nearly got one but changed my mind and was sensible with my money. 12 years later I just got the new rhodium dial version
My biggest regret was selling my apollo 11 50th anniversary speedmaster for a Rolex datejust two tone with diamond dial. I ended up selling the DJ and bought a sea dweller 43 and then a new Rolex rootbeer two tone. But I never stopped regretting selling it. You get over Rolex pretty fast.
We are so much alike! So many regrettable watch decisions, for the sake of finding out what I really like.
I tell myself there was a reason for each decision, and it's true. I just consider it all a part of the journey in this odd hobby.
I regret not obtaining the ym2 all gold model. Yes I have the ss model, and only thought about the all gold ym2. Did not see this coming, what a drag! 😢
Who has time to sell things they don't want anymore? Going to the post office is too tedious to countenance. But if a guy with a box of money knocks on my door and asks if I have any watches for sale...