Teddy - Rolex Submariner makes a lot of sense as a retirement watch - if the average person gets on the waiting list when they leave college they might actually be able to buy one when they retire!
An engineer can really appreciate a Grand Seiko. It's horological history of having beaten the Swiss at producing the most accurate mechanical movement, the exceptional finishing, attention to detail and the Japanese pursuit of perfection are all things that can tug at the heartstrings of a passionate engineer.
I am an engineer and my first mechanical was the GS SBGJ021 which i got for myself when I got my PE License. I was really focused on the spring drive and the tech there and eventually ended up with a snowflake in the collection too. I was drawn to GS for the reasons you mentioned above so I felt I needed to comment.
@@rr8299 Most attorneys wear basic status watches, nothing crazy, Rolex, Omega, AP are common. More common and you wouldn't guess? Smart Watches and linked devices, health related wristwear, a ton of Casio and G-Shock, and also? Literally nothing. Nobody cares, you might catch an eye roll as a young associate with a real Pepsi Rolex or a clearly fake Royal Oak or Yachtmaster, however.
@@TeddyBaldassarre "Best watch for a construction worker: We have here a variety of G-Shocks, you can see how there are ones in not only traditional neutral grays and blacks, but also ones that may match your high-viz vest, some really fun, playful bright yellows and oranges. There are also ones with metal bracelets if you are more of a site manager or foreman than a hard laborer."
@@Psykel because there are rarely true diver's watches, and none of them could be compared to the G-Shock in terms of features, including those used underwater, remember that G-Shock Frogman have an underwater audible alarm to prevent too fast rise to the surface for example. Anyway they work in any rough or tough environment. The last and probably best feature of the G-Shock is their price: you could afford to lose or destroy one, even if doing so you will probably die! I am a CMAS certified diver, and use certified diver's watch for the fun as a backup, but naturally my Diving Computer is my main source of informations and ensure the safety of my dives.
For most occupations (at least the ones covered in this video) if we're talking about owning a single watch, the most logical suggestion would be the Casioak for all of them. It's accurate, durable, relatively slimline, legible, has useful complications, and looks good. It's also well respected among both clueless fashionistas, and watch enthusiasts, if you also want your wrist jewelry to get you an appreciative nod. Just pick a colour and strap that's suitable to your style and profession, or get the metal case mod if you need something a little dressier, and you're good to go.
I am a retired corporate aircraft technician. In 1979 I purchased a new Rolex GMT master, the GMT function was handy when I was with the aircraft on trips, I still wear it regularly. My retirement watches so far are a Tudor Black Bay GMT, Rolex DateJust in steel with a blue dial and a Swiss Watch Company Bunker with a velcro strap. I have also worn that Casio calculator watch at times and used it to figure fuel loads for the aircraft. I have a pilot friend who flew for an international parcel carrier and his flight watch was and still is an Omega Seamaster with a GMT function. Thank you Teddy, I really enjoy the content.
I’m a structural engineer. You were definitely spot on with the Omega Aqua Terra, as I wear one every day. I bought it because of the engineering of the movement. It isn’t the most functional if on site but I love it!
As an engineer my first watch had to be a GS Spring Drive, just a really cool concept :D In normal operation it only needs around 25nW which is just crazy
I spent 33 years in the fire service. The average watch would last about 18-24 months before I destroyed or lost it. I never destroyed a Casio G-Shock. They would wear out down the corners and the printing on the exterior might start to wear a bit, but I never had one break or fall off my wrist. As I recall (It's been a long time) the only problem I had was with the water tightness after replacing the battery.
Journalist 1:49 Brewmaster 4:12 Engineer 6:05 Pilot 8:49 Mechanic 10:55 Chef 12:48 Retired 14:59 Teddy, I really love your work, sorry for messing your videos's watchtime
I’m a package delivery driver. I wear the older Seiko 5 models. The new dress KX is awesome, but a bit too big, and I already cracked the crystal. The older models look great, and the smaller size really helps with the crystal not getting smashed. A G Shock is the best choice, but I still like to wear a more stylish/ automatic watch.
I agree. The new profile of the new Seiko 5's makes them top heavy and feels like you have a ball on top of your wrist. If you like like Seiko, have you thought of the Mini Turtle? Or even the regular Turtle. They are surprisingly comfortable and wear much smaller than you would think. It would definitely take the beating.
I'm an automotive technician, working now in the prototype lab. Everyday day watch is my parents gift Casio waveceptor, stainless steel bracelet, triple register on a blue dial. Super robust and being a gift has a special meaning to me. Week end watch during cars and coffee Tissot chrono XL pvd black, caramel leather strap (bought that one when I signed up for my actual job). Last one not even a week old. Seiko 5 beige nato strap dark grey dial, first automatic watch too. I put money in my car collection, hope to get an Omega soon though, fingers crossed !
@@michaelriera6277 It is indeed. I really like that combo of color. The dial reminds me a bit of some aircraft instruments I've seen in the past with that black case. Caramel leather has that premium car / vintage motorcycle vibe to it. Works really well for me that way but it's available in many variations too.
As a geologist, I wear a square G-Shock (solar/ atomic time) for the fieldwork, a Citizen Eco-drive for the lab/ computer work, and I am waiting for my first automatic: a Zelos Mako Teal! :)
As a retired professional international airline pilot, I got a SS Rolex Sky Dweller as my retirement watch. Dressy, annual calendar, 100M water resistant for the pool/beach and a GMT for travel or to keep up with my friends from around the world.
Financial Planner here who is also a pilot - Cartier Santos at work, Omega Speedmaster on the weekends, when flying and sometimes at work, and a Sinn U50T when out on adventures. Next watch will probably be an IWC Spitfire Automatic but I’ve got bug to get a Hamilton Khaki Field as well..Amazing content as always Teddy!
Loved the picks but one watch I saw missing from the engineer category was the speedmaster. I know so many engineers who have a fascination with NASA and rocketry and I think we all know that watch evokes those emotions more than anything else on the market. Again, great vid, love your stuff Teddy
Or, for the budget option, The Bulova Lunar Pilot You also get the extra accuracy of that high frequency quartz and a cool little story about the original version of the watch on Apollo 15
Agree, Model Based Systems Engineer here with a tie to rocketry and the speedmaster is a goal of mine, gonna be my reward after finishing my grad degree. It will definitely be a emotional acquisition. Until then waiting for the 43mm bulova lunar pilot, not only to fill that void but also as a piece to satisfy my goal of collecting every watch that has been to space.
As a chemist and part-time electrical engineer it's definitely watches with timers and alarms when I'm in the lab. I do work with strong magnetic fields, so titanium Casio watches and titanium Citizen chronograph watches are my go to when running experiments.
Wow! This vid has sparked my favourite comments section by far on any watch vid on YT. I love learning and hearing about the why of our watches… how our choices connect to the reality of our day to day life and the professions we love. Way to go Teddy!
This is awesome! Although you've grown so much in the industry and gone so far with your RUclips channel, this shows that you still have a connection to your viewers. Love it dude. Great content as always!
I’m a Software Engineer and I always look for a GMT watch because I live in EST but computers generally log in UTC. And at a glance I want to know if that error happened 5 min ago or 2 hours ago. Also because your wrist is always on a desk a soft and comfortable band is a must.
I am a IT engineer. So I usually wear all type of watches. For everyday I wear The casio duro and field watch and Gshock mud master. For special occasions I go with a formal watch. I'm very blessed that I can wear all the of watches every day. Thanks Teddy for the video.
I'd love to see recommendations for teachers. I am secondary teacher and I spent a year saving for a Seiko SPB215J "Castle in the sky" for it's literary links, it's steampunk/vintage look and it's dress watch looks. This allows me to dress it up or wear it casually in a classroom when I'm nerding out with the students about film, anime or history. But I'd love to know what other teachers wear or what you would recommend for teachers as we kind of have to be ready to be in the classroom or meet important people one moment, and then play a basketball game the next.
Great, fun choices within another excellent video. As a professional pilot (military/airline/bizjet) I wear a Longines VHP GMT. Accurate to ±5 sec per year, great lume, highly legible, affordable.
I'm an assembly man at a Paccar plant. Everyday at work, I'm wearing a cheap Casio (plastic and digital). On weekends, I'm wearing my Casio Duro (mdv-106)or my Casio Edifice. Casio: good for everything!🤓🤙
I am an IT Engineer and also a watch collector, having a lot of choice including some G-Shock naturally, but my preferred watches are mechanical and manual-winding, and among these I have a Grand Seiko from my birth year that is an Engineering marvel. On the technology side, I also have a Quartz Grand Seiko hand-made with incredible accuracy and an US Bulova Accutron (real Accutron, not branding) that is a buzzing marvel of its time.
I inspect military weather stations, and tend to stick to divers, or aviation pieces for the at a glance legibility. When I'm inspecting instruments I don't need to the second accuracy, but I do need to be able to quickly read the watch to see how much more time before the next reading, as I am doing other inspection tasks concurrently. Normally I wear a CW C60/C63 or a Damasko DS30.
I do all my home brewing with dive watch : solid for equipment handeling, water proof for all the cleaning and liquid transfers and easy sub 60 min timings for mash or boiling with the bezel.
I’m a business consultant, so when I’m with clients I like to communicate something of being premium but also a bit different. So my Not-a-Rolex, Breitling Avenger GMT white dial with a sport coat and subtle patterned shirt is like a comfy suit of armour for me nowadays. Great vid Teddy!
I am a Chemical Engineer. As a young professional I used a Casio Databank (early 90s), now as a watch collector that likes to use all his watches, I go through my entire collection. But my chronographs and divers are most useful, for timing.
I only counted 3 "out there's" and 1 "out of the box"...so I was left very thirsty....but a fun video for sure.....(Teddy be going to the gym more, or his shirts are shrinking! )
As a route waste hauling truck driver for the last 28 years I appreciate the durability and legibility of the Hamilton field Mechanical or the Hamilton day date auto “Cooper”. Marathon with the tritium lume works well too. In a harsh industrial gritty work environment durability and legibility are king. For fun I also wear the very affordable white dial Vostok amphibia. Vostok are nice durable watches. You can pick up 2 or 3 in different bright color schemes to suit your mood.
As an aerospace engineering student and pilot, my colleagues and fellow students “geek out” over my Skeleton, the most: Bulova Maquina 98A179. Since computers took over slide rules, the watch complications are back-ups in the cockpit. Therefore my fav pilot is the Laco Aachen Blue dial. I also saw Orient makes a cheap pilot watch and it doesn’t look too bad.
While I’m not a brewmaster (professionally), I am a home brewer and I wear f-91w whenever I make beer. However, if I am a professional brewmaster, I think a G-shock would be the best option (cheap and reliable).
Well in my country Indonesia ( South East Asia ) almost all people wear G Shock for every occasion even when going to a friend's wedding . Our only guideline to differentiate occasions is actually the color . We wear colorful watch for sport or casual occasion , and wear black or darker color watches for formal attire.
Honestly, timers are very helpful. You also want something that can get banged around and that has decent water resistance (you never know what will happen on a given day). Personally, I have looked at different chronographs and dive watches with timer bezels. It’s not a field that needs “a specific watch” but like chefs and retirees in this video there are debatably some traits that may be helpful in a watch in the teaching profession.
@@baronknight2558 That is a great point! Between timing capabilities, precision, and a day-date function along with all-around durability, I feel like it is more tricky than some may think to optimize watches for our profession./
As a healthcare provider who is either working with patients or in meetings I find bracelet adjustability, water resistance, date, and timing bezel make most sense for me. I wear a Rolex Sea Dweller 43 on most days of the week. That being said I also switch off with a Speedmaster because it’s also robust and I love it.
For an established engineer , I think the Zenith Defy 21 with the 1/100 chronograph would be a great choice because the watch is a fine piece of engineering and it stands for utmost precision .
Journalist here! I find myself having a dress watch and a field watch for when I have to go into the "field" and for when I have to interview important individuals. I remember starting the day wearing my Casio F-91W when investigating riots and ended it wearing my Orient Bambino when talking to a local politician. Great video!
Machinist by trade, recently switched companies and entered into a management position, though I’m still performing my trade on a daily basis. The new company builds high end musical instruments and along with my move into management I decided to up my wardrobe and get my first serious watch. I knew I wanted a seiko but couldn’t decide on which one so I got 3. The mojito cocktail time, the 1959 laurel alpinist re-imagine (in blue) and the spb123 alpinists (cream with green band). Loving all three.
As an engineer I actually prefer aviation chronographs as I can do accurate timing, tachymetry and conversions with the bezel if my phone is out of battery. Seiko SN411 is perfect for that.
Software Engineer here. I like Teddy's picks, but to narrow in and be subjective, here are my picks in no particular order. 1) Smart watch - get notifications, etc. I have a Garmin Fenix with sapphire crystal 2) Field watch. Typing all day, a light small watch is important. Honestly, a Timex Expedition works, but I love my Seiko 5 automatic. 3) Slide rule watch. Because maths. One of these is on my bucket list. 4) Any Casio digital, including G-Shocks. I like the calc watch, but the calc is more of a statement than for use. I have a solar charging G-Shock with atomic time, otherwise basic. This is also the watch I wear when I ride my motorcycle in dirt or do mechanical stuff. Engineer dress watch: Any dress watch will do. Should be a mechanical / automatic because we spend too many hours with tech anyhow, and since we're introverts already, we don't need another digital distraction on our wrists. I have an Omega and a Bulova. Grail watches here for me are Patek and Lange. Criteria: Lightweight on the wrist for typing all day. Durable case, preferably sapphire crystal because with typing you will bang it a lot. Durable scratch resist bracelet or leather / ballistic band because it will take a beating against the desk and keyboard. Easy to read. Luminescence or illumination a plus because night owls. Bonus recommend: Ham radio hobbyist GMT watch of any kind. 100m Water resist for hanging antennas in the rain. Durable. I have a Vostok GMT watch that fits everything except the 100m. Will upgrade to a luxury brand eventually, but the GMT feature is great when it comes to radio.
I'm in IT, specifically business intelligence server & software administration, and I like chronographs for timing report queries and display generation. I also like motorsports -- actually racing myself as well -- so they are useful for that, too. However, I really like dive watches so what to wear sometimes is a coin toss, LOL.
Your Diver watch for a chef, makes me more open to dive watches now. I'll have to relook at them now, as it intrigues me more. Thank you for that. But I must say that cooks need watches that can take a beating. You will hit things and I have scratched the glass on my Citizen. But I don't mind, and Lume won't be super useful in the kitchen, but when I've catered events, you may be working with low lighting and the lume is useful. I wear my GShock GAS-100BMC-1A as my daily driver and my Citizen Nighthawk Blue dial (not blue angels) as a weekend and occasional work piece.
I'm an audio engineer, and I've got a Hamilton khaki king. I literally bought it because it truly looks like an instrument haha that champagne dial is so reminiscent of vintage audio equipment.
Very nice video, been retired in the Caribbean fo 10 years now I recently bought a Mido Ocean Star GMT and it’s the perfect watch because it is water resistant to 200 meters, got a timing bezel good for scuba diving or timing the bbq and it a true gmt so I can track my home time when I travel to a different time zone. Keep the good work my friend!
Teddy for the win!! First new concept in a very long time with a retirement category. Recently retired from the military but still working full time. But I sure did buy an Air King after hanging up the uniform and my G Shocks. Excellent out of the box thinking with a completely plausible new category for wear.
I’m a chef, I have several Casio/G-shocks I wear for work because a digital watch gives you an instant read. Also don’t want to worry about randomly bumping it and scratching nice watches. The best part is some Casio’s have a function where it beeps once every hour, which lets me know another hour has passed & whether or not I’m being efficient, ‘cause like in all professions, time is of the essence.
In in college to become a Chemist. My personal favorite watch is an Omega Speed master. However since I'm still a student my watch is a Casio F-91W and a vintage Seiko to wear to church
One on my favorite vids you have made. Keep up the good work!! Ps, I’m a shift worker in a chemical production facility and work on EM response/hazmat team. Bold dial with high contrast and cyclops on day date is a must. Won’t use a 24 hr watch, as resolution between numbers is poor. Nighttime lume is essential and rotating bezel is used often. Quick to take off is necessary to throw high voltage breakers daily, so bracelet is ok. I get wet, I get dirty, I yell at people, I look at it all the time. If I had the choice, the marathon, or king turtle.
I'm a mechanical engineer and wear a Hamilton Khaki King as my daily. It's elegant enough to wear with a shirt and even a suit, has a good functionality with the day date complication, good accuracy and can also take a bit of a beating. It looks still good after 3 years even when worn in 😁
I'm also a mechanical engineer looking to purchase a Khaki Field haha. I'm not a huge fan of the look of the King's, so I'm going to go with the 42 mm Khaki Field Day Date Auto
The timing bezel on a dive watch might be useful for a journalist; for example rehearsing a time-bound report or a presentation etc. Besides, the robust build of a dive watch can serve well in the field as well.
As a proud owner of a Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Chrono Time A-T, I’m really happy to see you included a Citizen in this video. The slide rule has been of good use, though kinda bugged that I can’t have two time zones at once (but that’s where my old Citizen World Time Chronograph comes in handy if I need it)
Being a bioengineer I usually wear a Casio AE1200 to the lab. The timers come in handy, no problems with magnetism, a futuristic, techy looks and finally it can be desinfected to avoid carrying GMOs home.
Produce worker in a grocery store- always a dive tool watch! Green King Turtle, Black King Samurai and Arctic Sky Nodus Retrospect 3. Usually on braclets but occasionally on Uncle Seiko Rubber. They get banged up but always perform very accurately.
Hey Teddy! I'm a journalist and your picks were definitely on the right track. I work remotely for a paper based in a different state, so I'm constantly having to think in multiple timezones. You were also correct in that we have to go out into some rough field conditions sometimes - I've been to crime scenes, jungles, up on mountains and in extreme heat for work - but we also need something that will work well in the office with business casual clothing. Also important to note that most of us don't make much money, so the Hamilton and the Zodiac would be attainable, but likely not the Nomos or Rolex. A lot of people wear Apple Watches, but on the mechanical side I haven't yet seen anything perfect - a simple face (solid grey, blue, black, white), automatic, tough, water-resistant GMT under $1500.
I’m an accountant and wear a Tudor GMT or one of my Swatches. Swatches are more comfortable and smarter, the Tudor doesn’t really fit under my shirt cuff so better for weekend use.
I’m an automotive engineer, surrounded by automotive engineers. He are the top watches I see in the office: 1) Apple Watch 2) Garmin Watch 3) Casio G-shock Basically, I think most engineers want the maximum amount of functions possible in a watch.
As a #7 retired, I have dumped my Rolex submariner with the Cyclops and Master of G G-shock for a Ball trainmaster Roman, Engineer M marvelight and Roadmaster GMT. Thanks for turning me on to Ball, had I not been a subscriber I might never have known about this wonderful company.
Great video. I am blue collar, not Mr. Wonderful…but I still have a love for watches. It’s great you recommend a watch for those in the work field and the ones on Wall Street.
Great ideas with the pilot watches. As an airline pilot I would suggest to mention watches that have more than one time zone, can take a beating and have a decent amount of water resistance for layovers. I would suggest watches as the Tudor black GMT (I wear) or the omega sea master world timer. I would stay away from the Rolex GMT for being to flashy. You don’t want to wear a Rolex on a less than desirable layover.
I'm an aircraft marshaller, I work out on the tarmac in all weather conditions. My watch takes a beating so the G Shock DW5600E is my go to. Occasionally I will wear my GWM6900. I have the Seiko Turtle SRPA21 in my humble collection, but wear it "off duty" only.
As a semi professional brewer I can easily say any G Shock is your best bet for a work watch. Great water resistance, great durability, and having a countdown timer on your wrist can be the difference between a good brew and undrinkable swill. Depending on how big the company you own/work for is atomic timekeeping and world time features might be very helpful as well.
As an Art Driector I just wear the watch my grandpa passed down to me. One is a Gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual and another is a Patek Philippe Gondolo 5025/1G-001, although I rarely wear the Patek and just leave it in its box.
I'm a wood-firing ceramist, which presents a number of challenges when wearing a watch. While actually throwing wares on the wheel, I have to take my watch off and tuck it away somewhere. When loading the kiln, the watch is prone to bumps and abrasive brush ups against fire bricks. And when actually wood-firing, which takes place 24/7 around a kiln that climbs to 2400-degrees, the physical demands of temperature, stoking wood with frequency, and working through the night with timing of stokes of utmost importance, we're talking about form-and-function challenges. I tend to wear a Seiko skx-dive watch in these all these cases: good construction for the bumps; exceptional lume for night work; water resistance; and unidirectional bezel for important timing scenarios. But I would love additional recommendations.
I’m construction engineer. I’m wearing Breitling Colt. It’s good looking in the office and enough strong for wearing on construction yard because of bullet proof case and reliable ETA 2824 movement.
Artist/Tattoo Artist. I wear a lot of different watches, but I've found that polished stainless steel is easiest to clean. Ink, paint, you name it, can be tenacious, and brushed steel, plastic, or pvd/black tegimented cases are more time consuming to clean. You can go with a Casio and just let it get covered, that works, but for mechanical watches, steel is the way to go. Elapsed time bezels are cool. Or pilot/field watches. Thanks for the video Teddy! Food for thought as always.
Actually Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of the founder, designed the Porsche 911 and made several Porsche Design watches since the 70s, long before Nomos was founded. He was a student of Bauhaus legend Max Bill.
Funny how “Just grab a G-Shock” could be a good option for all these occupations. I myself I work in research in a mechanical engineering lab, and my Vostok “Scuba Dude” is proving itself to be a reliable companion in that environment. I sometimes handle electrodynamic shakers, which are basically a big magnet, and I have to take it off just in case.
Love my Vostok GMT. And honestly, I agree one can't go wrong with a G-Shock ever as a reliable watch. But we all want more than that which is why we're here. :-) I think everyone should have a g-shock for when they're digging a hole or changing oil on their car.
G-shock all the way 😅 Got a G-7800 when I left to start my military service, I then studied martial arts for a year in Korea and have since been working in retail as a manager (with such diverse tasks as hobby plumber, hobby maintenance worker, hobby mechanic, actual sales and service plus office work). It has NEVER let me down and it’s had a ton of abuse. I also teach Taekwondo in my free time and it is an important tool in that regard as well :-) Fun and we’ll produced video though :-) Thank you :-)
Pilot here. I’ve got my trusty Hamilton khaki pilot day date, AKA the interstellar watch. Absolutely love it, the thing is a tank. I wish I liked the Navitimer more, it’s just too busy for my taste. I’d rather go for something with a GMT hand as I like to keep track of both where I am or going and what time it is at home.
I got that watch two weeks ago. It’s amazing. I work at home in sweatpants and a tee shirt but I still wear it daily. I’m always rolling my wrist admiring the beautiful light play that comes with it
Everybody knows that the best watch for cooking is a flyback chronograph with a rotating bezel, like the Zenith El Primero Rainbow Flyback, or a vintage Heuer Bundeswehr, if you are a vintage enthusiast. The calculator Casio is pretty much useless for anybody, including engineers (I know this from personal experience). If you are retired, congratulations! You have deserved your Calatrava! Please visit your local AD and choose a yellow gold one!
How ‘bout middle school, high school, and professional music directors/conductors? I would suggest something with a quartz movement so we can look at it and immediately get a reference for a tempo marking of 60 beats per minute. From there, we can double it to 120bpm in our head and then guesstimate all tempos in between. So, something with a strong or clearly visible second hand.
I‘m a explosive ordnance disposal squad leader and at work I rotate between a Casio DW5610, a Pelagos and a 126600 Sea Dweller. When I go, I go in style 😂
For a working chef, crown pushers are a definite hazard, as is the protuding profile of the Turtle. An NTH Commando at 10.5 mm thickness with a safe, snag free smooth profile and a countdown timer and second time zone bezel is the way to go.
@@itsnotaboutthewatch8154 The Glycine Combat Sub is also under 11mm and 300m WR...but, you know, Invicta. I like the metal bezel on the NTH, and the countdown gradations are so much more practical than the typical diver markings. Plus the extra time zone helps me remember the cut off for next day fish orders out of Hawaii, Alaska and Pacific Northwest. Safety first, and as someone said about mechanics, no watch or jewelry belongs in a kitchen, although better a stainless steel bracelet then the skin on my wrist when a pot slips...
I would add the SINN Frankfurt Financial District watch to this list. A watch made for the bankers. Great fitting under your cuff and showing three different time zones while looking discrete and nice.
I work in Emergency Management and Public Speaking. No watch beats the Casio Duro on a steel bracelet. Super legible, accurate and timing bezel is the single most useful complication out there.
I’m an airline pilot for a major airline and a military pilot. My most worn watch has been the current model Omega Seamaster, I did just start wearing a Tudor Black Bay GMT. From what I have observed Breitling definitely gets a bit of love as well as Bremont watches in my community. Unfortunately though apple watches are the most prevalent
Dentist here, I work 7 days a week, and sometimes I forget what day it is, so I wear a JLC ultra thin perpetual calendar, it easily fits under the elastic cuff of my gown as well, if it's good enough for Dr. Strange, it's good enough for me.
Retired fulltime firefighter of 30y. (75% of work was medical emergencies assisting medics, CPR/defib). While firefighting, my wristwatch was useless buried under my bunker suit wrist cuffs and heavy (often wet) gloves. No extra time in a structure fire to check the time, although it is protected by layers of clothing. ANY good, water resistant watch will do fine while wearing a bunker suit. During medical calls I relied on my inexpensive analog divers watch with a bezel because it is more legible. (Citizen BN0150, or Seiko Prospex) Also, it’s easier to clean in case of body fluids.
School teacher - Grand Seiko. Looks amazing with a suit and dresses down reasonably with a polo or button down shirt. Real teacher answer - why am I spending this much only making teacher money 😔
I've been working as a journalist since I graduated from Judson College in 1986. I'm currently based in Germany but travel all over the world. Decades ago I used to wear GMT watches on location, but today I prefer legible no date Flieger style watches, set to the local time zone. When ever I need to call the office or friends and family at home my cell phone tells me exactly what time it. Life and work are complicated enough. I prefer simple watches.
In what seems like a previous life, I was a mining engineer. I wore Timex Indiglo. It was easy to read in a dark environment. If it got destroyed, it was only Timex. If I worked around rotating machinery, the watch would go into my pocket. I sell insurance. I mainly wear a Frederique Constant FC-303BN5B6B. It works well with everything less formal than a business suit.
As a firefighter, the Submariner served very well. Firefighters always wear gloves when working hard, so it really didn’t get beat up. In a second career as a pilot, it served equally well. Timing with the rotating bezel is frequently useful. But a wandering eye has relegated the beloved Rolex to rest for the time being. Oris’ 57th Reno Air Races Limited Edition Big Crown ProPilot now rides my wrist. So far, so good. The Submariner comes out for dress up occasions. Maybe a GMT Master ll Batman will ultimately replace the Oris. Or, maybe not. I really love the Oris.
This is such a cool idea for a video. As a mechanic I wear a seiko monster and the monsters i have worn have scratches on top of scratches so i would say your damasko pick is a great idea. I can’t think of a watch that would hold up its appearance better than that. I will definitely think about that when its time to get a new work watch.
I like how you said legibility is one of the top factors for a pilot watch then proceeded to pick two of the most illegible and hard to read dials out there lol Also I think (from my experience as a professional mechanic) the most important attributes for a mechanic's watch would be a very thin case, just before a flat, scratch resistant crystal - Ball watches tend to be very thick and would get hung up and caught up on stuff when a lot of work you do is in places where you can barely fit your hands without a watch.
Industrial Engineer here and honestly would not be caught dead with a calculator watch, never understood the appeal of it, but I have a Zenith Manufacture Edition El Primero that I use for timing things at work and for office/travel I have an Omega Seamaster 300 for everyday wear and for standing up to the x-ray machines at airports as well as for some timing activities. Solid piece of kit.
Teddy - Rolex Submariner makes a lot of sense as a retirement watch - if the average person gets on the waiting list when they leave college they might actually be able to buy one when they retire!
No because, by then, they'll have to spend all their retirement savings to get one.
Have to have the order in a half decade before you retire
Funny.
@Finance Explained I love their retro-Rolex designs.
If you want it, just buy it 2nd market, the premium isn't that high...though I am happy I got mine in 2016 as a first watch and even with discount! :O
An engineer can really appreciate a Grand Seiko. It's horological history of having beaten the Swiss at producing the most accurate mechanical movement, the exceptional finishing, attention to detail and the Japanese pursuit of perfection are all things that can tug at the heartstrings of a passionate engineer.
Yeah but they cannot afford them.
@@donquique1 Lol, you could say that about the watch teddy actually recommended as well, a Rolex Milgauss!
I am an engineer and my first mechanical was the GS SBGJ021 which i got for myself when I got my PE License. I was really focused on the spring drive and the tech there and eventually ended up with a snowflake in the collection too. I was drawn to GS for the reasons you mentioned above so I felt I needed to comment.
@@donquique1 easily lol, guess it depends on the engineering discipline.
@@donquique1 lol, we can easily efford them. You have a wrong picture on engineers.
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01:46 Journalist 🕵♂️✍
04:11 Brewmaster 👩🏿🔬🥂
06:01 Engineer 👷🏽♀️🧑💻
08:48 Pilot 👩🏼✈️🧑🏾✈️
10:55 Mechanic 👨🏻🏭🔧
12:47 Chef 👨🏿🍳🔥
14:51 Retired 🧑🦳💰
people like you make the world progress
Attorney?
Being in law school, I’d say some sort of (gold) dress watch.
@@rr8299 Most attorneys wear basic status watches, nothing crazy, Rolex, Omega, AP are common. More common and you wouldn't guess? Smart Watches and linked devices, health related wristwear, a ton of Casio and G-Shock, and also? Literally nothing. Nobody cares, you might catch an eye roll as a young associate with a real Pepsi Rolex or a clearly fake Royal Oak or Yachtmaster, however.
Tyvm lol, smh.
Add these next time Teddy
I'm a marine engineer. Dive and everyday watches are great for the office but G-Shock is the best choice in field.
If we are being honest, the G-Shock would be the appropriate choice for many of these. That said, it would make for a boring video.
Why isn’t a diver good for the field? That’s kind of its purpose after all.
@@TeddyBaldassarre "Best watch for a construction worker: We have here a variety of G-Shocks, you can see how there are ones in not only traditional neutral grays and blacks, but also ones that may match your high-viz vest, some really fun, playful bright yellows and oranges. There are also ones with metal bracelets if you are more of a site manager or foreman than a hard laborer."
@@Psykel because there are rarely true diver's watches, and none of them could be compared to the G-Shock in terms of features, including those used underwater, remember that G-Shock Frogman have an underwater audible alarm to prevent too fast rise to the surface for example. Anyway they work in any rough or tough environment.
The last and probably best feature of the G-Shock is their price: you could afford to lose or destroy one, even if doing so you will probably die!
I am a CMAS certified diver, and use certified diver's watch for the fun as a backup, but naturally my Diving Computer is my main source of informations and ensure the safety of my dives.
For most occupations (at least the ones covered in this video) if we're talking about owning a single watch, the most logical suggestion would be the Casioak for all of them.
It's accurate, durable, relatively slimline, legible, has useful complications, and looks good.
It's also well respected among both clueless fashionistas, and watch enthusiasts, if you also want your wrist jewelry to get you an appreciative nod.
Just pick a colour and strap that's suitable to your style and profession, or get the metal case mod if you need something a little dressier, and you're good to go.
I am a retired corporate aircraft technician. In 1979 I purchased a new Rolex GMT master, the GMT function was handy when I was with the aircraft on trips, I still wear it regularly. My retirement watches so far are a Tudor Black Bay GMT, Rolex DateJust in steel with a blue dial and a Swiss Watch Company Bunker with a velcro strap. I have also worn that Casio calculator watch at times and used it to figure fuel loads for the aircraft. I have a pilot friend who flew for an international parcel carrier and his flight watch was and still is an Omega Seamaster with a GMT function. Thank you Teddy, I really enjoy the content.
I’m a structural engineer. You were definitely spot on with the Omega Aqua Terra, as I wear one every day. I bought it because of the engineering of the movement. It isn’t the most functional if on site but I love it!
Lmao a structural engineer cannot afford an aqua terra. Give me a break.
Co-Axial movement is a treat by itself, and appeals to any engineer AFAIK.
Need a Casio G Shock Measuremaster with a built in level and measuring tape
As an engineer my first watch had to be a GS Spring Drive, just a really cool concept :D
In normal operation it only needs around 25nW which is just crazy
I spent 33 years in the fire service. The average watch would last about 18-24 months before I destroyed or lost it. I never destroyed a Casio G-Shock. They would wear out down the corners and the printing on the exterior might start to wear a bit, but I never had one break or fall off my wrist. As I recall (It's been a long time) the only problem I had was with the water tightness after replacing the battery.
Journalist 1:49
Brewmaster 4:12
Engineer 6:05
Pilot 8:49
Mechanic 10:55
Chef 12:48
Retired 14:59
Teddy, I really love your work, sorry for messing your videos's watchtime
I'm an electrical engineer and one of the watches I wear to work is my 1967 Accutron Spaceview, for obvious reasons!
I like you already.....lol
I’m a package delivery driver. I wear the older Seiko 5 models. The new dress KX is awesome, but a bit too big, and I already cracked the crystal. The older models look great, and the smaller size really helps with the crystal not getting smashed. A G Shock is the best choice, but I still like to wear a more stylish/ automatic watch.
I agree. The new profile of the new Seiko 5's makes them top heavy and feels like you have a ball on top of your wrist. If you like like Seiko, have you thought of the Mini Turtle? Or even the regular Turtle. They are surprisingly comfortable and wear much smaller than you would think. It would definitely take the beating.
I'm an automotive technician, working now in the prototype lab. Everyday day watch is my parents gift Casio waveceptor, stainless steel bracelet, triple register on a blue dial. Super robust and being a gift has a special meaning to me. Week end watch during cars and coffee Tissot chrono XL pvd black, caramel leather strap (bought that one when I signed up for my actual job). Last one not even a week old. Seiko 5 beige nato strap dark grey dial, first automatic watch too. I put money in my car collection, hope to get an Omega soon though, fingers crossed !
That Tissot is very sweet
@@michaelriera6277 It is indeed. I really like that combo of color. The dial reminds me a bit of some aircraft instruments I've seen in the past with that black case. Caramel leather has that premium car / vintage motorcycle vibe to it. Works really well for me that way but it's available in many variations too.
As a geologist, I wear a square G-Shock (solar/ atomic time) for the fieldwork, a Citizen Eco-drive for the lab/ computer work, and I am waiting for my first automatic: a Zelos Mako Teal! :)
+1 for zelos, I got the Ti Teal. You will NOT be disappointed, the lume on this thing is crazy.
@@KennyVo120 I am also waiting for the Titanium! I can't wait to get it! :)
I also wore a g-shock back when I was doing fieldwork as well and a citizen in the office. Geo’s think alike
As a retired professional international airline pilot, I got a SS Rolex Sky Dweller as my retirement watch. Dressy, annual calendar, 100M water resistant for the pool/beach and a GMT for travel or to keep up with my friends from around the world.
I think for the Engineer category the "Ingenieur" line from IWC would also be a great choice.
Another engineer’s vote for a Spring Drive Grand Seiko.
Accuracy, detail, value and understated.
Financial Planner here who is also a pilot - Cartier Santos at work, Omega Speedmaster on the weekends, when flying and sometimes at work, and a Sinn U50T when out on adventures. Next watch will probably be an IWC Spitfire Automatic but I’ve got bug to get a Hamilton Khaki Field as well..Amazing content as always Teddy!
Loved the picks but one watch I saw missing from the engineer category was the speedmaster. I know so many engineers who have a fascination with NASA and rocketry and I think we all know that watch evokes those emotions more than anything else on the market. Again, great vid, love your stuff Teddy
Or, for the budget option, The Bulova Lunar Pilot
You also get the extra accuracy of that high frequency quartz and a cool little story about the original version of the watch on Apollo 15
Agree, Model Based Systems Engineer here with a tie to rocketry and the speedmaster is a goal of mine, gonna be my reward after finishing my grad degree. It will definitely be a emotional acquisition.
Until then waiting for the 43mm bulova lunar pilot, not only to fill that void but also as a piece to satisfy my goal of collecting every watch that has been to space.
As a chemist and part-time electrical engineer it's definitely watches with timers and alarms when I'm in the lab. I do work with strong magnetic fields, so titanium Casio watches and titanium Citizen chronograph watches are my go to when running experiments.
Hey I'm a chemist (in training) too! And yes all the older chemists in my department have the synthetic band Casios too
Wow! This vid has sparked my favourite comments section by far on any watch vid on YT. I love learning and hearing about the why of our watches… how our choices connect to the reality of our day to day life and the professions we love. Way to go Teddy!
This is awesome! Although you've grown so much in the industry and gone so far with your RUclips channel, this shows that you still have a connection to your viewers. Love it dude. Great content as always!
Appreciate this comment a lot, Ian. Thank you!
I’m a Software Engineer and I always look for a GMT watch because I live in EST but computers generally log in UTC. And at a glance I want to know if that error happened 5 min ago or 2 hours ago. Also because your wrist is always on a desk a soft and comfortable band is a must.
world timer better option, dual time.
I am a IT engineer. So I usually wear all type of watches. For everyday I wear The casio duro and field watch and Gshock mud master. For special occasions I go with a formal watch. I'm very blessed that I can wear all the of watches every day. Thanks Teddy for the video.
I'd love to see recommendations for teachers. I am secondary teacher and I spent a year saving for a Seiko SPB215J "Castle in the sky" for it's literary links, it's steampunk/vintage look and it's dress watch looks. This allows me to dress it up or wear it casually in a classroom when I'm nerding out with the students about film, anime or history. But I'd love to know what other teachers wear or what you would recommend for teachers as we kind of have to be ready to be in the classroom or meet important people one moment, and then play a basketball game the next.
Such a great comment! I’d love a teachers list too +1 🙂
My fellow teacher! Let's get those kids schooled well!
Great, fun choices within another excellent video. As a professional pilot (military/airline/bizjet) I wear a Longines VHP GMT. Accurate to ±5 sec per year, great lume, highly legible, affordable.
I'm an assembly man at a Paccar plant. Everyday at work, I'm wearing a cheap Casio (plastic and digital). On weekends, I'm wearing my Casio Duro (mdv-106)or my Casio Edifice. Casio: good for everything!🤓🤙
I am an IT Engineer and also a watch collector, having a lot of choice including some G-Shock naturally, but my preferred watches are mechanical and manual-winding, and among these I have a Grand Seiko from my birth year that is an Engineering marvel.
On the technology side, I also have a Quartz Grand Seiko hand-made with incredible accuracy and an US Bulova Accutron (real Accutron, not branding) that is a buzzing marvel of its time.
I inspect military weather stations, and tend to stick to divers, or aviation pieces for the at a glance legibility. When I'm inspecting instruments I don't need to the second accuracy, but I do need to be able to quickly read the watch to see how much more time before the next reading, as I am doing other inspection tasks concurrently. Normally I wear a CW C60/C63 or a Damasko DS30.
I do all my home brewing with dive watch : solid for equipment handeling, water proof for all the cleaning and liquid transfers and easy sub 60 min timings for mash or boiling with the bezel.
I’m a business consultant, so when I’m with clients I like to communicate something of being premium but also a bit different. So my Not-a-Rolex, Breitling Avenger GMT white dial with a sport coat and subtle patterned shirt is like a comfy suit of armour for me nowadays. Great vid Teddy!
I am a Chemical Engineer. As a young professional I used a Casio Databank (early 90s), now as a watch collector that likes to use all his watches, I go through my entire collection. But my chronographs and divers are most useful, for timing.
Drinking game: take a drink every time Teddy says "out there".
But umm...
I only counted 3 "out there's" and 1 "out of the box"...so I was left very thirsty....but a fun video for sure.....(Teddy be going to the gym more, or his shirts are shrinking! )
Iam an optometrist and i bought a casio g shock 5600 classic, amazing value and always ready for everything... great hug from Portugal!
As a route waste hauling truck driver for the last 28 years I appreciate the durability and legibility of the Hamilton field Mechanical or the Hamilton day date auto “Cooper”. Marathon with the tritium lume works well too. In a harsh industrial gritty work environment durability and legibility are king. For fun I also wear the very affordable white dial Vostok amphibia. Vostok are nice durable watches. You can pick up 2 or 3 in different bright color schemes to suit your mood.
As an aerospace engineering student and pilot, my colleagues and fellow students “geek out” over my Skeleton, the most: Bulova Maquina 98A179. Since computers took over slide rules, the watch complications are back-ups in the cockpit. Therefore my fav pilot is the Laco Aachen Blue dial. I also saw Orient makes a cheap pilot watch and it doesn’t look too bad.
While I’m not a brewmaster (professionally), I am a home brewer and I wear f-91w whenever I make beer. However, if I am a professional brewmaster, I think a G-shock would be the best option (cheap and reliable).
I’m inclined to think a G-shock covers a lot of bases for a lot of occupations, yep.
@@nplus1watches35 Especially occupations that don't involve sitting behind a desk, having meetings or giving presentations all day :-)
Well in my country Indonesia ( South East Asia ) almost all people wear G Shock for every occasion even when going to a friend's wedding . Our only guideline to differentiate occasions is actually the color . We wear colorful watch for sport or casual occasion , and wear black or darker color watches for formal attire.
As a teacher (and hopefully someday a professor) I would love to see your picks for educators! Great video Teddy!
What specialized watches would a teacher even need bro
Honestly, timers are very helpful. You also want something that can get banged around and that has decent water resistance (you never know what will happen on a given day). Personally, I have looked at different chronographs and dive watches with timer bezels. It’s not a field that needs “a specific watch” but like chefs and retirees in this video there are debatably some traits that may be helpful in a watch in the teaching profession.
@@FlyMoloGaming precision comes first, as my first demand. Day date comes second so i could know what classes today are.
@@baronknight2558 That is a great point! Between timing capabilities, precision, and a day-date function along with all-around durability, I feel like it is more tricky than some may think to optimize watches for our profession./
Swatch school time :)
As a healthcare provider who is either working with patients or in meetings I find bracelet adjustability, water resistance, date, and timing bezel make most sense for me. I wear a Rolex Sea Dweller 43 on most days of the week. That being said I also switch off with a Speedmaster because it’s also robust and I love it.
You don't find it to be too "chunky" ? I'm just curious.
I work in an office cubicle. Minimum 200m water resistance is a deal breaker.
For an established engineer , I think the Zenith Defy 21 with the 1/100 chronograph would be a great choice because the watch is a fine piece of engineering and it stands for utmost precision .
Journalist here! I find myself having a dress watch and a field watch for when I have to go into the "field" and for when I have to interview important individuals. I remember starting the day wearing my Casio F-91W when investigating riots and ended it wearing my Orient Bambino when talking to a local politician. Great video!
Machinist by trade, recently switched companies and entered into a management position, though I’m still performing my trade on a daily basis. The new company builds high end musical instruments and along with my move into management I decided to up my wardrobe and get my first serious watch. I knew I wanted a seiko but couldn’t decide on which one so I got 3. The mojito cocktail time, the 1959 laurel alpinist re-imagine (in blue) and the spb123 alpinists (cream with green band). Loving all three.
As an engineer I actually prefer aviation chronographs as I can do accurate timing, tachymetry and conversions with the bezel if my phone is out of battery. Seiko SN411 is perfect for that.
Do don’t really use tach
Software Engineer here. I like Teddy's picks, but to narrow in and be subjective, here are my picks in no particular order.
1) Smart watch - get notifications, etc. I have a Garmin Fenix with sapphire crystal
2) Field watch. Typing all day, a light small watch is important. Honestly, a Timex Expedition works, but I love my Seiko 5 automatic.
3) Slide rule watch. Because maths. One of these is on my bucket list.
4) Any Casio digital, including G-Shocks. I like the calc watch, but the calc is more of a statement than for use. I have a solar charging G-Shock with atomic time, otherwise basic. This is also the watch I wear when I ride my motorcycle in dirt or do mechanical stuff.
Engineer dress watch: Any dress watch will do. Should be a mechanical / automatic because we spend too many hours with tech anyhow, and since we're introverts already, we don't need another digital distraction on our wrists. I have an Omega and a Bulova. Grail watches here for me are Patek and Lange.
Criteria: Lightweight on the wrist for typing all day. Durable case, preferably sapphire crystal because with typing you will bang it a lot. Durable scratch resist bracelet or leather / ballistic band because it will take a beating against the desk and keyboard. Easy to read. Luminescence or illumination a plus because night owls.
Bonus recommend: Ham radio hobbyist
GMT watch of any kind. 100m Water resist for hanging antennas in the rain. Durable. I have a Vostok GMT watch that fits everything except the 100m. Will upgrade to a luxury brand eventually, but the GMT feature is great when it comes to radio.
I'm in IT, specifically business intelligence server & software administration, and I like chronographs for timing report queries and display generation. I also like motorsports -- actually racing myself as well -- so they are useful for that, too. However, I really like dive watches so what to wear sometimes is a coin toss, LOL.
Your Diver watch for a chef, makes me more open to dive watches now. I'll have to relook at them now, as it intrigues me more. Thank you for that. But I must say that cooks need watches that can take a beating. You will hit things and I have scratched the glass on my Citizen. But I don't mind, and Lume won't be super useful in the kitchen, but when I've catered events, you may be working with low lighting and the lume is useful. I wear my GShock GAS-100BMC-1A as my daily driver and my Citizen Nighthawk Blue dial (not blue angels) as a weekend and occasional work piece.
I'm an audio engineer, and I've got a Hamilton khaki king. I literally bought it because it truly looks like an instrument haha that champagne dial is so reminiscent of vintage audio equipment.
Some if those Dan Henry's have that same likeness actually too! I don't own one yet tho, so can't confirm
Very nice video, been retired in the Caribbean fo 10 years now I recently bought a Mido Ocean Star GMT and it’s the perfect watch because it is water resistant to 200 meters, got a timing bezel good for scuba diving or timing the bbq and it a true gmt so I can track my home time when I travel to a different time zone. Keep the good work my friend!
Teddy for the win!! First new concept in a very long time with a retirement category. Recently retired from the military but still working full time. But I sure did buy an Air King after hanging up the uniform and my G Shocks. Excellent out of the box thinking with a completely plausible new category for wear.
For the next episode we need: architect, professor, post man, policeman, bodyguard, dentist, hitman 🏹
My retirement present to me was a jaeger lecoultre master control calendar love it. Keep up the good work Teddy .
I’m a chef, I have several Casio/G-shocks I wear for work because a digital watch gives you an instant read. Also don’t want to worry about randomly bumping it and scratching nice watches. The best part is some Casio’s have a function where it beeps once every hour, which lets me know another hour has passed & whether or not I’m being efficient, ‘cause like in all professions, time is of the essence.
In in college to become a Chemist. My personal favorite watch is an Omega Speed master.
However since I'm still a student my watch is a Casio F-91W and a vintage Seiko to wear to church
I’m a college student, and my daily driver is the Orient Ray II. I love the versatility and look of it. The price point is close to unbeatable.
One on my favorite vids you have made. Keep up the good work!! Ps, I’m a shift worker in a chemical production facility and work on EM response/hazmat team. Bold dial with high contrast and cyclops on day date is a must. Won’t use a 24 hr watch, as resolution between numbers is poor. Nighttime lume is essential and rotating bezel is used often. Quick to take off is necessary to throw high voltage breakers daily, so bracelet is ok. I get wet, I get dirty, I yell at people, I look at it all the time. If I had the choice, the marathon, or king turtle.
I'm a mechanical engineer and wear a Hamilton Khaki King as my daily. It's elegant enough to wear with a shirt and even a suit, has a good functionality with the day date complication, good accuracy and can also take a bit of a beating. It looks still good after 3 years even when worn in 😁
I'm also a mechanical engineer looking to purchase a Khaki Field haha. I'm not a huge fan of the look of the King's, so I'm going to go with the 42 mm Khaki Field Day Date Auto
@@travis3810 Also a good choice 👍
The timing bezel on a dive watch might be useful for a journalist; for example rehearsing a time-bound report or a presentation etc. Besides, the robust build of a dive watch can serve well in the field as well.
As a proud owner of a Citizen Eco-Drive Promaster Chrono Time A-T, I’m really happy to see you included a Citizen in this video. The slide rule has been of good use, though kinda bugged that I can’t have two time zones at once (but that’s where my old Citizen World Time Chronograph comes in handy if I need it)
Being a bioengineer I usually wear a Casio AE1200 to the lab. The timers come in handy, no problems with magnetism, a futuristic, techy looks and finally it can be desinfected to avoid carrying GMOs home.
Produce worker in a grocery store- always a dive tool watch! Green King Turtle, Black King Samurai and Arctic Sky Nodus Retrospect 3. Usually on braclets but occasionally on Uncle Seiko Rubber. They get banged up but always perform very accurately.
I’m a bar manager and I wear a YEMA Superman Worldtime. Super tough, good looking and 200m WR means I don’t have to be worried about getting it wet :)
Hey Teddy! I'm a journalist and your picks were definitely on the right track. I work remotely for a paper based in a different state, so I'm constantly having to think in multiple timezones. You were also correct in that we have to go out into some rough field conditions sometimes - I've been to crime scenes, jungles, up on mountains and in extreme heat for work - but we also need something that will work well in the office with business casual clothing. Also important to note that most of us don't make much money, so the Hamilton and the Zodiac would be attainable, but likely not the Nomos or Rolex. A lot of people wear Apple Watches, but on the mechanical side I haven't yet seen anything perfect - a simple face (solid grey, blue, black, white), automatic, tough, water-resistant GMT under $1500.
Hey, remember that a reporter needs a date on the watch! (I am talking about the Hamilton, by the way).
Plenty of khaki watches there if a date is required. Khaki auto is probably the way to go in that instance.
I’m an accountant and wear a Tudor GMT or one of my Swatches. Swatches are more comfortable and smarter, the Tudor doesn’t really fit under my shirt cuff so better for weekend use.
What I like about you Teddy is that you have the same enthusiasm for a $25 as a $100k watch 👍
I’m an automotive engineer, surrounded by automotive engineers. He are the top watches I see in the office:
1) Apple Watch
2) Garmin Watch
3) Casio G-shock
Basically, I think most engineers want the maximum amount of functions possible in a watch.
As a #7 retired, I have dumped my Rolex submariner with the Cyclops and Master of G G-shock for a Ball trainmaster Roman, Engineer M marvelight and Roadmaster GMT. Thanks for turning me on to Ball, had I not been a subscriber I might never have known about this wonderful company.
I have a Ball Engineer. Great watch, great company.
Thought for sure you would recommend a watch with a slide rule bezel for engineers.
A vintage Heuer Cal 12 Calculator would fit the bill nicely
Great video. I am blue collar, not Mr. Wonderful…but I still have a love for watches.
It’s great you recommend a watch for those in the work field and the ones on Wall Street.
Great ideas with the pilot watches. As an airline pilot I would suggest to mention watches that have more than one time zone, can take a beating and have a decent amount of water resistance for layovers. I would suggest watches as the Tudor black GMT (I wear) or the omega sea master world timer. I would stay away from the Rolex GMT for being to flashy. You don’t want to wear a Rolex on a less than desirable layover.
I'm an aircraft marshaller, I work out on the tarmac in all weather conditions. My watch takes a beating so the G Shock DW5600E is my go to. Occasionally I will wear my GWM6900. I have the Seiko Turtle SRPA21 in my humble collection, but wear it "off duty" only.
As a semi professional brewer I can easily say any G Shock is your best bet for a work watch. Great water resistance, great durability, and having a countdown timer on your wrist can be the difference between a good brew and undrinkable swill. Depending on how big the company you own/work for is atomic timekeeping and world time features might be very helpful as well.
As an Art Driector I just wear the watch my grandpa passed down to me. One is a Gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual and another is a Patek Philippe Gondolo 5025/1G-001, although I rarely wear the Patek and just leave it in its box.
I'm a wood-firing ceramist, which presents a number of challenges when wearing a watch. While actually throwing wares on the wheel, I have to take my watch off and tuck it away somewhere. When loading the kiln, the watch is prone to bumps and abrasive brush ups against fire bricks. And when actually wood-firing, which takes place 24/7 around a kiln that climbs to 2400-degrees, the physical demands of temperature, stoking wood with frequency, and working through the night with timing of stokes of utmost importance, we're talking about form-and-function challenges. I tend to wear a Seiko skx-dive watch in these all these cases: good construction for the bumps; exceptional lume for night work; water resistance; and unidirectional bezel for important timing scenarios. But I would love additional recommendations.
I’m construction engineer. I’m wearing Breitling Colt. It’s good looking in the office and enough strong for wearing on construction yard because of bullet proof case and reliable ETA 2824 movement.
Artist/Tattoo Artist. I wear a lot of different watches, but I've found that polished stainless steel is easiest to clean. Ink, paint, you name it, can be tenacious, and brushed steel, plastic, or pvd/black tegimented cases are more time consuming to clean. You can go with a Casio and just let it get covered, that works, but for mechanical watches, steel is the way to go. Elapsed time bezels are cool. Or pilot/field watches. Thanks for the video Teddy! Food for thought as always.
Bauhaus designs like Junghans and Nomos always make me think of an architect, or someone who designs for Porsche.
Actually Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of the founder, designed the Porsche 911 and made several Porsche Design watches since the 70s, long before Nomos was founded. He was a student of Bauhaus legend Max Bill.
@@alexulrik5143 cool! Had no idea
Funny how “Just grab a G-Shock” could be a good option for all these occupations.
I myself I work in research in a mechanical engineering lab, and my Vostok “Scuba Dude” is proving itself to be a reliable companion in that environment. I sometimes handle electrodynamic shakers, which are basically a big magnet, and I have to take it off just in case.
Love my Vostok GMT. And honestly, I agree one can't go wrong with a G-Shock ever as a reliable watch. But we all want more than that which is why we're here. :-) I think everyone should have a g-shock for when they're digging a hole or changing oil on their car.
Funny you mentioned this, I ruined a Vostok in the lab like that.
G-shock all the way 😅 Got a G-7800 when I left to start my military service, I then studied martial arts for a year in Korea and have since been working in retail as a manager (with such diverse tasks as hobby plumber, hobby maintenance worker, hobby mechanic, actual sales and service plus office work). It has NEVER let me down and it’s had a ton of abuse. I also teach Taekwondo in my free time and it is an important tool in that regard as well :-) Fun and we’ll produced video though :-) Thank you :-)
Pilot here. I’ve got my trusty Hamilton khaki pilot day date, AKA the interstellar watch. Absolutely love it, the thing is a tank. I wish I liked the Navitimer more, it’s just too busy for my taste. I’d rather go for something with a GMT hand as I like to keep track of both where I am or going and what time it is at home.
I got that watch two weeks ago. It’s amazing. I work at home in sweatpants and a tee shirt but I still wear it daily. I’m always rolling my wrist admiring the beautiful light play that comes with it
I have the "Interstellar" watch.. I love it!
Do you set the main time to your home time or UTC?
@@oklahomahank2378 usually it’s set to home unless I’m in a different time zone for an overnight.
Everybody knows that the best watch for cooking is a flyback chronograph with a rotating bezel, like the Zenith El Primero Rainbow Flyback, or a vintage Heuer Bundeswehr, if you are a vintage enthusiast.
The calculator Casio is pretty much useless for anybody, including engineers (I know this from personal experience).
If you are retired, congratulations! You have deserved your Calatrava! Please visit your local AD and choose a yellow gold one!
I work on watch sales and relevant in Japan, also a big fan of watch. It is really pleased that finding your videos. Awesome!
How ‘bout middle school, high school, and professional music directors/conductors? I would suggest something with a quartz movement so we can look at it and immediately get a reference for a tempo marking of 60 beats per minute. From there, we can double it to 120bpm in our head and then guesstimate all tempos in between.
So, something with a strong or clearly visible second hand.
I‘m a explosive ordnance disposal squad leader and at work I rotate between a Casio DW5610, a Pelagos and a 126600 Sea Dweller. When I go, I go in style 😂
Teddy: Journalists are in the field a lot so they should have a field watch.
Journalists: *log into Twitter*. Copy, paste.
For a working chef, crown pushers are a definite hazard, as is the protuding profile of the Turtle. An NTH Commando at 10.5 mm thickness with a safe, snag free smooth profile and a countdown timer and second time zone bezel is the way to go.
Nice! I had no idea these existed. They look very cool.
@@itsnotaboutthewatch8154 The Glycine Combat Sub is also under 11mm and 300m WR...but, you know, Invicta. I like the metal bezel on the NTH, and the countdown gradations are so much more practical than the typical diver markings. Plus the extra time zone helps me remember the cut off for next day fish orders out of Hawaii, Alaska and Pacific Northwest. Safety first, and as someone said about mechanics, no watch or jewelry belongs in a kitchen, although better a stainless steel bracelet then the skin on my wrist when a pot slips...
I would add the SINN Frankfurt Financial District watch to this list. A watch made for the bankers. Great fitting under your cuff and showing three different time zones while looking discrete and nice.
I work in Emergency Management and Public Speaking. No watch beats the Casio Duro on a steel bracelet. Super legible, accurate and timing bezel is the single most useful complication out there.
I’m an airline pilot for a major airline and a military pilot. My most worn watch has been the current model Omega Seamaster, I did just start wearing a Tudor Black Bay GMT. From what I have observed Breitling definitely gets a bit of love as well as Bremont watches in my community. Unfortunately though apple watches are the most prevalent
Dentist here, I work 7 days a week, and sometimes I forget what day it is, so I wear a JLC ultra thin perpetual calendar, it easily fits under the elastic cuff of my gown as well, if it's good enough for Dr. Strange, it's good enough for me.
Excellent choice DR.
Retired fulltime firefighter of 30y.
(75% of work was medical emergencies assisting medics, CPR/defib).
While firefighting, my wristwatch was useless buried under my bunker suit wrist cuffs and heavy (often wet) gloves. No extra time in a structure fire to check the time, although it is protected by layers of clothing.
ANY good, water resistant watch will do fine while wearing a bunker suit.
During medical calls I relied on my inexpensive analog divers watch with a bezel because it is more legible. (Citizen BN0150, or Seiko Prospex)
Also, it’s easier to clean in case of body fluids.
School teacher - Grand Seiko. Looks amazing with a suit and dresses down reasonably with a polo or button down shirt.
Real teacher answer - why am I spending this much only making teacher money 😔
The unsung hero's in our world. You folks should be paid as much as surgeons.
I've been working as a journalist since I graduated from Judson College in 1986. I'm currently based in Germany but travel all over the world. Decades ago I used to wear GMT watches on location, but today I prefer legible no date Flieger style watches, set to the local time zone.
When ever I need to call the office or friends and family at home my cell phone tells me exactly what time it. Life and work are complicated enough.
I prefer simple watches.
In what seems like a previous life, I was a mining engineer. I wore Timex Indiglo. It was easy to read in a dark environment. If it got destroyed, it was only Timex. If I worked around rotating machinery, the watch would go into my pocket.
I sell insurance. I mainly wear a Frederique Constant
FC-303BN5B6B. It works well with everything less formal than a business suit.
As a firefighter, the Submariner served very well. Firefighters always wear gloves when working hard, so it really didn’t get beat up. In a second career as a pilot, it served equally well. Timing with the rotating bezel is frequently useful. But a wandering eye has relegated the beloved Rolex to rest for the time being. Oris’ 57th Reno Air Races Limited Edition Big Crown ProPilot now rides my wrist. So far, so good. The Submariner comes out for dress up occasions. Maybe a GMT Master ll Batman will ultimately replace the Oris. Or, maybe not. I really love the Oris.
This is such a cool idea for a video. As a mechanic I wear a seiko monster and the monsters i have worn have scratches on top of scratches so i would say your damasko pick is a great idea. I can’t think of a watch that would hold up its appearance better than that. I will definitely think about that when its time to get a new work watch.
Love the video. This is a nice series. Teddy, you need to include College Professors in your next video of this type.
I like how you said legibility is one of the top factors for a pilot watch then proceeded to pick two of the most illegible and hard to read dials out there lol
Also I think (from my experience as a professional mechanic) the most important attributes for a mechanic's watch would be a very thin case, just before a flat, scratch resistant crystal - Ball watches tend to be very thick and would get hung up and caught up on stuff when a lot of work you do is in places where you can barely fit your hands without a watch.
Industrial Engineer here and honestly would not be caught dead with a calculator watch, never understood the appeal of it, but I have a Zenith Manufacture Edition El Primero that I use for timing things at work and for office/travel I have an Omega Seamaster 300 for everyday wear and for standing up to the x-ray machines at airports as well as for some timing activities. Solid piece of kit.
These videos rule. It feels like the intersection between our rather esoteric hobby and our actual real lives.