Watch Shopping: Building the Perfect Watch Collection in 30 Min
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
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I think a lot of watch enthusiasts dream of being able to walk into a great watch store and purchase their own ideal watch collection all at once. In this video, I go shopping at Borsheims in Omaha, Nebraska in an attempt to build the perfect watch collection in under thirty minutes with a pretty serious budget of $25,000.
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Thanks for watching everyone! Let me know how you like this format. We had a lot of fun putting this together!
teddy could you make a video on tha hublow big phang vs tha phatek Philippe minute repeatah?
Good vid, although I am not sure if the 30min limit really adds anything, particularly at that length. You are adding some pressure to decision making that no one would really have in real life
Definitely love this way of shopping! Want more plz
Elizabeth is also on fire 🔥 great cooperation
Please tell that lady, it's Watchmaker of watchmakers / Watchmaker's watchmaker".
She was everything a salesperson should be: really well-informed, nice, attentive, not pushy but made suggestions. Just great!
Exactly what I was thinking.
Exactly. My thoughts too.
Well-informed indeed. I’ve been to many ADs even where I feel like i should teach the salesperson about things (I wouldn’t since I’m generally not a jerk :) ) but she knows watches. And that store, WOW with the amount of top brands, and also including the “little guys” like Shinola and even some quartz watches. I could spend all day there!
The only obvious error she made was in stating that the FOIS has a hesalite crystal.
@@stuartb9982that's a pretty big error
This happens to me all the time $25,000 and only half an hour to spend it all. Last time I just bought a load of cheese and a dolphin.
What type of cheese?
And what kind of dolphin?
@@GBullockNC A Hector Dolphin, they fit in overhead storage.
@@craigwatson6368 A wheel of brie the size of a ferris wheel.
Sometimes life is challenging. 😱
What a gracious and knowledgeable lady. I was also impressed that when she would offer a fact that I know you have memorized, you were very much a gentleman in the way you let her shine (she really did know her stuff) without feeling the need to one-up her as an expert in the hobby. That's what class looks like. This is easily one of your best videos, Teddy.
Teddy should have politely noted for the benefit of his viewers that the FOIS does not have a hesalite crystal.
@@stuartb9982 Perhaps he could have, via a voice-over or by way of added text to the video in post-production. It was still very a very polite action. For a non-WIS who works in a jewelry store, Elizabeth knew more about watches than many hobbyists. There was nothing to be gained by jumping too hard on one misspeak.
@@UGA.D Yeah, but at least the viewer had a chance to notice the milky ring, an unmistakable sign of a speedmaster with a sapphire crystal.
@@UGA.D yes. I agree she was well trained. A lot more knowledgeable that most AD employees. A voiceover would probably have been the best way to go - my concern is that by not noting the error, some viewers may rely on her stating that the FOIS has a hesalite crystal in making a decision to buy it.
Hats off to her, very efficient and eloquent
She knows what she's talking about to boot
@@TheDaniyool - But she mispronounced Jaeger.
There are two ways to pronounce it. The French way and the German way. Both are acceptable according to the brand.
@@achuck4321 - The French way is the only way, otherwise if we were on Naboo, it would be called "JarJar". LOL. Have a great day.
@@eseskay99 No it is not the only way and there’s a quite logical reason for it.
Whilst the Lecoultre part is from Switzerland and within the country the French part (though still most speak German) it is to be pronounced French.
However, the Jaeger part of the name comes from the Elsass region, which has been French and then German and French again and German again,.... is to be pronounced German.
Given most of the cities names some might argue that Germans occupation was more influential, but that’s totally up to debate and depends on who you ask
Despite being born whilst it was French, the Family Jaeger still was German as the names suggests. His mother had the name Weber, which means weaver and especially considering family names come from professions it is very likely that she is from a German family, as does the name Jaeger which translates into hunter. Back in the day there was no „Ä“ so „AE“ was the Common German spelling whilst still pronouncing it German.
So there’s a reason why the company says both is fine, French does sound a bit more romantic, but it’s also pretentious to assume it is wrong to pronounce watch brands in a German way.
After all the Swiss do speak German and a lot of luxury watch brands are from a German speaking country.
Unbelievable. I just happened to be in this exact scenario. I have $25,000 and not much time but I want to buy a whole watch collection in one go. There is a RUclips video for everything.
Joke?
@@OekologiskSmoer Yes.
Big brother is watching you... 😱😅
Me too ima make a RUclips video
At this point I'm just shopping vicariously through Teddy
I've saved a lot of money this way
Is he actually buying these or just selecting them for his videos?
The lady know her stuff. Props to her!
Me walking into store: I'll take 5 Casios please.
The dog's bollocks
🤣🙌 thats the way
I already have 5 Casio’s but I’ll take 5 more!
I can't never get enough of Casios. Nor seikos, citizens and vintage timex.
@@anakinskyboogie658 Nico 😂😂😂
That was cool and seems like AD was fun to talk to.
"Let's pretend taxes don't exist." Loved that.
If only🤣
Teddy will work a discount to take care of taxes no doubt.
I never understood why the prices are displayed without taxes often times (or always?!) In the US
@@bowmanclp Pretty much always. But taxes are slightly different % depending what state you live in.
@@mrbacchus6127 but that makes it even more complicated. If you have the price with tax you know what you need to pay from the beginning. But then again where I'm from sweet potatoes have a higher tax than normal ones, cause they are classified as "luxury" items
She is the type of sales assistant I wish I would find everywhere! She was amazing and knowledgable
Refreshing to see a sales person not just talk about how cool that purchase would make you and schtuff, but actually know a thing or two about what they're selling.
I used to come to this store every spring and winter to get my watches sized. They would always love to chat with me and compliment my Speedy Man On The Moon. Sometimes we’d walk over to the bonefish grill next door and grab a beer and talk watches. Great store. Great people. 🤙🏼
Watches and Grills, doesn't get much better than that!
You love to see it
Sounds like my kind of shop! Sadly here in the U.K. everyone is so snobby in watch shops you would never get that here 😂
Teddy: says anything
The lady: YEEEEEESSSSS
That's her job
You’d make a hell of a salesperson. Customer “I really like XYZ.” Salesperson “That’s just an awful choice.”
She does seem to have a bit of knowledge regarding watches. But that's just salesperson 101. Let the customer talk themselves into the purchase.
The lady says the fois has a hesalite crystal teddy's says "mmmmm good point" doh!
13:52 I was hoping this would be the bit where Teddy suddenly drops his nice guy act and engages in some hardcore negotiations...I was disappointed
He’s not really buying the watches and the store is hosting him. Notice there is nobody else there. It’s probably before the store opened.
@@rickjason215 whooooosh
Lmao I expected them to just give him a free citizen watch at the end
@@WesleyWorkout How did Teddy end up in a jewelry store in Nebraska? I believe he lives in Ohio. They probably asked him to come there to promote the store. Did they pay him? Maybe give him a watch? It’s not impossible. That is an incredible store.
RickJason and is nothing wrong with that.
This guy knows El Primero MSRPs by heart. You really think he's going to want a Shinola? 🤣
why is that brand? Thought it looked pretty cool but simple. Although don't really like the name, sounds Chinese..
Massive contrast to dollar tree and Walmart lol
😂
There is something for everyone
The FOIS has a sapphire crystal, you can see that milky ring in the shots too.
Correct
I believe teddy knows that but didn't want to be impolite and correct her
Not only that, it also has the applied Omega logo
I know someone from us would be talking about this lol! We notice everything. But Teddy kept his cool.
@@UnseenHero Teddy should have politely corrected her. By Teddy not correcting her, he runs the risk that one of his viewers will rely on the statement that it has a hesalite crystal in making a decision to buy the FOIS.
Teasing us with the Zeniths! She really knew her stuff, love that.
The concept is really cool: instead of all of the cool shots we get to to have a real feel for the watches. The price tags also make the experience even more relatable. Bien joué!
Huge props to Elizabeth. Great video Teddy! I love these where you go and shop around retail stores 👏🏻
Fun fact: the citizen is the most precise watch in that collection😅
Truth! But the others are fantastic.
This is true. But that's why you have it. The rest don't need to be precise when you have that Citizen!
What is the model, thank you
This the 'microwave vs. the stove' debate.. Or, for car folks, 'automatic vs. manual'.. Ill take the latter in both, please.
@@dre32pitt It's more like electric vs. petrol... I'll take petrol any day but will still appreciate the EV ;)
Hi Teddy, team, and whoever reading this 👋. Hope y'all are having a great day 👍
Wishing the same for you my friend!
I only have an evening here but still thanks man
Have a great day yourself!
I love that Teddy picked a Cartier Santos. Think every collection needs this watch
It’s a really beautiful and extremely versatile watch
Yeah it’s stunning!!!
freaking love the music intro
Thank you! 🙌🏻
This was an amazing episode that opens everyone to value watches that is away from the hype and detached reality of Rolex, Patek, AP and RM. Thank you Teddy!!!
That was fun to watch, I always enjoy Teddy "out in the wild". Did it have to be timed though? Think it would have been interesting either way.
That was great fun. I don’t usually like Breitling, but that one was beautiful!
Teddy! Thanks for checking out Omaha! Loved to see a video at Borsheim’s, they are pure class!
What a collection, no weak links at all. I'm surprised how much I liked the Brietling super ocean.
Elizabeth was very accommodating and knowledgeable.
Great video and excellent choices!
@Nigel Molesworth Yes I would Nigel, actually as the service industry was my sector for years
These kind of videos always calm me down and make me feel so relaxed. I'm really happy I found your channel
I would pick Globemaster as the everyday watch! perhaps the best offering Omega has to date.
My favorite as well!
Absolutely loved this. I’ve decided to slowly build my collection and focus on quality pieces I really want at around the 3500 to 5k price point. So this was perfect for me. Teddy, start selling some of these brands I’d love to buy from you boss.
Of all of your videos like this, these are by far my favorite selection of watches
That's a unicorn of a watch dealer. There are so many to look at, and they're in Nebraska?!?
Warren Buffett owns them
Warren Buffet owns the store..
@@fivetenwest is that good or bad
To me it means that due to their longtime relationship with Berkshire Hathaway (who has their HQ in Omaha) they punch well above their weight in offerings and scale compared to what you would otherwise expect in their market.
She was excellent, really knowledgeable and helpful.
Would like to see you do the same with a budget of 2500 & 250000.
I'd have been tempted to do all Omega (& probably the stunning Santos too)
Good fun video, Cheers 👍🏻😉
That was fun to watch. Looks like a good series to do in various cities. If you head to Cincy, I know who to try.
its a win for teddy and that store they get a 15min ad showing off their collection and sales staff and he gets content and to try on a bunch of new watches cant beat it really
I enjoyed this one. Not too long of a video, some nice watches and a very knowledgeable sales lady. That Zenith El Primero is a beauty.
Interesting video and challenge accepted! 😎
Dress Watch: JLC Reverso, excellent choice
Diver: Omega SMP 300, blue or white dial
Chrono: Zenith Chronomaster
All Day: IWC Portuguese
Beater: Hamilton Khaki Field or Scuba
Those would be my choices and I think we still stay within the 25k limit...
Cheers!
Beautiful and eloquent lady!!!....congratulations!!!.....And a good selection of watches!!!
I just visited Borsheims and what a HUGE selection they have and Elizabeth was so great ! I highly recommend visiting them!
Mine would be all omega. I just really love their designs. A moonwatch, seamaster, and one of their dress watches
Agreed. Speedy, Blue Seamaster, Aqua Terra with various new "shoes".
dang what a store/AD! they have it all. I would have gone with the Seamaster and the Zenith Chronomaster. I think the Omega Speedy FOIS, Breitling Heritage II, and Cartier Santos are not that nice in comparison to the other options available in the store.
If you are going for a dive watch, lume is key and the Heritage II does not seem to have a lot of it, especially in comparison to the Seamaster.
Best comment yet!!!
That would make a great collection! No rolex is also refreshing
Loved it, Teddy. Loved seeing the various watches at the store - and the accompanying prices. Hats off to the AD who was very patient and kind with everything.
If you are spending 25k without counting the tax in my shop in less than an hour , I'd be obliged to obey you and would surprise you with knowledge too, lol!
Elizabeth is amazing. She really knows her stuff. I love the store. Great people and great watches.
Nice Job, Teddy! If this would be a real collection, you just bought the "beater" from Citizen for 168 $..... And compliments to the friendly and well educated lady at the store. My list for 25.000$ would be totaly different, but that's part of the fun..... 😉
The first watch I ever bought was a Citizen. The second one was the Longines Hydroconquest with the blue bezel and blue strap and I'm already saving to get myself an Omega Speedmaster as my third watch.
Mate, did you buy it?
Been following for over a year. The new videos have been really good. Great new formats.
I just loved the concept of this video, great watches and great job!
she gives recommendation advice piece of information. good one!
Legend has it 🧸 Teddy B is the smoothest thing to come out of Ohio since Dave Chappelle.
Enjoyed the format quite a lot. Glad to see some interesting choices like the Cartier Santos and the Breitling Super Ocean.
I absolutely love this. As much as I love your reviews and your profiles of brands, Teddy, these "challenges" are just so much fun to watch!
I just aim for the Cartier Santos, absolutely lovely 😍
The Cartier and the JLC reverso are too similar of a choice. I would have picked up a Nomos for an every day watch.
I would have also.
If you think it is too similar, you just reverse the dial, there you go, a completely new piece.
Nomos is overhyped and bland
Nomos is garbage
keep in mind these are msrp prices, all these watches can be had for 20-30% off. In my experience, best way to spend 25k is 10-12k for a Submariner date, 3-4k for a pre-owned Omega moonwatch, and 3-4k for a Tudor Blackbay as a beater, and that adds up to around 20k, without much depreciation when it comes time to sell.
Man! I'm conflicted. At times I feel that material things aren't important. At the end of the day, they can't save you from illness or death, but then I see watches, vintage guitars, and cars, and I WANT! I SO VERY WANT!!!
Teddy, I'm checking your vids out with hopes of someday building my own collection. Ice forever been a watch guy, but the brands I liked have always been the ridonculous, which I couldn't never afford. Learning about microbrands from you and Kevin. Hopefully I will get started this year. Money's tight.
Nice outfit Teddy !!
Lmfao "ill do that one...ill go with this one...."
*buys nothing*
"See ya guys thanks for letting me shoot the video!"
probably cost them $100 in salary and overhead for a 30 minute ad.. not too shabby
@@sidewinderxx i get that. I made this comment for people who thought he actually spent 25k
@@grizzlyrunfast You're right, didn't notice, he actually didn't buy them... Just said he was but we didn't see him pay.
This was a fun video, I enjoyed it. Thanks for closing the Reverso correctly too. 👍
I just bought the same Cartier Santos medium. Absolutely spectacular watch!!!
I LOVED this video! Found my self saying NOOOO when she said Shinola. They have beautiful cases but I wouldn’t get their quartz. Not a big fan of the Breitling either. Citizen looks surprisingly nice! My faves were the Santos, Reverso, and Speedy. Please make more videos like this.
Watching from Cameroon. I have been longing for an entry level tissot dress watch, can’t afford one. This video just made me laugh hard at my life 🤣. Nice collection Teddy
Check the used market on eBay!
Hmmm unless u are businessman in Cameroon...this is way too much looking at what an average individual gets as salary in that country.
@@Ghost345621 Great suggestion but a sound knowledge is required.
@@TuneinR True, reputable dealers and research are a must. Gambling on the cheapest offer from a random buyer, not sure I'd want to get in that potential headache!
You do you mate,Tissot has some great pieces.I adore my seastar 80 and have more expensive watches.Bought it at the store for 750€,turns out it's on Amazon for 550€.
Great video, Teddy!
This format was really fun and, congratulations to Elizabeth, very friendly and helpful salesperson
Okay
Great video. I’d have picked a non-dive watch for the ‘beater’ but the Longines IS lovely. What I was most struck by though, was how knowledgeable and helpful the sales associate was. It is always pleasing to see a real professional showcasing her skills while doing her thing.
I would pick Seamaster 300 over the Breitling Heritage.
For shure!
100%
A Tudor would've been a great inclusion in the collection. Enjoyed the video idea
Ha! My favorite was the Eco Drive at the end! I'm more of a tool watch guy I guess. That Zenith Shadow Primero though, I need it!!!
I was just at Borsheims a month ago. The JLC Master Geographic caught my eye. As did a Longines Heritage Sector.
Nice staff and great selection. Good video!
The store had a lot of choices !
I could spend all day in that store
As a European, I’m baffled by the “mismatch” between the rather ugly (IMHO...) mall architecture on the outside and the extremely extensive selection of prestigious brands they appear to carry on the inside 🤪
I was thinking the same, reminds me a bit of an airport terminal.
Until you mentioned the discord between the shabby design of the building and the exemplary craftsmanship of the watches being sold inside, I was completely oblivious to it. I guess, living in the United States for my entire life, I have gotten so accustomed to this disparity that I don't even notice it. This stark contrast is pretty common here. Its nice to get an outsider's perspective to make me aware of things I don't normally notice. Thanks!
As someone from the area, it’s somewhat odd to me to. I didn’t notice that though until after I spend a little time in Germany and saw the why luxury stores look there. It’s an older mall that’s been renovated to be fair though (I think).
As we say here in, Don't judge the book by the cover! Despite the outside architecture is as many malls in USA... We do not discuss taste, we just pity it...
The coffee shop you go to is probably older than the city of Omaha. Plus, it's a mall, which is rarely going to exist within an architectural setting that's had any other influence but supply side economics. IOW, 'Murica!
very impressed by the salesperson's knowledge!! You don't get that in your average AD!
That’s looks like a lot of fun! Nice video, keep the good work my friend!
Why do I feel you knew every watch you would buy before you went in :)
The speedmaster was my favorite!
This was a fun one! I think you could do a lot with a format like this. For example, you could follow my collection rules - 1 watch per brand, and you have to get the most iconic watch from each brand, but only one "type" of watch each in a collection, like 1 diver, 1 pilot watch, 1 dress, etc.
one of my favorite videos so far. Love the thought process, back and forth with you and seller (both providing good pieces of information about watch, brand, the topic of collection building, etc.). I would feel that people serious about their collection would also spend lots of time iterating through similar questions to best allocate their resources.
I think it would be cool if you could help your audience form their collections! Not only because of your wealth of knowledge but also because you have good taste!
Great vídeo,as always. The challenge of any watch addicted dreams. The lady is professional and helpful. Congratulations!
Damn , the omega speedmaster is such a beautiful watch ! Dream first watch.
Totally completely love the Cartier flip watch wow.
OK, I loved the CSR!!!!! So knowledgeable, engaging. If you can do another segment with her and the store, please consider it... As to your picks.... excellent. Santos, Speedy, reverso!!
Haven’t seen an AD this well stocked in a LONG time. Also, next time get the Zenith.
That’s great to help a local business out 👍🏽
Love watches, Love seeing what other people like cause I dislike your two most expensive choices but love the others. Especially the Omega
Very fun vid, the clerk did her job perfectly, very few watches over a reverso. I would have liked to see a Grand Seiko make the cut.
Mate, when she recommend Shinola and you entertained the idea, I almost dislike the whole video.
Although I wonder why you went with the hydroconquest since you already have Superocean in the rosters?
It's a wonderful piece from one of my goto watchmaker, but Longines also offers a range of versatile watches for daily uses in that price range or even less than that.
Great content nontheless!
I could hear in my head, Jory The Time Teller screaming and punching my table the moment the lady offered Shinola and Teddy agreed with her.
I think he was just being nice. If you watch the video closely you can see Teddy flinch when she said Shinola.
TB was surprisingly gracious about it and actually handled one.🙄 Said something about polarizing and love/hate, perhaps concerned about unsubscribers. 11:37 Now Jory is definitely more outspoken about his concerns with the brand.
Teddy really interesting. I have them all but for my money the best value in watches is Longines. Classy , variety , durable , great movements and well priced
Nice to see such a knowledgeable salesperson, I have been in too many so called "watch stores" where the sales "professional" did not know the difference between an automatic and a manual would watch. Something you would expect a person selling multi thousand dollar watches to definitely now.
Actually that Citizen watch really surprised me.
Fun video, just wouldn't have picked the Cartier as the "every day watch."
I can relate to this collection... While I have about 8 watches, my main rotation of "heavier" hitters are: Omega FOIS, JLC Reverso Small Seconds, Tudor BB36, Rolex OP36 (Blue 3,6,9 dial).
Teddy, way to be a gentleman and not correct on her the fact the FOIS is sapphire and not hesalite!
Hey Teddy. Been watching your channel for a little bit now and I just got my first automatic. Keep up the good work
She lost me at “Shinola”
Hahahahhahahaha
If you “don’t know shit from Shinola” it’s because they’re one in the same!
They're not THAT bad. For a non-WIS who may not know the likes of Weiss, RGM, etc., it's a great way to support American watchmaking(building)
I have 3 Shinolas. They are shit. All have mechanical defects. I bought them to support American manufacturing and the cool rebirth of Detroit story but honestly they are awful. Looking back, wish I would've bought a used Omega instead of 3 new Shinolas.
@@aovermont that’s a damn shame to hear. I spent 10 years working for an American MFG, so I believe in it, but not if the product is crap and the price is sky high. I’d much rather buy a Tudor 1926 or Longines for $1500 than a Shinola, ‘Merica be damned. “Sad but true” -James Hatfield
Props to Borsheims for their selection! First time I hear of the place, but they’re doing it right (Shinola aside perhaps). Thanks, Teddy. Very fun watch.
Viewmaster in white is a beauty, getting a black strap tho, for blue, not a diver tho, from Hamilton jazzmaster is amazing. Tissot Visodate a beauty as well, elegant, classy, casual
These choices were maybe the best out there. Good job!