@@dimitrispapanikolaou9819 They make quality things and their standard of living is high. Just buy lower quality things from countries who pay their staff minimum wage or less if you prefer. Simples.
Quartz are also affected by temps: PS "Understanding the water resistance rating of your watch is crucial for keeping it ticking for years to come. While terms like "waterproof" are no longer used in the industry, water resistance ratings provide insight into a watch's ability to withstand water pressure."
To be fair, quartz movements can be affected by temperature but it's not a big deal, a lot of HAQ movements use some sort of thermal compensation to correct small deviations caused by temperature, it only matters if you're trying to go a few seconds by year or less in terms of timekeeping deviation.
*Some*. Not all. Rolex for example is a completely vertically integrated manufacture, all Swiss, and all in-house, even with their own foundries that smelt their own gold. There was a time though, a long while back when the bracelets were also made in USA and Mexico. Saw an article that Omega has parts made in China - not sure how recent that is though.
Hi Jenni, I wanted to share some thoughts on your recent video about the Swiss-made topic. It felt a bit like you took the easy route by primarily reading from a list that many can find online. I think it would have been more engaging to dive deeper into the subject. For example, discussing specific watches that are marketed as Swiss-made but have little connection to Switzerland could add valuable insight for your audience. Tag Heuer being the perfect example. While I initially enjoyed your content, it’s become somewhat predictable, especially with the focus on Rolex titles, which seems to be a common strategy among many RUclipsrs. I believe incorporating AI could help you create deeper content, complete with examples and thoughtful insights. For now, I’ll be stepping back as a subscriber. I hope you consider this feedback as you continue to evolve your channel.
TAG Heuer is as Swiss as it gets. You're thinking about Swatch. TAG owns Cortech & Artecad. Both make cases, and dial furniture for all of LVMH including Zenith. Stop your bias ignorance and nonsense. Agree about this channel. It's junk. 🤡
@@watchesarebadforyou6121 Lol, where were you during the TAG 1887 movement controversy... it was a Seiko TC78 despite TAG advertising it as "designed completely in house." TAG never really recovered after that, and Jenni, bless her heart, has avoided that topic like the plague.
@stuntmonkey00 They bought the rights to a Seiko movement because it had an oscillating pinion. A Heuer invention. Then reworked it and built a dedicated factory for it. So many of them are still running today without a service. You really don't know your history, do you? They did more then than what most brands do today. I'm sorry you don't know much. Just proved it. Enjoy what you think is a "Swiss" watch lol... 🍻🏎
With regards to 'male oriented', it probably depends on the type of watch. My wife has small wrists and wanted a mechanical watch with a moonfase. That turned out to be quite the search. To start with, even in Geneva most stores do not have smaller sized straps in stock. Fortunately we stumbled upon Blancpain. Moon phase, day, date, month and a seconds hand in 33 mm and in 34,8 mm. The latter even has a crystal back. Best of all, the Blancpain store had smaller sized straps in 4 colors. That actually turned out to be quite unique. P.s. my wife agrees with you anyway Jenni 😅
A common misconception is that if a watch is large bulky cumbersome or uncomfortable it is less prone to liquid and environmental damage. It just more about the quality of the watch and the manufacturer. For instance, I once had rather small gold watch that was subjected daily to harsh environment and trial and it kept working wonderfully for over ten years without need of servicing.
Singe my Lange & Söhne watch (1815, build in 1996), is back from service, the accuracy is 0 … + 1 s/ 24 h (0 within a week). No chronometer certificate, just fine craftsmanship in design, production & assembly.
My Grand Seiko "Katana" with the Spring Drive movement combines mechanical and quartz and is super accurate. I've had it over a year now and I still marvel at the smooth sweep of the second hand.
@@tonygu2958 I see that lament from a lot of people about the GS bracelets. Yes, there is no micro-adjustment, but I got lucky to find the right size via the removal of links and half-links. As to the quality of the bracelet itself, I don't find it that much different from the Oyster bracelet on my Rolex GMT-II.
The pricing model. Until I got deep into it I always believed it was a massive cash cow and profit must be at least 50% of the price. Turns out with enough research you find most are running at 15% to 20% profit over the range with the exception of Rolex where it’s guessed to be 30% to 35% of the final price. So if a brand has an average price if £10K they would make no profit with an average of £8K a watch which was a shocker for me. The cost of the parts in materials however is incredibly small.
A common misconception is that if a watch is large bulky cumbersome or Uncomfortable it is less prone to liquid and environmental damage. It just more about the quality of the watch and the manufacturer. For instance, I once had rather small gold watch that was subjected daily to harsh environment and trial and that Uncomfortable Hunk of Metal kept working wonderfully for over ten long years without the need of servicing.
To me, the „Swiss Made“ label is mostly marketing drivel. In the ~under $2k price category, watches labeled „Swiss Made“ often (probably mostly) use Made in China components, then a cheap Sellita movement is added and voila, it can legally be called „Swiss Made.“
Wait, what? Luxury watches are not overpriced? Of course they are. All luxury is so by definition. Their value lies in decades of branding and marketing. Luxury is easy to manufacture but hard to get into as a business for that reason. The likes of Rolex spend incredible amounts of money on advertisement and endorsements since that is what sells watches, not R&D. You could even say their most important employees are their ad copy writers and the athletes that wear the pieces. Those build the business. The technology in these products is decades if not a century old, and it has not been improved since there is no benefit for these luxury brands to do so. The average Rolex customer has no clue what is inside the case - or care to find out, for that matter. They buy it because it is a Rolex. That is why the mechanical watch is the most stagnated manufactured product on the planet. Because no-one outside a handful of watch nerds cares about this ancient technology. It is luxury jewellery for everyone else. And these ultraprofitable businesses know that well. It is indeed the clever marketing that has created this mythof exclusivity and craftsmanship. Rolex makes over a million watches a year. That is the very opposite of exclusive, and the very definition of soulless mass production with no room or time for “craftsmanship”. Which is good for quality control, of course, but no, your Rolex is not exclusive or unique or built from the ground up by craftsmen. It is a massproduced wristwatch whose price when adjusted to inflation has grown ridiculously over the decades, doing so in tandem with the prestige bought by Rolex’s advertising spending.
Rolex has a massive marketing and overhead budgets adding to the price, they are very well built but I would ad to your comment that when pricing one they add a brand recognition premium to it. Simple supply and demand if people want this name on their wrist then they’ll pay for it.
When I see "Swizz made" I see mainly made in Asia (likely China) and assembled in Switzerland. That does not mean that the watches are any worse, than if they were 100% Made in Switzerland. However, people tend to do this thing that is not really thinking about it sort of stereotyping of things in Asia being cheaply made. Before China became the cheap goods provider for Europe it was Italy, today Italy is more known for luxuray goods than cheap products. It's all pretty bs to base how good a product is, simply on where it's made, over inspecting the actual product. Thing is, our brains like easy answers that require no thinking, that's why marketing such as "Swiss Made" is so effective.
It will surprise you that some parts are not coming also from China, they are coming also from Russia. Also, for some of the movements the design is done outside Switzerland and they just buy the license of the movement and do some modifications to an existing one and then boom you have a Swiss movement. And also they compensate the product cost from China because is too cheap, and Switzerland is very expensive....
@rm9sbg93zxjzg it wasn't. Rolex has their own factories. They're also the single largest buyer of gold in Europe. But hey? Whatever makes you feel better....
I inherited an IWC Aquatimer Split Minute Chronograph from an estate. Is this watch a collector's item with potential to increase in value or should I sell it? It's too big for my wrist.
Almost all Seiko watches gain value over time. And you forgot to mention only 50% of the movement has to be made in Switzerland to be called a swiss watch. The other 50% is made in China. Swiss watches are just as much chinese as they are Swiss
Ooof! That (what looks to be a) cracked ceramic bezel on the Daytona at 3:19, between 160 and 180 must have made someone cry every time they looked at it!
really ? not overpriced ? so when JLC increases the price by 40% in one year it is to pay for the reverso designed 50 years ago ?... Don’t make us laugh..
If one wants accuracy, stick to quartz watches. One of my most accurate mechanical watch is the somewhat contentious Powermatic 80 movement watches. Very close second is Tudor MT5602. I don't know if you can call it a mechanical watch but, my Grand Seiko Spring Drive is probably the most accurate watch.
I have a rose gold jlc grande reverso with the 976 movement on the other side. I always put it movement face up and ppl be like why would do that, you cant even read time. Then I'll just go "why I have my phone for that". cant lie Im kinda proud of my multi level perfect come back. Its just the perfect thing to say to those people 😂
I buy Rolex watches from my AD and haven’t lost a penny. First I like all of them and won’t sell them. Second, if the bullet hits the bone and I must part with them, I won’t lose anything.
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Sounds more natural at 0.9 or 0.85 speed. Hopefully she will never become like Simon on "Into The Shadows" and many, many, MANY other channels. His narration is now so fast that it has become unlistenable to me.
I agree! Why would women be limited to small watches with diamonds? Some women prefer jewelry type watches. Others, like me and from her videos Jenni as well, are more interested in the movement / complications, design, etc.I’m 4’-10’’ (1.47m…) and the main piece of my very modest collection is a 42 mm Longines Master collection quadruple retrograde. The sales associate was a bit surprised at first by the watches I wanted to look at, but I find it suits me perfectly. So don’t be afraid!
I guess the problem is that this rating is misleading by watch makers, technically it means a watch is capable of going 50m under water and/or can resist upto 5 atm of pressure (73.5 psi). IMO if a watch cannot handle simple swimming it should not have any water rating.
I heard that some old brands are not the original company but someone bought the name after it shut down. Is this true? If so please make a video sbout that. :-)
Here's another myth - purple watches are for women. If the major manufacturers realize what an unfair assumption that is, I'll be a happy man. Purple is the new green, guys. Spread the word.
@@lebojay add to that, whenever i see a reviewer comparing a Chinese AliExpress watch to a swiss watch claiming they are both of same quality i feel pitty for his followers.
So…….bracelet , case, crown,crystal and hands…….can all be made in China…..as long as the movement is Swiss and is slapped together in Swisslandia.Looking at you…Steinhart,lol. Ya, I own 5 of them 😂
50 percent of the value has to be suisse.... The parts come from other countries cheap and is build in Switzerland which is expensive... Steinhart: 400 Euro: 199 parts from China, but build from {Albanian} guys in Switzerland... That's the law😅
This is one of the reasons I'll never buy anything from the Swatch group. It's a well known fact that the Swatch group has been outsourcing from China for years
Watch specs are interesting but if a watch says 200m diver or +/- 4 sec. day its guidelines & capabilities. Few even wear their watches in the shower, & who really needs to be within 5 sec for a Dr apoitment. Kind of like hp ratings & 0-60 times on you're car right? Anywho good video girl!
What's more, if you lose a minute every 10 days and make an effort to be 15 minutes in advance to any meeting you'd really only need to re-set your watch 2-3 times a year.
Would love to know which brands - by name - are getting around the Swiss Made criteria. Many many mannyyyy reviewers hit this note, but never provide evidence. Evidence please or kill the trope.
The holy trinity is a lock for doing most of it in Swiss. But there is a certain percentage for this I can’t remember exactly. But compare it to glashütte they’re not doing it 95% full production and manufacturing. But there is criteria for Swiss made
I have many mechanical watches, including a few Rolex’s but my most accurate by far is my Tudor Pepsi white face that only gains 1 second every 5 days. That is more accurate than a solar quartz watch that I have.
I set my Longines Conquest VHP GMT at the end of July and didn't wear it again until the last week of October--it was three (3) seconds fast, as measured against the NIST time Web clock.
Ming just dropped Swiss Made from their new watch. Quality unaffected or went up. Horage makes 100% in Switzerland, but stamps Bein Biel on the dial as they know Swiss Made is meaningless.
Picked up a MAMACOO's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!
The wristwatch, as a device to provide the user with an accurate display of the time of day, became _unnecessary_ when smartphones became a thing. I own 20 wristwatches. The majority are mechanical, but there are a few quartz and solar ones. They vary in price point. There are dress watches, pilot/field watches, GADA watches, and even a GMT - which is totally unnecessary, but I liked how it looked so I bought it. There are no divers or chronographs - I have zero interest for those types (and they generally run too big for my wrist.) I wear one of them each day - not as a timepiece but something else - habit/tradition/fashion/etc. I do not _need_ them to tell me what the time of day is. (LOL - if I *really* need to know the most accurate time, I am one of those that have the US Naval Observatory Master Clock phone number in my contacts list.) I _like_ the look of each of them. I _like_ how I feel when wearing one. I often select one as a complement to what I am wearing and what I will be doing that day. I feely admit I enjoy the occasional compliment received when someone notices my watch. I _like_ the near daily routine of winding my mechanicals. I note how accurate each one is - by comparing it to my *phone.* (LOL) Most run a bit fast but there are a few slow ones. Every month without 31 days adds an additional chore to the date complications found on many of them. If I was totally reasonable and practical and just wanted a single watch that does it all with virtually no issues, I would just have my solar Casio. I am 65. While growing up in the US, *everyone* wore a wristwatch. So then for me, having my collection is part tradition (habit?). I love the idea of these tiny mechanical devices strapped to my wrist. They are both fascinating and comforting. I *enjoy* them. They encompass both art and science - creativity and reason brought together in an easy to obtain, maintain, and utilize fashion. To varying degrees, everyone reading this shares in those ideas and passions. WE Like Watches! Many of us Love watches. We love collecting them, wearing them, and talking about them. Watches bring us together as a community. Thank you to Jenni for another great video! Enjoy your day Everyone!
So you really need to do your homework before you purchase a new piece, a nice subject, and make a total sense .Thank you, young lady, for an excellent point. Unfortunately, many people do the opposite to tell you the truth, too late..all away from St. George Utah, love and peace...
I've recently began my obsession as a watch collector. And i must say- out of all the luxury brands I've been researching, for me the MAMACOO's watches are the most intriguing.
Much like lang isn’t made in Germany, most of its movement parts and screws come from JLC. The 9411 is a JLC 822 only with the plates and the balance stud being different. All the train, barrel and keyless work is interchangeable
this video seems almost (?) ai-generated. completely devoid of originality and depth. just a compilation of generic, already widely disseminated, factoids - topped off with a clickbait-y title. do better, please.
Luxury watch myth: Cartier make luxury watches. False! Cartier make expensive garbage wrist jewelry that somehow got aboard the hype train and now people think they are supposed to like them
Cartier is behind some of the greatest watch designs in history, there literally the makers of the first wrist watch , and it's not like the whole watch market has seen a lot of inflation since 2020, as much as u hate them there perspective matters that's why people buy them , that's why other watch brands copies them ,I admite that there specs areant good for the price but a watch is more then that also what's more stylish then a Cartier
A common misconception is that if a watch is large bulky cumbersome or uncomfortable it is less prone to liquid and environmental damage. It's just more about the quality of the watch and the manufacturer. For instance, I once had rather small gold watch that was subjected daily to harsh environment and trial and it kept working wonderfully for over ten years without need of servicing.
For #1 you should’ve probably mentioned the Grand Seiko Spring drive movement
Everything in Switcherland is so overpriced, I m now sure, in any other country the same watches would cost at least 40% less.
Get a Glycine.
White skin tax
@@dimitrispapanikolaou9819 They make quality things and their standard of living is high.
Just buy lower quality things from countries who pay their staff minimum wage or less if you prefer. Simples.
Quartz are also affected by temps:
PS "Understanding the water resistance rating of your watch is crucial for keeping it ticking for years to come. While terms like "waterproof" are no longer used in the industry, water resistance ratings provide insight into a watch's ability to withstand water pressure."
To be fair, quartz movements can be affected by temperature but it's not a big deal, a lot of HAQ movements use some sort of thermal compensation to correct small deviations caused by temperature, it only matters if you're trying to go a few seconds by year or less in terms of timekeeping deviation.
@@creato938most cab operate from as low as - 30 F to 140 F.
Yeah but mechanical movements still don’t hold a candle compared to quartz.
Except for Grand Seiko quartz.
When jenny said fog up with a german accent I heard something totally different
She clearly said fog up
@5:07 when you said “and that can fog up your crystal” I could have sworn that it sounded like something else 😂
Yeah I thought that. Fcuk up your crystal! 😂
She missed out Swiss brands having parts made by Chinese manufacturers
*Some*. Not all. Rolex for example is a completely vertically integrated manufacture, all Swiss, and all in-house, even with their own foundries that smelt their own gold. There was a time though, a long while back when the bracelets were also made in USA and Mexico.
Saw an article that Omega has parts made in China - not sure how recent that is though.
Hi Jenni,
I wanted to share some thoughts on your recent video about the Swiss-made topic. It felt a bit like you took the easy route by primarily reading from a list that many can find online. I think it would have been more engaging to dive deeper into the subject. For example, discussing specific watches that are marketed as Swiss-made but have little connection to Switzerland could add valuable insight for your audience. Tag Heuer being the perfect example.
While I initially enjoyed your content, it’s become somewhat predictable, especially with the focus on Rolex titles, which seems to be a common strategy among many RUclipsrs. I believe incorporating AI could help you create deeper content, complete with examples and thoughtful insights.
For now, I’ll be stepping back as a subscriber. I hope you consider this feedback as you continue to evolve your channel.
I'm also unsuscribing. it seems its all read from a AI written script . Shame ..
TAG Heuer is as Swiss as it gets. You're thinking about Swatch. TAG owns Cortech & Artecad. Both make cases, and dial furniture for all of LVMH including Zenith. Stop your bias ignorance and nonsense. Agree about this channel. It's junk. 🤡
@@watchesarebadforyou6121 Lol, where were you during the TAG 1887 movement controversy... it was a Seiko TC78 despite TAG advertising it as "designed completely in house." TAG never really recovered after that, and Jenni, bless her heart, has avoided that topic like the plague.
@stuntmonkey00 They bought the rights to a Seiko movement because it had an oscillating pinion. A Heuer invention. Then reworked it and built a dedicated factory for it. So many of them are still running today without a service. You really don't know your history, do you? They did more then than what most brands do today. I'm sorry you don't know much. Just proved it. Enjoy what you think is a "Swiss" watch lol... 🍻🏎
@@65hi863dhyu
Wrong
They used a Seiko
That last bell was extremely loud.
With regards to 'male oriented', it probably depends on the type of watch. My wife has small wrists and wanted a mechanical watch with a moonfase. That turned out to be quite the search.
To start with, even in Geneva most stores do not have smaller sized straps in stock. Fortunately we stumbled upon Blancpain. Moon phase, day, date, month and a seconds hand in 33 mm and in 34,8 mm. The latter even has a crystal back. Best of all, the Blancpain store had smaller sized straps in 4 colors.
That actually turned out to be quite unique.
P.s. my wife agrees with you anyway Jenni 😅
That sounds like a fun journey. A Blancpain is certainly something special. You both have good taste. 😎
A common misconception is that if a watch is large bulky cumbersome or uncomfortable it is less prone to liquid and environmental damage.
It just more about the quality of the watch and the manufacturer.
For instance, I once had rather small gold watch that was subjected daily to harsh environment and trial and it kept working wonderfully for over ten years without need of servicing.
Heading towards "Swiss assembled" ?
On the way towards "Swiss "Assembled*" "
Singe my Lange & Söhne watch (1815, build in 1996), is back from service, the accuracy is 0 … + 1 s/ 24 h (0 within a week). No chronometer certificate, just fine craftsmanship in design, production & assembly.
A real luxury watch should have a serial number.
Great info all around (as always)! "Swiss Made" seems pretty Swiss made.
My Grand Seiko "Katana" with the Spring Drive movement combines mechanical and quartz and is super accurate. I've had it over a year now and I still marvel at the smooth sweep of the second hand.
Yea, but cheap-ass bracelets, damn. 😮😢😢
@@tonygu2958 I see that lament from a lot of people about the GS bracelets. Yes, there is no micro-adjustment, but I got lucky to find the right size via the removal of links and half-links. As to the quality of the bracelet itself, I don't find it that much different from the Oyster bracelet on my Rolex GMT-II.
Any chance you can make a video to review the Lange one 30th anniversary? Thank you Jennie.
The pricing model. Until I got deep into it I always believed it was a massive cash cow and profit must be at least 50% of the price. Turns out with enough research you find most are running at 15% to 20% profit over the range with the exception of Rolex where it’s guessed to be 30% to 35% of the final price. So if a brand has an average price if £10K they would make no profit with an average of £8K a watch which was a shocker for me. The cost of the parts in materials however is incredibly small.
My most accurate mechanical watch is my $700 Tissot PRX. It’s +/-2s/d.
Yeah mine is also very accurate !
I have a Tissot Le Locle and it is too.
People like to whine about the powermatic movements, but they are incredibly accurate.
Thank you yet again, Jenni. Informative and thought provoking,
A common misconception is that if a watch is large bulky cumbersome or Uncomfortable it is less prone to liquid and environmental damage.
It just more about the quality of the watch and the manufacturer.
For instance, I once had rather small gold watch that was subjected daily to harsh environment and trial and that Uncomfortable Hunk of Metal kept working wonderfully for over ten long years without the need of servicing.
To me, the „Swiss Made“ label is mostly marketing drivel. In the ~under $2k price category, watches labeled „Swiss Made“ often (probably mostly) use Made in China components, then a cheap Sellita movement is added and voila, it can legally be called „Swiss Made.“
I would add shock resistance. Many watches cannot take strong/jerky movement and you need to be careful playing sports.
Wait, what? Luxury watches are not overpriced? Of course they are. All luxury is so by definition. Their value lies in decades of branding and marketing. Luxury is easy to manufacture but hard to get into as a business for that reason.
The likes of Rolex spend incredible amounts of money on advertisement and endorsements since that is what sells watches, not R&D. You could even say their most important employees are their ad copy writers and the athletes that wear the pieces. Those build the business.
The technology in these products is decades if not a century old, and it has not been improved since there is no benefit for these luxury brands to do so. The average Rolex customer has no clue what is inside the case - or care to find out, for that matter. They buy it because it is a Rolex. That is why the mechanical watch is the most stagnated manufactured product on the planet. Because no-one outside a handful of watch nerds cares about this ancient technology. It is luxury jewellery for everyone else. And these ultraprofitable businesses know that well.
It is indeed the clever marketing that has created this mythof exclusivity and craftsmanship. Rolex makes over a million watches a year. That is the very opposite of exclusive, and the very definition of soulless mass production with no room or time for “craftsmanship”. Which is good for quality control, of course, but no, your Rolex is not exclusive or unique or built from the ground up by craftsmen. It is a massproduced wristwatch whose price when adjusted to inflation has grown ridiculously over the decades, doing so in tandem with the prestige bought by Rolex’s advertising spending.
Well said.
Meanwhile Rolex is still #1 so you can shout from the rooftops all you want. It's not going to change anything
Rolex has a massive marketing and overhead budgets adding to the price, they are very well built but I would ad to your comment that when pricing one they add a brand recognition premium to it. Simple supply and demand if people want this name on their wrist then they’ll pay for it.
When I see "Swizz made" I see mainly made in Asia (likely China) and assembled in Switzerland.
That does not mean that the watches are any worse, than if they were 100% Made in Switzerland.
However, people tend to do this thing that is not really thinking about it sort of stereotyping of things in Asia being cheaply made.
Before China became the cheap goods provider for Europe it was Italy, today Italy is more known for luxuray goods than cheap products. It's all pretty bs to base how good a product is, simply on where it's made, over inspecting the actual product.
Thing is, our brains like easy answers that require no thinking, that's why marketing such as "Swiss Made" is so effective.
you caught onto something, most swiss made are made with parts from China, wonder why the Chinese can make a rolex copy so well;-)
It will surprise you that some parts are not coming also from China, they are coming also from Russia. Also, for some of the movements the design is done outside Switzerland and they just buy the license of the movement and do some modifications to an existing one and then boom you have a Swiss movement. And also they compensate the product cost from China because is too cheap, and Switzerland is very expensive....
@@Lucas-dy4wy I "heard" that the old explorer case was made in china:-)
@rm9sbg93zxjzg it wasn't. Rolex has their own factories. They're also the single largest buyer of gold in Europe. But hey? Whatever makes you feel better....
I inherited an IWC Aquatimer Split Minute Chronograph from an estate. Is this watch a collector's item with potential to increase in value or should I sell it? It's too big for my wrist.
Being new to the higher end watch market, is jt better to buy new or used?
Almost all Seiko watches gain value over time. And you forgot to mention only 50% of the movement has to be made in Switzerland to be called a swiss watch. The other 50% is made in China. Swiss watches are just as much chinese as they are Swiss
I respect your knowledge great video thankyou 🍀🍀🍀
Ooof! That (what looks to be a) cracked ceramic bezel on the Daytona at 3:19, between 160 and 180 must have made someone cry every time they looked at it!
Yup, must been a nice hard surface, or his wife's teeth!😅😅😅
This "ding" bell in the end of the video is a killer. sounds like smoke alarm...
really ? not overpriced ? so when JLC increases the price by 40% in one year it is to pay for the reverso designed 50 years ago ?... Don’t make us laugh..
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I had heard pocket watches that are antique increase in value year after year.
If one wants accuracy, stick to quartz watches. One of my most accurate mechanical watch is the somewhat contentious Powermatic 80 movement watches. Very close second is Tudor MT5602. I don't know if you can call it a mechanical watch but, my Grand Seiko Spring Drive is probably the most accurate watch.
Powermatics are low beat. Terrible for accuracy.
@@watchesarebadforyou6121 So how many Powermatic 80 watches do you own?
@@watchesarebadforyou6121 So, how many Powermatic 80 movement watches have you had?
Lovely! The video ain't too bad either 😉
For a watch to be luxury the watch + the experience = luxury. how many brands would pass my test?
Casio, Seiko, citizen just a new a few, but i think all by now!
Luxury watches exist mainly to show off. This is why Grand seiko struggles even it's more accurate than any Swiss watch.
Jeni, what about the word “Geneva” on the dial. ?
Hi Jenni ! Great video !Thank you ! How is Invicta swiss then ?
"damaging a very expensive watch in the worst case". that is expert-level punning.
Great list. Some men, especially in Asia, can’t wear bigger watches. It’s about the wrist, not the gender.
A "Gender" dioes not matter at all. But generally males have bigger wrists than girls. So it is about the sex.
I have a rose gold jlc grande reverso with the 976 movement on the other side. I always put it movement face up and ppl be like why would do that, you cant even read time. Then I'll just go "why I have my phone for that". cant lie Im kinda proud of my multi level perfect come back. Its just the perfect thing to say to those people 😂
I buy Rolex watches from my AD and haven’t lost a penny. First I like all of them and won’t sell them. Second, if the bullet hits the bone and I must part with them, I won’t lose anything.
ok. Good for you. Goodbye.
@@KacperinOekraïnewhy the passive aggressiveness? Did he write something offensive?
Some of my “Swiss Made” watches are the most cheaply made ones that I have; inexpensive one jewel Ronda movements.
Overpriced is a wrong word describing the luxury watches! It’s hyper-priced. 🧠🤨
astronomically priced, lol
Tomato can eater price
Eh, it's only money, who your going to give it to, you or the undertaker?😂😂😂
Hello Jenni very good vidéo
What beautiful hands you have! Love the nails!!!!! ❤
The way you pronounce the manufacturer's names 🥰
Liebe Jenni, tolles Video wir immer 👍
Aber ich hab das Gefühl, du sprichst von Video zu Video schneller 🏃♀️➡️
Nimm dir doch etwas mehr Zeit, wir hören dir ja gerne zu 😊
Sounds more natural at 0.9 or 0.85 speed.
Hopefully she will never become like Simon on "Into The Shadows" and many, many, MANY other channels. His narration is now so fast that it has become unlistenable to me.
Good video
Any watch can be a ladies watch as long as you have a wrist for it. A woman wearing a Daytona is one of the most sexy look there is.
U noticed too!
I agree! Why would women be limited to small watches with diamonds? Some women prefer jewelry type watches. Others, like me and from her videos Jenni as well, are more interested in the movement / complications, design, etc.I’m 4’-10’’ (1.47m…) and the main piece of my very modest collection is a 42 mm Longines Master collection quadruple retrograde. The sales associate was a bit surprised at first by the watches I wanted to look at, but I find it suits me perfectly. So don’t be afraid!
To me the Daytona is more of a woman’s watch than men. I think the Zenith suits more to men 😅
@patrik3450 Only those who can't afford one say that 😆
Nah, woman wearing Daytona looks rough and rather a turn off...
That pink Tudor chronograph would look good w/ you're nails Jen..
Relax Richard
Hi Jenni!
Can you please suggest me a watch under 300 USD for my sister.
As Next Month is her marriage and I want to gift her very first Automatic Watch.
Sad how most of the watch community doesnt know 50m is not enough to go swimming with and will continue to scream at anyone that goes against them
I guess the problem is that this rating is misleading by watch makers, technically it means a watch is capable of going 50m under water and/or can resist upto 5 atm of pressure (73.5 psi). IMO if a watch cannot handle simple swimming it should not have any water rating.
Haha, luxury watches. The one thing they are made to do - tell the time - is something that they are not always very good at!
Just buy a chronometer if that's important to you.
Tell the time is not the one thing they are made to do. That is tell the wealth of their owner.
I heard that some old brands are not the original company but someone bought the name after it shut down. Is this true? If so please make a video sbout that. :-)
Here's another myth - purple watches are for women. If the major manufacturers realize what an unfair assumption that is, I'll be a happy man. Purple is the new green, guys. Spread the word.
Ah yes, the purple helmet strikes again!😅😅😅
muy interesante
Jenni The German Shepherd
after all i see that swiss made watches though they are not100% made in swiss still have an edge regarding their quality.
A couple years ago I would have said, “Seiko is as reliable as any Swiss watch,” but my recent experiences with them suggest you’re right.
@@lebojay add to that, whenever i see a reviewer comparing a Chinese AliExpress watch to a swiss watch claiming they are both of same quality i feel pitty for his followers.
So…….bracelet , case, crown,crystal and hands…….can all be made in China…..as long as the movement is Swiss and is slapped together in Swisslandia.Looking at you…Steinhart,lol. Ya, I own 5 of them 😂
50 percent of the value has to be suisse.... The parts come from other countries cheap and is build in Switzerland which is expensive... Steinhart: 400 Euro: 199 parts from China, but build from {Albanian} guys in Switzerland... That's the law😅
Blame Swatch.
This is one of the reasons I'll never buy anything from the Swatch group. It's a well known fact that the Swatch group has been outsourcing from China for years
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Watch specs are interesting but if a watch says 200m diver or +/- 4 sec. day its guidelines & capabilities. Few even wear their watches in the shower, & who really needs to be within 5 sec for a Dr apoitment. Kind of like hp ratings & 0-60 times on you're car right? Anywho good video girl!
What's more, if you lose a minute every 10 days and make an effort to be 15 minutes in advance to any meeting you'd really only need to re-set your watch 2-3 times a year.
As a mother Daylight Savings Time is my nightmare 😱😱. When 6 o‘clock becomes 5 o’clock… that’s not my time!!! 🙈🙈
Yea, Louis the 13th,remey😅😅😅 Martin time!
Would love to know which brands - by name - are getting around the Swiss Made criteria. Many many mannyyyy reviewers hit this note, but never provide evidence. Evidence please or kill the trope.
The holy trinity is a lock for doing most of it in Swiss.
But there is a certain percentage for this I can’t remember exactly. But compare it to glashütte they’re not doing it 95% full production and manufacturing. But there is criteria for Swiss made
All of JLC is 100% Swiss. Parts and labour. EVERYTHING is in-house 👍🏻
@@patrik3450GO is German. What is the criterial for made in Germany?
I have many mechanical watches, including a few Rolex’s but my most accurate by far is my Tudor Pepsi white face that only gains 1 second every 5 days. That is more accurate than a solar quartz watch that I have.
Tudor🤢💩
I set my Longines Conquest VHP GMT at the end of July and didn't wear it again until the last week of October--it was three (3) seconds fast, as measured against the NIST time Web clock.
Better a GShock@@mauriciovelez2194
@@mauriciovelez2194 🤡
@@ColonelPickleswitch Now thats a luxury watch:-)
Watches are just jewellery
JE, T4YC: Great video. I can feel your passion for high end watches. You should harness this, and concentrate purely on ALS and Rolex.
Ming just dropped Swiss Made from their new watch. Quality unaffected or went up. Horage makes 100% in Switzerland, but stamps Bein Biel on the dial as they know Swiss Made is meaningless.
Picked up a MAMACOO's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!
Wolex and Zhay Zhay La Coot
Love my Grand Seiko Spring Drive for its accuracy!! so that is a luxury watch yet it’s still super accurate. 😊
I thought there would be something we didn't know yet, or where we are wrong. Instead, old stuff again.
In terms of precision, you you refer to GS which can achieve accuracies of a few seconds per month
The wristwatch, as a device to provide the user with an accurate display of the time of day, became _unnecessary_ when smartphones became a thing.
I own 20 wristwatches. The majority are mechanical, but there are a few quartz and solar ones. They vary in price point. There are dress watches, pilot/field watches, GADA watches, and even a GMT - which is totally unnecessary, but I liked how it looked so I bought it. There are no divers or chronographs - I have zero interest for those types (and they generally run too big for my wrist.) I wear one of them each day - not as a timepiece but something else - habit/tradition/fashion/etc. I do not _need_ them to tell me what the time of day is. (LOL - if I *really* need to know the most accurate time, I am one of those that have the US Naval Observatory Master Clock phone number in my contacts list.)
I _like_ the look of each of them. I _like_ how I feel when wearing one. I often select one as a complement to what I am wearing and what I will be doing that day. I feely admit I enjoy the occasional compliment received when someone notices my watch.
I _like_ the near daily routine of winding my mechanicals. I note how accurate each one is - by comparing it to my *phone.* (LOL) Most run a bit fast but there are a few slow ones. Every month without 31 days adds an additional chore to the date complications found on many of them. If I was totally reasonable and practical and just wanted a single watch that does it all with virtually no issues, I would just have my solar Casio.
I am 65. While growing up in the US, *everyone* wore a wristwatch. So then for me, having my collection is part tradition (habit?). I love the idea of these tiny mechanical devices strapped to my wrist. They are both fascinating and comforting. I *enjoy* them. They encompass both art and science - creativity and reason brought together in an easy to obtain, maintain, and utilize fashion. To varying degrees, everyone reading this shares in those ideas and passions. WE Like Watches! Many of us Love watches. We love collecting them, wearing them, and talking about them. Watches bring us together as a community.
Thank you to Jenni for another great video! Enjoy your day Everyone!
So you really need to do your homework before you purchase a new piece, a nice subject, and make a total sense .Thank you, young lady, for an excellent point. Unfortunately, many people do the opposite to tell you the truth, too late..all away from St. George Utah, love and peace...
I've recently began my obsession as a watch collector. And i must say- out of all the luxury brands I've been researching, for me the MAMACOO's watches are the most intriguing.
MB&F
Much like lang isn’t made in Germany, most of its movement parts and screws come from
JLC. The 9411 is a JLC 822 only with the plates and the balance stud being different. All the train, barrel and keyless work is interchangeable
this video seems almost (?) ai-generated. completely devoid of originality and depth. just a compilation of generic, already widely disseminated, factoids - topped off with a clickbait-y title. do better, please.
And the audio is terrible
Err, if a watch is inaccurate (aka mechanic), it cannot be luxury, unless time measurement does'nt matter.
It doesn't. You use your phone to tell the time.
@@heiner71 only the ragtag checks time on the phone
But you’re wrong about your waterproof system, and guilty of spreading myths.
so you just state that everybody but you is wrong mmmmm are we now i would guess my 30yrs in it would disagree
More u face to video pz
whatever gold digger
I believe no man can say no to MAMACOO's watches
I’m not making fun of you because your English is perfect……but when you say the word ‘Rolex’ …………….😂😂😂
Luxury watch myth: Cartier make luxury watches. False!
Cartier make expensive garbage wrist jewelry that somehow got aboard the hype train and now people think they are supposed to like them
Cartier actually make fantastic movements and watches. Are you stupid? Literally takes 2 minutes to research this. They are high end horology watcgesb
Cartier is behind some of the greatest watch designs in history, there literally the makers of the first wrist watch , and it's not like the whole watch market has seen a lot of inflation since 2020, as much as u hate them there perspective matters that's why people buy them , that's why other watch brands copies them ,I admite that there specs areant good for the price but a watch is more then that also what's more stylish then a Cartier
@@nathanthebe6497 a nice Bulova is so much better
Not garbage but it got real watch heritage and miles ahead of Gucci or Tom Ford
A common misconception is that if a watch is large bulky cumbersome or uncomfortable it is less prone to liquid and environmental damage.
It's just more about the quality of the watch and the manufacturer.
For instance, I once had rather small gold watch that was subjected daily to harsh environment and trial and it kept working wonderfully for over ten years without need of servicing.