Don't Buy The The Blancpain X Swatch! Buy The Heron Marinor Instead!

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  • Опубликовано: 2 янв 2025

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  • @WATCHingJames
    @WATCHingJames Год назад +4

    That blue version does look good

  • @rickymherbert2899
    @rickymherbert2899 Год назад +8

    Ah, Captain Haddock, that brings back childhood memories of Hergé adventures of Tintin. Great looking watch. Now which of my too many watches is going to walk the plank so I can have Captain Haddock as an accomplice in my everyday adventures? 😀

  • @heronwatchco.6870
    @heronwatchco.6870 Год назад +63

    Thank you for the review Jody! We loved it and we're glad you liked the Marinor. As you mentioned, the lume will definitely be bumped up for the production pieces!

    • @unaibb
      @unaibb Год назад +10

      I love the watch, I´ll recomend to make the North Star smaller (just make skeletoned draw lines), crashes with your heron bird logo, and makes this part of dial very bussy and confussing by design (two logos?). Good luck!

    • @bradleyburton4762
      @bradleyburton4762 Год назад +2

      Really nice

    • @michaelredding6219
      @michaelredding6219 Год назад +2

      Very nice watch; lovely work on getting the fume dial just right. I hope the next iteration is a couple mm larger in diameter.... please!🙂🙂

    • @Akalipt0s
      @Akalipt0s Год назад +1

      You have a good start for sure... I would like to see some better quality in the star at 12... (you can see the quality is not great in 6:33)….. And second beware of the lume applied on bezel 7:07... Other than that great watch

  • @BTandKM111
    @BTandKM111 Год назад +4

    Just looking at the crystal and bezel I like it already. I dont think most people realize how a boxed crystal can prevent scratches. Perfect dimensions too.

  • @brianmsahin
    @brianmsahin Год назад +7

    Love it all, including the dial and that 12 marker. Beautiful. The caseback is almost good enough to be on the front, and reminded of many years ago when my granddad used to buy "Fishermans Friend" strong cough drops in those old tin boxes with the trawler and fisherman with his pipe on the lid. He kept all the boxes to keep bits and bobs in. Brought back good memories!

  • @Bearded_Tattooed_Guy
    @Bearded_Tattooed_Guy Год назад +7

    Captain Haddock is a referance to the salty seafaring sailor from the cartoon Tintin by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé.
    The cartoon has been translated into 70 languages; I grew up with the Norwegian translation, from the Danish, where Capt Haddock would swear in alliterations.
    Definatively will take a closer look.

  • @davidconnelly
    @davidconnelly Год назад +2

    Damn! I wanted to hate it but it's a beauty. What a colour! That is great!

  • @OffOfTheCuff
    @OffOfTheCuff Год назад +6

    The old sea captains who smoked pipes always wore wristwatches with high water resistance

  • @Redcrown77
    @Redcrown77 Год назад +2

    I really like the color you reviewed-Beautiful watch!!

  • @CalvinKleinhentz
    @CalvinKleinhentz Год назад +3

    Wow, I saw this 5 days ago for the first time, I was instantly interested and here you are already reviewing it!!! Thank you so much for always providing us with such great content!

  • @JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm
    @JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm Год назад +1

    It reminds me of my RLG odyssea. Same movement, same dimensions, same crown minus the crown, guards same bezel insert, and same clasp… I’m not knocking the watch at all. The watch I have is one of my most worn watches, and is no longer available…. I think they nailed it with this one.!

  • @DistractedPlatypus
    @DistractedPlatypus Год назад +6

    A really nice watch for the price. The competition of the bird logo with the North Star marker would be made better with just the wordmark and the marker. Still, looks like a great option!

  • @walkaroundwatches
    @walkaroundwatches Год назад +13

    Why did the caseback remind me of the Go To Jail square on a Monopoly board?

  • @389Lee
    @389Lee Год назад +2

    Beautiful watch. Loved the dial and crown color of the watch you displayed Jody.

  • @alanmckinnon6791
    @alanmckinnon6791 Год назад +4

    I like it Jody, a lot. And the one they sent you is the business because that blue is stunning. The bezel totally defines the watch and Heron have made something a wee bit special here. My only gripe is the imagery - I'd lose the caseback engraving and whatever is on the crown. Other than that the watch looks fantastic

  • @chriscon8463
    @chriscon8463 Год назад +1

    I like it! Those squared, articulating-in-one-direction bracelet links look a lot like the ones on my Lorier Falcon v2.

  • @randomhandle
    @randomhandle Год назад +2

    Dang. I love it. And hardening too! What's not to like about this one?

  • @benjaminvis
    @benjaminvis Год назад +2

    I completely agree with virtually all your observations and assessment on this one. That doesn't often happen in reviews. That said, I'm not sure I'm that enamoured by the pole star, almost kissed by the heron logo, but I do appreciate both shapes as execution. One thing you didn't mention that looked, oddly, particularly good to my eye, is the side profile of the knurling on the bezek and with that how the dome of the crystal transitions to the bubble of the insert, and turns down to the knurling. For me, arguably, a standout conjunction on this watch.

  • @trulsdirio
    @trulsdirio Год назад +2

    Yeah, that is one hell of an attractive watch. Exactly the right amount of vintage charm but with it's own spin and classy identity.

  • @K0MBIAN
    @K0MBIAN Год назад +5

    Jody: "Hallooo and welcome..."
    My wife: "NO! You're not getting another watch!"

  • @barryvercueil2346
    @barryvercueil2346 Год назад +2

    Killer Watch!!! Looks like a $1000 watch. Good styling. Love the North Star. Cheers.

  • @echochambers8418
    @echochambers8418 Год назад +2

    I really like everything about this Watch.The name,logo and North Star especially.Might be the best looking new watch I’ve seen in a bit.Definitely better than that BP/Swatch thing.I can’t think of any Micro brands that have wowed me like this since Baltic,Lorier,Traska and Brew.

  • @HAL-xy3om
    @HAL-xy3om Год назад +2

    It's a real beauty, I love it! I could have been perfect with drilled lugs and no crown guard.

  • @originalhedgehoggy
    @originalhedgehoggy Год назад +1

    It took my a while to figure out that the Captain Pugwash theme was playing in the background during the watch specs, but I'm glad it was on your video and I wasn't having some kind of stroke...

  • @markhyde7217
    @markhyde7217 8 месяцев назад +2

    Literally just ordered one of these in Atlantic blue , can’t wait for it to arrive and it even comes with a free NATO strap .

    • @humanwatchman2682
      @humanwatchman2682 4 месяца назад

      What do you think of the watch?

    • @markhyde7217
      @markhyde7217 4 месяца назад

      Really like it tho wish it was a little bit bigger but apart from that it’s great . Got a great deal on it too as they wavered the VAT and import duty too .

  • @Shabec2982
    @Shabec2982 Год назад +1

    Love that shirt! Fellow Formula 1 and watch fanatic here.

  • @thebitterfig9903
    @thebitterfig9903 Год назад +7

    To me, the best things about the watch are the North Star and the Heron logo. Those are what set this apart from the countless dive watches with a triangle and a bit of text. Seems like a lot of commenters disagree, but hey, that’s why there are different watches in the world. I think they add a little fun while staying somewhat subdued. It’s not like a Timex with Snoopy (which I’m sure is someone’s grail watch… just not mine).
    I also kinda like the Gladiateur, at least in silver.

  • @michaelredding6219
    @michaelredding6219 Год назад +1

    It's a nice watch; I think the reviewed color is the nicest of the lot. Not usually a fan of fume dials (there is usually too much "fume" and not enough base color), but this one is gorgeous. Wish it was just a little bigger; 41 - 43mm would be perfect (for me anyway!)

  • @hattyfarbuckle
    @hattyfarbuckle Год назад +1

    Somehow not heard of Heron before and the quick side by side with Le Gladiateur had me ignoring Jody's opinion and looking for it. I much prefer it and the icing on the cake is the Romans on the bezel with a correct IV not IIII. Make a great dress diver (!#?) but it is almost $500.

  • @apmartini70
    @apmartini70 Год назад +1

    I think it has to be on a sail cloth strap to really capture the vibe of the Blanc Pain.

  • @aubsta1
    @aubsta1 Год назад +3

    Montréal dans la place! I wouldn't mind the Capitaine Haddock; tonerre de Brest!

  • @MrPleers
    @MrPleers Год назад

    I agree. Much better than the Swatch. The only thing I don't look is that star at 12 o'clock.

  • @garybrown4671
    @garybrown4671 Год назад +1

    I like this watch. The North Star is instantly recognized to my eyes. Thanks Jody!

  • @gorillasinthewrist
    @gorillasinthewrist Год назад +1

    Very good effort, love the colour, think the hour hand needs to be longer, but that’s very minor.

  • @theshadowman1398
    @theshadowman1398 Год назад +2

    Yeah I really was never planning to buy that swatch happy meal toy with no hacking seconds.
    Really a nice looking watch. Maybe will give it a go after it actually goes on sale ( I don’t deal with kickstarter )

  • @blacktoothstavros2606
    @blacktoothstavros2606 Год назад +1

    I like these. The stylised heron is neat, and the north star reference is clever. I agree that the core colourways are the most cohesive. Although the price for Aussies is pretty high for a micro. Our dollar is more the problem than the watch, I guess.

  • @rickrounds5150
    @rickrounds5150 Год назад

    Like the movement, color, dial, and bezel. Don't like the hideous 12 o'clock marker (ditch it) or that arrow hour hand. Thanks Jody.

  • @iFyvie
    @iFyvie Год назад +1

    Oh Canada! What a lovely watch.

  • @thegorn
    @thegorn Год назад +1

    How does it compare vs the Erebus Origin? This one looks quite nice.

  • @Horology_Report
    @Horology_Report Год назад

    The case back has those triangles in between the specs but they don't all line up with the removal notches. It seems like thats what they tried to do but it somehow shifted.

  • @paulprouse374
    @paulprouse374 Год назад +1

    For the same cash I’d have the Lorier Neptune, that North Star isn’t my cup of tea. You actually got a sale of an origin because they didn’t have any in stock at the time of your release and when I was looking. 😄

  • @patrickhartmann1540
    @patrickhartmann1540 Год назад +1

    Great looking vintage leaning diver. Appreciate the sub 13mm w crystal. I can’t help but feel it’s a tough market in which to stand out, this is a good effort.

  • @sagen888
    @sagen888 Год назад +1

    I was convinced for a second that that song was gonna be playing for the rest of the video LOL

  • @darkeye77
    @darkeye77 Год назад +4

    This looks gorgeous! I'm going to have to talk myself out of buying this one.

  • @glennpettersson9002
    @glennpettersson9002 Год назад +1

    I like it a lot and the comparison to the Swiss collaboration makes it even more compelling but with the recent flood of micro dive watches i have to be selective.
    Damn it 😖

  • @Razor_Burn
    @Razor_Burn Год назад +2

    very nice specs for the price so thanks for sharing Jody ❤

  • @Amin_2k
    @Amin_2k Год назад +1

    That is beyond beautiful

  • @GeeMood
    @GeeMood Год назад +2

    Great review, as always Jody! I really do like this one. Really dig the case back, as well as the North star marker at 12. I think they have a winner here, especially if they tone down on the different color options. I have a couple watches with sapphire bezel insert, none though with that bubble look of the 50 Fathoms. I hear you too, $435 on a Captain Haddock??? How about, over a grand on a Captain Cook lol. Strange how one sounds normal, the other, not so much. Thanks again JOMW.

  • @ramspencer5492
    @ramspencer5492 Год назад +2

    I really like it.... At the kick starter prices! The one you have there is very nice! I wouldn't buy it for the regular $600+ price and I'm not ready to buy another watch till at least Christmas. This one isn't going to do that well long-term for more than $500, IMO. I think they messed up.

  • @philspencelayh5464
    @philspencelayh5464 Год назад +4

    A dive watch has to be pretty special these days. The case, bezel and coating are good. The explosion at 12, the Heron and no date is enough to exclude it.

  • @quentinthatcher40
    @quentinthatcher40 Год назад +1

    Great looking watch and very retro

  • @mikeellis4345
    @mikeellis4345 Год назад +2

    Hmmm nice watch too expensive for me .. the colours they’re offering are quite ok but obviously they don’t all suit those who prefer bright orange dials.

  • @yosefkashani9470
    @yosefkashani9470 Год назад +1

    Anyone know where I can actually view the watches?? All I can access is the one image on their kickstarter page?

  • @watchmitch3699
    @watchmitch3699 Год назад +1

    Is the bracelet a hair puller? Good job Héron

  • @yosefkashani9470
    @yosefkashani9470 Год назад

    How does the finishing compare to something like Cronos?

  • @briancolyer8483
    @briancolyer8483 Год назад +1

    It made me smile, if they sort the lume I think it'll be a winner....🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⌚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⌚

  • @kiwicory100
    @kiwicory100 Год назад

    Which Blue is the right blue? It seems there is more of a baby blueish color way on the wood shot but on the wrist shots a deeper blue. I’m confused?????

  • @AwkwardHorology
    @AwkwardHorology Год назад +1

    The looks on this one is 🔥

  • @kobusvanrensburg4092
    @kobusvanrensburg4092 Год назад +1

    I approve of the case back!

  • @AbdulRWatches
    @AbdulRWatches Год назад +3

    Very cool, definitely a better value for money compared to the Blancpain x Swatch. I already bought an Erebus, so no more divers for me 😂

  • @ColinLack
    @ColinLack Год назад +1

    Looks great I like this one

  • @WestCoastAce27
    @WestCoastAce27 Год назад +4

    Nice at the pre-launch price; but at over $600 just another microbrand in a crowded field.
    I wonder how much they could save w/o the silly captain engraved on the back?

  • @aaroncarmichael8263
    @aaroncarmichael8263 2 месяца назад

    Love the shirt

  • @rts9532
    @rts9532 Год назад +1

    I like this bracelet look like

  • @midnightoracle982
    @midnightoracle982 Год назад

    Good looking watch. On the fence re the star marker at 12. I’d be buying in black or blue- some of the many colour choices on offer ,including the teal one in this review just seem a bit strange. Sometimes less is more!

  • @adk7962
    @adk7962 Год назад +1

    Very nice. I’m sure they will do well. Yeah 21 variations seem too much. Thanks for the great review!

  • @ryansimons4523
    @ryansimons4523 Год назад

    Jody, I'm very glad you and I both have 7 inch wrists. I don't have to imagine what it might look like on me. Congrats on your new watch as well, man. I'm not a huge dive watch guy (I've got my SD Willard and Duro and that's pretty good for me, I think), but yours is definitely one of the more appealing I've seen in some time!

  • @eminpasha7472
    @eminpasha7472 Год назад

    Just wondering what's your opinion on the seiko SRPK13K 😅 I purchased one

  • @baldeagle6128
    @baldeagle6128 Год назад

    Is it just me? The website doesn’t show all the options, and neither does kickstarter.

  • @timrosenthal46
    @timrosenthal46 Год назад +1

    Beautiful watch ..

  • @winc06
    @winc06 Год назад +1

    Almost skipped this because it looked like another in the endless stream of boring, nearly identical Seiko/Submariner clones. Glad I watched this one. Very nice looking watch made special by some original touches and nice finish and features.

  • @marciosouza8656
    @marciosouza8656 Год назад +1

    I loved !!

  • @andreasthoms5350
    @andreasthoms5350 Год назад

    You did not show the clasp inside !🤔🤔

  • @RelojesYRelojes
    @RelojesYRelojes 6 месяцев назад

    I AGREE 1000% WITH THIS REVIEW

  • @MrZanzibar123
    @MrZanzibar123 Год назад +2

    Billions of blue blistering barnacles, Jody - I’d rather have a Paptain Haddock than a Captain Morgan. (Though Tintin fans will know that Captane Haddock would probably rather have the rum.) 😂

  • @Shri_V
    @Shri_V Год назад

    How are the erebus pre-orders going?

  • @gerrytemple5044
    @gerrytemple5044 Год назад +1

    Have to say, all these unknown micro-brands promoting themselves don't grab me, and don't keep my attention until the end of the video - sorry Jody. Just some feedback, apart from this I absolutely love your channel 🧡! Cheers!

  • @WMIYC
    @WMIYC Год назад +58

    I like it overall, but the North Star marker is a bit too much for me. It actually reminds me of a comic book element.

    • @ScoobieDoobie197474
      @ScoobieDoobie197474 Год назад +3

      Too large IMO

    • @rodpanhard
      @rodpanhard Год назад +10

      It looks like a seagull has shat on it to me.

    • @mattbeharry
      @mattbeharry Год назад +6

      I really dislike the star at 12, it lacks the refinement of the rest of the piece and feels out of place. For me it is one of those ideas that sounds nice in the concept phase and maybe even into prototype 1… then once you see it on the dial you move on from it.

    • @TheRamarsetya
      @TheRamarsetya Год назад +2

      We progress so much now that the star logo are more associated to comic book lol.

    • @Piface2099
      @Piface2099 Год назад +3

      Love the star but it 100% should not have an outline around it

  • @marlowkaplan3584
    @marlowkaplan3584 Год назад +1

    Nice. Looks good..

  • @Ben-bs4od
    @Ben-bs4od Год назад

    Great new Erebus watches Jody!!!!!! Great specs for the price. They look fantastic!!!! Many blessings for success! I am sure they will be a big hit!!!!!!! Yours is much nicer than this!

  • @danschlacks7188
    @danschlacks7188 Год назад +9

    Interesting looking watch. I know not everyone agrees, but I always prefer a date complication. Excellent review as usual!

    • @perdendosi
      @perdendosi Год назад

      I can't believe they did... 20?
      ... variants but didn't include any with a date. Not for me.

  • @hattyfarbuckle
    @hattyfarbuckle Год назад

    This has a strange affect on me - initially like the hands and the 12oclock whatever.... until Jody turned the lights off when I really liked the dominant minute hand and small hour triangle but the 12oclock splodge looked to me like something a passing Heron dropped

  • @minirock1980
    @minirock1980 Год назад

    Nice competitor for the Lorier version

  • @FerdinandZebua
    @FerdinandZebua Год назад

    I didn't even know about the Blankpain X Swatch collab before today.

  • @tkindschi
    @tkindschi Год назад

    After a year and a half wait, I finally got my Helm Miyako....another obvious Blancpain emulator. Love it....but not sure I need a second one.
    Such is the way of the microbrand dive watch. In the end, they all look like something else, and all seem the same in the end?

  • @johnmonachelli5256
    @johnmonachelli5256 Год назад +1

    It's beautiful what a time to be into watches

  • @jb6027
    @jb6027 Год назад

    Nice! IMO though, your Erebus is nicer

  • @watchthis401
    @watchthis401 Год назад

    Jodi, where can i Get that shirt. Hugh F1 fan. I'm in Auston, TX for the race tomorrow. Love that Heron too. I bought your Erebus Origin. Cant wait.

  • @richardshaw1968
    @richardshaw1968 Год назад

    A welcome return of Captain Birdseye.

  • @Mauricio.Solorzano
    @Mauricio.Solorzano Год назад +2

    It's a beautiful!

  • @chauhanhm1
    @chauhanhm1 Год назад

    Nice shirt

  • @cosmodoc
    @cosmodoc Год назад

    Hey Jodie, thanks for introducing us to new micro-brands! I would love to see your take on Lorier!

  • @bobbypetrosjan8577
    @bobbypetrosjan8577 Год назад

    The bracelet doesn't pull your hair out?

  • @robertlittlehawk7713
    @robertlittlehawk7713 Год назад

    Good review, and I like the old style, but they have to do better with the lume, and I agree the some of those color combos are too much

  • @chrisdarin3027
    @chrisdarin3027 Год назад

    As always a great review Jody, however for me the mashup of 50/60' cues coupled with the 12 o'clock do not convince me. I disagree that the watch has an individual approach. A shame given the quality approach.

  • @Ollies_takes
    @Ollies_takes Год назад +1

    I just wish it was bigger!

  • @SteelHand071
    @SteelHand071 Год назад +1

    Blistering barnacles, what a great nod to TinTin with the Captain Haddock.....

  • @brunocraighero2460
    @brunocraighero2460 Год назад +1

    Hmmm, a big pro, it doesn't have the omnipresent date window! A simple and plain watch made to tell the time!

  • @arryc3947
    @arryc3947 Год назад

    Captain Haddock - absolute lolz

  • @scottsj4625
    @scottsj4625 Год назад

    It seems good on paper. I would be tempted if needed a dive watch, I have 3 already and one does have a Miyota 9000 series movement. Jody, how is your pre-launch going on your own watches? Just curious.