If I could keep only one it would be the green as it is more unique and alive which is what made me want the watch in the first place. This green dial is special.
Never apologize for a Seiko. If we take the price limitation out of the way, in my humble opinion is the GS SBGH267 a watch with the most beautiful mesmerizing dial ever.
Seiko has always been the king of attractive dials and recently, they have even further carried it to a fantastic level. They are an inspiration to other companies, including big ones.
I bought a Seiko Prospex Turtle - Save The Ocean Manta Ray edition because I absolutely fell in love with the dial. It's a beautiful gradient blue that darkens as you move away from the centre featuring subtle manta ray shapes. The dial is also textured to give the give the appearance of waves and the texture is very reminiscent of an oil painting. It gives the impression of being in the depths looking up to see manta rays silhouetted against the ocean surface. Also, the dials are slightly different between the version that comes on the rubber strap vs the bracelet version. The strap version features three manta rays, while the bracelet version has four manta rays.
This was my most recent acquisition too. Gorgeous dial and has become my daily wearer. I got the one with four manta rays as I liked the more vibrant blue to black than the Dark Manta version.
The fact that several Seikos made it to this list means the brand must be doing something great. I believe there are more Seiko lovers than snobbers out there. :) Great video as always. Thanks for sharing your unfathomable watch knowledge once again !
I was passing a watch store in a shopping mall the other day and was surprised to see they had a Seiko stand in the window with some Presage models on display - it’s the first time I’d seen them in real life. I’ve got to say I was absolutely blown away by how good they look in real life. Also more to my surprise, the piece which most caught my eye was the Zen Garden model featuring the white dial with the vertical herringbone stripes. Absolutely stunning up close and I couldn’t believe just how good an around £500 watch could look.
You see brands do flashy things like different coloured dials, different hands, grainy dials etc to be different from others. But Im impressed how Nomos and Junghans can be so unique while staying very simple. They truly created something of their own here.
NOMOS is over rated. Sometimes 'minimalist' really means 'nothing there, but you pay as if there IS' I need different finished surfaces, applied numerals, special dial design, thin case, interesting lugs- SOMETHING for a multi thousand dollar watch.
Tell me about it! I'm on the fence with a Omega Planet Ocean as my first really nice watch, now I'm not even thinking about it! I was actually pricing an Oyster Perpetual Rolex, these inexpensive available watches are just as beautiful!
My mother has a seiko presage cocktail time 34mm limited edition that kind of looks like Grand Seiko snowflake (it sort of resembles the texture of an art paper) and it's absolutely gorgeous😆 Edit: I think it's called the Fuyugeshiki
Some great choices. The Junghans is breathtaking. I would throw in the Tissot white dial 1938 Telemeter, which uses colour to convey chronograph info with clarity and elegance. A lot of detail without looking ‘busy’, and a very handsome result.
For my money, the Cocktail Time Negroni belongs on this list. It was my first "grail" (I have a very low budget for such things) and I still just stare at that dial constantly.
The dial is the eyes of the watch, look closely and you will fall in love Some amazing dial and the Oris Big Crown is one of my favourites, another favourite of mine is the Omega Railmaster, especially the denim colour, the vertical graining is amazing.
Gosh, I'm still so glad I bought the SRPF41. It makes me happy every time I look at it. Absolute steal for a beautifully textured dial at under $500. So badly want an SPB089 to round out the colors in my collection.
8:22 I love the star dials like this a Lange & söhne and the patek Philippe celestial and the debethune !!! simple sports watches and simple dress watch dials don't impress me I've always liked the star dial and moonphase watches!!! 😎👍
Hello Teddy, Yours is one of those channels where I can give a thumb up even before watching a video. I know I won't be sorry I did. And as I expected, this turned out to be a feast for my eyes. Bravo!
I would vote for the MeisterSinger N°01 - Blue Dial. From what I have seen online, the blue changes shade depending on the angle, and the domed sapphire enhances the effect a bit more.
I recommend the Longines Spirit in white/silver. It has a sandy grain that can only be adequately appreciated in real life. I feel bad for Longines as their site has such poor photos! It's the best dial in its price point, if only it was a bit smaller (it wears huge).
I agree! I see the value and Teddy mentions Orient a lot (for good reason) but I am starting to realize logos on the watch make a huge difference to me. That's also one of the big reasons I am not a Tag fan personally.
I was lucky enough to buy my anOrdain Model One directly from their studio in Glasgow, Scotland. When I visited they were busy developing and perfecting the fumé enamel process but you could see how beautiful they were going to be. Incredible value for such unique and exquisite pieces. Lovely people too.
SRPF is solid, classic AND the right size (even if you don't know it yet !!). A strong compilation, Teddy, thanks. If I was asked for recommendations in this bracket, I'd share this.
Love the Oris Burgundy Big Crown Pointer. May have to add that to my collection. Really enjoy your comments plus seeing a young man with a watch addiction instead of the latest phone.
My choice of watch is a Seiko SPB093J1. I find the porcelain dial with blued hands reflects beautifully and is unique to anything Seiko does (not Grand Seiko) and definitely is very unique for the market as a whole. It goes retail over 2k, but can be found for less.
Teddy, one thing I'd love to see if you have any interest in the concept, would be a series where you showcase other men's fashion accessories alongside specific timepieces. Especially of you included some of your awesome interview and lifestyle videos where you showcase collections from prominent figures like Kevin O'Leary. For me personally I have a serious fine jewelry collection, which plays a significant role in which watch I chose to wear on any given occasion. Just a thought I wanted to share with you, love your style man. You have me inspired to get some more contemporary sport coat cuts in my wardrobe, looking sharp sir!
The last watch I bought was the sharpe edge blue dial Seiko and I have to say it’s been hard to take it off the wrist. It just works so well with everything.
I learnt about a lot of brands I have not heard of in this video and what they offer at a very affordable price point. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you
Two Casio which I Love to wear for mostly because of their dials along my WC and Omega Seamaster 1-Casio Edifice ETD-300 DY 2-Casio Edifice EFM-100. They have probably one of the best dials under 150 USD.
Just got SEIKO Pressage automatic green dial version. Looks gorgeous! Dial is absolute superb and the bracelet is very well finished also. For about 500 EUR it is good value for the money! Hard to have a better looking dial. Maybe for watches over 10000$ which are not accesible for 99,999% of people.
On that Longines sector dial, I wonder why they let the vertical line cut into the letter G. Couldn't they move it a bit to avoid it, or is there some deeper idea behind it?
Those textured Seiko dials are just amazing!! The new colours available for the Tissot Gentlemen with the sector lines (especially in green) looks so much nicer than the blue! I learned so much about watches over lockdown because of you, so thank you!! Such a great video Teddy!!!
I own the SRPF53 and it is lovely, but a little 'cold'. I also have the gold tone version and it's got a lot more warmth to it. I know the model numbers as SARY142, SARY146, SRPD42 and SRPD39, just FYI. Note that there is another version with the same dial but the date at 3 as well, not sure why anyone would want that over the date-at-6 versions but there you go. Really nice looking watches with sapphire - to my mind all presage's should have sapphire but that's sadly not the case so it's nice to see here.
I bought my green sarb ( the alpinist ) about a year ago for $400 , it’s up to $1000 now . Don’t think I can ever part with it but one hell of a purchase none the less :-)
