Grand Seiko Over Rolex, Watch Snobs Aren’t Enthusiasts & MORE - Reacting To Your Hot Takes 

The spring drive to me is an innovation in a way but more than that it is an exercise of creativity beautifully paired with engineering. That said, we can’t overlook rolex and what they have contributed to watchmaking.

@@TeddyBaldassarre agree.

I agre Teddy however let’s not forget to include both Omega and Breguet in the same company as Seiko as a whole when it comes to horological engineering contributions. I believe that those three actually slightly outweigh Rolex when it comes to breakthroughs.

To my knowledge Rolex has ZERO technological breakthroughs. A genius marketing machine no doubt but not technological. Rolex = Apple ; Seiko = Microsoft ; Breguet or JLC = Xerox or Kodak

@@NICAsworld -there are countless calendar watches with day and date that precede the Rolex day date by more than 100 years! -There are also water resistant watch that precede the Oyster by more than 70 years (Pettit watch universal expo 1854; Rolex even famously plagiarized the ad from Pettit, putting the watch in an aquarium). -The helium escape is a Rolex innovation (completely useless but all Rolex). - the Coviot patent from 1893 and the Harwood patent of 1921 already laid down the Automatic "perpetual" so that's not Rolex invention either. - GMT function was invented by a company named Glycine which released a model in 1953 a year before Rolex. - Easylink and Glidelocks are not really watch complications and finally of the big watch companies Rolex is certainly the last of them to make everything in house. Buying your suppliers one by one over the course of the past 100 years is not really doing everything in house. Again, Rolex is an unstoppable marketing behemoth but certainly not a fount of invention!

A wise and rational perspective, my friend. Thanks for watching.

Most everything you said can also apply to “car guys” like me. Do you have a classic Ferrari in pristine shape, or a well-kept and mechanically perfect Porsche 959 or McLaren F1? Maybe some have investment potential, but short of these unicorns, fuggedaboutit. As for snobbery, I wouldn’t get a BMW Z4 M40i instead of a Toyota GR Supra because of brand “prestige.” Now you can justify preferring the interior and exterior styling and/or materials on the former, or the performance value for the money of the latter. But “prestige”? Well Rolex still trades on it, but we all know Omega makes at *least* as high a quality watch for notably (but not drastically) less money. Bottom line: Get whatever you want and can afford!

I really don't care what others think of my preferences in material goods. I get what I like. I just happened to really like Rolex watches. 😂

In todays financial climate of non stop currency debasement a watch does not have to be an investment, just holding it's value will do fine and even the right mass produced Seiko will do this.

Dang, this guy gets it. #micdrop

I agree 200% : i am the custommer and i do not have to jump through hoops to get what is finally a standard watch steel which is very well made but not better than an omega that is readily available at the AD...

@@kyrilkaplan5011 You can't agree 200%, only 100%.

L, I can't for the life of me see why you wouldn't benefit from that attitude.

Great choices! Rolex watches are overpriced nowadays.

Well said my man!

Yeh I agree. I can’t wear a 36mm because it look like a toy on my wrist. Also I wish they will make bigger straps. Standard strap do fit me but I have to use the last hole and that kind of makes the strap look a little off. Also my watches are too big for the pillows that comes with watch boxes which is kind of annoying.

Rolex is just Rolex. Grand Seiko is just a really well build Seiko.

Phenomenal watches. I don’t know if there is a such thing as a perfect watch though. Thanks for watching!

@@TeddyBaldassarre Perfect watch: Casio G-Shock Model 5610-1! Now there's a hot take. But it tells time more accurately than high end watches, especially considering its atomic timekeeping function, and it's reliable, comfortable & affordable. It's the perfect watch, if you see watches first and foremost as practical tools. They aren't "haute horlogerie" but they are perfect in their role. Great video as always, Teddy. Love it when you address the opinions of your viewers!

Do people actually demean others though, or is it just a convenient myth for people with only cheaper watches? The term ‘watch snob’ seems something that’s made up and dished out as an insult by jealous people. It tends to be directed primarily at only one brand/owners of one brand.

@@alfieakaronaldog Well, perception is reality. Perhaps the accusation of being a ‘watch snob’ is typically aimed at the owners of one particular brand because not only do so many of those brand owners expect others to be impressed by their watch, but also because so often they act all superior. They then often get upset when it’s pointed out that a million of these watches are mass-produced every year and consequently there’s nothing exclusive about them. These owners then retort that others are just “jealous”, which may reflect a level of insecurity and disappointment that the status they thought they’d get from spending so much money to own an example of the brand is not universally recognised. The answer is buy what YOU like because YOU like it and for no other reason. Then what anyone else thinks won’t bother you one way or another.

@@borassictime918 And you have personal experience of this happening? You seem to be exactly what I was talking about 😂😂😂

@@alfieakaronaldog Yes, see it all the time, and you’re obliviously proving my point for me, thanks 👍 😆😂🤣

@@borassictime918 Keep playing those video games dude 😎

GS makes a sport watch with lume and the snowflake dial and spring drive, SBGE275.

I have a few GS. The early models of Oris’ Aquis Calibre 400 has its quirks, but its such a well built watch. Bought it over the Tudor BB and BB58 after having all three models in hand. The Aquis’ ceramic bezel among other things overall felt better built

how is he a watch snob? his collection is very interesting and if you think he's a snob you're definitely wrong 😎👍

@@kingadjust354 Ok buds… if you say so.

@@gori277 just because he has Rolex and expensive watches doesn't mean he's a snob plus he's old so he has an excuse to have the most expensive watches 😎👍

@@gori277 unless you're trolling 🙄🤣😎👍

@@kingadjust354 I’m not older than he is, difference is he’s American (Canandian, same same), rich and an absolute poser, buying stuff based on the $ and perceived value disregarding anything that doesn’t add value or social status. Just watch the videos he’s made with Teddy.

Some people might say this is a scam or a gimmick, but for me, Metas certification actually makes a huge difference. I work next to some extremely strong magnets and other watches are affected by magnetism. Omega is so far the only watch without any deviation after it is exposed to the field.

100% agree. Waiting to get mine back from service 👍🏻

It depends what you're doing with the watch

Correct. If your watch is fabulously accurate then that is all that matters for a mechanical movement.

@@davey2363 Then I'd choose my Rolex Explorer 1 over my Speedmaster. The Speedmaster is rated to +5/0 seconds per day and when measured on my timegrapher it's absolutely bang on. The Rolex Explorer 1 has the more accurate Superlative Chronometer rated to -2/+2 seconds per day, but the reality is that it holds -1/+1 seconds a week. So by your metric, the Rolex on paper and in reality is by far the better choice

@Lee Fair enough point of view. But I guess different folks have different ideas as to what the term means....to them. For me it means an aspirational watch rather tham something rare or incredible. A Lange Triple Split is wow but not a grail. For me.

It needs to step up its design game. Grand Seikos are so boring it's unreal.

Honestly, I own a GS & actually find no issue with the bracelet. Quite light, well made, clasp is minimal & has never come undone on my wrist. Ok, no on-the-fly adjustment granted, but that aside, my GS is equally as comfortable to wear as my Rolex. Just my experience…

Agreed, the bracelet in general and clasp in particular is GS's weakest area (as someone else said, they're...having trouble, shall we say, coming up with new designs that are not only innovative but beautiful). I live in Texas at the moment and greatly value the ability to make micro adjustments to the bracelet this time of year (it's very hot here so you need a bracelet because you're going to sweat a lot and you want to be able to make small adjustments to it because your wrist will swell and shrink with the drastic temperature change from outside to inside where it's air-conditioned).

@@KeepingWatchUK Don't get me wrong. The bracelets dont make their watches completely unwearable and for someone who doesn't suffer from wrist swelling they would be fine at watch with a $2000 price range. But their bracelts can't compare to the value of their dial and movement quality and I expect more. I also think the design a lot of the time is out of place and not as elegant as the rest of the watch. I'm especially thinking about their new birch/season/snowflake watches.

I'm not dumb and make luxury watch decisions because of a bracelet. Wouldn't you say the guts of the watch would be a far bigger factor?

I have one like that, a cheap teal dial Orient 3 star. Its my 2nd favorite watch over others that I have that are way more expensive, like the Black Bay 36. There's just something about that watch.

Not your grail watch, you have it, good choice.

Whats the GS in this video called?

Doesnt exist

Yes, Teddy can say that & he’d be right imho. Respectfully, the Moonswatch will never be a ‘real’ Speedy. It’s a cheap, plastic take on the design on one sure, but this is not an Omega. It’s a Swatch piece. No hate, no snobbery, just fact. For those that own/like them np from me btw. I’ll stick with my 3861.

@@KeepingWatchUK sorry but I have to disagree. I guess you can say it’s not an Omega but it is an Omega Swatch collaboration and that can’t be disputed and of course Teddy can say what ever he likes, but if you want to be accurate you can’t say it’s not a speedmaster. It says speedmaster on the dial. So like it or not, it is a speedmaster because Omega says it is, not Teddy, not Nuno, not “keeping Watch Uk”. Omega says it is. So it’s fine to have opinions, not so healthy to negate facts.

Hi man, SD watch owner here. I wear it daily without any issues. Only scenario I didnt test is airport. I did a lot of research about this topic prior to my purchase and you can find that SD might get affected by magnetism but it is just temporary - give it like week then set the time and have fun - I didnt see single case of somebody in need of demagnetising SD watch. My watch is running like 5s/month fast with daily use of laptop and smartphone.

@@simptrix007 Many thanks for that input. Feel much more confident going into the purchase now. Cheers!

I wear mine on a strap too and I’ve never noticed that. Also I don’t wish the whole case was brushed, I find the polishing a nice touch.

@@brett2396 I've got plenty of Scotchbrite pads at home....!

In your place I would send it for warranty regulation. My SD watch is +5s/month. Imagine if their Hi-beat was within +-2s of Rolex spec one day.

@UCJCkTnLxygEDdvYiVzc5r1Q I live in the UK Teddy though thanks for the idea. Great channel by the way!