How To Build Your Watch Collection | MR PORTER 

Wearing Paul Newman Daytona while driving a 356 Porsche is in the stratosphere of coolness

Ben Clymer...he's kind of a hipster with his vintage car and vintage watches. And I hate hipsters. But I like Ben Clymer. He's non-douchy with his passions, I believe it's real emotion. I feel like I could show him my watch collection and it wouldn't really matter that much what watches I owned, he'd be more interested in why I own them.

Talking Watches with Ben Clymer! The episode one could only hope for!

Mr Porter, thank you. I enjoy these 'short films' so much. The mood of it, the music, the style all underline the fact that men's style is more than a large price tag. Often it's quite affordable. Whatever the case, I appreciated this fine collection of watches & his story. Actually, perhaps the collections story.. Loved this!

The MK 40 was the watch that got me into collecting too, it has such a nice unique look about it, the funny thing about it is you can actually hear the rotor spinning across the room, love it.

Had no idea Ben owns/drives a 356. Solid taste in watches and cars; the two often go hand in hand. Great video.

My first watch from my parents is a speedmaster mk40... The same one!!!!!! A very underrated watch but I love it

Watch enthusiast and a straight Savage! Don't think we didn't see you go straight through that left turn only lane!

i love this guy. he has a style.

Amazing! I just wish it had 10 times the duration!

I really like the track playing in the background. Could you guys tell me who that is?thx

Step 1: Have lots and lots of money.

I can relate to that. One of my favorite watches is a Jaz Paris quartz given to me by my grandpa

A beautifully made video!

I love this video... he is talking to my heart

Ohh how long i've been waiting for this video

What à stuning zénith and collection! congrats!

The personallity of the watch must match your personallity. It doesn't matter if it is a Rolex, Omega or Tudor ... a Citizen, Seiko, Hamilton could also works. Expensive ones or affordable ones. Take in mind your budget as well. Family based trends or new trendies. It's up to you.

More watch videos please. Btw what is the name of the song in this video?

Amazing Porsche! It's easy to see that it is from the same mind as Volkswagen typ 1

vintage is cool, yeah, but is not "better" than modern or than anything else, for that matter.. I'm new to this love for watches and I'm not afraid to say that Hodinkee is playing a big role in my everyday life: it keeps me informed, it entertains me and yes, it teaches me something too. With that being said, I sometimes wonder if I too should just "learn" how to grow this love for the old watches and all of that "vintage" stuff, but to be honest with myself I actually prefer the new ones. Ben Clymer himself on another video states that he loves vintage watches because "they have history behind", he mentioned the high probability of a vintage Omega watch from the '60 of it being owed by an actual diver, or pilot, astronaut, or whatever, and that to him adds the "history" thing that he loves so much. For me all of that sounds cool, yeah, but I kinda prefer to get a new watch and make history with it with my own life, not just borrowing the inherited coolness of an old watch. I want new, great mechanical watches to be part of my present life for them to become the heir of MY history. I want to own the vintage of the future, not my grandpa's tools

Love the video. Definitely changed my perspective on the significance of owning a watch. I can’t wait until I’ll be able to invest in one! Also, could someone tell me what song is playing in the background?

Great video....the name of the song???

I like your style!

Can I know the background music title please? Thanks!

You just said Hodinkee is a mag about Mechanical watches but couple of seconds later showed a box displayed that says Omega Quartz. What can be inferred from that?

Like the music

Cool my dad has an quite similar Porsche too, he has the 356 but in red

I want to buy a goed quality and sporty omega watch and I hava a smal wist. Wat should I buy and wat is the cheapest one?

Mr. Clymer, I like your style. I like how he's not just a Rolex guy; that his favorites include an Omega Speedmaster and Zenith El Primero... both are my favorites along with the Breguet Type XXI 3817.

Question from a newbie. Looking to buy a nice business watch. I saw the jaeger master control with blue numbers. And a different dial called maybe a “sector dial”. Is this a limited edition? How many made? Could you review it. Not much out there but I love how this watch looks.

Amazing

356 C, I personally like the older 356's. Still nice though.

That 356 is so damn elegant.

Nice vlog great watches Enjoy

A very nice video, but taught me the square route of jack about how to go about collecting watches. Here’s how: don’t buy above your means/budget and only buy what you like, not what others tell you. Easy.

song name on the background?

Beto will be coming for your watch collection! knock knock

Watches or not... nicely done. Thx.

Great info 👍🏽 I too inherited my fathers 56 Oysterdate, Unopened & Unserviced which gives it Uniqueness, Story & Soul....Subscribed ✌️😎

Same feeling when my dad gave me his Rolex explorer.

Fantastico il Paul Newman!!!

anybody else notice him fly straight through the right turn only lane lmao

More watch content!

Zenith el primero is the greatest watch of all time!

Song?

green car Porsche 356 b. prob .a 1963 sounded like a super engine. I owned 54 Porsche's over the years. 7 speedsters .worked at Porsche delr's many a year. great channel. love your talks with series.

I was always trying to figure out if you have any ancestors in Czech Republic as you’ve chosen the name HODINKEE for your company... ?! To my disappointment it was only because you liked the sound of this particular word - WRIST WATCH - in my native tongue as you were randomly googling and translating from a variety of different languages.... A person of such exquisite taste as yourself should have relatives in that country... :))

Targa 911, common projects, great style

Screw the timepiece - that Porsche tho ! :o

I bought my first El Primero piece, it is already special. Don't ask why..

He owns my dream car, had my dream job, has my dream house. I’m 12 years old. I’ve got a loooong way to go

Cool

Where did this vid tell us how to build a watch collection??

you have to buy something stare at it then put it in a drawer and just keep doing that

Didn't know he had an iwc mk11 in his collection military watches are my field of collecting.

"It has nothing to do with the cost of the watch". - Shows only expensive watches. XD

Having passion, being fortunate and hard working, gets you watches among other things! Believe me!

Somebody send this video to Pras

Does anyone know the name of the song?

Cool guy..

My kinda guy...Nice porsche too

Great video - If you are going to use someone's music, it might be nice to provide a credit.

I cant offord any of these beautiful watches... but I still like to collect... so I try to get me some very cheaper pieces. I am really looking for history so I have some vintage watches which probably no one would look at, but still their my collection and I love them =). I really like the Paul Newman... such a calssic icon, omg most beautiful sportswatch ever...

Ben said Hodinkee only reviews mechanical watches?? Is he mad? Lol QUARTZ LIVES

He's literally my crush.

I wonder where he got his money from pre-hodinkee? It can't be making him lange, patek, rolex PN, Universal split seconds money...oh and that mint vintage porsche.....

When I heard he wears the Paul Newman Daytona on his wrist I was shocked. Isn’t that worth millions of dollars? That seems like a safety hazard. Great video regardless!

Ben “Common Projects” Clymer

Does a "Rolex Daytona Paul Newman," that was personally owned by Paul Newman, exist or has one ever come to the market?

How? Have a watchmaker as a close friend. Truth.

damn ben! you got surely hot watches there!

anyone notice he went straight in a turning lane lol

he owns a paul newman and a 365... holy crap

There is a Timex in his collection

You guys have your parents or grandparents to give you a watch, for me I have to buy it by myself

Way way too short, I want a 90 minute documentary please!

I'm in it for the every day history of the people who wore it

Love the part where he drives straight through a turn only lane…. Lol

Came for the watches, stayed for the Porsche

I don’t think this video is about building a watch collection. It’s about everything else but this.

Did he just say Paul Newman's Daytona 😨

So Ben drives a 356... not bad :)

Shame he does not look like Steve McQueen 😂

and he drives around in a 356

he probably bought the porsche mint like that and knows nothing about it lol.. respect the hustle though

This is a rich man!

Notice it’s always the guys who own Daytona’s who say it’s not about the price...

V G!

“People get into watches for the wrong reason” am I the only one who buys watches for the sole purpose of telling the time

When did inanimate objects spring to life and develop a personality?

I'm always amazed by people that work with and are passionate about something and yet can't even pronounce it properly. Zenith is not pronounced "zee nith".

yet every watch worth collecting costs a lot of money

I love watches but that Paul Newman Daytona leaves me cold.

Ben is genuinely a nice guy....nothing pretentious about him in a watch world full of pretentious people.

Ben Clymer 🔥🔥🔥 Daddy

Slightly misleading title

"Online magazine?" Ha! It's a website, or should I say "electronic newspaper?"

;D

this guy doesn't even know how to stay in the right lane bruh