Matching My Fountain Pen Collection & My Watch Collection! 

Hello HJ. Fountain pens and watches go together like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Never have I witnessed a video featuring the two. Great imagination. Keep them coming my friend. You're always thinking outside of the box.

I just found out that I can match pens and watches after 60 pens and 40 watches. Well, it will be a nice task every single day.

Rolex Explorer 1. Platinum 3776. Job done.

I am absolutely not a watch person. For professional reasons, I'm never comfortable with anything below the elbow. And yet...I am very keen to see how this video goes. I agree there are correlations between the two interests, that, otherwise might have seduced me.

I have converted to an Apple Watch to help me stay connected to my wonderful wife (i miss phone notifications when my phone is silenced and I forget). My pairing energy is at night when I journal. I obsess over which pen’s ink is best that matches the mood of the day and is different from the previous day. I do try to match shirt color with pen body color when going out. One should not have a pen in one’s shirt pocket that clashes :)

As someone who enjoys both, I find myself gravitating toward the Japanese marques. In both areas, the Japanese marques offer more for the money than their European rivals, and feature greater vertical integration in terms nibs and movements. I would suggest pairing a Junghans Max Bill or a Nomos with a Lamy 2000, a Cartier Tank with a Waterman Carene, a Japanese urushi maki-e fountain pen with a Grand Seiko, a Montblanc 149 with a Rolex Day-Date, and a Visconti Homo sapiens with a Panerai Luminor. I enjoy pairing my Seiko Sarb035 with my Pilot Elite 95S for that 1960s Shōwa-esque aesthetic.

You can really get an "Artillery Feel" when it comes to the Tudor Black Bay and the Copper Schon Rocket Six being put together.

Great point, it's the details that matter, even if they're usually only on a subconscious level. Thanks for making that point out loud. Cheers!

The Seiko Save the Ocean Turtle I would match with a Japanese pen, perhaps a Platinum 3776 in Chartes Blue. I would match an IWC Aquatimer with a Pelican 800 or 805, depending on color (or the IWC). I agree with your choice for the Tutor Black Bay. Omega, being from the French part of Switzerland, deserves a French Waterman, maybe a Carène in black and gold.

Omega Seamaster.... Was that James Bond's watch? If that is more than coincidence, I am liking our boy HJ more than ever.

Wow, I am absolutely blown away by this great video! Your watch and pen collection is absolutely magnificent! I am at a loss for words.

Oh the Black Bay and Visconti was a nice touch, made me smile. Love the content, nice to see the watches getting some screen time and done as classy as always, fine got the time to sit down and watch this with a cup of coffee.

I've only subscribed since yesterday and I have been BINGE WATCHING your shows.

Great video! I too been collecting watches for some time…now becoming addicting to fountain pens too! My daughters and wife think I now need to see a shrink 😅. Your channel is most informative by far…nice work.

Not to generalize, but I guess we ladies got our pens & purses video and now the gentlemen get watches! I really do admire men’s timepieces and certainly appreciate the writing instruments you paired with yours. I love black and stainless together! Very nicely put together (the video, AND you!)

Wonderful collection. Totally go together!

This is the content I love. Very elegant and creative.

What a creative video! I really enjoyed the pairing of the Tudor watch with both the Viscontis. The Diabolo pen has intrigued me for a while, but now that I think about how I could pair it with my gold Tank Louis, I'm even more motivated to hunt one down!

Wow ! That explains why I just started going down the watch rabbit hole . Although , not with your class of watches . Now I need to spend the afternoon, matching watches and fountain pens. Thanks HJ.

I had an issue with my kaweco sport classic where the cartridge wouldn’t stay seated after being jostled around in my pocket. So I took a disposable pen and took the spring out of it and put it in the kaweco. And I carry this pen with me everywhere now. I’m Not a watch guy however I do still enjoy how they add to a person’s style. ✒️📜🕯️🌕.