Hi, I'm a medical physicist by profession. I just wanted to clarify that although a watch's movement may be resistant to the magnetic field of an MRI machine (1.5 T or 15000 Gauss), that does not mean you can wear your watch during an MRI exam. The case itself is often made of stainless steel or some alloy that is susceptible to magnetism and it is very dangerous to bring into an MRI room. There are also MRI machines with fields stronger than 1.5T (3T is common), so your watch isn't necessarily safe around all MRI machines regardless. Although Teddy has never suggested that you can wear your watch during an MRI, some may get the wrong impression.
Mate i think we all know to not wear anything into an MRI machine especially since the doctors and techs triple check us to make sure we have no metal on LOL
❤ Agree about Frederique Constant! Citizen also owns Swiss movement maker La Joux-Perret. I assume this helps with FC developing in house calibers either directly or indirectly.
Such a great topic Teddy, thanks for the video. Another good topic would sort of a history lesson on which brands first came up first with certain innovations.
I picked up my Citizen Pro-Master Land for $300 in Japan a few months ago and I still love it. Not only does it have Eco-Drive and hardened titanium but the push-button quick-adjust clasp is outstanding. I’ve always heard Japan saves their best models for themselves and now I believe it.
Hundred percent agree on Frederique Constant - an in-house perpetual calendar for less than $10k! The Citizen group brands (Citizen, Bulova, Frederique Constant, Arnold & Son) and their movement manufacturing arm La Joux-Perret are super underrated. Another great video Teddy!
Thanks, it brilliantly showcases how traditional watchmaking continues to evolve with modern innovations. From Citizen's solar quartz advancements to Omega's master chronometer standards, the insights are captivating. Sinn's engineering feats and IWC's unique materials further highlight the industry's diversity. Looking forward to more explorations of these groundbreaking brands
I’ve had my citizen Skyhawk for about 9 years now. Absolutely love it. It’s cool seeing how it will automatically sync to my local time after not wearing it for several days.
Teddy, you are the King of Watch Content. No other creator can see your skills, presentation, depth of knowledge or level of likability. Well done, sir.
I have the Frederique Constant Hybrid and its been a great talking point because it looks like a normal time piece but with a smart watch heart that is connected to my Phone .
Great vid Teddy. You checked all the boxes people should be aware of it seems. I didn't know IWC put such efforts into innovation. Never been interested in the brand as to value for $, your vid peaked my interest.
Brilliant. My vote would go to Sinn for the oil and gas filled dials. Though IWC’s work is amazing, its complications distract my eyes/brain. Thanks (as always) for covering a wide range of price points. I especially enjoyed the Omega.
Another great video from my favourite watch channel - more of the same please! I've had 2 Citizen Eco-power watches, one dated from the early days (I purchased in 1997) and a more recent world time AT which has the atomic clock feature you mentioned. It's absolutely bomb-proof, has traveled with me through Africa, Asia and Europe, never been serviced but still performing as per day one that I owned it. It also has some useful clever features - if you press both pushers simultaneously it switches the 2 time zones - great for regular travelers.
Most Swiss brands under $10K are simply assembled in Switzerland using Chinese components. It does not mean they are necessarily bad, but it takes away from the cachet and special feeling of a mechanical watch.
I completely agree on FC, the one I would add to this list is Baume and Mercier. The big power reserve at a very competitive price, especially compared to similar brands like Oris.
At any given price point I would rather have Frederique Constant or Breguet over Rolex, any day of the week. And Sinn and IWC are both awesome for tough no-nonsense functional and yet beautiful watches. IWC make some of my grail watches, but until I become a millionaire Sinn will keep me more than happy :)
IWC really is just overly expensive for their regular watches... I get charging alot for special or new things, but they charge 6x for pilot watches that are basically the same as a 1200$ one from laco or Stowa. I simply cannot find a good reason from anyone why they're worth it, even though I tried one on and yeah it's nice - that's it though... Charge 5-6k or even 10k for some wild watch like shown here, but sheesh
IWC is like "hold my beer". I really didn't think we needed a million different ceramic composite materials, moon phase that is accurate for 45 million years or a mechanical watch that can withstand 30 000 Gs but here we are.
The smartest innovation - by far - that I've seen in several years is the way Moser can present Big Dates. If you know, you know - I'm not going to explain it here.
Why is there no youtube coverage of Corum? I think they look pretty Gaudy for the most part but absolutely nobody mentioned them, even negatively, yet they're in many boutiques
No mention of the Seiko Astron GPS Solar, the world’s first watch to connect to GPS satellites in order to automatically adjust to the wearer’s local time, anywhere on Earth?
Great looking watches omega but it looses 50 % percent of it's value and is way over priced , even for a used one. I've been looking for a blue seamaster 300 blue and gold bezel or gold trim on the bezel on a rubber strap. Iwc just came out with a 44mm leather band and gold and white gold and platinum all being 44mm looking dress watches and being 37k to 47k depending on watches gold or platinum.
Teddy literally explained in the beginning that Grand Seiko is not included because most people are already aware of their massive impact in watch innovations. This list is about underrated brands.
