@baseballreg123 Look up Ball Watch Company. They're all about train conductor watches. I wouldn't buy anything from them though: even though the company is headquartered in Switzerland on paper, it's owned by the Chinese.
I have not seen Baume & Mercier watches reviewed very often, so I was glad to see you include the Baumatic in this video. B&M was probably the first luxury/near luxury watch I noticed back in college, and I would anxiously go over the ads for them when I'd encounter them in magazines. To me they exuded classic good looks, the watch to aspire too for dress wear (business or personal). The Baumatic in the midnight blue takes me back to that feeling of awe I felt for a very beautiful watch.
Teddy - how about doing a "New vs. Pre-Owned" video? Would love to hear your take on pros and cons of each as I try to decide how to approach buying my first luxury watch! Love your videos. Thanks!
Absolutely love the Longines avigation big eye, it caught my eye ever since it was released, and got the watch for myself to celebrate reaching a milestone of my career.
@@alwayspooh1588 It helps with the acknowledgement for reaching goals set by yourself. I will also will buy a watch whenever my wife buys one of those expensive handbags to keep her at bay.
Under 3000 dollars I say Longines almost exclusively. Spirit Zulu, spirit titanium, avigation big-eye, legend diver bronze, longines master chronograph and you can often get the ceramic hydrconquest for below 3k. But I could absolutely also recommend an oris cal 400 if you can get them below 3k, a Sinn or a doxa sub 300.
My favorite of all the watches featured in this video was the Ball Engineer. It’s great looking, has a high quality movement and has a special heritage (since I’m from Cleveland). Thanks again for an informative video. Cleveland rocks!
I own the Clifton midnight blue. It’s just a beautiful dial, strikingly beautiful at sunlight. Paired with COSC certification and 120 hour power reserve, it’s just a wonderful watch. Has also easily removable strap
Hey Teddy, again a great video. So we can hear you talking about NOMOS watches in a lot of video's you've made over the years. A great brand with a lot of value and character to enjoy. But I've been searching on your channel fot a video about the NOMOS TETRA. And to my surprise and disappointment I could not find one about this beautiful timepiece. Not even the limited edition Tetra Neomatic gets talked about. And that's a real shame.
@@Sexiestmanalive01 Although I wouldn't know how ugly hell would be, I imagine it can't be all that bad. Since you compare it to the NOMOS Tetra it must be damn beautiful. I might even visit it sometime. But for now I'll settle for the watch and "go for it".
LONGINES all the way. Stunning at this price point. All of them. I own a 60s era LONGINES manual tank and I love it. Even though it really cannot be serviced reasonably. As in if a part is in need of replacement, the part will need to be fabricated and thus will probably cost more than the watch.
In the aviation GMT category, I love my Sinn 857 UTC VFR Tegimented on a bracelet, which comes in about $100 below your $3000 price point. While not a "true" GMT, the other benefits are formidable (e.g., almost impossible to scratch, water resistant to 200m, low pressure resistant, etc.). I think it's definitely worth a look!
For me, the GADA is the BB36. I’ve taken mine on many alpine hikes and river swims, countless motorcycle rides, unbeatable legibility and great lume, yet it looks incredible with a suit. It should beJames Bond’s watch.
If I had to pick just one, I would go for the Longines Zulu Time. The main difficulty is the colour choice... 🤔 It's just a beautiful piece with high value for the money.
For the Chronograph surprised the Longines Master didn’t rank an honorable mention just due to the incredible bang for the buck. That said the Big Eye definitely deserves the praise.
Thank you so much - I am trying to find a great watch for my husband but I had no idea where to start. You truly helped point me in the right direction!!
The challenge here Teddy is that I realized that it's exactly the price category that I would probably wear, and I pretty much predicted all of your recommendations. This is great, since it underlines why I like your channel, but on the other end I feel like I'm in a bit of echo chamber. Great work tho dude, right after my own heart.
Thanks for another good video. Would love to see a series on over engineered (and over priced) watches. I visited Geneva Watch Days last week and was very impressed on the elaborated watches, some were more a piece of mechanical art than actually time tellers! Would recommend you to stop by next year if you can, it is a very small fair but an impressive one!
I’m just going to come out and say it; Longines Zulu Time is Watch of the Year. SO much bang for the buck and, as you pointed out, it fills a HUGE void in the market. Thanks Teddy!
Couldn't agree more. Not only is it gorgeous with a high quality movement, but they somehow managed to find a price point that they can practically claim as their own for the next several years until other brands catch up.
I got an Omega SMP 300 GMT 50th Anniversary. It may be a 25 yr old watch, but it was fully serviced and under a 2yr warranty from the seller. Sometimes you just can't beat a great pre-owned.
Great point about some Grand Seikos being in that price range! With the new models available too! I personally would still rather be without any watch if need be and save up for a mechanical one than buy a quartz, even though Grand Seiko quartz watches are excellent and beautiful (no doubt about that, congrats on your absolutely beautiful watch!). Even more specifically I'd not only save up at minimum for a Spring Drive but a GMT model one. The price difference is so small I'd absolutely save up.
Thank you for this style of watch content. I just purchased my first watch from you and it’s supposed to arrive by end of today. I’m excited for it and I will definitely be purchasing from you again very soon
Longines Spirit GMT is a great watch in this range. My two Tudor BB 41 Heritage are also excellent no-date choices. Love the new ranger, just wish is was 41mm again.
I'm looking to buy my dad a watch for his birthday. This was my budget and i came to the same problem 🥴. Lots of things slightly above and below but not right on the money. Decided to go for the aquaracer GMT
Thanks Teddy. Looking for my second luxury watch to compliment my lone Bremont S300. I really like the Tudor Ranger and Longines Spirit Zulu Time. I had never seen either of those. They look great and it’s hard to beat the value proposition.
I love the Longines Spirit line, personally I don't have much use for the GMT complication so I probably would prefer the titanium Spirit which is right around 3k. Or just buy a normal one and save some money
I am thinking the same thing. I had been looking at Sinn as a indestructible watch with Tegiminted Steel but the Spirit Titanium is grade 5 and I think it’s sharper.
For my money, the Longines is the best of them. By the way, I think it’s nice to see more brands using the correct Roman numerals, ie: IV rather than IIII. Cheers for the video! 👍
The new Minase M-3 in collaboration with Fratello Watches is a great pick for dress watch as well, anyone who hasn't noticed the release check it out! For around 2500 bucks it's a great dress/everyday watch with a unique and stunning purple dial.
This is the price category I have been waiting to see covered. I think you supported by findings so far that Longines and Ball are probably the best value for money in this price range.
Excellent video!!! It has so many things that I have been missing from almost everyone posting on the internet. I like that we are finally seeing: (1) Longines being mentioned more often. (2) Aviation watches getting its own category… it looks like it’s always either dress or dive. And (3) nice price band. It seems it’s always below USD 500 or above USD 5,000… In summary: EXCELLENT VIDEO!
Teddy thanks for your content bud, I have been enjoying your channel for a few years now. Would love to see some content about you and who you are, what you enjoy, other hobbies etc. Anyway great job as always.
The baum and mercier baumatic is the best looking watch in this group. I wish they will be allowed to bring back the silicone hair spring and maybe bring it sown a notch to 38mm. With this thin bezel even a 40mm watch dial looks much bigger on the wrist.
I’m surprised the Ball Pilot and Marine GMTs have not been mentioned. I have the Pilot version and in my opinion it is the best GMT on the $3k price range and maybe even above that.
The Tag Heuer thing seems like a shame to me. It is a $1,500 watch, which, based on "re-stylings", has been raising the price year after year, but in essence it is the same watch, but now it costs $3,000. Oris has raised the price of the Aquis, but at least they have had the decency to offer a new caliber.
Handled nomos irl after you being so positive about them and on video they look nice. Irl they look cheap and are hard to distinct from a Belgium based brand that costs 200 euro.
Love the videos Teddy, was wondering your opinion on the Louis Erard Excellence Regulateur Aventurine for the $3,000 price point? I love the look of the night sky dial but wasn't sure if the value is there with the movement inside, can't find much info online. Thanks in advance for your time.
I have the Longines Zulu-time and it's beautiful. But 2 negatives: 1. It is too heavy, the watch-head itself weighs 90 gm! 2. On the bracelet, the lug-to-lug is effectively 55 mm because of the male end-links.
Just found an Aragon DM9100 at a local pawn shop for almost nothing...a slight rough finish from previous owner but I have been wanting a watch with the Miyota 9100 movement for some time...it is a huge and heavy watch for my skinny wrists on my skinny 6'4 frame...but I love purple and this one happened to be a purple model...Will make a great every once in awhile watch...lol..
Some really good choices Teddy. I would have added an honourable mention to the Tissot PRX chronograph though as for the price and finish it just hits the ball right out of the park. I have to agree that the Big Eye would be the one for value having the column wheel as opposed to the cam operation of the Tissot although that 7753 cam is a very well proven chronograph movement. I like them both.
Recently got the Tudor Ranger. Love it. I got it with the Jacquard weave strap, which really sets it apart from the sea of SS bracelets out there. There is a fine vertical brushing between the lugs that really plays well with the light. Can't see that when the bracelet is on the watch. Another great video, Teddy!
Hey Teddy, have you looked at watches from India...like Titan, Xylus, Jaipur Watch Company, Bangalore Watch Company? Please do....would greatly appreciate your views
The Longines Aviation Bigeye is such a great looking/wearing watch, i just wish it had a touch more water resistance! If it was even 50m, (or better yet, 100) it'd be unbeatable at that price point
I have it and wear it often, tbh it doesn't concern me because I just be more mindful, I'm not a big swimmer or water sport enthusiast but yeah see your point
Glad to see that Tudor, from time to time, produces something else than Black Bay. ;) An a bit surprised to do not found any Tissot, and so many Longines, in this vid (even if both brands are from the Swatch Group and, therefore, most of their watches have the 80 hours powermatic inside).
Love the Ball watch, but not the bracelet. Why don't more watch brands at this price range have capped second hands...just puts the look at a more luxurious level IMHO. Teddy, I really enjoy these series and a dabble look into ehat is out there. Kep up the great work!
Very specs-oriented, I don't know how many people would get the Baume et Mercier or the Heuer over more affordable watches that may have less impressive specs but a more "popular" design
Hi Teddy, very professional as always. And I get it, ultimately you need to sell watches, but it feels like it’s always the same twenty watches just arranged in different arrays. Like when everyone has a Tudor, an Omega and a Rolex it’s over. Seems you (and virtually all other youtubers) present just 3% of what really is out there and makes watches fun… So yes, would love some versatility rather than predictability… Amaze us! Surprise us! (Nobody wants to see a boring Tudor Ranger 😜)
