My wife got me an Apple watch a few years ago. I wore it for about 3 years and then never wore my other watches. I felt naked without the apple's notifications, ease of use and other really nice features. But as time went by, the novelty wore off. I realized with my phone in pocket or near by notifications were not 100% necessary and I didn't need to obsess over my "rings". While my collection is modest in cost, I was neglecting more than a dozen other watches I used to routinely rotate based on where I was going or what I was wearing. I love the different vibes each watch gives off and it was a shame to keep them in my drawer. The Apple watch provides little personality. Changing the strap on the Apple watch would never have the same feeling or impact. I do still like to wear the Apple watch when I'm at home when I don't care what happens to it. Great content as always Teddy! Cheers
For me personally, the Apple watch is a tool (a great tool). It helped me a lot in my weight loss journey with those instant calorie tracking, exercise measures and even the sleep apnea feature. Now it helps me in some of my other hobbies like cycling. It will always be a really great tool watch for me But I still love my CW Twelve, Seiko 5 GMT & Orient Bambino. Those theee are unreplaceable
If you do sports, Apple Watch is a necessity. Ive seen people who swore off smartwatches with a nice luxury watch collection but end up with an Apple Watch lol! You could go out running, the watch is your phone, it has it’s own music to play into your AirPods, the Apple Pay pays for merchants like convenient stores as well as the public transport. It’s recording your workout for strava so you can track your progress afterwards. You can leave your phone at home. It has its place. In addition to HR, it has ECG and oxygen reading. Trail maps, directions, sky’s the limit hahahahha I bounce around with mechanical and an Apple Watch. Mostly mechanical on work days. I travel only with an Apple Watch because of the utility and reduce a target for theft. There’s so many aftermarket accessories if you want you can dress it up like a Hublot. If you wear a nice luxury ring, it can elevate the Apple Watch with the correct strap and casing. Actually I noticed women can switch off luxury watches to Apple Watch easier than a man because they have so many other accessories like bags, shoes, jewelry so watches are really not there status symbol accessory.
I’m 64 so these Apple Watches are a no no definitely not a must for sport fitness for a run walk cycle etc why do you need a apple or smart watch perhaps it’s me but no way having iphone is bad enough but each to thete own so enjoy 👍
@@TeddyBaldassarre Teddy will U maybe make review of new Seiko Prospex Marinemaster sla079 and would be great to compare it with Tudor Black Bay Monochrome....
The watch that got me into watches was the Omega Constellation Globemaster. I accidentally saw some pictures and I was struck by the look of it, the space observatory in the back, the star on the dial, the name... It made me dream, something I didn't think watches could do. Then I watched a video about that model, also discovering RU-vid channels about watches, and I said to myself: "I have to buy a Globemater". In the end I opted for an Aqua Terra, three or four years later, because I found it more versatile. But the Globemaster remains the watch that got me into watches.
My first watch was a Casio CMD-40 from mid 90's. A watch with a calculator and tv remote. Now on my 40's i have a soft spot for German brands which i wear the most. I own a Junghans Max Bill 38 automatic no-date and a Sinn 556a RS.
My favorite part of the watch hobby is learning and talking about them with other watch people. Its really not in the purchase. Desire is a bottomless pit and if you can sublimate that desire into a passion to learn you will be better off. I really got hooked when I bought a Seiko 5 with a see through back and studied how it actually worked. It left me in awe that hasn't abated over the years. In such a flawed world it is comforting to have an instrument of excellence and beauty strapped to your wrist. Thanks so much for your videos Teddy!
After having Tissot PRS 200 for 4 years, yesterday I bought Tissot Gentleman Powermatic with black dial and Teddy you are right, maybe best everyday watch under 1000e, cheers.
Hi Teddy, just wanted to say that I love your videos. My first watch was a Hamilton khaki field mechanical, which I bought after watching your videos. Thanks for introducing me to the wonderful world of watches, and for your great content! I’m not sure my wife would thank you though, she’s tired of hearing me talk about watches 😂.
The watch that got me into watches was back as a pre-teen and the Swatch Stale Fish. Even since I was a kid, I've loved watches and they've always caught my eye, especially while watching TV or movies. I like to be different, which is why I've never purchased clothing from American Eagle, why I don't drive an SUV, why I'd rather go cycling than watch American football, and why I prefer wearing a real watch than something that the sheep wear on their wrists. Hardly anyone I know ever notices my Hamilton or my G Shocks or my Seikos, but they make me feel damned great to wear and also to know that in another 20 years I'll still have them in perfect running order.
Teddy: As a retired senior citizen living out his life in sunny California, your videos have now inflicted some kind of watch collecting spell upon on me, (Ok Mr Wonderful too.). The "Craving" for that first timepiece was satisified with Orient Mako 3. Sort of ironic that first watch was Shark inspired, but I digress. I wasn't able to participate in your Q&A, but now saving time and money in line at the pharmacy I'll be watching the next time. I had to make a decision which was more important to me.
My first watch was a Casio F91. From there, I moved to G-Shocks, then Seikos. Now, I’ve ventured into Swiss watches, starting with Hamilton and Tissot, and I’ve since moved on to Tudor, Omega, Cartier, and Rolex.
@@tristan3981 Hey Tristan Thank you, whats on your wrist? :) Cartier watches are made in Switzerland, but the company is headquartered in France Cartier is a subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group.
Teddy, I think you nailed it with your analysis of why the Apple Watch is so hated among enthusiasts. It’s the ubiquity. It seems like everyone has one. Where is the individuality? It’s really annoying!
I've had a number of watches, over the years. A good majority of them being cheap, and a bit crappy. But the one that got me properly into watches is the one I'm currently wearing; the Casio G-Shock DW-5600.
Hand down: Swiss. Not because they are any better, but because of the choice and variety you have at all tiers. Also the Swiss secondhand market is far bigger.
I got into watches too late to secure an SKX013 or 015. Grey market has nearly all of them with bezel replacements. The watch that started my journey is my father’s 1980’s Seiko Sports 100 7123-823 gold dial.
As for waiting to buy the watch you really want or getting a cheaper one as a substitute; I was researching the certina ds action 38mm, found the combat sub 39 and almost got the combat sub over the certina but wasn’t full sold on it. Damn am I glad i got the certina instead. I’m extremely happy wearing it. So far it seems to have settled at around +2-3 seconds a day. Very accurate imo. Having come from apple watch, and g shocks before that I missed a watch that didn’t buzz on my wrist.
absolutely agree with your point with the apple watch. i started collecting watches only after i got comfortable with the apple watch and started appreciating watches as a whole
The watch that got me into watches was the Apple Watch. Wore it for a while and my growing hatred of it made me want to have a real watch. Now I go to Teddy’s website and plan what I want to buy.
Grand Seiko are extremely cool, the engineering and price are legendary, but they look very bulky and top heavy, and a titanium bracelet probably hurts its perceived balance more. They are all dress and totally lack any tool design either, but they addressed this with the not-grand Prospex LX Spring Dives. A review of one of those would be great, I believe the last time you mentioned it was with Kevin O'Leary. Maybe they could water down Spring Drive's accuracy and bring it below $5000.
I just got a Unimatic UC1 and absolutely love it. It does seem to split opinions though in the watch community. How dare you have a Dive watch with no timing function. Yeah like how many people buying these watches actually dive ha ha
What do you think of Citizen's Carson series? I know you aren't a big Citizen fan but I'm curious if this series has ever done anything for you as I've been considering buying one.
Been using real watches since 2013 (Seiko SKX007 being my first watch), then switched to Garmin to track my daily heart rate since 2017, then to Apple Watch to get even more (smart notifications etc). But then my over obsession with these things (daily heart rate, body battery, training readiness, smart notifications, calls directly from Apple Watch) makes my life feel complicated. January this year, I decided to ditch my Apple Watch altogether, only wearing my Garmin when I go for my running exercise, and back to wearing my SKX007 for daily activities. Heck, even my high-tech Apple loyalist friend never wear Apple Watch, he wears Omega Speedmaster every day. Some of my fellow smartwatch-wearing friends have been influenced by my decision back to wearing “traditional” watch.
I see your point and for many saving that little more for the perfect watch probably is correct. However, I specifically go for something nice that will "scratch the itch". I learned (for me) through other things like guitars and bicycles, that if I have that higher level item, I end up not using it (you have said before, "it owns me" instead) and I also end up with a bit of imposter syndrome. So, I then end up selling that item to get something that is still great, but that is more within my normal range. For watches, I now really want a Grand Seiko spring drive, but I will likely be more happy in the end with an 9F.
I have a series 6 apple watch, i only use it when i'm doing sports, and sadly only when i remember. i use any analog autmotatic or quartz watch everyday from breitling, hamilton or 5kx to a quartz tissot. there´s just something like looking at the dial, watching the ticking/swipping and not having to deal with notifications all the time.
One thing about Apple watches is they look awful on the wrist seen one today with a 2 tone bracelet that looked horrendous. My first watch was a Seiko 7A28-7110 pvd quartz chronograph.
A Seiko SKX was my first mechanical watch. I have nothing but contempt for Seiko as a brand now. I recently sold a Seiko 5 because I could no longer cope with its low grade fit and finish, clearly Seiko are employing drunken chimpanzees to build their watches and have done for decades. I replaced the Seiko 5 with an Islander. Every aspect of the Islander is on another planet compared to the Seiko. Buy an Islander.
Japanese watches? Hm Chinese watches are nipping at their heels.. in fact the whole industry needs to sit up and take notice because the next generation of Seikos and Citizens are coming out from there
