DON'T Buy An Apple Watch Until You've Seen This! What You Can Buy Instead For Less Than A Series 9

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Today I discuss the recent release of the Apple Series 9 smartwatch and what it means for the future of the watch industry. Although I'll never lose my love and enthusiasm for watches, and there will always be a watch out there that sparks that unmistakable feeling of joy, there is something rather disconcerting on the horizon. Whether you're a first-time watch buyer, an experienced collector, or a passionate watch enthusiast, this video is for you. In order to understand why the traditional watch industry is doomed, I analyze what has made the Apple watch the most successful watch of all time, its advantages and disadvantages, including the latest Series 9 edition, how the traditional watch industry has reacted to it, how they're failing, and why brands like Casio G-Shock and Frederique Constant offer more realistic alternatives and approaches. In this episode I also interview engineer turned watch entrepreneur Marc Frankel of Long Island Watch who shares his own thoughts on the past, present, and future of the watch industry. What do you think about smart watches and the current state of the watch industry? Please share in the comments!
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@trappedindc8678 8 ай бұрын

I’m a partner in a fly fishing shop. And 67 years old. Started fishing with bamboo rods and silk lines, and the “new” fiberglass rods and nylon lines. Tackle progressed over the years to lighter (graphite, boron) more powerful faster casting rods, space age synthetic lines and leader etc. Space age materials for fly reels…. And all along people were still hand crafting bamboo fly rods and silk fly lines. Never went away and as a lot of people matured and got more experience they found themselves wanting the old relaxed technology. Modern synthetic rod makers have been making slower casting more relaxed rods, simpler reels and fly lines that duplicate the old silk and nylon lines. A big gradual change to what once was that never really went away. Both types of tackle having their place for certain types of fishing. Like certain types/styles of watches and people.

@RedFuryBooks 8 ай бұрын

I was in Japan this summer, and it was remarkable that just about everyone was wearing a proper wristwatch. For a watch enthusiast, it was so great to see so many different watches on different wrists. In 10 days, I don't think I saw a single Apple watch. Then I went to Korea and the Apple Watch was as ubiquitous there as they are here...

@christopherananias2313 8 ай бұрын

I know one thing I love about the Japanese, besides Seiko, Casio, and Citizen are their great writers like Murakami, so for that reason, I think they would be a classy group of people. And watches no matter how much they cost are classy.

@DCbell5 8 ай бұрын

I lived in Japan for four years, until a couple months ago, and can second that. The Japanese are pretty serious watch nerds. Lots of luxury watches everywhere, and a substantial amount of vintage watch shops tucked in corners here and there.

@dominiccallaghan1176 8 ай бұрын

Janitors in Japan wear Cartier. It is almost a closed circuit market, they can survive selling watches in Japan. It is a very particular economic model.

@RedFuryBooks 8 ай бұрын

@@christopherananias2313 absolutely!

@RedFuryBooks 8 ай бұрын

@@DCbell5 I found one in Ginza that had some really interesting pieces! I didn't buy anything, but it was really cool to simply explore.

@swimmer751 8 ай бұрын

Last year a man wearing a stunning Celestial Patek Phillipe watch at Baccarat bar in NYC, sat beside me. It immediately caught my eye and I complimented it. His reply? "Yeah thanks, I paid $425k for this one, but I got more expensive ones. I bet you mine is more expensive than yours." It just goes to show you than money doesn't always come hand in hand with class. Fantastic video. I own an apple series 7 that I primarily use to exercise and convenience, but nothing will replace the feel of a well made automatic watch slipped over your wrist. There is an unspoken air of elegance when wearing a work of art, even more so when you know the type of movement it carries, its place in history and most importantly, why it's important to you. Each piece I've bought carries a story behind it. I love to hear others stories too but loathe the occasional boaster "I'm so rich I bought this Patek" or "look at my new $75,000 AP I wear to the beach because I can," without understanding what it is they are wearing. They wear it because they think it gives them status and it's just pathetic.

@freightliner_86 8 ай бұрын

Most ultra-luxury brands wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the very rich people with no class.

@swimmer751 8 ай бұрын

@@freightliner_86 you make a valid point.

@tmvanzanten431 8 ай бұрын

Dear TGV, I have been a member of your channel quite a while now. Recently for not only because of the in-depth and honest info you provide, but also because your editing, especially at the intro’s is getting trough the roof! So professional and still improving, it has become in itself something to look forward to every time again. Compliments!

@speeeding 8 ай бұрын

Well said. I have been a staunch and rather snooty anti-Apple watch person for a long time. But recently, I got one and here are my thoughts about it now. As watch afficionados, it's important to think of the Apple watch as not a watch, but a wrist computer. As Mark says, the Apple watch can do so many things; HRM, Sleep tracking, Vo2 max and so much more. The funtionality doesn't even compare to a proper watch. For this reason, I find myself wearing it more than I expected. Let's not try to think of this as a watch, that is, let's not get POMO and put on fake analog watch faces and let it pretend to be what it is not. If I'm not working out or sleep tracking, I wear a regular watch. Also, I was surprised how comfortable it was. I don't consider it as part of my watch collection, but a very, very useful tool. Especially if you work out a lot. It's not a watch. It's a computer. Let's treat it as such.

@craigkovach8475 8 ай бұрын

Hurumph to you sir on the wrist computer moniker - I just posted before reading other comments and now find that you have straight up stolen my thunder, but well done!

@tianlamian 8 ай бұрын

this is the real take

@andromedagodit2492 8 ай бұрын

Touché... Now we gotta tell that to the young 'uns who wear them as ' watches'...

@dpd6401 8 ай бұрын

I look at wearing an Apple Watch as lacking any class, but you make a good argument. One annoying habit I’ve noticed with Apple smartwatch wearers is when speaking to them, they’re continually looking at their wrist because the stupid thing is ringing or being message.

@vaughan2203 8 ай бұрын

@@andromedagodit2492...but first, they need to be able to read an analog dial. That starts with the ability to write in cursive.

@Joshua-lz9sk 8 ай бұрын

I truly love Marc’s mind. The way he composes sentences is so effective and insightful.

@jimmazurek5589 8 ай бұрын

What a remarkable video! A superb intro, an excellent narration through and through, great B-roll content and Hollywood-level editing. All that, plus an articulate, highly intelligent disucssion of the subject. This video should be seen as a standard to measure by, even for a non-watch enthusiast video maker. Keep up the great work TGV, and thank you Marc for your faithful insight. Cheers to you both. Greetings from Chile.

@bigmeany1184 8 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more TGV. Luckily I have infected my daughter with the watch fever. For her 6th birthday I bought her an F91 sky blue with a transparent band. She has not taken it off ever since, she has SO many memories with it now that she is 8. And I explain to her, “isn’t it cool that this watch has been with you for 2 years?” And she thinks and goes “Yeah, this watch was with me when I graduated this school and when I had my baptism, etc.” She now loves it even more. We need to explain to our children this concept, that real watches from as little as $9 can last you for a lifetime and be with you for those important moments.

@benjaminbarrera214 8 ай бұрын

You had me at "Don't buy an Apple watch."

@Amberlynn_Reid 8 ай бұрын

You had me at "I'm gay"

@daniell2217 8 ай бұрын

@Amber OMG, you’re family, too? Where are you from? I’m putting together watch meet up events for us. Lmk, cutie!

8 ай бұрын

Gadget is not a watch

@mohnnadmercedes8246 8 ай бұрын

I don’t like too much tech that i need frequently charging them and worry about it. Also i hate too much notifications it makes me irritated

@sonickautschuhe 8 ай бұрын

Tried does abomination one or twice but always get back to my mechanic watch collection. Simple but effective those lil’l f*ckers 🕰️

@jedlomax100 8 ай бұрын

A few months ago, I was set to buy an apple ultra, which is about £1000. I found this channel and changed my plans to buying an affordable watch collection. I still have an old Apple series 4 for exercise, but the rest of the time I wear my new watches. Absolutely love them, stylish interesting and they don’t keep pinging with notifications. They just tell the time. What a luxury. Thanks for your work, TGV.

@andromedagodit2492 8 ай бұрын

Well done indeed mate. 😊 👍

@racylaserjet 7 ай бұрын

I had a series 3 and a 5. After the last updat emy 5 barely last a day even though the battery charges to 100% with 84% of health left. So at by the end of the day it can't even act as a watch which should be its first job. So no more Apple watches for me. I'm back to real watches.

@StardustLegacyFighter 6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that! There might still be a hope...

@kellingtonlink956 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for a brilliantly well thought out video (and edited!). Cheers.

@rpsoriano 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic. I particularly enjoyed the interview element with Marc - nice touch. Great topic, perspective, and cut beautifully.

@martsec9330 8 ай бұрын

Some very powerful language in there and rightfully so. Will never regret getting intersted in watches through your channel. Thank you

@steffenaarsnes8066 8 ай бұрын

I wish I could like this video more than once. Keep up the great content, it's a joy to watch you convey the current zeitgeist so comprehensibly and even with feasibly achievable positive outcomes!

@mattr2281 8 ай бұрын

As someone who owns both a Pelagos 39 and a Speedmaster 3861, I still love my Apple Watch Ultra for everything else it can do besides tell time. I rotate my watches based on use case, so when I'm at work I'll wear my mechanical watches due to my employer's policy on smart devices. For everything else from jogging or workouts to just running to the store, the Apple Watch is hard to beat!

@davidh4838 8 ай бұрын

Wow, such a great episode! Thank you for entertaining me with such great knowledge. I had a watch for tracking sports activities with some smart features like showing messages, and i sold it because it stressed me and stole my attention in some situations for unimportant stuff. So, yeah, I absolutely agree with Marc!

@Diorphe 8 ай бұрын

Great production as always, i think about smart watches and tech in general as slowly getting all of us inside the martix, the terminator 2 references were cool too.

@maritimuse9127 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video. This all sums up why I sold my Apple watch 3 years ago. It pulled me onto my phone, always notified of everything. I needed time off, now I have a small collection of watches that bring me 100 times more joy

@Mr26Huffy 8 ай бұрын

I love your videos - Thank you!

@TheFrankm3 8 ай бұрын

This was superb. Fantastic work, whole heartedly agree. Interesting how watches can raise important topics, like “removing ourselves from the digital landscape”.

@aurellio33 8 ай бұрын

I agree with Mark when I go for a walk I turn my phone off because I want to tune into the real environment around me. If somebody bought me a smartwatch I'd ask them if they kept the receipt😂

@justinkirkhope8810 8 ай бұрын

Always enjoyed your channel TGV. Seeing the Jonathan Meades clip made my day.

@chrischibnall593 8 ай бұрын

There was a Jonathan Meades clip in his last video, too. As I noted in the comments under that, I see the influence of Meades in his recent presentation style. The line, "it's clinical, with about as much charm as an abattoir", over footage of meat processing, is pure Meades.

@MehranMoin 8 ай бұрын

Onwards and upwards, TGV ❤! Thank you again for your excellent contribution and content 🎉

@Chadwich 8 ай бұрын

Love the editing here. Nicely done Sir.

@traviswatts6661 8 ай бұрын

Approaching my 50th trip around the sun, I have resisted the allure of the latest tech on my wrist. Sometimes I wish I could have done the same with the smartphone, which most of us have become dependent upon. More great content TGV. Onwards and upwards.

@bigwangmark 8 ай бұрын

Same for me. 76er here.

@tonyrome655 8 ай бұрын

I have been thinking of switching back to a flip phone and ditching the smartphone lately.

@TheRealMafoo 8 ай бұрын

The reason we have become dependent on our smartphones, is because the quality of life with them is so much better. I can remember back in the 1980’s, if you were going to travel to another city by plane, it was quite a lot of work. Getting the tickets, finding a hotel, making sure you had the area mapped out if you were renting a car. Hell, even renting the car was some work. When it was time to eat, you either had spent a lot of time figuring out where to go before hand, or most of the time, you just ate at whatever place was close, and hoped it was good. Today I fly into a city (on a flight I could have booked in 5 minutes the day before), and I have thought of none of that before I land. I know I can just pull my phone out, and sort anything I need in minutes. It’s a pretty damn amazing time to be alive. I also have an Appel watch, and as a tool, it’s not the same level of jump as smart phone to no smart phone, but it’s definitely enough to be happy I have it. Also, as a mechanical watch enthusiast, I am not sure why people are so against it. I mean the entire reason to have mechanical watches in the first place, was to provide information at the flip of your wrist. When they came out, it was a marvel of modern technology. People wanted the highest tech they could get (most accurate, durable, and later magnetically resistant). An Apple watch is just the modern extension of that. I am 99% sure if Louis Breguet was alive today, he would love the Apple watch. He built tools, and this is the best tool ever created, that can be strapped to your wrist.

@robbiedazzler6358 8 ай бұрын

50th trip round the sun made me laugh 😆 thanks

@Altanabstick 8 ай бұрын

I have tried. Unfortunately I missed out too much of the fun stuff with a dumb phone, so I now accept the downsides. Think about navigation, and most importantly communication with colleagues and friends

@basiliskiriazis8282 8 ай бұрын

As an owner of multiple mechanical watches I feel smart watches are a part of one's collection, exactly like quartzes used to be and still are. I'm still proud to own a Fossil hybrid HR (all blacked out screen wise) and always enjoy the surprise on people's faces when a notification comes in and text appears on the dial. Fossil did a great job with the e-ink implementation and if the battery lasts in the long term, I'm certain it will be a future classic! Having said that, I value my mechanical watches a lot more than my gimmicky smart watch!

@spavliskojr 8 ай бұрын

I gotta admit they are really cool

@srobeck77 8 ай бұрын

Wrist watches are equally a waste of money and gimic. This just in, your phone has a clock and no1 thinks u look cool wearing a wristband. If you think people, you have self-esteem issues. That said, its the less of 2 evils (well not evil bad waste of monies) to avoid buying a $500-800 smart watch.

@georgehofgren6123 8 ай бұрын

A smart watch isn't actually a Watch... Try again ~

@georgehofgren6123 8 ай бұрын

@@srobeck77News flash: You're Supposed to have "self-esteem issues"... It's called Humility. Go back to your Generation's lack of original thinking. Just because you're not posing doesn't mean you're thinking for yourself. Maybe go ask your girlfriend... she can confer with Reddit for you and while she's got her phone out, tell you the time.. Which do you think Leads in life, synchronicity or information? ~

@basiliskiriazis8282 8 ай бұрын

@@srobeck77 Do you always make rude assumptions about people you know nothing about, you self entitled prick? This is a watch enthusiast channel, watches are somewhat of a hobby to most people here and like most people if someone opens a discussion about or notices your hobby you feel nice because you discuss something that interests you a lot. This is called a social interaction and it happens to people that leave outside of their mom's basement or their overinflated ego. Now go waste someone else's time.

@adceal 8 ай бұрын

One of your best videos, Tristano! I like it a lot! Love videos with this kind of content. Complimenti! 👏🏼👏🏼

@michaelriera6277 8 ай бұрын

Well said. Always appreciate your insight and perspective.

@Hipnosis65 8 ай бұрын

If The Urban Gentry says the watch industry is doomed... everybody listens.

@brianingresham79 8 ай бұрын

Great video. My wife was into smart watches for years and was never into real or regular watches. I got her a cheap watch that she liked the look of just to get the damn smart watch off her wrist and she has not taken it off or even mentioned her smart watch again. I tried the whole smart watch thing and it felt soulless to me and I have never worn one for more then 20-30 minutes before taking it off and hiding it away somewhere. I just like the feel and almost the history that any traditional watch has, from a company that has been around for 5 years to the oldest watch makers out there. I can feel the heritage, craftsmanship, and attention to detail that goes into them.

@glennrainey1227 8 ай бұрын

A great production as ever thanks. Special qudos for the clip of Meadsey !

@sunjayjagath 8 ай бұрын

Impeccable delivery of outstanding captivating researched script content and cinematography.. all so thought provoking and also in such a very helpful way.. the philosophical concept of time and the telling of time are two discrete entities that you always capture so very well in your productions and delivery TGV.. a big very Well Done Again!,..⏳🎥🎙️

@mattys1467 8 ай бұрын

The watch brands should be paying for this video as part of an awareness campaign. Fair play to Mark for his contribution and sponsorship. The points raised in this video are so pertinent. They are akin to what I see and hear in other hobbies. Namely, the concern of where the future generations of collectors are going to come from? In many, they are reliant on young people having an introduction and experience before 'life' responsibilities take over which often causes a dip or lull in the hobby. They may then return at a certain point in their life where they can afford it and have the time to enjoy it. Without that early years exposure, the latter may never occur! So, I would say there has never been a more important time for the more affordable end of microbrands etc. They may prove to be the best hope while simultaneously being likely to be the most vulnerable in the longer term. Brilliant stuff TGV 👏

@jonmy357 8 ай бұрын

For me, one of the issues with smart watches is the fact that it pushes us closer to not actually owning anything in my mind. Yes, it's nice for now. How long until it's obsolete? It's as if you are renting it until a new one is available. I'd rather have something I can keep for a lifetime. TGV has inspired me to build my book and dvd/ Blu-ray collection and purchase a dedicated player for them and my CDs. It's nice to "buy" and stream immediately, but you don't own any of it. And I feel like smart watches are the streaming of the watch world. Maybe that makes sense, I'm not sure. But it does to me.

@JeeGee114 8 ай бұрын

My first cd's are rotting away. Beter buy some vinyl.

@GudieveNing 8 ай бұрын

Klaus Schwab says mw ha ha

@bondgabebond4907 8 ай бұрын

@@JeeGee114 With all CDs, rip them to your computer. Then you can make copies when necessary. But why are your CDs rotting? Mine don't and many are at least 40years old. Vinyl is not the greatest, but a rather poor medium, subject to wearing out from playing to warping. I own 300+ LPs, and many still sound good. I took care of them and played them very little. My friends and I would put them on cassette tapes to play and put the vinyl away. And when you rip a CD, the music can go on thumb drives to be used in your car. Hundreds of songs can fit in one drive.

@Valoric 8 ай бұрын

actually buying an iTunes song instead of subscribing to Apple Music, you really do own the song if you download it to a drive. You just don’t have resale rights. Which you can get if you own a CD.

@WaywardPondering 8 ай бұрын

You’re correct with the trade in for a new model program Apple offers. Some push the limits getting five or more years from a smartwatch but they are a minority. In the end, a smartwatch feels like an appliance. There’s no art, poetry or romance with it.

@RamaP94 8 ай бұрын

Great video TGV, entertaining, informative and educational.

@matthewchannel9981 8 ай бұрын

A very well written and thoughtful piece. I like the Jonathan Meades clip you used, I can hear him in your writing.

@lc4n333 8 ай бұрын

Great video as always, TGV! I am only a couple of months in this hobby. Ironically I started with going vintage because I am naturally inclined to vintage and classic items (mainly clothing) and I was looking for a pocket watch but for now settle with wristwatches. Something just clicks when I first wear a vintage wristwatch. I became a bit attached to it and wanted to give it a second life. I am just a litle too attached to my clothings, leather goods, jewelries, and now my watches.

@dmanosaka 8 ай бұрын

You've made a good move. I collect mostly Japanese vintage including obscure Ricoh and Swiss made Technos and Rado that are readily available here in Japan. The quality of build still amazes me. I recently saw the now sold out and on Ebay Seiko 55th Anniversary models but hovering around 1k it's a laughable prospect. I can still find a pristine King Seiko for $500 and a Grand Quartz Twin for less than $200. Plus I've connected to a time when quality and value ruled the watch world.

@lc4n333 8 ай бұрын

@@dmanosaka I have a 60's Ricoh, manual wind with gorgeous bronze bezel, hour markers, and handset. The bronze has a bit of patina. It is my everyday type of watch. For dress watch I have two, a Swiss auto with Santos-like case shape. It is a very thin auto only 9 mm with ETA 2824. The other is a manual tank watch with a Russian calibre. It is only 8 mm thick.

@dmanosaka 8 ай бұрын

Nice collection. The Ricoh are great underappreciated and now more rare. @@lc4n333

@tardyninjag3921 8 ай бұрын

For me I still love mechanical watches, but as a kid I always wanted a watch that does essentially what an Apple Watch does + more things. For me it’s not a distraction, I can leave my phone at home and still get calls in an emergency. Still I do miss wearing mechanical watches more often. And how could I forget the fitness tracking features for competing with friends. Suit + smart watch is a crime

@matthewgooch6892 8 ай бұрын

So is suit and no socks, or blue suit with brown shoes. The people who think it is cool to not wear socks in the office with trousers so short they don't even reach their ankles are the same people who buy apple gear. (and I use the word 'gear' deliberately as Apple id just a glorified drug pusher). I, for one, hate the 'Cult of Apple'

@tomsaltner3011 8 ай бұрын

Hating is not really rational. Maybe, you should keep that part for yourself. And your sample is not so clever. You can clearly find more people with smartwatches than shoes without socks. Quite the contrary- it is very different people wearing those watches. Also, I do not see it black and white. I do wear suits and jeans or shorts, depending on the occasion. I do the same with watches. And I do wear socks, usually :)

@tomsaltner3011 8 ай бұрын

You lost me with „you can get a enthusiast accepted watch…“. Why should I aim for such a thing? And - which kind of enthusiast, exactly?

@bondgabebond4907 8 ай бұрын

You are a slave to that watch. Liberate yourself. Go somewhere and leave you phone at home and feel the freedom from Apple.

@skycloud4802 8 ай бұрын

I think more companies should do hybrid watches. Watches that are analogue but have sensors underneath that send to an app on your phone for health measurements

@DCbell5 8 ай бұрын

I like the breadth and depth of your book collection TGV, definitely contributes to your great videos.

@user-lc2yh9kk6u 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information. Just choosing now as a gift

@PhantomObserver 8 ай бұрын

A couple of things you might consider: - Don’t dismiss the so-called “fashion watch” brands, those overpriced Daniel Wellington / Movado models. Their success was based solely on lifestyle marketing, and that means they have lessons to teach mainstream brands. - Also consider deliberate pop collaborations. Seiko 5 has had some success with models inspired by franchises like Street Fighter, Naruto, etc., which play on consumer’s memories and subsequent nostalgia for those stories. Ditto Swatch and Dragon Ball.

@nicholasd3990 8 ай бұрын

Citizen does a lot of this too

@Infraredxxxxx 8 ай бұрын

Totally agree with this. The success of the fashion watches shows an opportunity for trendy designs and market optimization. But for some reason the traditional manufacturers keep pushing out dated boring designs. The Daniel Wellingtons might not be good watches but they look good and trendy. The traditional manufacturers should employ their designers.

@simply_psi 8 ай бұрын

I always have a chuckle at the hypocrisy of "watch enthusiats" hating the marketing led approach of Daniel Wellington, MVMT, et al but are in love with Rolex, who's success was based on the exact same principle of marketing first, when it went to challenge the established brands like Patek, Omega etc, I still don't like DW or MVMT but I don't like Rolex either for their cynical deliberate creation of product shortages and growing waitlists. But I have and would continue to buy Tudor (I know that makes me a hypocrite too)

@andromedagodit2492 8 ай бұрын

Indeed, we all have our likes n dislikes, maybe hate is too strong a word but I agree that our preferences do carry with them strong emotional biases that affect our choices n decisions... IMHO, the big brands definitely have a lot to learn from the Microbrands. Being able to serve some great quality watches with great specs (read: 2 - 300m WR, Sapphire Crystal, automatic movements, creative design - some really arguable, 316L Stainless steel, Superb Luminova, etc)... At even Greater prices. Makes one wonder... Do we really need... A thousand dollar watch? Or tens of thousands, for that matter?

@Mr26Huffy 8 ай бұрын

@@andromedagodit2492 We are very fortunate to live in a time where microbrands offer so much for so little money. Especially at a time where the quality value brands like Seiko for example are pushing more and more into luxury end pricing. It's almost too good to be true and thus I have been buying (more than I should arguably 🙂) thinking can these values last?

@Subcomandante73 8 ай бұрын

Casio offers a great variety of quartz watches from sub £20 to £hundreds. Micro brands are offering automatic watches with sapphire crystal and reliable seiko movements for around £200 or less. The big brands might want to consider what they can offer at entry level to build the consumer base.

@stefanotattifrongia3612 8 ай бұрын

Exactly. Brands aren’t build customers base. People not in watch know just Rolex, Seiko, Tag Heur, Citizen, Swatch, Tissot. This luxury things doesn’t work if people don’t wear, because we want what we see from other people. At the moment you barely see an Omega around. I was about to buy a seamaster 300 precivid when was a bit more than £3k. On 2021 when I had the money to purchase was more than £4k, now is more than £5k wtf. I buy a captain cook 2 years ago for less than £1,200 now cost £1,800. Honestly who will never buy a rado for that? I love that watch but if my father didn’t own a rado I probably don’t have this sentiment attachment to buy one for that money.

@7s29 8 ай бұрын

I have many watches, some are expensive but, the one I wear daily is my G- shock. It's taken a beating, and I don't care about it, hence I love it.

@bmartin863 7 ай бұрын

If one day someone’s digital identity is mandatory to be worn and your criminal history , social standing and yearly gross made putting everyone in to separate baskets ,the population will be easily affected by a class system . The haves the have nots . The criminals. The degenerates . And with the advent of Apple glasses it theoretically could be possible to have ones social credit score hi lighted/displayed right next to them . Further separation of those that will never mingle .

@Dominikmj 7 ай бұрын

It makes no sense. It is a dying industry. Before the AppleWatch Ultra came out, I looked at Casio’s G-Shocks “smart watch” (it is not really smart, just had a bit more functionality). Even my current G-Shocks is extremely frustrating to use (if you want to do more than looking at the time - even changing the time / time zones is frustrating). The only way, for these brands is - making a reasonable priced smart watch - and maybe more “artsy” smart watches. Nobody needs today a watch anymore - except if you are looking at “investment” - but the danger of a bubble is apparent.

@stefanotattifrongia3612 7 ай бұрын

@@Dominikmj 100% true. Casio lost the war of sport watches with Brands like Garmin or Suntoo. No athletes wear Casio. It’s a brand for nostalgic no more.

@onLYbyM 8 ай бұрын

quality video and research. really stunning. thanks

@RossetBespokeButlers 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant video! I loved it

@Stumpy77 8 ай бұрын

Great intro, my man. The peek through the blind to reveal Cameron's excellent depiction of the future most superb. Plaudits aside, In the past 20 years, the relationship with technology has completely overwhelmed our capacity to understand it. Our culture, relationships and perceptions of self are being distorted beyond recognition by 'smart' devices. If we could travel back in time, much like John Connor, I propose Steve Jobs should be cast as the T1000.

@lanceuppercut7436 8 ай бұрын

A thought provoking piece, TGV. Thank you. I have to admit to owning both conventional watches and now, two Apple Watches which form part of my collection. The functionality smart watches provide me is highly beneficial on a daily basis, however, I refuse to part with my conventional watches simply because I love them. They will be passed down to my children as keepsakes and a memory of me, whereas my Apple Watches will likely be recycled one day. Ultimately I think what a wonderful world we live in that provides us with such diverse and amazing items to help enrich our lives, because after all, isn’t it all about the pleasure? Onwards and Upwards to the good Gentry🙏🏻

@accoutrements4469 8 ай бұрын

What an excellent, intelligent video. Thank you, TGV! 👍👍👍

@federicoprice2687 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant video.... I hung on every word. Thank you as ever!

@_Napoletano_ 8 ай бұрын

Im not a iOS guy. I switched to Samsung galaxy after the iphone 5 and never looked back. I do own a galaxy watch 4 that i use at the gym primarily. Mark is right, if I wasn't a watch enthusiast, it's all the watch I would need.

@tomhohum4275 8 ай бұрын

I have no desire to own a smart watch. Maybe because I’m 75 yo. Maybe because I’m an introvert and think the meta verse already knows enough, if not everything, about me. Maybe because I’m loyal to my family history of watchmakers. I love every (17+1 Casio) mechanical watch in my collection. They each have unique character. I have trouble deciding which one to wear every day.

@kartonkong 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful video! Love it

@GudieveNing 8 ай бұрын

Just discovered you. Brilliant production, presentation and script. And spot on.

8 ай бұрын

I'm not a conservative person. I like my mechanical watches, but I appreciate advancements in time technology.

@ReviewsforNerds 8 ай бұрын

I stopped wearing smartwatches awhike ago. That decision is what nudged me into watch collecting. I just picked up a Casio GBD200 but that Frederique Constant looks like it has promise too

@andrewp9811 8 ай бұрын

Great vid! I’m interested in this topic so I’m glad you covered it. On your point regarding uninspired design with smartwatches, I’d be interested to get your take on the more outdoor orientated smartwatches like the AW Ultra or the Garmins. To me, I think these are more inspired by some of the more traditional tool watches and I personally think they look great.

@claudiodasilvahorta1761 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible production! I feel like you have absolutely upped your game recently.

@leoticheli582 8 ай бұрын

You remind me of when Kodak tried to convince us that film was economically better than digital. Where is Kodak today?

@sam11182 7 ай бұрын

Pretty sure I saw them in Blockbuster

@HockeyVictory66 7 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t even compare a standard watch vs a traditional watch. One is multi functional and one tells time. I still wear a traditional watch for how it looks and makes me feel. If I need more functionality my phone is nearby. Traditional Kodak film obviously required cumbersome developing and digital pictures don’t. So, of course you want to see a picture immediately vs waiting for film to develop. Kodak lost sight of why people want pictures in general. Copiers and printers are headed down the same path. Most offices have one or two larger printer/copiers because printing is a thing of the past. Hospitals are one of the few organizations that use hundreds of thousands of hard copies. They are changing too, it’s just taken them longer.

@mikemandell132 3 ай бұрын

Kodak, ironically, held most patents on digital photography (generated a lot of money for them at the end). The reason they flopped was they just couldn't let go of that gigantic cash cow in film. Hospitals still use paper and fax and will continue to for some time. It's due to HIPAA rules.

@marcgoulding5230 8 ай бұрын

"... with about as much charm as an abattoir ..." - nicely put. Agreed.

@Trapvision3D 8 ай бұрын

This is a great breakdown. I appreciate your dedication and passion for horology. I stand by my thoughts of you, one of the greatest personalities on social media. As you continue to educate and entertain, I'll be here to consume info and support!

@theurbangentry 8 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend, that means a great deal to me. Onwards, upwards and my best to you and your family. T.

@devilsfan5967 8 ай бұрын

Well said, well presented, and totally correct🙏

@chriscon8463 8 ай бұрын

Outstanding production, TGV! I like my Garmin Instinct for hiking, but I love my BB58! It stays on my left wrist, & my Garmin goes on my right when I’m in the woods.

@dmanosaka 8 ай бұрын

TGV missed his true calling as a film maker. I challenge anyone to find better quality watch reviews anywhere. The intros alone are among the most entertaining short films made.

@TheShane209 8 ай бұрын

Yes! A new TGV video. As someone who’s staying off social media and trying to disconnect from that world I appreciate my humble Seiko Turtle more and more

@theurbangentry 8 ай бұрын

That is pure class, its a special watch indeed. Thank you, Best regards, TGV

@richardshaw1968 8 ай бұрын

The irony of your comment 🤣

@annedien 8 ай бұрын

Big huge props for how well produced, almost documentary-like this video is!

@amair2k2 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video my good man... Keep up the good work. Now, we simply need people to listen...

@arieandika 8 ай бұрын

I have both Apple 'Watch' and mechanical watches, and I wear both when I'm out and about. I can appreciate both, one as a computer that I strap on my wrist that gives me glanceable information without having to pull out my phone (which, in my opinion, more socially disruptive than glancing at my wrist, which is what we do anyways when we're looking at the time on a traditional watch), and the other serving as a 'jewellery' or 'fun' accessory where I derive my personal pleasure whenever I look at it as something of a work of art I strap on my wrist. I think the march of technology is inevitable, as a point, even this video is published in a platform that tracks our watching habit, run by a company that also provides the software for smartwatches. We should not be shying away from it, but instead get to know it better and use it as a tool, like the way we use watches to tell time. It is meant to serve us. I think that's why traditional watch company is moving away from this 'tool' definition, and more towards 'luxury item', or 'hobby' or 'collectibles'. Because as a tool, it's outdated. But when it comes to 'luxury', 'hobby' or 'collectibles', the traditional watch has a better chance at surviving, or even thriving, in the future. I believe this video (which production value is excellent) is just preaching to the choir. I love traditional watches, and I would not like to see it go away (or even climb in price, which is sadly the reality), and will still buy traditional watches in the foreseeable future, and I believe a lot of the people here watching this video are of the same mind. But the crowd that is into smartwatches, (who will probably stumble upon this video by the 'smart' SEO title) will probably not understand and potentially even felt antagonised by the tone of the video which seems to imply that their purchasing decision is 'misguided'. Because to them, they see both as a tool, and of course one of them is outdated if it is put in this definition and they just simply get what they think is the latest advanced tool. I love both 'traditional' and 'smart' watches. But I believe it's good to make a distinction between these two, one as a work of art and the other a computer on a wrist, and I believe both can live together. But sadly, for a lot of people right now, it's just one or the other. But if the 'IT' crowd one day, for whatever reason, see the 'traditional watch' more as an item of passion or collectibles (which is why I think Swatch with its release of Moonswatch and Thrifty Fathoms is quite the strategy to lure people more into this point of view), or the 'traditional watch' crowd can appreciate the 'smart' watch not as a watch but more of a computing device, perhaps we can then see these 2 items living in harmony.

@tongotongo3143 8 ай бұрын

Very dangerous and shortsighted position.

@ShabbaRanksMF 8 ай бұрын

Agreed 100%

@ShabbaRanksMF 8 ай бұрын

@@tongotongo3143 I cannot support your position.

@tongotongo3143 8 ай бұрын

Smart watches are tacky and gives a message of new age vaccinated slavery. While mechanical wristwatch on someone’s wrist translates a message of appreciation for history and our ancestors’ art of horology. Mechanical wristwatch is also an accessory which makes you just look better, while that plastic garbage dependant on government’s electricity is just a tool. Mechanical wristwatch is fully autonomous and is a symbol of freedom.

@stefanotattifrongia3612 8 ай бұрын

100% spot on.

@HRM.H 8 ай бұрын

I fully agree with your statement about the market being super oversaturated.

@WetLettuce-kc2qm 8 ай бұрын

Did you really have to use the word 'super'?

@HRM.H 8 ай бұрын

@@WetLettuce-kc2qmdo you have to complain about the most minute things? If a word annoys you that much, just stay off the internet.

@WetLettuce-kc2qm 8 ай бұрын

@@HRM.H Try not to be a sheep and think for yourself, that's all I ask.

@HRM.H 8 ай бұрын

@@WetLettuce-kc2qmlmao get some help mate.

@mr_swan9246 8 ай бұрын

As always, an excellent essay on the modern state of watches. Even more impressive though is the top notch editing. Well done sir.

@efreutel 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for yet another superlative video. Head and shoulders above all others.🤠👍👍

@JamesG800 8 ай бұрын

I love the collaboration with Marc from Long Island Watch. He brings since interesting points to this topic as a watch enthusiasts who also became a manufacturer/seller. I really tried to enjoy wearing a smartwatch but it just seemed too gimmicky to me. I could appreciate the different watch faces as long as they are digital.. The analog faces just look cheap. Speaking of the face of the watch what could be more dull than wearing the same black rectangle as everyone else. That's all you see is everyone wearing the same black screen on their wrist. I wear the Hamilton field watch, like the one shown in this video daily. With a Hamilton you get history with your watch. Something that suits my style with it's no nonsense dial, military inspired design, and that's not even beginning with the elegance of a device in your wrist that functions with gears, springs, and drives all working together with precision to provide the time. Smart watches will never be able to live up to any of that and frankly, Marc is right, it's all really just another distraction pulling your eyes back into the digital world of which most of us spend too much time in anyway. Something I know I have been guilty of. Excellent video TGV.

@ParsonBrown78 8 ай бұрын

I've been "experimenting" with double wristing for the last year. Mechanical on the left and apple watch on the right. I lasted about 2 weeks with only the apple watch before the Omega went back on the wrist. I'm still torn about it, but it has become part of my style at this point...

@marcusherts9345 8 ай бұрын

You just saved your right arm, Because any arm with an Apple Watch on it should be amputated..

@desidesigning 8 ай бұрын

Really interesting concept!

@atreides6 6 ай бұрын

A blistering, spot on critique of the smartwatch replete with an appearance from Mark!

@jasongaudreau2075 8 ай бұрын

I’m a g shock collector. I especially like the triple sensor and only quad sensor watches…also having barometer, altimeter, and compass. Along with these features some has sunrise/sunset, tides, and moon phases. All while 200m waterproof and some having depth sensors as well. I got an iPhone in my pocket that already costs over $1k. I don’t need one on my wrist as well.

@distiking 8 ай бұрын

I will wear traditional watch only if my smartphone will do everything my smartwatch does. Since wearing two watches simultaneously isn't a good idea, i will not miss out all the health monitoring and safety by wearing a smartwatch, so for now good bye my tag heuer.

@jasongaudreau2075 8 ай бұрын

@@distiking I do like and consider the health options a smartwatch has. And luckily for me Casio is working on it within their g shock line. I believe a hybrid would be good. I do fear the power grid going down in all it’s fragility.

@nelsonhernandez3259 7 ай бұрын

exactly my thoughts. The new sensors on the GBD's are really attractive. The GBD and Instinct series watches are what I consider the best competition against the apple design philosophy/

@Dominikmj 7 ай бұрын

I was a G-Shock wearer as well - and still have mine (but wear now a AppleWatch Ultra). Trust me, it is not the same. First of all functionality and accessibility of functions are in another galaxy! My most used feature is workout / fitness and it literally motivates me to be more consistent with my workout - and it tracks my workout (which the iPhone doesn’t do that well). My G-Shocks was frustrating at best, when it came to all its features. Difficult to read as well. See it like that: email, messages, games, camera - all of this has been before on mobile phone - but the iPhone packaged it in a way, that it became far more useful and enriched our lives in a completely different way (and at times it has been also damaging on our lives, but hey...). The AppleWatch is very similar. Nobody “needs” a watch on his wrist anymore. And to be honest: when do you need a compass??? Or do you want to tell me, that you are also wearing a paper map with you at all times? Point is: smartphones became incredible powerful, but also far larger. I can keep my iPhone ProMax at home, when I go quickly anywhere or to the pool or to the beach, yet have access to messages, and I can even be called - and I can pay with it as well!

@jasongaudreau2075 7 ай бұрын

@@Dominikmj at my age and the knowledge of my area (all of New England and most of USA) a compass is used quite effectively. But, most importantly, I do construction work and “as-builds” are changes made to the print of the build. When making changes on the fly of building something (whether it’s a new building or utilities such as sewer, water, drainage, bridges, and roadways…..we use elevations and direction. My rangeman gives me the elevation where I stand, compass direction….and I can even note the weather conditions of when it was built, all on my wrist in an instant. I’m sure an Apple Watch can do all that, but can’t withstand the blast of a water main being accidentally hit and producing some of the most disastrous conditions a man could endure…nevermind the accessories on his wrist while trying to contain the disaster. My gshocks have endured mud blasts over 120psi, deep underwater pressures, and being used as landing gear for a 180lb human flying off a mountain bike at 15mph on a rocky trail. It’s kinda why I confidently buy more of them.

@golrush007 8 ай бұрын

I had an Apple Watch for a couple of years. I mainly used it to track running though, and I quickly got tired of the intrusion of email and other notifications on my wrist. Nowadays I have a Garmin watch that I use for running that in my opinion is not only better for running but it also has a rugged and functional appearance that looks a lot better than the Apple blandness. Still, I generally only use it while running and to track my sleep at night. The rest of the time it's so much more satisfying to wear a Casio or a diver etc.

@pentachronic 8 ай бұрын

I’m in this quandary with my Garmin too!

@Sunil-tu8vf 8 ай бұрын

You can turn off any notifications you don't want such as for emails in the watch app. It's only as intrusive as you set it up to be.

@golrush007 8 ай бұрын

@Sunil-tu8vf You're right. But once I turned those features off, I felt like I'd removed the only thing that made the Apple Watch a useful piece of kit. I didn't like it as a running watch because the battery wouldn't last through a marathon. And I didn't like it from a style perspective, so it was very easy to get rid of it at that point.

@Justyburger 8 ай бұрын

I bought a Garmin Instinct 2 Solar and really like it. Even though I use an Iphone (mini), I was not really that impressed with Apple Watches, mainly because of the terrible battery life. I also prefer round watches. Garmin do a very good monochrome screen divers watch/computer series, called G1. I don't dive which is why I bought the Instinct 2 Solar. I'm more of a mountaineer than diver. I really like a lot of the Garmin range. A lot more to choose from than Apple and they look like real watches. If I had double the money to spend, I probably would have bought an Epix or Fenix.

@FlyingArtz. 8 ай бұрын

Subbed off the intro ALONE!!! The ominous tone the doom and gloom music … the leaking through the blinds as if your being watched 😂😂 .. love it !! SUBBED!!

@windy1965 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant intro yet again my good man ! As I type I am wearing a recently acquired fully serviced Benrus DTU-2A/P Field Watch stamped with my birth month & year. This is my " Lazy Sunday Watch " & the dimensions are perfect for my small wrist. It may end up being the most expensive watch that I will ever own as the Rolex Submariners & Omega Seamasters of this world are totally unobtainable for someone like me. There is a chance that it is not totally original & given it's age I would not be surprised. But parts of it could probably tell an interesting story or two if it could talk. This doesn't have the bells & whistles of the all singing, all dancing, life intruding high-tech devices of today but I love it.

@davecypress 8 ай бұрын

Helped my neighbor who only had an old Timex Ironman buy an Omega Bond watch years ago. He has many now (just got a Snowflake), his wife now wears a Datejust and his 3 sons have all become collectors. Introducing fam and friends to the great designs and makers, watch forums, and fantastic YT channels like TGVs can pull many, young and old, into the game and keep the Industry going.

@theurbangentry 8 ай бұрын

🙌🙌🙌 Absolutely awesome, thank you so much for sharing that. Best regards, TGV

@DrChrisCopeland 8 ай бұрын

I've recently gotten into watchmaking. I absolutely love the engineering and precision of the movement pieces. Repairing my grandfather's Benrus from the 40s brought me immense joy and I get to keep those memories of him on my wrist every day, making new ones along the way.

@larrydalton2205 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic Video!!!

@lapelcelery42 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, any chance of the unedited interview with Marc?

@gary2632 8 ай бұрын

I refuse to call them smart WATCHES - they are wrist pads, and that’s an end to it. Great video as always, both yours and Marc’s views are very valuable indeed.

@VynZography 7 ай бұрын

Wristpad! Nice one 😂

@RevLev06 8 ай бұрын

A great video production and great analysis of the future of wrist watches. Mark does offer a rather pessimistic prognosis of the future of mechanical wrist watches. I have no desire to have a 'luxury' watch; but I do enjoy my micro brand watches and other sub $1K watches that I own. I maybe gone before Mark's wrist watch apocalypse comes to pass. TGV I do hope you and others in the wrist watch industry can inspire us to make the investment in traditional wrist watches. As much as I enjoy your and Mark's commentary, I would hate to see your predictions come to pass. All the best - RKL

@muffemod 8 ай бұрын

Great content as always.

@dickydarmali7861 8 ай бұрын

Very well said

@Paul_F_C 8 ай бұрын

I wear both for work for convenience for notifications and exercise, a mechanical watch on my left wrist and my Apple Watch on my right wrist , but as soon as I finish work and training I only wear one of my beautiful mechanical watches in my collection

@eduardoboquin4102 8 ай бұрын

I just left a similar comment. I use the watch just like you do. It’s a great tool but definitely not a wrist watch replacement. My goes off as soon as I am driving home from work!

@monstrok 8 ай бұрын

I recently added an Apple Watch 8 to my collection of automatic and quartz watches. Despite the square-ish form factor (I never liked this in any watch), it has become my daily driver, so to speak. The countdown timer, altimeter, tide indication, heartbeat, and activity indications have made this a must for my daily hikes. I am able to track my sleep patterns now from night to night. From a pilot's perspective I appreciate the inclusion of the most simple navigation instrument, a compass. Ironically, I just found out how to use a GMT automatic watch as a compass. Mind blowing! Still, I crave a highly legible, hackable, glowing round-dial watch with two time zones and a date indication. Maybe, just maybe.... this wearable tech will inspire future generations for mechanical nostalgia.

@diystompbox 8 ай бұрын

@@Zed1987X Citizen is great. But for Eco drive, make sure you keep it charged, otherwise the cell goes out. I had to replace 3 of mine. But no matter what, regular lume is no match for the display on an Apple Watch at night.

@jeririce4928 8 ай бұрын

gay

@stevez5252 8 ай бұрын

Love it many thanks ❤🤓

@louiss4723 8 ай бұрын

Getting the like just for the Intro! Pure Class!

@RolandDigsIt 8 ай бұрын

End of days happening outside and TGV chilling in his Eames recliner discussing the possible declination of mechanical watches. Love it! Carry on sir.

@theurbangentry 8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏 O&U! Best regards, TGV

@funkmonkeyfun 8 ай бұрын

All my life I have refused to wear a smart watch out of principal, recently I decided to buy the Apple Watch ultra 2, best decision I have ever made and a new favorite addition to my collection.

@icemandl6 8 ай бұрын

Same here! I have been a Rolex Explorer 214270 mk2 daily wearer, but the new AW Ultra 2 really got to me with its tool watch construction that can withstand a lot of abuse (saw a youtube torture test, and was quite impressed! I don’t think any Rolex can survive that much torture!). Combine it with ALL the functions that I want, insane battery life + the 100% accuracy, I can’t put down the AW Ultra 2!

@jessedaly7847 7 ай бұрын

I had a serious health issue and needed to be able to keep a sharp eye on my heart, I bought a Bluetooth blood pressure cuff and an ultra 1 last year. I usually keep it covered up unless it’s T-shirt weather but it’s been good for dealing with phone calls and the Apple Pay feature is nice. TBH though if the thrust of the video is that the smart watch is hurting the traditional watch, I would argue that my traditional watches were displaced way back when I got my 1st Nokia. Even with having been wearing the ultra everyday for over a year I still often find myself pulling out my phone to check the time.

@JohnKennedyuk 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, great insight into what is going on in the watch market and the shift in consumer behaviour these companies are trying to navigate. When I go running and doing other sports I wear a black Garmin, 6pro and I also wear a Longines automatic that my dad bought me for my 40th. I enjoy both for different purposes, so I assume others also own more than one watch like me. What I like in the automatic watch is being able to see the movement on the back of the watch, and that it is not electric at all, something I find calming given I am always near my phone or laptop.

@oyinlolafakeye8490 8 ай бұрын

Great video Chief. Smartwatches are minicomputers that are worn in the wrists that just happen to tell time. For those who still crave or want to have the experience of wearing traditional watches, one can wear a fitness tracker on one wrist just like a bracelet and a traditional watch on the other.

@BlogofTheW3st 8 ай бұрын

This issue boils down to a simple question; are you trying to see what others want you to see, or are you trying to be seen? When I wear my favorite watch (these days a ‘62 Seamaster) I want my taste to be noticed, and I want this museum piece on my wrist to be appreciated by others. Whereas when I wear a smart watch, I’m really just a vid-iot. The former watch helps me complement a moment or an interaction with an article of taste and appropriate attire. Whereas the latter simply facilitates a kind of vulgar practicality, which is ultimately reducible to just cheap entertainment.

@abtcup 8 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie. I haven't worn my analog watches since I got my first Apple watch back in early 2022. I reach for my phone a lot less and can pay for things without taking out my wallet when I'm out. It's really convenient.

@Amberlynn_Reid 8 ай бұрын

not gonna lie. Im gay

@trevorobier5549 8 ай бұрын

Always a good "watch" TGV. Thanks to your channel I have a very affordable two watch collection. A G-shock 5600 solar as my everyday/work beater watch and a 40mm Hamilton khacki. Perfectly happy with both and im trying to stay out of the smartwatch sphere as long as possible.

@ChoySekMunSimon 8 ай бұрын

Great clip here and keep them coming! I reflected on your views and if you strip the function of a wrist watch to it's bare functionality, a watch is to tell time at a glance, something an analogue watch does effortlessly without any additions or subtractions. You just flick your wrist and glance at the time, no tapping, no finger or hand gestures required, the display is always there and even in the dark, the luminescent paint off my three decade old Seiko 5 automatic still shows the time regardless of your situation. It may not be the most accurate time piece but it involves the user to make periodical adjustments, and that's something that reminds me that I am alive.

@namelesssmokemonster 8 ай бұрын

This video is comparing apples and oranges. A smartwatch is so different from a real watch it’s not even in the same category. Completely different purpose for completely different people for completely different reasons

@mjnz 8 ай бұрын

Exactly. It’s like comparing cars to trains just because they both get you to a destination

@vedesh6907 8 ай бұрын

Especially fitness

@piwo647 8 ай бұрын

I was offered the Apple Watch series 3 when it was released. I wore quite a bit as a watch for some time. It's still in great condition and I wear it probably 3 to 4 times a week but exclusively as a running watch during my slow runs. I find that it's still a pretty accurate tool especially combined with an external heart rate monitor if you want better data.

@stefanvenediktov6957 8 ай бұрын

I really love this channel, I have developed my taste with you it’s past few years. I have several watches, including Apple Watch Ultra and I really enjoy it because of diversity of watch faces , tools and the materials used in it . Of course, I agree with everything you said , but smart watches are a tool to be used and to make your life easier. I have a Garmin sport watch that measures my fitness achievements level and training, results , things that you can not do with Omega and Rolex. Smart watches are e tool to be used in various situations. Just the industry is on that level where you no longer need to sit by your desk in order to make a phone call, you have it in your pocket along side with camera , music player and many other useful tolls. It’s just how the world goes. With great respect to you and your channel , I enjoy your content and everything you do. Greeting from Bulgaria. ❤

@oz1701 8 ай бұрын

Great production and call to action,TGV. Having been the owner of a Garmin Venu Sq, they are fun and useful but recently bought an Orient Bambino ss, much more enjoyable to wear.