I once knew a guy that had a collection of 400+ watches; he never showed up on time for anything.

I've been a watch nut for about 24 years but inheriting the watch my dad wore for about 45 years and to be able to take a piece of dad with me through the rest of my life is priceless.

And now a couple years later Joe gave the Omega Moonwatch off his wrist to a guest on the show. He got hooked!

Nowadays ladies and gentlemen, You will see Joe with an Omega watch almost every UFC event. Or A Rolex. This podcast singlehandedly made Joe a watch guy. Once he was told his seemingly mundane G Shock is actually a watch guys watch, he was hooked.

I don't care for watches, but hearing someone this enthusiastic about what he like is enjoyable regardless of the topic.

Dude summoned Jamie like a veteran guest.

I am obsessed with watches, being a retired mechanical engineer and retired high school math/physics teacher. I don’t spend more than $300 on any one watch, and most of my watches are in the $100 - $150 range. They are a marvel of engineering and I consider most of them as little treasures you can wear on your wrist for a quick glimpse at genius and beauty whenever you choose.

A lot of people love watches as a accessory, a visual rep of wealth or maybe even just a tool. Personally I’ve always loved them cause they feel like a companion item. You live with it, bond with it, and start to associate memories with it. Pick the right watch and they start to feel like a old friend.

Grand Seiko wearer but appreciates a G Shock. That's a true watch guy. I see an expensive watch in Rogan's future. He's got the bug.

The best advice I ever got about watches was "Don't get into watches."

That last "You gotta get buzzed in!" "OH GAWD!" killed me! lol As a handyman I once did work for the MAERSK corporation. I did odd jobs at their main offices in denmark. At one point the secretary for the top CEO asked me to take a watch to the watchstore for repairs. I was allso given two pens that needed to be serviced. Expensive items. Anyways, I made my way down to the fancy store in the expensive part of midtown and tried walking through the door but found it locked. Took me a while t relize there was a bell... Rang it... nothing happened. Rang it again... and then someone replied: what do you want' we don't selll to walkins and this is an expensive store. I was like WTF?! buut managed just to say I was there to get a watch and some ink pens serviced... She did't believe me and started questioning me about it. Ultimately she let me inside, through what turned out to be like an airllock in space. close the door behind you before you can open the next. When I got in it was like being met by a wall of employees asking me where I got the stuff and basicly accusing me of stealing them... I was like firstly I don't steal. secondly I am here to pay for them being fixed, not to sell stolen crap. Thirdly I have all reciepts from the owner, his goldcard, membership numbers and whatever else you might need, so cut your fucking crap and get working on it! As soon as they realized what was actually going on they turned into superfriendly people doing everything they could to make it better... I just had a helluva lot of fun being a longhaired metal dude who was actually able to put them in their place after they so obviously treated me as a dirty crook based on my looks... allthough my "elite powers" were only on lend from my employer, It was a lovely feeling seeing them scuffle!

I appreciated the fact he called Seiko a Lexus instead of a Toyota. Well done. Seiko has done so well for itself to position itself upmarket, it'll be rude just calling an entry level brand. Yes it has Seiko 5 which are entry level watches, but there's so much more in the brand portfolio that many people just don't look at

Smooth-talking about a Grand Seiko but getting excited about his buddy's G-Shock; classy.

I lost a Seiko Kinetic watch in a lake in the early 2000s. I went back with a metal detector 5 years later and found it! The mother fucker still worked too!!!!

I love how Joe went from being a watch hater to now owning multiple Rolex's, Omega's, AP's etc.

I recently just got into watches because of the engineering. I was bored and the youtube rabbit hole began and came across a channel of a guy rebuilding 1800's pocket watches. I was fascinated with the mixture of engineering and artistry involved in watches and immediately found an appreciation for them. Now i'm hooked and look forward to getting my own quality piece one day

It’s refreshing to see such a well educated watch collector and teacher be SO open to everything from Grand Seiko to G Shocks

Joe at the beginning: "watches are overrated, I don't care about these" Joe at the end: "watches are amazing, I need all of these"

Both sides had valid points. Yes it’s true someone with an expensive watch could be just owning it to show off and feel it makes them superior. It’s also true someone could love and appreciate having something of such precision and craftsmanship and feel good owning something of such high quality knowing it will last. To Rogan’s credit once he learned more he was willing to open his mind up and appreciate why someone would love owning these watches. Also credit to the other gentleman for not being defensive but accepting that it was okay for someone else to not understand him yet and took the time to explain his views.

I love watching joe go from "300 bucks!" Too really considering purchasing a 65 thousand dollar skull watch in about 10 minutes

I always see Matt wearing a Rolex so when he started talking I was like, finally a person who knows watches and wears a Rolex for it's engineering and not because he heard they are the brand to have. Wearing a Grand Seiko in this videos just proved he really knows watches, especially when he didn't diss a Gshock. A true watch lover and not a watch snob 👍👍

Once he handed over the grand seiko spring drive, I knew he was an actual watch person. It honestly says a lot of good about of a person, that they would choose this over other options in the price range. You sir, are a true watch person.

I’ve collected world war 1 and world war 2 watch variants since I was in my early 20s, I get them in working condition but I don’t restore them like they were brand new. Scratches, dents, patina on the dial all remains. I want my watches to be able to tell their stories so to speak.

How to turn a non-watch guy into a watch guy in 18 minutes.

Watches are jewelry for men. They are one of the few accessories men can wear compared to women. It's not just time keeping. I got a Grand Seiko spring drive, it's amazing.

I myself am a watch fan and I think what draws me to them more than anything else is the fact that it takes such a simple universal truth and encapsulates it in a compact, precise way. I’m a big fan of that general concept as it extends to many different forms of art - Newton’s Cradles, Bonsai Trees, Terrariums, etc. The reason why watches are so awesome to me is because there’s something very beautiful about being able to visualize time progressing slowly in such a smooth and direct fashion. Anyone who owns an expensive watch purely for the price or for status is a fucking idiot and probably doesn’t actually like watches. Similar to how lots of folks who drive Lambos don’t actually have an appreciation for the incredible details that go into those cars.

I have an old seiko 5 that my great grandpa gave me (he’s still kicking too! Turns 90 in February) it was appraised at ~$300 and it’s probably the nicest watch I will ever have, but they will always intrigue me! I currently collect knives which is my expensive hobby, but even then my most expensive knife is only just under $500 when that is still considered budget in the watch world 😂

Real watch guys appreciate G Shock as much as Rolex. That GS hes wearing is bad ass.

Expensive watches are the best way to move large amounts of money across boarders without paying tax.

Spring drive movement is insane absolute best movement out there

So I thought I would be turned off by this because I just bought my first automatic watch but I thought both guys were great. One was knowledgeable and the other was willing to learn. That is why people love the Joe Rogan show.

Me: This guy knows nothing about watches 2:01 Guy: This right here is a Grand Seiko Me: I'm a fool in a man's shoes

I had a GShock and one day working in a dairy farm a cow kicked me on the wrist. Anyone that has ever worked with cows know how that hoof comes up like it’s spring loaded. Got me right on the watch and the watch went blank. It came back on and normal after a few hours and honesty it probably saved my wrist.

It's crazy that I've met both of these dudes. Motivated them to be hugely successful.

I JUST got into watches, though they were pointless a month ago with smartphones. Mechanical watches of course. But in this crazy messed up world we live in. I love the mechanic perfection of watches where everything is as it should be. I'm not a rich man by any stretch within the US, but I'm looking at getting an Open heart Orient Bambino watch, so I can watch the movement, I'm so excited for such a simple thing. It's great.

I come back to this video every once in awhile. Used to be because I love watching someone be turned on watches but it's also a great example of how to handle someone that doesn't understand you yet. Instead of treating Joe like a moron or getting triggered and being a douche he just very respectfully schools Joe to a little bit of his game. It's a valuable lesson.

He has a grand seiko....I now know I can trust his opinion on watches.

When you are in the military and timing is basically everything, you really get into watches. Consider the advances in technology of watches related to the military and they are all still used today.

Joe's ability to find interest within himself about stuff that he clearly is not a fan is remarkable.

I love how Joe was ashamed having a G shock but Matt saying G Shock is an awesome watch! Yes because Casio has heritage. They may be the most affordable but watch collectors respect Casio!

You can get the Flat Earth version of that watch for $40

My grandad used to say, if you are spending over $100 for a watch, then you are not buying it just to tell the time.

I love watches. My grandfather loved watches and thus so did my father. I inherited his watch and started to build my collection. Automatic luxury watches 💯

I like how Joe was starting to get a lil condescending until dude schooled em on how intricate, beautiful, and creatively designed they are

I got into watches 3 years ago. They're incredible. We as humans have a fascination with shiney objects and tiny moving things. It just makes sense for everyone to be into it. It's something that, today, is so unpractical but it's also something that shows why the world might be better if we were not so focused on hyper efficiency. You can have the most technologically powerful smartphone in the world but my $200 Orient open heart Bambino will always be more beautiful.

Joe signs $100 million deal.... Where you going Joe? Joe: I'm going to get an Astronomia.

The Zenith El Primero 36000 VPH is my favorite watch every made. Edit, let me be clear an original 38mm chronomaster.

Make no mistake...G-Shock or not, Joe still has a submariner in his collection.

*does it have a light?* *didnt think so*

joe thought that watches are expensive like fashion clothes but discovered the engineering behind it, i dont collect watches but i was always fascinated by the complications and craftsmanship of watch makers

always nice to see Joe light up light a little kid about topics like this

Matt: "Dude, the whole case is milled from a sapphire." Joe: "The whole case can go fuck itself." Loved that xD

He's not a watch snob. G shocks usually show whether they are or not. Liked him. He's an asset to the watch collecting community.

Thanks for the video. I'm an enthusiast, not a collector. So, while I admire the five and six figure watches, but I am grateful to have my Seiko, Tissot, and Mido mechanical watches.

I love how Joe quickly picked up that this guy knew his shit and started just asking vague questions to let him steer the conversation. Really shows his talent and why his podcast is so successful.

Watch enthusiasts are either really big snobs or really humble and down to earth, there is no in between.

*Man pulls out Grand Seiko* A true connoisseur of watches this man is.

The other thing that is great about watch collecting now is that there are some really cool watches in literally every price category so no matter one's income they can participate in the watch collecting phenomenon.

I love watches. I collect them for years now. Some I wear and some I just keep in the case and just admire but I love watch collecting.

When someone pulls out a Grand Seiko, I immediately think that the person is authentic and knows what he/she is talking about.

Joe: theres been no innovation in watches in the past 10 years the rest of the video: watch innovations made in the last 10 years

thats what collecting is, usage isn't always the key. however, its perfectly acceptable to want to collect whatever is in your dollar range, and its also acceptable for me to say about watch collecting.."what a colossal waste of time and money". both are absolutely right.

You have to appreciate the technology in an automatic watch. Runs off of movement and has multiple instruments that can run at the same time. A stop watch ran off of inertia, think about it!

Matt Farah: "It's a Grand Seiko Spirngdrive; it has a cool movement..." Understatement of the century. It's so ingenious and extraordinary, it's genuinely fantastic. Matt nailed it when he said it's one of the most unique and advanced mechanisms in a watch today. True that. And hard to appreciate fully without understanding how quartz and automatic mechanical movements actually work, or without knowing how astonishingly clever and persistent Yoshikazu Akahane was in bringing the movement to market after 600 prototypes over 28 years.

A Grand Seiko...that’s how you know if a collector really knows their stuff.

The ap double balance wheel was pretty groundbreaking. The precision is almost 40 percent more accurate than a single balance wheel

Watches are the one accessories a man can wear. It will always be valued.

Joe: so it's a Seiko? Other dude: it's a GRAND Seiko.

You know Joe's getting the liquid skull watch thanks to that new spotify deal

I have about 24 watches as of now. 9 of them mechanicals. Just love the engineering and craftsmanship.

If you want a watch to tell you the time, buy a Casio If you want a watch to tell them you're rich, buy a Rolex

I love watches. Its one of the few hobbies where there is virtually no barrier on entry for price and virtually no ceiling on price as well as virtually unlimited variation on the basic premise.

Watching this while wearing a $7 Casio watch is a humbling experience Some have misunderstood the post to be some shame or inferiority complex, but its not, its just a comment on how a Casio isn't a Rolex, but seeing people rally behind the Casio in the comments is pretty cool, and one year later I wear it every day and I'm very content with it

People don't understand watches. Any technology that's developed these days have a life, estimated like of 5 years to 20 years, whereas Watches last for a lifetime and even more. Watches are jewellery. They are statement pieces. For some they are meant to be a Heritage passed on generations and generations.

I know a guy that spent $30,000 on a Rolex. I spent less than $1,000 for the same Watch and 95% of people can’t tell.

“You buy a Rolex to impress others, you buy a Grand Seiko to impress yourself”

I’m into nice pocket knives, but this video makes me want to go down the rabbit hole of watches.

When I was a kid my parents took me to see Apollo 13 take off and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. So of course I statrted researching everything astronaut and learned about the Omega Speedmaster "moonwatch". Years later in the Marine Corps I was trained by mostly Vietnam veterans. They nearly all wore either moonwatches or Rolex Daytona, or seamariners. They could pick up any of those watches very reasonable while on leave in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan etc. I always told myself I would get one. Prices have changed since then......

What a down to earth sundial conversation! 👏 Especially for us watch freaks!

I'm not bald enough to wear a watch.

I'm a Timex, Casio and Casio G-shock collector and happy with this brand watches. Seal of contentment when wearing these not expensive but very durable watches. Casio/G-shock are God tier.

Joe is looking at watches the same way most women look at cars. As an appliance. "The car gets me from point A to point B fine", "If the watch tells time it's a good watch". It's not always about being the most efficient at a given task, there's always room for bonus points based on how cool something looks when completing the task. Right next to the Combustion Engine is the Mechanical Watch movement for coolest things engineered by humans.

You buy swiss movement watches or nicely designed automatics because you appreciate the ingenuity & the craftsmanship of the materials. Like wearing art

*Man brings out a Grand Seiko* This video gets a like

Traditional ice-cold take from Joe. Watches are awesome. They are wearable and functional works of art.

I just got into watches a few months ago. I didn’t know what the hype was about until I binged on watches being taken apart to be cleaned and seeing all the tiny parts

This video should be titled, Joe Rogan discovers horology.

Two months after this was filmed Floyd Mayweather bought the Jacob & Co "Billionaire" watch for $18,000,000, I wish I could hear Joe reacting to that lol

“A G-Shock is a watch guy’s tool watch.” Yep.

I'm a watch guy and Joe Rogan fan... I can now cross that off the 'Bucket List'...

Damn if this guy wearing a Grand Seiko, he knows his watches holy.

he got hella street cred for having the grand seiko 😂

grand seiko is for actual watch lovers tbh, capitalist gets a rolex and mechnical lovers need a patek, jaegar, vacheron, a.lange etc

True watch collectors are into horology (the history, the heritage, and the art of time keeping) rather than the bragery or the hype of watches. So they'll rather confidently rock a $50 casio watches than a $3000 Daniel Wellington just for the sake of Casio's brand importance and the heritage they had in the world of time keeping than the fashion look and hype of Daniel Wellington. The OG time piece collectors can tell dude who wears $100.000 Rolex just cuz it's a "Rolex" And a dude who wears $100 Seiko 5 cuz he doesn't have lots of money but wants a piece of horology history. Exactly as said in the end of the video, just like car enthusiast, there are those who owns Ferraris but they don't even know what the hell a tifosi or a monza is, and there's a guy who owns a $1k classic 80s economy box but took care of the ride and can mention all the historical importance in the world of Motorsport. And yeah, there are douche and poser in all field of hobbies i guess

One of the most expensive watches in the world - Joe “get out of here you deserve to break that if you wear it.” A watch with green goo - Joe “ woahhhhh” “wow” “oh my goddd”

OWNING MULTIPLE TIMEPIECES SHOULD BE EVERY MANS PRIORITY

This guy sounds so good with watches, and when Joe said "dude you should sell watches" and replied with "I have a watch podcast, it's called watch and listen", I immediately typed that in the search bar

The hilarious reality though, is that a Sponge Bob Squarepants Quartz watch from the dollar store would keep better time than ANY mechanical watch.

I think Seiko is the only watch maker that really made technological improvements that changed the watch industry: Quartz and Spring Drive.

First time I've seen someone besides rogan ask Jamie to pull something up