Just a question if I may. I, unfortunately, did not see the previous video but understand that there was something in that video that incited negative comments. My question is, is this the same video but edited to remove that particular part, or is this a new video in the same series? If this is a new video will you ever release an edited version of the first video? Thanks in advance! Best regards Adam

teddy could I borrow some money phrom you to phund my hublow collection?!?!

@@TheCrabNebula1 Much better than the last video- people in the old video embarrassed themselves by not being able to read the time

@@TheCrabNebula1 I was wondering what happened to the old video... There are some clips in this one from the older one but I don't know what negative comments were said.

The optics are much better this time around. I really like everyone on that video. Seemed like a great bunch of people. Would like to see some middle age people too. Would be very interesting to see the difference in answers between various age groups. Like little kid through grand parent age. Kids say the funniest stuff.

They look badass tho. Ask Bond

Wise words man

I was thinking the same thing 😉

I knew it!!!!

That's the whole reason why TGV can wear a Rolex even in dangerous areas: Nobody is gonna steal a tiny Explorer on a NATO. A socially concious thug would even offer him one of their Invictas to look a little bit more manly.

I really liked that one too

I mean, she was right though in a way? Watch nerds say almost the same thing looking at a chrono open case back😂

Killed me lol

That's how I saw it back in the day too.

I came to the comment section just for that comment

I have a RADO Diastar which was a gift for my college graduation and still working for 30 years without any issues and the value has appreciated 5x .

This is a great idea.

I can think of one word that would sum up the difference...Intelligence!!!

Agreed!

Gen X reporting in. Whatever :p❤

Very true, these fashion brands fill a void that has been created by the luxury brands through neglect. Unlike cars where everyone knows most of the brands, nobody actually needs watches anymore so people don't know anything about the brands except Rolex which has become a synonym for expensive watch. It would've been interesting to see the people in the vid actually react to a cheapo fashion brand watch and compare that to their reaction to a not so modern looking epensive watch ...

The fact that the only time anybody has ever said anything about my watch is when it's a big shiny fossil tells me what i need to know too. Nobody's ever noticed a Hamilton, Tudor, or even Seiko before.

I’ve worn Rolex for 30 years. Nobody ever notices

@@Mpayne1472 I'll be honest I just started paying more attention to watches recently, (went w a Dan Henry for my bd as something more affordable) and even as I research more I still never get the hype around a Rolex. All the power to Rolex wearers.

@@mrlion8834 It’s only hyped because of the brand. In reality I haven’t really noticed a difference in quality between them and omega, nor do they really stand out with horological artistry like FP Journe, Patek, Vacheron, or Audemars Piguet do (except for the sky dweller, I truly believe that’s a stand out piece). Not to say they don’t make great watches, but the hype is exactly the same as how Kanye puts his logo on a hanes tee and suddenly it’s worth 140 dollars. Oh as an edit, residuals are solid which means you can hop in and out without losing too much cash. Just remembered that, but residuals are also solid on a lot of other high profile offerings from the other brands named.

Awsome comment cause its true!!

So you like sugar daddies.

@@kewlguy6715 investors. It's like sugar daddies but with more steps.

So true

That's a good thing if you're a homosexual.

any iced out watch is a douchebag flex watch

Different flavor of douchebag

If you're talking about douchbag flex, let's not forget CORUM. That's the number 1 on my list of obnoxious watches priced astronomically.

Exactly ! all the football (soccer) players have that on the wrist, Neymar, Mbappé, Pogba, Benzema... yuck !

Homage watches man homage watches.

Well said...it's not juat exclusive to watches though. Regardless, buy and wear what you love. I'm not deep into watches at all, but I do enjoy watching the videos about them. I have moved away from smart watches but could never see myself spending more than $250 on a watch.

Then you're buying a watch for the wrong reason. It's nothing to do with anyone else.

@@christianellopm damn right, I don't give a damn about what others think of my watch, as long as I like it, suit my style, comfortable wearing it and I know it's a good well made piece, I'm good to go.

You nailed it with that. I remember seeing a guy who randomly had an skx on and I got excited and asked him about it. That’s been three years ago and the only one I’ve seen in the wild.

Yep. Buy what makes you happy.

Exactly, i have many watches instead of a few expensive ones because honestly i like the variety of having many and being able to buy new ones often from the cheaper brands like Seiko/Orient/Time/Casio/Vostok etc, ive had people ask me if my Seiko SKX is a Rolex several times, people literally know nothing about watches.

I don't know anyone in real life that knows anything about watches. Just goes to show that anyone looking at your cartier or omega etc will be thinking you're wearing some tacky cheap ass watch on.

Or by a Rolex. Everyone knew that brand, and think it's the highest end watch available.

Agreed. But I just want to tell him to see an optician to adjust those glasses. Aaaggh my OCD!

Is he also a Millenial?

Seems like such a cool guy

Yeah bring him and some of the other back sometime, Teddy!

He also had the closest guess on the A.Lange watch (even though he was still an order of magnitude of order off!)

Dude I would kiss your hand if I saw you wearing a Paul Newman Daytona

@@vizuzlol the best thing about watches is the watch community!

True. The most complimented watch I have is $100 Orient 3 Star. Sure, it's very unique - teal dial and faceted crystal, but still very inexpensive piece.

You can't hangout with hippies wearing that!

True. But if it's a Rolex, you do tend to get the won't attention

He has a sick bowtie too

But heres the thing, people buy other cars, cheaper bourbons, and clothes in general. Which means Ford can keep selling F150s and yet be able to sell Ford GT to enthusiasts. Same for other examples, but for watches people aren't buying watches for the expensive watches to stay alive thats the problem here. The market is shrinking for regular watches as smart phones and smartwatch sale keeps sky rocketing. I fear regular watches in general are going to end up being a niche product and sadly die 20-30 years later instead of like cars which still have a thriving market.

@@v1d300 very well said

@@v1d300 the counterpoint to this is that a $10k watch is already redundant today and yet they are booming like never before. India and China's middle class are surging and the Chinese in particular are huge on wealth and status symbols. Maybe in the west we'll see a plateau or slight bump due to social media, but globally I'd be excited to be the CEO of a luxury watch brand right now

Maybe now but it will soon be replaced by smart watch sales. It’s inevitable and they’re the final nail in the coffin for regular watches. Apple has already shipped more watches than Switzerland and it won’t slow down anytime soon.

@@sidewinderxx I'm an Indian living in Switzerland and lemme tell you, Indians are one of the most tech-savvy people on the planet, easily surpassing Europeans in terms of wanting to get the next new Apple watch, regardless of whether they exercise or not. The new status symbols are tech products, not super expensive mechanical watches, probably also because the Indian market is flush with clones/ fakes . I don't know how the future will pan out though..

Lol 😂

😂

Yup.

Same

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Yeah. Anyone wearing the watch with the three. Watches in them are just showing off their wealth. Boooo /s

lol that was so hilarious

Rocket scientist...

I lost it when she said that lmao

Lol 😂

EXACTLY!!

Wise words.

I needed to hear that, was about to make mistake

You should only spend your spare money in stuff that you like, never to impress others. I love my Seiko 5 and if I had to choose between use that for the rest of my life or a Cartier (supposing that I can never sell it) I would use the Seiko

Just Buy rolex if you want impress others, all people knew this brand are luxury. Watch enthusiast will buy non mainstream brand because they love it even people didnt know how expensive they are

@@g.f.2045 That isnt a chronograph there?

@@g.f.2045 I get that. Its just as someone who doesnt know too much i still know what a chronograph is

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@@antyvirusuk8056 wdym its 3 clocks inside a clock That means it's cheap

"3 little clocks in the middle" ....just to show off 😂

To some degree it may be a matter of the luxury brands getting into the mindframe that, hey, we're luxury brands, the kind of people who would buy our brands will find us. aka "if you have to ask..." To compare to another significant-expense product, sure, I see advertising for Lincoln/Cadillac/Lexus/Jaguar in mainstream media .. but not for Lambo/Rolls/Bugatti. And the thing is it's not even a matter of exclusivism: if you have the money the luxury brands will sell to you. But since they do not *need* mass market, why seek it.

@@chedelirio6984 I think you’re right about the legitimate high end brands, that you compared to Rolls/Bugatti, not needing to advertise to the mainstream. I do, however, believe lesser brands need to pull their heads out. These kids aren’t even aware of TAG and that is absolutely a mainstream brand. It’s the age of smartphones and watches are redundant so it makes sense new generations are completely uninterested in mechanical watches. The key is convincing them these archaic oddities are worthy of their interest. High end horology will always have an audience because it’s a status symbol for the wealthy but low to mid-tier brands have a much harder time positioning themselves and new buyers are critical to their survival. Yes, those young people who have no interest now but attain wealth later in life will discover luxury watches. Everyone else will be clamoring for the latest smartwatch. Keep in mind this whole smart tech era is extremely new so the vast majority of people on this planet remember when telling time on the go was done exclusively with a watch. Once that metric shifts it will be much harder to lure people to the light.

@@thenutcracker2921 Yes, it's a tough one for the "middle class" brands with the newer generations. Part of the problem being that as you noticed, before the new generation attains wealth... and even when they get comfortable enough, but not RICH rich, they'll go "wait, what, that thing costs as much as TWO iPhones??" (not pausing to consider that the only reason an iPhone costs what it does is they are willing to pay that AND that's something they *know* is going to depreciate massively and be obsolete in five years). If you are TAG how do you convince this generation this is worth it when if what you want is just something that looks elegant on your wrist and tells time accurately there are plenty of Casios, Seiko5, Timexes etc. that do the job.

@@chedelirio6984 The same way you sell them $200 jeans. Once you build the desire they will find the means. For many, that may cap out at $80 jeans but it’s still much higher than $30. Likewise, there will be people able to swing a $5k watch while others can’t go beyond $1500. In other words it’s the same as it has always been with commerce; build the brand, create hype, and watch them flock to your product. As you stated we/they already pay an exorbitantly high overpricing of phones. Convincing people mechanical watches are built to last, are extremely cool, and won’t become obsolete in a year should be a cake walk. If brands like Richard Mille can snow millionaires into their ridiculous hype it should be easy to market moderately priced alternatives that are actually worth the asking price. Marketing is an extremely powerful tool when done correctly.

​@@thenutcracker2921 yes -- and it may yet turn around but that is the sort of things that "corporate" has to buy into

It dove tails well with those people who don’t buy a house because of a dislike for the paint color and drapes.

Or worse the people who say they buy a mvmt, daniel wellington or smart watch so they can have different straps

The last car that I sold took a long time to sell, as people kept getting turned off by the bronze wheels. People just don't realize anything is modifiable until they're "into" it.

@@mr22guy Thanks

I swap out the straps on my Panerai depending on what I am wearing or where I am going.

Yes 😁

Best opinion. Same with cars, bikes, shoes, etc. and even working out! Buy it/do it cause it makes you happy, not because you want approval from other people.

Totally agree!

Because it's so out of the world that it doesn't even matter why they cost too much...

Hence the Apple watch price that you threw that away in a couple of years..

I think most of them were trying to be polite. They were definitely thinking it. Haha.

Afraid to come across as ignorant or uninformed perhaps

Those prices were so off their mark that their mind needs a few hours to recalibrate

They probably know he sells straps...

Patek has rubber straps - they certainly aren't cheap

@@pedromanuellopez142 Nah, the non-informed always look at straps. Often don't even realise it's an easy swap.

@@nintendokings harsh, but perhaps true. It took me a while to start using non OEM straps, so you might be right.

I was also surprised by at that as well. Considering these are not aficionados, there is a difference between looking at images of a watch and actually holding the watch or seeing it on a wrist in context.

Most people could care less about in-house movements, COSC, complications, etc. I'm 36 and most of my friends wear smart watches...meanwhile I'm always looking to add to my rotation.

@@tressil3607 I'm kind of okay with people wearing smart watches as long as it's not paired with a suit or formal clothes. In that case it's just bad.

He definitely had the right idea! That Save the Ocean dial is gorgeous.

That guy was the most fun to watch. It was like watching someone slowly becoming a watch enthusiast.

I'm pretty new to the watch game, but my dad always wore a Seiko, and my graduation present from him for high school was a quartz Seiko. 100% of the time, if I see that S on someone's arm, I'm striking up a convo. I love them, even if they arent the best in a lot of ways.

Probably she is also thinking that's a nice. down payment for a house. Which is very much in the thoughts of that age group, I have a daughter who just graduated pharmacy school around that age, and I know that's what she would be thinking. FWIW she wears an Apple Watch. Her answer, it works.

well said, I agree

She had my favorite reaction. As much as I enjoy watches I just don't see the value in the ultra exotics which, of course, I'll never have to worry about. "Hmmmm, let me see, Dovie, do I buy a watch or a Ferrari today?"

@@VersedNJ Until it stops working and you have to buy a new one. But to be fair servicing the $250K Rolex isn't cheap either.

Yeah, all these influencers and social media/online forums echo chambers cause a crazy disconnect. Not just with watches, but a whole lot of luxury items like perfumes, leather items. Even ideologies. That's the very definition of an echo chamber. Here in India, many work awfully hard just to survive. And yet, the ANNUAL median wage of $2500. It would take one a 100 years to just buy a watch. Imagine how unconcievable that is to us.

Couldn’t agree more. I’ve only met one other watch enthusiast in the wild bc he noticed my Omega Seamaster which lead to a 70min conversation about collecting and time pieces.

yup totally right, sometimes you need to go back at where you started and open your mind a bit

Might be something to do with it being a Seiko. Especially in the west not many people heard about Grand Seiko until recently.

@@antonmsk3401 Seiko is still a really good brand and good starter watch too. Its insane to throw down Seiko because they offer cheaper options.

@@NissanSkylineVR30 I agree, I was only talking about perception with regards to price

What are you waiting for? Upgrade to that DW and get rid of the Seiko 😉

DW 🤮

but it's a tOoL wAtCh

I almost died too lol.

I almost died right there!

The guy literally hurled that watch. Totally clueless 😱😱

It sounded bad, but He dropped it like one or two inches. Seikos can take that easily

Buy that man a beer haha

Get him a watch

So did I haha

Alright. :D j/k Cheers

Cuál es tu reloj favorito que has adquirido?

That's such a boomer thing to say

@@stephanx2384 Did you have to download an app to know to say that?

@@perthwatchgirl 😂😂😂

Sad navitimer noises

Seiko too

They are valuable, what they are not is expensive

Orient really is THE bang-for-buck brand. I really wish they would broaden their design offerings though. I started out with a Ray II and still love it, but the Triton and Kamasu aren't different enough to justify an upgrade. I have two Seikos and I like them both, however, my Orient still feels like it's a $500 watch, not a $135 watch. It has a better power reserve too. I'd go all-in on Orient if they'd just mix it up a little.

Yeah but they also copy the design of higher end watches, so they should look more expensive than they are. Good bang for the buck no doubt.

@@GuyNarnarian Which Orient watches do you feel copy expensive brands?

At which point they'll either think you're totally awesome or totally stupid. Most likely the latter.

@@ghostxfairy well its depends on your other luxuries things you have i think. If your car and properties is also luxuries, then people maybe will think you awesome. If your car and properties not match that watch (like just average) people will think you stupid to spend so much money just for a watch.. Well that how general people would think i think.. but again, its hobbies for you to enjoy yourself.. what others think is not relevan

@@krisyannuruha5147 People can spend their money however they want, and I don't judge. I'm just saying the average non watch person will think you're insane if you tell them a watch you're wearing costs $2000, let alone 250k. I tell anyone who asks that my watch is $200 regardless of what I'm wearing.

@@krisyannuruha5147 honestly even cars look tacky to me tbh

That woman had no taste. "Why do you like this??"

I think that's exactly the idea. Have the subjects realize how expensive the luxury watch world is and reset their baseline. Then have them guess cheap ones. It shows clearly people can't tell the difference between the two and if you reset their baseline they can never guess. The success of the video is not the subjects guessing it right, it's actually for us to realize, just buy the watch for what it's worth to you.

@@toshaks Agreed. This video is to help us enthusiasts remain grounded, not to test a non-enthusiasts watch knowledge.

That's so true!

Yup lol. I can respect anyone who is passionate about something. Anything. I hate it when people have zero passions or hobbies. It's a sad sight.

@@jcmartinez7527 i agree, its like they think being stone cold asshole is attractive or something smh

Knowing more about watches doesn’t make you better than anybody. Having more watches doesn’t make you better than anybody. Expensive hobbies don’t put you on a pedestal, it’s just you trying to fill a hole in your life. I know from experience

In America.

I swear, reverse snobs are way worse than snobs. If whoever buys that watch can afford it, what's the problem? Anyone who can drop a quarter million on a watch obviously will have many more millions in assets. Being rich doesn't make you a douchebag. Calling someone a douchebag just because you can't afford what they can does.

@@ghostxfairy I'm all for freedom of choice, after all It's their money, but she also has a point. Maybe douchebag is not the right word but these things escalate to a point that It's not just a rich people's hobby anymore. When just being ultra expensive becomes the message in itself I think the messenger has got some problems. E.G. people with gold sinks or bathtubs, or Alvin Kamara's diamond theeth (american football player). Idk, but something is off there...

Buying a watch or something that marks a landmark of your success should be celebrated. These timepieces can be handed down for generations and will retain or gain much more value. They will never be obsolete like something that requires a CPU. Sometimes a $250k watch is that goal, or sometimes a $150 Swatch is. Just depends on where you place your markers. :)

@@richsun247 I agree. Also people have some price standarts in their heads. For example (I also like high end headphones), so you tell people you paid 1.000 on an iphone that lasts 4 years and nobody cares, but say you paid 1000 on a headphone that will last 20 or 30 years and people freak out. Also with waches. Say you pay on a multiple generation watch the same as a bike or a car (both will be worthless in 20 years) and people think that's crazy.

@@rlinhares Exactly. I rather have a $15k GMT Master 2 for the rest of my life then to buy 50 cheap ones. Plus my GMT keeps going up in value so it’s a great insurance for any emergency. Buy an Apple watch at retail, try to sell that in a few months and you’ll be lucky if you get 30% of what you paid!

The sad thing iss, people who don't appreciate certain things tend to mistreat them. For me, even if I don't appreciate something, I still am careful handling it.

exactly, hope the seiko is okay

To be honest, that guy seemed to like all of them...

Great point. I’m glad you shred this!

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Agreed, except for the “taste” part. You need a A. Lange to include that work homie

@@AG-en5y Patek.

@@chrish3540 A. Lange < vacheron < patek

@@mateuszmalkowski105 Lange is thick AF. no thanks. Patek all day.

They don't, save yourself the time. In a world of instagram, tik tok, etc. I stopped traveling with massive cameras and big drones, I shoot with my phone, DJI mini, maybe a DJI pocket 2. Laptop, tablet, all the cameras, drone, headphones fit in a 15L backpack don't even bring a tripod just a handheld one that acts as a selfie stick.

That is passing the ultimate test right there.

Time to start slimming down your collection. She's starting to notice and will tell how much you've spend so far in your little hobby

@@rodrigoh.1645 haha she did noticed so the snowflake was me selling a few watches and consolidating.

@@notinuse1233 I think I better start doing the same 😄

Ha ha, me too!

unless it's a "normal" rolex variety. Hence why they're in demand.

😂😂😂

Yea, pretty stupid

Brought in the ringer! I laughed out loud at that.

@@Yupthereitism take it easy there

@@CourtneyRyan i was hoping to see more of you in the video cause you were the only one who knew what they were talking about lmao

"Is this the Captain Cook? I like it more than my Seiko." I'm in LOVE

@@tdirgins it's Teddy's girlfriend lmao.