Oh look … Zenith made a Seiko Samurai. Um … cool?

Excellent review. As time goes on, there are fewer and fewer sources of critical watch journalism that collector can get their hands on. So I appreciate this one very much. As for the watch, it’s really good looking and priced a bit too high.

Still my favorite launch of the year

Interesting piece. I'll stick with my FXD MN23, thank you.

Greetings!! One of my favorite watches, if not the most; I saw it for the first time in a watch shop back in 2005, and I fell in love with it. It's a shame that my finances don't share my feelings😂.

I have one of the first one's of these with the 5100-movement. Fantastic watch to wear. One of the design-features of the watch that I appreciate a lot is the combination of the matt, black dial, the blacked out inner parts of the hands and the greenish, lumed, outer parts of the hands. It makes the hands kind of float on the dial in normal light. The hidden peekaboo minute hand with wings (on the first model) is also cool. Thank you for covering these wonderful old gems that are a bit off the beaten track.

Great episode and congrats on joining the Teddy Baldasare team 👏

Where did you buy that blue/grey nato?

they shouldve just made a dual time 12 hr bezel and had the date window under the 12 and the 6 a normal dial hour marker, the font it too hard to see on this date window and the gmt is covered by hands, also that way you get the gmt functionality with the bezel and hopefully could use a thinner movement/case

Nice to learn about this model, so tired of Omega Speedmaster over the moon.

I own the same watch. Bought it at the AAFES watch counter when I was stationed on Ramstein AFB GE in the late ‘90s. It compliments my Omega moon watch. Great story behind both timepieces. Great YT review. 👍

Really cool watch, for some reason I always forget about Fortis. I've only really noticed you and Rob Nudds (TRTS) particularly talking about them, in fact. Great stuff. 👍

Love it. Busy dial, but everything in its place.

I have a L.E. version of this watch, with the 9 o'clock sub dial picturing the earth and the ISS floating in space before it. I collect space watches and I love this watch! Thanks for high lighting this watch.

FORTIS love, they used to show up on "watchbuys".

Outstanding video! I am the proud owner of a the "diver configuration" of this watch: Lemania 5100, indices instead of Arabic numerals and a unidirectional bezel. Absolute legend IMHO. This watch as well as the Omega Speedmaster MK40 are proof that a 5100 / 7750 powered watch doesn't need to be bulky at all.

Great watch,indeed 👍

It really is a beautiful watch

Save your money for decent watches, folks. This is junk

Beautiful piece, it speaks to the sensibilities of the old regime. A new micro brand could never produce this or reproduce it. Somethings just need stay in the past and be appreciated for what they were.

Fashion watches

I had the Lemania 5100 version of this watch. One of the coolest watches I’ve ever owned. Foolishly sold it. Now they are hard to find and expensive. 🥲🥲🥲

Among the sea of KZfaqrs covering only the latest Rolex/Tudor/Omega models, it’s wonderful to be able to see someone covering excellent neo-vintage models. This one is great.

Neovintage Fortis is tough to beat. Great use of color.

Great shout, Blake! One of the coolest aviation chronographs from the 1990's!

I have the blue MN23 and absolutely love it. I have many other great watches, the FXD being the cheapest. Yet, it's my most worn and enjoyed watch over this past year. I previously owned the LHD and gave it up due to the thickness. I thought I'd miss the bracelet, but I don't!

Question: Is the GMT really NOT a GMT? Some of Unimatic's photos show two different time zones (1 time with the hands and a different time on the rotating disk).

Owning a Rolex Explorer II 16570 for 27 years is like having a reliable adventure buddy that's always ready for the next challenge. This watch has seen countless sunrises, mountain hikes, and spontaneous road trips.

I was at the AD this week and saw this FXD Black for the 1st time. I never even heard of this watch. I was about to go home and think it over but I ended up purchasing it. I’m a bit tired of the Bling of my Sub for everyday wear

Great video man!

Poor design here to have that UTC aperture covered by the thick hands. I bet lots of these get sold after hitting owners’ hands.

It’s a great $300.00 watch….

If it's quartz, I'll expect it to be thinner. This is thick for a quartz watch.

I have a couple of Unimatics, Im glad to say the lume has improved of late, Im quite tempted by the gmt but the dial is very Marathon, love the window, mindyou the U4 case is a potato🥔🤎

What is the model/LE for the slate grey one captured in the video? Thanks

Worth noting, plastic parts aside, premier Seiko watchmaker Spencer Klein lauds the 7002 as well made, reliable, and robust than its predecessor the 6309.

both are beautiful watches. I give the edge to the Daytona. If I could get the Daytona at MSRP I would but that isn't going to happen so looks like I will be getting the Speedmaster.

Wish it has the hour bezel!

Bummer its a quartz. Otherwise very nice.

Man, you do some great stuff but you seriously need to explain who these people are in the headers. If we don't already know the name and why they're interesting, why would we click play? I know you have a strong editorial background, and surely you want views? I don't get it... (meant in good faith)

Theses look super nice - I particularly like the looks of that UT1 GMT.

I’ve been wanting to try a unimatic but I don’t think it will be this one. I like the blue one you had to compare.

Big fan of your work man, keep it up 👏

I would rather have that than omega seamaster

their watches are all the same. overly thick with lousy lume. I have their F1 diver

Loved the video, helped me to understand this watch better; comments section actual very productive too.

Impressive how the omega white speedy holds its own against the Daytona.

I'm quite torn between the two. On one hand I really love the classic look of the black dial, it's a true icon. On the other I like the white one, I think it's the black bezel that doesn't quite sit 100% with me, not sure. But I think the classic black dial is the one I'm going for.

I love the new Speedmaster in white and think it looks better then the panda Daytona...

Is there a rarity of it in the States? In Germany you can pick it up all day at any AD.