The bias is only difficult to overcome if one prioritizes brand and heritage over innovation and quality. :) I personally like both, so I’ve always favored the two equally. I love my Rolex submariner and it’s my daily driver because it’s classic, timeless, and goes with everything but it can’t hold a candle to my Grand Seikos in terms of innovative uses of materials and mechanics.

@@lance8163 It’s the original Hodinkee strap! The best rustic leather watch strap I’ve ever found: shop.hodinkee.com/collections/straps/products/rustic-brown-leather-watch-strap

Yikes! My only advice is to keep at it but depending on how bad it is, sometimes there is no bringing that back. You can add a few caps of white vinegar to the water too to try to deodorize it.

Congratulations on the Pelagos! And YES. It’s not lightweight at all, it’s shocking how much heft it has. I wouldn’t even want to imagine how heavy it would be in steel!

I then have a second watchbox collection with my 'beater' watches. I love my beater watches as they take a lot of abuse, DIY, high risk tasks and environments. Casio DW-290-1V (Mission Impossible) G-Shock GA-B2100-1AER (DIY) G-Shock MTG-B3000FR (Solar Flare) G-Shock GWG-2000-1A1ER (Gardening Mudmaster) G-Shock GWG-2000-1A3ER (Camping Mudmaster) Samsung Galaxy S4 Smartwatch (Work Projects)

Love the comparison! I’m a Glock guy, own a Tacoma, and picking up a Pelagos 42 this week.👍🏼

Hello! Briggs and Riley changed the name of this thing multiple times over the years (and you might be right that the cabin might be its old name). Either way, the bag in the video has been discontinued for almost two years at this point so anything on the B&R site right now is the substantially lower quality new model which might also have a different naming/number convention.

Edit: I just looked at the B&R site and it does look like the one I have that’s shown in the video isn’t listed on the site. There are now two “underseat” bags, the new version of this (which I don’t recommend) is the “Underseat Duffle” for $289 USD and comes in black, army green, and a blue.

@@joshswatches appreciate your feedback. I have purchased the older 221 per your recommendation. About a week before it arrived, I took ownership of what I believe is the bag before the 221 which is the B&R TD-321, which have almost the exact same features, but the 321 adds two interior end netting pockets and their front zippered outside pocket is deeper. The 321 also has a snap out waterproof pocket instead of the zippered back pocket on the 221. I can tell what a big fan you are of the 221! If you can find a gently used/not too expensive TD-321 on the secondary offerings (ebay/poshmark) I would recommend getting one and giving it a try. I would be super interested in hearing you compare the two although those two bags are discontinued. Enjoy the holiday weekend.

I personally feel like the sharp edge collection looks cheap, but that’s a personal preference thing. A potential upside to the sharp edge is that it will be stainless steel versus this which is titanium. Some people feel that titanium feels cheap because of how lightweight it is. Stainless steel has more heft.

@@joshswatches thanks for your reply. Have you had the white sharp edge in your hand in different lighting? Or are you going on pictures of it?

Thank you! I’m personally not a huge fan of special edition dials, only because they tend to limit the amount of wear the watch gets. I’m boring and prefer things that are minimalist and classic. I’ve thought a million times about buying a GS Snowflake, for example, but it wouldn’t get much wear.

@@joshswatches meh snowflake ain’t my cup of tea anyway. It’s in the wrong case. Now put it in a 62GS then I’m interested. I agree though if you aren’t comfortable wearing a watch for fear of scratches and wear then best no get it.

I’ve bought a few other things from the Ben Bridge that sold me my Sub (Tudor, Grand Seiko, and such), but a GOOD AD won’t actually require that you have a history to buy. More, it’s at their discretion of whether you are someone that they want to have a piece or not. I imagine part of me getting a sub upon asking was that they know I would wear it daily (based on the condition of my other watches that they service) and that I definitely was not in the market to resell. Another wonderful AD that I’ve since bought from with no history said that they don’t just want collectors to have them, they want ordinary people to have them and will sometimes decline a collector so someone who doesn’t have one yet can get their first.

Totally agreed!!!

I completely agree! There are things I don’t care for about the snowflake (pin and collar bracelet), so I think you got a better watch. I’ve just bought another GS from the Beverly Hills store and definitely want to buy from a Japan store at some point in the future!

Doing great so far!