9 Watches That Are More Interesting & Cheaper Compared To Popular Rolex Sports Models

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In this video, I'll share nine watches that I think present much more interesting choices for the money compared to some of the most popular Rolex sports models on the market. We're not looking at alternative dive watches to buy instead of the Submariner, but rather focusing on the price ranges represented by iconic Rolex models and showcasing some of the most intriguing options you can get for the same or even less money. What do you think of our picks?
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[@knoppy41]

Teddy, you pump out high quality content. Credit to you and your staff for bringing it.

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Thank you, Justin! It is a grind every week but wouldn’t want it any other way. Glad you enjoy it.

[@markreynolds9135]

@@TeddyBaldassarre Have you hired Mr. Wonderful to work for you?

[@davidb9531]

You’ve gotta love how these sites get fake responses

[@jeffreycole1669]

That breguet second hand snap was mind blowing

[@Sam_D]

Loved this episode. Great examples mentioned and I was amazed by that FC, that smooth second hand movement, I thought SpringDrive was the smoothest but this is as smooth as those watches. Teddy, thank you so much for this great video, you always deliver, you're the best 👍👍

[@shawnfahey4459]

OK, that does it, FC had my curiosity and now they have my attention with the watch you’ve shown. You continue to deliver watches that I’m blown away that I wasn’t aware of and it’s so exciting to continue learning with your content. Cheers Teddy!

[@Meatbalzz]

Your video’s not only expose the viewers to a wide variety of unique watches, but offer a history behind each one of them. Your channel is absolutely one of my favorites.

[@giantdipper]

This video is why people like me follow Teddy. He's one of the few that will present such unique content. Bravo

[@MickButler]

Really great. Concise, informative and different from other YT watch content

[@DeeEllEff]

I can’t express how excited I was to see content from you that is directly questioning the wisdom of paying the “Rolex premium.” (A point I’ve argued more than once.) And you know more re: horological history and details on recent wristwatches than 10 typical Rolex owners!

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

I always like championing watches that are less talked about when possible. Even if they are not always for me it is important to highlight those that are doing things different. Applauding only safe choices leads to an industry of complacency.

[@markreynolds9135]

You have argued it but have you won any of the arguments? 😂

[@DeeEllEff]

@@markreynolds9135 Admittedly, not many. It’s kinda like a Ford vs. Chevy throw down. 😉

[@michaelfierman3256]

Really fun episode...I love you pushing the ideas of US expanding our horizons.

[@antonbayda2571]

Wow! It feels like you've put your soul into this video, Teddy. Liked it a lot, keep it up.

[@afraza5946]

One of the best videos of your in recent times. Keep it up!

[@eflizotte]

Teddy thanks for the content. Have you explored RGM watches? Specifically the 455?

[@mfaisal28]

🎉 me waiting for teddy video and saw a new video notification 🔔, love your content and keep up the good work

[@ottomondo1368]

Impeccable taste. Of course, several of my favorites are here. Thanks. Great work.

[@hasanibrahimovic1110]

great video teddy always like watching your contents

[@lucasrodriguezfontan8451]

Really great video and even greater theme aproach.

[@Boblw56]

Thanks! Amazing to learn about some incredible alternatives.

[@jpd7]

Love the content. I know half of the models you mentioned and have heard of a few of the others but didn't know their heritage or how they worked. It was interesting to see. Was there a reason why the C. Ward C1 Bel Canto wasn't included? I think it's a pretty interesting alternative. One thought is that it really blew up in popularity, and you're trying to shine light on lesser known pieces.

[@davidfountain4229]

Thanks for showing the Reservoir. Never seen those before. Very cool.

[@dominicrobertson7626]

Great info on some brands I'd not heard that are producing interesting and unique designs

[@marcgirard7551]

Cool video and amazing watches. There is something about those Accutron pieces that I really like. Seeing them in person didn't hurt that either! There is some amazing artistry and engineering out there for the same price or less than very conventional Rolex's go for, that is for sure.

[@GabeAZ-xb3wf]

Best KZbinr I’ve seen! Top quality content!

[@shadishadi3949]

Always Great videos. Would you make a review of Brellum Swiss watch. Thank You!

[@nicerides9224]

Really nice choice of watches there Teddy. I see you are a true connoisseur.

[@Blackpowderdad]

I love the concept of this video!!

[@signorcorso]

Love this kind of videos, they spread the culture. Nice.❤

[@thesugrfreehero]

Wow what a great video I didn’t even know watches like these existed THESE ARE AMAZING WATCHES

[@davidelliott948]

Nice to see mention of Rebellion, Trilobe, Zenith and Breguet options.

[@jayr8600]

I would like to add the C1 Bell Canto to this list, an awesome watch with a lot of different dial colors for a great price.

[@davidtomasetti8520]

Yes but it is still made from unobtainium, maybe next year

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

We have one coming in today. Excited to give it a run. From afar I agree that it is a phenomenal move by CW.

[@jayr8600]

@@TeddyBaldassarre can’t wait to see your video about that watch, when will it come out?

[@DeeEllEff]

Do you know what other dial colors are planned? All I see on their website are the sold-out azure blue & verde green.

[@jayr8600]

@@DeeEllEff they will do a black, purple, light blue, and yellow, they are on pre-order.

[@TaySwizzie]

I love this video! That Zenith is a stunner!

[@k_viss]

cool it on the breguet tradition for a month or so teddy I'm trying to add one, starting say april 1st maybe do weekly videos on it. Thanks

[@morgan97475]

Fun video. Hope to see more like this.

[@mohammedhaidar3200]

Would love to see more of this type of videos!

[@pwally2714]

Amazing content and thank you for the video. We're really going down the rabbit hole with some of these pieces (some that are 6mm too large). Minus the Breguet, Zenith and JLC, these are horrendous looking pieces (personal preference).

[@benzagorski4136]

Great video as usual. The Brequet 7097 is a wonderful watch. I have several Brequet's , I enjoy them very much. The problem is finding a 7097 in rose gold "my preference". 95% of the listings are stock photo's and after reaching out to the them they say they will help you find one. Yuk. Love having a fellow watch guy in Cleveland, OH making great videos. All the Best Teddy.

[@dariofigueroa5639]

Excellent video Teddy

[@samadkariyaniya196]

Amazing video Teddy

[@mjv40]

That spaceview is my muse. Crazy because I am not at all attracted to any other skeletonized watches and I’m not someone that’s into crazy complications, but the history of Accrutron and Bulova with the insane accuracy achieved in a unique way is so freaking cool. They’re also just beautiful in that function = form / charming kind of way.

[@Uwumeshu]

The Nuit Fantastique Secret edition is totally up my alley, thanks for that

[@assifakk]

Hi Teddy. I really enjoy your videos, keep up the great work! A bit off-topic: What watch are you wearing in this video? Looks like a vintage piece. Maybe you could include a short introduction of the watches you wear in each Video. I am sure others might be interested too.

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Vintage constellation here 👍🏻

[@assifakk]

@@TeddyBaldassarre very nice piece 👍

[@CaptCanuck4444]

Interesting video, thanks!

[@KEITHZEALEY]

Absolutely fantastic video.

[@lanceyoung5854]

This is only my second comment ever on KZbin,!(just made the first on the new Kevin video). Just wanted to say thank you Teddy (and your staff) for all of your hard work. You have the best watch content on KZbin hands down and you single handedly taught me how to build and curate my collection. Ive watched every single video since 2019. Sorry for the late subscription, (don’t use social media or any type of messenger system) but I finally broke down just because how much its meant to me. Keep kicking ass!

[@centurion2005x]

another teddy banger🔥

[@aberikande]

Great video🙏🏻

[@cnldisposedmars7901]

Love those kinds of videos

[@spike6385]

That bulova accutron is visually stimulating, cool piece i'd not have known about otherwise, thanks teddy!

[@tjp444]

Same for me. I own the original Bulova Space View from 1968 and I had no idea they came out with such a cool new modern version.

[@fatsquirrel75]

Same. I expected to see the same old watches. That watch kicks ass. Love it. Added to my bucket list.

[@willbrink]

Good vid with good info, BUT, If we continue to compare everything to Rolex as the reference, so will everyone else and it just maintains their stranglehold on the market. There's no lack of watches that are superior to Rolex for less $, but by always comparing them to Rolex (which is still a consumer brand...) we can't blame buyers for continuing to view Rolex as the reference by which all others get compared, because that's what this and other channels are doing! Just sayin'...

[@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu]

Love my 126900 Air-King, nothing else like it on the market. That Polaris is 😮 though!

[@AcmeRocket]

That Breguet is insane.

[@Gabe_the_watch_enthusiast]

Please revisit but can u do some specific for dress watches. For example alternate to calatrava

[@bricedean6735]

Hey Teddy, I’ve been watching you for a while and want to say you’re doing a great job. I did want to ask for your opinion on the 2 famous “affordable” Watch brands fossil and invicta? I understand the concept of getting what you pay for, but what do you think of them?

[@GraphicDesignerStephen]

If I ever had the cash to splash, I’d have the JLC in a heartbeat. Stunning!

[@davidb5720]

Brilliant to see such varied options and some fantastic watches. If hazard a guess though that for the average person in the street, if you’re dropping £5 to £10k on a watch, you’re probably going to put that money into one of the more popular brands. Tudor, Omega etc. These options you see here are great but I think they’re probably for the person who already has a Sub, Daytona etc. I’d personally sink all my available cash into the JLC! Stunner 👌

[@Froxdj]

Love all of those watches especially the el primo and ressance been loving those watches for years

[@philw4053]

That Breguet you reviewed at the end of the video was just amazing. If anything exposes the rip off that Rolex has become then that's it.

[@Johnmike247]

My favourite one is the Breguet 👌

[@siquanwu3131]

I love my Breguet Tradition, although mine is not as fancy as 7098, that’s the holy grail❤😂

[@samuelhausmann397]

Please Teddy review some EPOS Switzerland watches 😁

[@nikc1313]

The second FC put that oscillator movement into some sort of sports model I'm in. I love a smooth sweep second hand but grand seiko is just a little out my price range.

[@suteeth5573]

Just acquired BREGUET 7597 Retrograde Date over the Daytona Ceramic. Gotta say I think I did a very great decision 😁

[@BobWilson84]

Teddy, please open a retail space in Cleveland!!!

[@stef-2566]

Great to see a Ressence in the list, these are amazing watches!

[@Kinshasa9200]

They are awesome, but since I’m not a member of the 1% I doubt I’ll own more than one watch at that price point. I’d rather get the entry level ALS, and be done with it. However, I give all the credit to Ressence for doing awesome work.

[@MeriBadger]

that FC just went on my grail wishlist

[@AdamBell-oh8ih]

Love your content, Teddy. A constant source of reliable information for growing watched enthusiasts. Side note - what watch are you wearing in this video? It really caught my eye.

[@Greysnowman]

Looks like a vintage Omega Constellation with the pie pan dial

[@radiology_dr2323]

Hello Teddy , Please tell me what watch are you wearing in this video, it is so great on your wrist?

[@bobfeller604]

I don't like the games that Rolex plays...all for an assembly line watch? No thanks.

[@neilmartin7776]

Fully agree. They make approximately a million watches a year. The majority of the watches are simplistic movements (hours, minutes and seconds, some with or without dates). The materials used are fairly commonplace. Robotics do the vast majority of the work involved. And yet, for some reason, people pay stupid money to own one when there are plenty of far more interesting options available for much less money.

[@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu]

LOL Rolex contrarianism is so passé

[@Swiss_Army_Knife1780]

@@neilmartin7776 In my view, at least, the Model T approach towards Rolex and it's manufacturing is not even the worst of it. As you said, they make 1,000,000 ⌚ per year, which is more than sufficient to meet demand, yet engage in nefarious cartel pricing that inflates prices well beyond fair value. Ultimately, this manufactured void of inventory - for mechanisms that get nominal and seldom upgrades unlike Omega, for example - infects the remainder of the ⌚ industry by depleting inventory from other brands and raising their prices at the end of the day, such as Tudor and Omega. Rolex is indeed reliable and well-built, despite its mechanized and "vanilla" craftsmanship, but definitely NOT WORTH the artificial premiums that the market demonstrates; this also includes the MSRP values.

[@Bmx2live2008]

Rolex is very much like Apple, it's a lifestyle brand with a history of very successful marketing campaigns that bend the truth just enough to get away with their claims, they actually contribute very little to horology, all their claims of inventing things like the oyster case, the automatic winding wheel and so on are all false and were taken from other brands, that doesn't mean that their products are inherently bad or that the finishing is sub par but for the price point they compete in they're entirely reliant on the strength of their name, to this day they've never created anything resembling high horological complication and yet their pricing on some models rivals that of perpetuals and Tourbillons from other brands. It's a strange niche in the market that Rolex occupies and they're unlikely to ever be dethroned from it, the saving grace from a consumer standpoint is Tudor, essentially offering the watches enthusiasts fell in love with the brand because of at a more compelling price point devoid of the hype beasts flipping them for profit or flex culture

[@MakerInMotion]

@@Swiss_Army_Knife1780 So Rolex is basically Harley Davidson. But Harley is not doing well these days. Millennials won't spend $35K for the product's tough guy image. They'll buy the Honda that's better for 1/3 the price. Rolex better hope younger generations are still willing to sit on waiting lists and pay cartel prices. Every generation the cultural values get re-shuffled.

[@giuseppe_ing]

Bravissimo Teddy!

[@siddarthrock]

Amazing videos as always, but starting prices as reasonable as 8k lol

[@MakerInMotion]

Teddy is my watch sensei.

[@M4N1F3570R]

More interesting watches, please. I can't believe I've never seen that JLC Memovox!!!

[@Hardjoe888]

Well researched, wonderfully presented and distinctive style with your video and channel. Wishing even more success to you. Well done mate! 😊 keep doing what your doing. Like the perspective you have presented here…and of course the alternatives found the watch collecting universe.

[@appleratpipe]

Nope lol

[@robertjuniordorval9982]

Thanks!!!

[@TheKopolanpoika]

@Teddy Baldassarre penny for your thought: Seiko SNE589P?

[@stephensherwood3905]

The last watch was definitely my favorite!

[@user-wo7rn3uv4f]

JLC's are quite something and knowing that they have and do supply Patek with their movements ...

[@Smooth__JB]

I am looking to purchase a Frederique Constant watch. You and other watch reviewers have spoken highly of thier complications and quality. If you had to pick just one of thier watch models to purchase which one would you select? I am debating on thier Worldtimer model. Thanks

[@corgi_leonberger7233]

Breguet is the antithesis of Rolex. One of the most under the radar brands and I hope it stays that way.

[@jlo1169]

Teddy. What watch are you wearing in the clip?

[@ashraffaridharis5570]

frederique constant just reinvented the spring drive

[@markandlynneshapiro4027]

How about the Breguet Type XXI originally commissioned by the French Air Force in 1950 ?

[@mikestanley4457]

What watches besides Rolex, AP, and Patek hold their value and or appreciate?

[@lolollolol5654]

Hello I am knew and I subscribed and need help: I really like this Orient (to me it looks better then the bambino and even has saphire cristal): Orient FGW01002W0. Is this a good watch to buy?

[@gotshpilkes]

I'd be fascinated to see how far away that JLC alarm can be heard underwater.

[@billybob7088]

The JLC should be the top watch everyone should be looking at

[@RDK-2292]

I am usually not into dive watches but that JLC Polaris is beautiful

[@jonjohns7080]

Wow those are cool watches

[@stephenbaker4060]

Finally! Someone willing to say, “There are better watches than Rolex”

[@jackjetpilot]

What glasses are you wearing...I like them alot.

[@Swiss_Army_Knife1780]

I really have to hand it to you. You have a sharp eye for distinct ⌚. Some of these mechanisms, such as the Reservoir and Frederique Constant Monolith, are remarkable. Whether someone with a penchant for engineering or aesthetics, these ⌚ mechanisms can ignite quite the conversation.

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

OK, that Accutron is something tasty!

[@Sebastian85]

The nicest looking watch in this video is the Constellation on his wrist :)

[@Flipskater13]

Great release

[@1018Frankie]

Very nice video showing that there’s life beyond Rolex! Keep the good work my friend!

[@bullnose01]

The Ressence is a stunning watch. Unfortunately, the domed crystal is so pronounced, I have no doubt that I would knock and shatter it if I ever wore it.

[@kyleweber9760]

That Reservoir.....

[@tomjones448]

Very cool watches

[@bilalhouri]

I wish you'd start your videos with a wrist check segment

[@Gumby56]

I need that FC.

[@richardmcginnis5344]

accutron was the watch that got me started with wrist watches, i got my accutron from a friend for 10 bucks who thought it was over wound, after reading about how to "unwind" an over wound watch "there's no such thing as over wound" then reading about accutron watches i went got a battery installed it and the watch began to make the sound of a very angry bug of some sort and it was sweeping away when i flipped it over to see if it was going, my friend showed up a few days later and saw the watch working on my wrist and wanted to buy it back and he's been a watch guy since i've known him almost 40 years. anyway i finally sold it back to him for 50 bucks and a timex ironman, since they are making a new version of the classic with that sweeping second hand not a ticking second hand i think i'm gonna pull the trigger for one