A Real Nice Feeling Coming Out Of France - MARCH LA.B

[@MrKanjidude]

Beautiful watch. And compared to the millions of copy-pasted dive watches I see on KZbin all the time, this one actually looks like a real watch. Carefully designed and executed. Gorgeous. It's far outside of my price range for an unknown brand, but I appreciate it and I hope they will have a bright future.

[@megasoid]

Concur all around. If I see another black faced "high end" diver I'm going to puke. Copy and pasted indeed. These days I'm pulling for the smaller companies.

[@harleydavison4526]

I really enjoy watching your channel Peter. Very professional & intellectual 👍🏻

[@PeterKotsa]

Thank you kindly, appreciate the feedback 🙏

[@marchlab1991]

Thank you Peter for this wonderful March LA.B introduction to your community! Your macro shots are absolutely stunning :)

[@PeterKotsa]

My pleasure, I really enjoyed this piece

[@Supercruze]

Thank you for this review Peter. Just discovered this brand. Very interesting and unique design elements. Refreshing in a sea of similarly designed watches. Love the bronze model surf watches.

[@laughingman8578]

It's a very unique, beautiful watch. The green and the brass is just a great combination. The original 1970s retro inspired design also adds to the watch's value for me, as someone who grew up in that era.

[@daddykool9507]

Wow, that’s an eye opener! Never heard about this brand before! That indices looks like Longines silver arrow ❤

[@mbell7498]

I just bought a french dive watch, actually the first french dive watch: Le Forban Securite Mer. I spent 400.

[@pinkbono]

Saw them in La Rochelle a year ago and I didn't see the value for the price.

[@mbell7498]

@@pinkbono Personally I'm glad I got it as I could have spent a lot more. I took the Brestoise model in blue, I put a sand-coloured strap on it, and it looks like a diver's watch from the 60s.

[@XjohnjohnX88]

A very good looking watch!

[@timetowatch_francois]

Bravo! 🤩👍🏼 This is a fabulous initiative! We often hear about proceeds related to Nature (rain forest, oceans, trees, etc.) ... but "Life" itself? This is just fantastic. Bravo! 👏🏼😊 Truly appreciate you sharing this with us Pete. You're a great creator and, from what I hear and see, an even better human being 😌

[@PeterKotsa]

Thank you Francois 🙏

[@normanhunter7]

Such a nice watch!

[@khronokraze]

Very nice. Thanks for bringing it attention and sharing with us!

[@les9920]

Bought the AM2 a month ago and must say it’s becoming a firm favourite on the wrist. It’s on the patent croc strap and I’m gonna get the steel bracelet from the brand just to ring the changes. Overall a great watch.

[@calyanmarsh8285]

Finally some international appreciation to this great design brand !

[@Thomas-cz2vg]

pure class

[@loloblaireau344]

I recently bought the March lab AM2 automatic in green color. Very very nice on the wrist and i discovered that is very accurate.

[@PeterKotsa]

Very nice!..enjoy

[@bwallace4241]

Very nice indeed, have not heard of this brand before. I'd say that their president wearing one makes a nice pitch for the brand regardless of any political affiliation. I like different therefore I like this

[@Gc31560]

Hi Peter, looking for a bronze French watch I recently discovered March LAB and this Bonzer Bronze. I started to search on March LAB and what a brand with a great potential for a bright future. For the price, I thought the Bonzer Bronze was unique, quite artsy and definitely stunning in term of presence, finitions, design, reliability of the movement. You had the only detailed video review on it and your comments, combined to the amazing micro shots throughout your video convinced me to go for it. I was lucky to locate 1 of the 99 models, I am super excited. Thank you for the quality of your work and your efforts as I am sure it takes time to create and post your 10mn video, you’ve gained a subscriber.

[@PeterKotsa]

Thanks for sharing, welcome aboard and enjoy the watch, certainly very unique 👍

[@nextonthewrist]

Completely new brand to me, very interesting and some really genuinely nice designs in their catalogue.

[@chrisclarkson7275]

Very nice watch and finishing. Tough segment to compete in from £500-£1500, so many quality brands in here. Looking at Wise for my next purchase which undercuts Marche for an auto at similar or better quality

[@ginocolella6373]

At last a quality watch, nice review Peter, braclet 👍🏻, and having a date window 👍🏻.. and the movement is top 👌🏻..

[@anamisidro8453]

Beautiful watch. I do like their square models. I’m considering buy one. Thank you for your video.

[@PeterKotsa]

Thanks for watching Ana, my pleasure 😇

[@tobiasrottenbach1769]

Pretty cool watch and brand. Formidable.

[@endo9913]

Bien fait! Really good review of a brand totally new for me.

[@martinkaplan1805]

Lovely presentation, Peter. Thank you.

[@PeterKotsa]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@martinkaplan1805]

@@PeterKotsa Thanks for responding, Peter. I pretty much like everything you share on KZbin.

[@PeterKotsa]

@@martinkaplan1805 🙏

[@jan77usz]

Love this watch, hate bronze.., What to do ;)

[@businesbuds]

Beautiful macro !!!! As a customer of the brand (AM2 Slim) I am already in love with their very unic and elegant design but your review depict truly what you feel of the watch when you have it in hand Thanks

[@darrensmith6999]

Handsome!!!

[@johnmonachelli5256]

The ides of march very nice offering

[@gerardanthony9834]

Terrific review! I was only superficially aware of the brand and am now impressed with all of its unique design characteristics and thoughtful design elements. I’m a fan of four-o-clock crown placements and love the green aesthetics. Will definitely be looking more closely at their handsome offerings all reasonably priced. Merci!

[@Spectrecontrol]

That looks awesome

[@PerJensen]

That is a really nice watch - I was surprised to see it, as I am wearing a Seiko Kinetic SKA791P1 5M82 which looks somewhat similar. Very nice presentation of a beautiful watch. Thanks.

[@wdou451]

Thank you for sharing this brand with us. I've never heard of this brand until today. I just went to their website, and they have lots of quality watch. Think I might buy their blue glacier watch at the end of the year if I can't get a bb54.

[@jeremyrice3719]

Very nice watch. Love the logo, dial color, the hand set and indices. Alas, the dealbreaker is the date at 3. I’m also not a bronze guy.

[@tyronepalma3854]

March 3rd date is green Crown is at... 4 oclock? Jokes asides honestly a very pretty looking piece, a dress diver if you will

[@williamhill7312]

Nice review

[@tonyxxx9463]

Great review as always mate 👍

[@PeterKotsa]

Thanks for the visit Tony..👍

[@benjaminvis]

March LAB has been on my radar for a few years. I follow them, looked at their models, recognised a lot of their idiosyncrasies, such as the green themes, wonderful logo as this base of many patterns, seventies inspiration, and green date, and yet never truly investigated what was behind the brand or its name. They have such a bewilderingly large lineup that the very frequent and insistent use of multiple branding elements on each watch with versions in different sizes and both quartz and automatic movements starts feeling to me like a fashion watch brand. It's sometimes a little like they try to segment the market so much that they forget to put everything they have into a handful of models that really represent their vision. What can one choose among so much relatively similar noise from the brand itself? Personally, I do think that is an unwise decision on the brand's part, spreading themselves too thin, but it could be that it works for them and others love all the subtle design choices. The pricing trending well above 1100GBP and over 500GBP for quartz always seemed very ambitious too, and despite bags of identity various models come across a little more clunky and quirky than truly refined. The dressier options can be so devoid of elements that to justify the price it has to absolute knockout quality, but from the website you don't get much more than well styled imagery and a marketing blurb emphasising Frenchness, but not necessarily articulating what about its finishing or components truly clarifies their market position. Amidst so much uncertainty it is nice to see an endorsement from you and I do know how to present their pieces themselves in their visual marketing, where they always look impressive. It's the kind of thing I could go for, though I'd prefer one that embraces its dressy styling even more than this one with a rotating bezel. To persuade me, either an in person encounter or a very good deal would be needed, I think.

[@stavros_katsopr]

Right now all i care about is this hell i'm in... 42+, in the shadow. Mama mia! Cheers Peter, thanks for the review and the brand presentation mate, be well.

[@PeterKotsa]

Wow, get to the beach and stay there all day My parents just arrived, they are holidaying there and they said its HOT Stay cool my friend, stay cool

[@stavros_katsopr]

@@PeterKotsa Are your parents in Crete? If you don't mind, name the place! Would love to "pay my respect" to your parents (can't be more Brit than this, right?😉). Guess i'll have a raki with them... or two... or three... or.... LOL

[@PeterKotsa]

@@stavros_katsopr unfortunately not this time, they are staying on the mainland Thanks heaps for the offer brother 🙏🥃

[@stavros_katsopr]

@@PeterKotsa Cheers mate. Alla prossima (util next time, in Italian...)

[@Psysso]

Nice watch , im born in march so its something for me!?

[@tdugong]

Ahh...March LAB. Yeah, they made some nice watches alright.

[@John-P]

Hi Peter I'm not familiar with this brand but it looks pretty good, and although divers are not my thing I see from the March website there are plenty other choices, I think this is one brand I'll be looking at a little closer.

[@iTzGODZiLLA]

Why though? This is literally just a "luxury" watch through marketing, and nothing else. They could make money selling it at $700, but fools like you take some random review that hypes up its custom $1 date wheel with a green date something magical and now it's worth 3k... So tired of people not being able to objectively asses things based on facts

[@PeterKotsa]

Guys, this is a hobby and we are all adults here..I am sure John or anyone including yourself or myself is smart enough to know where to spend our money Lest refrain from calling someone a "fool" As far as this being a 'luxury' watch through marketing, I totally agree, I am on your side here...100% But it doesn't stop there, the entire watch world has become ridiculous in the last few decades if you ask me The last time I checked, a Rolex Sub costs $15,250 AUD..that's marketing for sure. My Omega AT which I recently sold to fund my GS retails at $10,125 AUD...is it worth that much money..NO. no way, but thats their asking price..go figure Whatever the case, I like this brands design cues and styling so I decided to show it here on my channel..Thats it !! But lest try to be nice to one another

[@iTzGODZiLLA]

@@PeterKotsa Im happy that theres some common ground and understanding, but I'm going to explain why imo the entire market is a joke that's perpetuated by fools, yes fools, that all agree to play hot potato for an item that's been 30x'd by marketing and hype. This goes for seiko models that charge $1200 for a diver with a misaligned bezels, crap bracelets, a movement that somehow took the reliable 4r and mangled it for a few more hours that cant be reliably regulated and its thicker than a snickers, all the way up to the rolex sub which a regulated san martin reveals that the subs nonsensical. Yes r&d costs money but these designs are decades old and most big companies are literally just regurgitating past lineups with marginal improvements. The chinese market has obviously distrupted things, but people often forget that labour actually costs money in other places; So I'm not diminishing quality or the high end watches, but zaratzu polishing once looked into is essentially all done by machines(german tech) and the dials are all basically stamped, so while they look great, these are all industrial grade watches, fetching 1of1 artisanal prices. If companies (going from cheap to expensive) like LIW, Straton, Nodus, traska, helios, cward, monta and many others can all make original designs and cases and money, then so can these legacy brands that again are riding decade old coattails, or in grand seikos case, the pricing structure of seiko makes them have to take a weird price jump to seem relevant or comparable.

[@PeterKotsa]

It's only going to get worse, I don't see the trend changing anytime soon to be honest Thanks for sharing

[@sage9743]

This watch isn’t for me but really like the others on their site. Subbed.

[@PeterKotsa]

Welcome to the channel

[@leonm2407]

Thanks for the intro to a brand I had not heard of before. Very nice. I bet Macron didn't pay for his either.

[@PeterKotsa]

haha, Macron is sporting one fo their less expensive quartz models as far as I know..

[@michaelniemer4449]

Love a great story and original design approach behind watch brands like these. Some rather compelling options. Now, if compared to French cars, where would March LA B fall in; Renault, Citroen, or Peugeot (thinking classic, not modern)? Or is there any comparison?

[@PeterKotsa]

Great point! As far as comparing this with their cars, well I suppose Renault, Citroen and even Peugeot offer unique cars, so maybe somewhere in-between all three...totally French

[@timmcdonald5335]

Peter where do you find these brands? Another under the radar brand where a prime minister was a customer is Minase. Shinzo Abe wore these watches.

[@coltrain7]

Just think with the spec, the price is on the high side. The max I would offer is 1000 usd for this

[@kickstothehead3705]

Want a classy diver with great specs get a wise adamascus for 600

[@PeterKotsa]

This piece is definitely priced too high, thats for sure

[@DavidDatura]

A very handsome watch. I believe there are two types of bronze used in watch making (maybe three if you include Omega’s proprietary Bronze-Gold) Anyway, one is the traditional type used by the likes of Panerai, which left to its own devices goes grey/black and can leave a green residue on the skin. The other, used by the likes of Tudor that incorporates aluminum in the alloy and there for still patinas, but doesn’t leave that residue…do you know which type this brand uses?

[@PeterKotsa]

Hi David, I believe this is more the traditional type like Panerai.. under macro I can see subtle traces of green appearing cheets

[@DavidDatura]

@@PeterKotsa thanks 👍

[@Amplitudeproblem]

I don't know how it looks in person but under macro (nice shots!), those indices and the rest of the dial furniture and hands look pretty crude for the price level.

[@PeterKotsa]

In person it looks great. Ive shot closeups of high end mainstream watches that have left me wondering the same...a little crude in areas. The best mainstream watches I've enjoyed under macro has been Omega dials and handsets..absolutely beautiful detail and quality🔥

[@Amplitudeproblem]

@@PeterKotsa Good to hear. Omega and Grand Seiko all the way. :)

[@TheRacerRich]

Is Joseph Chatel of any relation to Hugo Chatel who has the watch store in Carmel, CA?

[@unaibb]

Very beautiful, i have seen their web, and they have for example the AM89 classic dress beautiful design watch...BUT 844 eur sale price for a Miyota 8215, or BOnze with a quarz Ronda for 700 eur... no thanks

[@stuartheyburn8741]

Thanks for sharing this brand Pete, I have to agree some of the styling on this is great and refreshing original (love the nurling on the crown and the other little design cues). There seems to be a lot of good stuff coming out of France, Baltic and Yema spring to mind straight away. I have to disagree on one point though, a dive style watch for me should always be dive capable!! I’m never going diving in it I know, but it just seems to me to be a bit fake to have something on wrist saying one thing, but not being able to back it up!!! The British saying is all mouth, no trousers!!! 🤣

[@PeterKotsa]

Haha, nice one Stuart, well said. I think their mentality on this piece is geared more towards a surf watch (I belive one of the founders loves surfing)..nonetheless, well said 😊

[@piotrszmidel]

This one isnt much appealing for me,but Am2 in magnum version is brilliant,Ive actually debated about purchasing one about a year ago,the price is very ok for this kind of watch on a bracelet.The hanging style indices are superb and very retro,not seen nowadays and I loved the gold tone and brushed dial finish.But since it dont have a screwdown crown and Im a sucker of those I gave a pass on it.With new releases prices,which skyrocketed,theyre not much on my radar anymore,Im too poor😅

[@Greg_de_Toulouse]

They've been on my radar for a while especially since they decided to get rid of Japanese movements to put a Swiss-made but assembled in France one (at Humbert-Droz'). So what do you think of the price? I somehow find it a bit high. What are your views on this?

[@PeterKotsa]

I agree, the price is steep. Unique pieces and nicely designed but at a cost

[@tilio9380]

Would you say the LJP G100 rotor noise is better or worse than the Miyota 9015?

[@PeterKotsa]

On my wrist a little worse...thats what I experienced with this piece

[@epicv7dayz824]

An acquired taste, I suspect

[@chubs41]

Swiss watch makers could learn a thing or two from this brand. Most swiss brands offer shit leather straps and lousy quartz movements for a so called "reasonable" price. Oth the other hand, high end swiss brands have become complacent with peddling overpriced watches with uninspiring, bland dials and solely relying on the current generation's recall of their vintage timepieces without bothering about building a market for themselves after the next few years or so.

[@chilledwalrus]

Speaking of France perhaps you could do a segment on how Yema sucks.

[@malzahar33]

The movement is a no no. Based on a miyota, the noise is unbearable for me

[@chickenporkadob0]

looks nice but not worth the price especially their overpriced quartz watches.

[@PeterKotsa]

Probably the unfortunate cost of having brick and mortar stores. That obviously translates into the bottom line at some stage

[@chickenporkadob0]

@@PeterKotsa true, too bad I'm not the target market for this microbrand. good thing other microbrands don't have brick and mortar stores.

[@iTzGODZiLLA]

I'm so tired of watch "journalists" reviewing these over priced pieces of garbage like this in a positive light. There's no world where these should cost even half as much as they do for the specs/finishing.

[@iTzGODZiLLA]

It's quite annoying as I enjoy how you present and edit, but it's just so clear that you're bought and paid for vs bringing objective reviews. Your channel is basically where I come for a 2nd perspective or B-roll now because of that

[@PeterKotsa]

My intention here was mostly to introduce this French brand more so than this particular piece Their design elements, attention to detail, direction etc.. Expensive?..yes absolutely, but personally I have been to Paris and everything there is on the high side...from food to micro-brands to fine wine and dining. Nonetheless, I really like the company's design elements and niche little nuances, so I thought I'd share

[@PeterKotsa]

Forgot to add, I received no monetary compensation for this video. They did not pay me, this video is not sponsored by them etc... I genuinely like the brand and it's designs (albeit it is very expensive and there are many other options out there for the money) nothing that looks like these designs though... Just thought you should know cheers

[@LabofmusicRecords]

for me looks the same as "yema", and it's also to expensive. Maybe for 900.- is an ok price.

[@gori277]

They lost me with the crowns at 4 o’ clock… also definitely too pricey for a new brand, then again even Maccas is expensive in France but you get to eat an hamburger with a French Mooo coming out of it. Me, I’ll stick to Meh 🫤. Excellent video and Macros as usual Peter.

[@PeterKotsa]

😊,..nice one

[@gori277]

@@PeterKotsa In more ways than one… My surname actually means Lamb. Meeeh indeed. 😊

[@piotrszmidel]

Its not a new brand

[@gori277]

@@piotrszmidel 10 years, right?

[@piotrszmidel]

@@gori277 Yes,something like this,but overall the brand seems not much known worldwide😉