BEST & WORST of Watches and Wonders 2024: Rolex, Tudor, Cartier

[@tomknj3356]

Britt, another huge announcement from Patek is that they are now extending their standard warranty from 2 years to 5 years. This is overdue, but very welcome!

[@BrittPearceWatches]

YES!!! 💕🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@AlbertusMagnus_44]

What is the maintenance schedule for a Patek? 5 years plus 1 day? Or is there a normal servicing included? 🤔

[@ritul89]

LOl patek used to have 2 years warranty??? aahahahahha what a joke! Citizen at $200 has 5 years warranty! incredible!

[@sjaakafhaak5441]

I bought Oris New York Harbor and Kermit. So happy with Oris. Eyes on a Tudor and Nivada meteorite dial.

[@BrittPearceWatches]

OUUU HOOO! Ok. Both are very special - but man, do I have a soft spot for the NY Harbour edition! Possibly my favourite Aquis! Big big congrats on owning these amazing pieces! 💕💕💕

[@sjaakafhaak5441]

@@BrittPearceWatches i decided to buy it after your review. So thanks. In real life the watch is even better.

[@craigborrenpohl1233]

Your confidence in this space just continues to rise Britt and I really enjoy your content. Informative, entertaining, and real.

[@davidelliott948]

Winning releases for me, in no particular order: - Parmigiani Toric - JLC Duometre - Nomos Tangente 31 colors collection - Chopard LUC XPS Forest Green - Cartier Tortue Monopoissoir - De Bethune Purple Rain - De Bethune Kind of Grand Complication - VC Traditionelle Tourbillon Chrono - Czapek Promenade Guilloche - IWC Portugieser Chrono with Dune dial

[@smallfarmbiglife5389]

Love your content. I just bought a MAD 1 blue. I am so excited, this is my first purchase of a relatively expensive watch.

[@jamesblonde2271]

yay! Congrats! I actually hate that watch but welcome to the rabbit hole Alice😂

[@Chrisb8s]

You know. All of this watches and wonder makes me want a vintage watch.

[@lovinglife419]

Basically

[@jordanm8542]

Britt, do you have any advice for buying a used watch? I’m looking for my first luxury watch (Tudor BB58) and can see the savings which can be made, however unsure about how to go about it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏼

[@Valera_Scotland]

Love the Zenith diver. If only a little thinner. Some Cartier... bored by rolex and tudor

[@Kbo513]

I got to try them on in Watches and Wonders. They actually wear well due to being titanium.

[@frogsplorer]

Agree with your Bremont take. I was thinking youtubers were avoiding discussing them because they didn’t want to dump on them. My watch box(es) are full and Bremont are a bit beyond what I want to spend but the 40mm supermarine and solo37 had my attention. The new offerings don’t seem to come together in the same way

[@HumphLiu]

I feel like the rewind is a must-have companion to my SD. It’s the perfect complement in every way

[@roblogan6703]

I didn't really pay any attention to Bremont, but I like their GMT's. No nonsense and very legible.

[@Boyahda]

Rolex is so damn soulless these days. Also the Rolex CEO calling smaller watch brands "pirates" for presenting around the city of Geneva while W&W was going on is such a slap in the face.

[@edwintreffers]

Britt is here... 😊🤩 And yep... Tudor is on fire. Love the look of the GMT but need to have it in my hands to decide on that one. The all black BB on jubilee bracelet, oh no... sorry.. 5 link bracelet 🤪... looks stunning and 41 mm is spot on for me. But for me the king of W&W has to be the full gold Deep Sea, I think that's just absolutely stunning 😍 of course I cannot afford it but that another problem 😁 Cheers Britt, great video and enjoy the weekend !!!

[@weltenbummler_weidling]

No Nomos among the winners? Wow.

[@BrittPearceWatches]

I HATE MYSELF!!! I editing my nomos part out because I thought “these poor people keep listening to me gush about nomos. Let’s give them a break” 🤣 BUT NOMOS IS 1000000% AMONG THE WINNERS FOR ME!!!!! Literally just finished filming a nomos movement video!

[@weltenbummler_weidling]

@@BrittPearceWatches Yeh, no reason to hate yourself. ;-) Greetings from Dresden!

[@caruso1435]

Nomos is on the rise now. Fantastic quality, and not least nice to look at. ☀️🐝

[@underachievingwatchcollect1878]

The Santos “rewind” looks great! Watch hands going clockwise is just the normal convention. Going counterclockwise is also totally normal-flush a toilet in Australia 🇦🇺 🚽!!😎

[@BrittPearceWatches]

🤣🤣🤣💕💕💕 it sounds like we are two peas in a pod! I’m trying to think of what direction Canadian toilets go in!

[@jeeperspeepers8323]

But what the hell time is it?

[@underachievingwatchcollect1878]

@@jeeperspeepers8323 half past flush.

[@Gixer750pilot]

I don’t like the brushed gold of the Gold black bay. It smacks of cost cutting . I want to see mirror polished gold . For £28k I don’t think it’s unreasonable . The brushed finished makes it look like the bronze version

[@monsieurbennett]

Agreed, looks like a dull bronze washer.

[@chrisgray4785]

That black bay monochrome is just 👌🏻🔥 another watch that’s been added to my ever growing wish list 😂

[@DrFernandoHidalgo]

Gringa Friday 🎉 Hope you and James have a fantastic weekend 🙌🏻😎

[@donulldh4785]

Auntie Britt! Great video and recap of the show. As a card carrying member of the Tudor cult, and according to many a very boring guy, I messaged my AD, at 6 in the morning of the release, to have my name put on the list for a BB Monochrome (with the not-a-Jubilee bracelet). I did think about the BB58 GMT for a moment, but I have a BB GMT "Root Beer Lite" already so my need for a gilt dial and bezel has already been scratched (And the 41mm does suit me a touch better). Keep up awesome content. Long Live the Cult(s), and 4:30 date windows.

[@BrittPearceWatches]

Well, well, if it isn't my favourite nephew! ;) Omg, Don, we have the same tastes. I bloody LOVE the monochrom BB! And you've got the wrist size to carry it off! (Sadly - I am not as blessed!) I think it belongs in your collection!!! :O

[@GuyVanderAa]

Nice video! Any JLC this year ? Asking for a friend of course. 😎😅

[@iangibson6871]

Vacheron are always my winner - but Zenith blew me away this year!!! I got to try on and learn the back story and I love it!!! The skyline Chrono is perfect on a larger wrist and I want one!!! Exciting year for me next year as BC 270 and Zenith 160 anniversary… Keep up the great work Britt 🎉

[@mjhastings4534]

Is the bb58 gmt metas also?

[@doriangray2347]

The platinum 1908 is my favorite watch of the past three years. And hahah nice pope tier patron song hahah.

[@TrumanBurbankFE]

For normal mortals: Tudor GMT IBWC version Tudor 41 Substitute Nomos Tangente 38 date

[@BrittPearceWatches]

SO GOOD!

[@markwest9447]

Always a pleasure listening to. Please put the MSRP in the descriptions...

[@damienmason2948]

Been low-key eying Tudor for a couple years now. The new Black Bay 58 GMT Coke has sparked my interest in a very concrete way. The looks and specs are perfect for my liking, especially the size!

[@rtylerjames]

AAAAHHHHHH. Britt.. 30m of water resistance doesn't mean it works to a depth of 30m, it's the dumbest standard ever but 30m means it is safe to wash your hands and if you get stuck in the rain you'll be fine. Don't swim with 30m watches. Patek probably doesn't want to hold their warranty for those that swim in their watches.

[@BrittPearceWatches]

Nope. Patek say you can swim in ‘em 🫣✨✨✨✨

[@TravellingTechie]

Totally agree about Bremont; always liked their aviation inspired watches (I have one0, but the new logo is meh (at best!), and I don't know what they're about any more. It's so generic now. As it stands I'm not attracted to any of their products.

[@Harmony-Hub-S2]

I am not a Rolex fan boy, I do not even have the budget for a Rolex, but I kinda understand and appreciate the reason why they keep their releases more conservative. I think watch brands like Rolex don't change their watches much and play safe to keep their previous releases relevant to their owners. Of course I do not agree with their expensive metal only releases, but I understand the reason of not changing their design much. I think that what Rolex should do is to stop releasing precious metal watches and start making more stainless steel version of all of their models

[@darrenhojnacki6636]

I liked the FC releases too.

[@lemonlime3197]

Tag Heuer, Cartier and Tudor for me. Thanks for the video. Another great start to my day! Happy weekend !!

[@MLightstone]

A note on Patek and 30m: depth ratings are done in a stationary environment. That means they do not account for pressure due to movement. You know, like the pressure of your body moving when you swim. Rule of thumb is whatever it says it can do, assume it can do half of that when diving. Safe side.

[@tedj9]

Not actually true, from Jack Forster in 2017 on Hodinkee, "Without repeating all the calculations here (they involve denominators and the Greek alphabet and are PITA to type out), at a depth of 330ft(100 m) and moving your arm at 3 ft/sec, the dynamic pressure is in the order of magnitude of 0.14 feet of head or 0.04% of the depth. Even assuming you could move your arm at 20 ft/sec (14 mph!) the dynamic pressure is only about 6.2 feet of additional depth (

[@TheBajamin]

Lol you aren’t adding any measurable additional pressure swimming and certainly not enough to cut the value in half.

[@pyootchnich]

9:39 of course. They are the most prominent watchmaker in the world. Can’t help but notice this year lots of people hating on Rolex for bringing out the 44mm gold deep-sea. probably the same people hating on the 44mm yacht master 2 (known colloquially as the “clown master”). Well, Rolex discontinued the yacht master 2 in lieu of that new gold deep Sea. Definitely a cleaner and classier 44mm for large men who require a large watch.

[@flutterstone1281]

I love your videos! And I agree when it comes to diamonds on sports watches. Your observation in that case resonates with your observation in another video regarding Grand Seiko: is it a dress watch or sports watch? In both instances they seem caught in between.

[@Hrethgir]

I'm totally reverse on my thoughts about Bremont. The new logo and moving from being focused on mainly pilot watches to having land/sea/air watches broadens the audience, including to me. And since when is lowering prices a bad thing?

[@waterfordrs22]

Zenith had some interesting releases. The Defy Revival diver is a cool watch. The extreme diver they offered, for what it is, it’s unique and well thought out. The Skyline chronograph, while I doubt the world needs another integrated sports watch release, it was missing from the line, also well executed. I do t gravitate towards white dials, the white disk version looks particularly good. Had they released the Triple Calendar El Primero now rather than a couple months ago, it would have made a bigger splash. My biggest disappointment from them is failing to refresh their Elite dress watches. Zenith, I think their releases were too quirky to make the best of list, but definitely worth a notable mention.. The Defy Revivals - once you learn how to look at them, they are very fine watches.

[@hanumarn7882]

Yeah but most Patek watches comes with leather straps. The watch may survive the 30 meters but the strap won’t, and being Patek I don’t think they will be cheap to replace. Patek needs to make more comfortable bracelets. I for one don’t waste money on leather straps. I like to use my watches, and leather doesn’t last very long.

[@michaelnissen3556]

Got that ‘boring’ monochrome two days ago. I love it! Looks like the Tudor Sub my Dad gave me in 1980 that I still wear almost every day.

[@jsusna1972]

I'm still trying to figure out why someone thought a backwards watch is a good idea.

[@holycreation]

cos they are thinking backwards 😂

[@4evalost948]

Because why not seems fun to make a watch like that so why not.

[@lonewolfemcquade8133]

​@@4evalost948Can't label everything that's ridiculous as fun sometimes bad just means bad but labeling everything fun seems to be the current trend

[@4evalost948]

@@lonewolfemcquade8133 you might think it's bad not every one thinks it's bad I said it's fun because I think it's fun watches can be boring for the most part because it's just a watch after all so when I see something different I call it that and many others like me do so.yeah it's fun

[@MrAndy76101]

(Upopoular opinion?) Id take the full gold deepsea over the full gold tudor if I had the choice. Something lovely about the Rolex and something off abour the black bay to me

[@verynormalman]

BP. Commenting from London. T4YC. 1. Love the Cartier Rewind but $38K. 2. Rolex; the story was the non cancellation of the Pepsi. I blame the watch dealers who YT. One billion percent!!! 3. Bremont; the range WAS mixed and confused. Now it's more focused but the Stone Island logo???

[@Jason-nl7ih]

The Cartier red dial is so good - and, backwards time too. Just the best, I want one!

[@Voltanaut]

Britt, would you be interested in featuring a writer on your blog? I have lots of writing experience and am looking to break into watch journalism.

[@ListenToPowerViolence]

If I ever need to go deeper than 30M with my Patek minute repeater chronograph perpetual calendar tourbillon I hold my left arm up.

[@lucianofinardi7222]

Why nobody mentions Panerai? Not you Britt, not Nico, not Teddy…

[@7123tnt]

IWC is great!!

[@MrFenris75]

Love your videos. You freaking rock. Congratulations on your baby. I never knew I could love anyone this much until I had a child.

[@MaartenAnna]

Lovely watches; but the Monochrome GMT with the green hand is stunning! I’m building a Seiko Mod GMT homage, but with a blue hand and GMT lettering.

[@BrightenedNote]

I’m with you about bremont. I loved their designs with the MBii MBiii. And a lot of their dive gmts. But their new stuff this year…I mean it’s such a departure and looks really bland and horrid.

[@jaywhite1141]

I love my timepieces In the future I’m getting the Tudor black bay 41mm black and Rolex op 36mm sliver I’m a big watch collector

[@pirouka]

Hi You can ask VC for a smaller overseas with a custom plain bezel. The vendor told me it's actually quite a popular demand from men who want a smaller overseas

[@robynsjp]

Loved the VC retrograde date (which is stunning on the blue Overseas moonphase retrograde date too - the most beautiful Overseas imho). Meh about Tudor which is a bit too much of a vintage replica department of Rolex.

[@carlberthold628]

No mention of the dual time Cartier? To me that was their stand out piece and hopefully something that is in my collection soon!

[@micaljimenez7381]

My favorite is the deepsea full gold,of course a little to big,perhaps the looser watch,in my case i just loose my intention to buy it when a saw the price...59000$...and i dont like the case back...

[@pastwork6587]

Any thoughts on IWC?! 🤓🤞🙏

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

Christopher Ward has launched the new C63 Sealander GMT in 36mm as a go anywhere anytime anyone watch. ⌚️

[@jimlittle5769]

Czapek Promenade Goutte D'Eau 😍

[@DonLee1980]

That is exactly what patek has said, the sports watches have more than 30m, but just say 30m for the sake of uniformity. They didn’t change any of the contruction

[@richiev9662]

Tudor is by far the winner of all of this. 🎉🎉🎉

[@Mirhan123]

That Grand seiko looks so GOOD in the skeleton too! It just makes it more GRAND! and!! the VC pocket watch (is that a pocket watch?) just looks so good! I would love to have that instead of wrist watches, cause that looks beautiful and unique. Sometimes I feel like getting one but I end up buying a wrist watch😂 I remember even Tissot had pocket watches like 10 years ago like even I was 7 at that time and it made me wonder why are they making pocket watches when the trend's gone? BUT! now I know there are people who even have this taste including me😅. It's kinda funny and cool that they are still being made... Thanks for the AMAZING video WATCH GRINGA!

[@napilut]

What about Zenith? What do you think about their new watches? For me, they’re the winners!

[@reconjaguar]

hay Britt, is it just me that isn't taken with the BB 58?

[@BrittPearceWatches]

Bahaha it really isn't! But I absolutely LOVE the BB58! It's just a bit of a crowd pleaser - but definitely still not for everyone

[@CommonSenseBodybuilding]

I love the Bremont watches which marry with the traditional British expectations - high quality, reserved, stylish and timeliness and highly priced. Their dress watches can be incredibly (especially on wrist), but they seem to not be the future of the brand which is worrying. If I had the money I’d buy a Victory tomorrow though.

[@AlwayzLong]

Great video Britt, Tudor rock woot woot !!! One thing, the publicity in videos makes me put a thumbs down. Please stop this !

[@arthurfraner3957]

I love seeing unattainable watches for me. Cheap entertainment. Your video the other day about the Seiko gmt peaked my interest. Have you ever thought about doing a Hamilton or Citizen video? I still have my grandpas Rolex Submariner he bought for the princely sum of $150 back in the lat 60’s. I keep it to hand down , but I really don’t get the attraction. Adjusted for inflation , new Subs should be around 3k. You’re just paying for hype and FOMO. I would much rather have different Seikos. I still love the channel. It’s one of 2 I watch (punny😂) regularly. Keep up the good work, gringa 😎

[@RodneyJonesMedowie]

Rolex own Tudor, and Tudor seems to be filling the gaps in what users want from GMT and Pepsi styling . Maybe rolex focus has changed to a more luxury focus with Tudor covering the lower end.

[@dnumaplagius]

Rolex did do great this, so they are not losers !

[@seanhickling7340]

Wasn't the video the other day supposed to be the last w&w one?

[@patrickhartmann1540]

Great point about Rolex not hoarding all the attention due to their less than exciting releases. Haven’t heard anyone else make that point. 👍🏻

[@mrpotatoooooo]

30m is barely pool safe, let alone diving to that depth. Totally different things

[@richardbell466]

Britt - you can def be a wedding singer on the side...🤣

[@PhilHaddon]

The BB58 GMT was really getting under my skin until I realised how shiny/gloss the bezel is. If only it had a matt bezel.

[@s4127419]

I have no idea why Tudor still make that BB 41 with over 13mm thickness, the gmt movement is more complex , thinner case and SAME level of water resistant . All that because of …. Rolex ?

[@Gigantor-fq4rr]

Surprised IWC didn't get a mention - while I'm certain the Eternal Calendar will need service at least once before the 45 million year moonphase needs to be adjusted, credit to them for being so extra. The new horizon blue Portugiesers look slick, too. The Santos Rewind is a cheap gimmick (it's been done before, it'll be done again). Tudor stole the show (I got a Zulu Time a few months ago so the GMT, slick as it is, is not for me). Everyone kept saying how the platinum Rolex 1908 was such a hit, but it remains to be seen how many people shopping that price point for a slim, precious metal time-only watch will want the same logo as the Brolex crowd.

[@bobbydazzler1780]

1908 for me. It’s a sexy piece. I was hoping for a Rolex Coke, the Tudor is just a tad underwhelming and the gilt touches are just too try hard. Last year’s show had more fizz. This year the champagne was served warm and flat. But, hey, warm flat champagne is better than tap water. Just.

[@squirrel6338]

Bremont are absolutely torching their brand! They are losing all their existing fans and only offer very generic uninspired copycat-style watches with very cheap new logo. Possibly the worst rebranding in the history. I really hope they do see it as a failed experiment and backtrack a little. The new field watch is quite handsome and only really spoilt by the cheap nasty logo & font. It would be more faithful to the Bremont journey and more appealing (IMO) if the watches had a more elegant logo and were using Bremonts new movement and had "Made in England" on the dial. I acknowledge that would probably add $1000 to the price

[@jakehancock2888]

I really like the platinum 1908 🥺

[@aslamc9288]

I hope the BB58 GMT is a success for Tudor, because I’d love to see more colorways down the line, but it’s definitely not for me. I had a blue bezel Black Bay partly because I just don’t get on with gilt dials. So I definitely won’t be trading my Diet Pepsi in on the Caffeine Free Coke Zero (black, red, and gold, look at the packaging), but then again, I have a wrist big enough that the extra size of the Diet Pepsi isn’t an issue. I would love it to be thinner, but I can manage. Nothing at W&W has really gotten me going except the Zenith Defy Skyline Chrono. I feel like it’s the best alternative to a Royal Oak chrono, which is, sadly, far out of reach for me. $13,400 is a bit steep for a steel chronograph that doesn’t have a name like Daytona, but if they dip below $9,000 on the gray market, that becomes very tempting. Only question left would be black or blue.

[@SgHawk144]

You didn’t really explain why you feel that way with bremont. What is it about the new releases you didn’t enjoy?

[@kamazarone]

Tudor 18k has hollowed links in the bracelet to save costs but still around 30k, makes very little sense

[@david.9633]

Thank you for the episode, and I am excited for patek to be more water resistant

[@THX-C]

Seiko (Grand Seiko) proves there’s always something new to do with mechanical movements. The Duometre makes me wish I had a spare $168K lying around - it looks “bad ass”! The red-dialed reverse Santos is the first Santos that I really like. I like Rolex but a diamond-bezel Daytona?!! I sold my Calatrava because it was an Aqua-Not! Is Bremont the new Tag-Heuer?!!

[@TheHarryb]

But how deep can you really go with 30 mtr....... Not 30 mtr as far as I know. Great video as always. I liked that Bremont by the way. A watch that makes a statement. Just my opinion.

[@jamesblonde2271]

Yay! & a day early, love a non watch sponser too. Wanna see that Chrono for Bremont but.......yeah

[@iphoie]

Vacheron OOF!! Must get my hands on them!! ❤

[@calumshaw]

I've replayed several times your facial expressions when talking about the VC Green Dial Overseas!! I almost want to rush out and buy one. (almost!!)

[@jgc3434]

Hublot Orange Unico. Hope no one thinks this so it can be had in secondary market at 50%+ discount.

[@cheemomugdoo799]

This year's Rolex definitely felt like they are trying to move more luxury than sport. A lot of precious metal, a new dress watch variant, Daytona's with luxury materials, discontinuation of the Yachtmaster II. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a perpetual calendar in the near future, or other high horology models.

[@owenlaprath4135]

We loves ya, and have a great time with the coming baby! If Grand Seiko is homaging you, you know you did something truly great, meaning my winner for this year was Tandorio! OH, and I wish Glycine would reissue their classic Airman Purist 24 hour calibre/dial models in at least 50 meter resistance and a larger crown, that sticks out further like the Contemporary, so it is not blocked by the bezel crown 😀

[@dukes70]

Agree with Bremont take. I’m not a huge fan but I do like the lineup (just a bit over priced IMO). But this new Tera Nova is horrible. Sorry but it’s a dog with fleas. They need to go back to their chronographs and divers/GMTs that made them. And lower the price a tad!

[@kendi1417]

Cartier and VC had the best offerings.

[@DGenerationX69]

Davide Cerrato has ruined Bremont! Destroyed the brand! 😡

[@z06cowboy72]

Rolex with well over 100 new SKU’s is an epic win. I’ll take the YG Deepsea.

[@Max.Effect]

Too much precious metal for us the classic humans 😊 but IWC, JLC and Cartier lunched some really great watches. The mono poussoir in steel would have been a fabulous hit !

[@jorgsofi]

Best, the absolutely gorgeous, and very affordable, Oris Aquis 36.5mm

[@watchdogpodcast239]

The Rewind is so awesome. It's baller to spend $38,000 on any watch. It's even more baller to spend that much money on a watch with a backwards dial. Love interesting watches like this

[@kev-the-windsurfer.]

Hey Britt, I'm racing off to the dealer to get my name down for the Blue Gold Deep Sea, I love that watch!! Yep, I'm a wierdo who already wears a Deep Sea!!

[@frogsplorer]

I imagine you with massive forearms from holding the sail 😅

[@kev-the-windsurfer.]

@@frogsplorer😂😂😂

[@Dumbled0resArmy]

Bremont fucked it by hiring the man responsible for early Tudor watches and early Mont Blanc pieces. God knows why they thought that was a good idea when the entire premise of the brand was character.

[@Ceaudrious]

Wait no a lange o Söhne or chronoswiss? What happen?

[@TheBrah808]

Cartier using a sellita 330sw movement is criminal for a 9K watch. That alone ruined their releases. Now I remember why Omega are king in value and originality! Have you seen the Paris 2024 Speedy? Better than all the junk release at W&W.