Enthusiast Watches That SUCK To Own

Enthusiast watches that suck to own! Find out what the ownership experience is really like for some of these collector favourites.
Featured watches:
MAD 1 Edition
Rolex Oyster Perpetual
Longines Legend Diver
Casio F-91W
Christopher Ward Bel Canto
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[@statuswan]

Making a belt with Casios would be a waist of time

[@ProfessorPesca]

Jesus that’s a fine joke.

[@drfathertime]

Shut up dad! XDDDD

[@thegorn]

Dude you just scraped in for the "Best comment on KZbin - 2023 Edition" award nominations. Congrats!

[@eastcoastwatchconnection7949]

This is TOO good 😂

[@waffle911]

Ba-dum-tiss!

[@localheroEd]

I bought a Rolex Explorer to show everyone that I’m a risk taking, free thinking adventurer. Problem is that it tells everyone I’m duller than a candle in fog.

[@skyMcWeeds]

My Casio F-91w survived nearly a year of non-stop beating, as a healthcare worker there were times I barely removed the watch and washed it down with tons of soap, water, alcohol, even iodine and cidex. It survived it all and still keeps on trucking, its even cleaner than myself during the start of the pandemic.

[@mtnvalley9298]

You are not just a fantastic writer of varied subjects, but your delivery is sublimely droll and just entertaining as ****!!

[@TimMancuso-gr9gy]

When I flip off the diving board of my super yacht wearing my 5811, a Navy Seal always shouts out,"Did you screw the crown down?" That can be annoying.

[@sophdog1678]

A friend once house-sat for me for a few days. When I returned, I thanked him, he headed back off to the other side of Oz - and I realised after a few days I could not find my alarm clock - the old hand-wound with bells on top etc. Had my friend really pinched my alarm clock? I would have given it to him... A couple of months later, I flipped my mattress over, as you do, and there in the middle on the base was my alarm clock, the winding keys of which had punctured my mattress base. I rang my friend and discovered he could not find anywhere in the flat where it could not be heard ticking while he slept, so he buried it in the bed.

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Love that Bell Canto’s problem is that it works

[@ph8077]

I wear my Bel Canto Verde pretty often. Who the hell needs to know what time it is anyway?! I can always have a pretty good guess by the hourly chime..."Ahh it's probably 3pm or 4pm...one of the two!" 😁

[@MT-kx2uc]

Wearing my Verde now. No idea what time it is and don't care! I wonder if at service time CW will agree to changing to blue hour hands.

[@markdickerson3486]

Andrew - you are a joy! You make learning about watches..frankly...hilarious. Thank you! Merry Christmas!

[@WondersofWatchdom]

The Casio F91W is awesome. Sometimes it feels good (smart?) to wear a classic, simple watch that is such a great bargain. I’ve never got a “smelly bracelet” and in fact never even heard of that.

[@MegaThucydides]

Maybe your nose is stuffed up

[@VamseeNunna]

Must be nice down there in Antarctica.

[@janemary8339]

@@MegaThucydides could be a c Ovid thing (no sense of smell)

[@tanmoymukherjee9714]

Love the Bel Canto. Unfortunately it’s easier to tell the time in the dark than in bright light. The dial is difficult to read. Maybe the hands should be in a contrasting color?

[@dmbiscuit]

I recently got the bronze Legend Diver and must say despite the large lugs it wears extremely well on my ~7" wrist. I couldn't be happier with the watch, and as long as it fits you I wouldn't let the on-paper dimensions deter you.

[@thegorn]

The speedmaster moonwatch is a right pain in the rear end. Having to constantly turn that little crown that's hidden behind the case shoulders acting like a crown guard is just.... I am getting PTSD remembering the whole annoying experience. I ended up selling it and getting a manual-wind Laco pilot's watch. By contrast, winding the Laco is actually a joy.

[@fergusmccarthy7736]

Great stuff. The Tom Bombadil reference was the highlight for me. Nearly lost the will ti live when trying to read it. 😊

[@drummerboy1066]

Scraping the barrel a bit there trying to find a downside of Bel Canto ownership 🧐🤣

[@AndrewMorganWatches]

It’s pretty sweet, I must admit 😅

[@philtullos3823]

You crack me up, Andrew. Never change. Happy New Years!

[@ogramail]

I own the BelCanto Azzuro and am found of it ! The Tudor BB54 is also a personal source of enthusiasm! So it is with my Radcliffe Le Dôme purple.

[@mell3109]

Ahmmmm…the Bel Canto (which I have) has another little thing that no one talks about…legibility or lack of. Yes I love it but as a watch there is no such thing as a quick glance! CW should have put on a black hand set

[@ph8077]

Given my comment above/below...I should probably give you a like!

[@philspencelayh5464]

And the tiny dial won't help.

[@matyasd007]

The worst thing about the Bell Canto is, if it will ever need a service or something goes wrong with it, that’s gonna cost MONEY

[@joelhenry2527]

@@matyasd00760 month warranty though

[@ofmanynicknames]

Quirks….or features? Cue Doug DeMuro

[@clintonshiells3095]

Nice to know there’s a fellow Kamado Joe owner. Our favorites are slow cooking large roasts. It’s especially fun in the middle of winter.

[@stableianF1oracle]

I bought a Meistersinger Primatik 365 one handed limited edition watch and love to show it to people who ask about it but whenever they ask me about it it’s always in dim lit conditions and I say the time to find I’m about 10 minutes out making me look daft. I love the watch though …… I really love the watch. ❤

[@lordcharfield4529]

I’ve never been attracted to the CW Bel Canto, but I have just taken delivery of the CW C60 Atoll 300 in Reef Blue. I think it’s one of the most beautiful watches I’ve ever seen (and I’ve binged watch reviews on KZbin for many years!). It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea for sure, but it would be great to see you review it and/or the shark white dial. Both colour versions have “fumé” dials and are absolutely stunning.

[@soopafly887]

“But doesn’t wake up enough to know what is going on” thats a dave chappelle funny shit level looool. Andrew man we need to see you Netflix special 😂. Seriously

[@seanmounce]

My favorite watch right now is my Hamilton Jazzmaster, one of the things I love is that I can take it off for the weekend leave it on a shelf and its still set when I grab it for work Monday morning. 80 hours of reserve. But then I have to wind it.... and for some reason I want it fully wound.... Or at least close.... it winds, and winds and winds, until my fingertips bleed. At least that's how it feels

[@brandonjames1606]

I had a laugh because I've had the same thing happen with my Bel Canto in the middle of the night. I've even considered moving my watches into a different room.

[@matthiaskrause1155]

"True GMT" watches, and watches where the hour hand can be set in 1-hour-steps - if one does not wear them daily or keeps them on a winder. Setting the date on them is a pain in the rear, as one has to skip through 24 hours just to change the date by one day.

[@jamesblonde2271]

Laughed my head off, well done mate.

[@CaptCanuck4444]

Best writing in the business. Keep up the good work!

[@bullnose01]

Thanks for the heads up, Andrew. My Bel Canto is supposed to arrive next month. I'll make sure to put it in another room when I sleep.

[@ph8077]

I'm not a heavy sleeper at all & I haven't been woken once by the chime.

[@valebliz]

I mean, there’s a pusher dedicated to switching on and off the chime…

[@gavinj01]

Mine is arriving in March and I can’t wait! I’m a super light sleeper too. Will turn off the chime and keep it in my watch box!

[@Rivers_RHR]

I went to Bicester village today and was disappointed you weren’t behind the counter at the Watchfinder Shop! I fully expected to see you there and your glorious hands! 😊

[@AndrewMorganWatches]

I must have gone to the bathroom 😂

[@Rivers_RHR]

@@AndrewMorganWatches now your taking the piss 😂

[@joshs3916]

“Like I just let rip right after the widow finished her eulogy” 😂

[@MrKkramme]

Great video! Thanks 🙏

[@jurgasbielinis2130]

One to be aware about Christopher Ward watches - they refused to fix one of their watch that was just out of warranty by a few months claiming that they no longer had parts for it🙄 So basically keep an expensive watch as a souvenir.

[@iangibson6871]

Cheers Andrew - merry Christmas mate!! My bronze bay 58 turns my wrist green… not a good look!!!

[@suckmyrockets]

Fantastic and funny in equal measure, as always. Merry festive holiday season to you. I hope you have been "nice" this year 🎅🤶🎁😎

[@nicolew1316]

😂I'm glad you feel the same about that part in the Hobbit

[@RedFuryBooks]

Bonus points for the Tom Bombadil reference.

[@ProfessorPesca]

I bought a cheap and cheerful Boldr Venture and had the same reaction as your wife to it. I’m always making excuses to wear it over my other pieces that look down their noses at the plucky little Singaporean beater.

[@misufriendersts9467]

Max thought he would sell all the junkers that he produced this third round, but he duid not. That's when the idea of swapping the crown for the "lucky onea" at low cost to make it feel a priviledge to the unlucky ones... He did not mention that they are also for sale by the bunch at their store in Geneva... What a nice guy!!!

[@demej00]

Simple solution for the F19w - nylon band.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

NATO :)

[@user-vn5bs7gn1u]

Vintage Cartier Pasha, from the initial launch, because of the Gerald Genta connection. It has a magnifying lens over the date, but it’s the size of a pimple, and it’s really difficult to see.

[@anthonystevens8683]

A brilliant sideways glance at the watches that suck in the style of the late, great Douglas Adams. I'm not sure about the comment on the venerable F-91W though as I don't get the punge of an ostriches balloon knot after it's done a 1500M sprint in heat that the sun would feel cool in. The strap has however developed a knack of growing a pale cotton wool inner strap that has to be trimmed more often than my beard. It also seems to move during the night somehow crawling to the night stand on the other side of the bed leaving a trail of said cotton wool to trace its journey. Definitely microwave fish in the works kitchen thought, it stinks terrible when done at home. All said I'm so primitive that I still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea though.

[@JochenVogel]

I recently bought an LED-watch to have something of a counterpoint in my collection of mechanical watches. Now I have to press a button to know what time it is and I can't just check the time with one glance. Very confusing.

[@daddykool9507]

Funny thing is that all my watches like Seikos and casios leaves pungent smells after long wears, the only that doesn’t smell is Rolex Explorer 1! Sometimes I wonder why is that?

[@kaseycarpenter73]

Kudos for thinking of a way to introduce the bel canto into this video, lol.

[@m.o.5291]

The bel canto issue is a 'you problem'. If your such a light sleeper then turn it off or store it outside your bedroom or put the watchbox in a drawer.

[@Santoshlv426]

Andrew, I must disagree with your opinion of the Casio's proclivity to poor hygiene. I wear my FW91 24/7 and it remains as odor and sweat free as ever. Of course if one has poor personal hygiene, the watch isn't to blame. And the strap if adjusted properly certainly does not cause profuse sweating!

[@nigelcheeseman3369]

Oh dear. I am now thinking of buying sufficient F-91w s to make a belt.

[@BennyLlama]

I may get some hate for this, but my Omega Seamaster 300 has some of the worst lume of any watch I own. It's the only watch that can't get enough charge from the lights at work to make it legible in the dark.

[@waynegoldpig2220]

I love Casio's for practicality but HATE the straps. So before I even wore my MRW-200H I junked the strap and put it on a leather bund.

[@rayharrison6400]

Very good. Enjoyed it. Ps, if you have a Mad1 you want to unload lol, swing my way

[@SingleTrackMined]

As always, LOL infotainment. Cheers!

[@AlexSwanson-rw7cv]

Re cheap Casio straps - I replace them with inexpensive velcro straps from random Chinese brands on Amazon. A little filing of the hard plastic strap-ends makes them fit nicely.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

Cheap NATO straps, and I mean CHEAP like the cheapest ones you can get, also work. The material is thin enough that it will work with casio digitals like the F91.

[@AlexSwanson-rw7cv]

@@kutter_ttl6786 True, but by running under the watch they also add bulk, and unless you do some cutting on a wider strap they look too narrow for the watch. The velcro ones don't run under the watch, and the hard plastic ends have shoulders so the strap width looks a lot better on the watch.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

A Casio you wear on a washable NATO, a black 29 cm long NATO.. those casio bands are always too short anyway.. I bought the SKMEI instead and put that on a NATO, way better, blue, back light. And it runs on time and there is a version without all the red and blue cocacola lines all over it..

[@godxavier]

I never thought I’d laugh while watching watch reviews, but here we are. 😅😅😅

[@stuffhappens5681]

I once owned a jewelry store and must’ve replaced thousands of watch batteries. Plastic digital watches like the Casio would leave crumbs on my work table as they’d be caked with sweat hardened dead skin cells. Was always pretty gross.

[@barneyrubble9309]

Oh im with you on the sleeping thing...ive told my wife to put her watch in a drawer cos i could hear the ticking...and that was on the other side of the bed...9nce ud heard it, i couldn't tune it out.

[@doogleisfat]

That Tom Bombadil reference 😁

[@my0.02cents]

😂dude im glad you disnt miss a tasteful joke trying to spinn the max watch with some vigorous arm pump action.

[@paulb9453]

The wittiest KZbinr on….KZbin. Lugs that go on like Tom Bombadil, hilarious, and so true, that chapter ended my love of LOTR, finito, I won’t even watch the films anymore knowing Tom exists somewhere in the world.

[@dewaynehowse231]

Time to buy a mini safe to quiet that chime. 😂

[@dud3n355]

I like the dial The Bel Canto very much, especially the blue one but, with all do respect for the wearers, +/- 20 seconds is a lot and imo, the 'shime' is not that of a complication in this case. But that's my humble opinion.

[@brownbear100]

I really like it, and the renders of the purple and black look great even if they are less impressive in the real life pictures. But for the price, it has to be more than a cool looking watch, you have to really want the complication. That's where the money is going. I'm still not sure. I really, really like the idea of the song bird marking time as a step back from minute watching. But it would be a guilty pleasure for occasional use in my case. Which means setting that time more often on the tiny dial. I have the same movement in my C60, which cost me under £600 12 months ago. And the one thing that does bug me about it is the more than +1 minute per week with my particular copy. But really, in a watch that sets reading the time as a low priority, is being a little out so bad? I understand the reason for the movement was that it was thinner and could fit the complication on top without being too thick. For this watch I think it's acceptable.

[@Chris-mh3vf]

I had a Roles Yachtmaster with platinum dial and bezel case was great, comfy wearing experience, very happy except I couldn’t tell the bl##dy time the hands and dial merged into each other making it impossible to read, had to sell it. Bugger!

[@lihanou]

merge? what?

[@KarmaMechanic988]

I can pass waste with the best of them? Bravo! You've reached Nirvana

[@vipnetworker]

Dog farts was an unexpected turning point in the video.

[@joshs3916]

Great video.

[@AliReza-do5my]

You are the true watch king 🤴

[@bumcrackwatchco.]

I dont know about Andrew M - but compared to the rest I admit he is fairly decent in a kind of vauxhall cavalier way

[@Stricko72]

Casio mould, yes it's been documented that your average cadio watch strap has more species living under it than in the whole Amazon rainforest.

[@NapoleonSuarez]

Thought you were gonna mention the weak backlight on the F91 😞

[@victorchen4382]

Lol was thinking of buying a Christopher ward bel canto ,thinking it would be cool to hear the chime. No more chime for me now ding ding ding ding …. Back to the drawing board what is another good looking watch

[@moneymikz]

If anyone is sick of their Bel Canto I will gladly take it off their hands, I’ll even send you the shipping label

[@JRTL20253]

My blights with the f91w: 1. The light is so worthless it might as well not exist 2. The ability to adjust the time is found when scrolling through the modes. Makes it far too easy to accidentally reset the seconds. 3. The light button is the same as resetting the stopwatch. So hope you don’t gotta time anything in the dark.

[@ayandey137]

Thats just hatin What would you even time in the dark? How long you last?

[@JRTL20253]

@@ayandey137 you do it in the dark? What the wife ain’t pretty enough? Being able to use the stop watch after dark is useful for one very simple reason that should be obvious for someone with half a brain cell. The functionality of the watch (let alone a digital watch) shouldn’t be cut in half just because the sun goes down. For example, running. When running it is useful to use a stopwatch to track your pace time and when the sun isn’t up it’s almost impossible to see the display. But not that your fat keyboard warrior ass has that problem.

[@vipnetworker]

At 4:47 - Has me questioning if I should ever buy a Tudor. I like the Black Bay, but apparently other people really do not like it. Longines might be the better option?

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

You can put a mesh strap on a f91w so there is something you can do about it.

[@elegiggle1131]

Pretty smart to separate your talking/cam channel with watchfinder (if that’s your intention)

[@robertsmithpresents]

Any watch with an odd lug sucks to own. As much as I love the 39mm Longines Hydroconquest, the lugs make finding aftermarket straps a miserable experience.

[@marcusorme261]

My only complaint of the F-91 (which I wear often) is the non-existent back light 💡😆

[@darrenporter1850]

? It has a light

[@AlexSwanson-rw7cv]

W86 FTW :)

[@marcusorme261]

@@darrenporter1850 Technically yes, but it’s pretty useless (on mine at least!)

[@kutter_ttl6786]

F105. Similar aesthetic to the F91W, but with the benefit of an electroluminscent light. Got mine cheap from Walmart.

[@anton0529]

i never understood this i have never had trouble seeing the time in the dark

[@salty_ads]

Having any mechanical perpetual calendar but no watch winder😢

[@gregstrachan5043]

When did you get a Bel Canto? I remember in a previous video you said your greatest watch regret was NOT buying one when you had the chance.

[@31-seconds-ago71]

Symmetric speedmasters (CK2998, FOIS, etc) fog up easy.

[@philspencelayh5464]

When I'm using my 1016 Explorer it's not allowed on the bedside at night and has to go in a drawer or another room because the ticking disturbs my wife's sleep, you're not alone.

[@trogpo]

The logic of complaining about a chime and defining it as a quirk, when in fact the watch should be praised for having a silent mode, escapes me.

[@bronco1199]

The original Hamilton Murph! The lug to lug could span the Suez Canal.

[@subfloor2022]

6:50 We know we all take a good whiff when remove this watch.

[@simonwright6882]

I'm confused as to why the f91 is put on a pedestal. For me the w 86 is worth a few pounds more and has a size that looks better on an adult wrist, it has a clearer display, better water resistance and a back light that you can actually read. W 86 all the way!

[@Kevster-dp7tt]

This trend for big watches is irksome. The F-91W is perfect for an adult wrist unless the wearer is obese.

[@PPPPresto]

That watch is deeper than the well in the Ring.

[@Kristof_Kertesz]

F-91W icon!

[@thomasamos4055]

It's Christmas cracker level rubbish. Looks awful too.

[@Time-Spiral]

Now I want to see a belt made of casioes....

[@masterwatch]

Ooh.. good video.

[@TialysAragos]

Wow it chimes! Oh no it chimes

[@sirciphers5187]

the F-91W comments are hilarious, you truly have a knack for words

[@ytfeelslikenorthkorea]

2:55 yep... ruined... I think it was you who pointed out the obvious screwup in the dial design... Now I can't un-see it.

[@saulysw]

Please can you explain this screw up for those that missed it? I am not sure what you are referring to. Thanks.

[@MGDriver99]

I recently increased my collection of marginally notable (but ones I love) watches from one to two. It now feels like I have a wife and a mistress.....I imagine.

[@realalexmackenzie]

I would like to NEITHER slam my johnson in a door, NOR buy a Tudor. I do hope those are not the only 2 choices on offer this week. :o

[@whatsupchicken]

This Belcanto looks cool but hard to read the time on it!

[@qv81]

I wonder who got the Tom Bombadil reference?

[@mightya]

Turn off the chime, genius.

[@eugenel1114]

YEEEEY! BEST SHOW

[@GOHUBZH]

I can't wait to get my Bel Canto to wake me up every hour of the night to remind me that I own one of the best watches of the last decade