Watches In The Wild | The Road Through America, Ep. 1: A Model Of Mass Production

[@jamesraymond6204]

Wow, Hodinkee please continue with this type of content! We don’t want random stats in 2 minutes or predictable celebrity collections, we want stories like this one!

[@cgmiliani88]

This comment needs more likes, so the message can be clearer for them. I am with you, James.

[@MinuteMon]

This was like a Netflix special on watches, love it!

[@joshuagrote9170]

That museum guy was great. He needs his own show on Hodinkee.

[@domokun938]

John Reardon has a website and podcast called collectability which is focused on Patek

[@mohammadhossain406]

Please Hodinkee keep doing what you do best. Bring the history of mechanical arts which we love.

[@jasonswitzer1748]

No way… did he give his Rolex Destro to that dude in Boston for real?! If so, MAD props to Hodinkee for spreading watch love to new fans in the making.

[@studiotwentytwo_]

Right? 😂 I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@kevinc1001]

Guy walks around for 10 minutes gets a Rolex meanwhile I’m 37 and all I can afford is Invicta 😡🙄

[@rodrigorios3271]

Dude was like: nice Casio! Thanks! 😂

[@HRM.H]

​@@kevinc1001 thats a YOU problem.

[@johnbenton5102]

Such an amazing produced video! As a resident of Waltham it was amazing to see such brilliant coverage of the area! So glad you got to highlight David Chang as well as the rest of the crew here! They are amazingly kind and knowledge collectors! thanks for this

[@patrickcadieux9373]

This is by far some of the best content you guys have produced. The long form story telling is very enjoyable. I can’t wait for future episodes.

[@ArnavSenguptaPlus]

Good to see there's still some quality left at Hodinkee. This was amazing, more of such content please.

[@Masiman01]

Bravo! Finally a forum that is giving the USA some of the watch making credit it deserves! Great Episode! looking forward to more!

[@diegoduran4152]

Found myself so emotionally moved while watching! 10/10

[@joshuakaplan5726]

As a native Bostonian and major watch enthuskast who lives in Somerville, a short drive from the Schrafft Tower in Charlestown and across the Charles River from Boston, this video was absolutely excellent. I loved seeing my city represent so hard in the history of clock and watch making. I walk by these areas downtown all the time and it was so awesome seeing the watch shop and other major landmarks with watches being represented and talked about. And giving the tour guide the Sprite was a next level power move, he probably didn't know he was given an $11k timepiece that is damn near impossible to get.

[@FootbagGuy]

Oh myyyy, I've just watched the intro and this is going to be truly amazing! Awesome idea, thank you!

[@towsonwatchclips]

Come see what we're doing in Baltimore! 🕰☺

[@TheFirebird92]

Finally Hodinkee post something relatable. True "every man's" horology. No snobbery. These are the watches our grand parents and parents wore. Today every time I hear the name Hamilton I think of my grandfather. From our railroads to our assembly lines, these are the watches that helped build America to what it is today. These companies even gave the Swiss watch industry of it's time a run for it's money through standardized automation and quality control. Hodinkee, please keep these kind of stories coming!

[@watchesilyke3466]

Did you really gift him a GMT Sprite? If so, kudos to you. 👍

[@Watch4Me]

That's what I thought I saw. Wondering if it was theatrics. Perhaps the guy didn't know what it was.

[@thesilverpittie9632]

THANK YOU. I live in Cincinnati (home of Gruen Watch Company on "Time Hill" National Register of Historic Places) and am a bit old to be changing careers at 44 but am taking my first half of the AWCI CW21 exam in April to hopefully contribute to the American watchmaking culture and maybe spread the word. Looking forward to the next episode. Have aa great day.

[@aarronwalter]

Loved this video so much. I’m named after my grandfather who passed down to me his Waltham pocket watch and to see where his watch was made was powerful. Thank you for telling these stories. They are our stories too!

[@zwzlife7394]

Love these video! Not just watches, but also the stories. Great job!

[@Supercruze]

Thank you so much for producing and distributing these segments on the history of watchmaking in America. Fascinating and well done. Very enjoyable to sit, watch, and learn.

[@juniortoledo8088]

I'Ve owned over 600 American Pocket Watches, is delightful to watch this episode/series.

[@colbycalabrese8417]

This is the series I've been waiting for from Hodinkee for years!! So Awesome!

[@scottkeator8519]

This was great! I really hope hodinkee tries to capture the essence from this and implement it into all of their content from here on out

[@TheJohnnyViewer]

Cant wait about Waterbury story, they were big in their time plus I am connected as I just collected my Waterbury pocket watch from repair

[@janihellberg6911]

These are so good, that I think they would be interesting to more people than just enthusiasts. I could see this as a Netflix series as an example.

[@johnscholl6719]

Hodinkee, you have my attention. Please more of this

[@BeagleChalaegi]

Hodinkee, thank you for being the greatest curator of watches of this generation.

[@dadandvideogames]

I'm not finished with this yet, but this is such a cool concept. From a really new watch guy whose collection comprises all Casios and smart watches so far, I really appreciate this kind of content. So much to learn! Thanks a lot.

[@trevorjamesbradley3010]

Now, THAT was a video! Well done! Keep them coming!

[@performanceoptimization5876]

Thank you for sharing. Last year I received a Waltham pocket watch produced in Aug 1871. It was purchased new by my great, great, great grandfather. And it works great.

[@briansandberg4627]

Thank you for this phenomenal content! I can’t wait for the second episode.

[@JamesAlexander14]

This is a really fascinating segment on the history of American watchmaking. It shows history, development, artistry, industrial evolution, downfall and ultimately the oncoming resurgence of the American watchmaking industry. Being a Brit, I truly am glad to see that isn’t evolving into the banal, often tedious smart watch rubbish. Some things are just too precious to let descend into extinction.❤️🙏

[@jorgeantonioolveramateos2122]

Thank you so much for this amazing journey through Horological American History. 🙌🏼

[@thetruebatman4632]

This is actually incredible. Fascinating histories, told by compelling folks to excellent hosts. Editing is beautifully done, y’all have created something massive here for watch lovers of course but I think episodes like this are going to resonate with anyone who’s curious about how things work and how they got to be that way. 5/5 lol I can’t wait for more!

[@awdturbopowah773]

What an awesome episode this was! I really love the story of watchmaking in America. It saddens me to no end that it has basically died here, however, videos like this one give me hope! Wonderful companies like RGM, and watchmakers like Josh Shapiro are helping a whole new generation discover this passion. I am hopeful that with the increasing enthusiasm we see for wrist watches around the world, that eventually American watchmaking can make a comeback. Kudos for a terrific video Hodinkee. Cheers! 🍻

[@OneManReviews]

Incredible. We need more content like this. Looking forward to watching the next episodes.

[@igoqify]

Beautiful. As a resident of the area this was spectacular to see!

[@paulhowardvideos]

This was very cool. I lived in Boston for 15 years and had no idea of the watch history there. I'm heading back next week and definitely going to hit up The Colonial Trading spot and some other places. Great episode.

[@stevethompson7910]

Well done, Hodinkee. More please!

[@ChrisRakowski]

Incredible. Simply incredible. Kudos!

[@stephanecocu708]

Beautiful video, thanks for sharing 😇💫🙏

[@leosjan1]

Best video from Hodinkee in a long while! Great content! "Walthaam?"

[@alz6582]

Could this be the return of Hodinkee content that is actually worth watching? Between this and the guy who does the 'week on the wrist' videos I hope so!

[@domokun938]

Cole and Stephen have both left right?

[@choond]

Excellent series! 👍

[@JustPatrickChannel]

this should be on netflix , truly amazing

[@MIZRAIM1906]

Wait a minute.... at 24:42 did he just give this tour guide a damn left hand drive Rolex GMT?!!!!

[@vondeluna70]

This was fantastic. It was enlightening to learn about the American watch industry.

[@michaelriera6277]

Fantastic story telling. More please!

[@jayb1108]

What a great piece

[@stephenbaumhauer2593]

This was actually really great. But, what kind of insane watch club was that! Major ballers! My God...

[@barrettwbenton]

Off to a solid start here. Seriously looking forward!

[@justthepip]

jeez, what a delight this was

[@johnseeger9083]

Absolutely brilliant. Thank you!

[@Janet_Airlines802]

I got into watches via pocket watches, predominantly Waltham watches. I grew up in Mass, lived their most of my life. Was so fascinated that we had such a huge watch company there. I collected other American brands, and some foreign one, but my favorite is a beautiful Waltham I have. Pretty amazing that America was the Swiss standard not to many years ago.

[@JamesMaccarone]

Excellent episode! Love stuff like this!

[@andrewlum]

Beautiful.

[@WildeTheGreat]

Beautiful!

[@anthonyjackson31]

This was great ❤

[@asadzaffer]

Brilliant ❤

[@LesterLovesWatches]

A nice travelogue counterpoint to the HSNY lecture last month on the same subject.

[@johnmonachelli5256]

Hodinkee at their peak also those factories would work well in the horror movie world

[@jasonswitzer1748]

This may be sacrilege, but I’m curious if Hodinkee will reference Shinola (for good or bad) during the season. They’re the closest thing to mass market American (and I use that term loosely) watches we have. Strike that… Timex is probably the largest “American” mass market watchmaker, but they’re owned by a Dutch holding company and all of the watches are assembled overseas. At least Shinola assembles its watches here in America (even if they use mostly - if not all - foreign parts). Bottom line, globalization makes it pretty tough to have a fully American watch company. I tip my hat to you, RGM!

[@herodmchughyou]

You gave the history dude a ROLEX!!! Are you for real???

[@adamlewis6288]

Well done

[@stemikger]

This is awesome!!

[@webvideofan]

6:30 I watch John Reardon talk about Pateks on the channel, “Collectability”. Very cool. 👍🏻

[@pilotstyle123]

Just when im out of Hodinkees shilling and endless product pushing, they pull me right back in.

[@vidjoe8320]

This is some real production.

[@emmetteal8027]

Excellent!!!

[@mattcwatkins]

Putting on the wrist of Casio watch dude a left-handed Sprite GMT-Master II? Classic!

[@HRM.H]

Please make a video series about Dutch watchmaking. Its one of the most forgotten hotbeds for shipchronometers and wallclocks

[@deech2086]

Incredible content - keep it up!!

[@friederichnietzsch]

You know, maybe I’m not a watch nerd

[@jhatgotagat300]

BRUH😂😂😂😂🙈

[@JoeyJiggles]

😂😂😂

[@ryangochuico]

That was a great WATCH 😉

[@spanishjohn420]

pretty cool that you gave him the sprite (if you actually did and its not just for camera)

[@Peter_WongVI]

Good stuff 'dink!

[@willudallmusic]

fascinating

[@viranjith]

Nice long form content!

[@matthewford5094]

Great video! BUT, it does seem like a bit of an oversight when mentioning all the watch companies to come out of Connecticut not to mention the Waterbury Watch Co., better known today as Timex.

[@endautrestermes]

Wait, that Destro was a hommage right ? Or is it some kind of staged stuff ?

[@jwalkerjr]

I like it. Looking forward to the rest of the episodes.

[@thekingdomjester]

A few bits of classical music from this are used on Clockwork Orange, coincidence?

[@corysekine-pettite1783]

Could be an interesting series as we watch Danny, et al., trespass their way through abandoned factories. 😅

[@skatelifeche]

Is so dope

[@domokun938]

John Reardon has a podcast and website called Collectability with a focus on Patek

[@frankradisch3652]

Holy cow Danny gave that guy a Rolex sprite

[@deapeso]

More of this, less of the other stuff!

[@andrewchilton9685]

Did Danny give him that GMT?!?

[@LRSTGS]

More of this sort of content.

[@jedkleebaum7235]

I am sceptical the the sprite was actually gifted. Did he really?

[@g83plude]

i kind of just want the american vintage watches to myself tbh

[@hl6860]

Anyone know the song playing at 22 minutes when they're in the church?

[@mM30040]

beautiful video make more like this one thnks for it✌️escapment😂 great name for watch enthusiasts love to be part of it but i live far😞

[@d.stiefel869]

Is Shinola going to make it into this series? They are probably the largest watchmaker in the United States. Seems only fair.

[@Patsa2001]

dang that colonial man must hav some seriously damning dirt on our host to get a gmt master

[@georgeho-tung7816]

Is everyone getting a Hodinkee prize?

[@Sergiors93]

Anyone know the watch at 1:38?

[@JB-fk7ed]

I’ll dress up as whatever you want and take you on a tour or whatever for a sprite gmt, just saying.

[@GK-rw2op]

Where is Hamilton ?

[@riptidess09]

Excellent video, but I cringe every time the narrator pronounces Waltham wrong even after visiting the town and speaking with the museum curator.

[@boombringer4078]

to be fair there was an industrial revolution much closer to europe than america, it was called the english industrial revolution........