Most Underrated Watches on the Market - 2018 | Armand The Watch Guy

[@rauldeandrade]

The Christopher ward with no seconds and manually wound is just stunning regardless of price. 2 hand watches with no date are so underrated. I didn't know about it. Fantastic pick

[@noelmurphy3450]

Thank you Armand, another excellent video. I completely agree with your comments on the Zenith El Primero; I've owned a 42mm tri-colour version for the last four years and I absolutely love it and come back to it more than any other watch I own. Funny thing is...........Now you Mention it in your video, I have never seen any one else wear the watch, only me!

[@markplayford5836]

Love Love Love Damasko, 1 day (soon I hope!) SUPERB.

[@paredair]

+1 on the Sorrento from the Melbourne Watch Co (even though I'm a Sydney-sider :-). I've dived with it too - the different layers and textures in the dial and bezel make it suprisingly easy to read at depth; something I did not expect.

[@roygardiner2229]

That was wonderfully enjoyable! The aesthetics of all the watches you presented were, well, outstanding, and widely various. I was just captivated by their beauty.

[@MrAdjaize]

The movement in the Damasko was the complete opposite of the exterior of the watch.Very enjoyable ,thankyou .

[@123vfp]

As always, Armand, I am impressed by your appreciation of and ability to describe watches at a variety of price points. It shows the soul of a true watch enthusiast. Thank you. I will add the Baltic HMS 001 to the list as a great value for the price time piece.

[@v.a.2192]

Now I have a favor to ask. Recently I bought Montblanc Star worldtimer GMT, the old model 106465. I am absolutely in love with it. When I was researching the model couldnt find much information about it but bought it anyway, as they say follow your heart. I did it and have no regrets. The finish is amazing, dial is stunning, it looks like a 10K watch with fraction of the price. Could you include this model into one of your videos next time? id like to know more about this watch. Thank you!!!!

[@getoffmylawn8986]

The El Primero 2 tone...Wow! But good choices all. Thanks Armand.

[@v.a.2192]

Hey there. First thanks for your channel, I really enjoy it and you are one of very few watch guys that realize something important: we watch these videos to see the timepiece not the youtuber's face. most of hrology channels review watches with a few seconds of product photos and then you end up seeing the guys face for 10 minutes. Thank you, again, great channel. Hope you get more subscribers!!!!

[@ihabkahnung]

Very good point too.

[@davidnicholson6901]

V.A. O

[@thomasmelodie]

Great Choices. Maybe worth considering Junghans for dress watches (the max bill is a nice dress watch competition for CW), Oris for sports watches (diving and also their superb pilot models, truly functional), and maybe Omega for Luxury watches. Many consider Omega as Entry Level Luxury, but the quality of their current models is often superior to mighty so called " luxury' Rolexes.... I pick/buy a sea-master any-day over a sub !! Keep up the great work, cheers !

[@petershallis2294]

You could have included an Oris...but that's nit picking. Good video.

[@robin2thek]

Peter Shallis i dont think they are so underrated though.

[@ihabkahnung]

Funny that Mark Lovich just a few hours ago posted a video about him offering Damaskus now :) And i really have to admit i quite like the Sorrento with the white dial. (Baeh still a diver) A Zenith El Primero is something i'd like to own, i kinda kind of can't live with the blue subdial though. Have fun times.

[@phillippugh2161]

That seiko land master might be the cheapest way to get a spring drive....my next watch

[@khronokraze]

CW is very nice. The logo at 9 does not bother me in the least. Get over it. It's a lot better looking and the design origins makes a lot more sense than the Chr.WARD The Seiko Landmaster is one I've considered before. The large size doesn't put me off. I can wear a Tuna. I'm not too keen on how they squeezed the power reserve at the 4 between the date at 3 and 3 lines of text at 6. It, unfortunately, looks incredibly cluttered and busy in the dial's lower right quadrant to me. Perhaps if the power reserve was at the 8 or if the date was at the 9 may have balanced the layout of information around the dial a lot better. Other than that, for under $3k for a spring drive, it is a very good value with overall unique design/look.

[@kurtnunn6116]

Thanks for giving the nod to the Zenith. Love that watch.

[@AlexTalksTwo]

Zenith el primero 38mm checking in. I completely agree about zenith (especially this model from them) being underrated. It is, in my opinion, the most tasteful option in their current lineup. The silver dial is a chameleon. In some lights it looks cream, others white, then it goes to champagne, and then pure silver. The sundials aren’t as sunburst as the renderings have you believe though. That said, it is part of my main rotation and don’t plan on parting with it anytime soon 👌🏻

[@GustapoGomez]

Alex how much to service?

[@rowdyron4111]

Some beautiful timepieces!

[@kbbarton1]

While I generally dislike the current Christopher Ward logo, I have to agree with you that it actually seems to work well on the C5 Malvern.

[@AbdulRWatches]

Tudor, Sinn, and Lange in my opinion are still under rated, and in most of the people eyes are less than their counterpart competitors. Thanks for the great content

[@ocb05]

You must be kidding me. Tudor? Sinn? They are well known entry luxury brands.

[@AbdulRWatches]

@@ocb05 That was three years ago, and they were underrated back then, not anymore.

[@deanspeer1]

I gotta say I've always loved the Zeneth

[@1MarkandKim]

Does the 46mm Seiko Landmaster have a "keyhole" on its back for wall hanging?

[@marcs990]

Melbourne Watch Company is certainly a one to watch excuse the pun. It’s price is just right and the quality is equal to higher end watches when you mainly pay for the name basically watch snobbery, I recommend anyone to buy a MWC watch as they do feel well made and attention has been made on the finer details that finish off this brand perfectly 👌 im trying to save up for my next one. Well done Aussies, respect from the 🇬🇧

[@charlesfield9286]

Always a joy

[@UnNamedTrucker]

The Ch. Ward looks like an excellent alternative to a much more highly priced Nomos. It’s also the only CW watch that has ever caught my eye. I would definitely buy one.

[@zzeuss87]

Un-Named Trucker Completely agree. Always appreciated the simple, thin, two hand watch.

[@anthonysmithyman372]

Damasko are the finest of watch brands, best watch I've ever owned, ever.

[@fiatjustitiaruatclum7557]

Top watches for small wrists please.

[@dangerspouse4741]

tinyurl.com/yc75kfzm and tinyurl.com/yawkda4a are both videos which Armand has done on the subject in the past. Hope they help!

[@derfdswed]

Seikos. I have 6.25'' wrist and wearing Seiko SBDC061 right now its a perfect fit even though its 44mm case. Seikos have lugs that curve down and hug your wrists not like TUdors which have flat long lugs. I cannot wear the 41mm Black Bays but can wear this Seiko Prospex. The 36mm Tudor BB is perfect. For something lower priced try Stowa Flieger 36mm or 40mm both work fine for me, I still have my Antea KS which I love.

[@STW1964]

Armand, the Melbourne Watch Company Sorrento is a very nice watch....BUT......this watch was sent out by the US watch subcription service Watchgang. It was a Platinum level watch for which members pay $299. Given that, the asking price seems rather high in my opinion. As lots of them went out to Watchgang subscribers. Many have appeared on eBay....for example one now is available for $360 new. Makes their asking price look ridiculous

[@pedge66]

Great vid but please man, can you try to synchronise the pictures and narration

[@luckynever8208]

thx recommendations however none of the watches above attract my eyes

[@smibru]

I like the Christopher Ward and the Zenith, the Damasko was nice too. I didn't care for the Melbourne or the Seiko at all!

[@Darkknght83]

Great picks, all beautiful.

[@iclogtoilets3483]

The Christopher Ward looks smart but still casual. Melbourne watch was thick. I have a fear of thick things. Great review old sport. Best regards, Sir Willie Stroker

[@CasebackWatches]

The diver's helmet on the caseback of the MWC alone is worth purchasing the watch!

[@jnauttube]

I have the Melbourne Portsea and it has the best caseback of any watch I own.

[@gregorypaulbox3035]

The Seiko Landmaster Spring Drive SBDB015 nails it. There are better Damasko models and the others are unexceptional. Review a Guinand as a value proposition.

[@gregorypaulbox3035]

A Spring Drive Alpinist would be quite something! Although, the titanium case and Spring Drive movement without the GMT complication would make it a $2,500 (minimum) timepiece.

[@thebitterbean4301]

Your reviews clearly alienate the guy just getting into the hobby and has 300-400 usd MAX to spend. That's what most of us want. Very curious what you do fora living...

[@ArmandTheWatchGuy]

+theBITTERbean: Thank you very much for the feedback though I would like to emphasise that I do produce videos on the best watches under 1000 and under 500 which I hope will be of interest.

[@colnago8376]

well done my boy

[@excelerater]

Damasko is heads and tails a the most durable watch I own but the bracelet is extra which sucks

[@thelonious-dx9vi]

I would say that JLC merits consideration in this conversation, along the same lines as the Zenith, albeit with more sheer class. Like El Primero chronos, JLC is not underrated so much as underappreciated. We all know they're superb -- "the watchmaker's watchmaker", calibres supplied to all the big three, handmade parts on old machines they invented for the purpose, etc. Yet, we don't actually buy them, even as we happily pony up the same dough for lesser watches. I do it myself. Seems like JLC is always in the running, but when push comes to shove, I go another way. But a Master Control Calendar could be perfect as the next big one. Or maybe the one after that, because a stupid Rolex will elbow its way in and blind me.

[@humanacademy6443]

May I ask what's the song at the very beginning?

[@wordsmithgobshite3296]

I find Fortis are another highly underated watch

[@keysersoze503]

I find it interesting that this guy is reviewing watches without actually having, holding or trying on...hmmmmm

[@enriqueacosta6812]

If it wasnt for the entire name Christopher Ward on the dial, I would buy one. CW would suffice.

[@christofferbystrom5658]

What happend to your vintage series? 🤔😢

[@ArmandTheWatchGuy]

+Christoffer Byström: That's a very good question! To be honest, I have been trying to restructure the formula but I hope to reintroduce the vintage series of videos very soon...

[@j.harbottle8928]

Don't like to be asnob, but Australian Watches ? like Greek stereo equipment !

[@j.harbottle8928]

Jorn Navarre both very excellent produce I agree 🏅🏅

[@ricallen7273]

So the Damasko will stay together if I die in a sudden decompression from an airplane crash. Good to know. (Kidding) thanks for,the video. I love the Seiko Mercysdad.com

[@yyling91]

in many, CASES, hahahahaah

[@expatcentral]

Never heard anyone speak with an English, Australian and American accent all out of the same mouth before.

[@NobleSteed00]

Some youngsters overuse the words 'like' or 'kind of'. This guy overuses 'which' and 'in terms of'. Different words, same pathetic result.

[@matejpodlesnik6538]

Not realy that underraited when the cheapes watch is abowe 500 pound.

[@SuperPussyFinger]

Damasko is for people who appreciate exquisite quality over brand recognition.