My Top 5 Grail Watches - Patek Philippe, F.P. Journe, MB&F and More!

[@khaledmansour7606]

Great to watch a well dressed, well groomed young man speaking with decency and sincerity about our passion for the art and beauty of wrist watches. Thank you!

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you very much for the kind words! Sincerely appreciate it 🙏

[@AndreNavas-m6u]

Another fantastic episode. Some of the best stuff really. A grail watch absolutely needs to be either (1) unobtainable or (2) extremely heroically difficult to obtain. Your particular selections, besides being masterpieces, certainly fit into that criteria. Personally, mine are vintage pieces, but that is the beauty of our hobby - different perspectives.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed my picks! I'm not big into vintage but certainly respect that area. Just have always preferred modern timepieces. Maybe someday I will get into vintage. Thank you for the support on the video 🙏

[@StevT-en1jn]

Very well thought through list

[@Greysprunkiyay]

Dude likes busy dials lol

[@The_real_Mr_Ghost]

This dudes name is Marco and he is a young legend in the watch community

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Haha yes for sure I like to keep things interesting... Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@zetoch]

Excellent pick 💯 While the salmon dial is amazing, I would consider a “regular” 3970G one of my grail watches as well. This with a platinum Datograph. I am a man of simple taste.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you! Hard to disagree with your picks, both the 3970 and platinum dato are absolutely amazing!! Glad you enjoyed this 🙏

[@drtim75]

I got to see one of my grails in person a few weekends ago, a Vacheron Overseas Tourbillon blue dial. Amazing watch but torn with the Overseas blue dial perpetual calendar ultra thin as my true grail. I would not refuse a AP rose gold Royal Oak skeleton either. 😁

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Both Vacheron's - having been very lucky to have handled both - are phenomenal as well as the AP. My pick is the Overseas Tourb if you can pull off the size. Unfortunately my wrist is too small haha. Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@Club98000]

No Bovet?

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Bovet is not really my taste or style but the quality is phenomenal no doubt! Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@docsimon33143]

got to see and try on the salmon dial MB&F Legacy Machine perpetual in Paris recently, its phenomenol

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Haven't been able to see it in person yet but I'm sure it is incredible!! Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@chrisgoains]

Hey Marco, I like your grails. I hope you’re able to obtain them day, or at least one of them. My number one grail is the 60th anniversary Rolex Day-Date in Everose gold with that olive green dial of course.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you brother! Olive Daydate is the king of modern daydates in my opinion and I hope you are able to obtain it one day also. God bless and thank you for the support 🙏

[@henrywest7217]

Solid list. Though I thought that there may've been a Bovet on the list too.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you! Bovet is not really my taste or style but the quality is phenomenal no doubt!! Glad you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@gregsaga682]

Great choices but for me I would go for the simpler pieces. Patek 5740, 5070P, 5178 Rolex Rainbow Daytona and AP15416 ceramic. Sorry, I can’t be too creative but these would be great to have. Keep up the good work.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

That's also a phenomenal list Greg! Thank you for the continued support 🙏

[@FrankGoldstein-p7b]

Great grail list. If you had a grail list including Breguet what would it be?

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

My all time favorite Breguet would be the ref. 3355PT - a platinum skeleton tourbillon with a full platinum bracelet. So sick!! Glad you enjoyed this 🙏

[@steve10ten37]

Greetings Marco, Some great time pieces

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you Steve! Glad you enjoyed this 🙏

[@jonasdromberg2376]

So incredibly refreshing! No boring Rolexes, no dull APs, no unbearable independent snobbery… Just the real deal! Well done. The only watch channel I’m subscribing to.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed this and thank you so much for the support 🙏

[@zdnice]

Great list!!

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you! 🙏

[@TheSlowoldman]

Can't argue at all with the Patek 5970 and the VC (although I didn't even know it existed). Not an MB&F fan. So I'd substitute the JLC Caliber 185 Reverso. Those would be my three unobtainable grails. I'm going to add two obtainable ones to complete my list with an honorable mention too. Number four would be an early Roger Dubuis Homage Monopusher with a salmon guilloche dial (second choice lapiz dial). Number five is a Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto as my sport grail. Honorable mention is also a Laurent Ferrier Galet Traveller Globe Night Blue. (FPJ would be a Chronometre Resonance)

[@jw999]

Basically, you want special editions of 5 (already) really expensive watches :) The VC watch impressed me the most. It looks so simple but is so complex...

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Isn't that the fun in watch collecting, getting ultra rare pieces no one else or very few people have? I don't know maybe that's just the kick I've been on but I love things that I will walk into a room and 99.9% of the time everyone will have never seen those watches before. Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@jw999]

@@MarcoFerranteWatches You are too advanced for us common mortals!! I'm just lusting after pieces that EVERYONE "seems to have"!! (ex Panda, Batman, Hulk) 😃

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

@@jw999 that's fair! These are amazing watches to own for sure!!

[@NWBIZGUY]

Which gen ford gt?

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Honestly not a purist nor am I very picky, any model works lol. Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@moneymikz]

Your salmon dial Patek may be unobtainium but Breitling has a very similar looking chronograph

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

They do but obviously not the same at all haha. Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@renelux]

My grail watch would be the RM88. it is so stupid but i love it. 😅

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Not my taste but definitely grail worthy! Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@WristfullIgnorance]

Nice picks I got recently got hands on with a FP Journe Chrono Metre Bleu in tantilum 🤯

[@Uriel767]

goodjob i agree, but i also like the zeitwerk, .. with the ding dong,a goat told ..skymoon tourbilion patek? there worldtimer,with emamel.special reverso with 3 dails.. and asomething nice of mb&f (buldog, fits me) greetzz. ou est davide?

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

These are some stellar picks also, hard to disagree with any of them! Doing a video with David soon!! Thank you for your continued support 🙏

[@mannylora]

My grail is an explorer 1016. That’s all I need.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Just bought myself a 214270 39mm Explorer so it's hard to disagree with you. The perfect do anything, go anywhere kind of watch! Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@rasherbilbo452]

Having owned one of the original Lange PLM in rose with rose bracelet, I will tell you the finishing on what you couldn't see through the back was disappointing.

[@CCALDUS]

Please dont say that youre going to "get right into it" unless you get right into it.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you for helping me with the KZbin algorithm 🙏

[@padraicsy7385]

Value retention is key.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Not really, I like what I like and value retention has very little importance. These are just very rare watches that are extremely hard to come by and so they all trade over their original MSRP...

[@osobad1127]

My grails: Rolex Rainbox, H. Moser Strramliner Rainbow, Patek Philippe Celestial, Ulysse Nardin “Genghis Khan”, AP double balance torbillion rainbow 😂

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Haha that's a very colorful selection, great list overall! Hope you enjoyed this 🙏

[@The_real_Mr_Ghost]

Great video Marco ......Subscribe and upvote everyone!!!

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Thank you very much brother!! Hope you are doing well 🙏

[@Abns92]

Marco that is nice list brother 🙌🏻, my grails are 1. Andreas Strehler TransAxial Tourbillon , just imagining the thought process of Strehler placing Remontoire and Tourbillon carriage on same rotational axis is madness it release in 2018 but never got as hyped as GS Kodo constant force almost similar in concept but differ in execution . 2. Derek Pratt , obtaining any of his creation is an absolute dream for me but if i can i will aim for one of his Pocket watches . 3. Vianney Halter La Resonance , not because it is fancy complication but i have an attachment with the resonance phenomenon as it was my practical test project that i aced in high school . 4. Aaron Becsei , since ever having known this watchmaker I thought commissioning a piece with my nerdy thought process would be an endgame in collecting watches . 5. In 2022 i have seen 2 watches that were love at 1st sight those were Rexhep Rexhepi RRCC 2 and Vacheron Constantin 5400T/000P Traditionelle split seconds chronograph ultra thin excellence platine obtaining any of those 2 would be amazing but if you force me to choose only one it’s undoubtedly VC 5400T, that makes us rivals i guess but hey there are 15 available.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Wow what a list!! I have not seen an RRCC in person yet. Have handled a few Akrivia models and they are phenomenal so I'm sure I'd love the RRCC. Every other pick is just amazing also. Glad you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@SoCalFreelance]

Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers Grand Complication Phoenix Jaquet Droz Bird Repeater 300th Anniversary Tourbograph Perpetual 'Pour le Merite' 706.025F Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater Richard Mille RM056 Tourbillon with the Sapphire Crystal Case Hey! You asked. 😂

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Insane list!! Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@2006Vantage]

You had me with lusting for a Ford GT, and then you lost me with saying you don’t even like to drive 🤔

[@dmitryfishbeyn1455]

Holy Grail watch should come from the Holy Trinity brands. It just makes sense.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

I don't necessarily disagree but there are a ton of great brands and watches also out there to be had. Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@dmitryfishbeyn1455]

@MarcoFerranteWatches I agree with your opinion, but I think each niche category deserves its own hierarchy, with a grail title reserved for brands that check all the boxes. Including but not limited to brand history

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

@ Fair enough, your reasoning is sound!

[@woofie7128]

Am I the only one that thinks Patek's look like Fossils?

[@santiagodelgado-siu3083]

Yes, you are

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

@@santiagodelgado-siu3083 I'd have to agree with you haha

[@moneymikz]

You should do an introduction so I can stop calling you that nice young man who left LB

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Sure, will do but you can just call me Marco haha

[@moneymikz]

@ good I felt bad I couldn’t remember your name. Great content!!

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

@@moneymikz Thank you!

[@frankm4129]

Give me a Rolex None of those do anything for me

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Fair enough, that's what keeps this hobby fun is that we don't all have the same taste or style... Hope you enjoyed this video 🙏

[@josephknecht4272]

F.P. Journe is not the greatest living watchmaker today -- not even close! The most hyped, yes -- the greatest, no.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

Who is better?

[@josephknecht4272]

@@MarcoFerranteWatches I'll be happy to tell you when I visit your Chicago store. I rank FP Journe among the greatest 20 living watchmakers but he does not even make it to the top ten on that list.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

@@josephknecht4272 LOL you are the only person in the world who believe this sorry brother but this doesn't even make any sense. You cannot name 10 current watchmakers who are as accomplished or as skilled as him

[@josephknecht4272]

@@MarcoFerranteWatches Sadly, such is the power of hype ... it makes the world go blind.

[@MarcoFerranteWatches]

@ Name me the 10 better watchmakers...