Reacting to Subscriber Watch Collecting Pet Peeves (Sizing, Too Much Dial Text, Snobs, etc...)

[@kellypaws]

Complications that cut off numerals. Yes. Yes, to that. It's intensely jarring aesthetically.

[@scottstevens8756]

its so irritating- it makes me think of someone creating a poster and having to squeeze the last few letters in at the end because the writing is too big

[@tineye5100]

There are LOTS of Longines models I like a lot except for this. It’s a shame.

[@kellypaws]

@@tineye5100 Absolutely. Longines are very attractive pieces. But that’s not a styling cue I can ‘unsee’.

[@Kaixfikwind]

Definitely something that irks me too!

[@Wootguy238]

@@tineye5100 Sinn has a lot like that as well. I'll be honest, it has bothered me less and less the more I look at them.

[@SD_702]

My biggest pet peeve is hearing KZbinrs or the like be obsessed only with resale value. It's akin to the sneaker industry where people want to acquire but not wear just to preserve resale. Then there are people like me who wear their Jordans in the mud and buy Omega Divers over Submariner because metas exists and they want quality over clout. Chasing clout is just an unattractive thing, especially with watches. Buy what you like, screw everything else.

[@imagebboy]

I have had those channels recommended to me, and I told KZbin that I didn't want to see those. I would just stay away from them altogether. There are so many good channels out there with real reviews that really only hover on the price like any other of the specs of the watch.

[@conyo985]

Those are the gatekeepers of the watch community. I bet most of them are the ones that are salty with the release of the Moonswatch.

[@jonasjung256]

Amen to all of that. Watches are meant to be worn and enjoyed.

[@loganoftherockies9453]

What I love about this channel is that while I don't always agree on taste, I *always* agree and appreciate the even-handed integrity of the presentation and that strong perspective on the ethos of collecting itself. Thank you!

[@degenerateWA]

Watch collecting: a community where you learn something new everyday, ever-lasting friendships are made, families are formed, hearts broken, feelings hurt, and brotherhoods betrayed... It's one hell of a time! 😁😂 All jokes aside, always appreciate the positivity. Thanks for sharing as usual.

[@KB-zd7wv]

My current pet peeve is white dial watches with silver hands. Need contrast so I can see the thing

[@chriscon8463]

Yes! My SARB035 is unreadable at certain low-light times in the evening & morning. When I noticed this, I then checked my black Lorier Falcon 2, too. There was more than enough contrast on the Lorier (black face, light hands) to read the time.

[@bakaroo23]

Every website at a minimum needs to allow searching the whole catalogue by case size. It’s crazy when this is not available. Especially when they have 100+ models / variations.

[@bakaroo23]

Good point. There’s nothing else like trying it on the wrist and seeing how you feel.

[@docboy989]

Teddy, we're eagerly waiting for your take on the Moonswatches 😳😳

[@Sakomaru707]

He doesn’t have them on hand, so I’d guess Teddy probably will make a video after personally getting some sweet macro footage

[@rwhooshbait6982]

Asked him on Instagram and he said he doesn’t know how to feel rn

[@dioxviad]

No, we’re not. Teddy is too classy for that

[@parminderjaura5642]

@@rwhooshbait6982 I don't blame him. initially I really liked the collab but how swatch handled the launch and the reception from buyers gave me a bad impression.

[@kellypaws]

No. No, I'm not. I'm entirely okay with him letting that one pass to be honest. Although, I imagine he probably shall, I'd be okay if he didn't.

[@mbcarlson]

For the next pet peeves video: 1. Lack of micro-adjusts on a bracelet 2. Lack of AR on crystals. Why wouldn't you want to see the dial more clearly?!

[@SunoSunoDuniyaKeLogo]

This. The only real issues that hamper usability.

[@dannysimenauer5745]

Teddy said watch brands don’t build their websites for e-commerce, which is okay, but most of us want to see a catalog and all of the selections to decide which watch we want to buy. One of the worst websites from a leading brand is Rolex. I see a watch on the Internet, so I know what I want, and Rolex makes it nearly impossible to find at their site easily. Given it is 2022, this is unacceptable - sorry Teddy!

[@datafoxy]

Exactly make a site that can tell me what I want to know.

[@asfarr]

Well with Rolex they know there is no rush since even if you find what you want you now have to wait 2 year 😂

[@curtbrown7718]

Thank you for addressing the customer online experience. A short while back, Longines "updated" their web site, and it is now so very difficult to navigate to the individual collections. It drives me nuts! Great presentation, as always! Please continue to do more of these videos addressing consumer pet peeves.

[@colossusX1]

Going to add my pet peeve here: touting 316L stainless like it’s the worlds greatest metal/material. It’s not. It’s just cheap and easy to manufacture. I want to see more brands doing things in titanium, ceramics (including bio-ceramic type), colored Saphire, composites and more. Much better materials out there.

[@yobgol]

easy to misunderstand what SS's place is in watchmaking though - it's cheap, but also far harder-wearing than gold and difficult to make a movement reliable due to effects of temperature upon it. i think that's why gold was initially prioritised for better watches, and SS became a status or sign of skill. rolex can make huge quantities in SS because of their movement qualities, afaik. as gold got expensive, SS's use became complicated.

[@mtbkmaniac1]

To be honest, that is the material I look for in a watch. It is tool steel afterall. 904 stainless looks better I hear, but is more able to scratch. I've got a 316 watch I've worn most every day for 16 years and is hardly marred. However the bracelet took on a burnish that is very attractive to me. It does not need to be on the dial, but on the case back would be appreciated as much as the water resistance rating and movement type. I've owned base metal watches and literally the material would erode over time.

[@deejay1534]

Ceramics aren't done a whole lot because they limit the strap options on a watch. You can't wear regular metal bracelets with a ceramic case because the color tones wouldn't match and the ceramic, being harder than steel, would wear out end links that don't have the absolute perfect fitment. It would also throw the balance off since steel is heavier. Titanium is something more brands should absolutely do. Grand Seiko already does it for their flagship Snowflake, as do Omega and Tudor in some of their watches like the Pelagos.

[@markiangooley]

316L is fine stuff, but hyping it is indeed ridiculous. It’s bog-standard material, well-suited to the job but the opposite of special.

[@colossusX1]

@@markiangooley that’s exactly my point. Luxury watches touting it like it’s some sort of impressive metal is annoying.

[@caramel109]

I'm looking forward to your take on the Omega X Swatch "MoonSwatch" speedmaster. Not just your thoughts on the watch itself, but the wisdom or otherwise of Omega putting it's name on a plastic quartz version of such an iconic watch.

[@random-vl1li]

Well done Teddy. A lot of people will talk about the snobs who turn their noses up at entry level watches but not about the people who will laugh at someone for spending X amount of dollars like they stupid. One thing I've learned in life is class is not bought and you can have class no matter what level of income you have and the watches you can afford. The main thing for me is you love watches and respect everyones likes and dislikes.

[@KazingaD]

i liked this one. Nice to hear your perspective as someone fully immersed in the watch world

[@dannysimenauer5745]

I own several Omega models in my collection. I am so disappointed in Omega for making the Snoopy model unavailable and acting like Rolex. Their own boutiques won’t even let me order it so I have found other brands that want my business.

[@craigkovach8475]

My pet peeve is when your sweet spot for case size is 39-40 mm (not an uncommon sweet spot!), but the search choices on a watch site are 36-39 and 40-44, so your sweet spot is split in two and you need to wade through WAY more watches to find the ones that would fit you - quite vexing!

[@sean1e100]

New pet peeve: Teddy’s thumbnails tricking me into thinking its an audition tape to be a Fox News anchor

[@ryangilchrist3294]

Thanks Teddy. I was gearing towards buying a Farer chronograph, but now can't unsee the partial numbering! Would have been an expensive oversight otherwise!

[@ChrisGBusby]

Limited edition can have many extremes. I have a Bamford Harrods edition which is 1 of 10. I also have the Seiko Brian May which is "limited" to 12,500. That's more than many manufacturers annual output!

[@SinnMaster]

Need a Moonswatch vid!! Also Ball Engineer ii Magneto S, please!

[@papachung6639]

lol oh no

[@ryejack]

Most of the pet peeves listed I'm pretty indifferent on, but 100% yes about the navigation and lack of information on websites being ridiculous and horribly designed. We all know that lug-to-lug is a big factor in how a watch will look and wear on wrist, yet so many watchmakers don't list that info. Come on, just list the freaking lug-to-lug already! Any website where a buyer has to hunt for the model they're looking for in is a huge fail. If I want to look at the product, that should be the easiest thing to find on any business website. You'd think that would be a no-brainer. Finally, watch compaies, include quality photos that show the watch in a variety of angles, closeups, and on the wrist shots. Help us buy your freaking product!!!

[@datafoxy]

Yes I want to know what a watch looks like with the lume too.

[@ryejack]

@@datafoxy Excellent point! That's another thing some company websites forget to show. Really, anything they can provide to help us make our decision to purchase a relatively expensive item is incredibly userful. I think they forget that even entry level watches are more expensive than a lot of things I buy in a month. Come on watch companies, help us out.

[@Zero-mr9hp]

A watch doesn't have to be expensive to be good. One of my favorite watches came from Walmart, a Timex TW2U39900. Very clean, minimalist dial, the second hand hits its marks perfectly, and with Indiglo I can always read the time. The factory bracelet is pretty awful so I installed the bracelet off my dead Invicta Pro Diver. I had to file the end links a touch narrower and bend them slightly to fit, but the end result is fantastic. Very comfortable and much better looking than the original. Just a very pleasing watch, and dirt cheap.

[@cerealkiller7143]

Why should everything have a date on it? Especially at a lower price-point, even dress watches have dates. If Orient removed the date and the automatic rotor at least from some variants of the Bambino (making the case slimmer in the process), we could be looking at a great dress-watch to rival watches with 10x the price.

[@mordeth1964]

When you have an 8.5 inch wrist like mine you need some bigger watches. Although I do own a number of sub 40mm watches (classic Casios for instance) and absolutely love them and wear them all, they look miniscule👍

[@Agent-vj3ns]

Everytime you say "be well 🤓" I think of Stalone in Demolition Man "Be fucked 😡"

[@KirkLazurus]

Please make a video on the Swatch Speedmaster homage.

[@BFit25]

Watch companies advertising popular models like you can actually buy one from them.. (here's looking at you Rolex)

[@chimnibff]

Great video. My pet peeve is the California style dial with a mix of Roman and Arabic numerals. Fuggggly.

[@curtmontgomery2835]

Yes, I was surprised he didn't mention that.

[@christianebert8086]

Hi Teddy, my profession is sales in an engineering company. We make customized machines for industrial customers. The customers are very picky at our final accpetance test in our lab - and so am I with watches especially with lume. I expect from a lumed watch that I can check the time just at a simply glance at night. This works with all my swatch watches and the "cheap" Seikos. But the Omega Seamaster 300m and the Aquaterra which I borrowed from a friend are a real mess at night. The sceleton hands of the Seamaster is a desaster, it is guess work what is what on the dial. The watch is making me waking me up to check time with by switiching on the light. Same with the Aquaterra: The minute hand of the Aquaterra has only lume at the top - so it is pure guess work what time it is, the real opposite of support. It is like a hide and seek game to estimate where the minute hand could be. How could this design feature pass the internal Omega tests. The watches are so beautiful but lumewise for me a fail even more than just pet peeves. Greetings from Germany - Swatch Twice Again at night!

[@keepleft]

My pet peeve: When an Android smartwatch commercial plays before a Teddy video starts.

[@kyleweber9760]

Great video as usual, would love to watch another one too, thanks for your input Teddy!!!!

[@jo1948]

Well thought out reasoning. I pretty much agreed with everything you said.

[@michaelphillips5263]

Love the segment about too much text on a watch. Although it's on the back rather than the front, the "story" of the Omega Moonwatch on the rear of the new Hesalite version is downright comical. It's almost as if the only thing Omega left off were the names of every astronaut ever to go into space . . .

[@drommer007]

Man, and I just freaking love that AP website... so cool IMO.

[@thisoldbelair]

Reminds me of the Apple website hahaha. But its cool to see such high quality close-ups of the watch.

[@georgeii2629]

When it comes to these date windows, I often think of the Glashütte Original watches. For example, the "Senator Excellence Panorama Date Moon Phase" or "PanoMaticLunar" have such a thick phase in the moon window, which in my opinion is disruptive to the design and also restricts the moon disk too much.

[@RocasThePenguin]

2 minutes in and yes! I love Nomos so much. But damn. The lugs are insane. How can the new Club with the steel bracelet work for anybody with a sub 7.5 inch wrist?

[@papachung6639]

I agree. If they changed the lug lengths (and nothing else) it would be an immense improvement

[@aldoussilva4228]

I agree with the last point on the User Experience, but as a UX/UI designer, I feel a lot of the objectives of these websites, is to be “brochureware”. They create marketing hype and tease the consumers to get to an AD, which was probably the original intent.

[@kellypaws]

Definitely. There’s a strong element of ‘bread in a supermarket’ design. Make it quite difficult to go straight to a thing, so you’re forced to take in all the other shizz and hopefully get an impulse buy.

[@wololo4761]

Oh the Omega website is dreadful too. I don't know if they've updated it, but last time I looked at it, it was obsessed with funneling you down a specific subset of any given watch and it made it really hard to say "just show me them all".

[@ianmedium]

I used to get bugged with odd lug width straps but my watchmaker showed me a couple of tricks which solved it, at least for leather. If the strap is 1mm too narrow then gently but firmly pull each side of the strap and it will stretch enough to cover the gap. If the strap is 1mm too wide then with a small hammer and a hard surface gently tap each side for a few taps and it will compress the strap enough to fit. As for limited edition, Omega sicken me with their "limited edition" models. Anything over 1000 world wide is not limited!

[@Ray-gz4ut]

Doesn't work for quick release straps unfortunately.

[@d.kashani]

Seiko and their 62mas limited editions. yes there are changes in each edition where color, size, movement but still. I just recently bought the latest 62mas recreation sje093 limited to 1,965. This first edition however was in 2017 (sla017 limited to 2,000) and if I had gotten that model, I’d feel a way with this new model. Both pieces are $35-3,700 and sell above retail but the main difference was the dimensions and movement, with the latest being more faithful to the original that came out in 1965.

[@tomsk2]

Love Teddy's response to the first pet peeve - the number of times I want to scream "It's too big for YOU!!" to someone complaining about a 41mm watch - that said, I think it's good when the industry caters to all parts of the wrist-sized spectrum (unless we're talking about the dinner plate on a wrist brands)

[@tedbellWRV]

It seems like there are a million watches on the market for tiny wrists, and a lot of watch reviewers with tiny wrists. The weight (as an indicator of wrist size) in North America is 200 lbs for a male and 171 lbs for a woman. As an above average, 6'4" tall man, I find it very difficult to find watches that wear large enough. My wrist measures 8.25", and I wear a band a little loose at 8.5". I have set 42mm as the minimum size with a proportional length. Choices in a replacement leather strap, unless custom, are very limited. Luckily, I love the parachute strap style straps, which are easier to find in a longer or customized size.

[@stevengoodman3636]

Please do a video about the Omega Moonswatch

[@steveyoung101]

Breitling is very impressive. I love it.

[@fmartmart8099]

I think my biggest pet peeve is clasps with no micro adjustment on the fly. Especially pieces in the 2k plus range. Makes me crazy.

[@Aaron-fb1pq]

Shocked you didn’t make a video on the moon swatch teddy

[@wafflemon1858]

I agree with the limited edition coming back. Like the Breitling Triumph was a limited edition partnered with the biker company. Supposedly only 200 were made. But I just learned from local store that more was coming soon...

[@CaliberandCamber]

Loved your video on the release of the longines Zulu time, went to check out the longine site to check it out a little more and OMG the animation while scrolling was brutal!

[@tuckshop]

100%. I gave up trying to view it on my phone and tried my MacBook. Just as bad.

[@ryanbane]

It bugs me when I can’t get photos from the watchmaker’s website of a watch’s case back or clasp.

[@jimlittle5769]

Lack of on the fly micro-adjust on watches over 2k.

[@skyfallseven365]

100 percent agree!!

[@debussychopin2766]

I actually love the attention to detail and precision regarding overlapping complications over numerals as it means the designer is respecting the dimensions and precise geometries in relation to each other regarding the dial contents. To remove a 6 for instance bc a subdial is there shows at least to me, a 'forgetfulness' of layers in play. I think the peeve of that person who wrote that is absolutely wrong.

[@AvroBellow]

My biggest pet peeves are as follows: #1 - A brand name that doesn't belong on the watch like replicas or Omega on a Swatch. #2 - Brand-wh0res who only judge a watch by the brand logo on the dial. #3 - Features put on dials that should be functional but aren't like decorative subdials and/or techymetres that show 0.1 second increments but the chronograph arm moves in quartz 1 second "ticks", defeating the purpose of the 0.1 second tachymetre's existence. #1 makes the watch lame at best, illegal at worst #2 demonstrates just how ignorant that they are #3 makes the entire watch lame

[@DEK441]

On the last point of UI/UX Sinn has a specially bad website, it looks like it's from 2008.

[@danielcanizales731]

I do think chronometer is a line that is earned and deserves to be on the dial

[@tanjosawyer9529]

Good call on lug to lug.

[@NA-oo4ls]

Movement snobs. I'm more drawn to design, materials, and brand history. Some of my favorite watches in my collection are quartz: a GS SGBX259, a Citizen Promaster Tough, and Seiko SWR049. And I'm going to pick up a Solarbeat Tank this year.

[@coolekoen66]

An example of the limited ed. being released twice would be the Seiko alpinist (2020 I believe) being released with a leather strap as limited, then immidiately have the same watch released with a bracelet which is still being sold.

[@mattcorley4622]

2 things: Watches, cars, luxury affiliation promotes longing and jealousy even amongst the rich. It doesn't matter if you can afford a Seiko or a Mille, the whole idea is desire that is never truly filled. 2: Watch companies need better images of watches. I want to see what I'm buying, give me easy to find specs and then give me resources to explore that movement, complication, etc. I go to the boutique or online last. Sometimes I never see the watch until it's bought. Give me resources to better visualize and research that type of buying that's just super common now.

[@vaclav_fejt]

My pet peeves: - Numbers with flagless 1's (and IMHO tasteless typefaces in general). E.g. Timex has some great typefaces for numerals ( Weekender

[@jeffreyschreiber8679]

Don’t get the automatic “I want to vomit when I see numerals cut off.” The IWC Portuguese is one of the most elegant and beautiful watch dials ever made, with only half a 12 and half a 6. All depends on the overall design as far as I am concerned.

[@diavalus]

These are the same staying away from a watch because it is 0.5 mm bigger or smaller than the previous generation

[@gerardogarcia-trio3572]

I like when a complication cuts indexes, I see it as an embellishment, a desirable design. I love especially when a sub-seconds subdial at six cuts the numeral, a design that is actually very old and normally gives the watch vintage and elegant look. Talking about bad websites, I hate when they don't include all the actual models the brand has, like Seiko o Citizen, with models that are actually impossible to discover there.

[@matthewbrotman2907]

My pet peeve: the “Special Edition of the Month Club”. Looking at you, Seiko.

[@Cbey2121]

Man's avoiding the moonswatch like covid 19.

[@sinjon]

To the last pet peeve, I agree. Many brands could build better websites that are easier to Navigate. Longines website, for example, has gotten better but it used to be horrendous to find a certain watch. Still needs improvement.

[@tipoomaster]

I know you know this already, but you gotta do a MoonSwatch reaction

[@jb6027]

Excellent points made in this video. Well done.

[@ljf1113]

Interesting comment about Oris and catering to multiple sizes. I would love the Calibre 403 big crown with the small seconds, but 38mm is too small for me. If it came in a 40-42 I would buy it in a heartbeat. Really wish they would offer that up

[@thisoldbelair]

Teddy, do another subscriber collection video!! I really enjoyed that.

[@gregbrown4261]

Specifically about dial text, just stick to a single measure for water resistance. Really no need to say "200m = 660 ft".

[@gregbrown4261]

@Max E not exactly true, but the measure is meaningless anyway. It’s only informative to someone who knows e.g. that 100m WR is for swimming and 200m is for diving and 30m is splash resistance.

[@williamthomas6106]

My pet peeve is the the whole quartz snobbery bit. Either it's the argument that quartz has "no soul", or the "second hands don't hit the indexes" BS. Most mechanical movements are mass produced, so a mechanical watch constructed by a robot, is no more "soulful" than a quartz watch constructed by a robot. And then the whole "second hand doesn't hit all the index marks" fake narrative. Quartz movements could be made with stepper motors that run at 3 to 4 hz, and that would mimic the "mechanical" sweep. The Bulova Precisionist, does just that. But doing this will drastically reduce the battery life. A 1hz tick maximizes battery life, plain and simple, but that single tick will reveal any misalignment of the movement in the case, or any backlash that must exist in the gearing. Mechanicals have backlash and misalignment too, but it's masked by it's 3hz to 4hz sweep.

[@waynejohnson3214]

I hate any bracelet that doesn't have a size adjustment other than adding/removing a link. If you shell out your money, you want a bracelet that fits. Anything at $1k and above should have a glide lock adjustment in the clasp. Butterfly clasps should go the way of the dodo bird.

[@russianbot842]

Teddy, this video gave me a great idea. Maybe you could request your subscribers to send in pictures/video of their watch collections and you could review some of the coolest ones on the channel :) I think it could be a cool series. Big fan, Teddy.

[@adbraham]

Both JLC and Oris have not-so-good websites, sometimes it’s hard to find the watch you are looking for even when you already know that particular model actually exists! The casual visitor to these sites has next to no chance!

[@chrishyde7798]

Same with Ball watches. Poor website to navigate.

[@jh-il5sb]

totally agree with the oris website, love the brand but hate the website.....you can add tudor's website to the list

[@dioxviad]

Pet peeve; happy meal omega watches

[@realalexmackenzie]

Why is the Tiny Wrist Club so vocal? I don't spend a bunch of time advocating for LARGER watches. Why is it so hard to accept that we all come in different sizes? There are many great watches that I will never own because they would look far too dainty on my wrists and for my frame. I'm well north of 6 feet and can find my way to the weight stack at the gym. My dressier watches never go below 42mm and my diver or similar style all begin at 44mm. I've managed to assemble a fantastic collection within the aforementioned parameters, but there are simply watches I will never own.

[@joshuanw9805]

I would think it’s because there are more large watches (counting 41+ as larger) than smaller sized ones. Especially at a more affordable price point. As someone with larger wrists do you see it as the other way around?

[@realalexmackenzie]

@@joshuanw9805 I guess when it is the watch you really desire, and it isn't in the size you want, no matter where you fit on the spectrum, you will notice it and form an impression that it is more prevalent. I have a long list of watches that are on my wish list, but they are all vetted to be size appropriate, so it is hard for me to say how many I've considered and moved on from on the size limitation. Don't get me wrong, I don't think I'm limited for choices. I also don't think the smaller end of the market is limited either. For me, there are brands I would include in my collection if sizing were on point for me. I have no Rolex at present. Had an SD43 but found it a little on the smaller side. I love Grand Seiko, but find all but their diver and GMT lines to be too small.

[@chrislim7976]

If the trend returns to smaller more classic sizes I'm sure we will hear more from the large wrist club.

[@stephen9609]

Watch KZbinrs making it seem like 42mm is large. Or that 1mm change is significant... I watched videos during the lockdown and thought watches would be huge - then I tried them on and 42mm is totally fine for even an average size wrist

[@carlobena8636]

Does anyone know what equipment he is using for his videos? The quality is really superb and the shots of the watches are really crisp.

[@christopherschwab7781]

Can you make a Video of the new Omega Swatch watches? I think it’d be interesting to hear your thoughts

[@SketeStevens]

Yo my boy Teddy, your the fucking man. You are a true hustler/player like myself. Rolex coming out with white gold pieces that people scoop assuming that there will not be a steel one as well, then dropping the steel one a few years later making it almost pointless for them to spend three times the amount on a watch that no one can tell the difference. I want to say they did this with the GMT Pepsi. all jokes aside you are a self-made boss that stuck to the one true formula to success which is sacrifice, and hard work. You go hard for the paper, and most importantly you earn a good living and doing something that truly interests you, that's what I'm talking about. I'm pretty sure that you have a mess a nice little team of haters, never mind them. for some reason there are people out there who are bothered by the next man's success and happiness, it literally blows my f****** mind. I always think to myself, if you want to get paid like me, then go ahead and start something and sacrifice long days and stress-filled nights until you are getting it as well?

[@truthdragon7719]

Really like the text on the dial of my Pelagos, my Sinn 556A looks to bare. More is more for me.

[@512TXSDIY]

Good video. Watch snobs are everywhere. You get a Rolex to impress others. Get a Grand Seiko to impress yourself. I like them both.

[@josephseidel489]

2 pet peeves - a skeletonized dial where the hands don't stand out enough to read them easily; an unframed date window.

[@joeftan]

OT, but have you ever covered Citizen Campanola watches? I’m new to your channel, but am really enjoying it!

[@Gumby56]

Love this channel, you cover everything.

[@parnelramlall2259]

Are we ever going to get a Teddy Baldassarre personal collection video? Or is there already one and I just missed it?

[@jcmartinez7527]

Odd number lug widths: Tag Heuer makes some watches with a 21.5 mm lug width. 22 won't fit. And 21 has too much play. Shit move by the company.

[@PabloTBrave]

Pet peeve 1) the grey market and people who want to keep multiple rolex cruelly locked up in a safe can get an unlimited amount of rolex but the guy who wants just one / two rolex that they will wear daily cant . Pet peeve 2) none colour match date windows as it would literally cost pennies to fix .

[@kevinfestner6126]

I finally decided on a Tissot PRX quartz blue dial that I talked down to 250 plus tax. I think it offered the most for the price. This will be a ubiquitous watch and the 320 plus price tag was a bit steep. I was amazed I could talk it down.

[@freek2409]

I hate how for example Seiko puts a day/date complication on nearly every watch they put out in the lower to mid tier. Some people may like it, but if you don't there's nothing for you there.

[@metallicarchaea1820]

The reason for that is that it puts on an air of "value" on that range of watch and thus it helps to sell to those who may be on the fence about buying a wristwatch especially as it is mostly an anachronism and most would buy a smartwatch anyway. It costs them almost nothing as their starter modern movements/calibers can do a day-date complication. Not to necessarily discount your desire or taste but I imagine not that many people would buy a low to mid tier watch specifically without such a complication.

[@matthewyonkman5692]

I don't mind dial text as long as it is unobtrusive. I also don't mind it if it meaningfully fills negative space in an aesthetically pleasing way.

[@chem9773]

I agree 💯

[@bridgetdoyle3788]

I can't even use Teddy's website because of the "join our newsletter" being unable to exit

[@gladlawson61]

EVERYONE SHOULD LIKE WHAT I LIKE.

[@bboooobbyy]

I dont understand complaints about lug width. I want the best width for the design, not for the potential that I might want to change straps in the future.

[@jayblue673]

Pet peeve: True watch enthusiast losing to brand chasers. I don't think the many people in line for the OmegaxSwatch are authentic watch enthusiasts. Most are probably looking to trade up their Daniel Wellington or MVMT watches, just chasing a higher prestige brand. I don't recall a long line-up when Timex collaborated with Pac-man...Or even the Bulova Lunar Pilot. lol

[@chrisgrieves1468]

Suggestion box: Wrist watch check. What are you wearing Teddy?

[@parallax3553]

Hey Teddy, Please review some HMT watches!

[@philippe4106]

How can less be more? More is more.

[@VikrantLudhra]

seiko has taken out some region specific models like the alpinist for europe which was limited edition and then launching it globally (i dont remember the exact model number)

[@navieenn]

Hey Teddy, what's your take on the Omega x Swatch Moonswatch

[@Patrick_B687-3]

Speculators. Demand for larger cases and those who 36mm is tiny. Crowns at 10, or 11 O’clock. Can’t stand them. Your site is one of the best I’ve ever tried to navigate, and wish they were all as easy.

[@sylinmino]

People judging watches purely by the specs sheet and not by the finishing, ergonomics, the movement QC/durability on those specs, design, comfort, etc. Those things matter SO much more than the raw specs. In so many cases you need to try pieces on before making sweeping judgments.