Shocking Viral Watch List: Review, Reranking, and Surprises! | Between the Lugs Ep. 03

[@WparuSlowach]

For me the most underrated is Frederique Constant and Montblanc (Minerva) the quality for money is unmatched. Their manufacture movements are one of the best for money. Christopher Ward = Farer I would even prefer Farer because of unique DNA and smile which those watches gives you. Quality is the same and sometimes even better on Farer watches. Hamilton is in the same level as Mido, which is tier above Tissot and Certina but tier down vs Longines, Union etc.

[@TheWatchBros]

I can get on board with most of this. Love some Montblanc btw... amazing value for the money!

[@obiyahu8889]

Keep up the great work gentlemen, you guys are obvious true watch enthusist! Just get us those close ups of the wrist check, wish you guys the best of luck peace.

[@TheWatchBros]

Thanks... we appreciate the kind words! We're definitely going to add that soon 👍

[@dinodavanzo8536]

Hey Guys, just started watching your channel. I like it. Keep the content coming. A suggestion if I may…if you’re going to do a wrist check, give us a good look at the piece on your wrist. It’s torture not to see them. Cheers

[@TheWatchBros]

Haha, we'll keep that in mind. We can try to setup an overhead cam or just do a better job of putting it up and holding still for longer. Either way, we got you! Thanks for the support!

[@obiyahu8889]

We wanna see....We wanna see...We wanna see 😅

[@kevinfernandez8416]

@@TheWatchBros or just do some b roll prior to filming or after filming and add it into the video ❤

[@Joseph-gv]

Just watched a few of your videos and really enjoying them! The discussion and production quality is excellent.

[@TheWatchBros]

Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad you are enjoying the content. Some more fantastic content coming out soon.

[@Mieznn]

Just found your channel. Nice videos

[@TheWatchBros]

Thanks and happy you're here! 👊 - Jason

[@woozertoo]

Could you out up this chart from time to time during this video? The visual would help with following your discussion.

[@TheWatchBros]

I will see if we can provide a link in the description to it so anyone can view it or download it. We're still learning and growing, so we'll try to do alittle better next time. Thanks for watching!

[@FelixDavilaProductions]

Will definitely make sure of that next time - editor

[@kevinfernandez8416]

I love the Ming shout out. I have a few from them and now that the hype has died down they can be appreciated without all the flipping. I’ve heard they’re opening up their own manufacturing facility

[@TheWatchBros]

Oh nice! That would be so dope and would make them just that much better! I love this watch house. There's just something special about a Ming! - Jason

[@caseybvpa]

Just found you guys, great show and great content on your channel! I basically agree with all your takes, with possibly the exception of Blancpain…I personally don’t think they’re overrated due to their heritage and their movement decoration, but like you said that’s just my perception. Keep up the great work!

[@TheWatchBros]

So happy you found us! Thanks for watching and hope you come back for more 🙌

[@ishamallot]

Keep up the good work, thanks for the fun,

[@TheWatchBros]

We appreciate the support! I means alot 🙏

[@masanobuyamamoto6395]

I wouldn’t say Blancpain is overrated cause the design language of the brand does speak to me, but yes I agree the Fifty Fathoms is overpriced. I recently bought a pre-owned standard steel Fifty Fathoms for my 29 birthday after exposed to the brand by the Swatch collab. I would love to own the new FF 42mm in titanium but the retail price is ridiculously expensive. For now I am happy with my pre-owned FF

[@TheWatchBros]

That's such a great watch! Thanks for finding our channel and happy collecting!

[@seisenbe]

Corum “Bubble” has some heritage. Interesting designs.

[@TheWatchBros]

Nice! We’ll check it out 🙌 - Jason

[@fjpae]

I agree with some of the comments already made: (1) show the graphs for reference, (2) show the watches you are talking about and (3) show closeups of the watches you wear during the wrist-check part.

[@TheWatchBros]

We agree and are working to improve that on future episodes. Thanks for the feedback 😉 - Jason

[@fjpae]

Great! Keep up the good work!

[@TheWatchBros]

Thank you! - Jason

[@armylog]

Never been first! Love the show.

[@TheWatchBros]

Thank you! We appreciate the support.

[@oxtalks]

checking out the channel for the first time. Great style and conversation, just subbed. I own the AP 15510 SS black dial but what is beating it hands down as my daily is the VC overseas chrono reverse panda black dial. Such a beast, weight, craftsmanship, finishing and movement. Have you guys had that one on the wrist before? Retail is way too high imo but you can pick one up grey market nice discount. Worth a look.

[@TheWatchBros]

Nice! Really happy you found us. I've not had the chrono on the wrist, but have had the overseas 3 hand blue dial on the wrist. Gorgeous piece and looks soooo much better in the metal than photos can show. I would love to see yours... that reverse panda sounds beautiful. Hope to have more convos in the near future 👊

[@oxtalks]

@@TheWatchBrosFor sure. The chrono is a bit bigger at 42.5mm and chunkier on the wrist. 👍💪

[@curt4930]

Guys really frustrating not to see the watch you are discussing, Tudor sounds great but we don’t see it!!

[@TheWatchBros]

@@curt4930 agree. We’re going to make some changes so we can show the watches on our wrist better. Thanks for joining our community!

[@bjeep99dad24]

Good stuff guys 👍 I’d have loved to see a close up of your watches during wristcheck 😄👍 I don’t know about Bvlgary… heck a watch brand with some crazy capabilities. I’d not downgrade them. Old brand known for high end jewelery rather than perfume and watches for about 50 years. Piaget I think deserves more cred but I don’t like their style. I am with you on Tag. Also can’t agree more on GP, it’s way underrated and Laureato is not even the top of their games. And for the record I’m so glad I didn’t sell it to chase the next Rolex, and instead kept it because I love it and enjoy wearing it. Excellent craftsmanship and superb clous de Paris dial. I prefer its softer lines and curves to the AP more angular lines personally. That’s what attracted me to it in the high end integrated bracelet steel sport watch offerings. Btw with regards to CW, glad they finally figured out their logo 😁 and I have a LE Bel Canto on preorder since last year that should land later this summer 😛 Keep up the good work.

[@TheWatchBros]

Appreciate the feedback and adding to the conversation. You da man, man 💪

[@murphyman104]

Felix, let's get chapter markers in these videos! I can't be the only person who scans longer YT videos for takes on something specific, and ends up sticking around for the rest.

[@TheWatchBros]

I’ve screenshot and sending it over to him - Jason

[@MrMacnico]

Don't think you can put Blancpain with Rolex and IWC ... You guys see only the FF but if you look further in their catalogue, they do some impressive in-house high complications ... They might not be Patek level but they're JLC level without doubt.. otherwise cool videos, would be nice to see more watch shots👌

[@TheWatchBros]

Yes, they have some other really nice pieces besides the FF. It's just what most people think about when talking Blancpain. Thanks for find us and hope you follow for more! 🙌 - Jason

[@Benzo1818]

I like your channel…if I can make a recommendation(?)…if you guys could put up a photo of the watch you’re talking about during the “wrist watch check” that’d be great. Or at least a zoom in. Even though most of us a re familiar with the watches…a little photo reminder would help keep everyone on the point in the conversation. Either way…so far I like your content, keep it up 👍🏻

[@TheWatchBros]

Really glad you found us. We'll take this into consideration. It's just sometimes, time restraints and posting deadlines, can keep us from getting everything we want in a video. But we are trying to get better and we'll work on this for future videos 👊

[@Benzo1818]

@@TheWatchBros i get it…I recommend with the utter most humility. It’s not gonna make or break my opinion. It’s ways for me to sit back & “Monday Morning QB” ☺️

[@revenanke3132]

"You can't take one watch and rank it with Patek and AP." Isn't that exactly what AP has? Just the Royal Oak? They used to have interesting watches but now they've become like Rolex.

[@TheWatchBros]

They have a lot more than the RO. The most interesting of them is the Code 11.59 with many versions and complications. So no, it’s not just one watch.

[@revenanke3132]

@@TheWatchBros The Code is the only other watch that isn't a RO variant, and I never see people wear or talk about it. AP is The Royal Oak Watch Company and a sliver of their heritage. I personally think Patek is in a class of their own that only A Lange has been able to challenge, and cringe whenever "the holy trinity" is mentioned, lumping VC and AP in with them.

[@TheWatchBros]

@@revenanke3132I own 3 of the houses you’ve mentioned. I can say that they are all in a special class. The finish work from AP is noticeably higher than Patek. Pateks dressier design language is second to none, and Lange is the the all around package. Side note… not sure if you caught it in the video, but Lange uses AP to provide many of their pieces with their cases. I also have a AP Code 11.59 Starwheel and can attest that hands down it’s one of the most beautiful watches I’ve laid eyes on. That case has so much character with the soul of something traditional. The blending of sport and dress in that piece is just a feat that is rarely seen in modern watch making. We’re happy you’ve found us and look forward to chatting some more in the future 👊 - Jason

[@revenanke3132]

@@TheWatchBros Ok, I take back what I said and rephrase it to me hoping AP is able to expand their offerings in the years coming so we can see more APs worn than just the RO.

[@revenanke3132]

I totally agree with all your takes on the tier list. You should create your own version of it and circulate it. It's misleading a lot of people.

[@TheWatchBros]

Appreciate they high remarks 👊

[@ritul89]

alright mate.. you have gotten me replacing hodinkee with you guys! . . a brilliant video.. i went through that tier list and reranked it with respect to VALUE.. and results were interesting... Longines came in at the top of the tiers for me.. i wonder what your thought would be from a value perspective!

[@TheWatchBros]

From a value perspective, Longines is almost impossible to beat. Heritage, movement, finish work, and design at their price point is impeccable. Thanks for the support, it very much appreciated 🙌 - Jason

[@WilsonCQB1911]

The whole idea of this tier list and gatekeeping is stupid. Don't feed into it.

[@TheWatchBros]

@@WilsonCQB1911 yeah… we wanted to have a look and discussion because it’s been rotating through social recently

[@seisenbe]

I think it can educate someone just getting into collecting.

[@Bemjji]

The problem with TAG is that it can land in about 3 of those categories.

[@TheWatchBros]

There's a lot of truth in that statement and cannot disagree with it at all. We're just so excited that they've finally woke up in the past few years! I think they're ready to spend some real dollars internally to improve their products/design/complications. So our assessment is mainly focused on TAG right now and where we see them going. But yeah, they have some issues with the lower-end stuff for sure.

[@surferbuoy4690]

Took 10min to get to the topic. jeez

[@TheWatchBros]

Haha... yeah we're still learning 🤷‍♂️. If you can stick around, I promise we'll get better and use the time better. Thanks for checking us out either way... we're happy to have you!

[@Mate2Frio]

A bit slow pace. The first section of this should have been 3 min not almost 10min. AP Royal Oak .. After bashing Rolex for not being creative here we have watch shape so over played there is a casio version. AP beat the drum too long on that design and haven't done much more. They seem to have two watch designs and that's it... the royal oak and code 11.59.

[@TheWatchBros]

I don't disagree necessarily. But both lines in AP are more creative, better finished, better movements, and a much better bracelet than Rolex. Although they're 3 to 5 times more at retail too. So I guess they better be.

[@almeladze]

I would love to debate this list with these guys. we're not seeing the list but hearing some of these opinions makes my hair move...

[@TheWatchBros]

Let us know what you think and how you would rank differently. The list comes up at the beginning of the video. We’d like to hear your opinion 👊 - Jason

[@almeladze]

@@TheWatchBros Jason, it's not even about that specific ranking. You guys are right - there are a bunch of them out there and they all have debatable points. I was more referring to opinions expressed about Ulysse Nardin, Bvlgari, Piaget, Chopard, etc. For example, Piaget is one of the OG movement makers who used to duke it out with JLC in the thin movement contest. I know one of youz said that thin watches aren't your thing but in the watch space it is a real thing. Piage's antiplano watches are on par with some of the top dawg offerings from the holy trinity. Their pieces go as high as several hundred thousand dollars. They are an extremely reputable watchmaker that's not very hyped right now. Bvlgari - yes they are "relatively new" in watches but they have proper horological chops having purchased Gerald Genta and Daniel Roth manufactures. They do amazing retrogrades and the Octo Finissimo line has been smashing it. They have everything from tourbs to minute repeaters in the ultra-thin category. and who doesn't like Italian connection and Italian design? it's Michelangelo Buonarotti speaking to us through Fabrizion Buonamassa Stigliani! Come on maan! You said that you like GPs but "hate" UNs. They are the same company now. UN makes amazing timepieces - Sonata, Khingiz Khan, Royal Blue tourb, Freak.... Their perpetual calendar which can be adjusted in both directions is a marvel. they invented the easiest-to-use in the biz GMT plus minus system. they pioneered silicon use in movements before everyone else realized the advantages of this technology. they have the best in the biz grand feu enamel manufacturing capability...OK, you don't like their marine designs but they have the largest number of precision world records in the marine chronometer category and to this day supply so many navies with their instruments. There is so much more to them than the diver designs that you don't care for. I encourage you to watch Nico Lenard's recent videos about UN. It will be an eye-opener )

[@TheWatchBros]

I'll have to check that out. I like some of the Piaget pieces, but just not a big fan of their overall lineup. I can appreciate Bvlgari, but my not my cup of tea... personal preference. I do think some of their vintage stuff is beautiful. I know UN purchased GP, but still prefer GP design language of UN. I do think I need to take a deep dive into the brand after reading your comment tho. I love to geek out over history milestones and complication developments. Thanks for sharing and I'll do some more reading on UN... and probably Piaget too. I'm excited to learn more! - Jason

[@DA_Karas]

How is bovet ultra luxury? Who made this list? How did this goof rank Bovet ahead of PP, VC, and JLC?

[@TheWatchBros]

Yeah, there are some crazy outliers on this list for sure. We don't know who made it... but it was circulating around social there for awhile. - Jason