SOTC Watches 2021 | State Of The Watch Collection

It's time for another state of the collection video! Showcasing you my watch collection at this moment, at the end of the year 2021. A whole lot of watches have come and gone, some candidates in the watch box at the moment that might stand the test of time! Holiday shopping is upon us and I'm sharing with you a vast collection of Amazon affiliate links for that purpose! Look below for all the video-related watches I could find on Amazon.
United States:
amzn.to/3IqBXEY (Seiko SNK809)
amzn.to/3dobtp9 (Seiko SNKL41)
amzn.to/31wkUk7 (Casio AE1200WH black)
amzn.to/3dr8IUi (Casio AE1200WH metal)
amzn.to/3GgkME7 (Casio G-Shock DW5600BB)
amzn.to/3EvKW59 (Casio A168WEM)
amzn.to/31oCPtb (Seiko SNZF17)
amzn.to/3Ev3hQ2 (Orient M-Force)
BONUS: amzn.to/3pviLgx (What I would go for right now)
United Kingdom:
amzn.to/31tHZDH (Seiko SNK809)
amzn.to/3IoNCnG (Seiko SNKL43 blue)
amzn.to/3lDxSU4 (Casio AE1200WH black)
amzn.to/3InhC3k (Casio AE1200WH metal)
amzn.to/3oAu345 (Casio G-Shock DW5600BB)
amzn.to/3osaNFN (Casio A168WEM)
amzn.to/3Ii5DnH (Seiko SNZF17)
amzn.to/3rCUgAP (Orient M-Force)
BONUS: amzn.to/3pxhjKI (What I would go for right now)
Germany:
amzn.to/3puRmvl (Seiko SNK809)
amzn.to/3xXYXWY (Seiko SNKL41)
amzn.to/3doJAgJ (Casio AE1200WH black)
amzn.to/3EvDtmG (Casio AE1200WH metal)
amzn.to/3y01rnV (Casio G-Shock DW5600BB)
amzn.to/3dmjFX2 (Casio A168WEM)
amzn.to/3IkQP7I (Orient M-Force)
BONUS: amzn.to/32XiDi9 (What I would go for right now)
Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored. I do use affiliate links when linking products in the video description. Nordic Watch Channel is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
ALSO, check out great quality hand made straps from Finland at:
nordicwatchstraps.mycashflow.fi/
Timestamps:
0:48 Categories
1:43 Seiko SNX425
3:15 Sinn 556A
6:20 Seiko SNK809
7:15 Seiko SNKL41
8:41 Seiko Sarb033
10:05 Casio AE1200WH
12:11 Casio G-Shock Dw5600BB
14:03 Casio A168WEM
15:22 Vintage Leijona
17:20 Vintage Tissot
18:05 Vintage Credor
20:20 Vintage Seiko Sea Horse
22:07 Seiko SKX009
23:07 Seiko SNZF17
25:04 Orient M-Force
27:09 Steinhart Ocean One 39
29:31 Certina DS Action Diver 38
31:50 Wrapping it up
Links to other videos:
Yema Flygraf Pilot M2 Review:
• Yema Flygraf Pilot M2 ...
Orient M-Force Review:
• Orient M-Force UNBOXIN...
Seiko SPB103 Green SUMO Review:
• Seiko Green Sumo SPB10...
Casio G-Shock DW5600BB Review:
• Casio DW5600BB Review!...
Casio A168WEM Review:
• Casio A168WEM Review |...
Seiko 5 SNKL41 Review:
• Seiko 5 SNKL41 Review ...
Seiko SNZF17 Sea Urchin Review:
• Seiko 5 SNZF17 "Sea Ur...
#SOTC #SOTC2021 #NordicWatchChannel

[@YachtRockFiend]

Hey, great vid! Love your SeaHorse and the Steinhart Ocean One!

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you! I think the SeaHorse is beautiful too, should wear it more.. the Steinhart is great too! Despite me saying ”it might stay for a long time” I actually sold it a month back😁

[@elhassaneshrik9297]

Very nice taste in watches. Thanks for showing us your collection. I really the seiko sarb

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you very much and I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊I really like the sarb too, a classic!

[@robalexander7348]

Hi Anders, you have a nice collection of watches, keep collecting and enjoy them. Greetings from Australia " Down Under " 👍 ⌚

[@NordicWatchChannel]

I will! Thank you and greetings back from the other side of the world :)

[@vashdeath]

That Seiko seahorse is absolutely gorgeous! Wish they made more watches with this aesthetic

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you! Yeah I agree! Grand Seiko do more with this kind of classic look but the prices are in a different league🤪

[@asiantimepieces]

Stunning collection!

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you very much! :)

[@WATCHingJames]

Lovely collection.

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you :)

[@dalliizz]

keep up the grind!

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thanks! I sure will💪🏼

[@dronelogs6099]

Nice watches! It‘s cool to see, that I‘m not the only pilot with a Sinn :) Greetings from Frankfurt

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you! I’m pretty sure that we’re not the only 2 either😁 Vielen dank!

[@jonathanlau6964]

Just stumbled on your site after watching your Nato strap shortening trick video. Very cool about the two coins. I have a larger wrist and thus my Sinn 556 IB is one of my smaller watches and thus, not sure if I will end up subscribing, but I wanted to say that you have a great collection. Again, even though I wouldn't likely get many of these watches, your Credor is INCREDIBLE!! The design and quality/construction is truly fantastic and if you got it for around 200 euros, that has got to be one of the best steals I have ever seen online. I know people will say that the design is going to seem too "inspired", but I do think that it can stand on its own and that bracelet and clasp are incredibly cool. Your vintage Seiko is also gorgeous! That is definitely a keeper as well! Congratulations on your pilot's license... once you start to make a bit more money... I suspect some of your comments about some of your watches "staying for a long time", including your Steinhart.... will not end up holding weight as your taste becomes more refined and your disposable income increases. For example... I do suspect that you will start gravitating to slightly smaller and thinner divers and thus I think your Steinhart will end up leaving your collection if you can afford something like a 37mm Rado Captain Cook as an example that will fit even smaller (and in my opinion better) than your Certina. Anyways... I should shut up. Just wanted to say... a fantastic start and congratulations on a great site (from the 2 videos I have seen) and your upcoming professional career in aviation.

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you for this comment, made my day! I really like the Credor too, it feels very unique to me for some reason. Thank you for the congrats, hopefully this pandemic will loosen its stranglehold on the aviation industry and that will happen at some point in my life :D You are probably correct about the Steinhart for example. It's a nice watch for the money, but it hasn't gained any sentimental value, which is crucial for me personally (when it comes to actual keepers). The Sinn on the other hand will probably never leave my collection, since it is symbolizes a personal milestone/achievement. The Steinhart and Certina have been great for opening up the world of smaller divers to me! The way the market trend seems to be moving at the moment, I suspect we will be seeing some great small-diver options in the upcoming years! Thank you also for the kind words about the channel, means a lot to me! :)

[@jonathanlau6964]

@@NordicWatchChannel I am definitely not knocking your Steinhart or Certina. For the money they are fantastic. I have a Squale GMT and I have kept it despite the "homage" part of it and it is a totally fine watch, but it lacks the character of all of the other watches that I own and definitely the watches that you own. And you will eventually find that there are watches that you keep going back to over and over again and those often are "unique" watches with respect to their design and the way the feel and their proportions. Your Sinn should never leave your collection. I bought my Sinn when I was in Australia for a year doing some further training there and it will always remind me of that. I have a Frederique Constant Manufacture chronograph that I bought after I finished my orthopedic residency and I lost it after less than 24 hours owning it. I put it on the top storage shelf of a train and forgot about it when I got off the train. I was sooo mad and distraught and after I knew it would never turn up, I bought another one. Now that I have refined my taste, it is a bit too big and I dont love it as much, but I am unlikely to get rid of it because the story that it tells. But... that is what I would continue to encourage... Get watches that tell part of your life story. You have an amazing collection in terms of best watches for their value (though I would consider a Hamilton Khaki mechanical for you - it is 38 mm and thin and good value) and moving forward, I would start saving up for watches that are minimum $1000 (unless you are buying vintage) and aspiring for these watches instead. That being said... that might be bad advice for a guy doing a youtube channel on watches as it might be hard to create more content. Anyways... Fantastic work! Keep it up and all the best!

[@NordicWatchChannel]

I know exactly what you are saying with the Steinhart, Certina and Squale etc. Great value, little character. Oh no, that’s terrible what happened to your FC😂 But makes for a good story afterwards! Just like your preference has pivoted from the FC towards smaller watches, so has mine since my first mechanical watch (SNZF17). Even though I seldom wear it due to its larger size, it has so much sentimental value that I won’t ever sell it. Even less because it is worth so little money, so that’s an even worse trade-off. I’ll take memories over 100 bucks anytime🤓 I am constantly on the lookout for a good Hamilton Khaki deal, and it will certainly enter my collection at some point👍🏻 I will probably add another ”mid-tear” piece to my collection this year. As for the content, I will keep buying and trying out all kinds of affordable watches and many will come and go, it’s all good fun! Along the way, some might stick around etc😊 It’s a tricky combination to make content and collect watches, but I think I’m finding a nice middle ground😎 All the best!

[@nirfz]

The 556 is just a great looking watch! I have an older one from the time when there was none with numberals. (Back then they still had the 656 for that. But with the 556 they put lume on every minute index. No idea when or why they stopped doing that.) It is to this day the best looking watch in my eyes. It was my first auto, and after some time i bought a 857 for work, as i didn't want to scratch the 556. The 857 i have, has a tegimented case, and after 4 years of not really babying it it has no scratch in the casing or the crystal. Only in the bezel insert have i managed to get a little scratch. I don't get the problem with the AR coating getting scratched. I should have many of those scratches if that would be a problem. But i don't. (I mean i don't drag it across a stone wall or things like that, but i have to put my hands in electrical and electronics cabinets and housings. Sharp metal edges in there that not just cut skin, but leave their marks on watch casings and acrylic crystals for fun.) My 3rd Watch is a G-shock. Like you, i always thought they are way to big for my wrist. But in 07 i found a g-shock model (2900) that fits great and i bought it for legibility and the advertized 10 years battery life. (it still runs on it's first battery sitting on my arm while i write this, as i brought both my Sinn watches to get them serviced. Miss them) The funniest thing about buying the G-Shock was the young sales lady... She took the watch out of the Display they had and showed me. When i said i want to buy it, she opened a little cupboard to retrieve the original box and papers, but instictively threw the watch into the cupboard. (like if she wanted to throw trash into a bin) As soon as it left her hand she froze in shock realizing what she just had done. Frantically appoligized with a very red face and inspected the watch and gave it to me to inspect.(i think it was the only one of that model they had in stock) I had to laugh and tell her, that that's probably the only watch where this does not bother me and maybe could work as a sales argument. I think she felt pretty relieved after that. And of course the watch had no marks or anything.

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Sounds like a nice collection, congrats! Hahah that’s a funny story😂 I can imagine how the salesrep felt after doing that haha. Thanks for that!

[@theprogressivegoldbug1134]

I understand that the Certina brand is very popular in the Nordic countries. These watches are not sold through authorised dealers in North America and I find them exceptional value for the money. (I now own 4 🙂)

[@NordicWatchChannel]

It seems to be quite popular! A little less among enthusiasts (or seems so to me), but really common sight in watch-stores. So I think very many ”normal” consumer buy Certina as a premium watch over here. Also common among watchnerds, but not in proportion to the amount you see in stores. That’s really surprising to hear! I would never have guessed that they aren’t sold by AD’s over there. Is that a sure fact? Very nice! What 4 models do you have?

[@theprogressivegoldbug1134]

Nordic Watch Channel I believe this year Hodinkee became an authorised dealer for a few Certina models. Over here, if you want Certina you have to buy either pre-owned or gray market. I own 2 DS podiums, 1 DS-4, and a DS-1 day/date. All these models have the Eta 2824-2 base movement (easier to regulate if you are a hobbyist). The newer powermatic movements are almost impossible for non-professional watchmakers to adjust/regulate.

[@NordicWatchChannel]

@@theprogressivegoldbug1134 Nice collection! Ok, maybe Hodinkee will break the ice and the rest will follow😁 I didn’t know that about the powermatic movements. I don’t really do any fiddling under the bonnet myself. The only time I did I messed up a 7s26 pretty bad😂😂

[@mahboobahmad9743]

Hi Anders, that is a lovely collection. I wish I had that sarb, guess I missed that boat. I really like the leijona, it's very beautiful. Would like to know more about this brand and is it available in UK??

[@NordicWatchChannel]

I thought I had missed the sarb boat too, but they do show up every now and then for a reasonable price (300-500 EUR), at least in Finland. I’m not so sure you’ll be able to find Leijona in the UK.. but they are really abundent in Finland! You can get really beautiful ones for 50-100 euros. I paid 80 for this one and 40 (or 50) for the one on my previous SOTC! So maybe try to find some online in Finland and get it shipped🤔

[@omegaknight01]

Credor wow!!! 👍👍👍

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thanks! I like it too😎

[@SsingAhh]

Love your collections! Very versatile. Can i ask why you sold seiko srpe53?

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you! Well it just came down to the watch not getting enough wrist time. I also got a good opportunity to flip it to the cocktail time with some cash in between so I was interested to see the 38mm cocktail time🤓 still love this model tho

[@sibtainali3814]

Lovely Watch Collection! I have 8 G Shock and 1 Casio Enticer. After going through 100s of watches under $1000 available in India. I have shortlisted 4 New Seiko 5 which are Pepsi, Orange, Beige Dial and Olive Green Dial. I want to know whether these 4 watches are fine for Business Casual, Formal and some Casual Swimming scenario?

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you! You commented about this topic on my Seiko 5 review, check my answer there and we can continue the discussion there :)

[@icke6937]

Nice Collection! I personally cant decide if i should buy the snkl41 oder the srpe51. Dose anyone can help ne out? And by the way, where do you get the sarb033 for 400 Euro? Every piece i find costs around 1000 Euro

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thanks! Depends a little bit on your personal style maybe? The srpe51 is a little bit more rugged than the elegant snkl41 in my opinion. Srpe51 is a little bit more expensive but it is a superior watch with regard to movement and water resistance. Also depends on your wrist size. If you have a wrist that is the same size or smaller than mine, I would gravitate towards the snkl41. Where are you from? I recommend joining enthusiast groups on facebook and joining local internet forums. I can only speak about the Finnish community, but in those groups I do see sarb033/035 go for less than 500 every month.

[@morgan97475]

Nice collection there. Where did you get that watch case?

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Thank you! The case is by Wolf. A store in my home town sold them for a while before going broke, but they can be bought online👍🏻

[@nintendokings]

Love that Leijona. Where did you find it at that price?

[@NordicWatchChannel]

I bought it from a fellow watch enthusiast via a Facebook group :) I think the guy does some maintenance himself before he sells👍🏻

[@christiank1014]

Happy Independence Day 15:25 ! 🦁

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Indeed🤓 Obviously the worn watch for this day!

[@davidb9531]

Congrats on your 556a I’ve recently picked one up also and it feels like my exit watch, not sure why you’d pay 5k for an explorer when this ticks all the boxes

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Congrats to you as well, nice choice ;) Sure, why not! Also really like the explorer and they have a lot of similarities. However, the Sinn is less dressy for sure. One thing is for sure: give a watch enthusiast some time with his ”exit” watch and he/she will come up with another one to want🤣

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

May I know the credor ref number?

[@NordicWatchChannel]

Sure thing mate! The ref is 9300-5070 to my knowledge😊