Talking Watches With Greg Norman

If you watched televised golf in the 1980s and '90s, then this Talking Watches guest is someone you know well. During his playing career, Greg Norman was a fixture on the PGA Tour who had a knack for being in contention in tournaments both large and small as they unfolded late on Sunday afternoons. (When Norman himself mentioned that he selected a certain watch to play with because it didn't reflect too much light in the afternoon sun, I found myself knowingly nodding along.) In all, he spent a total of 331 weeks as the world number-one, winning 91 international tournaments, 20 of which were PGA Tour events, as well as two British Open Championships. Norman came in second in seven other majors, and his status as an all-time great was cemented when he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. This is your official Talking Watches with golf legend Greg Norman.

[@speedwolf5212]

Is there a reason these are so short? This is the series that catapulted Hodinkee, there's no reason to edit them down so short. A solid 20-30min would be great, especially with icons like Greg Norman. Would love to hear him talk about watches & details he loves, life stories, future purchases, what he hopes to see from brands, regrets, etc.

[@SC-lo5ez]

GhostDiver short because basically Norman is not a passionate of watches obviously: he received most of his watches as gifts, never wore some and endorsed others for contract purposes. I don’t see any clue of true watch passionate here :(

[@JuanGarcia-gu4oe]

They should do two channels uncut and clips

[@DMBVR4]

You didn't get to the Panerai on his wrist nor half the watches on the table. Cmon now

[@rtomson]

Agreed. I mean it's talking WATCHES, not talking celebrities.

[@tytytyme33]

But still a good video. They went through the watches.

[@DMBVR4]

Tyler Peacock they went through some of them. They talked about his career more than his watches.

[@nickc2124]

They NEVER talk about the Panerais. I keep waiting but it doesn't happen.

[@DMBVR4]

Nick C that's a good point. They really don't do they?

[@Robert.Dickson]

Wish we heard more about the other watches on the table.

[@lapelcelery42]

Even just a single shot would have satisfied

[@rogerhaddad3406]

Yeah, so it would have been nice to talk about a few more of the watches on the table.

[@BigDutchKingTut]

Um and the rest?

[@matthewhardy5610]

I really appreciated this story on so many levels, not only the history and thought process behind Greg's selection of watches. But for me, the fact that he was a self-taught golfer who started at age 16 and accomplished what he did on the course is amazing.

[@watchesandburgers]

This episode of Talking Watches has the best chemistry and flow between the collector and interviewer. Greg and Jon seemed to have a very fluid conversation about the watches, and Mr. Norman's stories came across as very honest and real. Even though we have another "rich guy with gold Rolex" story, this one felt much more geniune. Like others in the comments, I'd love to see a "part 2" of this interview that covers the Panerai on his wrist and the Patek (tourbillon maybe?) on the table. As always, I look forward to more Talking Watches. Thanks!

[@kmannc]

Theres a collection I like to see, watches with story, and meaningful use to his life. Not a "I bought every rolex with red on the dial" type of collection. This is great!

[@GeorgeBridgetower]

The 1996 Masters still hurts and I only watched it. A few months later I had the privilege of following him during his second round of the US Open. (Shot a 66, including an eagle 2 at Oakland Hills's signature par 4 16th.) Even at the height of his talent he was a class act.

[@uroscvetkovic1887]

Man likes gold....

[@SohailKhan-kr4vy]

Great collection. Got me into gold color watches.

[@mrk131324]

Good one. But what‘s with all the other watches on the table? Instead of all the watches he paid for wearing them, I would rather been interested in the ones he picked himself. I saw a Breitling and maybe a Sinn.

[@CasinoQueenScotland]

Might be sponsorship politics at play, perhaps?

[@currencyworld]

Nice Patek, would have loved for them to go through the entire collection.

[@cyllenus]

outstanding! glad i came across this interview. wish it were longer.

[@viniciussalezzegama1631]

Talking Watches with Eric Clapton!

[@theplasticdesert2408]

vinicius sg better hurry he’s selling them all by the looks of it

[@viniciussalezzegama1631]

Matt Ashe yeah....

[@brenovsky]

Wow! Really?! Why? How did you know that?

[@theplasticdesert2408]

brenovsky he’s already sold the Patek and he often sells his stuff to help fund his rehab clinic in the Caribbean. He’s getting older, has young children blah blah.

[@brenovsky]

Oh, ok! I thought he was going all in... or out! ehehe Thanks!

[@seanm3226]

Has Greg Norman actually ever purchased a wristwatch.

[@dashlama1936]

Seriously, we need more of talking watches or we’ll have to start signing petition.

[@captgilger3439]

Loved this but so wish there was more!!

[@stonems61]

Greg Norman, what a true gentlemen.

[@MrRoyck10]

Excellent collection and he is extremely privileged to have most of his watches as a gift, bar the Cartier Pashsa.

[@Mister19Eleven]

The whole time I'm thinking of all the watches worn while playing on the course over the years and the shock and impact those watches must have taken from all those golf swings.

[@SohailKhan-kr4vy]

Greg Norman is such a great talker. Even his collection got me into the gold color watches.

[@TmasonJ_13]

🔥 collection

[@Will-hc4xv]

We needed this one.

[@ryanmcgarry2058]

Dude was gifted a hell of a collection.

[@henrylee8510]

He was my favorite golfer, nice to know he likes watches too.

[@bubbab7792]

Need more of these. Good video. Thank you.

[@bobbydazzler1780]

A watch collection that any man would be proud of and some exquisite timepieces. This guy knows his watches and it’s great to see his passion for his collection and how they hold sentimental value for him. Bravo.

[@dlock]

Excellent episode! Thank you!

[@vansnguyen]

Lol... "most of my tee times on the weekend were in the late afternoon" #humblebrag

[@KYExtemper]

It's the truth.

[@golfraven5669]

Being a golfer and watch lover I really enjoyed this TW. Great man and fine collection ⌚️👍🏌️‍♂️ Great to hear the story behind the Shark 🦈

[@kaylonbuckley]

You guys should get Roger Federer on!!

[@Greeeedo]

And why the fuck would they do that? He has been sponsored by Rolex for years and years. It would be as interesting as you.

[@wjs1]

Never know - he may be a collector in his own right with his own non-Rolex pieces. Also, cut the swearing thanks man

[@wjs1]

Mcfadden - you know absolutely nothing about what arguably the greatest sportsperson of all time may or may not collect. Nothing. And your continued use of vile language is uncalled for and deplorable. Watch collecting as a whole would be better off without people like you.

[@Loddentidster]

Would be interesting to see a Hodinkee featurette from maybe Wimbledon where the players would show off their watches. Federer is a Rolex ambassador, Djokovic is Seiko, Wawrinka is endorsed by Audemars Piguet and both Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev are wearing Richard Mille watches during matches.

[@redpillsociety6479]

Paul McFadden fuck you prick

[@brucew.5292]

Gold, Gold, Gold.

[@hyunchang0306]

What a great story!

[@Greybacco]

Proud that you mentioned Brunei ✌️ now if you assosiated with polo career and having opportunity to play with the royalties. you probably be getting RM for consolation prize.

[@martinjn2920]

When viewing these Talking Watches videos I hope to see how a watch has caught the imagination, how the watch has been hunted out, how the watch has a meaning to a point in the person's life. Unfortunately there are a few videos whereby the 'collector' has been given most of their watches by sponsors, that to me is not a watch collector, to me watch collecting is knowing about watches, learning about the differences in models, understanding the watch. I don't mind if the watches in the collection are lower, middle or top of the range, whether they were bought new or found after having a previous owner, what I don't want to see is a very expensive watch sitting on a table with the price ticket or ID tag still attached, that to me is wrong. There have been some really good interviews, some great watches, and some brilliant stories, lets have more of these videos please.

[@JohnsArchipelago]

The dream episode for me would be Talking Watches with Roger Federer. A man can dream, right?

[@Greeeedo]

Why? He's sponsored with Rolex and gets given EVERY watch for free. Where's the "story" in that you fucking idiot.

[@wjs1]

No one said he can't buy his own (non Rolex) watches. Also, please stop belittling other users with your foul language

[@fbpo1699]

Wes Swindale I´m pretty sure his contract says exactly that

[@hondacbx1975]

Paul McFadden all of the sudden they want celebrity here .. people that make a couple of millions a year or more and the first thing they do is buy new ROLEX’s PATEK’s a gold PANERAI or bronce and a 40k AP offshore to become “collectors” that’s BS... ohhh and they read the caliber number in the instructions the night before to look like they know what they are talking about.

[@Spectrumpicture]

Im a watch repairman and i always get wristwatches broken by Golfers teeing off. If you golf and wear a watch, there is a big chance it will break. Often it not only causes damage to the movement, but also the pegs that connect the face to the movement are snapped off.

[@dereks66]

Great guy! Hard working and great athlete!

[@goatcheddar9678]

Reminds me of another AUSSIE wristwatch collector!!!

[@norra124]

Archibald Chesterfield III?

[@joaquinquiros4969]

The Pontiff!!

[@CasebackWatches]

Absolutely. BTW, i've made the video "Analyzing Archieluxury" on my channel. Ad free. Just in case, you're interested.

[@thumperjdm]

F--- Me Dead!!!

[@jakartaman3365]

The one and only Archie Lavatory the turd? Phuck me dead. Talk about stone the crows and starve the flamin' lizards. What next?

[@lukemc9090]

Such great advice at the end there.

[@josephpatar9827]

humble guy....

[@lukerabin5079]

Good to hear the vestiges of his Australian accent!

[@Kelsdoggy]

Was that a yacht master rose gold rubber strap on the table?

[@aaronl88]

what i wanna know is what watch Jon is wearing. Anyone know?

[@jtx0512]

I'd like to know as well!

[@ThomasLaang]

Greg is a lot more interesting than some watches.

[@Kelsdoggy]

There were loads of watches that I wanted to find out about there

[@SpartanCL1989]

Cool to see just a handful......definitely didn’t want to see the rest on the table or his Panerai. Great artsy job again hipsters

[@reubensando5242]

Clicked to watch Greg but stayed watching because of the Grand Seiko (sbgm221?) :)

[@edwinthomas618]

Greg just like his watches....fit, older but still running and in good shape. The shark

[@dougm659]

some very nice watches there, not all uber high end stuff which is revealing...a guy who spends time hiking in the mountains needs a tough beater watch he can rely on. He makes a key point about watch collecting and that is that every watch should have a story behind it....marking an occasion, event, anniversary, achievement....otherwise they're just possessions which soon get forgotten!

[@23macca23]

Enjoyed the video, but why not asking him about the watch he was choosing to wear that day, which I believe was a Panerai?

[@andrei2023]

Great video 🏆👏😘

[@jasonthompson8824]

My man

[@manuelmiguel2311]

4:50 "when you're out in the mountains hiking, you got no reception.. you wanna be able to know what's going on in time." what?!

[@jnelly814]

I heard this and had to think about it a few times through to remain confused.

[@mls_wac5005]

Probably no point to take the phone if no reception

[@spunz83ify]

Goes to show he has someone to manage his phone.

[@RamSkirata]

could you do a Talking Watches with Joe Bonamassa? That would be very very awesome!

[@balance3201]

His knockaround planet ocean is my grail.

[@traviskoh999]

what did he wear during his Masters collapse? must be a Dive watch?

[@BruceButterfield]

What was he wearing?

[@johnburgess6572]

Another wealthy guy with watches that were given to him...I can't relate. Still, it was entertaining. to a degree.

[@PrayutPiangbunta]

What about Panerai on his wrist?

[@SoCalWatchReviews]

Wish I had a friend gift me a Rolex, some people are very fortunate!!

[@mooremarriott2841]

SoCal Entourage Yeah , I definitely need better friends

[@Justin-yb6mf]

Or a sultan gifting an AP

[@oaktree1628]

The type of gifts you give, determines the type of gifts you receive.

[@reverb508]

"watches like this I wear all the time because their bulletproof" he says while holding a ceramic cased Omega...

[@joostvano.3809]

reverb508 their?

[@reverb508]

My deepest apologies. I prostrate myself before the grammar gods and beg their forgiveness.

[@joostvano.3809]

reverb508 Your forgiven......;-)

[@reverb508]

@@joostvano.3809 Your? It's come full circle! :D

[@balance3201]

When your best friend buys you a hulk. Never.

[@wessamhamadneh9877]

One of my favorite episodes but come on, I mean show us the rest of the watches ...or is it they are of no interest to you ?

[@andrewgonzalez3290]

Norman's jacked, who knew?

[@mehmeterkan9193]

He is not a collector. Got his watches sonsored or as a gift

[@m.r.4801]

Mehmet Erkan hm yeah I agree ... the only reason why he has these... is because they gave Em to him... so yeah not really collecting I guess

[@1080LT]

Is collecting defined by purchase?

[@iamsheep]

Well it’s the stories that we’re here for right?

[@pintthereof4598]

iamsheep he’s clueless about watches

[@pintthereof4598]

M. R. He’s clueless and embarrassing about watches.

[@menaseven9093]

Greg Norman has a beautiful watch collection. I like the Rolex GMT, Rolex Submariner, Cartier Pasha and Omega Planet Ocean. Greg Norman accent sounded like a Southern USA accent then he sounded like an Australian accent.

[@TheDobbermn]

Wish my beater knock around watch was a ceramic planet ocean.....

[@ninumedia]

Nicely produced video but you focused on his wrist multiple times and never discussed the Panerai...why not?

[@thefreshestprince89]

Feels more like an Ambassador-for-Hire rather than a real collector. Still, seems like an interesting bloke.

[@Dan-lq6dg]

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Seiko 5

[@bernardwadding]

That aqua terra

[@bradolfsen7935]

Talking golf.

[@jinsong2204]

Full of Omegas I bet?

[@bmohanaraj]

So sad that Panerai got ignored 😭

[@trivunovich]

Talking watches with Ron Jeremy.

[@HugoLopez-vz5rj]

*talking golf.

[@clontstable1]

Nice Seiko collection! 😜

[@-Derp-]

cool video, some great pieces. pretty special getting a royal oak as a gift from the sultan of brunei. to the whiners ... take a valium people, he covered most of the stuff on the table, missed a few but so what.

[@stevevs4249]

And the Panerai ❓❓❓

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

I've never been given a Rolex and I never will be given one.

[@tinorosmg9374]

The great white

[@propunter]

I have a watch with "SHARK" on the dial.Bet he doesn't.

[@kishorali1260]

Omega is beautiful

[@JohnSmith-xq6cv]

Wish I could buy a yacht and re sell it for more than twice of what I paid

[@theplasticdesert2408]

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

[@jakartaman3365]

Ditto that mate from another Aussie in Indonesia.

[@livingmodern]

rather have a casio pro trek than an omega in the woods

[@richs324]

I guess you can wear a watch golfing... doesn't mess up the movement??

[@leandrolimeres]

You missed some timepieces...

[@crazyd3uces]

You guys should interview Producer Michael!!

[@joshuamendoza730]

Gold royal oak is badass

[@dipro001]

I think talking watches should be made a bit longer. There were so much more he and his watches could’ve said and these are some unique moments only Hodinkee can capture.

[@Kj-ie4we]

rolex Hulk is a beauty

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Agree, he is such a well-spoken guy. I'd love to hear more about the other watches on the table.

[@JohnDoe-ub8fq]

Great collection, especially when most are GIVEN to you...

[@4syth]

Greg looks to be in great shape for his age, dude looks jacked

[@Juandinggong]

I love his clothes he should make clothes for tennis.

[@TheHagestol]

Great to see how fit he is in his senior age!

[@danielt.muller7009]

TALKING WATCHES with an average Joe. Someone, who bought his watches himself and can talk about that. Waddaya say, @hodinkee? Cheers from Germany Daniel / @daniels_watches IG

[@danielt.muller7009]

He used to look like Woody Harrelson.