The Best Watches of 2024 (So Far)

In 9 minutes flat, we're running through the best (and worst) watches of the year so far, covering major players like Rolex, Tudor, Patek Philippe, and Audemars Piguet as well as the releases you might've missed. It hasn't been all good, but we've seen some future classics emerging from 2024, and we're only halfway done!
0:00 The honest truth
0:29 Is boring...better?
3:40 Time for titanium
5:25 Weird becomes normal
6:56 Affordability to the front
8:13 Best in Show...
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[@Sirwhiskyy]

9min video felt like 2min. Damn good job 🎉

[@cheemomugdoo799]

If the weight of a steel or gold watch is too much for you in summer, then you need to see a doctor 😁. Great content as always!!!

[@AcmeRocket]

💯

[@vaclav_fejt]

Depends. A 150g titanium watch is heavier than a 90g gold watch. The former is too heavy for me any time of year, the latter isn't.

[@watchfan1655]

It's like having a full beard or wearing socks during summer. Not a dealbreaker, but not ideal either.

[@markkao9954]

A gold Rolex is about 300 grams, very heavy, takes time to get used to

[@bwallace4241]

I give the Tonda PF line from Parmigiani the 'watches of the year' award. Simple dial, chrono, annual calendar... superb all the way around

[@cdaack]

Especially now that they have no-date versions

[@sumitkar8146]

Another great episode Thomas - I really like the new Omega black lacquer dial Aqua Terra - a watch that probably should have been here years earlier but it is pure 🔥🔥 - definitely my next purchase

[@LanguagesWithAndrew]

Absolutely agreed! That's honestly the most exciting new release this year, as crazy as that sounds given the extremely subdued style that it has: black dial, steel, time and date, that's it. But it does *what* it does just so well. I really hope they expand the line to include white, blue, green, red, etc. lacquer dials.

[@allanr.8727]

That white speedy ! 😎 cool !

[@DrBob0910]

Superb instructional video! Doxa 200T in Emerald is stunning and I like the Tudor Monochrome as well. Keep up the great work.

[@thegorn]

After Andrew “talking hands”, you are my next favourite watch dude

[@MartinClimbs]

100% Berneron should be in this list. they outperformed everyone when it comes to a unique design that doesnt lack anywhere + the magnificent movement

[@MrParadigm1981]

The PP 5712 is the best 2024 release with the updated clasp!

[@HRM.H]

The deepsea just looks half assed. Why use a titanium helium escape valve on a solid gold watch... couldve been a great oppertunity to market a new gold alloy...

[@Chrono24Official]

Would’ve loved to have been on the product development meeting on this one

[@farragutspikes1]

The Doxa I love.

[@ransom1004]

I’m guessing Rolex discontinues the blue black GMT Master II to make room for a red black, in 2025.

[@mandomi550]

Such a well done video. Several popular watch-related KZbinrs should take note.

[@JoeyJiggles]

Great video

[@skyworks1621]

No Submariner titanium please. It will just kill the model. We have the yacht master and it is not a hit.

[@rickjason215]

Nice job Thomas. I would have to go with the perpetual calendar as the watch of the year. Probably a pain to own, but an amazing achievement.

[@HydrogenAlpha]

Loved these choices. Under the affordable banner, would love to know your thoughts on the new Christopher Ward Super Compressor Elite. To me, the colour scheme is just sensational.

[@prwoland3750]

Excellent one, thank you, and you’re right: C24 is dependent on the industry but independent from the brands. For me the greatest release of 2024 so far is a humble G-Shock (the 7100MNG Manga) but the key event of the year is the end of crazy speculation on the usual suspects. I’ve been able to purchase a Royal Oak for half what it traded for 18 months ago :).

[@soopafly887]

Thomas, plz share the link or details of that watches case next to you. ❤

[@Chrono24Official]

Hey! That one’s from Hodinkee

[@denniskai2331]

@@Chrono24Official Thanks

[@soopafly887]

@@Chrono24Official Thank you Thomas

[@mintruth]

That PLATINUM 1908 is CHEF KISS and SO is that EXPEDITION Choppard!!!

[@kaczynski2333]

Those smaller 62mas inspired Seikos - still too expensive for my taste, but they're great.

[@fieldwalker]

Zenith Defy Skyline Skeleton...in Ti - yay titanium! (T&T edition)

[@djdunn]

Great video team. More of this type of content, please. More opinions too.

[@cedarcanoe]

Thanks for your very honest opinion

[@Paul-tk2my]

The Ressence Type 5L Diver looks fantastic

[@korathu73]

Hey Thomas, what watch are you wearing?

[@darrenr8262]

I was also wondering this, can’t quite make it out

[@korathu73]

@@darrenr8262 I think it's some sort of compressor dive watch....

[@darrenr8262]

@@korathu73 I think I found it after some good old google searching lol - Benrus Ultra-Deep. Actually a really nice one I hadn't seen before!

[@korathu73]

@@darrenr8262 that was quick....the Internet Detectives are on the case.... LOL

[@theloudestgun]

Great video! Thank you for sharing 🥂

[@loucaskalliantasis9370]

That titanium Zenith is gorgeous 😮

[@ryangochuico]

5 1/2 months left of 2024. Still holding out for a submariner 70th anniversary that i couldnt get my hands on 😂

[@markdickerson3486]

The white Speedy is my top pick for watch of the year so far!!

[@Chrono24Official]

It’s looking like a crowd favorite

[@dscotp185]

Excellent video. Very professional as always. 👍

[@pbtony0340]

tudor is way too thick makes it look cheap

[@genef1109]

Luving the beard, Thomas!

[@BAF605]

Great video Thomas. I'm becoming increasingly tired of YT shills who call themselves reviewers, then get offended if somebody comments that they may be displaying the tiniest bit of bias.

[@emc14000]

best most interesting GMT master II Rolex ever made was/is the Rootbear hands down. they banged it out of the park with this unique colored bezel. red/blk meh, blk/green double meh, blue/blk ok I wouldn't say no, but Rootbear is still more cool and different.

[@veloway]

Like all materials used to make watch cases, there are different brands and different models within brands doing different metallurgy and production finishing even with the same general material. So if we accept that premise and nothing else you could not scientifically accurately make the statement “titanium watches scratch less easily than steel watches.” Because quite often it would be so apples to oranges. For example I will take one of the Sinn steel from submarine hulls watches against ANY titanium watch in the scratch competition. But as I say, that gets into apples and oranges. But on the whole if we insist on making the scratch comparison across the entire range of titanium watch cases versus stainless watch cases I would suggest that on the scratch front that the titanium team would lose.

[@thomashofmeyer7689]

Bel Canton pink dial is watch of the year

[@arlopoetiray5534]

You did not mention Sinn collections amazing also

[@denniskai2331]

What watch travel pouch (with flap, zipper, orange brown interior, thin) is that? it looks really nice

[@Chrono24Official]

Hey! That’s from Hodinkee

[@denniskai2331]

@@Chrono24Official Thanks for the pointer

[@koolpep]

No colour on the GRNR except the green gmt hand. Duh

[@Therealgdoesgshit]

Zenith defy diver revival

[@rauliflemington7045]

No Citizen? Seiko, Orient, Casio???

[@almostjefri]

What watch is the presenter wearing? Looks like the Longines Legend Diver 39, but I might be wrong.

[@Chrono24Official]

That's the Benrus Ultra-Deep

[@almostjefri]

@@Chrono24Official thanks! Much appreciated 🫡

[@alessandrobot4940]

Jaeger-LeCoultre forever!

[@italogarcia1597]

I can make this Fluor ceramic in my shop

[@simonmorris1626]

No to moonswatch

[@lugscogs5976]

Lake suwa

[@Chrono24Official]

Grand Seiko doing what they do best

[@waynemoore9951]

Titanium is shite. There, I've said it.