The REAL reason behind collecting watches

[@patrick7228]

A guy at the bar asks another why he is wearing a Rolex. The guy responds because I can't bring my Porsche in here.

[@SpaceG95]

🤣🤣🤣

[@xx1j]

That guy's a dumbass

[@Paul_F_C]

@@SpaceG95lol I will certainly testify to that , many a good Rolex and Porsche watch shot has been done by me lol 😂

[@heiner71]

@@Paul_F_C Nice flex.

[@arsefff]

Yeah, I can attest to that. Tried talking watches with a guy I noticed wearing a root beer Rolex, and all he did was staye how much each of his Rolexes had increased in value... Glad for him, but not what I asked!

[@dasc0yne]

It is the only really universally socially acceptable piece of men's jewelry. As with many typically male interests, it isn't only about aesthetics but holds mechanical and historical interest.

[@shakyzeg]

Agreed. College ring, wedding ring, one necklace, and many watches! Well said!

[@RocketDog73]

What’s wrong with a Prince Albert?

[@justin3209]

I disagree. Men wear what they want. You’re going to tell a guy like Tony Soprano that he can’t wear a bracelet, chain and pinky ring with his presidential Rolex?

[@LupusAdNoctem]

Outdated take. Your age is showing 😬

[@Juniar101]

⁠@@LupusAdNoctemhe said universally, yes men’s jewellery is more acceptable now but not for everyone

[@masudashizue777]

If you collected automobiles, you have to have a garage large enough to house them all, but if you collect watches they take up minimal space and you can experience the thrill of wearing a brand new watch over and over.

[@JimWestrich]

Why don't you collect houses then ?

[@R10_114]

Watches are simply an art that is functional. An expression of taste and identity. Only artists appreciate the creation of beauty. And not all watches are art.

[@Maarten_official_account]

90 percent of people won't even notice your watch, 98 percent if you exclude Rolex. Buy, wear and collect watches for you and only you.

[@tcphoto]

I am a freelance photographer and I love to learning how machines work whether it's my car, photography gear or my watches. I have only recently gotten into watches and especially love the ones with history, my newly acquired Moon watch reminds me of my late father, his birthday was July 21 and I think about him every time I wear it.

[@weien_024]

I'm happy to know I can call myself a watch enthusiast even if I can't afford to collect the physical watch but just the knowledge. Some are so fortunate that what they call "affordable" are actually expensive for some people like me who only have a budget for $50 homages because I can't get the real deal

[@ycyfugiggu]

You can look up some vintage soviet watches like Poljot, vostok etc. They are not that expensive, have quite robust movements and have original desigs

[@JohnBowl14690]

@@ycyfugiggu Yes but even if I like those watches, nobody else will be impressed.

[@scottlinton6577]

Loved this video Jenni, your passion really shone through. You are right, it’s definitely a “Hunt the watch, gather the watches” mindset, like squirrels harvesting nuts for the winter.

[@ekekonoise]

Watches are very pretty and interesting to contemplate. And they're light, portable and mostly unobtrusive. They move somewhat autonomously and they show us a reflection on a fundamental aspect of our reality and conscious experience: time. They also are a medium for expression of individuality, tastes, inclinations. We can form an idea about the person just by looking at the watch they're wearing, and there's an incredibly variety of models, permitting almost endless customization. And they're usually durable, they don't break easily and could accompany you for a lifetime, even become heritable. Watches are the perfect object to collect and wear. That's why i collect watches.

[@uncles2000]

Because it’s a functional expression of what one enjoys, what one wants to project, what one reward themselves, and what one covets.

[@JohnBowl14690]

Exactly! I can't afford a Rolex right now. I am strapped for cash because I took 80% of my remaining cash and paid off my house. But now, I can save up for a Rolex! I don't care about the $1200 servicing fee. I don't care if they are not as accurate as my cell phone. I also don't care that quartz watches are more accurate. I don't care if buying stocks is a better return. Buying stocks is about impressing yourself. Rolex is about impressing others and about projecting yourself and letting others know you're successful. My friend has a rolex, but wears it underneath his sleeve. I told him to never wear sleeves with a Rolex because other people cannot see it.

[@iMoha46]

Because after you’ve collected every Patek, every AP, every Rolex, the final boss is Hublot, and I just can’t pull the trigger 🔫

[@Robert-vw3od]

Hublot - triggered 😂

[@danielfrancis3660]

What defines a person? By the watch they own, the clothes they wear, the house they live in? Its partially these things but for me it's how they live their lives and what they say and do.

[@ModernClassic]

Agree with everything. I've always thought some people are just "collectors" in general, and it's just a question of what they find to satisfy that itch. For some people, it's watches they appreciate the most. I first started collecting vintage video games about 40 years ago, still do and now have a sizable collection of them. Then for a while I collected electric guitars and still have about 11 of them. Now I'm on the way to becoming a watch collector (about to purchase my first real luxury watch). I do appreciate the craft involved in all of these things; that's what actually attracted me to each, vs. any other thing I could collect. But I'd have been a collector even if watches didn't exist. It is a certain mentality, and like you say all humans have it, but some definitely more than others.

[@teddybitner3302]

Thanks Jenni; love the blend of history and psychology!

[@mtbkmaniac1]

I started collecting Seiko watches with different colored dials. Then different movements up to the 8L35 tuna Gundam with a burgundy dial. Then I found Direnzo, a microbrand that has very thoughtful design compiled from the past automotive racing lines and 70's watch designs. I collected one or more of every model he produced, also in different colors. Since I was born in 69', I needed an 1861 movement moonwatch. I had to have the denim Railmaster from its relaunch in the early 2k's but in coaxial. My 1st. Timex launched a Dia De Los Muertos trilogy in quartz. Collected 2 of the 3. The orange candy skull one sold out in 12 hours! I missed it due to our dog being attacked and having to care for her. They came out with a Snoopy version that is still available, if anyone is interested.

[@WaywardPondering]

The book "A Man & His Watch" by Matt Hranek, explains my love for watches. It's the story they tell, whether from brands, specific models, family or personal.

[@makdrumz]

Stop collecting watches. Find the one you really want to wear for the rest of your life...slowly put the money aside for it...buy it when you gather the amount and enjoy it!

[@dainluke]

I like sneakers, and I have always been into collectibles. I think it’s just the tendency for some people to like “shiny pretty things.” I thought I was over watches twice this year, and like a week after both times, I ended up picking up new watches that came up for sale on the grey market locally. I was totally out and then I just splurged. Honestly, watches are freakin’ awesome.

[@TheDarrellJonesChannel]

A wristwatch is a portable memory… You can look at it and it will remind you or at least make you think that your previous time spent wasn't a waste.

[@simonelliott5956]

For me it was initially the desire to have a really classy watch for special occasions, something I could hand down to my son and then he could do the same. Then it became the craftsmanship that really got me into it, the desire to have a nice example of many different types of watch, Fleiger, diver, dress, field etc. One of the things I like about anything that has a function that is not considered to be art, is the unique engineering solutions to a problem or its primary function. This goes for almost everything I have interest in, from cars, to aviation, cameras, watches, audio etc, this drives my purchase, not the value or status.

[@RocketDog73]

I have four watches and that is my lot. After getting a Submariner Date my desire of further watches has been quashed. It has also made me appreciate my Explorer even more and of my watches I think that the Explorer and my Seamaster (Peter Blake hands) are my favourite two of my small bunch.

[@raymott6933]

I’m guessing this doesn’t apply to guys like me who buy inexpensive micro-brand homage watches. I know they’re not status symbols. I know their value won’t likely increase with time like with the heirloom brands. But their looks and the vibes I get when i wear them is priceless. Part of what fuels my drive to collect them is that they’re so darned inexpensive when compared to the big brands. It’s like getting to live the dream minus the risk of losing my shirt.😂

[@chateaubullion2560]

Interesting perspective. The fact is we’re all just collectively crazy. For myself, as soon as I get my so called “Grail watch “ I’m hunting for the next one.

[@travismccartney]

Autism, for me it is an autistic special interest.

[@michaelbedford8017]

Where do these people get all their money from in order to buy their stuff, seemingly on a whim?

[@uncles2000]

Shouldn’t your question be, what do I need to do, to be able to buy stuff seemingly on a whim? How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice.

[@lswannie]

@@uncles2000*”legally and ethically involving the least amount of stress so I don’t die before enjoying any of it”

[@justin3209]

Credit card debt, poor impulse control. Also a large gap between wealthy and poor

[@evacousticmusic]

Step 1, get a good job. Step 2, keep that job. Step 3, every time you get paid, invest 15 to 20 percent of the money that you make from that job into mutual funds or ETFs. Step 4, wait 20 to 30 years. Simple.

[@michaelbradley6488]

Nice video. I definitely collect watches, but I also collect Fountain Pens and Knives, mostly handmade Japanese Knives. For me, I think my collecting is about things that last, that have some permanence in a mostly disposable world. I enjoy the interaction with the item and use it regardless of cost, these things were made to be used.

[@wowlsj]

Plus one, as a fountain pen collector and user.

[@ShadyRapture]

My watch collection is more expensive but my knife collection is more out of hand 😂

[@JustMeTalking]

People say watch collectors have regrets... I dont. I love my watch collection. 😊 Every watch has its place, horological significance, quality movement, brand, and a variety of complications. Lovely 😊

[@TheSlowoldman]

The only accessories a man should wear is a watch and a wedding ring. No bracelets, earrings and such and you definitely shouldn't collect wedding rings. So watches it is, and it doesn't hurt that I like the mechanical nature of a good watch.

[@obesetuna3164]

Fascinating Jenni. Due to the carnage of World War One, for practical reasons, the idea of wearing a wrist watch became more of a thing. On both sides, a lot of ladies pendant watches were adapted to be worn in the trenches.

[@nimeshdhokia6139]

No capital gains tax on watches

[@Mr1MOA]

That's $15,499,000 more than what I would pay for a relic of a watch at auction. People do this just to flex, and because they can literally burn money.

[@bobbydazzler1780]

I like your choice of thumbnail. I have that mint green fluted jubilee Datejust and it’s Rolex through and through. Rolex green. It wears beautifully and just glints and shines with sheer understated class. But most of all it wears like silk on the wrist. That mint green is just lovely.

[@davethewave7248]

Starts as a symbol of status... a bit of ostentatious bling. Then the bug bites... the desire to buy more. The mission is to attain escape velocity from the desire to keep buying, which like all desire is unquenchable if indulged in. As they say, 'everything in moderation'.

[@thetattedpharmacist3215]

Watches and guitars are my kryptonite. I am not even a very good guitarist, but I have some I’ve bought, some I’ve built, one I was gifted and several I’ve inherited haha. I can’t stop!

[@hoymikey]

These days because of hype, many people can buy these so called luxury watches but some of them only knew the true meaning of owning one (better yet collecting them).

[@LabofmusicRecords]

ha ha, the bot coments here are funy 😂 this week I got my "panda" Tudor BB. Do I need it? NO, but I need to have it 😇😅

[@richardmorris7063]

Got mine three weeks ago & love it.

[@qchang09]

I own both a Batgirl and a Batman that I use interchangeably as daily watches. I think I have a problem

[@MDSaha-b2n]

Australia🇦🇺 is 32x bigger than UK🇬🇧 so obviously “Aussies” love real estate!! Sometimes I think 🤔will a new Rolex make me any happier than my late father’s Valjoux 7750!! Truth is even if I sell 2 million dollar homes and get $40,000 commission!! I will not take that ETA off my left hand. So it’s a waste buying 18k gold Rolex!! My watch dealer promises me there will be ETA 7750 parts available year 2050 for my son service his grandfather watch ⌚️….

[@verynormalman]

Normally your videos are good. This was ............ not such a good experience. Your script should have been properly edited, and the content was quite dull. I couldn't get to the end, and I am very determined.

[@wandjulli1]

Nice video but bad thumbnail 👎. So why should I stop collecting watches right now? That part wasn’t even in the video.

[@DanielBengtsson]

A REALLY good and interesting video! Loved this one. Youre the best. :-)

[@carycoller3140]

So, you're a watch collector, youtuber, psychologist, therapist and a college professor. You got it going on girl 👍.

[@cdsea2669]

Yes Jenni it helped.. It helped from putting the video from 'watch later' in my list to 'watch favourites'.. And a like ))

[@ShadyRapture]

I always go back to my Sinn 556i. I tell my gf to pick my watch for me on many days and just go with that one. I have 6.

[@luiscastro5456]

is it just me? but I have a little bit of trouble understanding her accent...

[@nickmiller4430]

Jenni the philosopher- she’s hunting and foraging for watches 😭😆

[@KilchevSky]

I collect the watches specially for myself, taking ones that drive strong positive emotions and associations inside me. It's like a love, but I can have many loves at a time. My little zoo amounts 8 cats and 9 watches as for today, and I love all of them so much. When I look at my (o, shame!) Steeldive Monster with burgundy dial, my soul blooms, and I cannot decode the reasons. Probably, a human talent invested and personal preferences. Besides, I took it specially as the Steeldive, not a Seiko copy, they fascinate me. Watches, "how much in this word" is mixed up for my heart. Some ones took years to be selected, some was acquired at a glance. I'm looking though the Internet, on and on, and suddenly see the "my" one. No regrets. The roots are from the childhood, from my grandma, with brilliant taste, manners and true "blue" blood. Being child, I opened her PP and look how the mechanism work. Finally, the hobby insures me against the madness of the war. Tomorrow all of us could be vanished, but I enjoy today in its full.

[@gphikicks7040]

When’s the next podcast with Kai?! Interested in knowing the state of Rolex AD! Spill the tea!

[@TomPlantagenet]

I’d really like to see Paul Allen’s timepiece

[@wowlsj]

Good content in that, "you want to know more, and then you realize, you know nothing" and the intellectual fulfillment. Me after 20+ years of collecting. Love it.

[@rogercarder7720]

Its a thing in your life thats made with soul and can easily last more than a lifetime when everything else is knackered after a few moths/years.

[@WMIYC]

I prefer to identify as a watch enthusiast rather than a collector. While I do have a number of watches (and had many more pass through), I prefer to enjoy the individual watches rather than focus on the collection.

[@johnny_bravo9990]

Datejust is enough for me. If it's the only one I can wear for the rest of my life, purely timeless

[@nonspecific_thought]

Agreed. Smooth bezel, jubilee wimbledon owner here, it is fantastic.

[@Sharktopus86]

Casio = art

[@vicg5323]

male jewelry

[@Z-u-m-a]

Great video. On status though, I hardly attribute any it to 'status' watches - not really. Basically most people could get a Rolex if they really really wanted to. Whether it's small change to them, another £10k on the mortgage, other debt, or a even a fake - so what? It's a choice they made and that's fine, but it could represent so many things. Another way to put it - of the people I know who wear Rolexes, two are multi-millionaires who wear fakes (really); one has a real one but is financially moronic with debt over his head; another is reasonably well-off and enjoys his real one. So what?

[@mattlatorra264]

Thumbnail title: "Stop collecting watches right now" Watched the entire video but there was no explanation why we need to stop watch collecting right now? Clickbait?

[@davidcrandall4958]

According to that Definition a very small percentage of people that acquire watches are collectors,The rest are businessmen motivated by profit,not a love of watches or Horology!

[@andrew.fuoco697]

Good content, interesting idea & thought, Congratulation 👏🏼🤝👍🏼

[@lion5352-z1s]

It’s a fascinating hobby . Love it .. Everyone needs a hobby .it keeps life interesting!

[@clivebroadhead4857]

The thing shared by collectors is an absence. That the aristocracy collected baubles and various objects denoting luxury was a projection of power where everyday concerns of the populace were deemed irrelevant. The collection of automata was far more fascinating but didn't make to modern times as one offs did not align with the excess production of consumer goods. "It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" and here we have Mr Shearon resplendent in ink, once the province of the working class, prisons and the high seas and now tawdry stadium balladeer asserting individuality among the multitude providing trinkets whose value apparently is yet to be realised. Timepieces are quite literally shiny things and will hold attention till the next shiny thing comes along.

[@philthyphil6662]

The beauty of a watch collection is that you can wear and enjoy them anywhere. A different piece each day to work? No problem. Take several on holiday and rotate them? Yep. Same with straps. They are not static. If you collect, say, vintage teapots, they are enjoyable in their glass cabinet, but you can’t (easily) wear a teapot out and about.

[@FatherSonWatchTalk]

Thanks for giving Seiko 5 some love! I really appreciate and love mine as well as the brand.

[@JetPilotCI]

I think it boils down to two major subsets that have further, but lesser, divisions. The two major ones are: 1. Collections you the collector enjoy 2. Collections you believe others enjoy Everyone falls under one of these two.

[@ggez5890]

Sometimes it's just easier to pass down a watch to your kid/grandkids than it is to add down a paid-off for house.

[@razfan]

Was it Hooke or Christiaan Huygens that invented the balance spring? 😉

[@hellper198]

I never set out to have a watch collection. I come from a time when a watch was a necessity. A literal tool you wore until it needed a service to function properly. I only bought a new watch because I needed a spare time piece, while my workhorse watch was being serviced to 2 weeks.

[@costas3953]

It's a status and ego thing. Having something that the other guy doesn't have.

[@Zach012]

Jenni, Great Video, say Rolex for me?🎉

[@evacousticmusic]

I thought I was the only one that liked that. 😂

[@velviaman3206]

They do not take up as much room as traction engines and eat a lot less than horses so why not.?

[@weezkidtube]

I'm blessed enough to have a family that appreciates watches and it just gives me so much pleasure to be able to talk about them, wear them and one day, pass on my collection to my children.

[@martinesquivel5434]

Where did you get your patek frame on the background?

[@AMAMBT]

for me i grew up among family members who appreciate watches , men and women , and the ideal gift was always a watch . maybe i inherited that passion .

[@aldob5681]

My is not a collection, is a wardrobe

[@alexwatchberg]

Some people collect luxury watches because they appreciate fine craftsmanship, while others just want to flex their wrist like it’s a red carpet moment. And then there’s that one guy who bought a $10k watch just to time how long his coffee takes to brew… priorities, right? I even created a video about such weird guy, Trump 😂

[@davethewave7248]

I'd never buy a Rolex...because it is just tooo ostentatiously shown off as a wannabe status symbol by the masses... besides they are not scarce.

[@JS-ev4xc]

I still prefer the idea of owning 1 watch and wear it 24/7 for the rest of my life, afterall, we only need 1 wrist for 1 watch, any watch that is not worn any time is technically a waste of its function. But guess this is just being idealistic. ☺

[@mdj9765]

"Curating" - who does that? A mis and overused description of collecting used because it is fashionable.

[@merc7paul]

More accurate term, is buying the next watch as a desperate measure to fill the void in our dark souls😂😂

[@Sdfsoepvmsywocmzyw]

I dunno I have a Oris Aquis and aGarmin Forerunner and that’s enough for me. Probably a gold Datejust would be a final piece.

[@richardmorris7063]

Sure, that's what I thought six watches ago!

[@masterdad-zf9po]

We’re all nuts? 😀

[@Yulad_A]

If it's a platinum daydate then maybe it's close enough.

[@shiraz1736]

Analog bitcoin

[@fidelpablo6340]

Thanks

[@АлескандрЯстержембский]

EGO!!!

[@david.9633]

Great video

[@louisjamesreeves]

Jenni your Beautiful and we love you! I do anyway! 🙂

[@matlindell5022]

Nomos watches look like $20 watches 🥴😤

[@curtangle5440]

Great video! I am always asking 'How much money should be wrapped up in a hobby?" ...I struggle to come up with this answer. 😅😂

[@jeffee1933]

I also collect perfume and golf clubs. 🤷‍♂️

[@king_epk]

Anybody know the model of the seiko at 10:12? Thanks in advance!!!

[@koolpep]

SRPD73K1 if I am not mistaken.

[@MarioGhillani]

They are the only jewels a man can wear

[@WestCoastAce27]

Interesting look at the history. For me, watches have become something to help relax after long work days.

[@GeordsYouTube]

My OP steel dial 36mm owned since 2019 is my only worn watch these days, exit watch some might say. The only other watch that I still lust after is a datejust but I would worry that I would still just want to wear my faithful OP

[@musik4u343]

Sucks that your channel is all clickbait these days...had to stop following you. Your content has con down hil fast. Shame.

[@merc7paul]

Playing to the algorithm

[@ChritelleLinger]

I've recently began my obsession as a watch collector. And i must say- out of all the luxury brands I've been researching, for me the AMZWATCH's watches are the most intriguing.

[@FassiHiraldo]

Picked up a AMZWATCH's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!

[@SingShridhar]

I had my heart set on a YSL Hobo but MOMCOCO has changed my opinion and I am now sure this is my next Cassandra purchase

[@Wienerblutable]

I collected a few, and I didn’t wear them;) just the Iwatch so I need no phone on me. I sold the expensive ones when the prices went crazy, because the insurance wouldn’t pay that price if they get stolen. Kept jaeger n breitling (those prices just go down)