10 Watches I Suggest You Avoid

[@TerminusVox]

Right from the start! The first reason is why I stick to reasonably priced stainless 200 meter dive watches. They are overbuilt to withstand pressure but also withstand clumsiness.

[@cheesball96]

When you say reasonably priced... how reasonable are we talking

[@678rwhp]

They are also terrible looking. I guess the "overbuilt" aesthetic has its appeal in some situations but in normal business casual they look entirely out of place and quite silly. Exacerbated if the person wearing it is obviously not living an active lifestyle. For me dive watches are just boring and an entirely uninspired way to collect watches. Of course, that's why they make all different types, style is a very personal thing and obviously varies greatly.

[@animealpha4795]

@@cheesball96orient kamasu maybe ?

[@TerminusVox]

@@cheesball96 Take your pick. For me it's under $100.

[@TerminusVox]

@@678rwhp A broken watch is broken. Call it a "sports watch" or a "tool watch" whatever. I look for watches that will stand up to my intended use... which in my case includes bashing off of door frames, wrenches, etc. I don't set out to damage my belongings but I'm realistic in my expectations. It's okay if you don't like what I like. That's why there are so many from which to choose!

[@waffle911]

12:50 THIS is _exactly_ why I actually prefer Seiko's unsigned screw-down crowns. They sign the non-screw-down crowns in the Presage, but not on anything with water resistance. Why? Because you can line up the logo on a non-screw-down crown, but a screw-down crown needs the threads to be indexed exactly right for that logo to line up, which means you can't just manufacture a bunch of crowns with logos and have any of them line up unless the logo is engraved _after_ the crown is assembled onto the watch, which I imagine is much more expensive to do.

[@cornelius6616]

My Timex North Expedition Solar has a 3-peak mountain logo that lines up when screwed down

[@5891jonathan]

Why add a date complication on a diver watch? How many days can a diver stay underwater anyway?

[@DexterAlenko]

If you want to wear the diver as your daily??? Literally no downside with adding a date other than maybe "muh clean dial"

[@andgate2000]

Why 300m resistance....no human can swim that deep.

[@seabiscuit726142]

No, but they might remember that it's their wife's birthday and they have to cut the dive short in order to buy her flowers.

[@nelsonang]

hahaha

[@chrisd-lw6zt]

Who actually buy a dive Watch and take it diving?

[@claricestarling2428]

As a clumsy outdoorsy cynical OCD introvert, I'm delighted you covered all the bases. The fear sweat during the zombie apocalipse was also a very pragmatic point to consider😂

[@randyrandier2664]

"10 Watches I Suggest You Avoid" - Misleading click bait title as this podcast does not mention ANY watches to avoid. Its "10 TYPE of watches I suggest you avoid"

[@davem8836]

"Pessimism is an ugly word for observational awareness."

[@verynormalman]

I was on holiday in Kansas in 2016, and experienced a localised Zombie apocalypse. My Pelagos survived unscathed, but my friend was wearing a Hublot, and I can tell you, Zombies really don't like Hublots, or any person wearing a Hublot. I think the overly ornate design, is something that disturbs them, and that they REALLY wish to destroy. Luckily my friends brain liquid was easily buffed off my P42, with a toothbrush and some distilled water. I was wearing the full titanium strap, so can't comment on how the rubber or NATO strap would perform.

[@1WillyK]

That story can't be true. No one goes on holiday in Kansas.

[@jhoesing]

I lost it at “perhaps a minute repeater isn’t the kind of watch that they should own.” 😂

[@BozgorSlayer]

I stay away from Rolex, IWC, Jacob & Co, Richard Mille, Ulysse Nardin, Patek Phillipe. Why? I can't afford them...

[@SanderEvers]

I feel like Tom should just get himself a Casio G-Shock next.

[@thecatblaster5181]

18:00 recurring calendar event to occur every month on the first of each month, "Check dates" I forget to do this, mind you, but the solution also seems simple.

[@Jones-xx2gc]

Thanks!

[@tacodias]

Don’t get rid of dates! I actually daily drive a watch with day date and it’s more useful than the actual time keeping! I’m surrounded by clocks and watches, not so much with dates

[@anthonystevens8683]

Avoid getting an expensive Sun Dial fixture in the garden if you have OCD. They are no good on a cloudy day, we have a lot of those in the UK but sometimes have fog as well. The other thing is that the beloved Sun Dial doesn't give a pair of dingo's kidneys when DST starts or stops that allegedly can trigger the Oozlum reflex resulting in the owner disappearing completely.

[@timbaker4879]

I’ve always successfully avoided Pateks, what a load of toot 😂😂

[@thedarkside0fmars]

17:59 thank you!!!!!! I've been saying this for years.

[@hairychris444]

Hah. My daily wear for most of the 00s was a 70s Rolex Oysterdate on a leather strap. I'm hugely clumsy and at the time was going to a load of gigs/clubs and all sorts of other nonsense. There were multiple times where I had to chase my watch across a venue because the strap broke or spring bar came detached. It lasted surprisingly well but I put it away after killing it for the second time. Had it serviced, repaired and crystal replace earlier this year so it's running happily again, although I usually wear a Garmin now. Getting it running cost me more than the whole watch did in 1999, but to be fair the watch itself is worth way more now too!

[@goldencalf5144]

I never looked at it from the watch's point of view but you're right. My poor vintage Seamaster probably was looking forward to retirement, till I bought it on Ebay on a whim.

[@ListenToPowerViolence]

I use a pocket watch WITHOUT a tourbillon but thankfully I do a lot of hand stands, cartwheels, scissor kicks etc. to the delight of coworkers so accuracy is still good.

[@mercster]

I would definitely activate that Breitling as soon as I got it home. Thanks fellers!

[@istvantoth7431]

Watchfinder Corporation destroys stupid watch decisions with facts and logic! 👊

[@andoletube]

I can't stand the magnifying glass over the date window. I'm always trying to make it look right by trying to centre the numerals in it just right, but it never does, and it makes the dial look rubbish. Not sure which category of mental illness that puts me in, but I really hate it.

[@24934637]

On a totally different note.....Thank You for informing me about the Breitling Emergency! Never even heard of it, and although I don't need such a thing at the moment, IF I ever get back into mountaineering again, such an item may well be useful!

[@MVO884]

9:46 Is that hour hand of that RM bend?

[@mortimerwatt1766]

Also avoid luxury watches costing under £50 from Mick the Tick in the Kings Head

[@welshfinn1]

Mick the tick! Love it

[@egbertkuijpers1387]

...well, at least you cut out the middleman😎

[@PaddleTales24]

1:33 you’d be surprised how easily vintage 18k cases dent… don’t ask me how I know

[@BMWE36M345]

Great advice, that’s the reason I traded my vintage Speedmaster, it was in such a great shape, that I didn’t want to mess it up.

[@Threestroke1]

Nice 'Mr Jolly lives next door' reference Tom

[@sean58271]

These guys are among the funniest hosts on the internet. Hidden gem. I enjoy hearing the faint laughter of one of the guys while the other is cracking jokes.

[@thomashenry1327]

wow, what deep insights. "If youre going to hike dont wear a dress watch". ok if you're going to live, inhale. profound.

[@supermarioxs1]

Wow, spot on. I never made the connection but it’s so true. Richard Mille looks like an expensive Invicta…. And this is precisely why I cannot stand that brand , speaking about RM, the over priced Invicta!!! 😂 I just think they look like Cracker Jacks box toy watches !!!🥳

[@scoutandscooter]

I never wore a watch until my wife gave me a Seamaster for my 63rd birthday. 600,000,000 seconds to go. Thanks for the reminder. I hate it.

[@YongJoonPaek]

Tom is fricken hilarious

[@MrEtonmess]

Careless wristers shouldn’t go vintage.

[@24934637]

'A fruit machine or love tester'?? Oddly specific there Tom! I guess we'll never know.....What happens in Blackpool stays in Blackpool! OMG, you've seen right through me with my collection of black socks haven't you! Totally in agreement with your assessement of perpetual calendar watches!! I do however up to a point disagree about kilts.....You CAN wear a kilt casually.....BUT it DOES need to be worn with confidence, but NEVER in conjunction with an Invicta!

[@johanvandersandt8904]

Any watches from a brand that cuts out the middle man to bring you affordable luxury.

[@spittinvenom9843]

😂

[@rob110a]

No dates on watches. Perfect

[@FyukYiu]

On the conversation of vintage watches, I am hard on watches. It is just how I am no matter how careful I am. This is why I am grateful for modern retro a la Tudor Blacl Bay or Bulova Jet Star. Retro styling with modern materials and parts for servicing.

[@matthewmachanda9390]

nice job on the hostile Title and showing the SMP 300. I lunged at this video haha

[@xgford94]

Literally just put my SSK003 and then your thumbnail…thanks 4 that

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

12:00 that IWC is chef’s kiss

[@JDYTC]

Unfortunately there is no “watch right for ME”. There is no automatic waterproof chronograph or GMT watch in *34/35mm* 🤷‍♂️

[@steffenbaden-baden1274]

In a pool with a dress watch? Sounds stupid but happened to me 😅 But the watch survived the water, 30m seem to be fine for swimming 🙈😁 Thx Navitimer, great job 👍🏻 (D33030)

[@JamesAlexander14]

I only watch this channel because it is better than normal telly….BTW, great advice, noted but totally ignored. Please don’t mention Apple Watch and Rolex in the same video. I had to sit down for a moment after that shock!

[@АзатЕникеев-й1б]

5ks is utterly wrong. Bring SKX back!

[@jlore6344]

Some of this really made me smile a lot. Was fun thanks.

[@gotshpilkes]

If you had mucked around with a perpetual calendar watch, you can save a lot of time resetting it back to the current day by chucking the crown it into a drill.

[@SolomonLFH]

But... Tom... What if you are at a very civilised location, with some relaxing jazz in the background, and a tart tatin on order at a bistro café, whiksr reflecting on the perfect synchronicity of your delicate vintage watch in that setting, only to find yourself the subject of mistaken identity and the victim of robust police action? What then?!? Do you warn the arresting officers that you are wearing a vintage watch?

[@martinkaplan1805]

Wonderful guys! You two are the best.

[@TheTopStarz]

Summary is if you’re someone who is clumsy or is in an environment that has a lot of hard and sharp objects or you participate in activities that requires a lot of arm movement, don’t get anything too expensive or just get a G-shock or something similar

[@FyukYiu]

Casio Marlin. Done.

[@just-a-kollector1568]

I am that person but also feel like no grown man (unless in the military or emergency services) should be wearing a digital watch! 😂 I stick to my 62Mas as my beater & I am a carpenter.

[@TheTopStarz]

@@just-a-kollector1568 respectfully, I think that’s an outdated concept, G-Shocks I literally worn by all types of men, from the richest to chefs, to athletes, to people that workout at the gym, people that go on hikes, ride bicycles on park/ mountain trails, construction workers, race drivers, musicians, celebrities, the list goes on and on, there’s a reason why people into watches love G-Shocks, they’re actually perfect for a carpenter too

[@StephenDodds-o6e]

Lesson I learned the hard way as a Careless person....never take a Longines straight from an air-conditioned gym into a sauna unless you want to cry.

[@RaviLogan86]

for this you will need a good diver

[@MrVoayer]

People who are always late should probably not buy any watch at all ! You guys really came out with a comprehensive list of personal traits matched with appropriate wristwatch functions ! Fortunately for me highly irrational persons are not on yor list ! Thus, I am free to buy every type of watch you mentioned !

[@coltrain7]

To avoid all those. Get a Casio G shock solar. Solve all of them. 1) shock resistant 2) Waterproof 3) knock proof 4) washing machine proof 😂

[@g43654]

Or not buy a watch at all, because unless you intend to lock yourself alone somewhere without electricity, a phone will tell the time, the TV will tell the time, and your boss will certainly let you know the time when you fail to turn up for work.

[@Jones-xx2gc]

I love your potential owner analysis. Can't stand a misaligned bezel but I can forgive Seiko at their prices.

[@tiote_paris6106]

You guys are the best! Your jokes and quips never cease to amuse

[@georgecupac1202]

I've got OCD and a Seiko turtle 😂😂😂.

[@deeljr]

Thom is my favorite e-celeb right now.

[@JochenVogel]

Don't wear a flying tourbillon, when You play the harp. You will break it.

[@nelsonang]

i’ve been dreaming of a perpetual calendar but now i’m thinking not so good idea...

[@Megatraum504]

also, always ask permission to remove your watch if you are prone to being handcuffed.

[@SpaceG95]

Thanks Tom, the image of a half naked man flailing around with his vintage Rolex has spoiled my Thanksgiving 😂

[@zwerko]

Let me summarize this video: Get a G-Shock.

[@ryangochuico]

Poor hublot. Every watch channel seems to pick on them😂

[@BAF605]

Avoid buying any watches you think you may want to move on. Great time for buyers, not so much for sellers. It will only get worse in 2024.

[@Newerasamearea]

Can we start to acknowledge that glashutte originals are better engineered than a lange? Date wheels that aren't flush for a lange money is amateur

[@wisamal-hakim5531]

If you’re desperate for views make another pointless video

[@xchazz86]

Any watch out of your budget is to be avoided.

[@nl-rf7bu]

"If you're the kind who puts hands in orifices first, and ask questions later....."

[@scottparis6355]

Here's a request: Do a video on the thinnest watches under $1000. Under $500??? Doesn't matter if they're quartz.

[@FRANKTMD]

Make one vid about types of person and what they watch they Should get

[@call1a1rich]

no problem to avoid a patek, says my bank account.

[@aeldrynn1720]

You forgot to add a minute repeater may not be the best during a zombie apocalypse either

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

LOL I want that Mister Jones watch.

[@mitchmitchell9588]

Perhaps a pessimist might find liberation in knowledge of the fundamental truth that this too shall pass. To that extent, the Accurate may bring a bit of freedom every time one glances at the watch.

[@jperez7893]

no wonder tom gets slapped so often and so hard at rolex ADs🤣🤣

[@szymonc5150]

Imp of the perverse has an older brother by the name of Call of the void - essentially a random, subconscious death wish

[@darcyorourke7007]

everyone should avoid hublot and invicta

[@theshadowman1398]

Yeah the Breitling Emergency is really a dangerous one.

[@StephenDodds-o6e]

There's something perverse about paying a fortune for a watch feature you hope you'll never use.

[@silveriver9]

You should have a more interesting background.

[@Nimadee]

Euro bills actually survive the washing machine, so I'd say they will survive the pool.

[@ilpolacocattolico9283]

Absolutely agree with Tom on date windows topic. Without additional information, like day or day and month, it tells nothing and ruins look of a dial. Especially when placed in some weird place like "on hour 4". And when there is also cyclops eye to see it better, it is even worse as it is easier to scratch something that stands out of the watch glass. One of few reasons I will never buy Rolex Sub or similar watch.

[@5891jonathan]

I would add only that Rolex makes a Submariner without a date complication. Very clean dial!

[@ilpolacocattolico9283]

@@5891jonathan Oh, you're right. However, still there are other reasons not to buy this watch or even most of Rolex collection :) Like, for example, design. Most copied in the world, by "homage" brands. For Rolex price, I would want people to see I have Rolex but by buying Invicta, Steinhart or similar brand, result is the same. And Rolex on the wrist invites thieves. I like Rolex's younger brother, Tudor, though.

[@thexardas8395]

LMAO most reasons I sold my few overly expensive watches and now wear only Tudor and Omega for everyday but not buying cheap Seiko etc was listed here. OCD, don't wear watch you can't easily replace and one with forgetting about wearing a wrong watch. Still remember how years ago looking at my wrist while walking out of the ocean suddenly realizing I swam for 30 minutes wearing gold Breguet with 3 atm of water resistance. At list it was on a bracelet. Got lucky but I know a lot of people who didn't and it did cost them a lot of money.

[@Mark-d6o]

Ok. Best episode ever!

[@Zotrax1946]

Who?? Who is the psychopath that wears non-matching socks??? My brain melts just by thinking of an imaginary someone that does that. Travesty!!! 😂

[@mikescott4008]

Richard Mille are ugly anyway. If I was given one it'd be sold in an instant.

[@jazzman5598]

Avoid like the plague ANY supposed chronograph with a “24 hour” sub dial. Watch folks who are pilots will instantly know……this dude is no pilot. lol! 😂

[@mthorbjoernj]

You just won an evening with Nicholas Parsons

[@Soulheads-yy3zq]

‘10 watches I suggest you avoid if…’

[@stevep9041]

No. 10 - The forgetful type should have been a watch I own… Guess!

[@nigelheadford9687]

Title should be: if you’re an idiot you need to think of this! Any brands shown should sue you for mis representation!

[@ericl755]

And if you smoke don t drink petrol! 😂

[@teecchnoboy]

If you drink petrol dont smoke

[@In5an1tyB]

The remember you will die watch is great. Wearing this watch I wouldn‘t even mind dying in an accident, as in my last conscious moment I‘d think about giving the mortician a good laugh.

[@MrAlexFortis]

"If you're cynical and don't want to spend money on pointless watch with tourbillion, you're gonna buy apple watch" From one pointless thing to another :)

[@Vox-Populi]

I sold my $6,000 Omega PO because I just couldn't justify wearing it to the grocery store and gas station. Replaced it with a $1,200 Sinn 104.

[@eyeheartsushi2212]

Fair reason. The 104 in blue is on my radar.

[@andrewjackson8089]

The Rolex AD helps me not buy a Rolex…..thanks Rolex AD👍

[@brittwebb5602]

FYI puppies do need looking after

[@spittinvenom9843]

Any watch you don’t buy without sober second thought

[@zillsburyy1]

lol open hearts

[@donaldasayers]

I am that guy with the socks.

[@Rhal63]

Good advice. Thanks guys