The BEST Watches For Professionals

[@threethrushes]

As an English teacher, I wear the TeachMaster by Omega. Every hour a bird chimes a sonnet of Shakespeare's in iambic pentameter. It's better than my Vostok 'Dark, Deep, Depression' which reads a short story from Russian literature every month (Julian calendar).

[@karlsenula9495]

What no kabuki Casio???

[@dooginator2008tx]

As someone who loved Russian Lit during my undergrad when I earned my BFA, this is hilarious.

[@kma86]

I thought I knew all the series from Omega until I saw your comment. Sigh! Heading to the official website now.

[@88FCRX7]

As a mechanic I wear a G-Shock DW5600. Mine has been on fire from using an oxyacetylene torch, drowned in trans fluid, brake fluid, gear oil, engine oil, DEF and other fluids and still works like a charm, takes beatings when i grab a hammer or use my air hammer and its pretty slim but sometimes I do need to take it off for a very confined space.

[@ebms1997]

Agree with this one. Part time farmer here, i wear the same. Tuff enough to outlast most for the duty, cheep enough to replace without cringing

[@GU5S]

I'm a mechanic too, but sadly I don't even bother wearing my G shock as just find they get in the way more than anything.

[@88FCRX7]

@@GU5S that's why I like the DW5600 it's thickish but it's a goddamn tank once in a blue moon do I take it off for clearance issues I was thinking about flexing on my coworkers by wearing my Hamilton Khaki but an automatic movement in our field would get shat on and I couldn't stomach down destroying an $800 watch just to flex on people that barely know what G-Shocks are lol

[@AndreMonz]

Aircraft refueler here. That's the watch I use as well.

[@BagoGarde]

Im a fireman and i wear an casio AE 1500wh it better than the G shock , better screen legibility. My Dw5600 stay is worn only on occasion

[@Ratgibbon]

For a service technician I can highly recommend the Casio W-735H. Vibrating alarm watch, so if you're in a loud mechanical plant room and you need a timer or an alarm just set it to vibration and all of a sudden it doesn't matter how loud the machines around you are. It also has 100m of water resistance and it's a faux G-Shock, but I can attest to it that it can easily survive a 5-6m drop without any issues like the real deal. It's the best tool watch for someone who's using actual tools in my opinion.

[@younusimam-thesalamproject6340]

My absolute favorite watch is the G Shock Rangeman. Solar, super tough, easy to use buttons with gloves, Altimeter, Barometer, Compass. I could just use this watch and nothing else, it is so comfortable that I have fallen asleep with it. When im traveling and in areas where I don't feel entirely safe, or will take a beating, this is the watch for me. My father in law gifted it and it is the greatest gift I have ever received.

[@Max_Mustermann]

As for watches for musicians, Seiko makes a very cool analog metronome watch.

[@FunWithPens]

You may have missed the only opportunity to talk about the Seiko Metronome.

[@darkeye77]

Great video guys! I'm a scientist (molecular biology) and I actually mostly use a dive watch, as experiments need a lot of timing (15 minute incubation, 30 minute incubation, etc...) that can be quickly and easily timed. That Bell and Ross actually looks amazing though. I think my ideal would be a highly antimagnetic watch with a bidirectional timing bezel and a GMT hand.

[@Cohen.the.Worrier]

Ha, incubator, they missed that one. 😉

[@terencechipchase1761]

You could look at Omega. They are basically amagnetic with a rating of 15000 Gauss. cf. Milgauss from Rolex with a mere 1000 hence the name. Rolex use a Faraday cage design but the relevant components of Omega movements are themselves non-ferrous. They also have the co-axial escapement invented by George Daniels and used in movements only by Roger Smith, Daniels' only apprentice and now a Master Watchmaker, and Omega. (increased accuracy). They do a Planet Ocean with GMT complication I believe. There's your watch, Darkeye! (uni-directional bezel I think though)

[@darkeye77]

@@terencechipchase1761 I love Omega and will probably end up getting a white dial SMP at some point. But you're right about the PO GMT. The black and white one in particular is extremely cool.

[@moneymikz]

People think that a pirate‘s favorite letter is R, but it’s actually the C 🌊

[@mrmagoo.3678]

oof! ..oh sorry..I mean HAHAHA..

[@mrmagoo.3678]

ahh!.. I just heard the bit! lol.. get the joke now! :D

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

Cool. Now let's listen to Benedict Cumberwatch again.

[@d.j.ashley]

@@eustab.anas-mann9510😂

[@lewiswilliams1893]

I prefer Paul Schaefer myself.

[@stene123]

This series is going towards of being a Watch world version of Top Gear 😂

[@mikeyblueeyes8449]

I was thinking the exact same thing back when top gear still was a good show with Clarkson,Hammond and May!!:)

[@aulzhoefer]

The Speedmaster was not used in the Spaceshuttle and actually wasn’t used to go to the moon as they NEVER WENT TO THE MOON!!!

[@Dzokhar]

God I love this channel so much more than Pride and Pinion.

[@66048fishn-huntin]

From my experience, we were issued Suunto watches, and the new Vertical would be an amazing watch to wear in combat. The navigation with downloadable maps is an amazing feature, along with the crazy long battery life. Your picks were good, especially the GShock, but the Vertical and its predecessor, the Peak Pro 9, is probably on more Special Forces’ wrists.

[@Ossory88]

I love how Tom's intonation is always so sarcastic. It shows that he understands these are all vanity items nobody really needs

[@DaOneJoel]

He would never. He's a PROFESSIONAL!

[@sweetcorn1968]

Never mind the watches, I’m here for the humour. You two are hilarious. The Bell & Ross is quite funky.

[@FiveTwoSevenTHR]

As a pilot, I wear a Seiko SBTR023 quartz Chronograph for tracking flight time.

[@nicholasreed1192]

From the military perspective, it’s hard to beat the Marathon GSAR. Tough, legible, 24 hour inside scale, and tritium glass tubes for readability at night. Plus they have a real NSN and can ordered through supply. It’s my go to tactical watch. Another great option is the CWC SBS

[@Ossory88]

The truth is rather that a g shock is probably better but I hate quartz so my heart wants to agree with you

[@hillogical]

@@Ossory88 Heck, even a Timex is better. I bought some cheap Timex from the PX and it lasted my entire enlistment. I used to leave the watch on my belt loops and wash and dry it. I lost it during a breakup. A redhead was more dangerous to it than two tours and my own stupidity.

[@nicholasreed1192]

@@hillogical that may be true from the standpoint of accuracy, but not for longevity. I had a quartz watch die on me during deployment. Guess what they don’t sell in Afghanistan. Watch batteries. Wound up replacing it with an SKX007 that I bought at the German store in Kandahar. Never had an issue with batteries after that

[@davidtatelo]

@@nicholasreed1192 Have you heard about SOLAR quartz watches? And aside solars; Timex Ironmans, many gshocks, and Suuntos use batteries like CR2032 etc that you can buy literally everywhere. Not "wristwach batteries" at all. PS.- And yes, i have been deployed to the middle east. I wore a cheap 100m wr Casio (not even a gshock) that was solar.

[@bbot21]

As an aviation nerd, and commercial aviation and military aircraft mechanic, the simple black squared Bell&Ross is my second favorite time piece... after my black squared G- Shock :] Dressed in civies, my favorite watches are the silver BB58 925 and Seiko turtle.

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

I work around heavy machinery and water. I also frequently need to time things for up to an hour, which is why a diver is perfect. My choice is the Citizen BN0220 RetroZilla. Titanium, slim, eco quartz and affordable. Perfect if you're in need of a rugged watch that you'll feel alright about thrashing around. Love mine.

[@damnmister]

That's probably my next purchase, I have the full lume version which is amazing for the price!

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

@@damnmister Excellent choice. I had to swap the strap for something softer, but beyond that it's one of my most comfortable watches. Wears much, much smaller than the dimensions suggest. Cheers.

[@Ratgibbon]

Hear me out: Casio W-735H. Vibrating alarm watch, so you don't miss an alarm or countdown because you didn't hear it in a loud plant room. 100m of water resistance and mine survived a good 5m drop, like a real G-Shock would that it's trying to imitate. And it's only £30 in the UK. Absolutely adore mine, one of my favourite watches.

[@brunodn9702]

As a filmaker for industry, in sometime very "breaking" environments, I was used to bring my little Seiko SKX. But I was scared to scratch severely the hardlex as I scratched the mineral glass of another cheap watch, a Lip Dauphine, one time before an interview, by simply put my hands in a case of lights against their barn-doors... And a SKX is now a must have... Not break it, Bruno! So. I decided to strictly understand what are my needs. Cheap, efficient, not crying if I break it. As nice as possible. And I found the graal. Casio G-Shock. The "Square". The original. First price. A 5600 BB-1. It is light. I got alarm, countdown, backlight, chronograph. Beautiful. For 99€/$. How much in £? What else? Oh... I Became a Square worshipper... And I got 3 or 4 more... Advanced Squares .... But Never in harsh environnements... 🤣😇 The Square, the most affordable. The BB-1, buddies!

[@tbone121974]

Let's see: Diver: Rolex Sea Dweller Driver: Tag Heuer Carerra 1/100th second Pilot: Glycine Airman or Citizen Skyhawk Musician: Seiko Metronome watch Military: G Shock GA 2100 Mountaineer: Breitling Emergency Businessman: Cartier Tank or Rolex GMT master 2 Pizza Delivery: Casio A168

[@khalid969]

I was disappointed not to see a Sinn watch in your collection. Sinn watches are considered to be the ultimate affordable tool watches.

[@QwertiusMaximus]

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control with Moon Phase complication, just the thing for the busy werewolf on the go.

[@matthewwilliams4380]

I’m a physicist, so when I had a chance, as a scientist, to buy a real watch I got the Omega Railmaster. It is good around magnet fields and it resilient

[@alexsavutube]

For an escort I recommend Sinn 104 for the count down bezel or depending on the business model any regatta watch.

[@javahaxxor]

😂

[@jstogdill]

During my time in the USN most of our wardroom was wearing the new-then timex indiglo. It was accurate, small enough to stay out of the way, and the blueish glow was perfectly modulated for when control was rigged for night time periscope ascents. Timex got wind that we were wearing them (through the spouse of one of my colleagues) and did a magazine ad campaign around it. That was fun.

[@section8usmc53]

A Marine Corps staple of all ranks. One of your first purchases after bootcamp was a Timex Ironman Indiglo. That watch never failed me. I just don't know where it disappeared to.

[@jstogdill]

@@section8usmc53 yup. I wish I knew what happened to mine.

[@5amH45lam]

You guys are pros, no doubt. Yet you still manage to raise your game with each new upload, it seems. Awesome video, gentlemen. 👌

[@BurnedJello]

Seiko made a quartz metronome watch. Just an idea for a musician watch

[@goodwill_hunting]

It baffles me why more dive watches don't have a functioning dive gauge.

[@voltgaming2213]

May I add some of my suggestion for military and treking as that's the field of interest of mine For the military man is 1) G Shock Rangeman GPR-B1000 from the house of Casio 2) The Sinn U series of watches from the house of Sinn For our mountaineering jobs 1) G shock Rangeman 2) Seiko Alpinist

[@andrewswink5825]

One of your best episodes, gentlemen. I am still in tears.

[@glennamyhotspur]

Had me laughing throughout! Well done, guys!

[@UnderwaterFuzzPedal]

GASP!! I'm a pizza delivery driver!! I feel so represented haha! That was such a fun surprise at the end. You guys are the best 🥰🍕

[@Tuberuser187]

Something to note for the motorsport watches these guys didn't mention- back from the early days until the mid 60s at least racing cars didn't have a speedometer, generally knowing the engine revs was more important along with other indicators for pressures and temperatures and another vacuum or wire line added complexity but occasionally for working out their own pace they wanted to know. Of course RADAR traps and team radio wasn't a thing so they used a watch, nice big face with easy to press buttons was best and they timed themselves between two known points. So the watches where more for speed than lap times, official boards with the times would be shown on the start/finish straight.

[@anthonystevens8683]

This was brilliant guys. I love that the PloProf was on the list from Tom, that shark proof bracelet has it all unless there is a bite higher up where it would be less handy. The other lot that you have to be careful of are those pesky octopi, those eight tentacled watch robbers that can whip off you watch without you knowing. Fortunately they only go after divers. Now for a watch for a professional city drain cleaner would have to be a Mudmaster, not the digital but the old ana-digi one, even covered in lots of clag at least one of the displays will be able to tell you the time and that compass will give you an idea of the direction. You may still want to be careful of those rogue octopi though who are on the run from sharks that also want to know what time it is.

[@bandwagon240]

What I've never understood about watches like the Mudman are how incredibly difficult they are to actually clean. Mud/sand sticks in all of those weird crevices. In my eyes, it should be a smooth, uncluttered design.

[@wadsworth2351]

Professional divers don't wear mechanical watches, they use dive computers these days (maybe a mechanical watch is worn as a backup watch, but certainly not a luxury one such as Omega, let alone a Rolex...). As for the military (and aviation personnel), they rely on Casio and Garmin.

[@_e5598]

The guys that went to the moon were OBSESSED with fast cars too. So the speedmaster is fitting

[@richardsims3847]

For the price of the AP I want those colours to light up and dance up and down.

[@johnflynn4923]

F91W - job done for 99% of occasions. For the aviation types then the Gen 1 Blue Angels C300 with the slide rule bezel is the clear winner.

[@checksix_TC]

A Casio G shock Frogman will out perform that IWC at a fraction of the price.

[@EEE_MMM]

Apollo 15, 16 and 17 carried a Moon Rover-- so they did actually drive on the moon. The Speedmaster therefore totally qualifies as a driver's watch.

[@astorbeijer9424]

Regarding the Ploprof, I would think that the only purpose for the "shark-proof" mesh bracelet is to ensure the shark gets a toothache while gobbling up your arm.

[@RobertKing-oq4fq]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6exnH5uZaiLhqM shark-proof suit needs a shark-proof watch?

[@jeffsmith268]

Simply brilliant! I’m thinking of changing my career just to wear the AP Music watch. I feel like I could walk right in and start after Andrew’s detailed tutorial😂. You guys are the best.

[@Simon_Hawkshaw]

Great suggestions for all professionals. Some good subtle humour sprinkled in. I would have liked to see either CWC or Vertex models for a 'military man' watch. Thanks for sharing this with us all.

[@gerrytemple5044]

Interesting but also some over-the-top and really weird choices 😉 Being a real estate agent I prefer a JLC Reverso or my Cartier over a golden Daytona (too embarrassing). Would have picked a CWC for a soldier, and a Breitling Emergency over an Apple watch... What about doctors? Policemen? Private investigators? Cleaning women? Please give us more of this. Love it!

[@Contredanse]

You guys are firing on all cylinders in this video. The joke about riding on a Daytona is my favorite quip in this video.

[@Javdoc]

The problem with the Monaco is you need to be as cool as McQueen to wear it, and let's face it, you are not.....

[@river1duck]

Best introduction dialogue “our industry”, “their industry” haha

[@karlsenula9495]

What about a watch for the septic tank cleaner??? (... Cue the shitter watch jokes) ... oh wait 15:35 that might have been him with the G-shock mudman on ... mmmm yeah ... that was 'mud' 😱.

[@wallytangofoxtrot4721]

The Serious Plumber Omega watch was impressive.

[@moneymikz]

I feel left out since I just sit at a desk in my spare bedroom. I guess I could use a GMT for calling the West Coast and don’t want to look up at the computer screen??

[@ehrenkrause9861]

I got an old school all steel Bulova Caraville chronograph I've had for 20 years on its fourth battery. Was a few years I didn't wear it but it's become my work watch. Being a contractor I wouldn't put my mechanical watches through the abuse that I do with my tools. Edit, it's a 43B006 from what I could research the watch was discontinued when I was gifted during Christmas. Love to watch until it fell off my wrist because of a poor spring bar. It literally got scratched a hell in a handbasket which disappointed me but now it's become a reliable workhorse. My PRX is my beater watch, my Seiko alpinist is my camping watch. My Movado is my dinner watch.

[@smashexentertainment676]

My most used functions are GMT as I travel a lot, and don't wanna call my friends in a middle of a night wherever they are. I don't like chronographs, but I find that I can do most of my timings with diving bezel. And water resistance. Jumping in the water and not even caring is the best.

[@salmannaqvi6090]

As a B2B sales professional I wear Gshock GSG100 for everyday but whenever there is any customer meeting I wear Movado Bold

[@maverick4177]

😂 i sold, what was left of my heavily used 20 year old SKX007, on eBay recently for £125, been through a lot that watch! The new owner has repaired it now and sent me some pictures, and it lives again!

[@goldencalf5144]

Casio calculator watch takes the prize. I can remember a discussion I had with my schoolmates back in the 80s... "Imagine if you had one of them calculator watches. You could totally cheat on your maths test and the teacher wouldn't know!!!" Happy dayz

[@sonicgoo1121]

I'm tired of field watches, pilot watches. We need us some hazmat watches.

[@drlawyc]

Thank you, chaps. I appreciate your professional opinions on a wide range of professional watches. And I appreciate more so the sarcasm and dry wit with which it was delivered. Question: what watch would you recommend for a McDonald’s employee working the registers vs working out back in food production?

[@rolandogonzalez3756]

There should be a special mention to the Gshock Dw5600, worn by multiple professionals in military, divers, astronauts , etc.

[@mgzw90]

And the Heuer Monoco doesn’t have the initials TAG on it!! Good!

[@General_Mills_]

My picks : Diver : DeBethune DB28GS Grand Bleu / IWC Deep One Driver : Heuer Chrono Reissue / Vacheron 1921 (professional drivers don't wear watches) Pilot : Breitling Navitimer / Seiko Astron Engineer : IWC Ingénieur / Ochs und Junior Moonphase Musician : Seiko Metronome / Jacob&Co Opera Military/Bioterrorism/Delivery driver : CWC G10 / G-Shock GW5000

[@gotshpilkes]

I love the Mondain. It's the watch you wear when you want everyone in the room to know what time it is. As a bonus, it will give the Zoomers the uncomfortable feeling that they should know what it means but don't.

[@TheCrusader1099]

i wear a g shock everyday! never disappoint me and tough as hell

[@InteliDey]

For the Tag Monaco watch as the saying goes, "Don't wind and drive"

[@zohaibsaqi2548]

Who uses watches for speed and time calculations... complications for the sake of complications

[@Jamie-rj5cp]

I love that omega proplof I can’t swim but I think it’s the meanest looking omega Ive seen in a long time

[@PocketUau]

That IWC has 100m of dynamic water resistance, unlike most which need 200m of static WR. That IWC can actually reach 100m comfortably and knock about too

[@TheLute70]

This video is very entertaining. Really loved it.

[@huandru]

Today's conversation is especially funny. Well done!

[@nicoprasetyo1013]

What about doctors or health professionals?? Which watch should I buy??

[@adawg3032]

I fancy a dive watch since you can set the bezel as a little timer. Lets say we have 3 hours to finish a job, i set the bezel and it is about all i need from a watch other than looking good and telling time.

[@lioncat2457]

So what watch ⌚️ would you recommend for an air traffic controller?

[@ProfessorPesca]

G Shock Square. The only answer to any of these questions if you need something that won’t let you down. That’s a pretty boring answer though. I’m going to say you need a Chronograph and be able to quickly do speed/distance/time calculations - so a Seiko SNA411P Flightmaster. It has the advantage over the Breitling Navitimer of being quartz and having an alarm function as well.

[@stebesplace]

I'm a big fan of the Breitling Never Timer. Thanks, KZbin!

[@joeldio2]

"The top salesman doesn't show up riding a bicycle. He shows up riding a Daytona."

[@frankmason1472]

Really? Really? Military watch on the analog side is, Hands Down, a field watch! Preferably marathon or even Hamilton. Not an SKX. 16 years in the service, with joint level experience, and I’ve never seen one person wear an SKX.

[@MartinPittBradley]

While somewhat pointless, the PloProf needed a better depth rating. Breitling and Doxa have it beat without becoming absurd paperweights.

[@abrahamlevi3556]

Re: Navitimer A 20 dollar E6-b or Poole CRP type calculator is what pilots used to use to make all their calculations. The modern Navitimer has a 60 minutes counter dial which is a massive improvement in comparison to the early APOA model which had only a 30 minutes dial.; however, a Seiko chronograph with a US $ 7-T-92 with a quartz moment is the best choice as it has a totalizer comprised of two dials: an outer dial with a detailed 60 minutes with minutes notches and an inner dial with 12 hours like in the old WWII Luftwaffe Type B Flieger watch. The Seiko watch makes RAF low flying dead-reckoning navigation technique --older Brits and other commonwealth air force pilots know what I'm talking about-- much easier on the single pilot in the cockpit. The Seiko 7-T-92 OCFO Seiko is my choice. Flightmaster chronograph NSA 411 has a 9-T-62 movement and its 12 hour totalizer's dial is less detailed, hence less suitable for the task at hand..

[@bigsmooshflopdong33]

Just don't understand why they can't make a semi normal looking g-shock that isnt 45mm+.

[@David-nx2vm]

Enjoyed it, but would enjoy it more if you included prices in the video or in the notes.

[@MazinAraimiWatchesClub]

You feel me🤣

[@24934637]

That 'Plongeur Professionnel' is an absolute BEAST of a watch...Same depth rating as my Doxa Sub 300T.....I don't have a 'Sharkproof bracelet' though.....That Royal Oak Offshore music edition IS actually my favourite AP watch, which considering I don't really like them isn't saying much, but I DO like the thought that's gone into it, making the various bits looking like they've been stolen from elsewhere and other equipment! As a watch it's totally irrelevent to my lifestyle or interests though LOL. Same could be said for many of my watches! Realistically I'd be best with a G-Shock with a large print dial!

[@Sr.D]

Nothing beats a g shock for oriented professional watches

[@engineering_guy]

20 microns divided by 1000 black holes equals 0.02 microns per black hole.

[@noisepuppet]

As a music professional I'm constantly plugging the sound into the screen

[@Cohen.the.Worrier]

Good job guys, very professional. ⌚

[@dontsub7150]

The Seiko Alpinist SARB017 for everyone of cause.

[@shubham_parate96]

Why not casio duro in diver watch ?

[@matthewhornby2333]

My cousin has one of those Domino's Rolex. He did indeed earn it by managing a branch with enormous sales volumes.

[@cristhanos9392]

If any watch, old or new, fit the "Racing Driver Watch" Moto, it would be the 1980s Casio thermometer, because its a light watch, it can hold up to the Speed and a crash even and it shows the Aur Temperature, wich for a racing Driver, Is very Important to know, to gauge how hot the rmtrack might be and to keep an eye out for the Engine Temps. If thats not enough, Ayrton Senna Wore one. The watch is the CASIO TS-1200

[@simonwright6882]

How about the supermarket stock replenisher who ensures we can eat on a regular basis ??

[@bullnose01]

The IWC diver is a gimmick. No professional diver ever would rely on a depth gauge in a watch. The JLC Polaris with an alarm would be more useful and better looking.

[@lokalradion]

Hello! Do a video about watch brand their ambassadeurs an what those tell absolut the brand

[@watchpickle2k]

Well.... an Omega, a Breitling, a Tag, an IWC in a watchfinder video. What a surprise :D What is really a surprise you almost made it without a Rolex :D Well, fwiw, Casios are spot on. I would personally add Fortis of course, the real king of space watches. Someone should tell Omega, rotors actually work in space, better then in London actually :)

[@brandonmcneil3555]

I genuinely thought these were careful, measured suggestions until the part about the Ploprof. A subtle wink and tip of the hat that I'm sure most people missed. Well done, gents. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice: shame on you still. I'm very foolable.

[@walydna0405]

Which watch is for photographer?

[@silphium]

I don't want to wear a watch that destroys anything that bumps it. This is how cars and roadside obstacles used to be built, so that they survived an impact with minimal damage, without any thought for how that energy might affect the driver. Nowadays, an impacting car will often destroy itself to prevent the energy of impact from being transferred to the driver. Likewise, I want my watch to dissipate the energy of a hard knock by breaking or bending, not rigidly transferring the energy into my wrist's flesh and bone.

[@thetruebatman4632]

When you guys went full tilt into my favorite video game franchise of all time I about peed my pants.

[@ahha6304]

Glad to see is that Tom is a Raccoon City Survivor

[@joewhite6875]

So freaking good. Keep this up, hilarious

[@Lalitaditya100]

I was hoping for the music section, they'd pick out the seiko metronome watch