10 Best LOW BUDGET Watch Accessories Every Enthusiast Should Have

[@frankpentangeli7945]

There are other items I would recommend: 1. A set of loupes with different magnifications, with special emphasis on a10x magnifying loupe 2. A box of different sized spring bars 3. A caliper of sorts (digital or analogue) 4. A watch maintenance tool case, particularly one with a bracelet-sizing tool and various caseback-removing tools 5. Various buckles of different colours (silver, gold, black, etc) 6. A set of tiny screwdrivers 7. Some Polywatch crystal scratch repair paste (for plastic crystals only).

[@OldGregg79]

3:23 you can still use a tape measure to measure your wrist, just wrap a piece of string or something flexible around your wrist and then measure the length of that with the tape measure 👍🏻

[@DragonSlayer850]

Strap Mill Canada actually mills a spring bar tool from a solid block of stainless steel and harden tips. Feels totally different than the generic cast type.

[@Leby69]

Will I need to sell a kidney to buy it though?

[@zerobladehonmono]

The cut-in where they typed the search terms for the squishy rubber ball and it actually worked was actually so funny

[@BDrumev001]

Yo dawg, I heard you like accessories! So we made accessories for your accessories so that you have more accessible access while you accessorize!

[@bigsmooshflopdong33]

Read that whole thing just like it was your boy X to the z, Xzibit.

[@bullnose01]

If you have a watch with an exhibition back or an open face, a loupe can get you deeper into your watch's movement and see some of the stuff seen in TWF's macrophotography. You also can wow your AD when you decline their offer to use their loupe and whip out your own. 😊

[@TheBurg229]

I got a travel case for Christmas a few years ago and it was the perfect thing

[@Ahiachebel]

It makes me feel so much better knowing that I'm not the only one having watches all over the place. Although I have some boxes, I tend to swap watches regularly and be lazy when putting them back in place

[@grahambawden4060]

Nice selection but mostly on the pricey range. £1500 for a triple watch winder, I have 3 double ones that cost me around £150 total and keep my watches running perfectly.I agree that a good leather strap or bracelet is worth spending the money on. Usual excellent podcast style video, keep them coming. 👍👍⌚😎

[@lilmarrz]

His voice is so relaxing

[@IceDree]

2:07 I can't help but think of Andrew waving his springbar tool like nunchucks.

[@wisamal-hakim5531]

A nice watch box is so important and you can get nice ones for cheap. Mine has made such a big difference to how I keep my watches.

[@SoCalWatchReviews]

Great episode guys 👏

[@KC-bv9kf]

I would add a compass or Lepsi app to check to see if any parts of your watches, especially the mechanical ones, are magnetized. A demagnetizer. Combined for less than $20, but definitely useful for watches that are running out of specs. Cost effective if you have a few watches and they started to run too fast or too slow. There are strong magnetic fields everywhere now, like the mobile phones, especially their magnetic cases, and your watches can get magnetized so easily. There are movements and cases that are resistant to magnetism, but most older ones are not. Also a timegrapher for those wanting to get into that rabbit hole.

[@digbysummerhill3154]

Timegrapher 👍👍👍 but that's a slippery slope you'll soon give bergeron more money than the people that made your watch 🤫

[@thatwhitecat]

Bought the watch roll right before I watched this video and also finally got a watch winder

[@papricep6248]

What about an ankle strap if you want to wear a 4th watch.

[@maninthestreet01]

It could become your achilles heel.

[@curtbrown7718]

Bravo! Thank you.

[@NikolausHirsch]

Thanks so much guys for mentioning our straps 🙌HIRSCH the bracelet

[@pederlindstrom3132]

Tom,, greetings from northen Sweden and a fellow watch entusiast and long time subscriber. I didnt know you were a cat person so you must be a one. People with cats know the earth is roughly spherical.. If it was flat cats would push everything over the edge.

[@micksumo]

Quick release spring bars should be on all straps.

[@zacharyparis]

Just can’t do straps. I absolutely hate the gap between the end of the strap and the side of the case.

[@alfieakaronaldog]

I call them ‘Gappy Straps’ 🤢 Some are really bad lol and creep me out! I wish more brands would do fitted to case ones (on a deployant 😈) like Omega do for the Planet Ocean.

[@rocketdyneF1]

Another good thing to have is a watch repair tool kit. It comes with all the tools you need to maintain your watches. You can get cheap ones form Amazon.

[@giacomolicata1930]

Fantastic vid guys

[@alfieakaronaldog]

I’m so getting the Bergeon 8 Ball 😉

[@rafenwulf]

I call it the boob ball. It's gr8 !

[@alfieakaronaldog]

@@rafenwulf Ordered 😈

[@handlesarethelaststrawiquit]

another thing to do with tape measures is see how far you can throw the tip. back handed is best.

[@the.Aruarian]

One thing I need more than anything is a good way to store all my straps and bracelets in a way where they don’t just end up either bunched together like NATOs or risk scratching each other like bracelets. Preferably in a way that makes it easy to see all my options when pondering a strap change.

[@maninthestreet01]

A washing line and some clothes pegs?

[@Nathan.W1696]

last year I bought myself a wooden mechanical toubillon desk clock tower from ugears. Pretty fun and challenging at the same time. Great value for under $100

[@CYNICdiogenes]

Is that a Velcro strap at 03:23? I've been looking to get one of those, as I'm tired of my watch strap always being a bit too loose or a bit too tight. Where to you buy one? What is it called (as calling it a Velcro strap would be too commonsensical)?

[@aidinmcinerney6512]

Tudor refers to it as a "self gripping fastening system", partially because Velcro is a proprietary brand name and partially because they probably don't want you to think of $15 Timex kids watches in the same sentence as there's. If you look up Velcro watch strap on your internet shopping site of choice I'm sure you'll be able to find one

[@CYNICdiogenes]

@@aidinmcinerney6512 Thanks for your response!

[@Zotrax1946]

I have 6 watch winders- with 12 slots- all inhabiting most of my automatics. OCD 🤷🏼‍♂️ (among some other issues 😂)

[@vangledosh]

Can’t ever see myself spending more (£1500) on a watch winder than a watch itself

[@richardnedbalek1968]

👮‍♂️ 3:59 I went to my haberdashery and said, ”I’m a watch man, and I need satisfaction!” They called ☎️9️⃣1️⃣1️⃣!🤣

[@Zotrax1946]

The Pasha is so amazing!

[@herkamer98]

These winders, boxes and carry cases your showing cost more than several of my watches... combined. I have three winders, two boxes and two carry cases - all of which set me back for about $500.

[@Audittr2108]

I’ve got the Burgeon squishy ball. Never got a watch back off using it.

[@pistonburner6448]

Measuring your wrist: just go to that one popular blue and yellow Swedish furniture store and get a free paper tape measure. Sure, they do break pretty easily but if you're careful they won't and even if they do if you have some basic knowledge of not even mathematics but just numbers, you can use even a broken one. Save on watch winders by getting a pet rat, and getting your rat a padded, soft cage (so it doesn't bang up the watch you put around its neck to be wound up while not in use). For opening up screw-down case backs just use an actual squash ball. Sneak into your local squash club and you'll find old balls there for free. If you like handling some old blue balls you might even make a few quid while you're there.

[@Rainbowapologetics]

Nice pair of screwdrivers for bracelets.

[@gentlemans.guidance365]

At ease gentlemen. What is the name of the watch at 5:26, with the white dail and brown strap?

[@khazelnut]

Pagani grand complication 😊

[@borbies]

I don’t recommend the quick release straps for watches you care about I had one on a timex and it flew off my wrist and smashed its crystal on the concrete

[@pktsqr]

I don't have room for the numerous watch winders and/or conventional cases that I'd need to "properly" store my collection. Shamefully, I'd been keeping everything in a couple of open, stackable bins for years. (This caused a few repairs and one fatal accident.) Then one day I was in a popular store that sells containers and saw these handsome filing cabinets from a brand called Bisley. They are tall and narrow, with 10 shallow drawers which can be configured with a few different types of organizing inserts. The 3x3 insert fits up to two watches in each compartment, lying relatively flat, if you don't mind them touching a little. Obviously, this system doesn't allow for nice little pillows, but I largely collect field/rugged stuff so this doesn't bother me. Right now I've got four drawers of doubled up watches, leaving several for straps and tools or future collection expansion. I'm sure some will see this as insane, but it neatly solved my serious space/safety situation and I'm pretty happy with it.

[@alfieakaronaldog]

Watch Glove for polishing. Curaprox Swiss toothbrush (Waitrose) for cleaning 😈

[@khazelnut]

Take out your watch gloves when visiting the local AD 🫡

[@benh715]

Oh dear. I’ve got all of those. Except the watch annual. That’s my xmas sorted.

[@RandallSlick]

As a burglar, I can thoroughly recommend you buy a watch box and preferably one that can hold all 64 of your Richard Milles. But first consider the working man and make sure it's not too large for my bag for life, because remember, I care too! Travel cases and watch winders are fiddly,, generally obscene and bought by wankers. So, be cool, box up and always remember to renew your insurance 🙂

[@Zotrax1946]

Mmmm.. maybe a watch is a good idea for a gift? 😉

[@rayray..3349]

Want the SQUSHYY BALL😎😎🙏🙏

[@sweetcorn1968]

I’m getting a watch box tomorrow for my birthday.

[@alfieakaronaldog]

Hope it has a watch in it 😉

[@ho335o]

Waiting for a watchfinder watch winder

[@maninthestreet01]

I'm waiting for someone to invent a wind up watch winder.

[@ho335o]

@@maninthestreet01 the watchfinder wind up watchwinder

[@BlankNameless]

What, no official Watchfinder watch winder?

[@JochenVogel]

A demagnetizer is nice to have. I still refrain from gifting myself a timegrapher, but for how long, who knows?

[@zachtan]

When you realise Uncle Seiko just announced their 18mm line for older Seiko 5s

[@xchazz86]

Best accessory for watch lunatics is... money lots and lots of money.

[@azimcz]

You should also get switch for your straps to be able to switch to strap-on! 🤣

[@davidweisschadel]

Idealy an automatic watch can stop. It's ok if it does. Less wear and all. Its easy enough to set the time

[@sascha1778]

I thought the first thing was a new watch 😊

[@jjlad5037]

The watch kangaroo is the perfect gift. Wish someone would send me one :)

[@rejnormandin4658]

Combatstraps in Montreal

[@oscarschiff9180]

"Ten hands on each finger" Bahahaha.

[@BAF605]

A timegrapher. Great when you're buying, you can show the sharks trying to sell you a crap watch that the movement is in bad condition. Great when you're selling if you deal honestly. You can show your buyers that you're not selling a pig with lipstick. Mine has paid for itself many times over.

[@jfgarnant]

Love the vid lads, but I cannot agree or stress enough to stay away from the "impregnated" polishing cloths, will make a bad day so much worse...

[@BAF605]

Agreed. Leave the watch alone or get it refinished during a service if you want to.

[@marcuschamp1460]

..... re-measuring your wrist ..... paper measuring tape from IKEA is free ...............

[@LesterLovesWatches]

Squishy ball - yes Straps - personally I find these poor value for money. They get manky after a few years. Just get a decent bracelet, which will last 20 + years. Watch Winder - only needed for a Perpetual Calendar where you don’t want to reset the complicated day/date/year. Get a Weishi Timegrapher - endless fun, and with your rubber ball getting the case back off, you can learn how to regulate your mechanical watches

[@frankpentangeli7945]

You failed to mention that watch winders are only useful for automatic watches. I think they're a waste of money anyway, because I enjoy winding and setting my mechanical watches in the first place, but they surely are completely useless when it comes to hand-wound and quartz watches. Also, if you want to measure your wrist, all you have is a metal tape measure or a ruler and you don't want to go out and buy one of those flexible taylors' tape measures, then just take a piece of string, wrap it around your wrist, mark the spot where the string meets itself, and then measure that with your ruler or metal tape measure. It's not that difficult.

[@mercster]

11. Money. Lots and lots of money.

[@mordeth1964]

Double ended tool!!! LOL!!!😝😝😝

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

13£ for a microfiber cloth just because it says "bergeon" on it, silly! Go to your supermarket and get microfiber cloths (and bigger!) for 1/4 of the money :D

[@dobrintomoff]

well, watch annual 2002 does not so recent :D

[@RoelfvanderMerwe]

6th!

[@clivemcquire7686]

A Roger Smith open dial please. Crowd funding may be required 😬

[@WatchesOnWood]

no cloths from the watch that wears a crown

[@alicanmacit]

anyone paused to see the search history?

[@khazelnut]

Yes. Disappointment

[@theshadowman1398]

Why are watch winders so stupidly expensive ?

[@pizza.doctor]

I wish you had plugged some businesses from the EU cause I'm not gonna pay import tax and wait weeks for a bunch of straps

[@hibernopithecus7500]

Are you a watch enthusiast AND small pet keeper? Something in the reasonably sized rodent or lizard family perhaps? Well strap your expensive precision timepieces on your pets as dandy little collars and save on overpriced winders. Added perk; you get to see what lizard leather straps will suit which watch. Life hacks. Blinding.

[@maninthestreet01]

I've got one attached to my dog's collar - he's a watch dog.

[@RyanBofMKE]

$600 for a textile and zipper 8 slot pouch?!?! Who ever made that and priced it, needs to be drug out into the alley and shot. Good Lord, the robbery is real..

[@rickrounds5150]

Squishy-rubber balls.dont work. They're JUNK.

[@nitsan]

The leather industry sucks. Worth a Google.

[@gs2162]

Cats are disgusting. Litter boxes are even worse than that.

[@sahilchoudhary8088]

2nd

[@JasonX2]

Any chance for a trigger warning for people who absolute know nobody? And a chance of not mentioning that particular warning because it would off set my week kid?

[@zillsburyy1]

in bidens economy that list just got shorter

[@dogyouare]

1st

[@omg_stoppit]

Ratio

[@Cohlonn]

3rd

[@nongthombamadityaluwang9575]

4th

[@canadianmale7610]

5th

[@mubarakibrahim3998]

You guys need to check OPTO WATCH CO. In Dubai

[@philipbasarir6829]

5th