Top 10 Luxury Watches For Men
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- čas přidán 20. 11. 2022
- In this episode we pick our top 10 luxury watches from men. Only the most iconic timepieces from the most prestigious brands have made the list. Are you a proud owner of one of these watches or is your next watch among them?
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The Calatrava is the only Patek I like, but I would have gone for the Vacheron Fiftysix instead. All the heritage at less than half the price.
The 56 finishing is closer to a Rolex than a Patek though. Patrimony traditionnelle is the real answer. However, these days I'm no longer into watch investment. I bought two homes, one in Malibu and the other in California, spent a total of $24 million, and the return on investment is crazy-far better than collecting watches for me.
How did you grow your money to $24m, I'm impressed, I have a lump sum i don"t want to leave it in the bank, whats your cash flow like?
I have a financial advisor (trader) she grows my liquid assets, and I reinvest the weekly payouts back into real estate.
Great move, please can you share her with me, or maybe her name so I could search for her online, thanks
Cathy Jemar Carlone look her up.
I just cannot stress enough how entertaining your content is
When I think I had enough with watch videos and need a break, your channel is the one I keep watching
Way to go guys it feels like you are really enjoying what you do
Nice list!
For JLC, I think the Polaris Memovox would've been awesome.
For A. Lange Sohne, I think some version of the Lange 1 with its iconic layout would've been a better choice.
And finally, some brands I'm sad to see didn't make the list: Zenith, Breguet, and Blancpain.
The Cartier Tank definitely belongs into the top 10. Absolutely iconic!
Reverso > Tank
Given that Watchfinder is owned by Richemont, it is hard to believe they did not add it.
Longines - good choice. Moon phase nice, but my suggestion is the 1946 Chrono. A lovely "retro" dial, and the case is beautifully finished/polished.
It is very "handsome", as they'd probably say in the late 40's.
The Monaco is certainly worthy of your choice. Again lovely looking, beautifully finished. (The Seiko "Monaco" from the early 70's is also a really nice chrono. NOT in the "luxury" category, but a very, very good watch.) I wore mine from 1975 every day until 1978, when it was replaced by another (totally different) watch.
Took one of the Omegas from you guys earlier this year, love, love, love it! Grey dial, looks great when im in a suit or scraggy jeans... stunning 🙂
Andrew and Tom, such lovely repartie and script - brilliant , and a helpful video
It’s probably boring but I just really like the simplicity of the Rolex perpetual oyster. White dial. Simple. Elegant. Subtle.
A watch, any watch, is by difinition a boring thing.
Yep boring 😃 now that omega mmmmmm
@@safarit678 almost as boring as a person who can't spell...
lots of boring watches then...
@@robertlock6041 so I mistyped. Why the personal attack? Did you invent watches?
And I assume you insinuate I'm exciting 😎
Owww.... that Calatrava. So much elegance, so much understatement. Great list!
I'm not from Mars but from a nearby planet in the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy and have to agree with Tom's list. So many great watches but so few wrists. It's great to see the Longines Moon phase there, it's quite an understated watch that looks great in the flesh. I could mention a few others from the brand that might also fit but I won't bore you more than I already have. There were a couple of other surprises in the list as well. A JLC that wasn't a Reverso but the cracking Polaris and the Calatrava and not the usual ones from PP. The only other surprise was that the Submariner was the classic no date version. Well done Tom.
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@@TomasLonga DA THGTTG book one, chapter one I think, I read it over 40 odd years ago.
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I love Omega's use of helium bubbles in their promo. Smart👍
Night Birch fanboy here. Can't wait for the Spring Drive version to order one.
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Like many I suspect, I began my horology journey with the generic option.
The pre ceramic Sub, which I adored totally.
Over time, tastes change slightly and you dive head first into the realm of brands you had never heard of to begin with but my Lange sits happily with the RM, Breguet and others, that mean just as much as the Accurist, my late father gave me when I was young.
Buy the piece that makes you happy when you see it on your wrist, never when you see it on someone else's.
Namaste all.
I'd swap the Saxonia moonphase for the Ultra Thin, picked the Longines Master Collection Chronograph instead of the normal moonphase and the Explorer 1 instead of the Submariner.
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I'd definetly add one of the new electrostatic Accutrons. They are still first gen tech with all that brings with it (servicing only in Japan, ginormous size dictated by the movement being made up of technology never thought possible at the size, strict (though arguably innovative) power management, ...) but they look truly amazing and if we consider Spring Drive the next step in the evolution after Mechanical and Quartz, I'd argue that electrostatic is the step after that. The silky smooth sweep (I have yet to see one next to a Spring Drive but as it stands I could be convinced that it is, as unbelievable as that might be, slightly smoother than the already amazing tech by Grand Seiko), the electrostatic turbines generating power via movement, that electrostatic motor, all put on display with no attempt to hide it are pure poetry. It is nerdy, but in the best way, not just pushing the envelope of what was thought technologically possible, but also celebrating it. The second they get one even close to wearable for my tiny wrists, I will fork over the cash.
Also, hard to say whether this still constitues your definition of Luxury in the watch space, but maybe a Junghans Max Bill, just for being, as far as I am aware, the only watch currently in production that doesn't just talk about being "minimalistic" and "bauhaus-inspired" but has actual credentials dating back to that art school/innovation factory/never ending party. Minimalism is often adopted, both by new up-and-comers and established players, but most just ape it without understanding the minutiae. The Max Bill, in my humble opinion, does this better than anyone else, most likely simply due to the architect and namesake behind it.
You, sir, have excellent taste.
Only pushback is the size of the watch for this 1st generation. I own a 214 and am waiting for an improved design / size.
Well done, Tom. Your apprenticeship under Andrew is bearing fruit. From Longines to Patek Philippe, your list is flawless. Great overview of luxury watches.
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The breitling looks stunning
I really love watches thanks for this awesome video
I'm glad that i at least own 3 of the 10 brands mentioned. Yay approval and justification! 😅
JLC Polaris date is next on my list. Stunner!
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You guys are great! The Top Gear "Grand Tour" hosts of watches. Cheers
I'd add the Vacheron Constantin Overseas, especially if Andrew and Tom intend to travel😁☘
Jlc reverso? Agree on the Calatrava but need crown guards for me. 😉
Saw a Blancpain Fifty Fathoms in the flesh the other day. Gotta say, that is one beautiful watch. Dare I say it...the prettiest dive watch of them all.
It is really something special.
I’ve been saying this to everyone. Blancpain 50F is the diver’s watch you wanna get if you want to stand out in the Rolex crowd.
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The Seamaster 300 M is my first and so far only high end watch, and I'm loving it more every day.
Like we say back home, it's a chunk of steel ("un fierro"). Reliable, beautiful.
You forgot the omega Aqua terra. Lovely.
Great list!!!
What about the Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch????
I generally have no problem with any of your choices, but for JLC I would have picked a Master Control model, not the Polaris. Also, I would have selected Panerai above Tag Heuer. Aside from that, great picks!
Tag Monaco is a total shocker.
Completely agree - what a classy watch the JLC Master Control is! Even the JLC Reverso (Duoface or otherwise) would have been a better choice, imo.
@@petrolhead007 I have tried the Polaris on in store and I think it would pleasantly surprise you. It is way better than it looks in photos. The Control and Duoface are awesome as well. Dressier though.
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VC traditionale the one with that dial you know the one Cheers!
Thank you for showing love for the MONACO
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Andrew, do an expose on Titoni watches. Another channel featured them but as I tried to look up this Swiss watch company, I couldn’t find anything. They seem like a more polished Tag Heurer but without the heritage :-)
“The Speedmaster has been sullied by a bunch of plastic replicas lately” hahaha I die
Longines could do better but I suspect they're kept on a tight leash by Swatch Group so as not to upset the Omega brand position, Their recent Ultra-Chron diver reissue is amazing value for the money. A wide range here which in some case only just makes it to luxury in the accepted sense, but if funds are low a Seiko 5 is a luxury. I'd have included something from Cartier with their resurgence in sales and the JLC should have been a Reverso.
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They aren't allowed to compete with Omega. Frankly I think Swatch would benefit a bit if they allowed Longines to flex their muscle more.
Awesome list.
Breitling Navitimer over Chronomat. Also No.2 the Lange movement finishing is better at the entry level compared to No.1 Calatrava which is sort of entry for Patek? Rolex GMT is also iconic, 1st GMT watch that is the "blueprint" for GMT watches if I am not wrong. The Glycine Airman predates GMT but its just a 24 hour hand and dial. Lastly the Daytona which demand for it is just crazy.
In no particular order:
1. Omega Speedmaster
2. Rolex GMT or Datejust
3. Patek Philippe Calatrava
4. Jaeger Le Coultre Reverso
5. A. Lange & Sohne Datograph
6. Grand Seiko Spring Drive Snowflake
7. Cartier Tank or Santos
8. Vacheron Constantin Overseas
9. Audemars Royal Oak
10. Breguet Classique
I own only the Speedmaster and don't have an interest in the majority of them. But they are icons nonetheless.
No one cares about your list. Who the H are you? Creepy bot.
I appreciate how you guys toe the line between "this watch is not only great, it's also great compared to its closest Rolex counterpart! Rolex isn't everything, people! There are tons of quality options out there" alongside "y'know, Rolex makes some pretty f***ing great watches, too. There's a reason they're always in the conversation."
That said... man, I wish I had the budget for a Seamaster 300 right now.
Monaco!!!!! Yes, Indeed! This Brietling- just pretty overall.
Why not Planet Ocean rather than standard Seamaster?
I tend to agree as I own both a Grand Seiko and an Omega and have my eyes on a Reverso. However no Vacheron on the list?
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Love this channel
A dream list! Though I would include cartier santos in place of the tag, and either master thin / reverso in place of the polaris.
O man all beautiful pieces why are we in this stupid hobby!
A Breguet grand feu or an A Lange & Sohne Copper blue would get my vote...
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Actually, I've just bought a GS white birch as I've been eyeing that dial for over a year now, but yes the Night birch does bring about a different character. Thought the JLC master control deserves the place over the Polaris, though both are nice.
I have both the 2022 models, the seamaster 300 black on rubber strap and sub date. I cant say which I like more. They both compete for wrist time. Omega is more fun and dial is something to look at, Rolex has a bit more elegant look. Omega is extremly accurate, rolex just really solidly made with great strap. Every one has its own advantages. I really loved the first watch in the video, the Longines, lovely dial and amazing price.
Accuracy is overrated. My most accurate watch is a Mido Commander 1959 Chronometer. I have set it 8 days ago and still shows the same time as the reference.
Zenith Defy EL PRIMERO 21 should be at top of this list
I would take any JLC or A. Lange over a PP now.
I think there's definitely a case to be made for the Breguet Type XXI on this list, massive heritage, flawless finishing and a great looking watch
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I love the Patek.
This is a great list. The few I disagree with is really just me being contrarian; there aren't any substantial arguments.
To be honest, that moonphase longines looks cheap, because of the dial patterns. I really don't like it. the blue dial looks nice tho
I love my Pagani - all four of them…..
They are incredibly good for the price range. Love my „Royal Oak“
Guys! You're doing a great job 👏😊.
Please 🙏 do me and as well others a favor, and kindly add in your description a list of the watches you discussed.
It will be helpful should one want to do more research online and/or find it in your store.
Keep up the good job 👍😊
Thanks
Can anyone offer an informed opinion as to where Dubey Scheldenbrand falls in the hierarchy of laudable watch brands?
"The Omega Seamaster is good...in comparison to the Rolex Submariner." That says it all...🤷♂️....awesome video!
The omega coaxial 8800 movement is pretty much bomb proof, I've had it in my little aqua terra for a year and a half and it's still going strong... 💪basically idiot proof
Lol totally agree
What about hublot and Audemars Piguet?
Up until recently I would have said one of the oris ateliers, but they're discontinued?
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How can you not have the Santos in this list, but a Tag Monaco?! That’s truly egregious from you guys…
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Congrats dude
Tudor...BB58...beautiful, elegant and precise. By far a much better option than Longines and Tag...
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Yeah but Tudor is a bit soulless. Longines is great, I think the problem is they don't try to pretend they are precious. Any airport has a Longines store (or a Swatch store to be precise with a Longines section) unlike say Omega. This makes the brand feel more accessible. However lets keep some context, they are still $3-4k watches and that is not peanuts. Still for the top 0.01% (or even less).
I'll probably get some ire here, but - as much as I like clean design and minimalism - the Calatrava did age, and not that great.
Movado Museum is so similar, even has the same proportions - and pulls of the look well, because if you do minimalism wrong it ends up simplistic and flat.
6:26 2 geezers from Portugal 😂
I know it’s a hot take, but I really like the tag heuer Monaco
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Who asked you?
I must be one of the only people who don’t like rolex … even the famous submarina… I went for the Seamaster 300
For me the Credor Eichi ii is a Calatrava for the thinking man. Hand made, hand painted porcelain dial, perfect size, and a stonking movement.
The perfect watch, in my eyes.
Hardly think the thinking man would even consider a 50K watch ;-) (This coming from a non-thinking watch nerd, obviously)
@@Frederik2901 compare that £50k to the RRP of the platinum Calatrava 😉
@@nottusleinad Touché! :-)
I love JLC and I'm no fanboy of Rolex, but by god the Submariner without a date window works so much better than the Polaris with that mismatched white date windown on a black/anthracite dial and cream indexes. Sometimes less truly is more. Just a comment on the watches shown not the brands as a whole, before the flame wars commence.
Tudor BB58 should have been in Tags spot
Did anyone else get motion sickness from that Breitling ad?
My favourite thing about this list is that there’s not a Tudor to be seen. Just as it should be 👍🏻 #alliswell #blandbay
Like that JLC and the Monaco are here. The Rolex should have been the Day-Date. Fifty-Fathoms or Odysseus could have replaced the Submariner or even the BB58 really. Not that the Sub isn't a better watch than the 58, but it just seems pointless at this point. I wish Breguet, Glashütte and F. P. Journe would have made the list. Also Zenith instead of Breitling. Too many "celebrities"
not disputing the prestige status, but i would rather leave patek off the list. i would have made a second list where patek ap and vc were all on the same list as they are widely viewed as the holy trinity brands that are always in the same conversation. maybe put a cartier santos, or some breguet, zenith, or a panerai. also i love longine but its maybe below these brands so i would have that switched out as well.
Rolex for the common man. Omega for the gentleman.
How about a "Top Ten" watches from companies that no longer exist? Or no longer exist in their original form?
What about a review of companies which don’t exist as well?
Universal Geneva comes to mind
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“Big pee pee,” classic Watchfinder from the two scamps of all things watches! That Patek; wow! Thank you, as always!
Spot on
I notice in the picture of the Calatrava the second hand is at 30 secs & the minute hand is almost at the next minute! Someone mis-set “The Watch”!
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I would add the Tudor black bay GMT to this list. Beautiful watch that has history, is made for those who love travelling(like me), and comes at a good starting price.
Good choice. Wearing mines on a jubilee bracelet. Worth every penny
Please, stop pushing the Tudor to TOP watch brands. I can understand that with an almost unlimited budget for advertisement ("influencers" included) and BIG brother behind them, the watches are gaining popularity - especially when you can buy them. But do they belong to TOP brands? Definitely not.
@@TomasLonga nooo don’t tell people the truth lmaoo
I love my Tudor. But it is NOT a luxury watch. It is a tool watch, set for a particular purpose. Rolex is a luxury brand. So is Patek, AP, Vacheron, Lange, ad nauseam. But Tudor is a real watch for dealing with real situations. It is not a luxurious experience to buy or wear one. And that is a damn good thing.
Longines is luxury and Tudor is not? 🤯
The JLC should absolutely have been a Reverso. The Polaris line shows promise, but it’s still a bit of a mess.
The Polaris is beautiful, I think it should stay.
@@marcusrawlinson5024 It has potential, but JLC is still feeling its way around it. The Reverso is an incomparable icon.
For me, the Tudor Black Bay 58 is better than the Rolex Submariner. It's far more versatile and just plain looks nicer and cleaner. The Sub may have been a go to choice 10 years ago, but I think the BB58 has replaced the Sub in a lot of folks minds.
It desperately needs a new clasp though, like they have on the new Pelagos 39. Changing the bracelet to a non faux riveted would also satisfy quite some people.
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Tudor
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When will Omega get rid of the awful Helium escape valve? I don’t know how they would come up with it in the first place. It totally ruins their watches.
Gotta get me one of those moonface watches.
Grand Seiko has been up and coming for a long while now. Grand Seiko can no keep making the mistakes and ride on this narrative given some of their shortcomings in the brand. Fix those bracelets and give us a proper extension for example. You are no longer young and upcoming now that you are middle-aged!
If I were rich, my 3 watch collection would be Rolex Explorer, Tag Heuer Monaco, Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean
Who asked you?
Panerai Ulysses nardin please
How do you define luxary watches? Do you not consider F. P. Journe and Phillip Dufour to be luxary enough? Besides JLC reverso is way more popular as well as historically significant than other JLCs. Similarly, bulgari octo finissimo and zenith defy series are absolute technological masterpieces. Talking about Patek Phillip, their perpetual calendars have nothing comparable.
Your list can be qualified as as luxury watches that you can wear everyday. Then I completely agree with it.
It's very clear that you guys hate Audemars Piguet . But thanks for including A Lange and JLC in the list.
Was surprising to see Longine and Tag - thought the list was based on the public perceptions, which proved to be wrong towards the other half of the video.
No Cartier, Breguet and Girard-Perregaux? They could have easily replaced Longine and Tag.
Their hatred is strong for Vacheron Constantin also. Jeebus AP's Royal Oak was responsible for Patek's Nautilus which may have saved them. I call B.S.
Heck even Tudor is better than some of the others along with Cartier(which I'm not a fan of) Now I know why they use the microphones, because who could show their face after this shlt show
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@@brinkee7674 Thanks for highlighting the omission of VC. They don't believe in the holy trinity of the watches.
Personally, I respect VC for the mere fact that when you walk in to VC store, you can see their watches, and you can actually buy them. And of course they're amongst the very best, part of the trinity.
Longines? Mama Sawtch wants no competition with Omega. They can write "heritage" or "master" as they like; but a good vintage Longines or Omega is far more refined.
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The most SEO friendly video title of all time
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Will your wife come back on and do one for women? I usually just shop the smaller end of mens watches. But I'd love an opinion for womens watches specifically.
vacheron constantin patrimony. Drops mic walks away.
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I'm from Mars. We have no dive watches there because we have no water, so I really don't get the Submariner. Also the moon phase watches seem really dumb - I would get it if you were expats living on Mars and wanted to know what your old moon was doing... but if you're still living there on Earth, can't you just look up into the sky??
IWC La Petite Prince.
3:52 Walter White approved this choice
Omega uffffffff 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I’ve owned both the submariner and the the omega Sea-master and and without a doubt the Omega Seamaster is superior in every way imaginable !!!
Not really:
1) Oversized
2) Helium escape wart
3) Non-tapering bracelet, with no on-the-fly adjustment
4) AR coating on the outside of the crystal
@@ivanharlokin 1. A mere 1mm larger than the 126610LN. Do you have girly wrists? Perhaps you still wear pretty skirts and skip around with your hair in pigtails.
2. The HEV is a part of the SMP’s iconic design.
3. Unless you are one of the small minority who buy the watch with the intention of dicing with it, that point is pretty much moot. You’re too lazy to take it off your wrist and take a few mere seconds to adjust the bracelet? I’m simply lost for words.
4. The latest Seamaster only has AR coating on the inside of the crystal.
5, it has an arguably better movement which has been lauded by experts to be the best horological development in 250 years.
6. The bracelet is far superior with actual weight to it. After 60 years the Sub bracelet still feels like tin.
7. It’s a far more refined, under the radar timepiece than the Sub. Have you ever been to London wearing a Rolex in broad daylight? I guarantee you that if you arrived in London wearing it, you won’t be going home with it.
8. Walt Hardinge said he owned both watches and enjoyed the Seamaster better. How can that be wrong? It’s his own personal feeling to which he has every right to.
9. Wouldn’t you be far more suited to a dainty piece like a Gucci to match your Village People/ Freddie Mercury type image?
1815 chrono. Black dial. The end.
Am i suppose to sell my AP and Tudor?
NO. You have exceptional taste. 👏
Not to wear when you are in Holland! Otherwise you will lose it. I recommend a casio or a Vostok.