Watch Expert Critiques Celebrities' Watches Pt 2 | Fine Points | GQ
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- Join watch expert James Lamdin as he breaks down and critiques the watches of some of today's biggest stars, including Pharrell, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Daniel Kaluuya, Eric Clapton, Armie Hammer, Bradley Cooper, Tom Holland, Sylvester Stallone and Luka Sabbat.
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idk man...my mickey mouse watch is limited edition
Robert Langdon, is that you?
Mine are Dora the explorer.
Jacob Vincent czcams.com/video/fzlSm_Z5j4o/video.html
Mickey mouse net worth is in billions,
I got the limited edition Burger King Simpson’s watch
I wish people would understand not everything is improved by diamonds
Spider-manana it’s a status symbol, they just want to look rich
its better cus they got drip
@@Nomad_Skateboarding unless it's part of the original design. If a brand made a watch with the intentions of putting diamonds as part of the aesthetic then yes,the designer did what they wanted to do with the watches. Also if the piece of jewelry is originally made with colored diamonds like pink or red then the value is increased because colored diamonds are much more rare than regular clear diamonds
It's true but they don't care lol
@@funtimes6406 this is funny because a 5711 Patek Philippe Nautilus plain jane is worth more than the same watch fully iced out.
I love how honest this guy is. "These are watches that most of the people that own them won't use them for their intended purpose." As a collector myself this is 100% true.
Make videos on your collection. I’m a teen who’s interested in these stuff :)
This seems kind of self-evident... Most people wearing bomber jackets are not piloting a fighter jet; most people wearing button-down-collar shirts are not playing a sport with them. This applies to most aspects of fashion and style.
No duh
I think its ok to do both. Some people like to collect for fun and some people like to "ice" them out to brag. No ones better than the other
Well used my submariner to dive in mataram indonesia and it looks wonderfull in there
Keep this guy coming back! He know his stuff and is good to listen to
Except that the tresor is a manual wind watch not an automatic...
@@AlexxxxxSaysHi Except the model comes in a variety of movements
@@williamwoods477 other DeVille? Yeh. The Tresor? Only hand wind
@@williamwoods477 The de ville line of which the tresor is a sub line of does have automatic variants however the tresor line of watches themselves are only manual wind or quartz. They do not make an automatic tresor as it is meant to be a slim dress watch and omegas newer automatic movements are far too thick to fit in a sub 11mm watch.
@@stockholmpublishings2937 what about the "pepsi"?
I need to stop watching these watch videos or I‘ll end up selling my kidney
Sell kidney for car parts, jk
Your kidney with fava beans and a nice Chianti would make a tasty meal. (*_*)
I recall you wearing a JLC Odysseus Perpetual Calendar in one of your GIMS ’19 pictures hehe 🤓
Or was that your first kidney?
Locutus D'Borg r/cursedcomments
Paul Emmit that’s... that‘s creepy man
Glad to see other prestigious brands instead of Rolex or AP
Well there a lot of richard millies to only the rich of the rich
Rolex are known assholes so glad to not see them, Richard Milles are straight up ugly though
Where's the Lange or jlc or grand seiko
Maxwell I doubt any actor is gone be seen with a snowflake
@@adamchu1315 i would give them immense kudos if they did
Richard Mille, proving that money cannot buy taste since 2001.
Seriously, Mille could produce the first watch to be powered by cold fusion, have it worn by the first astronaut to land on Mars, and it'd still look like something that came out of a claw machine game at a county fair.
Fr
Nah nah ik some of them look like a calculator watch but the lord of the ring one that ed sheeran has and a few mclaren ones are absolute bangers
They're insanely, extremely overdone you gotta respect how much engineering is behind each model. RM are nuts and I wouldn't own one but they're their own thing and that's good.
You saved me some time - you are right on every point. These are watches that put the "W" in Wulgar.... ;o)
The irony is that most watches has features, which were designed for people who in real life, can't afford them.
Casio's are one of the most iconic watches ever made and offer many tool features for amazing prices.
Before the 70s, brands like Rolex and omega where more affordable tool watches built with a purpose for people. Since quartz technology became a thing, they shifted into luxury goods.
smart comment man!
They want to pretend to be the those people in real life lol
Just buy a G-Shock I have a couple of G Shocks that I wear more than my Omega and Rolex. I love G Shock!
The pharrel first watch look like an oversize g-shock
Ahmad G shocks are far, far dependable than that R Mille.
@@darood77 Infinitely cheaper as well.
That's just a standard for RM.
G shocks ugly asf
G-shock is God tier
Next: experts review why your life is going down hill
Cristhian Mora no need. It’s usually 2 things: drugs or women issues
Billy Metokur I have just one woman to blame then - myself. And my mother, yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s her fault
If you’re considering a new Swiss watch I’d argue life is going pretty well.
@Abraham Girt ok Boomer
I wish i would never have to see anything Richard Mille ever again
They are the second worst loop king watch right behind anything that left the factory of casio. Atleast the casio cost 1000000th of the RM...
13:08 I didn’t know Patek Phillipe makes the royal oak I thought it was audemars piguet
tobias klein 😂😂😂 how did they make this mistake.
@@YBeastt Probably the graphics guy heard the expert speak about Patek before mentioning the Royal Oak and thought it was a PP watch as well.
@@Otty2Hotty Not that hard to google if you dont know
“The co-axial has 2 axes”. No sir, a co-axial movement uses a frictionfree escapement invented by George Daniels.
And this guy is in watch selling buisness. I guess his "knowledge" matches the expectations of his clients.
Seriously... wtf.
that's when I stopped watching. should have stopped when he pronounced Patek with a d.
Oh
There is friction in a co-axial escapement though, it's just not between the pallet fork and the escape wheel.
13:08 - Whoever the caption guy is who labeled this as a “Patek Phillips Royal Oak”... shame on you
xMrBarney I cringed so hard it would be like saying here’s Sony’s Xbox
John Smith "What? So Sony does not make Xboxes?" - GQ graphics guy
7:25 the arrow points to the wrong thing. The pulsagraph is the markings on the perimeter of the dial.
This stuff is so good!! It’s so hard to find quality reviews in a fun setting if it weren’t for this. Keep doing more of these please!
Heads up, your editors pointed to a minutes subdial rather than the pulsation meter on the outside of the indices
“co-axial means it’s on two axises” lmao
You'd be surprised how many people do not understand, good of him to explain, even if it is basic.
Yanni Lyratzakis pronounced AKSEEZ, right?
@@yutian5884 Yea, except the tresor automatic isnt an automatic, The tresor is a manual wind dress watch. So his weird explanation is really a lack of knowledge.
So much for watch 'expert'.
@@AlexxxxxSaysHi I'm not too into Omega so thank you for the knowledge.
@@yutian5884 except he doesn't seem to have a clue as to what co-axial means...it is the exact opposite of what he said! 🙄
He never actually critiques, he just names the watches and lets you know he knows them all
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RM is just a successful marketing scheme
I feel like it doesn’t have longevity like other brands
And ugly to boot!
I really don't like the look of RM but the guys know their stuff, they build a giant clock in Quebec City as a gift and the engineering is freaking impressive.
Yeah like Rolex is
@@Bogo6077 eh, no. Read the history.
I want to see the celebs who wear the "common man" watches.... Seiko, Oris, Hamilton, Casio, etc...
strolling around in a timex expedition
Idris elba and ryan Gossling both have been spotted wearing casios
G shocks are a popular common watch and you've obviously never heard of grand seiko. A more accurate watch than a rolex without the jacked up price and chronometer certification
I dunno, if you were worth tens of millions of dollars then would you drive around in a Corolla?
shay campbell Grand Seikos start at around $3,500 and go up to $30,000+. I don’t think that’s really a common man watch that’s in the same vein as Casio, regular Seiko, or other sub $500 watches that the person was talking about.
really liked this guy, great break downs, keep it coming !
Thumbnail: Apparently they love Bradley Cooper so badly they had to name him *Bradly*
Lol
“Appearently” your spelling is just as bad
I got that Patek Invisiblé on my wrist😂😂 - The Legend
Only watchman i respect is Rorschach
Underrated
Watchmen for people who don't understand the reference.
A lot of pilots had to learned to use a similar instrument like the slide rule on the breitling navitimer for navigation though.
If he told the pilots it was essentially an E6B they'd know exactly what it was and how to use it.
Gotta love that iced out “Patek Philippe Royal Oak” on 2 Chainz 😂 @13:09
This guy knows his stuff unlike the “car guy”.
This guy does and say everything " the car guy " says. So by your logic, this guy only talks what he knows off wikipedia
This guy comes across as someone who's learnt the bare minimum as a salesman.
@@thegreenfish21 he isn't as condescending as some self-proclaimed afficionados are
He doesn’t know nearly as much as make out he does. The story about IWC’s Portugieser for example, is only half accurate. The Portuguese sailors actually *asked* IWC for precise chronometer watches in order to orient themselves at sea. Source: I went to the IWC manufacture.
This guy is a joke! GQ should be embarrassed by the amount of misinformation that spewed out of this guy's mouth. And part 1 is just as bad.
You gotta love that yes these watches are very expensive pieces of jewelry but that to a watch enthusiast “icing” out a beautiful piece of art is kinda tacky and unnecessary and that they should just be kept original. True enthusiasm.
I agree
I love these please continue to make more!!
@12:10 “What probably used to be...” 😂💀
Ok but i've got the Ben 10 Omnitrix. Just saying.
13:07 It's an AP Royal Oak. Not a Patek Philippe...
StarMichaelAOZGW gq’s mistake first he said patek phillipe nautilus and added royal oak but did not said it was ap prob he thought it was obvious cuz he covered that watch before
@@marcop4845 fvck gq. Too political.
Man listening to these experts has become my ASMR
basically you hear made in Switzerland and it’s simply a masterpiece
I didn't see my fossil watch on here. Maybe it'll be on Part 3.
Tom Holland is using a Fossil on the Uncharted movie if that's of any help.
This is one of the best experts review there has been yet!
Great video! Shocked you didn’t mention Sly and Panerai. Legendary influence he had on the brand and wears them a lot.
First time listening to this guy & im pretty much pleased to hear what he had to say, quite well presented .
“It comes with a cool (rubber) army strap” (1.000.000$) gg
I’m very new to the world of watches and loved this. Would be super interested to know the ballpark prices for each of the watches as part of their descriptions too
None of these watches will be under 10 thousand. Some of them are over 5 million.
Already can’t wait for part 3
I love and respect these videos please make more...
”Water purification tablets”... amongst other things? 🤪
He is not "critiquing" anything, just mentioning what they have. A critique would be saying that that huge Richard Mille looks absolutely ridiculous on Pharrell's 5-year-old-girl's wrist. Or that Bradley Cooper wearing a pilot's watch with a tux is something one shouldn't really do according to etiquette.
13:07 Patek Philippe Royal Oak? 😂😂
"A moon phase is a whimsical complication"
Laughs in Jaquet-Droz
LOVE THIS GUY BRING HIM BACK!
HES GOOD BUT HES NO NICO (where’s my pride and pinion squad at?)
What a fascinating video. Great commentary!
10:10 - My friend's dad has a steel aquanaut on a steel bracelet. The hour markers have developed quite the yellow patina; I wonder how much that piece would fetch.
Shout out to the editor who didn’t ask where the pulsograph scale was at 7:27
A “Patek Philippe Royal Oak iced out”.. aaaarg Audemars Piguet
Richard Mille, proving the adage that a fool and his money are soon parted
The interesting fact about the Montblanc is that it has a Minerva movement. Really makes that watch special.
I've heard of the watches, but I haven't heard of most of these 'celebrities'. Is there something wrong with me?
David S The less you know about celebrities the better.
Yes, there is something wrong. You are too old.
bob mar
Your turn will come and maybe you will look back without arrogance and remember the days when you mocked people for living the natural cycle of life.
Has nothing to do with age. If you don’t know most of these celebrities you must be living under a rock for the past 20 years.0
@@kevinchang5082 It's probably true that we choose what we want to learn about/engage with, and what we choose not to. Plus I don't have TV, which might explain some of it.
Really wish he critiqued the watches ON the celebrities - most were oversized, did not match the outfit, or the occasion, and it seemed some celebrities just went for a combination of what was most expense/exclusive with no thought to the design, movement, size, etc...
Fitting Watches exactly
Kinda agree but you should never tell someone what suits them.
This is also a GQ vid most likely going to be viewed by non enthusiasts, so it’s alright
And what's the deal with black people and "icing out" watches. It's absolutely ghastly.
@@MrAlcmj I agree with that - fair enough...but I just wish they would at lest address the watch size issue. No need to delve into movements or anything...but I worry people may be making bad purchases on lower-end similar watches based on videos like these.
Great video. Guy knows what he's talking about. I think he should have mentioned when talking about Sly the Panerai. Panerai what in the 90s on the bottom. Sly was visiting Italy to promote Tunnel movie. He saw the store during a walk ale bought couple of them for him and his friends. He made Panerai well known.
So nice to see these videos about all these super expensive stuff I'll never touch.
Great content, loved the video. A small correction: The Patek Aquanaut is available on a bracelet and not only a rubber strap as mentioned.
Anyone else notice the extreme level of creepiness that the now outed cannibal that is Armie Hammer has a pulsograph watch? A watch dedicated to accurate measurements of one’s heart rate…
Hey James, huge fan of the A/S Instagram page, I thought you did a really good job!
He's wearing a Royal Oak Jumbo Two-tone in Grey Dial.
I'd say he's got the best looking watch among the bunch. He's not doing bad himself. Great insights.
Not sure the comment about Armie never using his pulsograph for checking for a pulse aged that well.
Why? What happened?
@@Scout-9301 Turns out, Armie Hammer is a bit *too* into vampire/cannibal fantasies.
Hold up, does he have a green aquanaut? Wtf, how is that even possible? This is why I hate the grey market
He's antique dealer
What are you talking about? A Green aquanaut is a legitimate watch, unless I have been misinformed
@@georgegiesbrecht8224 he is referring to the crazy shortage
Maybe because he owns a watch store? lol
Whoever is in charge of the background music is on it for the first part of the video🔥🔥 elegant
I love how honest this guy is ... True gentleman.... And classy too id like gim to be my friend (stop the cap)....
This man got me wanting an unnecessary watch that tells my death
“The Co-Axial has two axes”
Wut
I agree with that comment this guy is great, more episodes!
13:07 Patek Philippe royal oak? 😂
Brad has some amazing A Lange & Söhne as well as Patek Philippe pieces, you mentioned none of them
"...swim across the British channel"? English channel? lmao
I like that y’all just jump right to it
Well done James. You really know your watches!
2:40 'axises' is not a word, axes is the plural of axis
Yannick FC17 Ok boomer.
@@legitgames4990 whatever, snowflake
Much as I like this series, most of the brands that he discusses revolve around RM, AP, Patek, Rolex, Omega...
Kinda wishes more brands were discussed (assuming they could find them).
A shame that many excellent brands (Parmegiani for example) get always slept on
He discussed about brietling, hublot & ofc
Just subscribed. Looking forward uploading more similar videos.
I could watch him critique watches and educate all day. Please make a CZcams channel.
I really wish there was a “price” for the watches.
Dog The Patek Nautilus steel version is about $50k, but you can’t really get it. Second hand costs $80-150k. The IWC Big Pilot is about $15k, the Omega Aqua Terra and De Ville are about $5k. That Richard Mille, well, costs about $1M....
I like that this guy doesn't try to pronounce some of these foreign words correctly because I hate when someone tries to pronounce something "correctly" and still butcher them.
Zoinks I get what you mean but I just hate the way he pronounces “Patek”. For me that’s just too American...😬
Like Mr wonderful says “ You took the soul” out of the watch when you add diamonds
This is a great video despite my snickering at "over-engineered giant tools."
lmao bradley cooper spelled wrong in thumbnail
I still love my Dora The Explorer watch.
I know how to use the slide rule bezel, but I'm not a pilot. I have a Seiko Flightmaster and I told myself I could only have it if I could operate the slide rule. It looks way more difficult than it actually is, and if you paid attention in school that helps as well.
This guy is legit, as a watch enthusiast I approve!
That feeling when somebody's watches are worth more than your whole life... ☹
Nothing's worth more than life
Jos Anoia' no that’s not true at all
Well in my opinion it is true
Jos Anoia' no a humans life is roughly worth about 8 million
get your money up.
I'm just glad to see a watch expert wearing a watch on his right wrist.
(...)However men should normally wear their watches on their left wrist, cheers.
Rui Santo not true, you’re supposed to wear it on your non-dominant wrist. Depends on the person.
@@Murko27 true to that, I was searching for it after, and it's factual , sorry tho.
Both of yall are correct, most people are right-handers so they wear watches on their non-dominant wrist i.e. left wrist
As a lefty, I concur. I have my watches on the right wrist.
I think there are some watches with the crown on the left calling them "lefties".
I used a navitimer during my flight training. Its something a lot of naval aviators will know how to use
This was fascinating.
Def not a “Critique.” more of a “sweats nuts.”
Boy, GQ's definition of "expert" does not jibe with mine. This guy made several mistake that even a non-expert like myself noticed.
So you claim he made mistakes but you don't point out any of the mistakes he made. Why should we believe you unless you can prove it? If you're going to call him out at least back it up.
@@chorseundgrd I am only 3 minutes in and so far he has said:
- The Omega DeVille Tresor is an automatic. That is wrong, current generation Omega DeVille Tresor are manual wind
- Chronometer rating is the highest accuracy standard in Switzerland. Rolex has Superlative Chronometers, Omega has Master Chronometers, Jaeger-LeCoultre has the 1000 Hour Control. All of them Swiss, all of them with higher accuracy standards than a chronometer.
@@dasmesser1 13:07 he says "Royal Oak" but the picture on the right calls it a Patek Philippe Royal Oak. That's just hilarious 😂
@@chorseundgrd He said the Patek Philippe Aquanaut has "only ever been available on a rubber strap". It has also been available on a steel bracelet for years.
@@chorseundgrd He doesn't know how to pronounce Patek. It's Puh TEK, not Paddick.
I am sure that u ask them for the time and they grab their phones 🤣
i like his honest approach and opinion on their bling
My Seiko Diver looks better than That RM25-01
And here I am just fine with a $10 digital Timex this man might murder me for wearing just so I don't have to keep pulling my phone out of my pocket.
Not really, I've a couple of Rolex, Omega, Montblanc, Mido etc but also have a cheapo Casio calculator watch in my collection.
Timex makes good watches though. Real horologist don't hate Timex watches
@@ssjTeXas Your and Brawndo's replies are good to hear. Too many collectors hate on the cheap products.
@@augustdawn8348 No worries, real watch enthusiast don't wear them to flex, although we are proud of our time pieces. Bill Gates wears a Casio Quartz Diver 200m WR (Reference: MDV-106-1A), a $50 watch.
Chris Taylor that's not every watch collector, sure some will flex their really expensive time pieces just to flex. But a lot of people flexing Rolex's probably don't then know anything about horology or the history, function, and movement in their watches.
I don't have any really expensive watches, I mostly just wear my Tissot. But I love wearing my g-shock dw5600 which I bought for like $60. Honestly, don't even bother with any ones opinions. There's always someone with more money and a better watch. Timex is a good brand. Be proud of whatever watch makes you happy and works for you. They are tools after all and serve a purpose.
Breitling being on “Fine Points” even though it’s literally a gas station-watch. (It was sold at gas stations in the 80’s)
Love these