Invicta (Yeah..I know..but still) 9937OB "Pro" Diver.. I can't say enough about this watch, its $170 price tag screams cheapo, but this has a sellita sw200-1, "milled clasp"-exept for the shroud, solid links etc.. for the Cost of this... I'm honestly finding it hard to think of another watch that would fit this bill.. I can't!.. Can You?.. $170.. and it's basically unknown, because of it's cheapo younger brother taking the lime light.. shame really.. People are Missing out on a REAL bargain here simply because it isn't talked about.. sad face!.. BUT I HAVE ONE!..Happy Face!
It takes a special kind of person to be able to entertain someone about watches that they (me) could never afford. Your sense of humor in all of your videos are second to none. All of my watches run -20sec/hr making me feel I don’t have time to use “commas”
The Longines perpetual calender with chronograph...."the Master's collection" is my very underrated watch. I've had it now 13 years, and I love it to bits! Not a scratch on the dial too. Love it. 😊😊😊😊
Why would I be surprised by a Citizen watch ? I’ve had more than a few watches, both analogue and digital and in most price ranges. When it comes down to accuracy over time, with excellent reliability, it comes down to a banger that I’ve had about eight years now. It’s an inexpensive Citizen Solar Dive Watch that’s remained consistently accurate to less than thirty seconds, has never stopped running, nor ever needed service. At the heart of it, what else could be expected or asked for less than a couple of hundred dollars ?
Panerai was the biggest surprise for me. Wasn't looking for a 44mm watch but tried one on at my AD and I was hooked. Never thought I was going to add one to the collection, but I love it. The fit is perfect despite the size.
That Chopard is pretty insane! To me the entire JLC Master Control quartet is vastly underrated and ...well maybe that's a good thing since I have been perusing them on dealers websites.....nevertheless it's a shame that they might be too classical for today's flash/flex culture.
Picked up a Seiko Skyliner from Japan. 1970s. Hand winding. Beautiful silver sun burst dial. 37mm x 10mm thick with a lovely domed crystal. It looks as good as any vintage rolex or Omega I've seen. All for £280 which includes delivery. I appreciate it won't be very water resistant or durable, but honestly for the fun and classy looks, I'm not sure why I would spend 20x that on a modern Rolex for example Sometimes I wonder if we are getting good value when we spend six months wages on a watch ..I don't know
My picks a budget option. The Reverie Diver, especially in the 12-hour variant. It's intended to be a dress diver with its incredibly thin case, 40mm case with a 43mm lug to lug and a really nicely decorated Miyota 9039. There are also only 125 of each colourway, of which there are four, one of which (the one I have in red) is no long available. In fact, that watch is my daily driver.
That Chopard is incredible. I feel this brand is gaining slow but true momentum recently which is delightful to see. They are wonderful timepieces. No wonder Dufour loves them
I own a Panerai Luminor 0392. At 42mm it’s very wearable. I’m not a big fan of walking around like Fred Flintstone with a sundial on my wrist. But to each their own. I love my Panerai.
For me minute repeater bring big nostalgic emotions. The village where my father is from, has a tower clock, and the bell in it announces the time. When I was a kid, it was letting me know when to run home for lunch, dinner and sleep time. I'm getting my first chiming watch (C1), but really am working (read saving) to find a proper minute repeater that would be close to the tower clock schema in the village (1x @15min, 2x @30min, 3x @45 min, 4x @60 min + the hour)
Panerai Luminor watches are quite recognisable with that crownguard. They need to put the brand back on track, but the simple design of the Luminor is quite charming. Not without reason they chose it for the boutiques where the gigantised and illuminated dial can usually be seen on the back wall.
I think the Citizen The Citizen watches are amazing from a technical and finishing perspective although a bit behind the curve on style IMHO. On the other hand, the Seiko diver SLA series watches are really appealing to me from a design perspective and seem to be technically very good, if only they would regulate the movements and give a better bracelet.
Oh dear the movement regulation is way behind the curve. I think they expect it to be done by the purchaser as out of the box it is as accurate as a err, sun dial
AQ6101-02A. Looks like 100k, costs 6k. 1 second a year expected timekeeping accuracy although my 3 Calibres 0100 timepieces are clocking around +-.2 a second per year. Another easy one that is so underrated is the BN1010-05E.
I love the El Primero and I kinda decided to aim for one the next milestone I passed. But then I went and saw and handled one in person, it was a bit disappointing at how sleight of a watch it is. For guys my size, anything under 42mm looks unusual. If they release an XL i’ll be the first in line though.
What a great video! I got myself a 600 quid Citizen Series 8 which, despite the spec is under 1sec per day off! What a fantastic watch! I guess ones greatest struggle would be whether to go for a recognized brand or a great watch no one knows about.
For a more budget option the Tissot Ballade is a criminally underrated dress watch. Picked up a two tone for 500 but the all steel go for under 400. It's as good as watches costing 5 times the price. I prefer the Arabic version with the bezel that has a knurled pattern. Very original in my opinion. They also make a fluted bezel with Romans a la date just. This watch is 100% the best DJ alternative for those on a budget. I couldn't get a two tone DJ from my dealer so I bought the Tissot and now I don't want the DJ. Ultimately I picked up a Rolex OP and I still love the Tissot and wear it more than the Rolex which is only worn when I want to impress someone.
Panerai, Zenith, and Chopard absolutely underrated. I’m sure there are countless others that are underrated as well. I do appreciate you highlighting the five that you did! Your content is always on point. Very well done! 🥃
Citizen The Citizen aq4080 is the perfect underdog, under evaluated gem, an ideal sleeper with a body that looks like any other tool watch, blue dialed OP like steel watch that is hiding a high precision quartz perpetual calendar movement with a stunning +/-5 seconds…..a year. Now beat that. And for less than 2 grand.
Hi Andrew, yes, The Citizen is excellent, as are the Zenith Chronomaster watches. I'm not keen on Panerai, but Carl F Bucherer make some nice pieces, particularly in the Manero range. I don't know if The Citizen is available in the UK, although the Series 8 watches can be bought easily.
As a guy who's not rich enough to buy any of those watches right now, I would mention Bulova as an underrated brand. I don't think they advert themselves properly imho
Absolutely, i worked on panerai sandwich dials for a while. They are not cheap but have the history behind them and the hype but Richemont group bought them out. Personally i like the longines quartz movement classique that ive had 22 years.
I think Rado is very underrated I saw their collection today live and it is absolutely stunning. Very high quality finishing. Absolutely beautiful watches. think the finishing can rival watches with much higher price points
While I rarely share your taste in watches, I am always amused and enlightened by your videos that stand head and shoulders above those of your CZcams competitors.
Though I find the dial of the A3817 too busy, the A384 is by far my favorite chrono, one that makes me respect the wearer in a way the endless Speedmaster variants and “sorry you paid so much for that” Daytonas never do.
I tried to get into that dark show you talked about, I think that’s what it’s called but the plot or so slow by season three I still have no clue what was going on lol
Tissot PRX with the powermatic 80 movement, costs about £620 and is beautiful if you can live with the bracelet, and 80 hours of power reserve? Stunning. True I'd like to have an explorer or a Twelve, but I can buy this, have a great watch and afford to eat.
I find the Bell & Ross BR05 amazing! Highly legible, uniquely styled, well-finished; it’s got it all. I have the stainless steel version, silver dial, on a black rubber strap, and for me, it is a highly underrated watch. Great caliber, too! Plus, it wears well. Perhaps you can review the B & R line sometime. Thank you!
I have an Ailang in my watch case next to my 5711. Can you do something on the brand? I'm impressed by it. BTW, I cant really buy anything else until I pay off my 5711. 😂😂😂😂
To me as a hoarder & collector - Most underated watch of all time = "Seiko SKA371 "BFK " Big Freakin Kinetic" it weighs 250 grams exactly on my wrist - people have tested it to extremes - freezing it overnight right next to a Greman sausage - driving over it - attaching it to a ceiling fan for hours to test the rotor......It keeps going......and going
The Citizen watch in this video is, quite easily, the classiest, best looking of all the watches presented. I love that textured black dial and the understated style. It's a shame the Japanese keep all "The Citizen" watches for themselves!
Sir, i must agreat with you on the Panerai watch. ...a time piece that succinctly does it's job to perfection. TELLS THE TIME. i believe actors and actresses have Panerai or so i heard......one can well imagine how they absolutely NEED to know the time in an instant.... (say on set....or scene) Sir, i have a thought about watches and likely already mentioned it i love the idea of GIFTING beautiful watches to people. REAL quality that they can feal and Trust
100% the Omega Constellation Globemaster Co-Axial Master Chronometer! That's a fire of a timepiece that straddles dressy and sporty better than the Seamaster, and has 100m water resistance across all versions of the series. Gorgeous look, underrated, legible, hard working, and with chronometric accuracy! 😍
I think that the Frederique Constant Monolithic Manufacture is criminally ignored. The technology incorporated into its movement is an astounding engineering feat. If they would find a few more interesting applications (like perhaps a version of the Highlife), it would receive the game-changer popularity that I think that it already deserves.
@@robertlock6041 I’m fortunate to own a Frederick constant manufacture in rose gold. I love it. I’ve had it for several yea4s but when it’s a special occasion. That’s what I go to, not my Cartier tank
VC, JLC, PATEK, AP are top but Gerard Perregeaux, Parmigiani, are really excellent too and are a better buy than any Rolex but Longines top chronographs are cosc rated and have a 5 year guarantee. In the real world they are really good value next to others and are around £4k I do believe. The conquest VHP seems to be the most accurate swiss made watch and has a very special quartz movement accurate to under 5 seconds a year for just over £1300. The hydroconquest quartz divers watch is a good buy as well and you can guarantee the clasp, bracelet and case will be really well made and put together. The Rado capt Cook in bronze and the Oris with their new 400 movement seems to be great as servicing is every 10 years but theyre around £4k. Swiss watches are expensive but the swiss franc was 2.4 francs to the £ early 2000s but its maybe 1.6 francs now so maybe a An Ordain or glashutte or grand seiko or citizen may be far better value for the price and really competes on quality.
What do YOU think is the most underrated watch?
Casio Lineage LCW-M100TSE-1A
Citizen. The most underrated watch. Beats even the best with its prices. :)
Invicta (Yeah..I know..but still) 9937OB "Pro" Diver.. I can't say enough about this watch, its $170 price tag screams cheapo, but this has a sellita sw200-1, "milled clasp"-exept for the shroud, solid links etc.. for the Cost of this... I'm honestly finding it hard to think of another watch that would fit this bill.. I can't!.. Can You?.. $170.. and it's basically unknown, because of it's cheapo younger brother taking the lime light.. shame really.. People are Missing out on a REAL bargain here simply because it isn't talked about.. sad face!.. BUT I HAVE ONE!..Happy Face!
@@nicoblues3544 just googled that..not bad at all.. especially for the price! .. do you have one? how does the build quality stand up?
What? No love for the Citizen 0100? Chh.
It takes a special kind of person to be able to entertain someone about watches that they (me) could never afford. Your sense of humor in all of your videos are second to none. All of my watches run -20sec/hr making me feel I don’t have time to use “commas”
You know what else is underrated? This channel :-)
Truth
Very true!
Agreed!!❤
The Longines perpetual calender with chronograph...."the Master's collection" is my very underrated watch. I've had it now 13 years, and I love it to bits! Not a scratch on the dial too. Love it. 😊😊😊😊
The very under the radar Citizen AQ4030 Washi dial is my favorite totally almost unknown watch
Why would I be surprised by a Citizen watch ?
I’ve had more than a few watches, both analogue and digital and in most price ranges.
When it comes down to accuracy over time, with excellent reliability, it comes down to a banger that I’ve had about eight years now. It’s an inexpensive Citizen Solar Dive Watch that’s remained consistently accurate to less than thirty seconds, has never stopped running, nor ever needed service.
At the heart of it, what else could be expected or asked for less than a couple of hundred dollars ?
I recently purchased a pre-owned Panerai just for the heck of it & I can't believe how much I love it now
Panerai was the biggest surprise for me. Wasn't looking for a 44mm watch but tried one on at my AD and I was hooked. Never thought I was going to add one to the collection, but I love it. The fit is perfect despite the size.
Is yours the one mentioned in the video?
Classic.
buy a few alternative straps and you'll get lots of mileage out of it
@@eyeheartsushi2212 Mine is the PAM01157
@@djones1304 Mine came with two straps, but I bought a white rubber strap too. So easy to change. It really is a strap monster on top.
I agree about Panerai, but I’d recommend earlier entry level models. PAM 111/112 with 300m WR both manual wind with exhibition case backs.
Yes it's good to see the beautiful in house calibre.
That Chopard is pretty insane! To me the entire JLC Master Control quartet is vastly underrated and ...well maybe that's a good thing since I have been perusing them on dealers websites.....nevertheless it's a shame that they might be too classical for today's flash/flex culture.
Great presentation. Love watching all these antique mechanical movements in so much detail, wearing my HAQ 8j56
Picked up a Seiko Skyliner from Japan. 1970s. Hand winding. Beautiful silver sun burst dial. 37mm x 10mm thick with a lovely domed crystal. It looks as good as any vintage rolex or Omega I've seen. All for £280 which includes delivery.
I appreciate it won't be very water resistant or durable, but honestly for the fun and classy looks, I'm not sure why I would spend 20x that on a modern Rolex for example
Sometimes I wonder if we are getting good value when we spend six months wages on a watch
..I don't know
My picks a budget option. The Reverie Diver, especially in the 12-hour variant. It's intended to be a dress diver with its incredibly thin case, 40mm case with a 43mm lug to lug and a really nicely decorated Miyota 9039. There are also only 125 of each colourway, of which there are four, one of which (the one I have in red) is no long available. In fact, that watch is my daily driver.
Love this! Fantastic to see the Citizen being featured! and WOW the Chopard! Crazy awesome! ❤❤❤
Love the simple straight forward format. Good choices
That Chopard is incredible. I feel this brand is gaining slow but true momentum recently which is delightful to see. They are wonderful timepieces. No wonder Dufour loves them
I own a Panerai Luminor 0392. At 42mm it’s very wearable. I’m not a big fan of walking around like Fred Flintstone with a sundial on my wrist. But to each their own. I love my Panerai.
As a big Seiko fan i would agree with you, Citizen are great at what they do!
For me minute repeater bring big nostalgic emotions. The village where my father is from, has a tower clock, and the bell in it announces the time. When I was a kid, it was letting me know when to run home for lunch, dinner and sleep time. I'm getting my first chiming watch (C1), but really am working (read saving) to find a proper minute repeater that would be close to the tower clock schema in the village (1x @15min, 2x @30min, 3x @45 min, 4x @60 min + the hour)
Panerai Luminor watches are quite recognisable with that crownguard. They need to put the brand back on track, but the simple design of the Luminor is quite charming. Not without reason they chose it for the boutiques where the gigantised and illuminated dial can usually be seen on the back wall.
Great video Andrew - many thanks. Hadn’t seen the Citizen - great watch.
i love the way the luminor looks it’s just that with my tiny wrists i might as well wear grandpa clock
Great Video! Andrew
Great videos. Thank you
I think the Citizen The Citizen watches are amazing from a technical and finishing perspective although a bit behind the curve on style IMHO. On the other hand, the Seiko diver SLA series watches are really appealing to me from a design perspective and seem to be technically very good, if only they would regulate the movements and give a better bracelet.
Oh dear the movement regulation is way behind the curve. I think they expect it to be done by the purchaser as out of the box it is as accurate as a err, sun dial
AQ6101-02A. Looks like 100k, costs 6k. 1 second a year expected timekeeping accuracy although my 3 Calibres 0100 timepieces are clocking around +-.2 a second per year. Another easy one that is so underrated is the BN1010-05E.
You are the Anthony Bourdain of luxury watches. Great wit, timing, storytelling.
You should be doing more!
Interesting take! Good stuff Andrew!
Couldn’t agree more on the Citizen/LFA example 🙌
I love the El Primero and I kinda decided to aim for one the next milestone I passed. But then I went and saw and handled one in person, it was a bit disappointing at how sleight of a watch it is. For guys my size, anything under 42mm looks unusual. If they release an XL i’ll be the first in line though.
What a great video! I got myself a 600 quid Citizen Series 8 which, despite the spec is under 1sec per day off! What a fantastic watch! I guess ones greatest struggle would be whether to go for a recognized brand or a great watch no one knows about.
I love that you're into cars/Japanese cars as well. I wish we could hang out and talk about cars and watches!
Totally agree on the Panerai - just got my first base last month- its a wonderful watch
For a more budget option the Tissot Ballade is a criminally underrated dress watch. Picked up a two tone for 500 but the all steel go for under 400. It's as good as watches costing 5 times the price. I prefer the Arabic version with the bezel that has a knurled pattern. Very original in my opinion. They also make a fluted bezel with Romans a la date just. This watch is 100% the best DJ alternative for those on a budget. I couldn't get a two tone DJ from my dealer so I bought the Tissot and now I don't want the DJ. Ultimately I picked up a Rolex OP and I still love the Tissot and wear it more than the Rolex which is only worn when I want to impress someone.
Thanks...just subscribed.
This is your BEST video. Well done.
Nomos Lux. Movement is a double barrel powered movement that shaped to the case. Mine stays within few seconds with the atomic clock.
Panerai, Zenith, and Chopard absolutely underrated. I’m sure there are countless others that are underrated as well. I do appreciate you highlighting the five that you did! Your content is always on point. Very well done! 🥃
I’d have em all for their unique style and story. Super list and channel.
Great choices!
How did you get that cool footage of those watches?
Citizen The Citizen aq4080 is the perfect underdog, under evaluated gem, an ideal sleeper with a body that looks like any other tool watch, blue dialed OP like steel watch that is hiding a high precision quartz perpetual calendar movement with a stunning +/-5 seconds…..a year.
Now beat that. And for less than 2 grand.
I’ve always been a fan of WatchFinder and this channel Andrew. But after referencing Dark and Son Lux in the same video… this is next level.
Hi Andrew, yes, The Citizen is excellent, as are the Zenith Chronomaster watches. I'm not keen on Panerai, but Carl F Bucherer make some nice pieces, particularly in the Manero range.
I don't know if The Citizen is available in the UK, although the Series 8 watches can be bought easily.
THE HANDS HAS A FACE...glad to have subscribed.
As a guy who's not rich enough to buy any of those watches right now, I would mention Bulova as an underrated brand. I don't think they advert themselves properly imho
Absolutely, i worked on panerai sandwich dials for a while. They are not cheap but have the history behind them and the hype but Richemont group bought them out. Personally i like the longines quartz movement classique that ive had 22 years.
Minute repeater in sapphire case?
Talk about overachieving here.
Damn, i should have known it earlier.
Nice video Andrew.
I think Rado is very underrated I saw their collection today live and it is absolutely stunning. Very high quality finishing. Absolutely beautiful watches.
think the finishing can rival watches with much higher price points
I highly agree that Panerai deserves more love. And on the pre-owned marked its very well priced. 😊
You are, by far, my favorite writer on CZcams.
Really good!
Union Glashuette Noramis Datum Sport - a hell of a watch - and dream specs in all details for 2K Euro - i have the blue one
Please review the Orient Kamasu. I think it's grossly underrated.
100%. Love mine.
While I rarely share your taste in watches, I am always amused and enlightened by your videos that stand head and shoulders above those of your CZcams competitors.
Though I find the dial of the A3817 too busy, the A384 is by far my favorite chrono, one that makes me respect the wearer in a way the endless Speedmaster variants and “sorry you paid so much for that” Daytonas never do.
I tried to get into that dark show you talked about, I think that’s what it’s called but the plot or so slow by season three I still have no clue what was going on lol
I feel the Omega 2990.1 is underrated. An absolute beauty from the 50s.
Oh that Zenith.. And Citizen is awesome too
Love the "Dark" reference!
You have a great narrator voice, just superb!!!
I love that citizen. It’s just cool!
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@@AndrewMorganWatches 😂
...and I enjoyed the car metaphors and didn’t know that about the LFA. A unicorn. 🙏
I know that German time traveling cave! What a great show.
Bulova Royal Oak rocking 2892 movement is a beast.
Yes, the LFA was perfection. You have a new subscriber😉
I own and love a Radiomir and Luminor, I prefer wearing them to my Sub.
Citizen is the most affordable option even in their luxury models .. Is a Seiko, Rolex killer!
Tissot PRX with the powermatic 80 movement, costs about £620 and is beautiful if you can live with the bracelet, and 80 hours of power reserve? Stunning. True I'd like to have an explorer or a Twelve, but I can buy this, have a great watch and afford to eat.
I find the Bell & Ross BR05 amazing! Highly legible, uniquely styled, well-finished; it’s got it all. I have the stainless steel version, silver dial, on a black rubber strap, and for me, it is a highly underrated watch. Great caliber, too! Plus, it wears well. Perhaps you can review the B & R line sometime. Thank you!
Its really hard to find that citizen review video.
I have an Ailang in my watch case next to my 5711. Can you do something on the brand? I'm impressed by it. BTW, I cant really buy anything else until I pay off my 5711. 😂😂😂😂
To me as a hoarder & collector - Most underated watch of all time = "Seiko SKA371 "BFK " Big Freakin Kinetic" it weighs 250 grams exactly on my wrist - people have tested it to extremes - freezing it overnight right next to a Greman sausage - driving over it - attaching it to a ceiling fan for hours to test the rotor......It keeps going......and going
The Citizen...La Ferrari. 🤔🙂
The Citizen watch in this video is, quite easily, the classiest, best looking of all the watches presented. I love that textured black dial and the understated style. It's a shame the Japanese keep all "The Citizen" watches for themselves!
Make an episode on Czapek watches! They look simple but incredible!
loved the dark reference
Martin Braun EOS Sunrise/Sunset time movement
Baumatic varietals like the Clifton and Riviera?
THE Citizen in white is one of my grail candidates
Sir, i must agreat with you on the
Panerai watch.
...a time piece that succinctly does it's job to perfection. TELLS THE TIME.
i believe actors and actresses have Panerai or so i heard......one can well imagine how they absolutely NEED to know the time in an instant....
(say on set....or scene)
Sir, i have a thought about watches and likely already mentioned it
i love the idea of GIFTING beautiful watches to people. REAL quality that they can feal and Trust
100% the Omega Constellation Globemaster Co-Axial Master Chronometer!
That's a fire of a timepiece that straddles dressy and sporty better than the Seamaster, and has 100m water resistance across all versions of the series.
Gorgeous look, underrated, legible, hard working, and with chronometric accuracy! 😍
Where can you even buy that citizen? is it exclusive for japan?
No, but do not try to ask your regular Citizen dealer. They have not even heard of the watch and cannot order it
I think the Steinhart OceanOne GMT in titanium is ultra underrated
Andrew... Off topic. If you were me which of your novels would you start with?
Nice of you to try the car content there in the middle. I think it’s time, maybe on this channel or something new even perhaps
Mega underrated watch for example is the Baumatic of Baume & Mercier.
Citizen tough watch in titanium is solar powered and amazing.
Felipe Pikullik! The Skeleton Prototyp didn't do him justice ;)
That Glashütte is amazing
Further underrated models: Tudor Style in 38mm, especially the stainless steel version.
Czapek would be nice to see.
You don't look like your voice but I like it. Looking forward for more of this. Cool beans.
Man , u gotta use ur voice in motivational speech or advertisement, u really really got one of a kind !!
I think that the Frederique Constant Monolithic Manufacture is criminally ignored. The technology incorporated into its movement is an astounding engineering feat. If they would find a few more interesting applications (like perhaps a version of the Highlife), it would receive the game-changer popularity that I think that it already deserves.
Agreed Jonathan. 👍
@@robertlock6041 I’m fortunate to own a Frederick constant manufacture in rose gold. I love it. I’ve had it for several yea4s but when it’s a special occasion. That’s what I go to, not my Cartier tank
VC, JLC, PATEK, AP are top but Gerard Perregeaux, Parmigiani, are really excellent too and are a better buy than any Rolex but Longines top chronographs are cosc rated and have a 5 year guarantee. In the real world they are really good value next to others and are around £4k I do believe. The conquest VHP seems to be the most accurate swiss made watch and has a very special quartz movement accurate to under 5 seconds a year for just over £1300. The hydroconquest quartz divers watch is a good buy as well and you can guarantee the clasp, bracelet and case will be really well made and put together. The Rado capt Cook in bronze and the Oris with their new 400 movement seems to be great as servicing is every 10 years but theyre around £4k. Swiss watches are expensive but the swiss franc was 2.4 francs to the £ early 2000s but its maybe 1.6 francs now so maybe a An Ordain or glashutte or grand seiko or citizen may be far better value for the price and really competes on quality.
I like your Dark reference
love it all, except Zenith to be honest 😆
I've always wanted one of those "The Citizen" watches...butt.. I'm broke as a Joke right now..soooooo... I'll have to keep wanting I suppose. :(