Thanks for watching! Two Questions: 1. What collecting persona are you most like? 2. What would be your choice for a $1,000 Watch Collection? Quick corrections with the khaki pilot pioneer, it has a mineral crystal and the Damasko lug-to-lug is 46 mm not 41.

@m0atassem

4 жыл бұрын

Make the 500$ collection plzzzzzzz

@nicholasmungal8403

4 жыл бұрын

1. PERSONA 1 - I have to have one of each "style". Different straps and bracelets could essentially double your collection as well. 2. Starking AM0184 (high beat) dress watch, Seiko 5 sport (snzg11J1) everyday field watch, and finally Bulova lunar pilot chrono. That's definitely way under the budget so now I can pick up some nice straps to switch it up. Great video, thanks!

@djyoungg1

4 жыл бұрын

I'm persona 1 probably because I'm very new to the hobby.

@JO11190

4 жыл бұрын

The diver fanatic mixed with the one watch collection dude. I'm the guy with the obnoxious diver + tux combo

@kojiattwood

4 жыл бұрын

1. Used to be #2 (Nomos Orion was my only watch), but have slowly morphed into #6 2. Vintage Longines

The Hoarder: This watch collector just loves anything that looks like a watch, from Parnis to Omega, and never sells anything.

@SilverKeyMan

4 жыл бұрын

This echoes my sentiments exactly. My watch collection doesn't have any theme or pattern... when a watch catches my eye, and I have the correct amount of money in my "watch fund", I just impulse purchase it. I love every piece, and don't want to get rid of anything.

@riciy

4 жыл бұрын

@@SilverKeyMan and if you really like the watch, food fund gets easily converted to watch fund anyway :D

@denvercabanes

4 жыл бұрын

Imma stay on this side. Guy up here gets me.

@TeddyBaldassarre

4 жыл бұрын

I actually had the hoarder as one basically being the collector that has as many as they can for the budget but I decided it was better to pull it haha. Have me thinking to reconsider

@denvercabanes

4 жыл бұрын

@@TeddyBaldassarre make it into a different video "What the check box hoarder can get for $1000"

Lol! “Four-foot above ground pool” 😂

I’m mega collector with a g shock budget.

@zerokool-2058

3 жыл бұрын

Wesley Martin So your budget is 3k lol

@jtlast9600

3 жыл бұрын

@@zerokool-2058 since when is a g-gock 3k they are $70 at Walmart?

@kyoukan91

3 жыл бұрын

@@jtlast9600 There are some expensive G-shocks. I'm not aware of a 3k one but I know the G-steels are in the 300-500 range. Edit: There are in fact $3k gshocks. Holy crap. They look alright. Not great though.

@jtlast9600

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyoukan91 I did not know that apparently some of them do cost 3k wowo

"Check off the box" because there are so many good looking watches to choose from,thank you for the great content and getting me addicted :)

@joelplascencia3568

4 жыл бұрын

Saaaaaaaame. I just can't go too big, which sucks.

Loved this Teddy. This is such an important guide for many people. Especially for people getting into watches that don't really know where to look or where to start. Hope this goes viral in the watch community, it's needed.

How about for the "Conversation Starter" collector. Who loves watches that make people look twice. One point you might have missed on the moon pilot is how crazy accurate it is. Seconds per year or so they say.

@denvercabanes

4 жыл бұрын

Well hello there S-Force & Invicta.😁

@shadowgolem9158

4 жыл бұрын

@@denvercabanes very good point, maybe watches worth the $ that are eye catching but not just because they are trying to look like a much more expensive ( gold, jem encrusted, heavy skeletoning etc.) watch.

@carlcampbell6827

3 жыл бұрын

Shadowgolem - Exactly, :Conversation Starters" are the best purchases; some just look normal, but in reality are unique.

@robc8468

2 жыл бұрын

@@denvercabanes I have watches including Tissot, Seiko, Orient, Hamilton the only watch that ever got attention from a stranger was an Invicta 40mm pro diver with a "Pepsi Dial" one of the cheapest watches I ever owned.

@denvercabanes

2 жыл бұрын

@@robc8468 That's a good watch. I've had the same thing, just not pepsi. But hey, it's a conversation starter. Watch collecting is still very niche. And being able to share to people that might get into the hobby no matter what they collect is a positive thing.

I've been watching your videos since you had well under 20k subscribers, and with this one you can really tell how much has changed and how much you've evolved your style, your taste and your knowledge on the "watch KZreadr" game. This is top notch entertainment and education for the topic! To me, you're now miles ahead everyone else. Keep it up Teddy!!

More of these please! Found some really cool watches I never would have seen without this video

Dang, Teddy, you really did your research for this video (as you always do). Very appreciated by all of us here. I've been watching all of your videos and taking notes for the next watch I will be getting. You continue to be extremely helpful. Thank you!

Teddy, your approach to this challenge is absolutely perfect! Seriously, this is the spot-on advice for the "average man's" approach to buying watches on KZread! I laughed at how many of the 'personas' I fit into!! Of course, Producer Michael's videos are wonderful escapism, but this is rock-solid practical advice in an overwhelming choice of watches. THANKS. And it's re-assuring to see that my old collection matches some of your intentions (though not the actual watches), I do have and love my Casio World-time! Since my old collection was 'check off boxes'/'hipster' for a sub-$150 (yes - that CHEAP, with some really obscure Chinese oddities from the deepest bowels of Amazon), I'm looking to upgrade the old collection, and here I go... If there's one thing this awful Covid-19 virus and its enforced lock down has given a positive, it's giving the time to sort out online interests/content and your channel is a subscription-keeper! Good luck to you.

Just wanted to say that personally I really enjoy these longer videos from you Teddy! Thanks for pumping out the content to keep us entertained in quarantine.

This has to be one of my favorite watch videos I’ve seen yet! Great concept, concise pertinent info, and I loved seeing the different collections lined up together. I took screenshots of the specs of the watches I liked best (the Traska and Vostok) and they’re going to make great references to keep on my phone, I’d love to see more videos like this, really helpful! Thanks!

Some of your best work here Teddy, thanks for keeping quarantine fun and entertaining!

Unique, high quality, relevant watch content. This is why I’m a subscriber of yours. Well done as always Teddy :)

Love it. Best video you've made on watch recommendations. I'm glad you've broaden your horizons on micro brands over the past year. All the best Teddy.

Teddy, you consistently provide the BEST content and most complete information! Thank you!

GREAT VIDEO, Teddy! This was so much fun, thanks! Personally when it comes to collecting, I’m a ”Golden Retriever”; I get super excited about EVERYTHING.

@TeddyBaldassarre

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂😂😂 that’s hilarious.

@SultanAbdulRehman

4 жыл бұрын

Golden Retriever here too, however not so much excited about Dive watches as such..

Perfect Duo, in the pursuit of the perfect business casual watch for work everyday and the perfect dress watch for suiting up and spending a night out.

I don't know how the KZread algorithm recommended Teddy's channel to me, but I'm glad it did. I can't believe how interesting it is to hear him talk about watches, especially when I'm not in the market to buy a watch!

I love this video! Gave me insight into the different watches out there which may not have been on my radar! Will be curious to what you come up with in the 2-5k range budget! Great content as always Teddy!

Interesting choices - would like to see same format for a 2, 3, 4 & 5K budget

I lean towards the perfect duo type of collection. I think you can have two "formulas" for this kind of collection: 1)sport/everyday watch + dress watch; 2) sports watch + dress/everyday watch. So my picks are: 1) Lorier Neptune + Junghans Max Bill Handwound or 2) G-SHOCK GM-5600-1er + Hamilton Boulton Mechanical

@DutchBulldog

4 жыл бұрын

Great choices! If you can stretch the budget a bit: get the Baltic Aquascaphe (blue gilt) instead of the Lorier Neptune. The Junghans Max Bill 34mm handwind is an awesome choice! I am seriously considering buying the Max Bill in December (after graduating my master’s degree).

Fun video. I like the idea of presenting collection options for different personas for a similar budget. I'm constantly going head to head in my mind with watches as I think about my (future) collection, so it really was a useful approach.

Very happy to see the Orient Mako II on the list. The blue dial version, modded with a ceramic bezel, is currently my absolute favourite watch in my collection. Great video! :)

I have a smorgasbord of watches. However, when you called out the Dive watch fanatic I burst out laughing because that's me in a nutshell for the past year. Thanks for the video, Teddy. Well thought out and a lot of fun to watch.

First off, congratulations on the 200k milestone and for the amount of effort that went into this list. You've really stepped up the production value and it shows. I'd see myself as a persona 1, I like variety as I select watches on mood or what task I'm doing. If I had the budget I'd probably go for a Lorier Neptune (blue), Hamilton khaki quartz (silver dial), a casio f91w, Orient Bambino and rounding out with a casio dw5600. I think that's under 1000 but I'm terrible at maths.

Well done video. Like the way it was put together and how you showcase the watches. Also, I noticed apart from other watch videos I watch you get straight to the point. 👌

I really enjoyed this video, thanks for putting it together. It's good to see the various options, especially for someone relatively new to collecting like myself. I learn a lot from your videos even though some are outside my current budget. I'd be curious what updates (if any) you would have now that it's been a couple of years since you made this one.

I think one watch that would have fit for the "one watch collection" option would be the Christopher Ward C60 Trident. The 42mm version with the white dial is really versatile, as the generally clean aesthetic and applied indices make it a really nice option as a dress diver, and it's also a very capable as an actual diver with 600 meters of water resistance (although, granted, it's not ISO certified). Also, the Helm Vanuatu would fit quite well in the "diver fanatic" category. It has a great brutalist tool aesthetic similar to the Sinn U1 and is ISO certified.

Dude the amount of effort and research you put in your vids always stands out nice job teddy!!💪🏻

Great review. To pick and choose, I'd have to watch this review at least 2 more times. Very well done presentation, well edited. Thank you for your efforts and time.

I am probably a Type 1 person.... Have been away from the channel for some time... So happy to see this one.... So beautifully compiled... Great work, Teddy!!!

Have no idea what kind of collector I am, I just love going through all sorts of watches, don't try to buy impulsively but take my time see if that particular watch is the best bang per buck or if there is another watch that has maybe a bit more history behind it or a better story. Like I said no idea what kind of a watch collector Iam

Teddy, I am a seasonal collector: two watches for each season, one everyday and one formal. Maybe you can include this "persona" in your $10,000 Watch Collection? Thank you.

@centerpeel5123

4 жыл бұрын

I am similar. Im usually in casual attire and it does change by the season and with it I change my watches. I only have 1 dress piece though. I don't really have a need for any more since it goes great with any black, blue, or grey formal attire I would wear.

@amandollorin698

4 жыл бұрын

@@centerpeel5123 I've got only one watch solid gold omega deville prestige limited edition u.k 39.5mm love it..

@centerpeel5123

4 жыл бұрын

@@amandollorin698 nice piece!

I think the great thing about these videos is that it provides a lot of different watches at varying price ranges. But not only that, it focuses on building and pairing watches around themes and balance.

So far this was one of my favorite videos of yours! 🎉

Love the “persona” style!

One of my favorites that you've done. $1K a perfect target. Especially liked the "Formal" with the square and round choices. But as more of a quartz guy, I might have looked for more quantity/variety and certainly more than one G-Shock. This did leave me wanting to learn more about Vostok or Boctok. Anyway Bravo.

Do more of these. You are a great educator.

Great video, Teddy. I appreciate your hard work in putting this together!

One watch “collection “ could definitely be the Steinhart GMT Vintage Premium served up on the optional jubilee bracelet 👌 Considering the 300m water resistance it can do it all!

This looks like it’s going to be a fun series of episodes! I know my comments lately have been long and maybe a little tedious. So I’ll keep this one short !!

@TeddyBaldassarre

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching as always! If people dig this, I am definitely down to do another!

awesome awesome video Teddy! I like the idea of doing this for different price points. Keep up the great job sir.

Excellent reviews, great picks, meaningfully categorized. Nice job!

I’m definitely persona 5! My picks for 1K would be a SARB033&035 with a Hamilton Khaki field auto. 👍🏻

@arjdroid

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful combination! Great respect to your choices!

@riciy

4 жыл бұрын

the Hamilton is quite a looker indeed.. thanks for putting my attention to it.

@stephenaichele1735

4 жыл бұрын

SARB035 w/Oceanus s100 is also an amazing combo.

@vic7939

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I passed the opportunity to buy a new 033 when it was available ( not discontinued). I could bought one at 500 USD. Now they ask 850 plus. pre-owned.

@Juniorgomez42

2 жыл бұрын

@@vic7939 I bought and sold my at $350 back in the day 🤣

If I had to put together a three watch collection, I would structure my budget, based on lifestyle, like this: field watch (40%), dive watch (40%), dress watch (20%). I think another good approach is identify watches, that you like, which might fit more than one occasion. Of course swapping out straps helps with that.

Great review. Love these types of collectors you picked.

Your videos are incredible. Wonderful information! Please keep it up.

I tried this and personally, I felt saving up for the watch that YOU WANT is more important than having 2-3 watches for the sake of different events. Basically, get a 'substantial' watch that can be dressed up or down and save up for the next one. The wait for the watch you worked hard for will be more rewarding than getting 2 or more sub-par watches limited to a budget! Then again, to each his/her own :)

@TeddyBaldassarre

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with this 100 for myself now as a collector. But I know many like the variety that comes with watches and want as many as they can. I do find many adopting this philosophy over time though. Thanks for watching!

@bernardwadding

4 жыл бұрын

This is the evolved collector. Takes a while to get to this stage

@brandonl6626

4 жыл бұрын

I see your point AND realizing which watch you truly want to save for is, at least for me, developed by experience with different timepieces. This content offers a way for people of different budgets to be exposed to more watches and start to make purchasing decisions that will lead them down their own path. I love that this channel includes appreciation for watches in many price brackets, making this hobby relevant to more people.

@23sam42

4 жыл бұрын

Or you can enjoy multiple watches for the sake of enjoyment over others telling you that one watch is the only true matured collection... Each to their own.

@defenestratedone

4 жыл бұрын

True but sometimes you need to try a few watches before you realize what it is you're really looking for, all part of the journey. Nothing worse than saving for months then realizing the watch isn't really what you'd thought it would be.

The hipster is only wearing a MVMNT

@ThanhLai5

4 жыл бұрын

Please don't forget DW, Vincero

@wesleybarrett9502

3 жыл бұрын

I think Teddy meant the "Reformed 'Woke' to watches" Hipster :p

Great video, love it. Keep going with these price tier vids.

Absolutely great video and "personality based" approach to this analysis! I find myself a bit of a mix between the Quartz + Perfect Duo...plus a few pieces that are just gorgeous works of kinetic art.

Time stamps: 3:00 Check Off Boxes 7:28 One Watch Collection 11:02 The Hipster 13:37 Diver Fanatic 16:09 Perfect Duo 18:42 Formal Collector 21:12 Quartz Lover

persona 5: perfect duo currently own a jlc reverso classic medium thin and a tudor bb58. next target is an explorer 2. when that happens the bb58 will go

Really great video, so on point with the recommendations for each collector. I love the Oceanus as well as the Orient Star.

Wow this is so spot on! Great job friend! I wouldn't hesitate to make these exact recommendations. I have 3 of these watches and recommend them to others.

Amazing videos , my favourite watch channel !

@TeddyBaldassarre

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend! 🙌🏻 I appreciate you for watching! Makes all the work worth it.

Loving these series. Hope to see many more price segments

Particularly good vid, Teddy! Thanks much!

I seem to be a check off the block guy, also in the “new vintage” sub-group.

I think Tissot is underrated. In fact, Seastar is an excellent watch. I have added the Seastar and Silicium to my collections recently. I really love these watches. They are very versatile for different occasions.

@rdrive1

2 жыл бұрын

I have the deep blue Seastar, and I absolutely love it. Nice looking - and great quality for the price point

This was brilliantly composed. It's no easy task to nail down the different enthusiast strategies (I definitiely fall into the "perfect duo" category, or at least aspire to!). In a future video, it would be great to hear your take on how to go about paring down a collection to a few time pieces - how to make those hard choices in letting some pieces go to give others more room to breathe (and lower costs of maintenance, etc.). True wisdom is to not accumulate in the first place, but for those of us who love timepieces and want to know them from a "worn" perspective, that's often difficult.

Great vid! When I saw that presage I immediately knew it would be your persona reflected on it.😁

I guess I'm a "Check off the Boxes" because you can create more boxes to check. 🤞😁

I’m number 5 I have a diver for looking my best stuff and a weekender for every day, also o scratched the paint off my watch how do I fix that. Orient mako 2 and time x weekender are my watches

Dear, I really appreciate your efforts to keep us abreast with new and making selection in our choice, must keep it up ur excellent job.

This was a very fun video Teddy, great content as always.

"Which collection would you choose?" . . "Yes!"

Great that you included Damasko and Stowa, two of the most under appreciated brands. Stowa’s leather straps are the most comfortable in the business.

Well done! I went from "gotta catch them all" to a more minimal "What matters more?" or a "Check the Boxes" type of collecting.

Great show, loved the entire concept. More please.

Yeah I check off the boxes. My 9 watches all have something different that the others can't do be it situation or complication

Persona 3 had me feeling personally attacked. I love my Aeropress... Would you like to hear about it?

@TeddyBaldassarre

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@kojiattwood

4 жыл бұрын

Want to hear about my siphon maker!??! :)

@23sam42

4 жыл бұрын

Micros truly are fantastic, and aeropress does make one hell of a ☕

@tezzanewton

4 жыл бұрын

PLUNGER........ cheaper, no seal to fail, easier to use, same result as Aeropress. 👊

@23sam42

4 жыл бұрын

@@tezzanewton feel like I get it more concentrated with the paper filter.

Now this is a good video. I would love to see more of videos like this one! Excelent

I like how Teddy includes all watch enthusiasts in his presentations. Although, I do love when he goes BIG with Mr. Wonderful on the sky is the limit watch shopping!

Maybe another type of collector "the vintage geek"

There have been times I’ve considered reducing my collection of watches to just one......but I usually wake up screaming from that kind of nightmare 😆.

Wonderful idea and great video as usual! Looking forward to see the 2k, 3k and 5k videos!

This is genius... really enjoyed watching and looking forward to the rest of the series!

Teddy, we forgot a key collector type: women! Best $1k ladies collection would be a great addition.

You're like a watch psychologist now. Categorizing every kind of watch sickness/personalities there is.

Damn great work keep it up. I would LOVE to see you do it for every price points, like under 2.5k, under 5k and so on

I absolutely love this video, it's super useful and interesting! Keep the awesome content coming!

do this video again now in 2023

Type of collector: "The vintage guy" will only own a watch if its +30 years and find every modern watch ugly and all of those heritage and vintage inspired as "fake" and "why not just get the real deal?" Note* might be hard with an exact price for vintage, but could be cool to see*

@EthanRom

4 жыл бұрын

vintage omega is where it's at for that type of guy.

@jakegwen2393

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, most modern watches are ugly imo 😒. Everything is so big and oversized.

Excellent information here! As always!

Teddy I’ve really enjoyed your videos of late. Thanks for taking the time to make them.

A Christopher Ward probably belongs in the one watch category, like the C65

Totally a “check off the box” watch guy.

@TeddyBaldassarre

4 жыл бұрын

I think it is a very clean philosophy to have on collecting while still getting great variety!

@martintanz9098

4 жыл бұрын

Just beware. That way lies madness as you get the collecting bug, there will be ever more boxes to check off.

This video is absolutely perfect! I knew a bunch of the mentioned watches already but some werte new to me! I´ve a total of 18 watches, from 11€ (Casio F91W) up to 400€ (Suunto Traverse), but I need to add some new pieces asap.

Yes, this is an excellent video and very helpful. I love your selection is very down to earth. Thank you. 👍 👏

I'm persona 1 and none of my 6 watches has cost more than 100 bucks.

I've got a friend who buys only American and American assembled... it'd be a challenge but what about the nationalistic collector?

@brandonl6626

4 жыл бұрын

This is a cool idea! There are a number of US microbrands currently that would be fun to explore in a video. Pelton, Nodus, Vaer, and Visitor are just a few that come to mind.

@hoihoi12250

4 жыл бұрын

Ball

@R8Prototype

4 жыл бұрын

How about Monta?

@arjdroid

4 жыл бұрын

@@hoihoi12250 Ball is an awesome brand but, I wouldn't say that they are a microbrand

@hoihoi12250

4 жыл бұрын

@@arjdroid yeah sure, he didn't ask for a microbrand tho!

Awesome video with many great picks and recommendations! Keep up the good work, Teddy! :)

I wanted to say that even though this is not my target budget, this video is EXCEPTIONAL! I actually listened to it while driving rather than watch it and the scripting is Podcast quality material! Very good job Teddy and I am so looking forward to more of these collection videos, particularly for the 5k and 10k budgets. Thank you! P. S. I am more of a "check off the boxes" (or maybe borderline hoarder :-)) kind of collector, but part of me longs to be a 1 or 2 watch guy... Nahhhh, probably not happening ;-D.

Oh yeah. You gotta do more of these. Maybe a women’s $1,000 with Courtney.

You inspire me bro! Thank you for this!

Excellent video with good value & taste among the choices

This guy deserves more attention. Really good quality!