The Navi and speedy are both incredible chronographs. Blows my mind that the Daytona is considered so much more desirable than them both.

@kellypaws

2 жыл бұрын

Many people buy the brand, not the watch. Why else would thousands of people queue up for a plastic Speedmaster?

@phmwu7368

2 жыл бұрын

O.K. if You're talking pre-2002 wrist watches...

@Keitan97

Жыл бұрын

Just don’t, I don’t want people lining up and buy these, not until I get my hands on it sometime next year 😂

@LaurentiusTriarius

Жыл бұрын

I think that when I stare silently at my beautifuls Zenith El Primeros. The only (beat up) Rolex I own is my dad's watch, I had to keep it when he passed away

@mbell7498

4 ай бұрын

Speedy and Navitemer look amazing on a strap. The Daytona without the bracelet looks horrendous.

The best watch/ horological channel on KZread. What I have always truly appreciated is not just the honest in-depth reviews but the history behind the watch. So interesting. I’ve been watching since way back in the beginning and have always really enjoyed the videos. I used to really enjoy the comparisons.

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much Steve, your comment just made my evening. I will not forget it. Duly noted on the comparisons, onwards and upwards! Best regards, TGV

@triples4good

2 жыл бұрын

@Will Harris me too

Everything Breitling makes under 44mm must be celebrated. My favorite is the mint green 41mm with the bracelet, a beaut.

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏 hear hear!!! Thank you, the mint green is the most unexpected Navi color yet. Best regards, TGV

@dustindodge5974

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed! A 41mm panda with the Wings logo and I'll throw them all my paychecks!

@frankpentangeli7945

2 жыл бұрын

@@dustindodge5974 If you don't mind buying used watches, check out the Navitimer Fighters edition.

@dustindodge5974

2 жыл бұрын

@@frankpentangeli7945 the only ones I love are the older ones. The Fighter edition is great, but me personally I prefer the 3-6-9 subdial symmetry.

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

@@dustindodge5974 Very cool, that is Herbie Hancocks fave style too

I actually said “WOW!” out loud when you unboxed the blue one. And I don’t even like blue dials normally! Fantastic.

@v0llm1lch

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that blue is something special 😮

Such a professionally produced channel! Thanks for showcasing the new Navitimer. Great Job!

Here to support my brother TGV! Thank you again for the history lesson. Man these new releases look great 👍🏼 (that blue dial 🔥)

Just got to take a moment to thank you for all the research that you put in and also the way you deliver it. So much effort goes into all the pictures and cut scenes and it is much appreciated. I had no idea that the breitling went into space before the omega!

Thank you TGV for such a great watch review! I really love the Navitimer! I really love it’s aviation style and I love how chronographs look and work! Absolutely fascinating! TGV, stay healthy and well as always! Nicholas

Another opener that was knocked out of the park with the video editing! Thanks for the great episode.

Impeccable timing. I just purchased a vintage Chronospace earlier today after being inspired by one of your earlier videos. Now I’m even more hyped for it to arrive!

Another beauty TGV ! Allmost 500k subs, totally deserved !

TGV - what I really appreciate about your channel is the span of coverage you give us. From G-shocks all the way to Seikos and the luxury horological queens and kings. Simply fantastic.

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏 Thank you so much Luciano, speaking of Seiko, I'm feeling the urge!! 😀😀 Best regards, TGV

@lucianofinardi7222

2 жыл бұрын

Me too….

@lucianofinardi7222

2 жыл бұрын

SBDB013 - 600m - Spring Drive. Oh boy….

T, Great and informative video. Your passion for the Navi is clear to see. Best as always. Matthew

I remember being in an airport somewhere in the Middle East a few years ago and spotted the Navi 38s on display. They looked absolutely GORGEOUS, but when I look at pics online, they look lackluster. Interesting how watches can look very different in real life

A lot of energy and effort in this video. I'm definitely more informed and we're jammy for having you do this work.

A good and thorough review as usual. I very much enjoyed it. And yes, a glossary of Urban Gentry interjections would be really interesting.

@henrywest7217

2 жыл бұрын

@Abe Froman are Abe Froman "thee" sausage king!?!

The Breitling Navitimer was the first luxury brand I ever fell in love with (long ago). However when I had the money to buy one I was always disappointed by the movement and finishing. I felt the brand has let itself go a bit. That has changed the last two years and seeing how they evolved it’s definitely on my wish list again. For the Omega Speedmaster however… I fell in love with it some five years ago and couldn’t let it go. I did have my reserve towards handwinding and basic water resistant but holding it in my hand and the importance for space history, I’m sorry but I fell for the dream. Can’t help it. It’s a top favourite of mine and I was lucky to get one with caliber 861 from the nineties. I think the design is absolutely perfect and will last for ages to come. My heart simple skips a beat every time I see it. Great video, as always! 👍

Superb review, really enjoyed this one, keep up the good work 👍

After years of hard work I've finally got me a Navi 2022 blue and white 46mm! Dear Gentry I must say you've brainwashed me into it and couldn't be happier!

I had no idea that you had co-designed a watch with Hanhart, that's incredible. Congratulations on that. I'm sure many would love to hear about how that process came to fruition, and what it was like. Perhaps a video on that in the future? Excellent content, as always.

I knew TGV would have a field day with the updated Navitimer haha. Good health to you TGV and hope you have a wonderful 2022!

Fire 🔥 video bro love these new looks from Breitling that Blue Dial is a killer!

Brilliant roundup as usual, TGV. I have ordered the 43 in black on bracelet and I can't wait! The B01 actuation is one of the very best in the business. Fingers crossed they reissue the Cosmonaut in 2024 🤞🏻

I'm just gonna say it... I would love to watch the full version of your intro! Heck I'd watch an hour of that awesomeness! Also... great video as always! 😁

Another great video! I like how in most videos you take the time to review the history of the brand or model. I personally like to buy a watch brand or model with history. Makes collecting more fun in my opinion. The Breitling Navitimer looks great! My turn off with chronographs have always been how gentle you have to be with them especially the speedy. Too many examples online of the speedy getting wet and malfunctioning or a pusher coming off. Don’t get me wrong I love the speedy and hope to own one someday but I would like to see Omega increase the water resistance and durability.

Thanks for covering the new Navitimers, enjoyed your video as always. I was scratching my head about the poor coverage of this 2022 Navitimer update, no major watch journal talk about it, not a single one! I didn't learn about it until the release of the new LE Cosmonaute in May...

Excellent content thanks for all of your information on developing a watch collection .

Always a great weekend with TGV!

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Javi, you too!!! Best regards, TGV

I can feel your enthusiasm for the Navi. I love , love this watch. So much history and beautifully detailed dial. I’m glad Breitling’s improvements still preserved everything that’s made the Navi a classic.

While I'm still not so sure that TGV is not an alien.....I will agree that one simply cannot pass judgement on a watch, until they've had it in hand and on wrist for a period of time. How long of a period of time, is subjective, and a matter of debate. I love Breitling, and they are one of my favorite brands. Both pre, and post Georges Kerns management. My favorite model in the Breitling catalogue being the "Chronomat B01," in 42mm. I love that Georges has brought back the rouleaux bracelet (aka the bullet bracelet). One of my all-time favorite bracelet designs. I'm a big fan of the "Navitimer" as well. Well done TGV. Very enjoyable to watch, as always

Great and passionate presentation, thanks ! Breitling made a big step ahead this year indeed. The blue and the mint green with leather as well as metal strap are stunning. And if dual color with Gold, yes please traditional yellow.

TGV - any insight into what Dan Henry might be cooking up next? I have a feeling it might be a slide rule chronograph…I’ve seen him expressing admiration for old Chronomats in some Instagram comments recently…something along those lines would be absolutely killer!

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

Great question/idea, I honestly have no idea. I think if he would do something Navi-esque that would be amazing and I would be first to buy it. Genius idea and thank you for sharing that. Best regards, TGV

@Draklor92

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Judging by Dan's answers in his latest instagram posts, his next release is: 1) a three hander (no chronograph) 2) either a 50s pilots watch or a diver

I took apart my Navitimer AOPA Cosmanaute in 1967 when I was 11. It's my Dream to own one again!

I just tried on the 41 and 43 yesterday at my local AD. That mint green is spectacular! If the price hadn’t gone up so much, it’d be an easy pick for me.

Your intro is exactly why I always watch your shows, sometimes they are on auto play while I’m at work. There’s watch reviews that just put on a watch and say click my link, but don’t actually know what it’s like to own one

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

I am honored thank you, you know EXACTLY what I mean. I've even seen "reviews" of watches using only images from a website, SMH. Thank you Ryan, Best regards, TGV

I was due for another legendary intro by TGV. Good to see you, sir!

Great review TGV, the watches look amazing. I'd still have to say your breitling still catches the eye. The robo cop color dial is the best of the bunch 😊⌚👍🇮🇹🇨🇦

Great video. Very good review of an absolutely belting watch.

That blue dial with the black sub-dials is beautiful. Love the 41 Mint Green as well.

Stunning dials! Love it.

People can say what they wish, I LOVE them. That blue one is INSANE!!

TGV old chap, another wonderful presentation. I prefer the Cosmonaught over the new releases. Also, thanks to you I have finally acquired a Flighty of my own. And like you I am thrilled. It's an amazing time piece and fits perfectly in my collection. Thanks again old chap. Onwards and upwards.

Walked into my local Breitling boutique today to view the new Navi. Placed a deposit on a 46mm model with the sky blue face w/ white subdials. Before I left the mall, however, was already having second thoughts. Just too expensive when I know I can pick up a gently used Navi for thousands less. Thanks for your honest, unbiased review as always!

Fantastic as always TGV big fan 👍😎.. I have always loved all breitlings and lusted over many over the years but for some reason never pulled the trigger, I did come very close in 2020 though with a stunning black dial and black leather strap, breitling superocean chronograph 🤩 but sadly covid stopped that purchase..🤨 maybe one day... as always look forward to the next one 👍👍

Another top shelf video! Thank you Tristano :)

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏 Best regards, TGV

honestly, for me it's a great move. the only con is like you mentionned, the colors not available across the sizes. i love the mint green personally. if i had money i'd buy it in a heartbeat. my wrist is in a place sizewise thatallows me to go from 40 to 46 without issues. i'm blessed for that. 😁

Love the blue dial.

Nice Vid & a true stunner that navitimer TGV, I love my chronographs. Got Hanhart Bronze, Speedy, Navitimer, Longines.... just ordered a beautiful Tutima/Hanhart 1941 Flieger Chronograph vintage made around the year 2000 woth the red button. similar to your nice red lion I will post you pics when i get it. good job!!!

As always...really enjoy your content

Fantastic video TGV. As you may, or may not, recall I am a huge fan of Breitling.....mostly thanks to your videos. I currently own 7 Breitlings, including a 1st generation Emergency, a Transocean, a Galactic, and my very very favorite watch in my entire collection, a Navitimer Twin Sixty.....a one year only version. And also thanks to you my next Breitling is going to be a Navitimer Cosmonaute. I just have to own one of those. Love that new blue Navitimer, though any of them would make great additions to my collection. You never know, right? Thank you for this video. Onwards....Upwards......

fall in love with that blue dial.....absolutely stunning...

Thank you TGV. Great Video. Stay healthy all of you. Greetings from 🇩🇪

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hans, I hope you are well too. Have a great weekend. Best regards, TGV

12:22 THANK YOU!!!! What we have been asking for a while now. Hope Breitling starts listening to their fans.

Hi, TGV. Thanks for the great video. I like how you reviewed the Breitling and stating your likes and dislikes without slandering it. Most of all how you rationalized your preferences against because of your "speedy killer collection. Very gentlemanly. 👍

Always loved the Cosmonaute, these models are also pretty nice... Great video as always.

The navitimer was my grail. I didn't know what it was when I first saw one as a kid but the complicated dial just captivated me. Picked up a 2021 41 Blue/White (with the 7750) and it has not dissapointed. I will never sell this watch. I must say while the B01 is impressive it's quite a price jump that I just can't quite swallow. Or maybe i'm just too happy with what i'm lucky enough to already have!

A lot of great and informative videos on aviation and watchmaking history in the last few months. Any chance you’ve had a look at the new Longines release last month? Would love to hear your thoughts on their new GMT.

That blue dial is seriously good looking, breitling bringing some great work once again

the 41 with the blue dial is stunning!

Love the look of these new Navitimers and I'm willing to forgive the 30m water resistance, but that is so frustrating about the color limitations by size. I seem to like the colors the 46mm ones come in but definitely don't have the wrist size to pull it off.

I recently bought the last generation of the Navitimer B01 43. I love it. These new ones feel a little flat to me. I know the slide ruler is no longer sloped and the tach is now missing. I think what really makes the Navi for me is its complexity, so streamlining it is counterproductive. How did these wind? All the watches with the B01 I tried were very, very stiff when manual winding. I wonder if they fixed that with this generation.

The mint green one looks awesome

7:09 is when I realised you are the Murray Walker of the watch world!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder they gave you the class piece of merch at 6:47!!!! Well done: LEGEND!

Great to see, 'Flighty' on the wrist, as for Navitimers, I have a soft spot, (do not own one), but I still have a soft spot for them, keep up the great work TGV and Happy Easter for next weekend.

That blue looks fantastic.

Good wrist check. I'm wearing the same Flighty with the NDC strap. Because of your previous video about them, of course. I wear it all the time.

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

😎👌 Perfect combo. Thank you my friend, Best regards, TGV

I really like the blue with black sub dials. Pure class 👌

Great video. What do you think of the 43mm in ice blue?

Like the Fortis you highlighted, I also wear a Lemania 5100, but it is inside my Omega Mark 4.5. I find this more useful than the Speedy as it has a 24 hour hand, day and date, and is automatic.

That blue is stunning I now have a grail.prob will never get it but I can always dream such a stunning watch👍🥰

I agree about the colour combo and sizes. I love the mint green but wish it was available in 43mm!

Great history and excellently presented, thanks. The new Navitimer is one of the worlds greatest watches, full stop. The dials are beyond stunning. The 43mm is perfect for my smallish risk and has the best colour range IMHO. Interestingly, on the green which I bought, the 41mm has the lightest, the 43mm is much darker, and the 46mm is darker still. Linking of colour to size - interesting. BTW its the Sinn 903, not the 904. Its a wonderfully more toolish watch but not in the same league for finishing as the Breitling. In answer to your question, I think that a second crown would take away from the style, and keeping the rotating sapphire is also great for protection and essential for the look. So unfortunately I think we are stuck with 30m for some time. Lastly, as well as being such an amazingly thin chronograph movement, it has 49 jewels !!! hopefully that means it will last longer between maintenance. In terms of price, I agree that generally swiss watches have shot up in the last 10 years, but weirdly, I think its good value compared with its peers. With stainless steel three handers this well finished, like the Chopard Alpine or the Patek Aquanaut, they are all over £10,000, compared to the Breitling 43mm with bracelet at £7,300. And the basic speedmaster with sapphire manual wind is £7,400. However good the speedmaster is, I dont think you can compare the construction and finishing to the new Navitimer. So avoiding the word "good" value for any swiss watches, there is, one could say, positive relative value with this one Luke - LOL

That new blueish green one is a stunner

The Navitimer (white and black dial with a black leather strap) is my grail watch. I may get one now that it has the “wings” on the dial, instead of the “B” by itself. Great review!

That blue looks gorgeous, it just pops!

Greetings from Santa Barbara, CA. Congratulations on your new navitimer brother. Just gorgeous. My grail watch is a 46mm (the only watch I think is more gorgeous in 46mm) navitimer blue face.

Fantastic as always - now I need to see the Sinn. A glossary would be fantastic- as an expat in Australia- I would steal it and give it to my colleagues so they can understand me better.

The Breitling Navitimer in blue is really striking. I love the beautiful shad of blue of the dial.

I've got an 8 inch wrist so a 40mm + watch doesn't bother me that much, as always I appreciate your incite and opinions of watches, I may not have any of the luxury brands but I enjoy what I have.

Ooooh, ohhhhh, whow, OMG 😂 There is no denying - you are a big Navitimer fan!

glad to see a full sized option and is a classic

A new TGV video always makes the day better. I was hoping you’d cover the new breitlings cause to be blew Rolex and Tudor out of the water

I agree with your synopsis on the Navi. And it may be a goal to get one.Agree. the 30 m is a bit disappointing. Maybe the flighty first? What I did purchase a few days back was the Dan Henry 1937. This purchase, of course, is with your great segment on the particular timepiece. Once again, as always, great job!

TGV, please do a lexicon video as you mentioned. That would be very enjoyable to see. Hoping you are well, with much love and respect. Onwards and upwards always. Cheers!👍♥️

TGV, I can’t express how EXACTLY you captured my feelings regarding the latest “hot topics” in the watch-world. The hype over the MoonSwatch, the Rolex “prediction” videos, the hands off “reviews of new releases….they all seem unending and yet full of unnecessary, copy cat drivel. You, as always, bring the refreshing juxtaposition of high quality, unsponsored, productions to a watch world filled with people all talking about the same thing at the same time. Thank you, as always. As for the Breitlings, the blue is truly stunning, but the black seems more of a classic. The both seem really refined and polished compared to previous examples. As a pilot, I have always always wanted a Navitimer, but I have yet to pull the trigger. Something always stops me from getting one. While I love the history and aeronautical association, there are too many drawbacks there to justify the price. I, for many years thought that I would be picking up the Sinn to fill my Navitimer itch. To be honest, as previously mentioned in other comments, my Flighty and Dan Henry 1963 Blue Steel still satisfy me. I probably will end up with the Sinn, but while I love the design and history of Breitling, I doubt I’ll own one. TGV, thank you so much for the excellent video. My son and I truly enjoyed every second. Hope you and yours are well! Onward and upward, my friend!

I’m selling some watches to go towards a Navitimer purchase. I’m really digging your Cosmo. Great video. I agree with your disappointment re: water resistance. We can put a man on the moon, we can put a man on the moon with a Navitimer, but we can’t get more than 30m of water resistance?! 😂

Great history telling, lovely watches and a smoking hot tracksuit top! What more can you ask for on a Saturday night. As always fantastic video sir

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌🙌 Thank you Chris, have a great rest of the weekend. Best regards, TGV

Really good video which I found to be informative from a facts and an enthusiasts opinion point of view. I too wish they kept the 'B' on the chrono second hand and made all the colour combo's available across all 3 sizes. I do, however, like the brushed finish - not surprising as I like Titanium cases. My 1 question would be: Are you able to obtain the answers to all your highlighted disappointments direct from Breitling? My personal wish would / to a degree question is that I would like to see yellow incorporated in one of the dials - they did mint after all!

The Navitimer is always my grail watch. I do use the chronograph at times, but i have been known to use a watch circular slide rule when i do calculations. Be it for tips or estimating costs. Love that tool.

This new range of Navitimers really appeals. Great video, as ever. Personally, so glad they brought back the wings logo, the flying B just wasn't the same.

@user-nj7bp6bu8m

Жыл бұрын

There is a flying wing logo on these watches, yes, but …. just pay attention to the fact that this (the flying wing) is the AOPA logo and not the Breitling logo on these 70th anniversary models in 2022! Let‘s see what will come after these anniversary editions, maybe again the flying ‚B‘ instead of the wings? By the way, the 70th anniversary is in the right year, 2022. Breitling offered the watch in 1952 to AOPA members with their logo on it. Therefore the 2022 anniversary version shows the AOPA logo as well.

Wow that blue dial is something else it really is exquisite

6:52 Nice pair of antlers you got there.

The blue one is spectacular.

I went into a Breitling store and purchased a Breitling Aviator 8, P40 Warhawk. I wasn't even considering a Breitling, but the quality and perfection of the watch really spoke to me. I do believe Breitling is gaining some ground, perhaps a Navi is in my future.

Last summer I was choosing between the Navitimer and the Chronomat. The Navitimer’s slide rule bezel was just too busy for me. I went with the Chronomat and I have no regrets.

I am not sure but wherever you search on the internet it says that the Navitimer was introduced in 1952 (not in 1954). So it seems that it actually is it's 70th birtday. By the way I am also the proud owner of a 1965 Navitimer 806 (along with a 1964 Rolex Sub ref. 5512 gilt-dial, a 1968 Rolex GMT Master ref. 1675, a 1963 Omega Seamaster De Ville, a 1971 Seiko 6139 Pogue, a Heuer Monaco and a 1965 Rolex Explorer 1016 gilt dial). My best regards TVG. Keep up the good work. Greedings from Athens-Greece

41+ mm watches can be scary, but when I see the Breitlings at the mall they aren't that huge, and the 38mm rolexes seem tiny, these watches are much different in real life.

@theurbangentry

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent point. One of the few watch brands I feel that genuinely does "bigger" better. Besides, from a tool perspective, it makes sense. Thank you Matt, Best regards, TGV

@kellypaws

2 жыл бұрын

It’s all a matter of proportion and individual taste. If a big Breitling looks good on someone, it looks good. That’s it. Case closed. There’s no point wondering about fashion, or what someone else likes, if it isn’t what makes you happy.

@poulwinther

2 жыл бұрын

Some of have to think in proportion to the wrist. Too overhanging lugs can just get silly.

Good video! I can totally relate on how some non hype watches killed of your desire for the Speedy. 😅

I’m doing my unboxings with my Kershaw wildcat ridge, which I got for my Bar Mitzvah as a present from my late father, it was in 1989. Still sharp and firm 👌🏻👍🏻

Breitling’s relatively soft secondary prices make this piece an excellent bargain slightly used. For example I’ve just tried on a lovely 43mm reverse panda from 2016 at a healthy 35% discount. It’s a great piece and has the full ‘authentic’ Breitling DNA branding - Gold B logo with wings, Anchor on the second hand, full logo on the reverse side and a cheeky F/C temp conversion on the case back. The new 2022 ones are really nice too, it’s just a little pill to swallow the redirection in branding; maybe I prefer the old school livery and the large discount might push me in that direction. Still, no wrong choice here - cracking watches with a fine historical back story. Every watch lovers collection isn’t complete without some flavour of Navi in the rotation. Go Breitling!