Loving the collection Russ. I’m also keen to see what the mad hacker looks like, I have a Radcliffe tsunami and the quality and design are fantastic, it will be a beauty for sure 👍🏻

I always say “Wear what you love and sell the rest.” Excited to see what you pick up this year.

@fokkerfilms560

4 ай бұрын

My motto is similar: Keep what you know you would regret selling at some point. Which means I have almost as many as Russell. 😄 But seeing as I bought must of 'em before the big price hikes... je ne regrette rien! 😂

@ElderPinto254

4 ай бұрын

yepp i agree sir

@Protectoroftangsel

4 ай бұрын

The problem is, i love all my watches even though they're all sub $1000😅

@danielfletcher8357

4 ай бұрын

@@Protectoroftangsel why does that matter? Doesn’t make them any less worthy!

@alexgarciala

4 ай бұрын

@@Protectoroftangsel If you love them all, definitely keep them all.

That Fortis is a keeper.

@saulysw

4 ай бұрын

The only issue is that the 7750 movement is very thick. Looks good from the front, less good from the side.

@dannycph

4 ай бұрын

⁠@@saulyswOn the positive side, it’s one of the more affordable chronographs to get serviced.

I completely totally agree with your top 10 for now. Although owning two 58's is a little spendy.

Tough choices, I would keep: Seiko Willard & Navigator Vertex M100 & MP45 CWC RN diver BB58 blue Explorer Pilot pioneer Maen Formex

Always a tough proposition keeping the collector's mentality in check but you did a great job! Personally my picks would be: Seiko SKX, Willard & Navigator, Tudor BB58 Blue & Black, Vertex M100 & MP45, CWC SBS Diver, Hamilton Pilot Pioneer, and Baltic MR01. Happy New Year!

Really nice show, Russell. Big job. Quite a collection, and yes we do change taste over the years. One little issue: Be aware that the purple light sometimes influence the colors, especially on the hands. Keep up the good work, mate.

Glad you gave Accurist some love ❤ I'm really pleased with my "Everyday" in pink. Nice little budget O.P. style watch

1. The Arnie. 2. Virtex M100 3. Virtex MP45 4. BB 58 5. BB 58 6. 34mm Hamilton 7. Range Master 8. Formex Essence I think these watches are the cream but I understand the passion you feel for some of the others is the cherry on top. That is a fine collection. 👍

My picks would have been 1. Black Bay Black 2. Black Bay Blue 3. Rolex Explorer 4. Seiko Pogue 5. Seiko Flightmaster (the Landshar's dial is just as busy) 6. Seiko Samurai STO 7. Vertex MP45 8. Fortis Cosmonaut Chrono 9. Formex Essence (but only because of the Malachite dial) 10. Hamilton Pilot Pioneer

Loved this one! I admire your bravery in cutting your collection down to a 5th of its current size! If I had to choose some of your watches to fill ten slots in my watch box they’d be the explorer (a bit of a grail for me) the two black bays, the pogue (love them),the Arnie, the flighty, the vertex m100, the CWC sbs diver and falcon chrono. And for the tenth spot….it has to be the mad hacker! I had guessed you were wearing it as soon as the video started and was excited to confirm that. A watch designed by you and associated with your brand and the joy, passion, humor, and knowledge you’ve delivered not only to me, but to the watch community is exciting. It’s part of what makes me love my rangemaster mechanical so much. You and TGV are my top watch KZreadrs and can always hold my interest and cheer me up when I’m down. All that to say this. Great video, great collection. Happy new year to you and your family, and thank you!

@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR

4 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend! Means a lot to me !

Picked up my first automatic Seiko in December and also put a new band on an old favourite recently. Picked up a new G-Shock gbd200 this week in black. The collection is growing 😅

@fokkerfilms560

4 ай бұрын

DON'T GET INTO WATCHES!!!! (As that KZread sage and knife deconstructionist Nick Shabazz advises) But... oh dear... It looks like you've already succumbed? 😅 I hope you're single! 😂

@nunonunes097

4 ай бұрын

Cool! Which seiko did you get? I algo got my first automatic Seiko in December! (Seiko 5 SNKL79K1, 7s26 movement) And the classic GW-M5610u after christmas. Seems we're taking similar paths! 😅

At 50 watches, I'd say you are just getting started. Why, oh why would you even consider paring it down??? Keep growing it MWC. You know you want to. (BTW, I have ~400 in my collection.) 🤪

Awesome collection. Every single piece is cool. I have to say that I absolutely love Clockwork Republic straps. Especially on my two Samurai’s. Keep doing you, the content is fantastic👌🏼Cheers🍻

Beautiful collection. I especially like the blue Black Bay, Explorer, and Zero West. I'm not a huge Seiko fan but I do like the Willard. I was expecting to see something from Sinn in your Collection, Russ

The Seiko SKX013 was my first automatic watch too, gifted to me roughly 10 years ago and it still hasn’t missed a beat! (Knock on wood) love it and will never get rid of it 😃

Great show Russ! I’d Keep all the Vertex, the BB58 Blue, Hamilton Khaki Pilot, Formex Essence, Squale 1521, Seiko Arnie, Rangemaster & the Fortis!

Wooow. My top picks have to be the BB58 blue (I happen to own one), Vertex (all of them but specially the M100), CWC 1980s of course, Seiko mini 🐢 ,Hamilton Khaki, the Lorier Gemini, & the Heron

You made some great choices! So many watches look very "same old same old" but I think you chose watches that were varied, so you have genuine choice when you want to wear something different today and tomorrow. That's something I try to maintain in my collection too 😊

Hi, I am big fan of yours. I am 16 year old and started collecting watch, I recently bought Tissot Seastar.

@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR

4 ай бұрын

It’s a great watch to start my friend!!!! You’re already on the Swiss watch ladder!!!!

YOU have some of the BEST watches in your COLLECTION! REAALLY like your SEIKO CHOICES! THANKS for the VIDEO!!

My favourites are the Vertex diver and the CWC Royal Navy reissue - brilliant! 🧡 Just surprised you still don't own a G-Shock Gravitymaster (I suggest green, i.e. GA-1100-1A3ER). Cheers Russ - we love you!

I can’t not pick the Vertex m100 and the explorer but they are firmly in the would suck to own category for me. I need a date function to make me happy but these two watches are gorgeous. The formex dial is amazing, cwc sbs, the fortis does look great. These are the stand outs for me but I might revisit the momentum for myself but not in a collection with the cwc. Whatever you pick you will have a very fine collection.

I sold my MKII 39mm Explorer. Some days I miss it, but most days I don’t. Great watch, but I too fell out of love with it. Cheers!

Happy new year mate. Great vid as norm. Been getting the itch again and took a look at my collection, and I was the same, too many watches. Most get zero wrist time.😮 So am going to try rotate two watches a week, madness. Can't buy anymore.... Yet..😂

Out of your top ten, I personally would slim down to three: the Arnie, the Willard (or black dial BB58), and one of the Vertex. That would make a functional, versatile collection 🤙

What a great collection MWC! I’m with you in feeling the need to downsize my own collection too. There’s only so many hours in the day so even if I wore a different watch everyday, it would take me more than a month to rotate through the entire collection 😳 That’s not a lot of wrist time and although I’m definitely a collector by nature (or maybe hoarder would be more accurate 😂) I feel like I’ve reached a bit of a tipping point and need to thin the herd a bit.

The wife has exquisite taste, only watch I would swap is the BB black for the blue. I agree the Fortis is a belter and I would certainly want to keep it, and you will fall back in love with the Explorer, trust me. 😜🤘🏻

I'd keep the fortis for sure. it's such an iconic watch imo. I think its the best chrono in your collection. I'd also keep the pogu just because of its historic sig and collectability. that watch is always going to hold or go up in value over the years. too many people want one. I'd also keep the endevour cause I just won't wear anything but titanium if I can anymore. it's the only full metal watch I can tolerate wearing all day and I love that. I never get wrist fatigue wearing titanium. plus the endevour is a sick looking watch. I like the rest of your picks too. so my problem is that couldn't keep just 10. 😂

Smaller is definitely better! I would personally replace a couple of seiko from the shortlist to introduce a citizen (preferably diver style and eco drive) and a tissot. I would also add a dress watch (like an hamilton ventura) and one more watch from a micro brand (I own personally a nice briston clubmaster qeartz watch with an acetate pillow case). I would make sure also to have a certain balance between the dial color (with eg. 1 white, 1 yellow and 1 green dial), and the case material/colour (e.g. a couple of black and dark grey watches, e.g I love my seiko 5 street completly blak). Last but not least, i would make sure to have a certain balance with the strap types ( e.g. 4metal, 3leather, 2 nato, 1 silicone) and have some more straps to occasionally dress some of the watches in a different matter. Next step: shrinking the casio collection!

1. Rolex 2. Formex 3. Fortis 4. Willard 5. Black Tudor BB 6. SKX 7. Lorier 8. Pogue 9. Hamilton Khaki Field (the newer) 10. CWC all black MY personal pick

I’ve been collecting for ten years. I’ve bought three watches. I have three watches

The one Tudor I’d keep: the Black Bay 58 in blue.

Hi, nice collection! The SKX is definitely a keeper, good design, good specs... I wish I had one haha. The DB-80 is so cool, I remember watching your video explaining about the Dambusters operation. I love the fact there's an actual piece from one of the Lancaster and as an aviation enthusiast this piece is truly special and epic!!! Can't wait to see your Casio collection too!

@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR

4 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!

@fokkerfilms560

4 ай бұрын

Meh, OG SKX movement leaves a lot to be desired and I have the same one as Russell. 😄 I think it's down to sentimentality for a lot of us? Like so many my SKX013 WAS MY GATEWAY INTO THIS INSANITY. 😄 I recommend Long Island Watch homages - much better specs! 👍

Beautiful collection! ALSO… the suspense is driving me crazy! I can’t wait to see the MWC watch!!

Such a tough decision on what to keep!!! But it's good to adjust from time to time as your taste and needs change. Sometimes you end up with several similar watches, but after the honeymoon phase it's easier to decide which one to let go... Accumulating watches is a happy problem in my opinión 😅

As we say, you gotta go with what you gotta go with. My only hot take here is with the Pogue - I'd hang onto that one. (I have a 6139 "blue eye" so naturally I'm biased here.) As far as your picks vs wife's, I'd call it a draw. Juicy video, mate! (EDIT: Fifty-into-ten, seriously? How about trimming it down, ten-at-a-time? Fewer regrets that way, yes?)

Top Ten Both Tudors Seiko SKX, Landshark, Willard and Arnie CWC RN Fortis Formex Rolex Explorer (just) Great show Sir 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Cracking collection mate! I think i'd probably let the explorer go too - lovely watch but for the cost you need to really feel strongly about keeping it, you could do a lot of shopping on that bad-boy

Excellent video. The Baltic is beautiful.

Yeah I think 10 is good.. or even less.. I would keep one from each main brand, like Tudor B58, Seiko Willard, Hamilton Khaki, Vertex mono pusher and CWC diver.. maybe get rid of Citizens and Orients, and most micros. Sell the Explorer as that's good money for some other better watch you can buy this year...yep...I think 7-8 can be keepers. Just my opinion of course. Only really like the Willard from Seikos and the Baltic from the micros... the rest...nope But yeah, what you have picked is basically close to what I would have... enjoy the selling! Very cool.

An amazing collection, each watch was a hit and one that I would love to own.

Great video, I have wanted a Vertex for a couple of years, 2024 is the year! I have a couple of CWC's and a skx013. A recent buy was a Newmark Waterking which is a great value watch. My Christopher Ward diver is unbeatable value and British 😊 Do you not think you might regret letting your Explorer go ?! Keep up the good work !

12:50 Honestly, your wife’s pick of your collection is the best. 😁👍🏻

Awesome collection! If you are going to get a diver from Citizen I would like to give a recommendation and that is the Citizen Promaster 300m Solar Quartz Diver BN0000-04H. This is a solid case not a screw down. Amazing watch. The only drawbacks with it is the small crown and the rubber strap it comes with but that’s nothing a Nato won’t fix.

Just got my 11th watch yesterday. Over the moon with it. A Hamilton Lloyd automatic. Absolutely amazing design. That Willard is epic

Love it Russel! Keep up the interesting content.

Great video… thanks for the sneak peak of the MWC watch 😉 looks like it’ll be a difficult one to say no to.

Your 2 Tudors & Explorer are the keepers imho. Happy New Year.

Awesome collection Russel. It truly lives up to the channel name, a bit bloody mad. I love the rangemaster, the Seiko Arnie and that lovely Fortis. Good luck with the purge!

I loved this episode! ❤ I would accept that Fortis anytime. I have a stratoliner panda. I love that one, that was my "Fortis before forthies" goal last year. Unfortunately the 42mm looks really large, it's a big chunky watch because of the valjoux 7750. But your's is awesome! Will you ship that to Hungary if I buy it from you? 😅

My picks: RZE (Ti diver) blue Tudor (luxury diver) Mini Turtle (interesting diver) Hamilton Pilot (small round military) Vertex Field (classic field) Maen (dress) Formex (versatile) Seagull (bronze chrono) Pogue (quirky vintage chrono - if I could live with the constant care) Fligltmaster - if I could pull it off. If I couldn't live with some, I think I'd just have a smaller collection. Oh, we all cen dream.

Fantastic collection, well done 🌠

Benny tu colección habla muy bien de ti por lo que sabes y el buen gusto que tienes 👍

CWC definitely one of the keepers. I would keep the coke Promaster NY0040, I like it better than the SKX. Right now it would not bring too much by selling it. Probably I would have kept 2 of the 4 CWC. Downsizing is good.

Excellent! Thanks buddy

I'm close to 40 watches, almost all homages (cheap watches). Never have to sell any. Each watch is two things: 1: a little vacation on the wrist. 2: a souvenir of the vacation.

Both black bays, the formex, my personal favorite the m100...

G'day from WA! I had to laugh at 'TGV made me do it!' - he almost persuaded me too! Now - the Arnie - of course you have to keep the Arnie! I think you chose the 10 wisely - BUT my suggestion is sell the Formex and buy an Arnie Tropical AND add a stainless shroud - which you can because Arnie didn't wear the tropical! Yey! Seriously - I think you will really like the green and blue colour-way (with a stainless shroud) and the blue strap. It is an absolute stunner especially in daylight! I recently added this one and its hardly been off my wrist since! Yeh, - I know you won't - but I just had to say.. Anyhoo - looking forward to 2024 with you! All the best, Steve from 'down under'.

Outstanding watches! Good luck in selecting which ones you are to sell.😊

I agree with all that. I want all those features as well. I just find it funny how many “collectors” love dive watches and have ZERO interest in diving. I enjoy your channel, you have a new fan from Toronto, Canada

Surprised not to see the Sinn U50 and the Grand Seiko GMT in there ... I guess you've sold those two already ? My Ten : SKX013, "Arnie", CWC SBS Diver, CWC G10, Zero West DB80, Momentum SQ30, both the Tudor BB58s, the Explorer and the Cosmonaut. The SNXS79K was close, as was the Pogue. But no cigar as they say :-) HNY to you both !

@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I just didn’t wear them my friend! Great watches

always an excellent show!, i look forward to your show more than others. proper down to earth watches and a bit more affordable. I love all of the watches apart from the citizen.

@fokkerfilms560

4 ай бұрын

Mad watch collector is one of the best. HMm... He discloses paid promotions doesn't he? Yes, I think he does. 👍 Anyway, I love his style and everyman approach. And I love his wife! 😂

You have some beautiful watches 👍 I liked your wife's picks too, as I have a mechanical Hamilton love it. Really like the Rolex Explorer, keep thinking that is watch for me, but price. Tudor are very nice as well, I keep thinking about a Ranger.

Loved the video! Cheers bud!

Thank you for mentioning Accurist - this brand (along with Casio of course) got me hooked for very little money. So, count me in for bidding on the Accurist if you sell it. BTW can't wait for the Mad Hacker reveal!

my gosh, that green dial Formex Essence is beautiful.. and i already love the Formex Essence, i think it's just such a great performing (and looking) all rounder sports watch, but my gosh that green dial takes it up to the next level! ❤

Excellent show, it must have been the most difficult for you though. To be honest which ever way you sliced it you would have a lovely 10 watch collection. Am not sure if it gets easier or harder to keep the numbers down as you get older, keeping personal watches from times in our past. I have five of those now: A Lorus quartz digital analogue from the late 80's that I wore when I went to London as a student. A seiko 5 day date with the day in Arabic that I bought in King Khalid Military City, my first automatic and I wore it when we took Al Salman inside Iraq. An Omega Dynamic III that I bought in Nairobi Airport in '99 to see in the millennium in Africa. Then I have a sarb017 and an Orient Star Classic that I bought about 6 years ago when I started my new job where I go out to field locations and go back to the office in a suit. These 5 watches I could never part with which doesn't leave much space in a 10 watch collection.

@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR

4 ай бұрын

Awesome my friend! Thats how it should be!

My 10 watch collection would consist of 😊: Diver: Citizen Promaster Dive Automatic SUPER TITANIUM Pilot: STOWA Flieger Classic 40 Baumuster B Field: Hamilton KHAKI FIELD MURPH 38MM Chronograph: Bulova Lunar Pilot 43mm GMT: GLYCINE AIRMAN VINTAGE UNISEX Go Anywhere Do Anything I: ROLEX MILGAUSS Go Anywhere Do Anything II 😅: Grand Seiko SBGA211 „Snowflake“ Beater I: CASIO G-SHOCK G-5600UE-1 Beater Fun 🤩 : CASIO G-SHOCK GMA-S2100WT-7A2JF Dress: L.U.C. Chopard two hander

The Tudor Black Bay is such an iconic watch, my personal favorite from your collection. I would sell the Rolex too, doesn't do much for me

Great collection overall! As I am also building my watch collection, I've acquired numerous timepieces, some of which I don't particularly fancy and rarely wear. What are the various platforms where I can list them for sale?

Formex is hands down your best watch, the colour, no day or date ruining the dial, it just looks amazing. Seiko tortoise and Seagull I'd also like to own, but all the others are good TBF

@craigriley9892

4 ай бұрын

There is a date on the Formex. It's at the 6 o'clock position. It's just really well done. Just figured you'd like to know in case you were interested. I have the white dial version. Such a good watch for the money.

Finally!! Been waiting for this one🙈🙈

This must have been a really tough task that I can sympathise with. So many watches and so many memories, not just wearing the watches but the journey to getting them. I was relieved to hear that this would not be a Casio cull as again I'm in the same boat there. My collection is split between Casio/G-Shock digital and analogue, quartz and mechanical. Certainly my F-91W is not going anywhere and neither is my old Omega Globemaster METAS co-axial, as for the rest...... we shall see.

Thank you for your showmanship, honesty, and energy. Most importantly thank you for sharing your S O T C.. Just a thought: if you were to split your collection into genres; you may be able to enjoy it more. Your collection of field watches in particular for me is the best that I have seen on the entire internet. You also have a great eye for micro brands. This might seem odd to say but if you were too split your collection into sub categories: you might find that you don’t have too many watches at all. You have plenty of time, don’t rush.. ENJOY!!!

I have or used to have 12 of yer Seikos, 1 x v similar CWC, 1 x Hammy the other i have is the CWC version 1 x Orient, RZE, Zelos and Heinrich. I think we have nice taste 😂❤❤

that Heron Marinor is a lovely one. Liked the video!

Good show! Can't wait for the Casios!

Love the Vertex pieces

Tudor blue and Formex both fantastic watches

I specifically sold my 39mm Explorer due to the small crown, my new 36mm 124270 has all the correct components.

I have decided, quite arbitrarily, that I dislike dials within dials. Therefore I would get rid of all of the chronographs (which I am personally doing when I finally get rid of my Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph).

Great video Russ but I don’t get why so many of you reviewers want to cut your collections ! Mate I’m 200-250 easily so 50 is nothing. They don’t really loose value so unless generating cash is the reason just enjoy all of them. I can see where your tastes lie and it’s nice but I do wonder if it will always stay like that? Mine have been changing recently but that’s because I now have a new interest in a very small timeframe in watch making where electro mechanical watches were made. Fully mechanical with a balance but powered by a battery and a transistor (no quartz). These things like the Seiko Elnix (video coming on one) 28,800 VPH , smooth tick but never stops until the battery is dead. Fascinating. Keep up the good work pal. Always love your enthusiasm and energy in our little corner of YT. Happy New Year!

@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR

4 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend! I just feel these little machines deserve to be on a wrist regularly! What there purpose is ! Most of these watches I could buy again unlike your vintage beauties . All the best to you Michael!

Ello MWC loving your videos Seiko loving the Willard its a killer Keep up the oustanding work m8 Brill :)

Don’t get rid of the Explorer. You’ll regret it. It’s one of those watches that just when you think you’ve fallen out of love with it, a week back on the wrist reaffirms its position. Expensive to buy back too.

Side note: I just bought the song Trampoline by Martha’s Man on iTunes. (The theme song). Thanks for sharing the name of the song pal. LOVE the channel! Great SOTC vid!

@THEMADWATCHCOLLECTOR

4 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!!! Thank you so much for that my friend!!!!

Im pleased you still have the jdm seiko Russ! Great collection 👍

Mrs MWC might just have won that competition...

Thanks for the video

I'm not a diver or field watch fan, so we're bound to disagree, so Christopher Ward Twelve would be in my collection and Hamilton Jazzmaster. Impressive collection, love the Lancaster for its history. Great video, fast and sweet, thanks.

Nice collection. Well done.

Awesome video and collection! My fav is always the Fortis! Don’t get rid of that one or please sell it to me!

Man, you’ve got a great collection, Russell! I like the “minus the Casios” clarification…that would take 3 days to review!

The one CWC I’d keep: the Royal Navy diver. Because you want good lume, and this one looks like it has it.

Love the Formex, for shizz!

You got me to buy the spb153 I now have khaki king Champaign Interstellar Hamilton Seiko sarb King samurai And I just acquire the ssc917 which is the red limited edition Speedtimer

Hello can you link the exact watch strap for the Kamasu, I have been looking for something like that.

The one Vertex I’d keep: the M100. You already have divers and chronographs that do a better job.

I really like the Accurist.

Great video and love the channel, this video has made me feel so much better that there is someone else out there who has way to many watches and it’s not just me😂😂