John Mayer needs to be a full time host!!

@noahgoldowitz

6 ай бұрын

They can't afford him

@endlessrage4062

6 ай бұрын

I feel the polar opposite. Great musician, though. Think Ed should’ve had a sit down with Nico instead.

@jmbaug1229

6 ай бұрын

​@@noahgoldowitz Do you really think he does this for money? 😅🤣😂

@blairg1279

6 ай бұрын

I agree with you but he is kind of busy

@baroh2413

6 ай бұрын

I think he is a part owner of Hodinkee

He listens, he asks meaningful questions, he tells interesting anecdotes, it was 50-50…damn who knew John Mayer could be a great host.

@monochromedout

6 ай бұрын

Anyone who has even a cursory understanding of who John Mayer is knows the guy needs a TV show going back to like 2010.

@thegorn

6 ай бұрын

As long as he doesn't start to tell jokes he does OK

@ColoradoS14

6 ай бұрын

@@thegorn Nah the jokes are fine too.

@amaanansari6631

6 ай бұрын

Everyone, literally everyone

@ferisalgue

6 ай бұрын

He always took over in his interviews so this makes sense

"If you've never been cool - then you've kinda _always_ been cool" What an awesome quote, hit me in the feels

@ZesPak

6 ай бұрын

not completely capturing it the way John meant though. Never TRYING to be cool is a big part of it. Don't try to be cool, it defies the point. Being cool should be effortless, not caring. Cool. "If you've never tried to be cool - then you've kinda always been cool"

@oscardelarenta9647

6 ай бұрын

I think we're saying the same thing @@ZesPak

@ordinarypeople2270

6 ай бұрын

Why cause you're lame?lol pull yourself together dude

@jojacool

5 ай бұрын

It's a Keith quote.....

“Doing something you love is more regenerative than resting” is the best quote to come out of this conversation. Great perspective and such a great use of words to describe a simple concept that is hard to put into words!

@tsurugi12

6 ай бұрын

I think so too. That is why I listen to music and try to get better at song-writing to regenerate. I also got into the hobby of audio gear and started "collecting" iems and audio gear in general for their design, uniqueness and presentation of music, just like they do with watches. I also want to thank Ed Sheeran if he´s reading this for great times with enjoying his music and for bringing out his cool new "project" autumn variations. The way it was done and the emotions behind it showed me new ways of approaching music and often triggered my depressions, which is, in some way shitty, but also shows how much emotion it can trigger and makes me think about different thinks of life. So thanks both of you for this beautiful video of watches and life approach, wish both of you the best for upcoming years.

Keeping rolling papers and flower in a Patek Philippe box is top tier class.

@Usiris23

6 ай бұрын

“Not many know this, but you can put your weed in there” 😶‍🌫️

@annikinstarkiller600

6 ай бұрын

Sigma energy

@PocketUau

6 ай бұрын

Amen

@stevenplayford5803

6 ай бұрын

I laughed my head off at this, best thing since Jean Claude opened the case with a cheese knife.

@aniruddhanarkar7487

6 ай бұрын

can you please give the timestamp for this moment?

Had high hopes for this episode... it exceeded expectations.

@Jorge_Rafa

6 ай бұрын

Same, the passion can be felt!!!

@earlaguilo8216

6 ай бұрын

I second that motion

@Dekemido

6 ай бұрын

Well, I guess you dreamed big and they did much bigger haha

@HEATSEEKER00

6 ай бұрын

It's kinda sad John has no children ... like ... whats the point ?

@blairdrummond5043

6 ай бұрын

@@HEATSEEKER00 Children are gross and annoying

John Mayer needs to do a series of these this all of his obsessions. Guitars, Amps, Pedals, Mics, Pre's, Outboard Gear, Knives. His collectors mind is fascinating and to see him do this with a bunch of people over a bunch of different topics would be increidble. Would be so cool to combine the different world of collectors.

@InspirationSessions

6 ай бұрын

Ex-girlfriends?

@Dmolina3715

3 ай бұрын

Honestly yeah @@InspirationSessions

@andrewmacfarlane4899

Ай бұрын

@@InspirationSessionshe’s already been in trouble for that. Should probably stick to actual items and not people as collector items

Ed really is a class act. The simple mention of sadness at seeing his custom Tudor’s up for sale during the pandemic shows an empathy I imagine is missing for most at his level of celebrity.

What an Incredible video! The Passion is exploding of my screen! amazing!

@chrisriley7613

6 ай бұрын

Just watched thinking you would love Eds view on buying to commemorate special occations

@callumsmith7404

6 ай бұрын

This video had me thinking about what you would think

@MoonbatKiller

6 ай бұрын

But... The Hublot though 😂

@intricateinc8566

6 ай бұрын

God Tier even

@andrelousada

6 ай бұрын

I bet they opened your eyes to Hublot! lol

“If you’ve never been cool, you’ve always been cool”. Even when John Mayer isn’t songwriting, he’s songwriting

@mannycalavera2335

6 ай бұрын

Ha! I could just see all the middle aged watch nerds nodding furiously behind their screens XD. If you've never been cool, you probably never will be. Your watches are not going to change that. And that is OK.

I’m not a watch guy I’m just here because I’ll watch any Mayer interview. Not only does this video make me want to go out today and start collecting watches, but also makes me want to go listen to Ed again. What a great lovely guy.

@weidongng6895

6 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Big JM fan here too, and I recommend Tudor and Sinn as an entry point :)

@JevonDS

6 ай бұрын

@@weidongng6895 Tudor as an entry point watch?

@TaycroTC

6 ай бұрын

Same here haha

@paulkirk9289

3 ай бұрын

All it takes it that first one and then you’re hooked

@filip_cabra

24 күн бұрын

Haha agree with everything m8.

I don’t listen to Ed Sheeran, but whenever I hear the guy in interviews I just love him so much. He seems like such an honest to god grounded guy and an example of a human being that I wish to be! You go Ed!

@katharinesaville6145

Ай бұрын

Listen!

“The wait is part of the ownership.” John is SUCH a master story teller. I could listen to him talk forever. He is the coolest.

@franklucente3517

6 ай бұрын

The wait is definitely part of the excitement…as long as you know it’s actually coming! Big difference between on-order and on-waitlist. 😂

@jackdavis7438

6 ай бұрын

100% accurate! He’s a poet on and off stage

The "Jamal" that Ed Sheeran mentions was Jamal Edwards, who inarguably is the most important person you've never heard of in modern British music. All someone who did brilliant work in his community, who amplified authentic artistic voices, and helped make the world that much better. Really glad Sheeran remembers him so positively.

@LongFinger021

6 ай бұрын

He was the guy behind SBTV

@zhbroder

6 ай бұрын

thank you for this context

John went from what he, himself, called an “egomaniac” thinking no one was better, to being able to sincerely compliment someone else and call them better than him without batting an eye. Growth.

John is an underrated interviewer. His enthusiasm for watches is very easy to spot, but how he's able to coax these little stories out of Ed about his watches was very gratifying and created an almost fly-on-the-wall feeling for I imagine most of us on this side of the screen. Great video, thank you Hodinkee for bringing it to us fans & enthusiasts.

The fact that they both wore the matching Spider-man watches when Ed opened for John back in September is hysterical and amazing. The ending of this video literally shows the moment these guys double dared each other with the “I’ll get one if you get one” on a $250k watch. This entire video is amazing.

@jayandgem

6 ай бұрын

The most innocent flex ever!

Man. This is incredible. Can't wait to come back to this video and watch it once a month for the rest of my life...

@Danybel5

6 ай бұрын

So true😂

@AHP32

6 ай бұрын

Hahaha exactly

This was PERFECT! Thank you Ed for finally letting us in! Thank you John for being the person to do this!

Everything about this is perfect: the behind the scenes, the music (which is so John, but without showing off it’s John), the knowledge, the production value, the James Stacey cameo, the genuine love and respect between John and Ed. What a video 👏 👏 👏

@jjjyli686

6 ай бұрын

John mayer, j balvin and pharrell have tte craziest watch game. Ed sheeran up there too

The way john mayer talks is unreal. This man has god-given talent at talking, what a flow, natural, choice of words, tonality, confidence and friendliness and honesty lol.

@Trulytiny7

6 ай бұрын

Wasn’t that always evident? He has a way with words and thoughts!

@thriversoffset

6 ай бұрын

@@Trulytiny7 just emphasizing the fact because its over an hour video, did i say someplace that it’s first time we ever hear it here lol

@Trulytiny7

6 ай бұрын

I think I was just adding on to your compliment. Not questioning it. The man is just so talented!

This John guy is a fantastic host, hope his career will take off after this goes viral!

@artbyjero

6 ай бұрын

agreed

@fannytorres1781

6 ай бұрын

He has a bright future ahead of him!

@sheddingaway

6 ай бұрын

OMG SO FUNNY CUS HES FAMOUS HAHAHA NEVER SEEN THIS ORGINAL COMMENT BEFORE REALLY MADE ME LAUGH HAHAH WOW GREAT JOKE! AN INTERNET JOKSTER

@bernardlau641

6 ай бұрын

Love it. Thanks for making me laugh. 😂

@Frezri69

6 ай бұрын

​@@sheddingawayget a life...

This is BY FAR my favorite talking watches episode!! It's just two dudes sharing a love for watches without a care of the price tags. I love it!!!

Ed Sheeran and John Mayer, two legends in their own right, such inspiring and rich conversation showing their passion for time pieces and their journey collecting.

You know you've made it when you can ask Patek to put your population:2,000 town on a world timer just for you 😂 Two stone cold legends!

@mdtell

6 ай бұрын

So good. I want a hometown Patek dial :)

@madgpol

6 ай бұрын

I'm on the phone tomorrow to see if I can have one with Worthing on the dial. Wish me luck 😅

@russ9921

6 ай бұрын

The irony is that a customised watch proven to have belonged to Ed Sheeran would increase its value rather than detract from it.

@mattiasburling

6 ай бұрын

@@russ9921 Nope, way too expensive of an item for that. The market is what, 1 or maybe 2 people that are both rich enough and at the same time fans enough.

@brianshea4906

6 ай бұрын

Or go get matching Spider-Man concepts with your boy as a “fun” watch 😂🎉

Ed Sheeran saying to John Mayer “I think that’s abit of you mate,” just makes me smile as a British fan of Mayer.

John Mayers word choices and how he articulates things are just fantastic. Like man, what ? It’s like little short poems every time he talks.

Mayer is so impressive. IMO, Mayer is the most underrated guitarist of all time and he is SO knowledgeable about this addictive hobby :)

@kribble

6 ай бұрын

Underrated how...? He's so accredited and famous for his skill.

An hour plus of John? I’m here for it all. Strangely enough I just watched all of John’s watch episodes yesterday.👍🏾

Hodinkee winning the internet today. Thank you.

Great bromance! John shocked me with his ability to keep it engaging for over an hour. They are both so candid and natural and it’s just so pure. Bravo 😊

I…I just…just wow. That Spidey scene at the end just made this episode really really special. Thank you Hodinkee, Mr. Mayer and Sir Ed Sheeran for sharing that connection with us. 🙏🏻

1:52 Toy Watch 7:15 Hublot Skull Bang Limited Edition 11:00 Patek Philippe 5726 Customized By Bamford 12:05 Patek Philippe 5230G World Time Piece Unique With Ed's Hometown On The Dial 16:40 Audemars Piguet White Ceramic QP Piece Unique 21:37 Patek Philippe 2499 & Patek Philippe 5970J 22:27 Patek Philippe 5004P 27:35 Patek Philippe 5208P 29:44 G-Shock Ref. 6900 - Subtract By Ed Sheeran 32:57 Kikuchi Nakagawa Murakumo 36:39 Roger Smith Piece Unique 42:55 A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus 48:59 Tudor Black Bay Divide Tour Limited Edition

@YashShevde

6 ай бұрын

you’re doing god’s work, thanks

@tangoromeo

6 ай бұрын

@@YashShevde 🫡

@mdinhlam

6 ай бұрын

@@tangoromeo You forgot the timepoint where they get the AP Concept Spiderman 🤣

@tangoromeo

6 ай бұрын

@@mdinhlam thought about it but considering it’s Talking Watches: Endgame, it would be like spoiling the post-credit scene!

I admire Ed's genuine nature; he operates without hidden agendas or insecurities. He isn't concerned about the monetary value of his watches. Ed truly understands life's priorities. His combination of immense success and humility is truly refreshing.

@BabyJesus66

6 ай бұрын

Easy when you're rich enough that you can spend $250k as a joke.

@jayandgem

6 ай бұрын

@@BabyJesus66 Your comment says more about you than Ed. I do understand where you're coming from, but it’s never been about the money for him.

@tomwilko7841

6 ай бұрын

​@@jayandgemu and Ed must be really good friends...cmon man, the entire luxury watch industry is built upon the 'monetary value' of the product

@danielzessin1223

6 ай бұрын

@@tomwilko7841😂

@jayandgem

6 ай бұрын

@@tomwilko7841 I'm referring to Ed, not the "luxury watch industry". That "luxury industry” is, by definition, about monetary value. That's self-evident.

John is so incredibly articulate. I could listen to him explain the process of paint drying.

Who else is watching this for the 20th time?

Ed letting John wear his 5208 on stage is such a cool gesture! That watch is outrageous money, the kinda money even these guys need to think hard about spending and he knew it'd be appreciated no end by JM. Very cool!

@kaaterinz

6 ай бұрын

Very true

Hodinkee coming out with some much needed fire!

WE NEED THESE 2 TALKING ABOUT WATCHES WEEKLY! Such a great episode with 2 knowledgeable watch guys, and the chemistry was perfect between them. Super excited to grab Ed's new G Shock about to drop.

@jmemphisTX

6 ай бұрын

Weekly ? It would lose its value almost immediately

@ekimandersom4478

2 ай бұрын

You think they have nothing else to do?

One of the best interviews I’ve ever watched, so interesting, knowledgeable but also two people being exactly who they are talking about their passion! For two people so successful they are both massively down to earth, incredible!

Man this video will go down to the vault as a classic for sure. This is easily better than any Netflix series lol.

John speaks so eloquently and hosts so well. Him and Ed have great chemistry chatting together.

This Hass to be the best thing I have watched in quite a while! Thank you so much for putting this out and hopefully John gets to host more of these! Loved every minute of it!

When I see John Mayer talking watches it gives me the feeling that there is nobody who loves watches more than him. I can feel his passion which makes it so exciting and having a great guest like Ed elevates it to the next level.

The outro took this to a whole other level. I knew I was in for a memorable experience in listening to this conversation and truly, it delivered. But that ending was phenomenal. John is a poet with his words and Ed lives an inspiring life. They both connect and express themselves through watches, much like their music; Artists in every sense of the word. Best Talking Watches to date.

John freakin nailed this. They are both so genuine. I am so looking forward to them both wearing the Spider-mans together (while I wear mine vicariously through them).

I was trying to work and listen to this at the same time, I found myself so many times not being able to take my eyes off of this video!! This was an awesome experience. Thank you John and Ed. Also thanks to Hodinkee for making this happen.

These two have been such huge parts of my love of music my entire life. So great to see them together here.

man i could listen to john talk about ANYTHING, the way he puts things is so intriguing to listen to. SO articulate.

This was a joy to watch! It must be really hard to talk to super celebreties about their super expensive collections, and not be overly bowing to them for them to just show off their wealth (not that Talking Watches usually are!), but having just two watch-nerd-super-celebreties having this conversation is just next level. It feels so relaxed and with just massive mutual admiration and their collective love for the stories behind these watches is just amazing.

@keessonnema

6 ай бұрын

At the end of the day they're just people, like you and I. These kind of videos is what you need to not look up too much to artists or celebrities in general, because most can be nerds too!

Genuine watch enthusiasts on every level should appreciate this interview and their conversation for so many reasons. Thank you to the participants and crew, very well done.

I've started my morning with this episode 3 days in a row now... such a good duo, both so knowledgeable, and when John starts sounding slightly pretentious, Ed brings in a level of humility. Love it

Thank you for this, John's speach to thank Ed for changing him was beautiful.

Haven’t started watching and I’m already excited.

@canadabis8

6 ай бұрын

me too. I just started viewing and I'm so stoked.

I've been coming back and forth to this absolute behemoth of a video during the week! What a treat you gave us, Hodinkee!

Watching this Live in a packed room of watch enthusiasts in NYC was a real treat. Thanks for putting two heavy weights together and giving us the BEST Talking Watches Episode out there. I could not stop watching once it started!

"i do what i love for living, but i did it for free before" bro this man is SO HUMBLE, this video was everything i could've wished for as a fan of both John's & Ed's music and watch collection

John is a natural host and the two of them together are so enjoyable to watch. I love when Ed got embarrassed a bit when John called him cool. Shows mutual respect between two of the greatest artists and people our generation has known. Kudos to whoever had this idea. What a fantastic episode. More please!

@sammyd6895

6 ай бұрын

An expensive interview😂

This made me so happy to listen to John Mayer and Ed Sheeran just have a mutual love fest over watches and then the end is absolutely worth watching every minute. What two wonderful men who just dig each other and love life. Great show!!!

The episode we all waited for. Thank you Hodinkee for the outstanding work.

The music in this episode was simply delicious! Sounds like John Mayer’s style too. I wouldn’t be surprised if John himself did the music for this. The outro vibe was just creamy!

@kewalinaryal

6 ай бұрын

Had the same thought !! He for sure did it himself !!

@paradise_valley

6 ай бұрын

I know what I heard. The spicy b-roll music was at the very least curated by this guy. Reminds me of Mayer’s (now inactive) SoundCloud accounts. Typing this listening to 23:20 rn

JM should absolutely keep hosting these. Great guit player, and vox, but his love for watches is truly genuine. This guy gets it, and a lot of other guys don’t. Watches are an obsession, something we can’t live without, and seeing him embrace the addiction like us in true fashion is downright refreshing.

"I want to live in a 37mm world" - John Mayer. YES I COMPLETELY AGREE JOHN

This was awesome on all levels. John Mayer did a terrific job leading the conversation and Ed Sheeran answered with honesty/humility. John took a legit interest in Ed's collection and was really insightful. So cool!

What a really cool crossover! 8:44 I think about that quote from the Simpsons all the time 😂

@9gloss

6 ай бұрын

I didnt expect you to be here chippy :0

@TheSchmiddler

6 ай бұрын

Wait, Chippy is a watch guy? Nice!

@ChippyGaming

6 ай бұрын

@@TheSchmiddler I am! I don’t buy a lot but I really enjoy the community around them!

@sandrapendleton85

6 ай бұрын

I was upset John didn't laugh at that part!!

@kpkost

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@ChippyGamingno idea who you are, but I agree with the community side. Sure there are some people who just buy cause they want to flex, but the most seem to really love the art behind it. Like John Mayer talking about the font Lange uses on their dial. It’s that attention to detail and love of mastery of craftsmanship that is what the love is all about IMO

This John Mayer guy is pretty good. Hodinkee should take him on full time if he ever wants to quit his day job and get in the spotlight

Watch related or not, this is up there in the best pieces of content I’ve ever seen. It put so many smiles on my face. Thank you.

@1:10:13 is the purest form of genuine excitement and friendship from Ed. Very inspiring and happy to see

Aren't these two the most admired watch enthusiasts and collectors out there? If you would ask me to pick two guys you want to talk about watches to... these are the two that would come up in my mind immediately. What a great collection too... thanks @Hodinkee for this episode!

“There’s something in Japanese culture, they do everything that we do, but BETTER.” Facts!!!!!!

I’m 9 mins in and this is already the best watch video I’ve ever seen! John Mayer is so good at articulating the passion for watches without delving into snobbery. He totally gets what watch collecting is all about. I own 30+ watches and forever my most valuable watch will be the simple quartz Seiko gifted to me by my dad on my 16th birthday.

I had kinda forgotten about Hodinkee for a while. Bringing this type of content has brought me back and will pay more attention to their channel again. This was truly enjoyable. Thank you

Two of my favourite musicians, two of my favourite Watch collectors ever featured on Hodinkee. What a great episode of what was essentially two friends hanging out 'Talking Watches', life and everything else. Brilliant! Part 2 in a few years for sure. John is a fantastic host as well.

I just can't stop watching... Both of them in a video AND talking about watches AND it's 72 min AND they get matching watches at the end?? I'm here for it, thanks Hodinkee

I thoroughly enjoyed this. John is SO bright and knowledgeable about watches and aesthetics and he turns out to be a terrific interviewer. Great job fellas.

I didn't think I could watch 1 hour and 12 minutes of this, but the time flew by. Amazing.

These guys are living legends. All their timepieces will be worth well over the value they purchased for. The scratches on it will make it even more valuable. They can safely throw out those boxes! 😃

This is giving me Harry Potter and Ron Weasley vibes

@tvil8

6 ай бұрын

How dare you

I could listen to these two talking watches all day. The kinda guys you would love to buy them a beer and sit down and listen to the wealth of knowledge they both have and hear there amazing stories.

I saw John Mayer in concert just recently in Nashville. The dude is so talented. He sounds just like his recorded stuff live.

What a masterpiece this episode was. Both John and Ed had incredible stories and were both so engaged. Would love to see this again sometime!

John needs to be the full time host!! Eds collection is amazing, need him on more often

10/10 ep. Its REFRESHING seeing true watch lovers totally geek out. And those pieces are simply spectacular 🎉

I love this video, cause you can see that they would have the same conversation with the same excitement even if there were no one else around. Love it!!

I can’t believe talking watches started that long ago, I learned of John Mayer through talking watches and now he’s my favourite artist and seen him live. Watches are an introduction to worlds you’re yet to be aware of.

@justinbuska3499

6 ай бұрын

For a moment, I thought Kevin O'leary was just a watch youtuber and partner with Teddy Baldasarre and had no idea he was a shark tank investor. Even after I know, I still think of Kevin a collector first that just so happens to also be a guy on Shark Tank.

Talking watches 3 with our very own John Mayer next pls!!

Pure joy of an interview. Thank you all

Love Ben clymer sitting to the side admiring the art that they’ve made. This vid will be replayed forever. Thank you for letting enthusiasts shine.

Such a boss move to wrap by purchasing the Spider-Man APs and receiving them together! Love this format. Keep it coming Hodinkee.

Man, if I didn't know John Mayer, I would say that he is such a great host, presenter, interviewer.His diction or choice of words, and dare I say jargon, is topnotch. He is so engaging and not a single second is wasted.

I really appreciate seeing and hearing people talking about anything they might passionately be addicted to collecting ‼ I didn’t realize Ed. Has that much “ink” Great to see them both so at ease with each other ‼

I have been waiting for Hodinkee to get back to this place. Ben & James please keep producing this mind blowing content.

Sometimes an hour long KZread video is just too much, not in this case, I was hanging on every word these legends said, Kudos Hodinkee

Fking love this! An hour in right now and hearing Ed Sheeran just say he would love Squirtle on a custom is hilarious. Thank you Hodinkee, John and Ed for this, much love from Singapore!

Agree about the wait. The days before Christmas are so much better than the days after. The day before going on vacation is better than the last day of vacation.

I'm a long time watch coinsurance (albeit much less expensive) and to watch this video was one of the more enjoyable things I have seen in a very long time! Thank you both, Ed, I strive to be more like you! What John said about life and the way you view it is SPOT ON!

Ed is so humble and kind. love the tudor watch story

Great episode! Please give us more of this longer format with a guest and host who know each other. Loved the stories and banter. Well done.

Been a musician my whole life, and was introduced to watches about 20 years ago. Life, kids, and some major curveballs put a stop to collecting, but as a fan of both of these tremendous artists, and with so much in common with both, this episode was a major refresher for me and I think I did a little soul washing too, by osmosis. Thanks for this and though I'll never own most of these watches, I do always enjoy going in boutiques and stores and seeing them in person. It's almost like meeting a celebrity. Awesome stuff.

Absolutely brilliant! We absolutely need more of this!