Kudos to him for actually wearing his watches!

Man, I love how even the diamond AP has actual scratches on it - you can tell he actually wears that thing.

@millsmillsmills203

4 ай бұрын

The purple dial? There's actually no diamonds on it, just a "frosted" finish they get by hammering the metal!

@ScotchOnyx

3 ай бұрын

You hit it spot on. The man gives his watches the right wrist time. The RM has gone through a lot. He's wearing it. Mad Respect.

I was initially expecting a dull chapter when I saw the list of watches, but I ended up thoroughly enjoying it. I greatly admire Randle, a humble watch collector. His deep connection to his watches, viewing them as integral parts of his life, and the meaningful memories they hold is truly inspiring.

love how they are all actually worn. Big scratches and dents and scratchd sapphires haha also the chipped AP music sapphire.

@samuelmurphy4512

4 ай бұрын

Just thinking this. Being a person that never babies watches- awesome to see these used as intended.

Very humble guy. Great interview 👍❤️

Yaaaaaas!!!! finally a new talking watches!! and its another great one, guy seems really cool.

Great collector! His watches clearly mean something to him and have stories attached to them. Keep moving forward! Keep up Talking Watches! These are wonderful looks into high end collectors.

I think more interesting than the pieces (that we’ve all seen) are the stories behind each piece, the love for collecting and actually wearing them. Unless it’s a piece unique, we’ve all seen these. Doubtful a celebrity or athlete is going to have a $700 PRX or Baltic so no surprise what they pick. Seems like a genuine guy!

@davidlowe4889

5 ай бұрын

Kuzma is a PRX guy.

Some righteous people in the comments that know better, knocking the guy and his collection. So what if they're hype pieces, they are his pleasure. Snobs. Hodinkee released a great video yesterday with Ben and John talking about Patek, I had to pause it a few times to look up the references. Both vids were enjoyable for different reasons. Lift the man up for his success, don't comment if it's negative, it's a reflection of you, and your sad little lives.

@kevincrawfordphoto

5 ай бұрын

Well stated.

@christianellopm

5 ай бұрын

Well said indeed man.

@mickaelchane-du1469

5 ай бұрын

Agree with you. We, on this channel, all have this hobby in common and we should be happy for him. I loved the stories behind each piece. These watches are absolutely stunning, and he wants to better understand how they are made.. He is willing to go to Le Brassus to learn about the brand, the craftsmanship.. You can’t say that he’s not an enthusiast. Is he going to buy other brands in 5 years? Maybe.. people’s tastes change and it’s fine 😊

@nikkimiddlekillsday5161

5 ай бұрын

I own A LOT of different brands like GS, Seiko, Baume & Mercier, Mido, Citizen, Hamilton, Luminox, Bulova, Alpina, Orient and several microbrands but I also have a few Invictas that i wear to work so I don't have to worry about damaging my higher end pieces. Buy what you can afford and like, YOU'RE wearing the watch not the people who have nothing nice to say

Die hard knicks fan here. I just wanna say thank you to julius. I kkow how tough our fan base can be (myself included) but at the end of the day we appreciate all the love you put into playing in the blue and orange. Loved seeing your collection

Love how his kids get to play with the colorful watch! Great interview.

thoughtful, insightful and beautiful as always Hodinkee. So great Julius!

The datejust looks so elegant even in front of such heavy hitting watches..... Something so timeless about a simple two-tone Datejust

Last time I was this early, John Mayer didn't even own a Patek.

This guy gets it. Julius, you're a real one.

Love to see the wear on those pieces! Great dude.

Officially turning Talking Watches into a drinking game: Every time they have a RM, AP RO, Daytona, GMT, first watch was a precious metal datejust etc. take a drink... I don't think I'll survive though... 😂

I love that you can tell he actually wears his time pieces. Huge respect 🫡😎

Jules wears his watches. He doesn’t baby them and i love that!!

This guy owns 12% of the Royal Oaks in the world. 😂

Good segment. Thanks. Let's go Knicks

That Rolex Datejust model is also the first luxury watch I bought the same exact watch configuration. I bought it right before the COVID pandemic. I still have it is a beautiful watch

If there is one thing I could communicate to these athletes is yes, the Swiss are well known for their craftsmanship and ultimately, we pick what we like/see, it is like everything in life. However, putting aside the prestige of each popular Swiss brand, it could be A.P, Patek, Richarde Mille, Vacheron, Lange etc They all differ in one way or another but what they all have in common is technicality. I say appreciate what is on the outside but every now and then, take some time out to appreciate the intangible aspects such as AP using a historical calibre from JLC and now producing it in house or the history of Patek; how Stern Frere was a dial manufacturer for the house and has adopted it, leading it to be one of the oldest independent brands, how the brand is well known for some of its innovation and hyper classic distinctive design language etc There is so much horology trivia in these items that we must always revisit academic material and remind ourselves of the intricate side of watch making. This is the main reason Hodinkee crowd have frowned upon athletes and the uber rich talking about watches.

love to see a rolex that has been really used and has battle scars on it

Love this episode!!

Great interview he’s awesome!!

Great video. The World is made up of different people with different interests (outside of your profession). Julius's are watches, mine are motorcycles. You can't fake infatuation. thanks, Hodinkee 😉

Love Randle. Was watching the game live when he broke his leg in his first year. Happy he was able to still become an all star afterwards. His watch collection though is extremely boring like others have said. All hype pieces

NICE WORK !!!

Great Video!

Gorgeous Music Edition!

Nice story and watches.

Dude is a role model. Thanks for the content.

Why did the bracelet fall off on the ROO?

Good to see somebody actually wearing the watches.

11:43 WOW, that tachymeter is WAAAY out of sync.

@jtorrebl

5 ай бұрын

What do you mean?

@Paka1983

5 ай бұрын

@@jtorrebl That the tachymeter is WAAAY out of sync.

Good guy. Well done.

I collect swiss watches, really quirky ones and I mostly collect soviet tool watches. Every collector has their own budget and tastes. sometimes, budgets will affect tastes. therefore, a wealthy athlete purchasing some of the most expensive commercial pieces is not to be frowned upon. I am here for the stories, educated collectors is what speaks to me not the watches. Hodinkee audience which I grew up with, I am slowly separating myself from you/them because when a collector does not own quirky entry level watches or classic Pateks, they are not worthy. Collectors grow up eventually and learn. hodinkee should in my opinion, look into the hype pieces and educate ppl why they should be buying them. the other day, I sat down and explained to a Rolex collector what should be their main reason for purchasing a Rolex, simple, effective engineering and years of perfection in and out, it's not just about the bling. Guys lets please support collectors and help educate whenever we can, rather than hate on someone for wearing an RM, which are also very great pieces of Horology if you look past the marketing,

Yessss!...finally a new talking watches....and great collection but needs a little more diversity, too many AP's if there's such a thing lol.

Just watched Jalen drop a historic 50 piece and now we are here watching this

UNEXPEXTED COLLECTION 👀

Quick question to the community…. What would you rather watch? Non-celebrity with a collection that is not a bunch of hype pieces…. Or a celebrity with a bunch of hype pieces?

@jw.2507

5 ай бұрын

the former.

@Jayce958

5 ай бұрын

Both - it’s a discussion about watches. Not going to penalize either enthusiast. It’s great to listen to a sports athlete talk about a passion of mine vs hear them talk about their sport.

@Luke.Cooking

5 ай бұрын

Both. The collector needs to be likable too.

@Imalicas

5 ай бұрын

Both, collecting watches is an objective, personal thing. Personally, I can’t afford any hype, ultra expensive watches but I’m not that critical of those people who can and have these type of watches, they can afford it. I appreciate it even more because in this case Julius seems genuinely passionate about watches and I love that many of his watches have dings & battles scars. Respect.

@ninopwns

5 ай бұрын

Honestly I need a good balance of the two

Good video. He wears his watches, u can tell

Missing an Orange watch for his Knicks!

@nikkimiddlekillsday5161

5 ай бұрын

Maybe AP or RM will do a collaboration with him, or maybe a custom date just or sub with a orange or blue dial with a blue or orange sapphire bezel

The LEVEL of HATE and WATCH snobbery IN the COMMENTS is DISGUSTING!!!

Never realized Julius Randle is such a related person 😂

"I didnt know I had a passion for it until I started making millions of dollars."

@golfinguru11

5 ай бұрын

“and all the other guys had them so I had to as well!”

Cool guy. Love the datejust. The rest…mweh 🤷‍♂️

his datejust has an after market dial lol. his first watch forsure

Did he just say The Tempaations are... classical music?? lol

I think the value of RM’s are gonna tank. They are already going down in price but people are gonna start to lose a lot of money

Dang, Danny looks like he bakes cookies in a tree next to this guy

Real one.

Love talking watches, there is no format that matches it, definitely need to get a more regular cadence with these.

Hate the Knicks…Love Randle though after this! Real watch guy who truly enjoys his pieces!

I should have known there'd be a bunch of negativity in the comments. Rich rock musician buys Rolex, AP, and Patek? Everyone fawns over them. Athlete does the same? "Boring, no taste". Hmmm.... I thought this was an enjoyable episode, and you certainly can't accuse Julius Randle of babying his watches or even simply bringing only the most hype pieces - I see plenty of sneering at the Datejust in watch discussions but his clearly holds a lot of personal meaning. I might not have an AP, but did a similar trip to Italy (minus Rome) and my SKX is the featured watch in those memories :)

No offense but I can’t watch another celebrity talking watches with the same APs, RMs, and Rolexes.

@pranoyroy8862

5 ай бұрын

Facts

@cdm765

5 ай бұрын

Hating Rolex is perhaps more cliche than liking it.

@Lockeness86

5 ай бұрын

Talking Watches is mostly about the person, their stories, and their thought process in building a collection. It’s not about the watches

@stephenmartz6013

5 ай бұрын

Yeah but to the OP’s point, talking watches is pretty formulaic. Person enters a ton of wealth, they realize watches are a fun way to spend money, they basically all seem to like the same Daytona, RO, Nautilus, etc and then they try to create a fictitious persona as a collector

@feisty8

5 ай бұрын

@gambee_ LOL, No offense but you do know that it was you who SAW THAT THUMBNAIL, READ THAT TITLE AND THEN STILL TAPPED ON IT TO WATCH ... unless somebody PUT A "G_U_N" TO YOUR HEAD AND FORCED YOU TO WATCH IT .. just saying :)

Can we get some normal people please, no offense Mr. I just think the celebrity wrist flex is getting overplayed here.

Please tell me that his DJ has a stone dial...!! 🥲😂

Ju…I remember when my Lakers drafted you

Richard Mille will be franck Muller in 18 to 36 months

Hodinkee has to come back just to him in three to five years and do a follow up. He’s got a lot of hype pieces but I think it’s only because he’s so new. I can see him getting into urwerk or mb&f who knows maybe even a moser.

INSANE COLLECTION WHOA

Honestly there's nothing interesting in the last couple of talking watches (including the Ed Sheeran one as well). I found Ed Sheerans jelly watch probably the most interesting. Maybe move away from celeb collections to just some interesting people's collection.

Offshores look good a little beat up.

Good to see how beat up his watches are

Danny does a great interview. He seems very interested in what Julius has to say.

It’s a fine collection. Nothing spectacular, Not sure if you can even say “collection” without having anything vintage.

I remember he met up with TPG. I wonder if he knows Anthony Farrer is in jail? 😂 Hopefully he didn't buy that frosted AP from him.

interview guy i mean we cant get reference models anything on the detail of each exact watch, this guy has got to fake the funk and act like he either knows about the watch or wants to bother to tell us about model/ref. No one has topped John yet on the interview skills and hes a music guy like come on

Juuuuu

🕊️

It is very interesting watching someone who is clearly not a watch geek try to explain 4 watches that look the same and the only way he can differentiate them is if they are iced or not

Zzzzzzzz

So he likes AP.

lego!

You guys need to get more interesting collections, it’s getting a bit boring to see the same watches every time, learn from Jasper from AVW, show interesting pieces and share knowledge instead of giving a space to celebrities to flex…

booooo. honestly just change this to "Talking AP, Rolex and RM with Rich people"

Very handsome, smart, great smile, intelligent, rich, tall NBA star. I'm just a little envious? 😢

Why all these kids have the same brands...it is so cliché.

Hype-heavy...but very solid. Nothing wrong with knowing what you like...

I had to exit video the way he beats tf outta his watches just turns my stomach

Same watches as everyone else

More real watch people no more cookie cutter “collections” of from some nerd no one cares about.

Most overated watch on earth: Royal Oak Offshore. The design is simply ugly!!! The tourbillon and the perpetual calendar...class!!! .

Another celeb another cliche list of hype pieces trying to pass off as taste.

He meant the temptations when he said classical….

I thought the AP wasn't diamonds, thought they were machined dimples

Dear God it’s the same brands, same watches haaa!!! This is ground hog day!

New money on watches. This guy has as much class as a three year old learning to poo.

carmelo anthony next

These basketball player series is just junk, they all have the same models

Get AD pls

A rich athlete buys a bunch of AP and a Richard Mille. How interesting!

@n8rboy

5 ай бұрын

A random commmentor complains about a rich athlete's possessions. How interesting!

Hodinkee Talking Watches Of the rich By the rich For the rich

Boring. What happened to talking watches? Use to have great guest with interesting collections. This is a typical athlete collection just buying all the hype stuff.

The watches were too predictable and stories lackluster. Give me a guy who makes 75k a year talking about his 2 nice watches, a g shock and a mickey mouse watch.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but looking at a tourbillon does not make you a spiritual person.

@The_Watch_Preppy

5 ай бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing 🤡

Another Talking Watches episode with an NBA player showing off his tasteless, gaudy AP's. This series really has lost its mojo,

He cut off his dreads