Nice! For me, the quartz movement isn't an issue. After all, the Cartier Tank & certain Longines DolceVitas have quartz movements & are great wee watches. That blue model would look great on a suede dark grey strap & the red one would suit a black alligator strap......in my opinion.

I'm not a dress watch guy either, but I've gotta say, Peter and the team have created another beauty with this one. Won't ever own one, but really appreciate the aesthetic!

Thanks for stepping out of your sweet spot and reviewing a dress watch Peter. Nice to see what else is out on the market. Enjoy the weekend.

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

Hi Anthony, definitely out of our sweet spot, but worth a long hard look thats for sure..especially when they look this nice. Enjoy the weekend too bro..👍

Red one on the way for me ❤

This seems to me to be a beautiful watch and quite remarkable value 😁

Thanks for the video on these. I think you're the very first. I really like these from the moment I saw them a while back. I jumped on the preorder price as soon as they opened about a week ago. I think the price is fair for the design and quality. Sure, an automatic movement would have been nicer. BUT, I am also not a dress watch guy and for a timepiece I may find myself not reaching as often as my main tool watch variety in my watch collection, I think it makes sense to not spend all that much $$. So, the Swiss quartz movement inside is perfectly fine. And, I'm glad the case back is screwed down with 4 screws and not a dreaded snap case back. Will make battery changes much easier. Although I am not a dress watch guy, I have found the need to add one to my watch collection for those rare occasions I would have liked to have one but it was absent in the collection. My dream watch is a JLC Reverso 1931 Tribute Small Seconds with the red dial. For me, I always imagine a square/rectangular watch to be very fitting with a red dial. But, I am nowhere in the ballpark to play and spend around $9k-$11k for one. And, if I'm being honest with myself, unless the JLC Reverso is a duo face of some sort, having the plain back reverse side is a bit of a gimmick. Nothing to really see on the reverse side of the dial and pretty much the dial side will be the only side I'd ever really look at and rarely flip to see the back. Sure, you may save the front crystal from taking damage and cracking. But, I can't imagine that a severe enough impact that would damage the front of the watch is alternatively applied to the case back would be good for the movement within either. Thus, this Memoir fits the very budget friendly bill. And, of course, I pre-ordered the red dial version.

@SecondHourWatches

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them 🙏

@khronokraze

4 ай бұрын

@@SecondHourWatches yep. I'll like it even more when I finally get and have on my wrist.

Very nice, I didn't expect this kind of watch from Second Hour. "Australia" on the bottom of the dial is a very nice touch. I would imagine fitting a mechanical movement into a curved case like this wouldn't be easy and probably lead to a much thicker watch case altogether.

Nice and a suitable model for someone only having occasional use of a dress watch. Ideally, they could have done without the seconds hand, which reveals the quartz movement and is not needed for a dressier small timepiece.

Love your content! Thank you!

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!..cheers 🙏

I would have liked to see a cream and black dial option and a cursive font for the branding.

Yes, these are nice Pete, pure class.

Very Impressive. Thanks for bringing this brand to my knowledge. ( newbie 😊)

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure

Nice to see you giving us a different option with a dress watch Pete! I really like that red dial and strap, very nice. And a decent price at $350. I would definitely consider one of these if they had an automatic version. But, I do own a few quartz watches and enjoy them alot. Thanks again Pete for your impeccable videos!

Great looking dress watch. 2nd hour makes nice watches. Bought a couple of mandelas from them. High quality for a good price.

I like it, good watch 🙂 I think it is better looking than the "Söner" we've seen on a lot of KZread channels recently.

Hi Pete Yes I agree , I’ve already ordered the red version last week 👍👍

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

Good choice!..enjoy

@SecondHourWatches

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your order

@woodyjag3398

4 ай бұрын

@@SecondHourWatches no problem I’m looking forward to receiving the watch, if I wanted to change my colour choice from red to blue would that be possible? …

I agree with the majority, at $645 Aussie they’re getting into seiko presage territory with nicer dials and mechanical movements. I wish them well though.

Hello Pete. I'm not a dress watch guy, but I must admit this is a lovely watch. I love the Cartier, like styling and overall quality. The Swiss quartz movement makes it an ideal grab and go to the office (or home office as I work mostly from home 😂). Value for money is there, in my opinion, particularly at the presale price. Thank you for sharing, and have a wonderful weekend, brother 👍

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

I agree Rafa, it’s a real good looker and easy grab and go for sure Enjoy the weekend too brother

@felo6035

4 ай бұрын

​@@PeterKotsa👍🙌

Right off the bat, I discarded this because it is quartz. Sure, we all know the arguments for and against, but it is also good to have limits and stick to principles when collecting in such a wide marketplace. But there is absolutely something special about the Memoir: it seems to have nailed the design. That certainly applies to the dial, where the different textural finished and subtly layered depth gives us so much more than virtually any competitor, especially at the price. Importantly, it also applies to the proportions and thickness, which I have come to consider a must for a (close-to-tank) rectangular-shaped watch. And ultimately it applies to the case, although frankly, there is little going on, but thanks to those perfect proportions that is also not necessary. There is no thickness to mask, and we need a simple elevating frame to accentuate the elegant dial further. The brushed sides further reduce the visual thickness and emphasise the transition and the lovely curve. Furthermore, we're treated to an absolutely charming decoration on the back, and ultimately the whole design language plays nicely with the brand's logo on the crown (and it was a wise decision not to put this additional pattern on the dial as well). Two of the crucial design decisions leading to such an attractive watch are: 1. not reinventing the wheel but running with the art deco (like so many others, I know, but not equally successfully); 2. going with a small seconds. The small seconds is, in my view, the best use of the dial real estate a rectangular watch offers, and actually we're far less spoilt for choice with this criterium. While I'm sure the JLC operates on a higher level, at face value the dial is less visually compelling. Albert Villa has clearly designed a small seconds gold and black watch that I cannot retrieve on their website. Perhaps the closest, like for like, is the Hamilton Boulton small seconds quartz L (confusingly measured 27.3X31.1, so judging visually probably excluding the lug length?), which I also consider a favourite deserving of a mechanical movement and probably even more of a daily-wearer. I think the Boulton's case makes even more of an asset of the curve, but than it curves from the dial out already (not truly rectangular, more towards tonneau). Among Longines mini dolce vita's for women there is a lovely small seconds dial (circle in a circle), which is deserving of a size up for larger wrists, I think (otherwise in this line, my vote goes to the sector, but ultimately I prefer that style round). And then we have some micros entering the rectangular space like De Guzman, Soner, and Benjamin James, none of which do small seconds, I think, and none of which do this better than this Memoir nor e.g. the rather attractive Oris Rectangular, which has arguably the best date implementation substituting the small seconds. So, after all that analysis, I actually left am half-tempted. At this thickness (and not something to sacrifice!) I guess the only mechanical option would have been manual. Not my preference, but this, I think would be such a distinctly dressy piece that this would be excusable and may not have deterred me (even if a relatively cheap Chinese movement). Unfortunately, except for being slim, this Ronda movement is nothing special. 25 month standard battery life (34 month extended) is not enough to make an argument against any mechanical. Concluding, I think I should stick to my guns, especially recognising the current size of my collection and the fact that even at 350USD (and thus e.g. half the Hamilton, incl. VAT), add import costs and this is far from a truly affordable quartz watch. Is it worth it for absolutely great and cleverly detailed design at this diminutive thinness? Yes, for the rightly motivated customer or collector, certainly. Add the surface hardening (Second Hour's is not a coating?) is such a welcome addition for a smart occasion-watch. Having seen it on the wrist of Caseback Tim, the only other thing I might do differently is the colour-matched straps. It presents well, but makes it less formal and versatile. The red on Tim's brown strap really improved in my opinion, and I wonder if this may apply to others. For now, my favourite colours are the deep blue or perhaps the formal versatility of the black for this reason. I'd love to see the green, if not all other colours on other straps.

I wonder if these could house a mecha-quartz?

thats an instant classic….

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

Great proportions and very easy on the eyes..

The finishing and the curvature of the case and crystal definitely justify $350. This watch looks insane at that price even with the quartz movement. I wouldn’t pay the higher price though.

At 6:16 it appears as if the watch is orange, not red. Lighting? Attractive timepiece. Enticing pricepoint. It does look rather dainty on your wrist Peter. Thanks for the review and for introducing us to Second Hour.

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

Yeah juts the lighting thats all..cheers Landon 👍

Love the look, but I agree an automatic would have been next level. Something about the small second hand ‘ticking’ in the video was annoying me.

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

I'd love an auto in this..

it's like Cartier, Oris (rectangular), and JLC had a threesome and made this. really nice looking. not a huge fan of the name, but otherwise it's a great tank alternative. nice Review Pete. I'm actually sending out a Praesidus to you today!

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

Cheers Steve..👍

Mate, excellent review as always. The watch looks stunning. Have only one remark thou, 20USD Ronda 1069 Quartz movement in a 350USD watch? If I must compare, how about you get any Mercedes model with Wartburg 2 stroke/3 cylinders engine?

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

I hear you.. That said, I think the finish and detail alone are worthy of high praise here But an automatic would have been nice 👍

Peter what are you doing to me first the HZ now another Aussie watch….Jody had this too….but not the RED omg got to buy

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

😂😂

I'd really be interested in these, I love square and tonneau cases... but that brand name just looks and sounds cheap. A logo or even a plan dial would elevate it 1000x

What do you mean by "steal", Peter. These are quartz watches. I don't mind paying twelve hundred more and getting a dolcevita or an Oris rectangular instead because those are mechanic watches.

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

I think just on the execution and finishing alone, these are punching way above their price point. The detail on that dial is superb as are the proportions... They probably look better in the hand than my footage i suppose..😊

@karlsenula9495

4 ай бұрын

Big price difference ... the better argument I have seen is why not put a Miyota 9000 automatic movement in it like Lorier did with their Zephyr, which is just $100 more.

@pjotrh

4 ай бұрын

Cool. Get me one ? If not, let other ppl enjoy their affordable watches.

@daintiestquarters3411

4 ай бұрын

@@pjotrh Not my intention to upset anyone. These are nice looking watches. But the fact that they are affordable, doesn't mean the price is right. To me, quartz watches should cost less.

Do you have a discount code please ?

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

No discount code given apart from the launch price..

Shame they're not mechanical. I'd go the red otherwise. But if I'm getting a red quartz tank, then I'd probably want one of the Longines Dolce Vita 2nd hand. Even if Longines calls it a "ladies," it's just a classically sized tank style dress watch, and I prefer its simplicity

@karlsenula9495

4 ай бұрын

I can see your point but a lot more expensive however.

I like what Second Hour is doing. It’s a nice looking watch great design, but for $350 and Quartz. I would have to pass.

Do you have a “Special arrangement” with Second Hour? Th internet is exploding with speculation!

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

What do you mean special arrangement? NOPE..

Nice watch! In my opinion it’s a tad bit overpriced so I won’t buy it. $250-$300 would be more appropriate for specs like this.

I love it but 18 MM band would 400 times better imho.

USD360 for a QRTZ? WTF?

350$ for a cheap quartz movement? No thanks. I'd rather pay a little more and get a lorier Zephyr. Thin..better dial..auto.

@Stanjara

4 ай бұрын

That Zephyr is too big for what is supposed to be.

@musik4u343

4 ай бұрын

@@Stanjara hahahahahahahaha you've clearly never held one

@tylerfukuda

4 ай бұрын

I agree w/ you on this. That Lorier is a beauuut

@karlsenula9495

4 ай бұрын

Ok so after this comment I looked up the Lorier Zephyr. I get what you are saying since it has a Miyota 9000 series automatic movement and is 8mm thick for about $100 more however the Tonneau shape by its nature makes the watch LOOK bigger (to be fair I have no idea how it wears). That said I like the dial and colors of this Second Hour much better and although both are Art Deco styling this is closer to the Tank whereas the Lorier is a Tonneau (barrel) shape. I already have a Seiko SUP880 tank that is quartz but has no second hour and is EXTREMELY close in design to the Cartier Tank - down to the cabochon crown. Both the Second Hour and Lorier could use some tweeks in my opinion. Maybe offer a 9000 series movement of the Second Hour for $100 more ... or go mecha-quartz and eliminate the ticks of the second hand - which might bring the price down ... or offer all three: Swiss Ronda, Seiko Mecha-quartz and Miyota Automatic?

@musik4u343

4 ай бұрын

@karlsenula9495 I disagree with ya on a few point. The dial is bar better and more interesting in the lorier. And you're looking at an early price rpoce second hour... the actual price will ve the same as the lorier. And I actually own the watch. I know how it wears. Just as thin, with an auto movement. 2nd hour is very overpriced and their branding isn't as nice either. Sorry but for the price...lorier is FAR better.

Aussie watch in USD 😤

expensive af for a quartz. there's better alternative.

Definitely not my style, but I can see the appeal.

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

Im slowly starting to warm up to dress watches. This type of look makes it so much easier 👍

350,00??? Too expensive for a quartz movment!!!!!!! If they came in a mechanical movement, will woth yhe price... gorgeous, but not worth it...

Noticing the seconds hand is not well-aligned.

@PeterKotsa

4 ай бұрын

These are pre production press watches...you will also notice dust and marks etc... Regarding QC I was assured that the finalised watches will be exceptional..👍