If this unboxing didn’t give you enough of a dopamine hit for some reason, go ahead and check out my unboxing playlist next: spencerjohnsonofficial.com/unboxing 🎥 What are your opinions on this card’s design and the Prada wearable it came with? 👇🏼

Saw it once. Heaviest card I ever held. Worked at a pharmacy once and an attorney pulled it out. Didn’t know what it was at the time but it was heavy, black, and Amex. The weight is what I remember most I still have that experience burned in my mind

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That’s pretty awesome that you remember it so clearly! It definitely leaves its mark I’d say.

This guy has to be GOAT status. How the hell can you only be an AmEx member since 2023 and already have a Black card?

@talinb2353

9 ай бұрын

That just means that the specific card came in 2023

@norgeshumorkanal3460

9 ай бұрын

@@talinb2353Nah. That means he gpt his first ever Amex card in 2023. Lets say i get an green card today and cancel it tomorrow. Then in 20 years i get a Gold card, its gonna say «Member since 23» on the gold card aswell

@dayjobkill

8 ай бұрын

I think it means he is an AmEx member since 2023. Since there is no way to get the Centurion card upon becoming member through the green and gold and platinum and then centurion if invited. So @piere212 maybe right when he was curious.

@jonathanmu6072

8 ай бұрын

Nope, 23 means this very card you got year. Not your actual membership year.

@Hexsae

8 ай бұрын

@@jonathanmu6072 No no its membership date. My amex cards all show the year 20 even though I've recently added a few in the past year and half

Can confirm that I’ve seen/held 3 in my life so far. The “old” centurion card feels much better and similar to the Apple Card or delta reserve “plane” edition. New ones feel to be built the same as the current platinum and have that duller ring when dropped. I doubt I’ll ever have one personally but cool to see and feel!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

10 ай бұрын

I’ve heard the same thing from current cardholders. Apparently the old version were way better! I was still happy to get to unbox this one, but it’d be cool to see them all lined up next to each other.

I’ve seen the Centurion card in person once in my life. I was at a bar in San Francisco and the guy in front of me at the bar dropped his. I went to pick it up for him, saying, “Dude you dropped…” then he purposely stepped on my hand so I couldn’t touch it 💀

@blacksheepsoftball

11 ай бұрын

You shoulda tripped him lol

@chhinchhem3816

11 ай бұрын

Talk about privileged, I would of whooped his ass.

@keithmorgan4883

11 ай бұрын

Stop capping bro.

@AdamBA380

11 ай бұрын

@@chhinchhem3816 I’m probably lucky I was more shocked than angry. Most likely would have had my ass handed to me by him and his buddies 😅

@AdamBA380

11 ай бұрын

@@keithmorgan4883 what’s capping?

I’ve bumped into it twice at the restaurant I work at. It really is a sight. I don’t normally watch unboxings but you got me with this one. My first thought was that KZread was indeed paying that well lol. Keep on going bud!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That's so cool! And I'm glad you enjoyed this one. It was too good of an experience for me to pass up sharing with y'all! Thank you so much for the support too man!

Woo! Very cool looking card there Spencer! That’s awesome that you were able to get your hands on a Centurion card and you could share it with everyone! Something to aspire to right?! 😅

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

It's definitely my favorite card design I've ever seen in person... if only it was my own!! 🤣 Maybe we'll get one someday 🤷🏼‍♂️

My first thought was KZread is paying more than I realized 😂. Extremely cool unboxing and it’s very kind of the subscriber to let you show off the card. Thanks for sharing!

@docsays

11 ай бұрын

- same, i thought damn he was in pop-jail last i heard! 😄

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

If only!!! 🤣 I'm super fortunate to get to see it though. It was a cool experience I wanted to share with everyone!

I am so happy for you! You became one of my fav KZreadrs!!

I thought the “INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS” book was just blank when you first opened it lol😂 -“No rules. Go wild!” 🤣🤣

Man, you are lucky! Most of us will never get to experience that card in person. I have to admit it is one of the best-looking cards on the market although the old-style Platinum card wooden box is pretty cool as well and much easier obtained lol. Great video!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I know right! I was super stoked to be able to share this experience with y’all. It’s one I’ll never forget!! I never got to see the old wooden box for the platinum card but I bet that was a fun experience too. Thank you for watching as always!

I used to work as a server at Red Lobster in El Paso, Texas. And it's been the only time I've seen belonging to the owner of Fred Loya Insurance, and he was a regular there, but it's an awesome time feeling the metal card

that is soo cool, thank you for showing us spencer!! ive seen it a few times before at my job and i always get blown away haha

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it K! It's definitely a card that has a certain prestige to it so seeing it in person is a pretty cool feeling. Btw, that green badge is looking really solid by your name!!

That was really neat that your subby sent you his card to unbox for him. Sure is sleek looking!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I know right! I was super excited to get to share this with y'all.

I worked in vail Colorado at a hotel last summer and I saw at least 2 of these cards every day. It was crazy!

I did a seasonal job at Williams Sonoma back when I was in my early 20s. I have held 2 of them while working there. It was the Sherman Oaks location so a lot of rich folks.

I used to work from brookstone at the airport. I’ve held so many centurion cards. The original centurion was much heavier and more metal. The new is mixed with plastic

Wow this was a cool experience to have! Great Video Spencer!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Eric!! I was definitely excited about this one.

Oh, wow. I didn't expect the wearable to just look like a belt. I thought it would look like a smartwatch. Very cool. Back when I wasn't earning a ton of money with my main job, I had a part-time job bartending at an upscale bowling alley in a very wealthy suburb of DC. I remember one or two customers paying with a black card...it was pre-2008 when many people were rolling in dough.

I actually saw one in person. A guy came into my job and paid with it. You’d never suspect he would have one. The card totally draws your eye. Even being black it sticks out from others.

I saw one back when I worked at Nobu in NYC. The server came back to the kitchen to show it to us. 😂

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That's pretty awesome!!

I have actually seen it in person like 3-4 times at my friends and their cards looked way more fancy than the one you’re holding there. I don’t know if they customized it or something but it had like a green holo kind of pattern on it which made it even more special

That's awesome dude!!! Such an epic card. 😍

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Josh! Definitely fortunate to get to see this one up close and personal.

Awesome! Thanks for the info + video!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Yes sir!! It was an experience I was super excited to share with y'all. Thanks for watching man!

I've seen 4 in my life, working at various retail over the years. One was a pro baseball player, and one was a famous actor. I won't name them, obviously, but I remember my reaction to the first one; I was like "oh, thats a metal credit card, weird' The person was like "oh yeah, it's a little nicer than a regular card, haha" I had no idea at the time, so I looked into it, and.. of course was surprised even more to find out what it was.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Haha that's pretty sweet. Thanks for sharing that!

Nice unboxing! Thanks for sharing 👍 seems like that card owner is from the Netherlands, that’s so cool!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!! And yep it's pretty cool to see where everyone is watching from!

Nice video! I can't imagine I will ever get one so this is really eye-opening!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that man! This video is one that a lot of people seem super interested in, so I'm happy to see that! It's definitely a unique experience that I doubt I'll ever have with my own black card haha.

The question that comes to mind for me at 9:50 is that he is a member since 2023(current year) and the card is valid thru 03/28 which means he not only got into Amex portfolio this year but he was invited in march🤯

@Chris-eu2ls

Ай бұрын

Must be a billionaire for sure.

that's an awesome card, Glad you got to do a review on it

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I'm super glad I got to do this as well! More videos to come on it down the line for sure.

@jamesyu613

11 ай бұрын

@@SpencerJohnsonOfficial can't wait to see them

crazy that he got it and only been member since 2023, i thought i was quick i got one and im a member since 2019. seen one in the centurion group that got his with 2022 tho.

So cool that your subscriber sent that to you to review! in my line of work and living in NYC I've held and came in contact with the Black card a few times. I mostly come across the business version however. Great vid as always Spencer 🔥

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I know right!! Definitely fortunate to get to see this one in person. That's cool you've gotten to see it too!!

My exgf had this card when we were 17yoa- well before they made the switch to metal. I remember they sent the updated metal card in 2005/06. The same large box was sent, and I remember thinking "oh shit, did I miss her bday, or special occasion" bc I legit thought they were chocolate's or something like it. I knew she had the card, but would never think the box contained a CC. 🤣🤣 Fyi she was an authorized user from her father, who was the primary.

@j.r00n14

5 ай бұрын

I bet she was a handful, thanks for sharing, but I'm sure you have a couple of good memories of her

@mikewilliams5948

5 ай бұрын

@@j.r00n14 She absolutely was. 😆🤣💯

Nice, I like the Tom ford card holder better than the wrist bracelet

I have seen the card once in my life. A friend of mine at a Dining place when they were doing karaoke has the centurion card. I saw the card and they also have the JP Morgan Palladium card. They let me touch their cards and let me tell you, they are heavy. I did tell them that I've seen KZread videos on both. And I also have a friend who has the platinum card. That card is a beautiful card as well. They have the older platinum card since there is still active and it's still says platinum under American express on the front. So when theirs expires if they still have it, they will get the current 1 that says American Express only in the front and in the back of the card it says platinum. I still have my American express grreen card. It's my only charge card with American express. I also have the no fee everyday card, Blue business plus, blue business cash and the Amazon prime business card

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That's pretty sweet! It's crazy how much prestige a small piece of metal can hold, but they sure are nice to see in person.

Elegant card 👌, cool gift!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I thought so too!

I've see it many times, but I never knew there are so few of them.

I’m a server in the hamptons so probably 2 months ago this couple came to the restaurant, they were pretty nice , when I dropped the check they put the centurion one , I was like wt* I was talking to other servers , they didn’t have any clue about it but it was a good moment to see this card

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That’s a cool story! It’s kinda crazy your coworkers had never even heard of the black card before… I feel like it’s one of those cards that almost everyone at least has some knowledge of.

I've only handled one in my life, I was working as a server and I will say. It is very hefty.

Watching this right now, drinking a four loko living in my parents house.

i worked at dominos and i was cashing some guy out for his pizzas and he casually pulled this thing out i was both impressed and surprised

Ive seen this card everywhere in my country 😂 Ppl can made the design of this card onto custom emoney or flazz which can be used to pay the carpark at the mall, freeway, etc 😂

The person who sent you the card is from Netherlands, Nice of him to share this.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

10 ай бұрын

I was very fortunate that he wanted to share it for sure!

i just got my second credit card hope one day to get close to this

Nice that you have the dutch version of the card. Care to go over all the benefits?

In 2000 fourteen, my co-worker had an amex centurion card. At the time I did not know what that card meant. We were walking into the delta sky club and he used to gain entrance for us. He told me it was made out of titanium. All I can tell you is it was some sort of metal. Neither one of us is rich or wealthy. How he got the card was that? His brother owned a construction company and he was buying the material. With his amex platinum card. When they raise the fees of having the card came he canceled it. And then proceeded to give the canceled card to his 8 year old nephew.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That's a cool story!! I imagine running all those construction costs through their Platinum card really helped in getting the Black card. Idk if this card is worth the fees, but we'll cover that in another video.

thankfully I was able to see 2 of these in my life time, and I'm only in my 20s. One was when I was 16 working my first job at a Fast Food Restaurant working it the Drive Thru. It was this older lady pulled up in a Rolls Royce. 2, was My moms boyfriend. there know longer together but, your really get treated differently with it. since they thought I was his Son.

So is the “member since” for the centurion or as an Amex member? Because imagine this person applied for first Amex in Jan 2023 and then got invited shortly thereafter!! 🤯

Such a rare experience (and future aspirations? 👀)

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely man! Definitely a fun experience... we'll have to get our own someday!!

Such a sick video Spencer! 🔥 This is by far the sexiest card out there. Does that mean when u get ur Centurion card you'll let one of us unbox it for you? 😂

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Chase! I was definitely really fortunate to get to have this experience and share it with everyone. And you know what? You may be onto something there 👀🤣

@ChaseYokoyama

11 ай бұрын

@@SpencerJohnsonOfficial hahahh well i call dibs first! 🙋🏼‍♀

Lol they kept sending me invite for the black card and I kept shredding it. I am 100% sure the reason not many people don’t have this is not because they weren’t invited but because they don’t want it. Who in their right mind would pay $5000 just to have this card?! Unless you are showing off. But in all honesty if you really are rich you don’t need to shove it in everyone’s face by paying for a coffee with a black card 😂

Spencer: “Go ahead and grab yourself a fancy drink.” _proceeds to hold up the classic red cup_ Me: Lift up reused Great Value water bottle to toast in solidarity.

@retrospective_gear

11 ай бұрын

I had to pour a glass of Hennessy for this video when he said that

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Hahah I was hoping someone would mention that. That's awesome.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Love to hear it.

member since 23, crypto bro!! lol... JK, grats to the subsciber!!

I’m truly happy with the gold and platinum

Based on a domain name and phone number specified on a card - it is Dutch AmEx. Do benefits differ for Dutch version of Centurion the same way it differs for Platinum card (compared to US benefits)?

member since 23 is wild if you think about it

I’m gonna get this one day

So busy the past couple days it took me till now to finish the video. Section by section. Love the card look. To have the kind of money to just spend on things to be "invited" to get the card. One can only dream. Just don't be a credit Shifu and shoot the card with a shotgun. You could get it re-engraved with your name and have the chip replaced woth your platinum card chip. Pretty sure someone out their could do it.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

No worries at all man! I appreciate you watching nonetheless. And you bring up an interesting idea to have my information put in it, but tbh, I kinda wanna reserve it as a collectible of sorts so I’ll likely just leave it as is and show it in videos from time to time. Maybe one day we’ll have one of our own!

That card is gorgeous! That’s nice of someone in the community to let you do this video for all of us - hats off to you, person! I have a question though?! It says member since ‘23. Is that a Centurion member since ‘23 or an Amex Member since ‘23? If so, that’s pretty incredible they were able to join Amex, and get invited to a Centurion, all within 7 months! I thought it took years!

@aaronlee4913

11 ай бұрын

It could be an authorized user card though.

@ian562ADF52E

11 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly haha.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Agreed man!! It's super sleek for sure. And I'm super appreciative of my subscriber for sure. As for the member since date, so many people have asked about that so I need to see if he'll let me comment on that in a future video.

What I’ve gathered from the title is, if a KZreadr has it, it’s not the most exclusive in the world 😂

Very nice!

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I was definitely fortunate to see this card in person!

I’ve seen and touched that card several times. Lol. I mean, it tends to happen when u work in Customer Service.

@Th33Vultur3

11 ай бұрын

I touched the card once recently and the JP Morgan palladium card. I know 1 friend that has both And I was shocked when I saw them with it. I gave them mad respect.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That's awesome man!! It's a cool card to get to see in person for sure.

I’d like to hear more about the re-design possibilities with the card for the €100

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I can definitely cover that in a future video!

Amazing Card as always, I had in my hand 4 black Centurion mostly here in Netherland, I get my Platinum and I had bad experience, I get my Platinum card with a fu.... normal post I mean a shit letter as I got with the green card and the gold one, no Box ! VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED FOR THE STATUS AND WHAT I PAY TO GET THE PLATINUM.

Seen one while selling furniture, Shoulda known the guy was loaded when he didn't blink at the price and bought the first things he seen. He swiped around 10k+ with no hesitation.

@chiragsingla.

Ай бұрын

I think this card has unlimited credit limit

what a dream 🤩

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I know right!!

Thanks !

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

“ instead of using an Apple Watch with multiple cards, your gunna have a luxury Apple Watch with one card. “ 😂

I want that beautiful card 😀

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

It's pretty sleek for sure!

I'm 37 and I've come across them 3x

Been a member for less than a year and already has a black card dude must be loaded

I’ve seen a bunch of ppl with this card at my work place lol

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That's sweet!

I was working at a liquor shop in CT prob 15 year ago when some women pulled one out. I googled her name after she left. It was the billionaire founder of Spanx.

I wanna get the gold card just to have it lol. I already have the cobalt card but I really just want the gold card just to have in my wallet.

My goal in life is to collect them all. Are you getting the SW business card since you fly SW primary? If I had an EIN, I would consider it but I’m not in a good position to get one rn.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That's the dream! And I could see myself adding the SW Biz card one day. I've kinda been saving it for when I wanna go for that companion pass. Also, you could always grab it as a sole prop if you wanted to.

@andrewjames2721

11 ай бұрын

@@SpencerJohnsonOfficialFor sure. Answered my own question after I watched your QnA vid from the other day. I actually just got approved for the VentureX, so that’ll take my spend. If I project enough spend by mid August, I might go for the SW business card.

I became friends with some random dude at the club, ordered some drinks and at the end of the night he pulled his Centurion and paid the entire bill💀

Hey Spence! Do you think it’s worth getting the platinum card with out any offer for points? Sadly the pop up is the worst but I have a couple vacations coming up and would love to use the perks for it

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Hey man! I’d strongly suggest not applying for it until you get a welcome offer on it. Considering Amex has a once in a lifetime welcome offer rule, if you get the card without a bonus that means you’ll never be able to get one on the card (at least not for 7-10 years). Considering how high the SUB is on the Platinum usually, you’d be missing out on one of the biggest bonuses you’d ever get on a card so I’d hold off. However, you could just add another luxury travel card in the meantime instead if you wanted! Then you could downgrade that one after a year and add the platinum card down the road. That’s just my take on it though.

@Angryman7800

11 ай бұрын

@@SpencerJohnsonOfficial appreciate the insight Spence! Going to wait

Super cool video Spencer. Thank you to the supporter of the channel that sent Black card to you to show us. Living vicariously through the supporter😁

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it man!! I'm super appreciative of them for sure. Maybe one day we'll get our own too 😉

Can't believe I spent 13 mins of my life to watch plastic card with digital number in it

in my job i see these cards all the time as well as the JP Morgan Platinum and for me the JP morgan one is more rare than the black one. and i have seen all the 3 new designs and the old black card which is like a black version of the apple card

This person has only been an Amex member for 7 months and managed to get a Black Card! 😳

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Haha they're the real deal.

My dad owns a restaurant in the richest county in PA, I’ve seen four of these cards from 4 different customers

@Chris-eu2ls

Ай бұрын

Hmmm, time to do some business in PA.. 😄

I wish the wearable was a luxery watch band so I could put it on my mega expensive watch and get the convenience of tap to pay with the style of fancy dumb watch. In my dreams of course because I have neither the Centurion Card or a fancy watch.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Hahah maybe one day!

I wish you had tried the wearable on just to see how it looked on you. I know I would have.

Before watching I was thinking KZread pays more than I thought lol and I need to check into KZread channels for myself🤣. Great unboxing Spencer.

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Hahaha not quite yet my man. Maybe one day! 🤣 Thanks for watching Ed!!

not to brag but ive come in to contact with 2 working as a cashier at portillo’s

I have this card and no I’m not lying. My unboxing was exactly the same. The initiation fee was way too expensive IMO. In person it is nothing out of this world to look or hold…..maybe 20 years ago but not anymore compared to the other metal cards out there these days. Whenever i’ve handed the card to pay nobody has ever reacted any different at all. In fact i even up using Apple Pay 80% of the time now. The perks are okay but not worth the price IMO. I think i lost the Prada bracelet and never used it once. Even tho the platinum sucks now but I’m still debating if I’m going to keep the centurion card and for now it’s just in my wallet scuffed up.

The backside is almost similar to the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant…

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

I haven't seen that one, but I could imagine that they're similar!

So the subscriber is a member since 2023,, got a centurion card immediately, and already killed the card? I don't understand.

a credit card influencer has one of these. wow.

There's is 2 cards above that one, but it's not public

Didn’t know some Dutch people were soooo rich!

I am a assistant general manager for a sweet green location and I have seen two customers with that card (amex black card) and one JP Morgan reserve credit card or the 10 million dollar

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

That’s pretty awesome! I’d love to see a JP Morgan Reserve card one day.

my friend is only 19 and got an amex black card, he is super rich tho

One of the few advertisement to get it ... Its not even listed in amex website

Did he tell you what kind of rewards, credits & access the card gives you? But all that and they can’t hand tailor a bracelet for the customers needs?

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

More information coming in a future video!! And yeah, it was kinda weird that they won't customize the product for you...

this card just called me poor in 69 different ways.

Member since '23 and already invited for a black card!?!? 😮

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Crazy stuff!!

@BleedFromMyEarsBass

11 ай бұрын

​@@SpencerJohnsonOfficialhow can that be possible. I thought you had to be with them a full year before even being considered

Can I prank call the dude

That was pretty cool if that sub to provide the card

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

Yeah man, super fortunate about that for sure!

you didnt go over how you qualify for this card or what you need to spend? or is that not a thing and this card is strictly invite?

@SectionChief

11 ай бұрын

The qualifications are not public knowledge. Even when people claim they spend hundreds of thousands on Amex annually for years, an invite is not automatic.

@KingGreen78

11 ай бұрын

The qualifications is rich, anything else?

@SpencerJohnsonOfficial

11 ай бұрын

As I mentioned in the video, that will be covered in a future video. There aren't exact qualifications, but there are data points I'll pull for the video.