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If You Could Only Own One Watch: Rolex? Seiko? Squale? Panerai? Casio?
Today I'm joined by engineer turned watch entrepreneur Marc Frankel of Long Island Watch for a brand new #WatchTalk episode where we pose the question: If you could only own one watch, what would it be...and why? We also discuss a more existential topic: if you were a watch, what watch would you be? In this video we cover a variety of brands and watches including the Squale 1521, Panerai Luminor Quaranta PAM0048, Rolex Submariner, Islander Rangemaster Mechanical, Seiko Flightmaster, Seiko SKX013, Rolex Explorer, Breitling Aerospace, and Breguet Tradition. What do you think about our choices? What would you pick as your one and only watch? And what watch most represents you? Let us know in...
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Best Tudor Dive Watch? Visiting The NYC Store: Pelagos 39 vs Black Bay Monochrome & My Submariner
Просмотров 33 тыс.11 часов назад
When I began talking about watches on RUclips a decade ago, Tudor had just returned to the USA market, and I became hooked. Now I'm back in NYC, so I had to visit their boutique in the trendy Meatpacking district. After being one of the first watch channels to buy the first generations of ETA and rose printed dial Black Bay divers, I turned my back to new releases from the rebellious younger br...
How Bulova & G-Shock Are Becoming The Best Watches From $150 to $700: GBD200-1 & Super Seville 38mm
Просмотров 82 тыс.День назад
A few years ago I made a video about how G-Shock was the last best hope for an increasingly doomed watch industry, against the ever growing Apple smart watch evil empire. However, there's a new leader of the pack, and in this video I explore how Bulova has gone from strength to strength, offering better value than the Swiss and other Japanese options at this entry level price. Join me for a rev...
Going Back To Omega: Speedmaster Or Seamaster? + Moving To My New Home & Watch Nostalgia
Просмотров 91 тыс.21 день назад
In today's episode I vlog my journey to a new home, after a few years in Philadelphia. This move has inspired some nostalgic reflection on my collecting journey with Omega watches, from the Speedmaster to the Seamaster, as I try to figure out if they have a place in my final watch collection, or not. What do you think about the watches in this video? And what are your feelings on Omega? Please ...
Rolex's Next BIG Complication Revealed! + NEW Tudor, Seiko & Casio Watches We Wish Would Be Released
Просмотров 41 тыс.Месяц назад
Today I'm joined by engineer turned watch entrepreneur Marc Frankel of Long Island Watch for a brand new #WatchTalk episode where we discuss watches we wish would be rereleased. In this video we select a variety of watches from Tudor, Seiko, Casio, and Rolex that we'd like to see brought back from the brands' archives for a modern update, or succeeded with newer versions. In discussing our favo...
The Best Swiss Rolex Explorer & Seiko Alpinist Alternative Under $900 - Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35
Просмотров 49 тыс.Месяц назад
What do the US Navy, an Omega Constellation in the Godfather movies, a Rolex Explorer, John Carpenter's The Thing, the Seiko Alpinist, and some of the most iconic watches of all time have in common? Today we find out, with a look at a 2023 reissue of one of the most elegant field watches I've ever experienced. In this video, I review the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic 35mm, a modern interpretation o...
A Decade On YouTube & Time To Call It Quits? - The End Of An Urban Gentry Era
Просмотров 123 тыс.Месяц назад
Quick announcement! And a big thank you to YOU, for joining me throughout an incredible 10 years of making videos about watches on RUclips. In this video I also share a sneak peek of what's next, and why this is the end of an era for The Urban Gentry as we know it. Onwards and ever upwards! Get your Urban Gentry coffee mug, #wristwatchcheck tee, and more official merch: the-urban-gentry-shop.cr...
10 Years With The Explorer: The Dark Side Of My Favourite Rolex Watch + Ref. 1016 vs 14270
Просмотров 67 тыс.2 месяца назад
A few months ago I shared the first episode of this two-part mini series on my favorite Rolex ever made, to celebrate 10 years of ownership of my Explorer Ref. 14270. However, so much has changed in that time. In part one, I "explored" everything I loved about the watch, why it became my favorite, its design evolution, profound history, pop culture significance, James Bond connections, and so m...
2024's Hottest New Watches So Far: A Meteorite Dial Tissot PRX Killer & Frederique Constant Big Date
Просмотров 69 тыс.2 месяца назад
Following Watches and Wonders and the endless influx of new releases, rather than just commenting on watches from online pictures and posting fleeting experiences at an overhyped industry trade show, here at The Urban Gentry, we're doing things a little differently. In today's video we take a look at an extremely classy, automatic moonphase with a Glashutte Original-style big date from Frederiq...
F#*K The Hype: How I Found Happiness In A 6 Watch Collection: Seiko, Tissot, Panerai, G-Shock & More
Просмотров 91 тыс.2 месяца назад
As a response to the recent Watches and Wonders hype, and all the predictable, annual derivative content that follows, I'm sharing something a little more profound and hopefully useful. In analyzing six of my watches (which could be considered an ultimate collection within my larger collection) they revealed to me nine fundamental truths and lessons I have learned in my collecting journey that ...
OVERRATED! Watches Everyone Loves But We Don't: Omega Speedmaster, Tudor Black Bay + Your Picks
Просмотров 108 тыс.2 месяца назад
Today I'm joined by engineer turned watch entrepreneur Marc Frankel of Long Island Watch for a brand new #WatchTalk episode where we discuss watches that everyone loves but we don't. In this video we share our personal choices in this category including the Omega Speedmaster and the Tudor Black Bay. We analyze what has caused them to become overrated and overhyped, and we read out some of your ...
Squale's Titanium Tudor Pelagos Killer? + Why Their Dive Watches Are So Underrated: Master 120 ATM
Просмотров 71 тыс.3 месяца назад
When it comes to dive watches, few brands can hold their own against the likes of Rolex, Omega, Panerai, Blancpain, Tudor, and many others. And yet, in 2024, Squale still remains the highest achieving and most underrated manufacturer of Swiss professional dive watches. Why is this? And does Squale's new release for 2024 deservedly capture the spotlight compared to the overhyped, overpriced, and...
Watch Collecting RUINED My Life - Why The Tag Heuer Carrera Glassbox Was The Last Straw
Просмотров 124 тыс.3 месяца назад
Are you addicted to watches? Is your relationship with watches a healthy one? How has watch collecting affected your life? Please share in the comments. Thank you to Shreve, Crump & Low for loaning the Tag Heuer Carrera watch for this video: shrevecrumpandlow.com Get your Urban Gentry coffee mug, pint glass, #wristwatchcheck tee, and more official merch: the-urban-gentry-shop.creator-spring.com...
Viewer Collections #4: A Grand Seiko Swiss Killer, An Omega By Genta, CWard & How I Sell My Watches
Просмотров 57 тыс.3 месяца назад
Welcome to episode #4 of my review & reaction series for the Urban Gentry audience to share your personal watch collection videos with me and other enthusiasts. In this video we'll take a look at 4 different watch collecting videos, and my reaction to each, including compelling watches from Omega, Tudor, Seiko, Breitling and more-plus a Grand Seiko that beat the Swiss at their own game, and a w...
I Sold My Tudor To Buy A Tissot? - Their Best Mechanical Chronograph EVER: The Janeiro 37mm Returns!
Просмотров 71 тыс.3 месяца назад
Today is perhaps my most important unboxing of the year, featuring a re-buy almost a decade in the making, of the best Tissot ever produced. But what makes this watch so unique and important? In this video I share an exciting reveal and exploration of a chronograph that was decades ahead of recent trends in watch design, marketing, size, and horological significance. Not only that, it honors a ...
A $400 Do-It-All Collection For The Price Of An Apple Watch - Hamilton, G-Shock, Timex, Seiko & More
Просмотров 79 тыс.4 месяца назад
A $400 Do-It-All Collection For The Price Of An Apple Watch - Hamilton, G-Shock, Timex, Seiko & More
An Under $500 Automatic Rolex DateJust Alternative & Great Everyday Starter Watch - Bulova Surveyor
Просмотров 69 тыс.4 месяца назад
An Under $500 Automatic Rolex DateJust Alternative & Great Everyday Starter Watch - Bulova Surveyor
Still The Best Rolex In 2024? What Makes The Explorer Classy - Ft. Seiko Alpinist & Omega Seamasters
Просмотров 66 тыс.4 месяца назад
Still The Best Rolex In 2024? What Makes The Explorer Classy - Ft. Seiko Alpinist & Omega Seamasters
Has Swatch Ruined Tissot Or Are They Better Than Ever? - Was I Wrong About Their Watches?
Просмотров 60 тыс.4 месяца назад
Has Swatch Ruined Tissot Or Are They Better Than Ever? - Was I Wrong About Their Watches?
My 2024 Watch Goals & Predictions: Returning To TAG, Rolex Boredom, New 40mm Panerai, Tudor, GS, Etc
Просмотров 53 тыс.4 месяца назад
My 2024 Watch Goals & Predictions: Returning To TAG, Rolex Boredom, New 40mm Panerai, Tudor, GS, Etc
Why We Hate Tag Heuer & Richard Mille: Watch Talk For The Sapient Enthusiast 😂
Просмотров 60 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Why We Hate Tag Heuer & Richard Mille: Watch Talk For The Sapient Enthusiast 😂
Why I'll NEVER Buy A New Tissot: PRX Powermatic Vs Nivada Grenchen F77 - The Best Budget Royal Oak?
Просмотров 84 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Why I'll NEVER Buy A New Tissot: PRX Powermatic Vs Nivada Grenchen F77 - The Best Budget Royal Oak?
Crazy Seiko Divers, YouTuber Collections, Omega Better Than Rolex: Reacting To Your Watch Videos #3
Просмотров 79 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Crazy Seiko Divers, RUclipsr Collections, Omega Better Than Rolex: Reacting To Your Watch Videos #3
The Toughest Watch Under $100 In 2024 & The Ultimate Beater G-Shock: G-9000
Просмотров 81 тыс.5 месяцев назад
The Toughest Watch Under $100 In 2024 & The Ultimate Beater G-Shock: G-9000
The 10 Best & Worst Watches Of 2023: Rolex, Grand Seiko, Citizen, Squale, Patek, Laco, Hublot & More
Просмотров 119 тыс.6 месяцев назад
The 10 Best & Worst Watches Of 2023: Rolex, Grand Seiko, Citizen, Squale, Patek, Laco, Hublot & More
Why This Is Better Than Most Swiss Made Luxury Watches: Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar Review
Просмотров 84 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Why This Is Better Than Most Swiss Made Luxury Watches: Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar Review
Reacting To Your Watch Collection Videos #2 - Unseen Cool Seikos, Classy Longines, Tissot PRX & More
Просмотров 54 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Reacting To Your Watch Collection Videos #2 - Unseen Cool Seikos, Classy Longines, Tissot PRX & More
My 2023 State Of The Collection: Seiko, Rolex, Panerai, Casio, Omega, Accutron, Tudor, Squale & More
Просмотров 171 тыс.7 месяцев назад
My 2023 State Of The Collection: Seiko, Rolex, Panerai, Casio, Omega, Accutron, Tudor, Squale & More
Why I Chose This Watch Over Patek, AP, Breguet, VC, Rolex - Unboxing My First Girard-Perregaux
Просмотров 128 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Why I Chose This Watch Over Patek, AP, Breguet, VC, Rolex - Unboxing My First Girard-Perregaux
Let's Get Brutally Honest About The Omega Speedmaster: 5 Things I Love & 4 I Dislike - 3861 Co-Axial
Просмотров 133 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Let's Get Brutally Honest About The Omega Speedmaster: 5 Things I Love & 4 I Dislike - 3861 Co-Axial

Комментарии

  • @JeeGee114
    @JeeGee114 2 часа назад

    I am drifting further away from mechanical watches as I get older. Endwatch wil be an ecodrive I suppose.

  • @barclt01
    @barclt01 2 часа назад

    My Omega Seamaster 120m quartz would be the one!

  • @Trapvision3D
    @Trapvision3D 2 часа назад

    Well, I wouldn't have the Squale 1521 if it wasn't for a particular watch enthusiast that has a great You Tube channel and a pet dinosaur!

  • @williambpincince
    @williambpincince 2 часа назад

    Casio Mrg square.

  • @vladpiranha
    @vladpiranha 3 часа назад

    I'm starting to think the Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic could do it all.

  • @AndreasThoms-m7m
    @AndreasThoms-m7m 3 часа назад

    Omega Speedmaster Buzz Aldrin !🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @mrdisco99
    @mrdisco99 3 часа назад

    My one watch would be my Omega Aqua Terra. There's no situation where it feels out of place. I've worn it for months at a time before.

  • @chillerhr3804
    @chillerhr3804 3 часа назад

    Rolex Milgauss, to have ant to be ❤️💯👊🏻⌚️🇭🇷🤗😍

  • @Louen_Leoncoeur
    @Louen_Leoncoeur 3 часа назад

    one watch only...? JLC only...

  • @mikerichardson60
    @mikerichardson60 3 часа назад

    Bill Haders "doppelganger" right there.

  • @davidjsutherland
    @davidjsutherland 3 часа назад

    Never seen one in the wild but I'd like one day to put on an A. Lange & Sohne watch.

  • @Laz_Arus
    @Laz_Arus 3 часа назад

    What a tough question. I looked through my collection and settled on my Seiko SSH003J Astron. As much as I wished a mechanical movement would have fit the bill, the premise of only having one watch suggests a set & forget do-everything instrument. The Astron fulfills that criteria for me. Thank goodness we don't live in that imaginary dystopian world currently!

  • @mrbubbles293
    @mrbubbles293 3 часа назад

    Casio

  • @ryangochuico
    @ryangochuico 3 часа назад

    For a one watch collection i'd go with my grand seiko slga021 with the 9ra2 spring drive caliber. Smooth seconds hand sweep, beautiful dial that changes its color with the amount of light hitting its surface, and a very accurate movement ensuring it keeps very good sync with atomic time

  • @morgansmith2087
    @morgansmith2087 3 часа назад

    I was going to say Duro; but as much as I absolutely love and covet my beloved Casio's I couldn't settle on which of the six colourways I'd choose. Therefore I'm going to say my Glycine Combat Sub Diver in dark green. Beautiful watch, great quality and great value😘😘

  • @knz1950
    @knz1950 3 часа назад

    After watching I purchased a "Snoopy" Bulova Lunar pilot... Thanks... It gets lots of wrist time.

  • @jefferywhidby2407
    @jefferywhidby2407 3 часа назад

    Fortis B-42 non-chronograph. Period.

  • @davidjsutherland
    @davidjsutherland 3 часа назад

    I love the Range Master!

  • @roaddogg800
    @roaddogg800 3 часа назад

    I always depart from these videos feeling just a bit more sophisticated. Bravo.

  • @AKsourdough
    @AKsourdough 3 часа назад

    Marathon GSAR, 41mm with the Arctic dial -also picked up from Island Watch a couple years back. I have tried to replace this watch several times, and it’s consistently beat out a Tudor, Rolex, and Christopher Ward. I’m not saying it’s better than those other watches, I just find it easier to wear in a wider variety of circumstances.

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy1 4 часа назад

    7:55 did they fix their lume?

  • @j-boy9256
    @j-boy9256 4 часа назад

    One watch? Can Marc even wear one watch at a time? Lol Great show concept with wonderful banter and friendship.

  • @zillsburyy1
    @zillsburyy1 4 часа назад

    no more long drives to visit LIW

  • @davidjsutherland
    @davidjsutherland 4 часа назад

    FRI-FRI-FRI DAY-DAY-DAY FFFFRRRRIIIIDDDAAAYYYY!

  • @uncles2000
    @uncles2000 4 часа назад

    IWC Spitfire or Omega Railmaster

  • @greenjihad3390
    @greenjihad3390 4 часа назад

    I'd have to go with the Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic. I think you've had too much sangiovese for this one, TGV. ;-)

  • @user-gb2sq4qc9i
    @user-gb2sq4qc9i 4 часа назад

    Ulysse Nardin Marine chronometer 43m rubber strap.

  • @ZoroCoils
    @ZoroCoils 4 часа назад

    My G-Shock GM-B2100 with all my fancy extra straps.

  • @sinjinadams2862
    @sinjinadams2862 4 часа назад

    Rolex no-date Submariner!

  • @georgedamianpauljohn
    @georgedamianpauljohn 4 часа назад

    16610 sub.

  • @billanders9199
    @billanders9199 4 часа назад

    Omega Railmaster Blue dial. Very understated and a great watch.

  • @74haydo
    @74haydo 4 часа назад

    The best part is the history chat, gents. 😆... Sorry Mark. One watch would be my most worn, the Casio DW-290. If I were a watch, it would be the Grand Seiko SBGA415G.

  • @turbyoulance
    @turbyoulance 4 часа назад

    Only one watch. It would be the Rolex Batman or the Omega Speedmaster white dial

  • @Crackers2549
    @Crackers2549 4 часа назад

    Have 2 Squale’s and my 1521 is one of my favorites… Actually wore it today… Yes, it’s a great watch…

  • @azdbuk
    @azdbuk 5 часов назад

    TGV = Romantic and nostalgic Marc=pragmatic and capitalistic. Simple as that.. Both awesome.

  • @caiusKeys
    @caiusKeys 5 часов назад

    Longines conquest blue 38mm

  • @chew5170
    @chew5170 5 часов назад

    My BB58 navy. Too versatile, even over my white/orange AT or my speedy pro.

  • @shakyzeg
    @shakyzeg 5 часов назад

    It's good for a laugh, because it's large, but if you want a Dive, GMT, Chrono, Omega made one in 2014. It's the size of a Rolex DeepSea, but a brick like version of those dimensions!

  • @mariopinder242
    @mariopinder242 5 часов назад

    My one and done? 🤔 it would be hard to decide between Squale 1521 blue polished ( I bought from Marc ) and my Omega Seamaster which I wore for about 7 years and never took it off. Right at this moment, I think, I would say the Squale would be the one. That blue dial is so captivating and the watch is without a doubt, the most comfortable watch to wear. Really enjoy both of you guys content!!!

  • @c.cabanilla8963
    @c.cabanilla8963 5 часов назад

    My omega seamaster I would keep if I had to lose them all.

  • @dees9502
    @dees9502 5 часов назад

    My Datejust 36 fluted white gold bezel, black dial on jubilee. No wait, my 16610 Sub... BUT, then again…

  • @petercharron3268
    @petercharron3268 5 часов назад

    Tudor 925 sterling silver. Or Hanhart TGV release.

  • @wvmtns6400
    @wvmtns6400 5 часов назад

    Another well put together video from TGV and Mark. I am currently wearing a Squale 1545. Trying to make it my everyday. Yet I seem to go to my Casio square for work.

  • @steven3379
    @steven3379 5 часов назад

    Not going to lie, my "I. I. C. O. O. O.W." it would be my (50 year old) Pulsar p2 2900 stainless steel, ruby colored crystal, James Bond watch. I purchased myself in "73", yes it still works. I could have purchased a Rolex Submariner for the same price.! Excellent video guys! Thanks.

  • @HunneyBair
    @HunneyBair 5 часов назад

    If I could own only one watch, it would be the new soulless pair watch. It tells the time simultaneously in London, Paris, Milan, Monte Carlo, and Gstaad. For real, that commercial comes up at least twice in every video I watch.

  • @bjlochow7136
    @bjlochow7136 5 часов назад

    For me it would have to be my Rolex Explorer 124270. Boring answer, I know, but owning only one watch would be boring. Also, loved that bit with Marc during TGV’s art rant 😂

  • @harveytan7506
    @harveytan7506 5 часов назад

    My favourite. It gets the most wrist time.

  • @targaflorio3239
    @targaflorio3239 5 часов назад

    Panerai FTW. Can do everything with a different strap. Classic looks. History. Timeless. Have the 210. Will never sell it.

  • @kevinorr6880
    @kevinorr6880 5 часов назад

    I love the bronze Glycine Airman, but the odds are I would choose a solid as granite Citizen or Seiko solar to last forever.

  • @agill2103
    @agill2103 5 часов назад

    Panerai Forever.....❤