Welcome back to SwissWatchExpo and Taking Time. My name is Richard -- and Jonathan.
And we're going to tell you all about what we've got set up here. It's summer,
and we're going to discuss some really cool watches.
So we've got a wide variety of summer like watches here
that both Richard and myself picked from our huge selection of 2,500 plus watches. So yeah,
it's like being in a candy store for a little kid. When you look at this area over here, it's like,
it's like. So we've got women's and men's and Richard, why don't you start with the women's?
I'll certainly do that. And, and, you know, I want to give credit to Penny. Penny is one of our,
our heroes behind the scenes here. She's actually behind the camera. I'm staring at it at the
moment. One of these days, we're going to get her out here, but she's actually the one that
gave us the, sort of the inspiration for this, this particular segment. So thank you Penny.
Drop a "Penny" in the comments below, and once we get five pennies,
we're going to turn it into a nickel and bring her on the show.
She doesn't know yet, but we're going to volunteer her. But anyway,
so yeah, we'll start with the ladies pieces here. And obviously we'll kind of start
with the showcase. That's a little bit brightest of also here. We have the Tudor Grantour. So this
is the lady's piece. I really liked this thing. And you know, me and Jonathan were talking a
little bit about it. I think one of the coolest things about this watch is that it's bold enough
to be a 41 millimeter still call itself a lady's piece. I don't think any other brands have done
that. And honestly, the color schemes are just so amazing. It's very summery. It's
super vibrant. I mean, if you, you know, it's it, if you're not looking for something
necessarily match, you want something to stand out and just say, Hey, it's spring or summer.
I think these are perfectly perfectly suited. And you know, any one of these
straps can go on any one of them you can have, if you've got the one with the orange dial,
then you can always put a white strap on it as well. So these are completely versatile know,
I really think that's cool. And I definitely don't really honestly expect any other mom or
lady, woman, whatever you call yourself literally to have this at the lake or the pool. You'd be the
only one. You'd be the only one. And as you can see, we've got, we've got a vast array of them.
So come check this out. Yeah. I was going to point to the Roadster next. I mean, this one is pretty
unique in that, you know, this is going to go with absolutely everything because we can, you know,
change the straps out. It's a Cartier, it's classic design. I mean, what do you think?
I think it was really neat. I liked the way that they've got the diamonds set in this because
you know, a lot of times they're, they're very feminine the way they do diamond sets. They're
very in a very thin sheet of metal in this case, what you see as a very substantial chunk of metal
with all these diamonds in the end, it's just very, it's a very bold styling of a diamond
setting for a ladies piece. The coolest thing about this one is actually of the same thing with
this. If you, if you would give them a tour here, the strap on this actually comes off so easily.
It's sort of a quick change. So you can actually, if you've got a couple of these, this is the only
watch you need on a trip. So anytime you're going, you want to go to the beach, you got to,
it's a business affair. You can actually change out these straps extremely easy. Let me show
you real quick. So I pop up in the class and it literally has this quick disconnect. You
thumb it up and it comes right off. So if you've got, you can take this one, watch in six different
straps and have a good watch for every occasion you can possibly imagine. So I just think this
is the perfect summer watch. Not just that, but like the perfect vacation watch. Yeah, exactly.
I agree. Completely. Especially, especially if you don't want to take all your expensive
watches on the trip with you. I know the ladies do collect too, And then we have,
you know, you got, you kind of always have to come back to the ladies Datejust two-tone.
Diamond dial champagne motif. This is just about the most classic you can possibly ask for,
but it's like the end all be all kind of thing. It is, it is it's waterproof to a hundred meters.
You're not going to have to worry about it. You can take it to the beach, the lake
banging around. It's going to be shockproof. I mean, you got the kids and they're not
going to be able to damage this thing, like you don't chuck it in the water.
I think that the beauty of this thing is, it's just like you were saying like this, you can take
a black tie affair, you can take this into the water. I mean, I can just sort of picture a lady
just outside, sipping on a mojito in the morning with the fire on the side of a lake, I can just
sort of like imagine the the campfire glistening off of the Jubilee bracelet and the fluted bezel,
and just making this thing really pop and being something that's subtle, but at the same time,
magnificently brilliant. And so I think this is, it's just a, you can't go wrong with a Datejust.
You can never go wrong with w and this is the 36 millimeter, but we just did that for ease of
access with the cameras. But you guys can get this in 26 millimeter too, for ladies, if you'd like
31, 34. A wide for a variety of sizes. So, you know, this is, this is always a phenomenal go-to.
So that's for the ladies Datejust. And how do you want me to start with the men's pieces?
Let's start with the classic. So the original Seamaster Professional blue dial or blue wave dial
with the engraved dial the old school you know, aluminum bezel, the James Bond watch. I mean, this
thing is 41 millimeters. It's thin, it's like 11 or 12, not even 12 millimeters it's thin it's got
the original bracelet on it that, you know, some love, some hate, but you know, you can't deny, you
know, the classic look of literally this watch. I mean, James Bond wore it. So you're going to be
able to wear this to the beach, whether you're blowing stuff up for 4th of July, right now, it's
past fourth July, but still, you're going to be able to blow stuff up while still going out
to dinner with your, your girlfriend, your wife, you know, significant other, kids.
And I think this is the perfect tool watch. So this is, this is a good watch for,
you know, working in the yard. If you're just out barbecuing, this is something that you can
kind of take anywhere. The thing I love so much about these watches, I like watching this with,
I liked seeing this watch with wear on it. Yeah, we, we have, we were typically selling you
mint condition and watches, but when you buy this thing, I want you to wear it. You know, I like
seeing these things beaten within an inch of their life, so to speak because they can take it. It's
basically a bulletproof case. It's a phenomenal go-to piece. It's, it's a very tool oriented
watch. You could be, you could be, you can be a carpenter, you can have this watch, it can be in
a business beat and have this watch. It could be a sky scuba diver and have this watch. And there's
just so much versatility to that thing. It's just an unbelievably cool masculine, easy go-to piece.
Oh yeah. Next we up the most underrated Panerai, I think out there, the Panerai logo, it's the Base
watch. I think that this watch is like the go-to guy that likes to go on vacations and likes to
go do stuff. So you're going to the beach, you're going to be on jet ski. You know, you're not going
to the beach to like, just relax. I mean, you can do that in this watch, but like this watch is like
the one watch that you can take on vacation and do everything in. And it's like three days, power
reserve. Yeah. Manual wind, obviously. So you will have to wind manually. I kind of liked that
though. I kinda liked that it helps you connect with the watch, but I mean, it's essentially just
set it and forget it. And you know, there's no fancy, you know, GMT time. There's no second hand.
It's literally hours and minutes, and that's all you really super readable. That's all you
need on vacation. It's the worry about the hours and the minutes. You don't need to know things
down to the second. So you should be paying attention to them, right? Maybe at the moment
You don't do like, I do like that. And just like, you know, some very similar
to the Cardiay in the tutor here. The, one of the coolest things about the Panerai is that
these straps are extremely interchangeable. You know, most of these, in most cases,
you get the tool set along with the watches. Yeah, you get a Panerai tool. And you can
actually change out these straps and change interchangeably. There's a lot, again,
one watch for many, many purposes. It's a very bold piece. It's very, it's, it's very, you know,
it's a very bold piece. I don't know how else to say it. It's one of those things. Yeah. It's very
rugged. Like you said, it's got simplicity to it. And sometimes simplicity is key. You know,
like you said, when you're on vacation, maybe you don't want to care about the date as much.
Maybe you're trying to figure out how to separate from what day it is. Sounds like that's a good
fit. And so if you don't mind, I'm going to take the liberty of talking about the Cartier. Cause
I know very little about this watch. I, I can't tell you guys how much I love this. I ended up, I
did a Instagram video on this not too long ago. So if you guys see it on there, that's my voice.
I can't tell you how much I love this. Watch everything about, it's just, it's just super,
super cool. It's a wonderful diameter size. You kind of look at them. The risk is it's a beautiful
or size 41 millimeter. Yeah. 41 millimeter. And they don't waste any space on any extraneous
things. You know, you get a perfect readability. I love the way the crystal has a slight dome shape.
And I love the bezel. There's just so much working with this watch. And I actually,
this is kind of silly, but I started thinking about this last night. I love the fact that the
date window actually has three different days in it. And it's almost sort of like,
it wants you to know about the past present and future. And I think, you know, as a human being,
it's a constant analysis of myself and where I'm going and you know what, you,
you gotta know where you came from, the know where you're going and,
but you gotta be present at the same time. So I don't know. I think that's kind of cheesy.
Is that a ceramic bezel on it? It is,
it is a ceramic bezel. So it's not only in Rolex, you can find some
Other brands. Isn't that neat. That's great. And the cool thing is it's a 300 meter watch,
you know, it comes on the rubber strip was a screw down crown, and that is so unlike Cartier. It is
very much so a lot of people consider this to be a very trendy dressy brand. And I really,
this, this watch defies everything Cartier to me and it just kinda, it,
it tells this, it sets up a situation for a guy like me. Who's very utilitarian who
really wants a nice piece at that time piece. This really sets up a good situation for me.
I liked the larger style. I liked the, I just like everything about it. It's a gorgeous watch.
And again, you can take a dig them near anywhere. You know, it's very utilitarian in that sense,
it looks really good in two towns. Actually, I do like the two-tone and I, you know, Jonathan
changed me out here. I actually had the blues, I have the blue bells, what we're fighting about.
He didn't want too many blue watches, but I'm okay with it. But I, I prefer the
two-tone with the blue, but this, this is still a gorgeous, phenomenal piece.
So, you know, Jonathan, if you had to pick out of all of them, what would be your favorite?
I'm going to stick with the true roots of,
your know being an Omega guy. I couldn't have guessed that
I could not have guessed that! You'd stay truest there. Tell me why.
Well, I mean, for one, I used to have an Omega and then for two, there's just something about
this piece that it's just, it's just classic and you know, I've worn it a few times and it, it fits
really good on me. And it's just one of those things that it's like, once you put it on,
you're going to miss it. And that's another thing that hearkens back to like, summertime,
you always miss summer time, you always miss like the vacations, right?
I don't know. It's just like a, it's like a touchback to old
pastime. You know, you can, you can, you can build a lot of memories in this because you can
literally take it anywhere, go mountain hiking. I mean, you can go day packing,
climb a volcano. It's just one of those beautiful things that, for that. So I,
I kind of agree, you know, that would be my second favorite piece or what's yours. Well,
if you haven't figured out yet, I think, I think that's phenomenal, what do you
think? Is it turquoise or pink? Should I, which one? I think turquoise - brings out your eyes.
I'm going to go with the Cartier Calibre. I just, you know, I really do. I get giddy
when I see this watch, it's got a beautiful profile that fits on top of anybody. Even,
even with the 41 millimeter size. If you have a smaller wrist, I think this still hugs it really,
really nicely instead of like pinching it, you know, it's going to sit right
on top. It's got a beautiful profile. It's super, super readable. And then you get your
Cartier Roman numeral markers. It's just everything. Oh yeah. That bezel is pretty.
I do love, I love the smoothness of the bezel. So like everything about this is just so real.
It's just so unbelievably neat to me. And again, it's, it's, it's a statement watch too
You know, it says I got class, but I also like it to work and function really, really well.
And so that's my, that's my, that that'd be my pick. Okay. All right. Well, you know, we're
about done here, but remember put down Penny in the comments cause we want to get Penny out here
and we've got to find a way to convince her and you're going to have to help us. If you guys have
any interesting topics that you wanna talk about and you know, this is a brand new series and we're
still kind of trying to figure out what we're doing with it. It's evolving every day and that's
going to take a lot of help from you guys. So please give us some suggestions. What do you guys
want to hear about. If you've got some scenarios that you want to talk about? We're willing to,
we're willing to try that out and we'll even give you credit for it whenever we do the video.
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