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I'd guessed it was a pusher alright. It's the 1st review I've watched where the reviewer made use of something, anything
To point out specific details, rather than just rely on hand waving and the viewer making a guess.
Its a small thing, but as someone with not a lot of watch knowledge.
It does make a difference IMO.
Imagine not knowing what a chapter ring, rehaut, guilloche or any other of the terms that quickly become part and parcel of watch watching are?
That little pointer makes so much clear immediately, versus the WF standard of watch the gloves, watch the watch.
Quick and simple clarification as you go, and I liked it.
From now on it shall be called the Banieton....its a fair point you make (pun intended). Unfortunately some of the watches I have got footage for already, the voiceover is not recorded yet, and its hard line up the hand movements with the voiceover, I am much more fluent with my own watches, and I suppose I have had a lot of time to consider my likes and dislikes. CT's idea of putting up specs in text is a good one and makes me feel better that I am not letting down people who want specs and not just opinion.
Watches I have in the pipeline are.- Daytona
- Vostock Scubadude
- Seiko SKX007
- James Cameron Deepsea
- Panerai Chrono
- Omega Speedmaster MOTM
- Omega Seamaster 300m on rubber
- Longines Heritage
- Rolex Rootbeer
- Pre ceramic Kermit
- AP Royal Oak Chrono
- Mystery new aquisition
And I have about 10 - 15 other really nice pieces promised to me by sound friends.0 -
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Rolex James Cameron Deep Sea with thanks to Unkle. Not that happy with the review, didnt get enough footage and some was not great quality, could do better.
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Looked good to me Fitz. Jaysus it's a tank alright. Well I suppose with all the talk of homelessness and lack of suitable properties, if push came to shove I could live in it.
Cool watch though. Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.
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Another quality review there Fitz II. Well researched, well presented, not shy to give your own view on it, good and bad.
Weird to see my own watch on Youtube I like the pic with my hand in my pocket, you can see the watch doesn't look particularly big on me at all (in my view)
One question, you state that you can get this watch for in or around detail (€12,450) and normally you do your research thoroughly into this. I've just checked chrono and the cheapest one in the EU is €13,700. And average is a bit over €15,000. That's fairly significantly over retail? Of course not the twice retail as we have seen on some popular Rolex like the OP fancy colours and the Daytona.My ads on adverts.ie:
Victron stuff for sale, Multiplus-II, Quattro, other inverters and batteries and usually some watches!
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I don't think it was too fast anyway. I much prefer your delivery to the all too usual half hour of waffle and endlessly spinning macro shots. That's just me mind you. There's critique involved too. Not just again the usual this [insert brand/model here] is the best evah! Until next week...
Ever Olympics is the best one ever until the next one
You know something I miss from watch reviews that are present in other reviews I read about products? Comparisons.
"This VW Golf's ride is a bit too firm - I much prefer the Toyota Camry's" - "The Bosch xyz123 washing machine has a 5000 rpm wash cycle which is 2000 rpm less than the leader in the field Samsung def456 with 7000 rpm".
Because - isn't that what a reviewer is paid to do traditionally? Use their extensive knowledge about cars/phones/washing machines to give readers/viewers a good idea of how 1 product compares to the other?
But in the field of jewellery this is obviously harder since we're not talking about tangibles - the intangible happiness you get putting on a diamond ring or a Rolex sub can't be measured in rpm/bhp/ghz.
But… I think comparisons is a niche which most reviewers can't afford to do since they only have one watch in their hands to review - whereas you have a decent collection to compare and contrast - how does Bosch (Patek) compare to that Samsung (Lange) washing machine? :pac: - cover the intangibles and feel certainly - but tangible comparisons - even if just a simple price comparison so people see what more they get for the €X more paid may be useful information to allow people to understand how one watch compares to its competition in your subjective opinion. I.e. Doug Demuro's doug score on cars…including luxury cars.0 -
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It doesn't. Remind me never to pick a fight with you.I like the pic with my hand in my pocket, you can see the watch doesn't look particularly big on me at all (in my view) It doesn't look too huge on Fitz' wrist either. I need to eat more shredded wheat or something. No wonder I'm one of the vintage guys around here. Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.
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Good idea, though Fitz kinda did that already with the Patek vid. Noting that it's a bargain in that pricepoint compared to others.But… I think comparisons is a niche which most reviewers can't afford to do since they only have one watch in their hands to review - whereas you have a decent collection to compare and contrast - how does Bosch (Patek) compare to that Samsung (Lange) washing machine? :pac: - cover the intangibles and feel certainly - but tangible comparisons - even if just a simple price comparison so people see what more they get for the €X more paid may be useful information to allow people to understand how one watch compares to its competition in your subjective opinion. I.e. Doug Demuro's doug score on cars…including luxury cars.
Do NOT get me started on Doug... Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.
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Another quality review there Fitz II. Well researched, well presented, not shy to give your own view on it, good and bad.
Weird to see my own watch on Youtube I like the pic with my hand in my pocket, you can see the watch doesn't look particularly big on me at all (in my view)
One question, you state that you can get this watch for in or around detail (€12,450) and normally you do your research thoroughly into this. I've just checked chrono and the cheapest one in the EU is €13,700. And average is a bit over €15,000. That's fairly significantly over retail? Of course not the twice retail as we have seen on some popular Rolex like the OP fancy colours and the Daytona.
Do you really believe the c24 prices is the question. If you are selling yes of course. If you are buying you are in there looking for 10-20 percent off.
The last watch I bought from c24 was almost 18k. I moved outside of c24 and only parted with 16k. A lot of watches on c24 you will find the same watch, from the same dealer on their website or eBay for a cheaper price.
Not to mention a lot of the c24 sales are dealer sales. Irrelevant to the private market. I sure as **** don’t offer any warranty on any watch! E.g below is a brand new 2021 dealer sale for 14.2k. Assuming 10 percent off if you can get away from c24 then that is pretty much retail.
https://www.chrono24.co.uk/rolex/rolex-sea-dweller-deepsea-nuovo-2021-full-set-con-documenti-e-scatola-rolex--id19440580.htm?SETLANG=en_GB&SETCURR=EUR0 -
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Good idea, though Fitz kinda did that already with the Patek vid. Noting that it's a bargain in that pricepoint compared to others.
Do NOT get me started on Doug...
And I think that's something that's often conspiciously missing from watch "reviews" - sure the reviewer mentions "I didn't quite like design" - BUT the key thing is that they don't then say "it was done much better in watch XYZ" - because brands don't want a reviewer who mentions other brands and in fact "helps" their competitors... But then isn't the review an advertisement (or a spec run-through) rather than something consumers can use as a guide for purchasing decisions?
Because that's what traditional reviewers do right? Purchase the model and they can say whatever they want about it - point out flaws, point out better competitors etc.
Would Jody (or any of the large reviewers) ever say in a Citizen review "actually - the Seiko is much better overall and people should get that in my opinion unless there is something you absolutely love about this Citizen"? I see that in online car reviews.
And Doug may be a bad example seeing the amount of luxury car dealerships that loan him review cars 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR7-MCFFr6Y
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