Reply With QuoteAnybody else wince every time he threw a watch?!
Cracking video! Good fun
https://youtu.be/t0gkzLHONXk
Anybody else wince every time he threw a watch?!
Did he say, "...and last but not least, that's a PatAk Philippe...." ?
not as much as when he struggled to identify the Speedy as an Omega, unless he was joking.Originally Posted by Binsull
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Heres me saving for a LV on my meagre salary and even he says its expensive, i think I need a reality check
That Patek looked more than $33000 worth. ( I don't know my Patek models but that had a few complications )
i find that video quite amusing and his collection is nice
So who's going to contact him and tell him that Grand Seiko is worth trying? :-)
I think it was a stainless steel 5712 so $33K is about right, going by Chrono24 prices.
Looks like a 5712/1A-001 in stainless so $33k is about right.
Edit - just beaten to it ^^^
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Not sure if this video is a joke or not. He throws his watches down...??
At least he pronounced Jaeger correctly.
Shame that he hasn't bothered to pronounce Jaeger correctly.
You can bet there was a cushion/piece of foam off camera and and an edit to recover the watches. But a great mix. They prob come for free anyway or to him they are pocket change (his coke habit prob cost him $millions)
That entire collection cost him less than a days work when he's making a Movie, I do really like him, he made a great comeback from a complete personal and professional melt down and I respect that.
"Anybody wince..?" No - I found it quite refreshing actually; I don't think it's any great loss to posterity if any those pick up a few scratches. Of course it is subjective and I've no desire to own any of those models.
On the forum we put many of these things on a pedestal when really, they're just industrially produced in large numbers and are neither interesting nor unique and can be easily replaced.
Whilst many of us might wince at damage or loss in value, his circumstances are different as I doubt he goes into a shopping centre and takes out a loan at 0% to buy any of them. I doubt anyone would care if he was seen chucking Swatch watches about. It is a bit of two fingers up to the working man who struggles to buy luxury watches but, maybe, that's a joke in itself.
I also liked the comment about Omega not paying him and consequent 'so what attitude' about the Speedmaster - it is a cynical business with product placement, brand ambassadors etc. and his comment turns that on it's head or maybe he's just being honest if he's signed-up with the competition.
Notice that some get thrown harder than others, so perhaps he does value some more than others, the JLC and the Patek particularly.
He's not a serious collector and it is just a heap of stuff at the end of the day...
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Last edited by AKM; 12th May 2016 at 17:23.
Indeed, hence his "I just bought him a Black Rolex and apparently I had to have one too" remark.
To be honest, it seemed pretty vacuous to me, but then it was a GQ video, so I'm not too surprised.
No more interesting than a rapper's watch collection video to me, and I quite like RDJ...
M.
There were a multitude of scratches on a few of them, mind you it looked like they were kept loose in the box, so no wonder
Not particularly impressed or amused.
I certainly admire his comeback from complete ruination.
I would judge a man not by what is in his jewelllery box but how he treats his watches.
He is in a position where he can't afford to come across as being serious about anything, so it feels like he felt obliged to do this video in a flippant, nonchalant way.
A decent group of watches but not exceptional.
One can see he is not a WIS in a way say,Johm Meyer is.
Dont expect him to write for Hondikee or something anytime soon
just a talented guy with a lot of money who bought some toys.
Hodinkee are running the feature now in conjunction with GQ magazine so I guess "today we're talking watches" https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ro...ction-gq-style
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Seriously though is he any worse than the guys who go on Hodinkee seeking approval for their recently bought collections? It was good in the early days but seems to have gone downhill. I'm not fussy about the brands but am interested in someone's story and reason behind their collection and the more intriguing and nuanced the better, sometimes it's just a shopping spree.
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It was vacuous and I thought he was clearly haming it up. All the same, it seemed fun and amusing to me.
That's comedy for you... For everyone who finds something funny there's at least one who doesn't.
I can see the aim was to amuse, but it failed for me, in the main part.
M
Gives Archiemanonthemoon a run for his money.
Nice Video, not taking it too serious.
Some sites are saying that the Breitling and Speedy are both fakes. Certainly the speedy looks really dodgy from the photo I saw on one website.
Possibly props from movies he got to keep?
Oooo, controversy.
Check out the dial on the speedy 57 secs in, looks very dodgy - looks like it says spaghetti professional.
Could the whole thing be a hoax?
http://timeandtidewatches.com/opinio...out-the-fakes/
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Last edited by AKM; 12th May 2016 at 19:26.
I totally agree.
If some are fakes does this mean Hodinkee endorse this...? I think Hodinkee have lost some credibility linking in with this tripe.
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Is that supposed to be in jest or did he come across as a pretentious tw** to other viewers as well?If you really can tell a lot about a man from his jewellery, it doesn't say much about him tbh.
If ever there was a time when people were so completely on the hook then l cant remember it!
Guys - re-watch the vid...
...its pure, scripted, bait...
^^^ What he said. It's a bit of fun
I winced every time he tried to look cool by pulling faces or playing the air guitar. Childish antics.
The Green Money Rolex lol
Spot on. :-)
Fun. Man doesn't take himself or his clearly very expensive and well-chosen watches too seriously.
Hodinkee didn't watch the video presumably as the Breitling & Omega are bad fakes
Very expensive and well chosen??
Fake Omega and Breitling?
Black Rolex?
The ugly Bell & Ross?
Epic collection is as big a misnomer as they come.
Even if they were all original, this is an Ok collection at best.
Well. It's certainly ruffled some petticoats.
Nail. Head.
Its just a bit of fun, a parody if you will of those guys on Hodinkee explaining their reasons for assembling a watch collection that could buy a Learjet.
Couldn't be more baity to some on here if Roy Scheider was tossing it out the side of a boat.
Bait, I'm sure. He's worn some nice JLCs (including the deep sea chronograph) in films.
......and anyone here noticed LA love buddies Beckham & Ramsay have been sporting vintage ghost bezel Subs of late? Just sayin.
Glad I sold mine!
I found it rather amusing
Thanks for the link
ain't that the truth! I thought it was great fun. Thank you OP for the link, it made me smile for a few minutes on the daily commute.
I can't believe how seriously some people take this stuff, its clearly just meant to be a bit of mucking about
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Hadn't spotted the fakes (my bad, especially the Speedy, and I've owned 2 of them).
I thought it was quite expensive, probably over £65k? More than I earn in a year, anyway!
I still enjoyed the video, which I now think is bait, but still funny!
Some of you guys are just way too serious, chill, relax they're only watches FFS
So Hodinkee are mocking the very people/collectors they covet?
If it's a joke it's been written by Leigh Francis and like all his stuff is absolute crap.
Just watched it, and am ....a little surprised anyone took it seriously.
I agree.
Certainly came across as taking the whole thing as a bit of fun.
Which I guess he can afford to do.
I for one take this very seriously
http://leenks.com/gallery2540-22.htm
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