shoeless children? no no, a real watch enthusiast would sell the kids too.

My grandad has one watch, the Omega Moonwatch, at a wedding I asked him if he would ever consider getting a dress watch, he replied "If it's good enough for the moon it's good enough for weddings".

Thank you for identifying yet more watches for my expanding one and done collection !😂

Woooow! What a time to be alive when we can just click one time and then sit back and relax and just listen to this man talking for a few minutes without asking anything in return! I have to say I love it. Thank you good Sir! I reckon even if you are not into watches at ALL this would still make up for a few enjoyable minutes.

All I heard was: "If you have any self respect, you should be spending all your available money on watches."  Way ahead of you here, Mike.

My grandmother bought me my Tag Heuer Carrera in 2005 as a college graduation present. She has since passed. Everyday I put it on I am reminded of her. My one and done.. perhaps gift it to my daughter when she graduates.
Much appreciation for the videos.

Being a watch and car guy, I get questions all the time "What car should I buy?". "What watch should I buy"?  My answer for non-enthusiasts....Toyota for cars, Citizen Eco-Drive for watches.  Both of those will run for many years with little to no maintenance.

"Whether or not you actually do is irrelevant" -> That is something that I need to remind myself of every now and then

I like this channel. Gets right to it. Succinct, no fluff, no bullshit.

I've got VC's, AP's, Breguet's, Omega's, JLC's, Zenith's, old real Smiths - but one and done is still the good old VC Overseas first gen (ultra thin at 8.5mm, 150m WR), still better than anything VC is punting today out under the Overseas banner.  They had to use a Girard-Perregaux movement.   In today's market and buying today I'd go for the GP Laureato with essentially the same movement, not quite as thin, and not quite as highly rated WR, but still about the best "movement" for the money.

As a watch and car enthusiast, I'd say buy watches you'll actually wear and enjoy and cars you will drive and enjoy. It doesn't mean they have to be your daily wear and daily driver, but buy ones that you'll actually use and get enjoyment from. DO NOT BUY EITHER TO IMPRESS OTHERS! Who cares what others think.

I picked up my Sub No Date for my 60th birthday....but couldn't stop there. Really enjoy swapping to my GS and Tudor GMTs and love the simplicity of my Sinn 556i. I have a few others from Hamilton, Seko and Citizen that get some wrist time as well. Excellent video again Michael...a wonderful tour of some amazing choices out there!

After three years dabbling in the hobby, I’ve decided I’ve got zero patients for mechanical movements and I’m a quartz guy now through and through. I’m currently wearing a Timex Marlin chronograph in Green and I couldn’t be happier

Glad you gave Mr Jones a mention. One and done maybe a stretch but every nerd should own at least one. In sales you can often pick one up under £200

I know quite a few men and women whose one-and-done watch is a Rolex.  None of them appear to be watch nerds.  I am a watch nerd, however, If I could have only one watch it would be my midsize Omega Seamaster 300 that I purchased in 1999-ish.  I have worn it with a suit to funerals and weddings, hiking to the tops of some of Nevada's tallest mountains, and everywhere in-between.

Vostok deserve a mention. Very affordable, quirky and bomb proof. Also fully in house with an interesting history.

Just circled back to watch this again 10 months later. You are the best at what you do. Thank you.

So happy to see Victorinox mentioned. They really don't seem to get any love but I managed to pick up a 2-tone alliance for under 200$ a few years ago and it's a really stunning piece that gets some of the most compliments of my collection.

Planes not trains could include Glycine Airman No.1, Seagull 1963, Seiko Gen 1,and Citizen Skyhawk. The Skyhawk served me well at sea as I changed timezones regularly. It lasted 10 years before I replaced it with a newer version. I sold that watch and started my collection with a Citizen Skyhawk, blue dial in titanium. It is 45mm now and quite thick but if you can get past that, it's a great watch.

The Airman has great history, being a watch linked with aviation, military and space. A cool watch which takes a bit of getting used to reading but has a lot of pedigree. The Seagull is the same movement used by studio underdog, with the history to back it up. The Seiko Gen 1 may be vintage but the movement is bullet proof as long as it isn't exposed to water.

As many watch-nerds i'm constantly browsing youtube channels... loving the calmness of the presentation... and the mountain of valuable info you give in 1 video. This is getting a sub and a like.