10 Reasons EVERYONE Should Own A Watch - Why It's Better Than A Cell Phone To Tell Time & Collect

In today's video I respond to a comment left on a recent video. A viewer made an excellent point "if cell phones have such accurate time, then what is the point of owning or buying a watch?" So in this video I share my 10 reasons why everyone should consider getting a watch. I directly compare each reason with the use of cell phones and explain why I am extremely optimistic about the future of watches and the hobby of collecting them
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My ten reasons are as follows:

1. The link to the history of Horology and civilisation.
2. The importance of measuring time and how it unites us all.
3. The refinement in understanding and learning about horology.
4. The culture, hobby and community of collecting watches.
5. The tradition of owning, inheriting and passing down a timepiece.
6. The dependable practicality and functionality of a trusted technology.
7. The investment potential of buying the right watches.
8. The enhancement of ones personal style and complimenting and outfit.
9. A great way to start a conversation and meet people.
10. Marking special occasions, events and associated memories withe watches.

To check out my comparison of the newer 39mm & 36mm version click here:

[sustorres]

Great episode, so true all of it, if checking the time on a phone was as enjoyable to me as looking at the time piece I have on then shoot me now! Hehe, looking at my fathers watch or my grandfathers watch, knowing they did the same, checking, setting and caring for, can't get a app for that!! Saludos

[doggydog]

I work as an EMT/firefighter. One day we got a call for a traffic accident with 3 victims that were trapped inside a vehicle. Two of them were little boys that were both brothers that couldn't have been older than four or five years old. After extricating them out of the mangled vehicle the little boy that I was trying to take care of saw my Casio G-Shock Mudman that I use for work and it immediately caught his eyes. I let him play with it while I was doing a patient assessment in the back of the ambulance. For some reason playing with the watch made him calm down enough for him to at least stop crying. He was completely fine other than being scared. Every time I wear this G-Shock it reminds me of that moment when it brought comfort to a little boy after experiencing a traumatic event.

[fredso]

I was at my grandfathers house a week ago, he died a couple of years ago, and I found a hidden safe who he only had told his wife who had forgotten about it. When I opened it there was a letter which said "my grandson". In the safe there where 3 watches. One Patek Philippe 600/2 from 1950, Rolex Datejust and a Reverso which I believe is from between 1945-160. I litterly started crying, im so grateful. He was a real gentlemen and a great grandfather. He told me so much about everthing. When I turned 10 he gave me a Seiko, and I whore it everyday until I turned 14 and got another watch, but it's still in rotation. Im never going to sell any of the watches he has given me. It will stay in the family forever I hope!

Great video Tristano!

[philipb]

Tristano, aka the only person on YouTube to be able to talk for 20 minutes about a single topic and make it feel like 2!

[silkhead]

the automatic watch is a symbiotic machine...your life gives it life

[cheapwad]

Was at a bar with a friend about to order a couple of beers..a young lady comes up to my friend and asks for the time..he reaches into his pocket to pull out his cell phone..his hand gets hung up in his pocket drops his phone cracks his screen all you can see on his phone is just pixels. He turns to me and asks what time is it bro...in slow motion I look at my watch and tell them both the time...young lady walks away...very next day he bought a citizen.

[CampeanSorin]

Because of you now I am obsessed with watches! Today I bought my 3rd one! Thank you sir! :D

[spookyspoots]

"Get a watch!" is one of the first pieces of advice I give to any new teacher that comes to my school. And, TGV, you forgot about rotating bezels! Phone/digital clocks still haven't come out with a tool that replicates that watch function. Substitute? Yes. Replicate? Nope. It's the most efficient, silent, non-distracting way for me to time the end of classes as a teacher. Teachers checking their phones for the time during class look like they have no control over their task management. Timing student tasks with a chronograph is much less distracting than having a bright phone clock sitting on a desk. That's just from my 1 job.

[jerrygao]

Hi TGV, I'm 20 years old and I'm collecting watches because of you. And of course I don't have a lot of money, so I actually sold a whole bunch of tech such as my psp and previous cellphones for watches :) Thank you for teaching me about this new hobby! Only thing is I hope I know when to stop buying. I guess I'll stop when I run out of things to sell around the house....

[danielmulhern]

Hey TGV! I just wanted to let you know how much I love your videos! I am 15 and a budding watch enthusiast. I have a very small collection (quartz swatch, seiko 5 snk809, and my fathers two tone seiko dress watch) but its enough to have me completely obsessed with wristwatches. I find that watches say something about somebody, a tell tale sign of good taste and class. I am hoping to acquire an skx009 soon and couldn't be more excited! Thank you so much for inspiring a love of watches into not only me but my generation. Keep up the fantastic work!

[DeaMeD]

For me mechanical watches are beautiful, i simply adore and respect the knowledge that is put in to making of a watch. And to open up a caseback and see it beating its just beautiful .
Got into mechanical watches thanks to you Tgv :) thank you for that,
And i also geting interested in servicing and repairing watches .
I love this hobby of ours.

[pmazumda]

I went to a water park with my Rolex Datejust and there were many situations my friends depended on me to know the time in water. None of them could carry their Fitbits or Apple iWatches/iPhones into chlorinated pools and they were amazed to see a timepiece in water. So reliable.

[ernanijunior]

When I look to my wristwatch I want to be reminded of who I am, of my personal values projected in an object that is an amalgamation of technique and art. A timepiece with history, with a statement converging with my own vision about life. I want to see myself on that watch. It conveys all personality like no other wearable item. It can last decades, centuries, it will tell about me to other people in the future, maybe to my grandson. In a sense, it is an extension of my existence. The refinement, the seek for perfection, they go much beyond than just keeping accurate time. Never a disposable phone or fashion item will symbolize anything that I said. Tristano, you have inspired me and all horology lovers to love even more this incredible obsession in our minds. Keep the awesome work.

[aesirloki]

"WOW, nice phone! What time is it?"

said no women ever

[AlbertInterian]

For me, I love watches because all they do is tell the time. In this case less is more. To explain, whenever I pick up my cell phone, I am so tempted by all the distractions that are in it (notifications, email, social media, text messages, new youtube vids, etc). I often need to focus on the task at-hand without any distractions, and when I need to know the time, I look at my watch because, unlike my cell, all it does is tell the time - and does so beautifully. They are works of art for the working man that needs to know the time! (PS the foregoing also applies to smart watches, which are basically just tiny cell phones strapped on your wrist).

[timthomas]

Wow, great video. Somehow you manage to articulate what we know or feel but can't describe. Well done.

[clo]

Thank you for all the information you give us. Just bought my first watch in 20 years because of your videos. I ordered my Seiko SZSC003 from Japan and I can't wait to start wearing it.

[nightsquats]

When you get a new phone your old one becomes garbage, when you get a new watch your treasured collection grows.

[RickieRobbie]

"Hardcore phone enthusiasts" 😀. Man I hope to one day inherited my dads cell phone! Great vid! Enjoyed it.

[kene]

I feel the same way about pocket knives. This channel has given me a new appreciation for wrist watches.