Talking Watches With Patrick Getreide, Owner Of The OAK Collection – An Unreal Assortment Of Pateks

The weird and wonderful world of watches is full of characters with the greatest degrees of passion. And the very best of them are not only deeply thoughtful and incredibly committed to the pursuit of collecting, but also to the idea of sharing all he or she may have learned over the years. Consider the likes of John Goldberger, Jason Singer, and Alfredo Paramico, for example, who have been dedicated players on the high-end auction scene long before the likes of most of us, and took the time to share all they'd learned with us here on Talking Watches. Today I am so pleased to introduce you to another such man – a watch collector of the absolute highest order, Mr. Patrick Getreide, or, the owner of the OAK collection.

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[ShadyNH]

The most appealing aspect of Talking Watches are the stories that accompany the people and the pieces. This lacks in that regard unfortunately.

[Likeacannon]

Man, I never thought showing off some of the rarest Pateks in the world would be so boring.

[BB-glzt]

So the guy on the left does all the research about the watches and tells Patrick Getreide what to buy? Ok got it.

[stevenuk]

how can he not remember the first Omega watch he bought that he viewed 50 times before he bought it?

[h]

The quality of Mr. Getreide’s Patek Phillipe collection speaks for itself. The collection reflects a great legacy in watchmaking. It is hard to condense everything (including the underlying vision for the larger collection in its entirety) into 10 minutes. TheHenry Gray tourbiillon deserved 30 minutes on its own. To those who have expressed comments about the elite nature of the collection, such is life. Does one stay away from a definitive Cezanne show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art because they will never be able to personally own an original Paul Cezanne? Of course not. No matter if one collects only Illinois, Hamilton, Swatch, Seikos, or whatever, seeing the 50+ Patek references together as a whole is inspiration for what people with less expansive pocketbooks can do when they focus in on affordable watches which give them bliss. There are vintage watch collectors of a certain vintage and temperament who have never paid very much for any single reference but whom have developed breathtaking collections.

[mdfu]

This one missed the mark for me, I think, because the collection felt so impersonal and sanitized. This collection is objectively impressive, but I've always felt that what made "Talking Watches" special was its ability to illuminate a common thread of emotional relatability between watch enthusiasts, regardless of their collecting experience. The episodes featuring Moki Martin, Daniel Dae Kim, and Howie Kendrick are emblematic of this quality. But having now heard Mr. Getreide "Talk Watches" for 11 min, I can't say that I have any understanding of his personal affinity for any of these pieces beyond their objective rarity.

[xXDidiXx]

Paintings should be looked at, cars driven and watches worn. Certainly nice that we got a glimpse of this stunning collection, but somehow it feels dead.

[noeldavis]

I love how they have tens of millions of dollars of watches sitting on a $42 table made of 2x4s and wall-to-wall carpet from my grandma's basement.

[BWen]

Awesome collection. Hollow episode, Dink.

[manny]

beautiful collection, but felt sterile, I could not feel a connection to the person or the watches. I prefer when you guys sit down and have a conversation with a watch lover. Not just a rich hoarder.

[therazor]

As impressive as this collection is, this episode is one of those that I do not connect with. Sure these episodes are but when everything is so elite, ultra-rare, unaffordable etc....I do not get the same vibe as when talking "smaller" collections.

[FBinTexasNate]

I just, these people are the exact type of people that make it impossible to find good watches anymore. Not even wearing them too is just a slap in the face. Idk...

[TriforceRich]

If anyone has wondered what would happen if an entry level Seiko hoarder won the world's largest lottery, well now you have your answer.

[rickoconnell]

“Difficult, you have to earn them, you have to fight”
- the guy who sends other people to get him a watch he wants

[dkveg]

Unbelievable watches, but a depressingly drab/grey presentation. Came across as an audit.

[jonatan]

that oak black dial breguet numerals has to be the most beautiful watch i've seen

[Feiafox]

Insane collection on a completely different level than any of the other talking watches.

[JonathanLimWeeLeng]

I don't get why people are knocking on Patrick for not having a 'story' with every Patek he owns. Also, not everyone who appears on Talking Watches has to be an interesting conversationalist. The sheer insanity of his collection is interesting enough. But granted if you wanted more geek facts, the Hodinkee article that accompanies this video does have Ben geeking out on many of the watches shown in this video. I'm just glad that I have the privilege to peer into a collection I'll never be able to see in the flesh.

[pedroaochoa]

Not a bad episode, but very hard to relate considering how unattainable and luxurious the collection is. A little on the stale side.

[khktgnk]

Maybe its just me but i rather hear some guy telling a cool or meaningful story connected to his Seikos and G-shocks than this. Obviously the watches are an absolute dream but everybody with enough disposable income can just spend money and rattle of reference numbers..