My Watch Collection! | Rolex, Patek Philippe, A. Lange & Söhne, Cartier, IWC, TAG Heuer

all right finally here we go today the most highly requested video what's up guys i'm brian Sakawa you're watching he spoke style and this is my watch collection so people always ask me you know when did I first get into watches and I don't really have a good answer to that I do remember always being intrigued with watches I can't really pinpoint what the fascination was some of the earliest watches I remember having in my childhood where the Timex Ironman Triathlon which had the start/stop and they'll a preset buttons and I can remember having competitions with my friends to see who could push the start/stop twice the fastest I also remember that the first watch that I sort of lusted after was this kind of neon yellow and teal swatch and if I recall it did have a rotating bezel and then of course my first luxury watch as a child was the Gucci with the red and green dial that I bought on Canal Street but needless to say over the years I've always maintained a sort of passive interest in wristwatches but it wasn't until the last five years or so that I really got started going down the very very deep rabbit hole of wristwatch fanaticism and I know there are some of you out there that can sympathize with that so that brings us to my personal watch collection which right now is about 10 watches I'm not going to go through them in any particular order of acquisition or anything like that so let's just get right to it now the first watch here might be a little surprising to some of you it is the Seiko 5 SN k80 982 dollars and 38 cents on Amazon the Seiko 5 is universally regarded even by serious watch nerds as the best value in watches you get a fantastic automatic movement for under $100 which is like what you know this is a easy everyday watch to wear I love the size at 37 millimeters black dial makes it very versatile the canvas strap kind of puts it more on the casual side but as in everyday watch you really can't beat it next up is the watch that was my very first new three watch this is my Rolex state just reference 1 1 6 2 3 4 if you've seen my guide to buying your first relics video you have seen this much before and heard me talk about why I decided to buy a new watch versus a pre-owned one I definitely recommend checking out that video if you haven't already it took me a long time to figure out what exact day chest I wanted obviously I went with something that is extremely classic and that I feel matches my personal style very well this is the 36 millimeter version in steel and white gold silver dial Jubilee bracelet stick pin our markers and fluted bezel this watch is very very special to me I got it to celebrate a milestone with he spoke style and it will always be in my collection so not long after I got my date chest I became obsessed with the Rolex GMT master first I love the look of it with the blue and red bezel especially the ones that had faded a little bit over time and then finding out more about the history of the watch which was introduced in 1954 for Pan Am pilots and that it really was and is a tool watch which allows you to tell the time into different time zones at once so I became obsessed with this watch and then I actually became obsessed with finding one from my birth year which is 1977 so the watch I eventually found with the help of my friend James Lambton from analog shift is this one my reference 1 675 5.2 million serial number which dates it to 1977 I love this watch it's such a classic sports watch I always take this with me when I travel and I use the bezel to keep track of the time back home I like it on the bracelet a lot though this is not actually a period-correct bracelet I also do like to swap out the bracelet for a leather or suede strap sometimes and a NATO strap in the summer this next watch is the cartier Drive this is the original example from 2016 which was the first year they introduced the Drive this was a very different kind of watch for cardiac which is one of the reasons that I liked it with this watch they were trying to introduce something that was more specifically aimed at the male consumer and this watch is said to have a bit of an automotive inspiration there's a lot of subtlety in the dial this watch that I like the black tile version that I have especially there's the key O'Shea on the inner part of the dial and the runny sub-second style the hands almost blend in but not you kind of have to turn it a certain way to catch the light which just reveals more of the intricacy of the dial and I know date windows can sort of like divide people but I think this is a really well positioned and unobtrusive date window here very cool watch all right moving from a more contemporary Cartier design to a more classic one this is my Cartier tank American this is the 100th anniversary version medium-sized steel case silver dial blue leather strap and deployment buckle this is a very special watch to me this is the watch that my wife gave me on our wedding day and on the case back you can see inscribed our wedding date I love the tank American because I think it's one of those kind of under the radar watches in the car DEA tank lineup it's obviously extremely classic super elegant and just different you know you see tank solos all the time but the tank American is one that you don't see that often which to me makes it even more intriguing next up is a heavy hitter in my collection this is of course the Patek Phillipe Nautilus 5711 a watch that really needs no introduction if you're into watches at all you know what this watch is all about and you know how difficult it can be to come by so I've heard that there are like waiting lists of like 5 to 10 years long for this watch and as a result it commands an absolutely absurd premium on the secondary market so you're probably wondering how I got this and it's actually pretty good story so when my wife and I bought our house a little over a year ago just about across the street is a Patek ad so I immediately went in there inquired about the 57:11 of course I was laughed at told the list was 60 people long people all over the world and this and that and I said all right whatever you know just put my name on the list by the way I live across the street from you I'm local not just some random guy who's going to take this watch from you and flip so I left it there then over the next couple months I periodically check in and stop in to the shop just so he knew that I was serious and I remember the last time I called him was on a Friday and then the very next Monday he called me and said Brian I'm gonna do your favor I have a 5711 here a blue dial if you want it it's yours so obviously in complete shock I talked to a couple collector friends of mine and they say if you don't take this you're an idiot so I had to put my money where my mouth was and I got the watch I would consider all of the watches in my collection to be favorites each in their own way but there's really something very very special about the 5711 the the design is classic one of gentes most famous designs next to the Royal Oak the movement is finished exquisitely on the wrist it's just amazing the slim low profile is so elegant I have never felt a bracelet this comfortable before the watch itself is kind of unassuming which I like and it's also very versatile so this is one of my everyday watches and one of my favorites in my collection alright moving on to what could probably be called the centerpiece of my collection and that is this watch right here the Alana and Sona data graph this is the original version reference for 03.03.2014 s' the beautiful beautiful movements which the data graph is definitely known for of all of the versions of the data graph out there for me the original one is one of the best and mostly due to the case size because it's 39 millimeters the up/down version with the power reserve indicator is 41 millimeters which for me is really kind of pushing the envelope size-wise especially considering the thick of the watch the coronagraph mechanism is one of the most buttery smooth that I have ever felt before the data graph has been called the most important modern chronograph and I feel extremely fortunate to have one in my collection now actually wear this watch all the time and of course if you're a watch guy you know what this watch is but like the 57:11 this one kind of flies under the radar for a lot of people and I like that I like the fact that you know the case back notwithstanding that there is a sort of subtle not totally in your face quality to the data graph next watch I have here on my wrist actually is my IWC engine or automatic another simple classic timeless very versatile watch speaking of versatile I did do a styling video for this watch wearing it with three different outfits so definitely check that out if you haven't already there are a couple things that I really love about the engine or one again it is sort of that under the radar watch for IWC you know it's not the big pilot it's not the portuguese line another thing is that it has in its design history a version that was created by Gerald jente that one was the on gene or SL reference one eight three two from 1976 and although the new version which I have more closely resembles the original from 1955 I do like that there is a little bit of jente in this watches DNA next up is the Tag Heuer Carrera blue dreamer which was the first watch collaboration that way code did with the rake and revolution this was a limited edition of 100 pieces I wanted this watch as much to support my friend as I did just because I think it's a really beautiful beautiful piece and extremely unique this watch was meant to evoke this sort of luxury leisurely sportiness of the French Riviera with all the different Blues on the dial and I know that way is also a very big fan of kind of blue by Miles Davis so there's that sort of inspiration in there as well this is my summer watch this is the one I always have on when we go to the pool one neat thing about this is I actually have number four of 100 which I requested so on the case back it says zero zero four slash 100 now if you take off the first and the last zero you have my birthday October 4th so there is also like that little bit of personal meaning in this watch to me as well final watch here is another collaboration this one was between ho dinky and swatch this is the swatch system 51 ho dinky vintage 84 so I got this watch mostly out of personal nostalgia for the swatch that I had when I was in seventh eighth grade this one is a lot more understated than the neon yellow and blue version that I had way back when but the coolest thing about this watch is actually the case back it's an automatic movement and it just looks so cool so that is my current watch collection I think looking at it as a whole that overall it really reflects my personal style and that all the watches are simple classic and timeless in one way or another even though the majority of watches in my collection our modern watches now as everyone who has been bitten by the watch bug or infected with the watch disease knows there is always that next watch that you want to acquire so I'm no different and I thought I would share quickly some of the watches that I would love to have in my collection someday first which is the absolute highest on my priority list is a longer one one of the most beautiful and perfect modern watches in my opinion there is no other dial like this just so unique and interesting and personally I'd like to have one in rose gold with a silver dial so next I really think I need more gold in my collection and it doesn't get any more gold than this the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak won five to zero to be a with the gold dial also probably not going to be happening anytime soon unless I decide to sell my 57:11 which isn't happening so anyway a guy's got a dream next is the Rolex Explorer one zero one six as far as vintage Rolex goes or attainable vintage Rolex I should say it really doesn't get much better than the one zero one six back to the gold side of things another classic The Bachelor on constant on traditionnelle but the boutique Edition with a really interesting pattern on the dial there is an interesting Cartier that I would like to add to my collection and that is the mana pusher chronograph you don't see those that often and I just think it's a really really cool piece finally another very practical watch for me as a frequent traveler and that is the Patek Phillipe Aquanaut travel time fifty one sixty four so thanks for watching guys leave your comments below thumbs up if you like this video don't forget to subscribe to the channel and until next time thanks for watching and stay tailor you