The Best vs The Best vs The Best | Watchfinder & Co.

there are good watches there are great watches and then there are the best watches these are three of them let's see which one comes out on top [Music] it wouldn't be a showdown between the best watches in the world without a Patek Phillipe it's thanks to Patek Phillipe and the Calatrava model line that dress watches look like what they do today the first wristwatches were built out of the practical need to aid military officers and pilots and such the traditional pocket watch worn by gentlemen a far more ornate affair it was the Calatrava that changed all that like odom rpgs Royal Oak the Calatrava was a desperate bid to recover from an ailing business decimated by the Great Depression the pocket watch a symbol of the old money aristocracy was falling out of fashion and so aging traditional brands like Patek Phillipe were facing extinction after a last-minute bailout by the Stern family it was to design and David penny but tech Philippe turned to to revitalize the brand and the Calatrava was the result reserved refined and importantly restrained it set a new tone for luxury that wasn't quite as ostentatious read in your face as the watches that came before it ironically this five to nine 6r comes equipped with what's known as a sector dial which borrows more from the military designs of the period what with the style being much easier to read think of it as an amalgamation of the two avenues with which wristwatch is sought to take the baton from the pocket watch out of the three watches this is the one you'd be most likely to wear every day a brown strap is nicely casual the sector dial eminently readable the date function surprisingly useful as the brain gets older and the memory starts to fade there's even an automatic winding rotor to keep it ticking a manual whine is nice but perhaps not for a daily wear but those are all things that could apply to any watch this is potentially the best watch you may think it's more appropriate to look to a more complex watch to find the best but this is a different kind of best this is the kind where there's nothing to hide behind where every detail it's vulnerable to scrutiny and scrutinize this watch you should because it's nothing short of perfection the blue of the hands heat-treated of course is deep and rich and sumptuous the subtle bands of shifting gray beneath them make reading the time a pleasure every single second marker despite being a fraction of a millimeter thick is as crisp and uniform as the last the same can be said of the caliber three to four SC is not a complicated powerhouse like the watch it asks for very little and does a huge amount with it is the kind of movement where if anyone were to ask you why you waste your time with mechanical watches you could show it to them and answer their question without saying a word you don't need to know specification technical detail anything like that you simply look at it drink in the detail and wonder why anyone would need anything else in their life you know what though there are other things in life and this is one of them the Vacheron Constantin tradition l think Patek Phillipe as a decent backstory fashion constantan was already starting to think about its centennial birthday party when Patek Phillipe was just being founded its list of clientele includes queen elizabeth ii napoleon bonaparte and the pope that's all very nice but is it better than the Patek Phillipe well if the Patek Phillipe is your daily lucky you then this will be one for weekends on the blacks track with no date and a manually wound movement with only a tiny crown available to wind it with this is something you'll save for special occasions nowhere more apparent is this than on the die yes there are some swish little details like the applied logo jewel will finish hands and sent a cap on the cannon pinion that add a touch more attention to detail than the Patek Phillipe but all that fades into obscurity when presented with the Geass a dial this concentric pattern is a staple of the most traditional watchmakers applied without a volt of electricity to be seen in an industry of multi axis CNC lathe machines churning out blanks like they're printing money the traditional gear shape dial is a thing of exquisite beauty applied with a rose engine an ancient machine with wheels and pulleys that draws power from its human operator it's a very mechanical technique used on a very mechanical watch slowly painstakingly each ring of the Kiyoshi is etched into the dial through an offset rotating barrel that Bob's back and forth with the pattern chosen one mistake and the whole thing is in the bin it's the kind of application favored by the sort of people who enjoy the hallow'd combination of extreme concentration and repetitive tedium we call them watchmakers the application of the Geass a is an experience to behold and I can only imagine what it's like to attempt yourself pay attention and it would seem like you're watching the same thing over and over again reduce attentiveness for even a split-second and you'd soon learn just how fine the tolerances really are when it all goes wrong I suppose that's why it's done by master watchmakers and not you or me whatever it's stunning on the rear the manually wound caliber 4400 AAS opens up the opportunity for a much more classical architecture and as nice as the Patek Phillipe solid-gold rotor is doing without it makes for a far more visually pleasing caseback refinement is on par with the five to nine 6r but the freedom afforded by the lack of rotor weight means there's more of the movement to actually enjoy particularly the large center wheel and sweeping bridges patek philippe does of course make manually round movements too but they're now all hidden behind solid case backs what if there was the option to have something a bit special a bit different that also offered a bit of usable practicality as well that's where the are long and zhanna saxonia comes in it's the SUV of the bunch combining the best of both with a little compromise and being a German made watch where the other two are Swiss there's already a sense of uniqueness about it that stands out in the trio a traditional Swiss watch is all about grace and elegance and so too is the Saxonia but there's an added end of stock gothic angularity that gives it an edge over the other to the hands sharp like swords the markers so thin they're almost not there at all yet are still finished to catch the light from every direction even the way the lugs join the case is at odds with the seamlessness of the Swiss pair exhibiting appointed discordance that gives the design more character of the three is by far the simplest yet somehow it manages to say a lot more with a lot less that isn't to say the other two are boring or badly designed think of the Patek Phillipe as a sweet but simple victorious sponge the Vacheron Constantin is a rich indulgent chocolate cake and the Arlen and Sanne as a bitter lemon tart served cold straight from the fridge sometimes cozy and sweet is nice sometimes it's better to have something that bites back the caliber l08 6.1 gets the same dose of flair thanks to the abundant use of the more yellowy German silver and despite the large rotor weight can still be viewed clearly through a large cutout in the middle if you're worried about the efficiency of the rotor with the removed mass and you're right to raise the concern thank you for coming to me with it don't be because there's a nice thick bar of sanim talks up snugly around the edge to compensate even if you did need to top up the power by hand you'd soon realize how smooth and sweet it is to wind like the front it's the little touches on the back that make the saxonia feel a bit more unique a bit more special the hand-engraved balance Kok with swan neck regulator the textured relief for the branding on the rotor weight the three dimensionality of the graining both straight and round these are small details but the shift in personality is surprisingly profound within the realms of simple expertly finished dress watches the saxonia is in a class of its own let's be clear there's no marked difference between any of these watches it's all degrees of separation but when you're spending some twenty thousand pounds for what is essentially a very basic watch it's the little differences that count whether you want something that harks back to the post Depression years and Patek Phillipe sorry invention or something that celebrates the full spectrum of fine watch decoration and mechanical application or perhaps something a bit more left-field that stands out from the crowd these three watches are all the best which one does it most for you well that's down to you discover more exceptional watches at watch finder thank you so much for watching this video if you enjoyed it please do consider giving it a like and subscribing to the channel if there are any watches you'd like to see featured please 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Length: 10min 37sec (637 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 05 2020