A Watch Idiot’s Unpopular Opinions About Watches (Patek Philippe, GMTs, Water Resistance, and more)

I recently did a video on my new Tudor Black Bay 54 and Seiko 5 SRPK31 and it was clear to see that wearing watches of that size with my 7.5 inch wrist was unpopular with some folks some of whom basically thought I committed a sin BUT that got me thinking about other contrarian or unpopular opinions I had.

So in this video I’m going to go over 4 unpopular opinions that I have about different things in the watch world like GMT movements, water resistance, domed crystals, and the Patek Philippe 5711 nautilus. There are so many more that I couldn't get into concerning Rolex, Omega, Seiko, and Grand Seiko. It goes without saying that these are OPINIONS you’re entitled to your own, and I want to hear what you guys have to say about these topics so yeah go ahead and comment as many times as you want.

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TIME STAMPS:

TWI Unpopular Opinions - 00:00
PP 5711 Is SUPER Overrated - 01:01
“True” vs Caller GMTs - 03:41
Water Resistance Is Basically A Myth - 05:48
Domed Crystals Mostly Suck - 08:12
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