Over the last few months, I’ve had a bit of a focus on not just the watches available on the market today, but what makes them popular or not, whether they bring good value or are just marketing puff. Today, I want to focus on all of that around Rolex specifically, because it’s basically impossible not to. Rolex is the big boy, it has been for a long time and probably will continue to be for a long time yet. There are a lot of thoughts about Rolex amongst the community, and today we’re going to ...
Jan 21, 2026•21 min•Season 2025Ep. 51
Like many people considering a big watch purchase, or perhaps those who’ve already made one, a close eye on the market reveals some unnerving insights into the sensibility—or otherwise—of buying a luxury watch. It’s been a tumultuous few years that appeared to be on the verge of stabilising, but just in the last few months, the market has taken a turn for the worse. Let’s have a look at why that is, what it means, and whether you should hold off on your next purchase or buy before it’s too late....
Jan 14, 2026•22 min•Season 2025Ep. 50
Someone looking into the watch market for the first time will be surprised just how much choice there is beyond the typical high-street brands. It’s such a minefield even Princess Diana wouldn’t go near it. So to help you navigate what’s good and what’s not, here are my red flag watches that I implore you to avoid, lest it cost you many, many unnecessary monies. And since I don’t want to be a negative Nancy, I’m going to tell you the ones I think you should get as well. Prefer to watch on YouTub...
Jan 07, 2026•20 min•Season 2025Ep. 49
With a collapsing market, global tariffs and reticent buyers, there are some incredible watch brands that are taking the fall. Today I want to have a look at some of those brands to try and understand what they’re getting wrong. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/f6PDUF8to7M Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 31, 2025•22 min•Season 2025Ep. 48
Complications don’t have to be complicated. Today I’m going to break down every complication you’re likely to come across, explain how they work and why they’re used, and even give you an example of the best bargain way to get into one. Featured watches: Baltic Hermétique MD Watches Studio Supernatural Xeric Triptych Wandering Hour Citizen Tsuyosa Arken Alterum Mido Multifort TV Big Date Hamilton Jazzmaster Power Reserve Auto Xeric Timeline Retrograde Automatic Jack Mason Strat-o-timer GMT Farer...
Dec 24, 2025•27 min•Season 2025Ep. 47
People are selling their collections, thinning the numbers and backing away from watch collecting. Today, I want to understand why people collect watches in the first place, what happened during the boom, why people are now leaving the fold and whether it’s ultimately good or bad for those of us left behind. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/Pjifdyh63VI Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Dec 17, 2025•20 min•Season 2025Ep. 46
You know the drill—this is where you come to get all the very latest watch news fed right into your eyeholes. And we’ve got some absolute bangers this time, including an incredibly rare Rolex that changed the entirety of watchmaking. Featured watches: Dann Phimphrachanh Seconde Vive Voutilainen 28 Kohan Albishorn Type 10 Classic Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance Zeitgeist 1665 Azuki x H. Moser & Cie. Elements of Time Pierre Gasly x H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Lebois & C...
Dec 10, 2025•28 min•Season 2025Ep. 45
After over a decade of not owning a Rolex and then buying one pre-owned, I finally got the call from the AD barely a few weeks later. Hold on to your overdrafts, people. We’re going in… to the AD. To get my new Rolex. Featured watches: Rolex Submariner 124060 Find more great watches like this at https://subdial.com Get great straps for your watches at https://delugs.com Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/NwrBXtC9CMQ Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatch...
Dec 03, 2025•31 min•Season 2025Ep. 44
This right here is your one stop shop for all the cheap new releases this month. And there are a few of them, so less chat and more watches! Let’s go! Featured watches: Studio Underd0g Fears Mim0sa Earthen Summit Benjamin James Scarifour Stone Anders AC2 Volcán Citizen Tsuyosa 60 Farer Three Hand Series III Arsène Lippens Artigiano Echo/Neutra Averau Ceramic Lorier Merlin Tissot Ballade Radcliffe L’Instant Sonore Seagull 1963 Legacy Edition Moonphase Brew Metric Digital Blend Spaceone Skeleton T...
Nov 26, 2025•23 min•Season 2025Ep. 43
With reports of the market finally starting to level out, what’s the landscape looking like? Here are ten hot Rolex watches now trading under retail. Featured watches: Rolex Air-King 126900 Rolex Yacht-Master 40 126622 Rolex GMT-Master II 126711CHNR Rolex Explorer 40 224270 Rolex Explorer II 226570 Rolex Deepsea 136660 Rolex Sea-Dweller 126600 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 126519LN Rolex Yacht-Master 42 226659 Rolex GMT-Master II 126719BLRO Rolex Submariner Date 126610LN Prefer to watch on YouTube? Y...
Nov 19, 2025•23 min•Season 2025Ep. 42
Recently, luxury watch prices have exploded to rip-off levels. But why? Today we’re going to pick apart the pricing model of luxury watch brands and their fake watch alternatives to find out what’s going on with these insane costs. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/FjOZN8PTlRA Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 12, 2025•23 min•Season 2025Ep. 41
These last few months have been an absolute oasis of some of the best watchmaking to come out in a long time, and we’re about to dive into all of it, including one of the most incredible horological creations ever conceived. Featured watches: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Calendar H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Flying Hours Otsuka Lotec Jiro Katayama No. 9 TAG Heuer Carrer Astronomer Jacob & Co. Astronomia Four Axis Tourbillon Ferdinand Berthoud Naissance d’Une Montre 3 Tudor 1926 Luna Ming 5...
Nov 05, 2025•25 min•Season 2025Ep. 40
If it’s a desirable timepiece you want but you can’t be bothered with Rolex, then here’s a selection of awesome alternatives that rank high on the desirability chart. Featured watches: Gronefled Grone Oldenzaal MB&F M.A.D.2 D. Dornbluth & Son AnOrdain Model 1 Kurono Tokyo Sensu EOL Ming 37.02 Ghost Halios Seaforth IV Anoma A1 Optical Straum Jan Mayen Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/5ooH2FYPI_I Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.and...
Oct 29, 2025•18 min•Season 2025Ep. 39
This is a different kind of watch-buying advice. It’s going to start off controversial, and it’s only going to ramp up all the way to the end. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/gvQDI0lPkGs Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 22, 2025•24 min•Season 2025Ep. 38
Just because a watch is incredible doesn’t mean I want to buy it. So contrary to popular opinion, here is a selection of watches collectors absolutely love that I will never, ever part ways with my cash for. Featured watches: IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40 Rolex Sky-Dweller Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional white dial Hamilton Khaki Field Breitling Navitimer Seiko Prospex Alpinist SPB121 Piaget Polo Date Tudor Black Bay Chrono Cartier Santos TAG Heuer Monaco Rolex GMT-Master II Omega Seamaste...
Oct 15, 2025•24 min•Season 2025Ep. 37
It’s time for another round-up of the latest bargain watch releases, all bundled up right here for your leisurely enjoyment. There’s a bit of everything for every taste! Featured watches: Zelos Artemis Paulin Mara Selten Jui Anoma A1 Optical Loresum LS06 Atelier Wen Ancestra Zbioland Snake Farer Integra CW&T Solid State Watch Fears Brunswick Jump Hour Barleycorn Plum Fears Brunswick Charcoal Rose Fears Redcliff ES Dennison Date Night Ba111od Chapter 8 Christopher Ward Twelve 660 Louis Erard ...
Oct 08, 2025•22 min•Season 2025Ep. 36
If you had to sell it all and have just one watch, which would it be? There’s fifteen such thoughts here today, each one cheaper than the last. Featured watches: Frederique Constant Classic Date Manufacture Longines Spirit Zulu Time Christopher Ward C60 Trident Lumiere Mido Ocean Star Worldtimer Doxa Sub 200 Sharkhunter Hamilton Jazzmaster Performer Automatic 38mm Nivada Grenchen Aquamar Jack Mason Strat-o-timer GMT: Lone Star Arken Alterum Maen Hudson 38 Mk4 Erebus Ascent 39 Seiko SRPL91 Gene K...
Oct 01, 2025•24 min•Season 2025Ep. 35
There’s a level of watch collecting that goes beyond ordinary enthusiasm, beyond obsession, even, and into the arena of nerdery. Maybe that’s where you are, or maybe you’ve still got a little way to go yet. Well now’s the time to find out as I present four groups of nerd-level watches, to see if you really have attained the status of complete nerdlinger. Featured watches: Classics: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cartier Tank Must De Cartier Breguet Tradition 7027 Divers: Rolex Submariner Omega Seamaster...
Sep 24, 2025•29 min•Season 2025Ep. 34
China can make every single part that goes into a Rolex, and now with 39% tariffs on Swiss watches imported into America, the price gap is even greater. Today we're going to answer the ultimate question: is Rolex at risk from Chinese-made watches? Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/YH3uGkdCYMs Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 17, 2025•24 min•Season 2025Ep. 33
Today we’re going to take a deep dive into the tricks of the trade that help luxury brands persuade you to buy their products. We’re going to look at the practices, the psychology and even why being treated badly by a brand is a surefire way to make you even more likely to part with your cash. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/XcJUoogkyJQ Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 10, 2025•26 min•Season 2025Ep. 32
There are so many awesome new watches coming out every month that it's a struggle to keep up with them all — so let me do it for you. Here is this month’s roundup of the hottest new watches, including a surprise secret release from Omega. Featured watches: Zenith Chronomaster Original Triple Calendar Lapis Lazuli Bulgari Bulgari Marble Nivada Chronomaster Valjoux 23 Aventurine Arnold & Son x Chronopassoin Double Tourbillon Landscape Breitling Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute Scott Car...
Sep 03, 2025•25 min•Season 2025Ep. 31
With more affordable watches hitting the market than ever before, it’s not easy knowing what's good, so here's another monthly roundup of the best and most interesting affordable watches hitting the shelves — including the new king of bargain timekeepers! Featured watches: Parea Sector Charles Berret Kaze 2.0 Mr Jones Continuum Brew Metric Automatic Tech Maen Manhattan 37 Ultra Thin Benrus #3061 GT HTD Hesagraph Cannoli Beda’a Eclipse II Venezianico Redentore Utopia Orion Hellcat 36 Black Mother...
Aug 27, 2025•25 min•Season 2025Ep. 30
Buckle up , because we’re about to launch into twenty-plus minutes of my most favourite thing in the entire world: griping. Be ready for a whole host of complaining about watches that don’t just get my goat, but dress it in a silly hat and shoes as well. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/90r7ncw_VKc Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 20, 2025•24 min•Season 2025Ep. 29
Recently I broke down every price point you’ll find a watch at to give a bit more of an understanding as to how and why these prices are what they are, and why you get what you get for them. But what about the best watches for each of those price points? Today I’m bringing you my selection of the very best watches at every price, based on aesthetics, technicality and brand, starting down at the very bottom: a single buck. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/QqZ5Mu44mJc Kee...
Aug 13, 2025•25 min•Season 2025Ep. 28
For a brief moment we wondered if the watch market might be picking back up again, but then tariffs went and trampled on the beginnings of a fragile stability in the watch market. And thus, some incredible bargains you probably had no idea about came to be. Here they are, a whole bunch of them. Featured watches: Rolex Daytona Porsche Design Heritage Chronograph Blancpain Leman Flyback Chronograph 2182 Piaget Altiplano Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Patek Philippe Chronometro Gondolo 5098P Omega ...
Aug 06, 2025•25 min•Season 2025Ep. 27
Getting into watches is a steep learning curve. There’s so much to get wrong and generally the only way to learn is to make costly mistakes, so I've built a compendium of all the things that are well worth knowing before spending a single penny. And even if you’re not a beginner, it’s easy to let certain aspects sidestep you entirely, so you’ll get some value too. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/fBFISdiWovc Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com...
Jul 30, 2025•27 min•Season 2025Ep. 26
Should Tudor be considered the watch Rolex wannabees buy when their budgets are too low? Do you get better value for money at the cheaper end of the scale? Today, we’re going to take a look into all of this to answer some of the community’s most pressing questions once and for all. Find more great watches like this at https://subdial.com Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/U2A1O7cf72w Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Jul 23, 2025•27 min•Season 2025Ep. 25
Brands spend a lot of time looking backwards in watchmaking, dwelling on the past. But that’s not true of all the brands all the time. Sometimes, they come up with new ideas, and when they do, they can be some of the most insane things you’ve ever seen. Featured watches: Frederique Constant Monolith Breguet Classique Chronométrie 7727 10Hz Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time Advanced Research 5650G Urwerk EMC Cartier ID Two TAG Heuer Carrera Mikrogirder Ulysse Nardin Freak Prefer to watch on You...
Jul 16, 2025•27 min•Season 2025Ep. 24
It’s possible to buy a watch for $1. It’s also possible to buy a watch for $10 million. But why is there such a discrepancy? And if a watch can be purchased for a single dollar, does that mean anything else above it is a rip-off? Today we’re going to take a look at every category of watches and how they get their prices. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/HhFChnjdt5o Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Jul 09, 2025•31 min•Season 2025Ep. 23
Today I’ve gathered together all the hot-button watch news to understand what’s going on with Swiss watches in China, why Rolex is going big guns in court, and what’s happening over at the Swatch Group that’s got them hot and bothered. Prefer to watch on YouTube? You can here: https://youtu.be/z8v-zSIeuAQ Keep up-to-date with the latest at www.andrewmorganwatches.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 02, 2025•25 min•Season 2025Ep. 22
