The Watches of a Marine (Hamilton, Seiko, Omega & More)

Howdy y'all. My name is Mark. I'm a Marine and these are my watches. Hi everyone, Teddy Baldastar here and today we are joined by Mark. Mark, pleasure to meet you, man. >> Thank you. Thank you for having me. >> So before we dive into your watches, one of the best aspects I think of this series is getting to know the people behind them. So you're a Marine. tell us a little bit more about what the day-to-day looks like. >> Yeah, so um I am a Huey pilot by trade. So I, you know, fly helicopters for the Marine Corps. Um but currently I'm in a position where I train, uh joint terminal attack controllers or J-TAX. Uh so they're the guys that are on the radio talking to pilots in the air, calling in a strike or getting them for medevac or kazvac kind of thing, right? So that's who I train now. So, the Marine Corps tries to round out its officers and, you know, get pilots boots on on deck or whatever, trying to get them that exposure. Um, but my day-to-day specifically, it depends, right? So, if I'm doing exercises, if we're in like the exercise season, then we're I'm in the field doing a lot of work there. Um, but, uh, on a nonex exercise season kind of day, I'm, you know, putting in submitting requests for air support and then additionally, I'm just sending a lot of emails, a lot of desk work, honestly. Okay. So, you get to see a little bit of it all and you bounce around and keep it keep you on your toes. In terms of this connection to watches, did this happen prior to wanting to get into, you know, armed service, becoming an armed service member? Like, what did that connection happen? And was it more of like connecting the dots after the fact or was this something that was done in tandem? Cuz you have watches that are, you know, very much in connection to what you do clearly. Yeah. >> Yeah. So, um, you know, first generation American and so my dad is just a working man and, uh, he just he immigrated from Lebanon back in the 80s with my mom and he's just always worn a watch like just one watch, too. He's a psycho. He would he would wear like a tisso and just wear that watch the whole time whether it's dress up, whether it's working around the house, whether it's just, you know, work in general. So, it's just the one watch. And I always grew up seeing that and I was like, "Okay, men wear watches." That was like my, you know, mentality in that case. I was like, "Hey, got to wear a watch." Uh, and it wasn't until like sixth grade that I kind of mentally committed to the military aspect or military idea. So, I've always had watches. It started back when I was young watching my father and then it really sprung into action as I went into college and then commissioned into the Marine Corps. >> When you were at that phase of your career, you knew what was in front of you in terms of what you were potentially going to do on a day-to-day basis. And then you think of these watches, it seems like, as tools to an extent. Does that shape your philosophy of what you decided to ultimately buy and add to the collection? >> Yes, I would I would Yes, 100%. That's spot on. I I love watches for their tool aspect, right? So, I I don't care for jewelry, per se. Um, so, as you'll see uh throughout the collection, they have a lot a substantial amount of use and abuse. Um, and that's why I want them and that's why I like them. And and I do I do gravitate towards watch brands that have either a connection or history to military. And >> I don't know, maybe brainwashing, maybe not, but it's just kind of by nature at this point and I don't even fight it anymore. It's just what I like. >> So, it's not merely just looking the part. It also has to have maybe some pedigree behind it that, you know, can walk the walk, right? >> Yeah. 100%. >> Okay. >> So, where do you want to start? uh you definitely have like a theme like in terms of some of the pieces that you have, but where do we want to begin with some of the watches here? >> Okay, let's start with uh the first watch that my wife got me, which was a a >> Yeah. >> So, yep. The Hamilton uh khaki. It was the day Date. So, we weren't married at the time. We were just dating, which is really sweet of her. She knew I was a watch freak. And she, by the way, she's already throwing up right now as we were filming. She's just like, "Why?" You know, like, and but she it's cuz I always have Teddy content in the background. >> But >> I apologize. >> So, she she was very she is very supportive as well. Always. And anyways, um for Christmas, this was like a Christmas gift and it was like my intro, you know, gateway drug into like the watch world. And I remember buying like getting this watch and the by the way, the the original leather strap has more or less deteriorated. I used to wear it and abuse it as well. Um, and this little like like flap back here ended up giving way and so I was just like I'm not going to replace that. So I just bought other straps for this thing. Um, but I I remember when I first got this and this was the first watch that I've ever had where I had a one automatic but two exhibition case back and so I just sit there. It wouldn't even be on my wrist most of the time. I'd just be off my wrist. I'm just watching this movement. I'm like moving the little rotor around. Uh, so that was like my first and intro into like the I guess watch world. >> Did you know that this was like the watch that you wanted and she was just like sitting on the sidelines being like connecting the dots like this is what I have to get? >> She's really smart. Yeah, she she she knew exactly kind of like what I wanted and I didn't know it. I thought I just wanted a date window. I I love functionality. Um, so like if it's helpful or useful. Uh, and there's something to be said about a clean dial as well. So, and and we'll get to that, but um she's like day date and and honestly I love it. But, um yeah, love love the watch. >> In terms of Hamilton, because you're talking about this idea of wanting to connect brands with military, you know, history and connection. What was it about Hamilton that attracted you and like when you were first getting into this? >> Yeah. Uh the the Teddy recipe there of I've watched many of your videos and you've talked about them and there's other videos that talk about it as well, but the Hamilton ties back to World War II or whatever. Um, I was like, "That's awesome." You know, the watch that won the war kind of thing. And so I was like, "This is it. I need a ham. I need a hammy." And so I I got me one or she got me one. >> It's an amazing gift. Amazing gift. So then from there, like what was like next? Like what were some of the areas that you were filling out as you're starting to build your collection? >> So um, being in the military, you you need something robust, right? And you need something pretty accurate, which is un like undeniably quartz at this point. Um, and so G-Shock, uh, that was the that was the next or I guess the quintessential watch, uh, for me. So, um, sad pre-story to this one. Um, I used to have like the original like squareface G-Shock that had a like, uh, the same like multiband and like solar powered, uh, face and everything. and I was surfing and I I had it on and it popped off at some point when I was surfing and I remember looking down being like, "Darn it." Um, so, uh, I went to the I went to the MCX red on base and I just found this thing and I was like, "This is more or less the same, but it's got the round face, which it was similar to a G-Shock that I had back in college." Um, I had like the o old like I'm sure it's it's the one that has like the NATO stock number or whatever, one of the two that have that. So, I used to have that and I threw it away. Uh, so you >> threw it away. >> I know. I know. I know. >> By accident or by like with intention. >> So, so the story behind that watch is I bought it secondhand. That's how broke I was. And so I bought it for like 20 bucks off of a friend. And I didn't know that the like the battery is supposed to last like 10 years or something or five or 10 years. Um, so I got it and then like 2 or 3 years later, every time I'd hit the the like the power button on it, it would like start to blank out and it's like dying. >> I'm like, "Oh no." So then I took it in, had the battery swapped, and then this little piece right here about a year later broke off. So I was using like a hair band from my ex-girlfriend at the time to like keep that in place. And then this strap ended up like like right at the um uh lug snapped as well. And so like, okay, >> you had some bad luck with G-Shock. >> So I'm abusing them. And so uh so when that snapped, I was like, well, I'm not going to get a new strap because it's going to die in 2 years. Which I didn't know any better. I was like, "It just dies every two years. That's silly." So, um, I ended up throwing it away. And I'm like, now now that I know more about them, I'm like, I should have kept that one cuz there was a lot of like story lessons learned. >> Exactly. So, anyways, I went and bought this at the MCX. And um, yeah, it it's been great. I used it and used it and so while I was flying, I wouldn't fly with the Hamilton typically. Uh, if I was caught off guard and I was wearing that, then I'm sure. Um, it was mostly my G-Shock that I would rely on. One, it it auto hacks. So, that means I it receives a time every night pretty much. And so, uh, when we do a flight brief, we always do a time hack to make sure we're all synced up on the on the time. So, it was just perfect. Um, and for I'm I'm sure your audience is going to laugh at this, but in in my squadron specifically, like the night systems instructors were big on like moon phasing and and like the the tides because you want the um the flow from when you're looking at NVGs, you want the optical flow to occur. So So they're like, "What tide is it?" You know, are we flying over the water at low tide? Are we going to see the wave caps or whatever? Right. So So this has like the tide, the moon, and like it auto hacks. So I was like, "Boom, check, check, check." It's like 125 bucks or something ridiculous cheap and and I was like it's a G-Shock. Cool. >> Like in the corpse like like how many people like love G-Shock because we always like from the outside or just like this is such a watch that makes practical utilitarian sense but like do you have other like watch friends like in in like in the Marines that you like connect with on like watches like this? >> So um truthfully it's actually mostly the Garmin uh watch that typically dominates right now and the Garmin Tactics or the Garmin Phoenix. I actually did have a Garmin. I got really frustrated because every time you go into a skiff or a secret space, you have to remove the Garmin. Um, and so then I'm in there without a watch. I'm like, this is silly. Or, uh, on a ship on my first deployment, they do this thing called, uh, emissions control, so MCON. Um, and basically anything Bluetooth operated needs to be secured. So, >> I got I would be like, I'm on a ship. I don't need to put this away. Like, it doesn't have connectivity to my phone anyways. Like, the, you know, the walls of the ship like prevent that. And I had a Navy chief one time correct me. He's like, "Sir, you need to take that off." I was like, "But it's not connected." He's like, "Sir, you need to take that off. We're MC Con." I was like, >> "Got it." So, I went back to my stateater room, took it off, and I was like really frustrated. I was like, "That's stupid. I'm not going to wear smartwatch ever again." >> Where you have to worry about taking off. >> So, I was like, "You know what? I was committed to the G-Shock. It dumb watches are my favorite, honestly. They are just the best." And, um, they can't tell me otherwise. >> Yeah. And the whole security risk is a real thing. I' I've seen like watches of espionage like call out like JD Vans for wearing like an Apple Watch for example like but there is something to that. I mean if it does have that connectivity like you do have potentially security. >> Correct. Yeah% does have it does have its merits even to this day. >> Yeah. So yep. The G-Shock it's trusty. It's my like go-to if I'm like doing laborous work around the house or um you know flight or missions at night. specifically at night because uh I can hit the loom button and it just pops up and I can look at the time and so yeah it's it's a good watch. >> So like like in the field that's something that you would grab quite frequently. >> Yeah. Yeah, it would be Yeah, it would probably be this one. >> It's like number one. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Amazing. >> Yeah. >> Then we have some Seikko watches over here. So you want to tell us the story about each of these? Looks we got a turtle, we got an Arabic dial. What's going on? >> Yeah. Yeah. So two two different eras in Mark's life. Um the Seikko Turtle uh not on the original strap but on a watches watches of espionage strap actually. Nice. >> Um so the Seikko Turtle on my second deployment uh we were in Okinawa actually all over Japan really. Uh we were like island hop up to mainland Japan hike Mount Fuji by the way and then come island hop back. We went up to Korea. Um and while I was there uh I was nerding out with a bunch of my buddies that are also watch nerds. And so I was like this is it. this like I need to get me a turtle. I love the turtle and you've mentioned it a few times in your videos. And by the way, the first time >> probably more than just a few times. >> I know. And and so like the first time you mentioned it, I was like that's sweet. I like that. Um so anyways, I I was like, what better place to buy me a turtle than in Japan? And so >> I went on this like witch hunt to find a turtle, which was wildly surprisingly difficult to find a turtle. But I I can I remember it like yesterday. I I was like Google Mapsing. There was this one random Japanese store. The guy doesn't know any English. >> Are you in Okinawa? >> I'm in Okinawa. Yeah. Yeah. Uh on like it's like central of the island. Um and anyways, I just go into the store and I'm like looking around and it's a bunch of it's a bunch of like old watches, but then there's like some new ones, a lot of G-Shocks, um honestly. And then all of a sudden I see this one and I'm like it's like displayed right there on the original like uh rubber strap and everything and like pointing at it like hey this thing. And so I'm doing a lot of like Google Translate pointyalkie to get this right around like $3 like $79 I think is what I got it for. But I was like I'm not going to miss that money even a little bit. This is awesome, you know. Uh so I I bought that watch and I didn't stop wearing it basically for the rest of the deployment. It became my go-to fly watch actually. So while flying, oddly enough a diver. Um >> but mainly because it's like super robust, super legible. And the the loom, by the way, for like 300 bucks >> is just crazy. >> No joke. >> Yeah, it was insane. So, uh, anyways, I this was like my go-to flight watch. Uh, I have several photos of me just like either pre-flighting the aircraft and I'll like dig into like a compartment and it'll just like get dinged up and I won't even bat an eye. Like it's it's a turtle attack. >> That's what it's meant for. That's what it's for. >> Um, and then I eventually put it on a NATO strep cuz I do take my watches diving. So this bad boy has been diving several several times both in Okinawa uh here in the United States also in Hawaii which is also the United States but island chain >> all recreational I mean just for for >> pleasure. Yeah. So >> so anyways uh it's been deeper than 100 ft which is doesn't even scratch the surface of its capabilities but you know uh it's kind of reassuring to know that I can take it deep and and I do use it. I always have my dive computer and then I have a analog watch and as soon as I get to the bottom I set, you know, so that way I know my bottom time a little bit and then as I get to my safety stop, my, you know, 3m minute safety stop, I reset it, you know. So I'm always like two to make one always. So like I don't I don't want to mess around if my dive computer for whatever reason just died uh dives over and then also now I can still time things and I know the time. >> Did the interest in diving come before the watches and then like how did that happen? No, no. The diving interest actually occurred in flight school. Fight school. Yeah. Yeah. So I was in Pensacola actually and that's when I learned like how to dive and everything and so that was Yeah. >> And then you're like, "Oh man, I need a turtle." >> Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. It was like the quintessential dive watch. >> And then tell us the story about this other Seikko here. >> Yeah. So uh this is the Arabic dial. It is approximately 120 bucks off Amazon is I think what I bought it for and I was like I will not miss that money one bit. Um, so I'm I'm Lebanese as I may have mentioned that I my parents immigrated and so um when they came from Lebanon um you know they wanted to make sure that we retained as much of the language and culture as we possibly could. Uh and actually I did attend third grade in Lebanon. Uh, so I went to school there and uh actually Watches of Espionage had this this exact watch on like their website or something and I was just like I didn't even know that watch existed and the Arabic is correct. Like all the dates are in Arabic and they're correct Arabic and I was like that's awesome, you know. Um, so additionally, and this is just like a a mark thing, I think every real watch owner uh and this is probably going to be controversial needs to have a crappy Seikko movement. This movement doesn't hack. It doesn't do much. It's wildly inaccurate. But I always like to think about like the the you know the men that in that fought in World War II or like Vietnam, their movements were significantly less capable than these things, right? And they still like fought wars. Um so I'm like this watch movement is arguably the worst one I have in my collection, but it is awesome and I love it. And so I do wear it because it's a fun watch and it does do well with like every kind of strap. It it just wears really well. >> You hear that everybody? Somebody's that actually uses watches as tools is saying accuracy doesn't matter as much as we think cuz that is a huge thing. I mean 7 7S26 it it works. It's like if you've ever seen those videos of like people putting like a cinder block on a Honda Civic and it just like keeps running. >> That's like the 7S26. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So my my motto is plus or minus 30 seconds. And that's just like the mindset for aviation for the 1/60th Nightstalkers who are like the tip of the spear for a like military aviation. Like plus or minus 30 seconds is their standard. So if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me. So as long as the watch holds to about plus or - 30 seconds, which if you daily your watch, it's going to perform so much better than like like what the factory advertised uh specs are. So, if you wear this watch every day, it yeah, it's going to run probably a little fast, but it's probably gonna be closer to like that 20 second or maybe 15 second mark, uh, as long as you're just wearing it. But once it sits on a shelf or whatever, that's when you're going to start seeing the huge deviations. >> Sweet watch, man. For 150 bucks, it's hard to beat. >> I love it. >> So, Sang, this is another brand that I know within like the military community, people love this brand. So, where'd you hear about them and why did you decide on this is the Kinetic 2, right? Yes, the Kinetic 2 pilot DLC coded. Um, so where did I hear about Sang in? Um, man, that's a good question actually. I think it was, you know, just, you know, perusing the inner the webs and just figuring out what I was next going to buy. Um, and uh, I I was looking at like military like brands specifically and uh, you know, Marathon came up, right? Like they provide whatever. But then I, you know, the Sangan came up and I was like, "Huh." And then if you read into like the origins, like the founder is a Marine Raider. Um, so, and then he's got a fascination with watches, which by the way, Jake, the founder, is like awesome. He I didn't realize it, but when I'm emailing their like customer, it's literally it's just him. I'm like, "This is so cool." Like, talk about like an experience. Um, he's just an awesome person also. Just like really down to earth. Um, so anyways, I bought the Sang In for a couple of purposes. One, I was promoting. So I was promoting from captain to major. I didn't know at the time when that was occurring. And additionally, if you don't know, Sang in does like batches and they sell out like that. Like it's so fast. Um, so I put my name down to like be notified when they were like back in stock. Um, and I was I knew I was promoting so I was like, "Okay, this will be like my gift to myself for promotion or whatever." Um, and then subsequently after that, I found out that I was going to go work for Mars on my next tour, which I'll admit, I'm not going to be a Raider. Okay, before anyone in your audience comes at me, I am not a raider. Okay, I'm just going to be a fak. Uh, so anyways, um, I was like, cool. This will be like a cool way of honoring buying from a Marine Raider and then additionally a promotion gift to myself. Uh, I got notified and like literally as fast as humanly possible, I bought this watch so it wouldn't sell out. And lo and behold, like two or three hours later, it never sold out again, which I I got mine, but I was like, jeez, man, that's crazy. So, um, this watch I've taken diving in Hawaii. I've taken it down to depths of about 90 ft. So, I do take it diving. I like the GMT function. That's what's appealing to me as well. >> Was that your first GMT? >> It was. Yeah. I think it's my only GMT right now. I mean, >> yeah, somebody who's, you know, you know, pilot, that makes sense. >> Zulu time. So, we we work off Zulu time a lot and so having a GMT, but then also the fact that I can also track another time zone by just twisting the bezel a little bit. Um, which was awesome cuz I I did a a day trip out to Yuma, Arizona for like an exercise, which happens on after daylight savings. It's um an hour ahead. So, you're - 8 Zulu time in California at that point, but you're still - 7 in Arizona. M so because I'm only there for like a day or so I just twisted the bezel instead of adjusting the entire watch and then when I left Arizona I just rotated it back and so that was good right so um and that way it's it's easy I know people are like you're just adding an hour but yeah but then I can just quickly reference it and not guess or or risk guessing and then how do you approach mechanical versus chords because so far we've looked at most of mechanical watches we're starting to enter into more quartz territory like what's the thought process for you as you start to think about it. There was, you know, of course, a G-Shock, too. >> Sure. >> A lot of mechanical, then there's that mix. >> Yeah. I I think people that poo poo quartz um or hold their nose up to quartz are are silly. Um it's still a watch and my motto is always like tool watch. Like use the watch for what it's intended for minus a dress watch. Um but a dress watch is being used for dress. So, but regardless, you can't deny the accuracy of like a quartz capability and like the reliability of quartz. Um, so I'm I'm never really concerned about absolutely just abusing the snot out of those watches. Uh, not that I'm really gentle with any of the other watches, but it's just something super easy and I'm not concerned. Easy to grab, too, right? So, like you've mentioned it a couple of times, like if if you don't have a watch winder and your watch is dead, you might be deterred from grabbing it. you know, that thing's got like a 5 10 year battery, so it's it's going to last you a while. So that that's kind of the mindset there. >> Sure. Then moving along to another piece here, similar to the, you know, more of the arm service connection as well. >> Yeah. This brand. So um right around the same time I had I had looked at Luminox. Um I found out I found out about this brand which is called Protek. Mh. >> Uh the founder was uh he worked for Luminox or was one of the founders for Luminox initially and then left the company after several several years, but then like kind of gravitated back and started his own company or whatever. And anyways, they much like how Luminox has like a branding and I you know my my take, no one else's take. I think it's overdone with the suit Navy. >> I was going to ask you it's a little overdone. It's It's very overdone with the Navy Seal Luminox branding. Um, but this one's a little more subtle. Uh, you know, most >> even though it says Marine Corps on the dial, >> but no one knows that. Like, no one knows about Protek. >> Um, and so like it's not like in your face. And it says Marine Corps, right? But it's like just two lines of text that if no one was like rating your watch, they wouldn't really see it. And then like on the back side, more for me, less for everyone else. It's got this like eagle globe and anchor just embossed in this like uh >> It's actually well done. >> It's it's super detailed, super deep. So >> yeah, and it's just a good watch. It's really really durable. It's got a Miota movement, so it's it's just trustworthy. I don't ever worry about, you know, the watch failing me. >> Bezel action is fantastic. I was playing around with it as I was waiting cuz I got here before you got here. So I'm like playing with your watches. I'm like, "Hey, this will do the job." >> I'm glad I'm not the only one. I was literally in your boutique playing with all the bezels I could because I just, you know, I'm like I just want to feel for all the different actions and this Yeah, this one's very crisp, >> very sharp. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> And then you mentioned Luminox. You have a Luminox on table. It's like a bronze uh Lumin as well. >> Yeah. So, I went through a phase of I love bronze watches. Um mainly cuz I wanted a bronze panery, but Lord knows I will never be able to afford that. So, I was like, "Okay, uh let me find a different bronze diver." And my motto again just like use your tools, but also every bronze diver deserves to go diving. So when I got this watch, it became my go-to diver. Um it's got decent bezel action. It's nothing to write home about, but it's like it gets the job done right. Um it's got a Celita movement. It's beautiful. The um the back uh rotor is black, so it's customized for Luminox. They they call it limited edition. It's,000 pieces, I believe. And um or 500 pieces or whatever. But yeah, 500 pieces. So anyways, um really nice watch. Very legible underwater. Uh I've taken it night diving. So it's really because of the tridium tubes. It's super legible underwater as well. I don't need to like, you know, flash uh do a flashlight on it or put a flashlight on it to like reactivate the loom. And then my promise to myself cuz man, I'll tell you it's it's very tempting to want to just like patina your watches early cuz you want this look. Um but I was like, you know what? No, Mark, you need to just naturally patina your watches. Let them >> You're gonna try to do it artificially. >> Yeah. Yeah. And so I had to like talk myself off of that ledge. And I was like, just just naturally patina your watch, like take it diving. So I did and I think it's coming along decently. Uh the patina's coming along well. And yeah, I have no gripes. It just tells its story. Uh I keep it on this strap because I do take it diving. Uh it does come with like a leather strap, but I don't care for that. So here we are with a NATO type strap. I respect you not cutting corners and not cheating on the bronze patina, too. >> Yeah. >> Thanks. >> Good job. Good job. >> So, now we have two just these are great dive watches. Fantastic. So, which one do you want to start with uh here? >> Let's start with uh the tutor. >> Um so, another gift from my wife. Um >> she's knocking it out of the park. I like what she's doing here. This is great. >> So, so anyways, it it was actually Valentine's Day of 2025. Um, and we're just walking around in Fashion Valley down in San Diego and um, anyways, I was like, "Can I please just and and she just rolls her eyes every time we walk past a like watch store or boutique or anything?" And yeah, so I went in uh believe it or not with the intention of looking at the black dialed FXD or the black bezel version of this one uh with the master chronometer or whatever. >> The boutique there is awesome by the way. Like if you're in that area, definitely pay them a visit. But uh the um attendee was helping me out was like, "Hey, what about this? What about this?" and he he brought out even the uh FXD Zulu or GMT as well, which was very appealing. And this wasn't even on the radar. And then I'm just I'm like looking at the three watches. So I'm looking at the FXT with the black dial, the GMT or Zulu, and then also the uh Master Chronometer, like I think they call it the black bay, but the black bezel. Um >> like the monochrome one you talking about? >> Yes. Yes. Thank you. Sorry. >> Um anyways, and then I'm just sitting there like pondering and I'm looking at them and I'm like I don't know which one I want. kind of try one on, take it off, try another one on, take it off. And I'm sure he's like frustrated at this point, but he was very, very kind, very sweet. And he brought he's like, "Hey, how about this?" And he brings this out and I'll tell you, I'm like, "Wo, like that's sweet." And I fell in love. And so I absolutely loved the the bezel color. It's aluminum, so it's going to eventually slowly fade, which I'm a big fan of. Like I love things that No cheating. >> I know. I know. >> Promise. So yeah. So anyways, the um yeah, in and like from watching your videos, you you talk about the like the watch that essentially launched the Black Bay series or whatever, right, with the smiley. So this is just the updated version in my eyes. Uh updated version of that. >> It's a great case size. It's got the um the T fit uh quick adjust. So it just checked so many boxes and I was just in love instantly. And uh I I like look at I was like, "Kim, what do you think?" And she's like, "Is it below one paycheck?" I was like, "Yeah." She's like, "Easy. No brain." I was like, "Dot." Uh so I walked out wearing that. My G-Shock was actually on my wrist. So that went in the bag that went out. Yeah. Yeah. For sure, man. >> Yeah. So >> it's a beautiful watch. When they updated this with the master chronometer, they updated the crown, uh the case. It's a completely different wearing dimension than it did with the first generation like the MT calories when they rolled this out. They they just wore a little large. I think this is an amazing sweet spot. I love the way it looks, too. >> Yeah, the bezel action is just amazing. I know some people will be like, "It's only 60 clicks." I was like, "Cool." I actually dive with that watch and 60 clicks doesn't affect me. So, the fact that you're poo pooing it is silly. Uh because you can you can adjust to that. So, anyways, yeah, it's awesome. I love the Again, I'll sit like I'll be at home and just click click click click click. >> I'm the same way. >> I'm out of control. I feel like check myself at times. People like people are not as into this as I am around me. So, I got to be careful. >> I feel that. >> And then you have an Omega here. Something a little bit more of a heritage kind of design here. We're going back a couple decades. >> Yeah. So, this actually was my first uh watch, I think. Yeah. first watch that I bought secondhand, uh, believe it or not. So, I was dead set on not buying the skeletonized hands. I was not a I've never been a fan of them. I don't I don't get that. It's not for me. Like, it could be for everyone else besides Mark, but for me, I love the sword hands. And as soon as I saw that those existed, I was set. Like, my speed m my my se master, sorry, will have this the sword hands. The case size is very very slim. So, the new movements uh that are like uh >> have 8800 series. >> Yeah. Yeah. Those are a little thicker. So, this sits really nice and flush to the wrist. So, it'll it'll sit beneath like all my cuffs if I'm wearing anything with a cuff or whatever, which I actually promoted from Captain to Major wearing this watch. >> Amazing. >> Um >> and I've taken it diving in Hawaii as well. And uh swam next to a sea turtle literally within inches of my face. And you know, I'm like checking my I was actually checking how much time I've been underwater and all of a sudden like a sea turtle like came up right in front of me. I was like, "That's so cool." >> Really cool. >> Yeah. So anyways, um bought it secondhand. The owner it was like, "Yeah, it just sits in my, you know, box. I don't use it or anything." So he sold it to me for only like I think two $2,000 or something like that. Just shy of 2,000 bucks. So I got a good deal off of it. This bracelet, dude, I'll tell you, this bracelet is one of the most comfortable bracelets I have ever owned. So, I was first time handing that watch in a while and I did it did shock me just how solid that bracelet holds up. And the clasp the clasp is also amazing. I also even like back then they had this very slim profile. Like >> the newer Diver 300s, they do have more of that bubble type of uh clasp, but that's >> holds up really well. It gives a lot of brands in their segment even now like a run for their money. >> That's right. Yeah. No, I was I was And the loom is just amazing. Like you It's just awesome. Awesome watch. I have no gripes. Well, I have some gripes. I always have gripes by the Let me preface everything. I will always find something wrong with all of my watches. Well, >> you're a watch enthusiast. >> That's a me problem. It's not the brand at all. Like, I've got gripes for all these watches. If you were to sit and ask me like, "What's wrong?" I can 100% list stuff for each of these watches. >> That's a YouTube comment section for it, too, you know. >> Yeah, exactly. So, uh yeah, love the watch. Um but yeah, that was my first uh used watch, which was a positive experience. Um, and it recently got its full servicing and everything. So, it's up to specs, up to speed on everything. >> Like all these watches, before we go to the one on your wrist now, are these watches that you would wear in the field? Like, is there any one that you would hold back on not wearing or you if you're going to add something to your collection? Is it do you think about it with that intention? >> So, a little a little bit. Yeah. So I I think if if I were to, you know, boil down my watch collection, I have a series of one watch collections, right? So like >> I could stand alone with one watch to do everything I need it to do pretty much pretty much uh with all these watches. >> Um so I'm very comfortable with doing whatever I need to do. And that's kind of the mindset a little bit of like I need it to do what I need it to. Like it's a tool. It needs to do what I need it to do. And if it fails me, that's when I have a problem. Uh, so >> anyways, I think like for example, the Arabic dial probably the Arabic Seikko probably isn't the one that I'm reaching for all the time. Um, but I have taken, let me see, literally all these watches to the field at some point. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. And and all the divers have gone diving. I make sure to make a point that they, you know, it's a shame, right? Like it's a shame to have a diver and never dive with it in my opinion. So I'm just like, I can I do dive. I need I need to have you come over from all my dime watches and like you can let them prove their purpose. All right. We can figure that out after the shoot at some point. All right. >> Yeah, >> cuz mine are just uh seeing the desk and the keyboards a little bit too much. >> That's okay. You can time stuff. I don't know. But yeah, so I I I just I I if I if I do dive, I'm going to take a diver with me and and so I kind of rotate them out. They all have gone diving. Um Yeah. >> So that sounds all great. And then you're got this watch today. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, all right. I was So, just to set the stage, I was here at the shoot and I think and we were trying to figure out like, you know, Mark's going to come at this time and like, where's Mark? And like, oh, apparently he's at the store like looking at stuff and someone said that you got a long and I'm like, oh, he probably got like a legend diver. That feels pretty authentic. And then I'm like, wait, >> yeah. >> Uh, a flagship heritage moon phase. So, tell us why this was the watch that you decided on. So, I I was texting John uh and I was just like he's he's like, "Hey, like what are like what do you want to look at? Like, is there anything in particular?" I was like, "Well, there's two things that I don't have in my collection. I don't have a dress watch. I don't have a chronograph." My wife said at one point, "Keep it below 5,000." So, that's my that's my mission to myself. Keep it below 5K. I can justify that. Um so, like those were the only essentially guidelines I gave him. And I'll tell you, man, that guy laid out your entire store in front of me. I was just like I felt bad cuz he's just like going, you know, running back and forth. >> That's our job. It was a an appointment day, too. So, that's all about >> Yeah. So, I was very very grateful. Um and and just when I was like, man, nothing's really like screaming to me at this point. I'm running borderline late at this point, I'm like, well, okay, if nothing's calling to me, then I like I I know better than to just randomly pull the trigger. And then I was just like, do you have anything? cuz I wear gold jewelry typically if I'm going to wear like you know rings and stuff. And I was like, "Do you have anything with like gold tones, gold accents or whatever." He's like, "Well, yeah." And he like runs over to the like long jeans section, pulls out like the Spirit Pilot or whatever, and then like the Spirit Zulu just in case. And then he brought this one out. And I kid you not, I I ignored everything. I was like, "Dude, this is awesome." You know, and and I just love the little medallion on the back. I love >> camel and gold, you know, medallion on the back. I mean, it's maybe as attractive as the front, if not more attractive. The cool little secrets about that watch. >> And that's kind of like the the Eagle Globe and anchor on that watch. So, it's just kind of like it's like a for me thing like I know it's there and you know, a watch enthusiast would know that it's there or whatever. Additionally, uh well, one, it's just amazingly beautiful. Two, it matches the outfit. Come on now. >> >> And then and then and then three, I don't I've never even considered a moonphase complication in my watch. Like >> minus that one, right? Because that one served a purpose, but this one's just like funsies, you know, and I was like, h well, I don't really need that. It's just like another thing that I need to adjust or another thing I need to bother with at some point. Anyways, it it just it was just beautiful. I was like done. Like he told me the I didn't even consider it. I don't care. Like I'm buying this. And so I walked away wearing this watch actually. So >> you're gonna wear that in the cockpit all the time, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Exactly. So it and it's beautiful. Honestly, I do love the long jeans logo with the wings. Kind of speaks to like the aviation heritage a little bit. It's kind of like a peak behind the curtain there. Um and then it's just again it doesn't have like and I I don't want to like >> talk poorly about it, but like five stars on the bottom of like the Spirit Zulu or whatever. Like I'm not a fan of that. So, it's just a cleaner look in my opinion. And it's a dress watch. So, now I I've fulfilled the dress watch criteria. So, now I have some >> to the chronograph. >> Have it right, huh? >> Exactly. Yeah. So, that's uh that is that's that. >> Amazing, man. Well, Mark, thank you so much for taking the time going through your collection and for the service, man. Really appreciate it. Pleasure being here, man. >> Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.