Casey Neistat Reveals His Watch Collection

Hi everyone, Teddy Baldesar here and today we have Casey Neistat with us and the discussion is watches which I am so excited about because I was somebody that followed your channel. It was one of the reasons why I started my YouTube channel. I had a Canon 70D. I had a Gorilla Pod. I was in it and then we reached out to you to say, "Hey, are you interested in watches? I've always seen watches on your wrist and you were down and I was so excited about that." So, Casey Neistat, a watch collector, what is the philosophy? Tell us a little bit more about that and what made you want to do this. Well, I love people that find a lane and then go as hard down that lane as possible. like a generalist I don't relate much to. But someone who has like sort of a specific niche that is their obsession, I identify with that so much. I don't have the passion for watches that you do, but I respect the passion and I love it. And I think about watches enough that like to have this I think when I emailed you back, I was like, "Yeah, but I'm not much of a watch guy, but I'm I'm big on watch philosophy. I'm not big on watch actual collecting, but let's get into it." >> What do you mean by philosophy? like like maybe specify what you mean by that. >> So my wife is a is a jeweler. It's what she does and I have a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship that is jewelry. I have no appreciation for wearing it because it serves no function other than fashion or maybe something like there's no utility to jewelry. Um I had a wedding ring, a wedding band is that it's called for men. I had a wedding band. I think it was my wife's grandfather's from World War II. I wore it for about 9 hours after our wedding until I lost it. My wife found it and she was like, "You're never getting this back." My wife made me like the most amazing necklace ever, but when I would do push-ups, as I would get close to the ground, it would tink on the floor and it make me crazy. So, I took it off. I don't know where it is, but like, you know, it gets in my way. And this is why like jewelry I I just I've never found a place in my life for jewelry. This is my bracelet cuz one of my ambitions in life is to never have to carry keys, a phone or wallets. I've gotten rid of a wallet completely. I have no keys in my life, but my building requires a fob. >> That's it. >> So, this is pure utility. >> Mhm. >> Um, and even this is a little bit annoying. Uh, but I think watches because they serve such a specific utility, one that I can't live without. I'm not willing to take my phone out to check the time. I need to know at all times. That's where my passion for watches come from. It is this like where utility meets faction and where function meets form. Like I I love that sort of the the thinking behind that and that's what I'm excited to talk about cuz I don't know a whole lot about watches. >> One thing I've always liked about your content was and and this happens a lot with people that are into like production, video production where they get obsessed with the gear and not actually like creating. And I think one thing that I always took away from your content is it's always important to use the things that you have. And I think this concept of utility like with watches, I can see that parallel here. And it makes sense that you've really gained a lot of affinity. And with a G-Shock, right? I mean, like this was the watch if we're just going to start to talk about some of the watches you decided to own. I feel like this is the one you have to start with. Like why do you have I mean this is a 5600 case. I remember seeing when you have that intimate zoom in always on your vlogs. You'd always see this thing just floating with the white case, the white band. Like, what's your connection to this? Because this thing is probably seen so much. >> Yeah. You know, I I I'm a big fan of the the sort of the the lineage, the history of Casio and G-Shock. I love like the story of how the original G-Shock was made and like the bouncing ball and what would a watch look like that could handle that kind of abuse. Um, I also love the fact that these are 50 or 60 bucks. So like I get excited about them and if someone were to see that like in one of my YouTube videos someone they could this is accessible they could go be a part of that. Um so it's a confluence of all of those factors but I think you know in the last 10 15 years of my life like I've I've reached a level of like you know financial security where like I can buy fancy for the first time in my life and I I I have some fancy watches. My my father-in-law bought me a Rolex for my wedding present. And I I loved it. It was the first time I ever owned something that fancy that fit on my wrist, but after wearing it for a couple of weeks, it started to get in the way. Like it started I couldn't see what time it is at night. >> You shattered the crystal on that one, too, if I'm not mistaken. Right. >> Yeah, that's what I meant by get in the way. I was going to be nice by just making about the fact that at night like it didn't have indiglo so I couldn't tell what time and I broke the crystal like you know a month after have it just didn't work in my life and no matter what I would get cuz I have a few watches I would always come back to this >> and I think I don't know what it is about the white one versus the black one I like things that are old. I like like clothing that's beaten up because I I see that on someone I'm like oh that's a loved piece of clothing. I like cars that are worked. So, it's like, well, that person uses it. I have like a big 4x4. When I see somebody with a pristine 4x4, I'm like, "What do you use that thing to go to the supermarket? Get a get a minivan." >> I I like to know that people use things for their intended purpose. And something about the way the white one patina in particular, it's not why I bought it, but it's why I like it more with time. Like the shiny whiteness of this is almost gone. Has all this like gross yellowing on it. And I love that. I love >> there's a concept in watches I always talk about. about I mean I was speaking with some of like people on our team and collectors and we always talk about this idea why I like it is like quality wears in where lack of quality wears out right like that that idea where if you have something that's well constructed and you're able to showcase like it's well-loved it's it shows an extension of you cuz I think if you just fantasize about objects all day and don't use them I I I hate the idea if someone buys a watch just puts it in their safe like that's something that I just can't connect with so when I see something like this. I get excited. Even the expensive watches I own, like I I people get mad at me because I say I don't really care about scratches, but people think that's like insane. But I I think that is part of my story. Like that that's where I can show that that's something that I decided to own and it's mine and it's transcending just as an object and it becomes like a part of me in a way. >> Yeah. It's like owning a Ferrari and not driving it really fast. >> Yeah. It's like what do you And then I also like maybe a more cynical version of that is like you can buy nice things but you can't buy style. >> Mhm. >> And I think style is something that's earned. >> And certainly my style is highly debatable. My wife would push back aggressively. But the fact that this like I have that story behind this plastic $50 Amazon watch. This means more to me than a a fancy watch that I might watch walk into a store and and you know mortgage the house to get. when you look at that watch like were there some moments that you think of like immediately when you look down at that watch? Is is there like a scratch that you can like remember it like something like that? >> No, but I as we were coming here today I was trying to think of like if I could pinpoint when I got this watch and the fact that I couldn't meant something to me. Like I think this will be our 12th wedding anniversary this year. It means I got that Rolex 12 years ago. I had had this for years before I got that. like when I took this off >> to put the Rolex on. I had this for years before that. So, I think just knowing that it's been stuck to my wrist for so long is sort of the the sentimental aspect. But make no mistake, if I were to lose this today, I would just order the same one off of Amazon, have it tomorrow, put it on, and never look back. >> And I think that like um how unprecious this is is one of the things that really gets me excited about it. >> What else have you brought? Cuz I don't even know what you brought. You have a backpack. Okay, so I I have my watches typically exist in my underwear drawer in a pile. >> Okay. >> And for Father's Day last year, my daughters got this watch case for me that I'm sure was like $50 off of Amazon. They were very excited about it because they got my name printed on it. Casey. >> Oh, nice. >> So, like I'm sure there's fancy watch boxes. There are, right? >> There are. This is not Okay, they can get crazy. >> This is not one of them, >> but it says my name on it and my little girls gave it to me. So, I love this. It's filled up with plastic watches. And then there's some fancy watches in here, too. Should we >> Let's do it. Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. >> Let's do it. Show me what you got. >> Should we start high or start low? >> Wherever you feel >> I'll start at the apex. >> Okay. All right. So, we're going the complete opposite direction with this. >> Okay. So, I bought this watch with my own money. And something about a yellow Rolex. I didn't know the term yellow Rolex until later in life. When I was a kid, the way it was talked about is the solid gold Rolex. And you know, I grew up in like a a lower middle- class neighborhood. I'd never seen something like this. But I didn't I didn't I couldn't think of a more like really just like ostentatious way of screaming to the world that like I'm that rich guy than this watch. It was the most annoying, obnoxious, in your face, you ever. And when I sold my my my software development company, I think it was in 2016 2017, the first thing I did was buy this watch. >> H >> because >> why did you why did you jump to this? Like what was the reason for that? >> Solely because it was that >> like I wanted something to memorialize that like I I I'd achieved whatever that is >> really just to mark the moment. >> Yeah. And I also like I I bought this with sort of a disillusion that I would wear it the same way I wore my G-Shock. And the story of why I almost never wear this watch now is because I'm so irresponsible with my own gear that I was surfing in the ocean. >> I forgot that this was on. Didn't leave it in my car. And I was sitting on my board like this and I felt this happen like >> oh no >> slide down. And I caught it on my hand >> and I looked down. I was like, "Shit, I still have the Rolex on." And it was like I almost dropped like a like a Honda Accord to the bottom of the ocean. >> And that was kind of probably the last >> fully souped up Honda Accord, too. >> But this is like >> this lives in my closet. And I I like that I own this. I like to that I know that when the like when the apocalypse comes that I'll be able to trade this for a sandwich cuz it's made out of gold, you know? Like this has like a fungeible level of of of value to it. I like how heavy it is. Um, more specifically, this is like a 1990. >> Yeah, this is like a this is like a fivedigit uh Submariner reference. So, this is where you're going back to pre-ceramic bezels. So, probably that era in which you were like looking at people's wrists and you saw this like flex watch almost like directly plucked from that. >> Yeah. There's no intent there. It's just when I saw the new one, this part of the watch, what's this called? >> What's that? The lug or the Oh, the crown guard. The crown guard. >> It was on the new ones. It's boxy. >> Yes. and in my opinion inelegant. >> And I thought there was something really beautiful about this. When I saw the new one, I was like, "That's not it." And then I like looked it up and I was like, "Okay, I have to get that older one." >> Yep. >> Um and the other thing is like I very much so object to ever having this polished. >> All those scratches are those you're doing. Those are your I mean that's one of the most scratched up all gold bracelets I've ever seen. So congrats to that. >> I cracked the pearl. >> Oh, okay. All right. At least. Yes. But I'm I'm surprised it's even there. A lot of times what you'll find with some of these era Submariners is the pearl's just completely gone cuz it can just pop out. >> Well, I'm glad mine's still there. But I I love this thing, but it just sits in my closet. >> G-Shock is always the one that gets >> I come back to the G-Shock. So, the other fancy watches I have like this is the Rolex >> Mhm. >> that my father-in-law got for me for my wedding. >> And at that time, you didn't have like what was like the nicest watch that you had. >> It was that like that was really all you had at that point. Yeah. >> And I remember you had like when you were when you got that watch, I think you made a video about it right back in the day. I remember think watching it. >> Excited about it. And you know, he did ask me, my father-in-law asked me, he was like, you know, I want to get this for you. What do you want? And I just said like, I want the most plain one they make. >> And I didn't know what that was, but I was like, I want the most plain plain one they make. And if they have the face in white, get the face in white. So it's just a super plain Datejust. And the reason why I put it on this like very patriotic NATO band is because the steel bracelet, which I'm sure I lost, it would just bounce too much. And by having it on a NATO band, it it fits really comfortably on my hand. I can run with this. I can fight with this. Like, it's a good watch. But I've shattered the crystal on it. I've >> How did you shatter it, by the way? >> Fell off my skateboard. >> Yeah. >> And like now that the timing >> You haven't given up. >> No, I The skateboard still works. The watch does it. What's the movement is what that's called? Like the movement on this is off. >> Probably from a in terms of like is it how much is it off? It could be either magnetism >> and like at the end of every day it's like 20 minutes off. >> Yeah. So it's probably either really bad shock of you dropping it or it could be magnetized cuz you're probably around all the different I don't know what you do in your studio, but I would imagine it could be like you need a degree. >> So this needs some servicing. But I do like this and I like wearing this one because to me this one is sort of closer to wearability to this than than the yellow heavy. >> It's funny too cuz this is the 116200 series. So this one has like the dome bezel. It it doesn't have like a lot of the uh characteristics people think of Datejust like Jubilee bracelet fluted bezel. Like this is pretty much the most like >> I wanted the most plain. >> Mhm. And that's what you have with this. >> Yeah. And I like that. I do. I like this watch. I definitely like this one more than the yellow one. >> You're okay with it not being able to tell the right time? >> But if I could get it fixed that required me doing nothing, I would do that. >> I can help you out with that. We can get that. >> The crystal was fixed because my wife found out about it and she was like, "You can't let my dad see that." And then she handled it >> because this >> has never needed repair. >> Ever. >> That's the perks. >> Um, okay. So, we'll keep going down the fancy watches. >> Let's do it. Do you Do you want to switch it up? Do you want to go to something else or you want to go fancy still? It's whatever draws your attention. >> Okay. I should have looked up the name of this. >> The Frogman. >> It is the Frogman. But this is a special edition Frogman. Hold on. The name is written on here. I know. I should The name's written on here. I like that you don't know this, by the way. >> Yeah. No, I don't. >> This is a special edition Frogman that I don't know the name of, but this was expensive. >> Mhm. >> This was like I don't know, >> probably 1,500 bucks maybe. >> Somewhere around there. And it was a super limited edition. And it has all this gadgetry and all this weirdness in it. And I love this watch. I My wife makes fun of me. She's like, "It looks like it came out of a gumball machine, >> which it as." By the way, I'm doing You can hear sand still in the in the bracelet. But I love this watch. I think this is the coolest thing ever. And I like that it looks like it came out of a gumball machine. >> What attracts you to I mean, this is an oddlooking watch like just like objectively like what draws you to something like >> I think of how extra it is. I like the fact that it looks like a toy on my wrist. Like it is so fantastical with all these colors. Um they this watch was designed after a lizard that lives in Borneo. I wish I can remember the name of the lizard. That's the name of this specific watch. >> And I just love everything about it. Like I think it's the coolest thing ever. Like it looks like it's just a bunch of >> silly really bright colors, but there's like real meaning behind that. And like this crown is it called the crown? What's this? This this will be the crown. This will be the bezel. I mean, this is basically has like a an attached bumper to the side of the case, which is not something you typically are going to see on most watches. >> And like, but this this um what's it called when it's multiple colors like that? The eye >> like iridescent. >> The iridesence of this isn't paint. Like they did that through a a metallic process. >> But I like how like secretly amazing this device is. And then from a at a glance, it just looks like it came out of a gumball machine. >> Mhm. And then my friend, a brilliant filmmaker named Peter McKinnon. >> Yeah, know Peter. >> Big watch guy. >> I seen him wearing some watch. I saw him wearing like a No Time to Die once. Like he's he's in it. >> He's in it and he has such a cool collection. But I sent him this when I got a picture of it >> and then he sent me a picture back and he got the same one and I was like, "Yes, I'm not alone." And then >> that that was without you guys communicating with one another. You just >> you know, I don't know the specifics there, but at the end of the day, we both landed with the same ridiculous watch. And then like a few months later, he bought me as a present cuz he's a lovely human being and a wonderful friend this, which is another special edition version of the Frogman. >> I don't know what this look is made after, but it's just as absurd and >> maybe more h they're in the same ballpark. >> And I love it for all the same reasons. This is among my favorite watches. So, that's a G-Shock. And the reason why I bought this G-Shock is because they made this I think in the early 2000s. And this watch specifically was made for Maine, the state of Maine. Maine fishermen. H >> my mother was born in Maine and like Maine fisherman like I have some relationship to that. But I saw the commercial which was like a three minute six minutee documentary about these main fishermen talking about how this watch purpose-built for them was such an amaz and I was like I have to have that and it was not easy to find and that watch cost low hundreds of dollars >> but I found it and I love the way this watch looks like I love everything about that. I specifically love that story behind it. >> And you're like not affiliated with like one size too like you're all over the map. >> Yeah. Well, there's, you know, like the trouble with these watches, these enormous G-Shocks, is that I either hurt my wife or I hurt myself or sometimes my kids when I wear them. Like, if I'm asleep with my wife, my arm's underneath her. Like, this will this will require a hospital visit to get that arm out from underneath her. >> So, I kind of gave up on on that. Um, this one sort of is like the perfect medium. >> I have to ask a question next. So, this watch over here, I'm shocked that you have a Doca and you have a C Rambler DOCA sub. How did you come about getting this? This seems so random compared to the other things that you have, but I love that you own a DACA. >> Okay, so DACA's I just have such an affinity for the the story of like what a DACA is. One, how distinct it looks, but you know, like DACA is a company from like the 1890s, something like that. And their claim to fame back then was they built the clocks that would go really like the first generation of automobiles. They designed like a technology where their clocks would remain accurate for like a week or something which was unheard of back then. And in the first Bugatti race cars like you know 1910ish these really early race cars they all had DOCA clocks in them. And then this one in particular, you know, like there was a number of dive watches in the 30s, 40s, 50s, but when Doca made this, I think it was like late60s. Yep. 67. >> This was the first purpose-built dive watch that was accessible to the masses. And Kustau was so into this watch that he brought it to the United States. Like before Kustau, this was not a US watch. And because of him, it came here. And I love that story. And then the new ones I think are are great, but they don't turn me on the way these like this is just a solid block of heavy metal. Like you this is like a weapon. >> They were pioneers of the dive wash. And you mentioned Kustoau like that little aqua lung little symbol right there. I mean that was his brand in the United States and when he was importing dive material and equipment like that's what they were doing it under that and that's just a marking of that uh connection to Kustau and his aquinauts. They they love DXA. actually co-designed uh some of the elements of doxy cases and what's being presented. They were a pioneer of the helium escape valve uh when scuba was really taking off. I mean these were really tools and you would get these in dive shops like they weren't watches. They were they were tools. They were tools. >> So the whole narrative I love. >> And I was like really into that story. And I talked to a friend of mine who's a bit of a watch afficionado and I was like I'm thinking about violating one of my rules which is buying a vintage watch. And I was like, "But I I don't know that I can handle like c custody of this watch because I'll break it." And he's like, "Dude, the thing about Doc's is that they are bombproof." >> Mhm. >> So my wife got me this for my birthday a couple years ago. >> It's awesome. >> And this is like mid70s, I think, maybe late '7s. And I immediately broke it. >> Um I don't know what I did, >> but the the running >> the movement's completely off. Like hours in any 24-hour cycle, it's off. it >> probably. >> Yeah. >> Um and again, it needs servicing, >> but >> it looks sweet. >> I It's like one of the things that I own cuz I like to own it and look at it. I should get it fixed. It's robust and resealed and all that. >> I've seen you wear these. I' like in videos like >> I love that watch. >> Yeah. >> I wore it until whatever whatever destruction I did to it made it no longer tell the correct time. >> We need to get you in touch with a watch maker. I'm going to after this we're going to get you in touch with the watch. >> I need a full-time watch maker on my employee to maintain my watches. >> And then this one's really really cool. Do you know these guys? Mara Moria. >> I don't know them. No. >> Okay. So, these are Swiss watch company. Young company. >> Really young company. And they make, you know, they make really amazing watches um out of Geneva. And just I love their design uh mentality. And this thing is bombproof. It's invincible. And it has this face on it that you can sort of select which city you're in. And >> it's world timer. Yeah. >> It's just a it's a brilliant watch. And what I I specifically love about this is that the crystal is is red and it's not a coloring. It's actual red crystal that they use to make it. And yeah, this is like I bought this because I just like there's something about the toughness. >> How did you discover this brand? >> You know, >> cuz this is like now you're going like some deeper cut. This is you're all over the map. This is really neat. So, some friends of mine um made a movie called Project Power. >> Uhhuh. >> And I'm in the movie and um Jamie Fox beats me up in the movie. >> Okay. >> Like proper beats me up. Funny side, like a little parenthetical to that is in the rehearsal for the action scene. I worked with his stunt double the whole time doing it over and over and over and then Jamie came in and was like, "I don't need to run it. I got it locked in." And then he went to hit me and he accidentally did hit me and he busted my It wasn't that bad, but I got a pretty good black eye for Jamie in the >> That's a good story to tell though. Come on. It wasn't his fault. It was >> But that was the watch that his character wore. >> Oh. >> In the movie. >> Okay. >> And I talked to my friends and I was like, "What? What?" And there they like it was a deliberate choice for them to have put that on his watch as the hero of the movie. And then I looked it up and I was like, "Oh, it's a real watch." Like that's an amazing watch. I looked up the company, young guys that own it and run it and operate it and they do some really really brilliant designs. But I just think like this watch encapsulates everything that I like about, you know, the the engineering, the craftsmanships, the precision of watch making, but it is a modern watch >> and I just love everything about that. >> Um, everything about that watch I love. >> What about these two? So these are the G200 series. So this is what people will call it the Casio is the nickname for these. And you have two of them. >> Yeah. I just again a $100 watch that I just think is so cool and like I loved that when they came out the clear one and then as it started to turn yellow it made me like it more. >> Of course this one's not running. >> And then Yeah. Yeah. I don't wear these. But like then this one like everybody's loves 80s vintage, but everybody ignores '90s vintage. I happen to be '90s vintage. >> Mhm. >> My human being is '90s vintage. So the fact they did one that was like a '9s vintage Save by the Bell colorway >> does have a little bit of that vibe for sure. I was just like, I have to have that. And again, this is like a one click off of Amazon and it shows up the next day. I think I wore this three times and I I wore this the day I got it and then never wore it again. >> You weren't you wor in a video though. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Mhm. >> And I I think that's it. >> Yeah. >> I think that's it. I don't think I've ever worn it again. But I like that I own this. I think it's a cool This is in the category of watches that if I was with a friend who's like, I love that. I would just immediately give it to them >> because whatever they see in it was what I saw in it. I have no sort of attachment to it, but I I like that I own this. >> When you own a watch, I mean, you mentioned you don't really have attachment to it. Like, what's the thought process around that? Like when you're seeing like a watch, you see as like almost a way of like passing off like any feelings that you have to someone else is like almost just like a like a gift. You see like a gifting philosophy around it? Like what's the thought around that? >> Yeah, like if it if it means something special to me, like I wouldn't give away this watch. >> Um cuz I earned the patina. >> Mhm. can't have that. Like my wife got me those. I wouldn't give those away. >> And this one is so important to me. I I wouldn't give that away. But the rest of these, like especially when you like really inexpensive watches, like this this watch was expensive and this has no greater meaning to me than this watch. >> Mhm. >> Um the only reluctance I would have in giving this away is because it's so expensive. Um >> valid. Makes sense. >> Valid, but like beyond that, it doesn't. These plastic watches hold like they mean as much to me and my life benefits from them as much maybe more than the fancy watches. So like for 60 bucks if I can give that away like totally give that away. I have a mountain of G-Shocks in my office. >> So this is just a scratching the surface really. >> Yeah because I was late coming today and I didn't get a chance to go to my office. My bad. >> We need to get a watch maker for Casey cuz that's why he was late today. None of his watches are on time. We need to figure this out. But I was going to go to my studio to get all of them because what I don't have here is like the original Iron Man, Timex Iron Man. >> Absolutely. >> And I think Hodeni, they released they re-released the original Iron Man a year or two ago and I bought a whole bunch of them. >> But then I went back and I I realized like it's not the exact first Iron Man. So I went and bought one for like 90 bucks, like the original original. And I love that. But >> that seems very you. That that's a very Casey. >> The wife says it's not big enough my wrist. I don't wear that. But I love that watch. And I love that watch because when I was a little kid and Bill Clinton was the president, that was the watch that he wore. >> That's right. That's right. >> It was kind of a big deal that the president was wearing this like kind of crappy plastic watch. And I I always liked that. >> So I have a whole bunch of those. I have so many of those that when someone comes by and they mention it, I give it to them because that's why I have a bunch of them. Like that's a nice present to give to somebody. >> And you have two other watches here we haven't talked about. You want to talk about those as well? >> Yeah. Which ones did we not? So like this is >> these two. This is a running watch and like >> cuz you you like run marathons like all the time. >> All the time. And I brought this here because I think like >> the Apple Watch I think is an incredible piece of technology. I love what they've done with the Apple Watch. I personally don't rock it because I don't like I just want the thing I'm going to waste a ton of time and do nothing else. But I love the Apple Watch, but aesthetically not my cup of tea. I think to quote my wife, she said that the Apple Watch is the sweatb bands the sweatpants of watches. She said, "If I were to get married again, I would have my wedding invite. Please, no Apple watches." And that's what I think of when I see an Apple Watch. It's like, "Gh, I'll just wear sweatpants today." Like, it lacks any style at all. >> It's like the athleisure choice, right, of watches. >> It's just It's like Yeah. It just nothing says I've given up like wearing a an Apple Watch. >> Some watch brands going to take that as their new tagline, you And I think what Garmin did so well is that with their Phoenix, which I think is what this is, which has like an aluminum, this has to be aluminum, an aluminum case, is like this is an elegant watch. Like from a distance, like you know these two watches, if I move my hands fast enough, like they sort of represent the same thing on your wrist, which is like a classic bulky, heavy, round watch. And I really love that. Mhm. >> Um the only reason I don't wear this every day is like you have to charge this every couple weeks or something. >> That doesn't seem like a good formula for >> I'm not going to remember that. So I I I don't but when I did wear a running watch all day every day, this was it. And this is a little interesting side note, but I don't like any of the bands that were out for it. So I bought a NATO band, like this great NATO band. It's perfect for it. But the sensor can't read through the NATO band. So I cut the NATO band and then sewed it myself. That's why those stitches are so up. >> Yeah. >> Great watch. I'm a big fan of that. >> The old Casey Neistat treatment. That's what you do. >> I'm a big fan of that line of Garmin watches because it looks like a watch. >> And then do you run with you run with a Garmin watch all the time? Is that like your running watch or what do you >> No, I don't. I >> You don't run with a watch? No. >> Check your heart rate or anything like >> No. For the marathon for race day, I do. >> Mhm. And when I'm like getting close to race day, like right now when I do a long run, I'll wear my watches so I can sort of be used to I do an Apple Watch and a Garmin. >> Like don't you want to try to figure out what your like cardio threshold is and like your heart rate? >> I got it all. >> You got it. It's all feel my daily runs like this morning every day. I just have my phone so I'm listening to a audio book or something >> and that tracks enough. But my heart rate and all those other metrics like um No, I'm good there. >> I know. I can I can feel the heart rate. >> All right. Yeah. >> One more watch in here and then I want to also talk about something you picked up today which I think is a cool story as well. >> Yeah. So like this is a Shyola watch and this was a gift and Shyola like I'm a big fan of the the company and sort of the history of the company. >> Yeah. Right down the road for me in Detroit. >> Yeah. A Detroit native who sort of saw all of these skilled craftsmen, these these skilled people that that lost their uh ability to make a living as the industry left Detroit. Um so he thought he would start a company. This is the the founder of Shyola also started the Fossil watch company which he sold for a whole bunch of money and then rolled that into starting Shyola. So the idea that these are assembled in the United States and and designed in the United States and done with the same the same skilled hands that once built automotive uh all the cars that we built in the during the like the apex of the automotive industry here. That narrative I love that. And a kid came to visit me whose dad works for Shyola and he wanted to pick out a Shyola watch for me and this was the watch that he picked out. >> Oh, very nice. >> So, I love that. And I also think this is a really cool watch. I love how completely blacked out it is. Like black hands, black face, black numbers, but it's nearly impossible to tell the time. >> Legibility is not the leading uh feature of this watch. But >> no, but it it is a very cool watch, >> especially with sunglasses. I'm sure that is nearly impossible. >> This was a gift. And yeah, I like this. So I I I love that I own this watch, but this also falls into the category of things that I own that I never really wear. >> But this is a cool watch. A very cool watch. >> Now, speaking of cool watches, maybe as a close, do you want to share us a little bit more because we just finished up another video which we know probably people that are watching have seen, but uh maybe those that have not. You picked out a new watch today. >> We're here. What's this place called? >> Carrot and Co. >> which has the most amazing selection of watches. And we spent an hour downstairs with the owner of the place going through all of the amazing watches so I could buy a watch. And I wasn't finding anything that landed until I was shown this majestic piece of technology. And this watch one beyond being fantastically elegant and made in Japan and just an amazing overall watch. You can lift the face up like that. This isn't called the face, is >> it? >> So, it would be the crystal and you have like a bezel there. So, it's like a bezel. >> Lift the crystal and the bezel up. And it's made for people that are visually impaired. So, for blind people, they can feel what time it is. >> And I think for me, beyond the coolness of that, the main reason why I struggle with all of my watches short of these cheap plastic ones is because I one of my rules in life is you never miss a moment of daylight. So, I never go to sleep before it's dark and I never wake up before the the sun comes up. >> So, it's always, you know, when I wake up, it's always dark out. Always. And I can't tell what time it is. And I don't like reaching for my phone. It's too much of a blast of light. So, like the my faded indigo on this, which barely works, is just enough. Like, look, you backlight's pretty much done. >> It's almost toast. >> So, the idea that without opening my eyes, I could just feel what time it is on my watch. This is just pure elegance and utility. >> And I loved how we were bouncing around to all these different brands and it was it was it was a tough one to be honest. I've done this a lot and you're uh it was a journey to get to this watch. And we arrived at maybe the least expensive watch in the entire store. But that's not what it's about clearly. Right. >> Look, what did I say before? You can buy nice things, but you can't buy style. >> Yeah, that watch is sweet. >> It's so good. >> It's so cool. >> This is like my new favorite thing, by the way. >> You should put it on. >> I'm going to put it on right now. Yeah, you just you just got it like 30 minutes ago. You should enjoy it. >> Yeah, until this is broken. This will be my new main watch. >> And then you're going to have to keep us posted on what Candace thinks of that one because originally the objective was to get a watch for Candace today. >> We failed miserably. >> We did. We did. I I I was ready to try, but I just felt like I was just put at a stop immediately because it was just like a fleeting idea. >> It's on me. I know what I'm up against. You know, this is like we're standing outside the castle. The dragon is in there and I'm like, "Look, this is when we need to just put down our swords and run cuz that dragon is just going to eat us alive. I've been married to that dragon for decade plus. She's wonderful. I love her to death, but maybe the hardest person to shop for. And a watch is a very hard thing to buy for someone." >> It is. It is. It's a personal journey. And I think that's like the fun aspect of all of this. Like this is showing a bit of Casey. This is who you are. and and these small little objects, they don't really mean anything until we decide to allow them to have meaning through what we decide to do on a day-to-day basis. And with that, I really wanted to just say thank you, Casey. I mean, this was a lot of fun. And >> I have a note that I wanted to bring up, >> please. >> Which is if I could own any watch in the world. >> Yes. >> Somebody asked me this and I I have an answer cuz I've been obsessed about this forever. Mhm. >> And the reason why I don't own this watch, you can get them for, you know, less expensive than one of these fancy watches, I think, maybe, is I'm not responsible enough to own this yet, but I want a Rolex trench watch >> that was made between like 1916 and 1919 specifically, not not later and not earlier, because at that time um Rolex was the only company making watches for the British and the trench watches were only made for one reason, and that was so officers would know to synchronize times to go over the top. >> Mhm. >> Which means if you get a trench watch from that vintage, most likely it was worn by an officer going over the top. Otherwise, it probably wouldn't still exist today. And the idea of being able to own that just to hold it and look at it is something that like >> like I I own I own a Roman bronze cuff. They're not that expensive. They're pretty common. was a couple hundred bucks, but it's 2,000 years old, maybe older. And it was found in southern Germany, which means the only reason why it got there is cuz they're up there fighting. >> And I own this piece of metal and it like came in a case with a certificate of authenticity and the dating on. And I smash the case open, took it out, and it just sits on my desk. Cuz when I hold that, I just like imagine the soldier, the centurion, wearing that 2,000 years ago. So to own that trench watch and know that like even if it wasn't worn by an officer, that's what this this was specifically built for. The romance of that is something I've always fixated on, but I can't buy it yet because I'm I will lose it or break it. I'm not. But someday, someday, Teddy, >> I believe in you. I think this is a turning point. We're going to we're going to get you a watch maker. We're going to get some battery changes for you. I I see the vision for the new era of watch collecting for Casey Nice. >> It wouldn't happen if I wasn't here. >> Well, sir, absolute pleasure. Yeah, of course. Thank you.