So first question.. how long. Honestly, it depends. Which I know sounds like a cop-out, but it really does. For instance, on some stuff I've bought it's been almost a year before I put out a video, and I've worn it countless times.

Whereas if it's from a brand and it's a prototype that needs to get to another reviewer, I'll only have a few weeks with it. Then if it's from Zelos... there is very little time at all.

Ideally the longer the better, and when I have time I wear it until I feel like I have a good sense of it. But bare minimum I make sure I wear it at least 3 full days before sitting down to write up my thoughts to make sure they are coherent and not just a rambling stream of consciousness.

So as for keeping the stream coming... that depends on the reviewer. For some, they reach out to any microbrand with a pulse asking for stuff. For me, I'm big enough and established enough I very rarely do that. I usually only do one video a week, and I have more brands reaching out to me than I can handle. Which also leads a little into your next question. If I piss off one brand (which I have) there are plenty more. Plus honestly, I want to do fewer micros and do more mainstream watches. The videos perform better.

Now as for credibility... that's a complicated question. I have no doubt there is some shady stuff going on out there. But the main thing to remember is no 2 reviewers are the same. Just because one person is doing something doesn't mean they all are.

One thing that should be pointed out is that there is bias in everything, even reviews where someone buys something. Because sometimes people want to convince themselves they didn't waste their money.. or they are even more pissed off that something is wrong because they spent good money on it. Or let's say they borrow something from a friend, are they going to fully trash it when they know their friend loves it?

My point is that regardless of the source, it's really going to come down to the individual reviewer as to if they are credible. And that credibility honestly takes time to build. Skepticism is a good thing. Honestly, you shouldn't take everything some random person tells you online without questioning it. One thing I always tell people is to always watch multiple reviews. Even if you fully trust a particular reviewer, it's always good to get another opinion. Especially since we don't always catch the same things.

Now that's kind of a generalized look at credibility... if you want me to go into more specifics I can.. or dm me directly. I just don't want to hijack the thread or block the conversation with a huge wall of text. Which I may have already done.

It really depends on the reviewer. Some are definitely in it for the drama, and their audience seems to reflect that. While others, not as much. Most of my audience is pretty good.

Now I do think there is an issue with many reviewers not catching enough negatives, but it's not so much from them being a shill, as they aren't taking enough time to notice them.

From my experience, you don't really notice the bad until you wear it for a little bit in the real world. So if you just turn the camera on as soon as you get something, you're just going to notice all the shiny good stuff.

I've said it before, but one of my biggest pet peeves as a viewer is when the bracelet isn't even sized. It's like, why the hell are you even giving your opinion on this when you haven't even worn it.

That said, there are also plenty of viewers who can't comprehend the idea of someone having a different opinion than them. What's worse is most of these same people don't even watch the entire video before jumping to conclusions.  I've lost count of the number of times someone is like "You didn't mention this..."  and I just reply back with a timestamp where I do.

I have one of those as well. The GMT one. It's too bad Longines seems to have given up on them. But your right price is steep. I actually got this one "like new" for a pretty good price. Not much more then what I paid for my Oceanus S5000.

yep +/- 5 . I think it's got some serious SARB033 vibes too

I'm kind of in the middle. Don't care if it's officially certified, but I like it when a watch is further regulated by the brand then just the basic spec accuracy.

Well I've had two of the three, just not the citizen. I currently still have the Bulova, but wound up selling the Casio Oceanus for the S5000 version.

Anyway, for looks and cool Factor out of the three you have I would go with the Bulova. But in terms of ease of use, low maintenance. Can't beat the Casio Oceanus. Long-Term it probably be the most useful.

Although check out the s5000 Oceanus. It's kind of a cross between the citizen and the casio your looking at.

In fact, if you search YouTube, my review will probably pop up to the top.

LOL When I first started I did try and do the whole high energy "WASSUP EVERYONE" kind of thing... but quickly realized that was not me. I told someone once I'd love to be Jeremy Clarckson, but I realized I was more James May and just went with it. Better to be true to who I am.