Join us for a daily (Monday through Friday) podcast about all things watches... from watch releases to the industry to brands to the culture of watches and everything in-between. Join Lydia Winters (@lydiaswatches) and Vu Bui (@vubui.watches) as we discuss this watch life that we all enjoy!
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What does it mean to be a music researcher? How does a musician use music as a medium to foster community? Featuring interviews with other musicians, scholars and artists, host Lydia Bangura seeks to ask interesting questions about music and execute important and relevant music research. Join Lydia as she reads, writes and chats her way through a music PhD program. Got questions or feedback? Interested in being a guest on the pod? Send inquiries to: hermusicacademia@gmail.com
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Writer's Block? Rejection? Impostor Syndrome? Writing is full of ups and downs, but we can still find plenty of joy on this creative journey! Bestselling author Marissa Meyer interviews writers and industry professionals about books, craft, and publishing, to find out how we can all bring more joy to our writing process and career.
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Wondering who you should you root for at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics? Get to know some of Team USA’s most inspiring athletes and the causes they champion. Season 7: My New Favorite Olympian and My New Favorite Paralympian hosted by 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin Season 6: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by World Cup champion Meghan Klingenberg in English and Janelly Farías in Spanish Season 5: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by soccer legend Juan Pablo Ángel in Eng ...
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With her super-sensitive sense of smell, sixteen year-old Kaia Smith is used to not fitting in. So when she receives an invitation from Dr. Vadim Grigori to participate in the Grigori Young Scholars Program with its promise that she will meet others like herself, she jumps at the chance. But what is the GYSP really about? Why are the faculty so interested in the story of the Fall of the Watchers? Why are they obsessed with antimony? And what role will GYSP participants like Kaia play in thei ...
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183: Perpetual calendars vs annual calendars!
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In this episode Lydia takes us through a bit of history and information about both perpetual and annual calendars, and we talk about which watches we are most interested in.
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182: The watches of The 2024 Emmys
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In this episode we discuss some of the awesome watches we saw on the red carpet and on the winners of The Emmys.
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181: Lydia is in Bentley magazine? And AI thinks we know watches?
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In this episode we talk about Lydia's quote in Bentley Magazine and find out that asking AI about yourself can actually be quite nice.
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Vampires Meet Jewish Folklore with A.R. Vishny - Night Owls
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Marissa chats with A. R. Vishny about her debut paranormal YA romance, NIGHT OWLS. Also discussed in this episode: the popularity of getting started with fanfiction, how much timing can matter in the submission process, the recent trend (again!) of vampires, the inherent challenges of writing vampire romance, the importance of knowing a character’s…
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180: The 5 worst recent watches - according to Britt Pearce
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In today's episode we talk about Britt Pearce's video about the worst watches to come out in the past 3 years. And we have opinions about her opinions! Britt's Video
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179: What kind of dog would your watch be?
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In this episode we answer a question by our dear friend Owen, that he came up with in the midst of international travel airport boredom, that we couldn't help but answer. What dog would your favorite watch be? The answers we got from some of you are surprisingly insightful!
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178: Chrono24 releases survey results about first-time watch buyers.
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In this episode we discuss a recently released post by Chrono24 detailing the results of a survey they had conducted about first time luxury watch buyers. https://about.chrono24.com/en/press-release/first-time-buyer-report-part-1-luxury-watch-survey-what-makes-first-time-buyers-tick/
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177: Watch news roundup - what we found interesting this week in watches!
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In this episode we talk about some of the watch news we have found interesting in the last week. Watches from Moser/Studio Underdog, Longines, Sarpaneva, Laurent Ferrier, and King Seiko.
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176: Countdown timing with watches, and Apple coming for watchmaking?
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In this episode we answer a questioner from Jordi about how we actually time things with mechanical watches. Except for a very select and expensive few watches, there aren't many options in mechanical watches for minute-level accuracy timers which actually notify you. So, what are we to do? We also talk a little about the new Apple Watches and some…
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Introducing: The Her Music Academia Book Club!
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In this episode, I officially launch the HMA Book Club! I discuss my own relationship to reading, why I think communities of reading are important, and my hopes for how this project might unfold. Our first online book club meeting (relax, just to chat about this episode!) is Sunday, September 29th at 4:00 pm EST. Sign up at hermusicacademia.com/boo…
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Revise Your Novel, Step by Step! Marissa's Revision Process
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In this bonus craft episode, Marissa shares her steps and processes for revisions. Hint: they begin in the drafting process! Also discussed: celebrating milestones and accomplishments, the importance of letting a project simmer, how to know when to jump back in, making a plan to tackle revisions and the different methods, how many rounds of revisio…
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175: Entry-lever Biver watches and MoonSwatches available online?
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In today's episode we discuss the recently released Biver Automatique, and the fact that the MoonSwatch is now FINALLY available online! Well, sort of.
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174: 6 watches to gift your partner under $10,000. According to AI.
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In this episode Vu asked an AI to recommend 6 watches for his stylish but adventurous partner that were between $3000 and $10000. Then he asked her to react to them.
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173: What's the best season for watch collecting and wearing?
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In this episode we answer a question from @time2_myself about the best season to buy watches, and from @watch.hightower about collecting other things that pair with watches.
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172: What Holy Trinity Watch would you choose?
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In this episode we answer a question from @watchmedicine about what dress watch we would choose from the Holy Trinity, and a question from @time.the.destroyer about whether or not we'd consider moving to Switzerland.
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171: Is the dial or the movement more important?
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In this episode we answer a question from @see_me_watch about what's more important in watch buying decisions, the dial, or the movement? We use a couple of Grand Seikos that Vu is extremely interested in as examples: Grand Seiko SLGW003 Grand Seiko SLGW005
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Vampires Meet Dark Academia with Tigest Girma - Immortal Dark
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Marissa chats with Tigest Girma about her debut, a YA romantic vampire novel, IMMORTAL DARK. Also discussed in this episode: struggling with the young adult/new adult/adult labels, making the change to age down a book and characters and what that entails, writing morally gray characters, crafting an extreme enemies to lovers romantic storyline, cre…
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170: Reactions to Geneva Watch Days novelties!
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In this episode Lydia shares with Vu some of the watches that have been announced at Geneva Watch Days and Shanghai Watches and Wonders.
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169: Lydia spends a week on the beach with the Oris Aquis Date
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In this episode we talk about the watch Lydia borrowed from Oris for a week while she was visiting Florida last month. We talk about her thoughts on the watch and on Oris's new 2024 Sustainability Report. Oris Aquis Date 36.5 Mother of Pearl Oris Sustainability Report 2024
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168: Are vintage watch prices affected by service history?
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In this episode we answer a question from @spillingcoffeeoncars about vintage watches and whether or not service history is factored into the pricing. For the first time we have a guest expert on the podcast, because @windsmeup recorded a detailed answer for this question!
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167: Best Tudor one-watch collection? Best watch for kids?
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In this episode we answer three questions from our awesome listeners, and discuss what we think about pocket watches (@ten10fiftynine), what the best water resistant kids watch is (Arthur), and which Tudor we'd pick for a one-watch collection (@yakubsaveli). Kid's watch recommendations: Casio LRW200H Casio G-Shock BGD-5650 Flik Flak Komono Rizzo…
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Summer 2024 in Review
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In this solo episode, I chat about all of my musical endeavors over the summer, including singing in two opera productions, presenting at the music theory pedagogy conference, and grading exams at the College Board AP music theory grading session. I also discuss reading The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, starting my dissertation proposal (eek!), an…
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166: Is customizing watches a good idea?
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In today's episode we answer questions by @anne_gmann and @lazybones_206. Firstly, we discuss whether we make our watch buying decisions with our hearts or our heads. Then we talk about whether or not customizing watches is a good idea. And Vu rants about how the good old days were better because people made stuff, or something.…
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Trilogies, Tropes, and Love Triangles with Adalyn Grace - Wisteria (Belladonna series)
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Marissa chats with Adalyn Grace about WISTERIA, the conclusion to her Belladonna trilogy. Also discussed in this episode: the love of and uses for Pinterest, the phenomenon of finishing a book and forgetting having written it, writing a series with differing POVs, the rare book that’s “easy” to write, turning concepts into characters, favorite trop…
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165: Secret watch clubs? New robot-watches? And someone bought 25% of MB&F?
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In this episode we talk about the recent Chanel partial acquisition of MB&F, a new Tissot PRX with a glow in the dark robot on it, and a secret watch club with only 58 members that isn't so secret anymore. The Montblanc Minerva M58 Club story is based on this article from Watchonista: https://www.watchonista.com/articles/depth/exclusive-montblanc-c…
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164: part 2 of Mark Cho's 12 Principles of Watch Collecting
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Mark Cho, founder of The Armoury, posted a list of his 12 principles of watch collecting that he's put together after many years of collecting and learning. And in this episode we talk about the second 6. See his post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-5QIeGzYFD/
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163: Mark Cho's 12 Principles of Watch Collecting (part 1)
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Mark Cho, founder of The Armoury, posted a list of his 12 principles of watch collecting that he's put together after many years of collecting and learning. And in this episode we talk about the first 6. See his post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-5QIeGzYFD/
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Sarah Adam: “Murderball” is for women, too
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Sarah Adam, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, is attempting to become the first woman to ever represent Team USA at a Paralympics in wheelchair rugby, a sport so violent it is nicknamed “murderball.” Watch the video version of this episode HERE. Hear from: Sarah Adam Dr. Kerri Morgan (Sarah’s mentor and Paralympic wheelchair track medalist…
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162: Can you wear a dress watch on adventures? And why are dive watches good for everything?
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In this episode we discuss the fact that most people, ourselves included, seem to follow the general practice to wear certain watches for certain things dictated only by their style, not their capabilities or specs. Should this change?
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161: Rolex + Mistake = Money?
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In today's episode we discuss some of the so-called error dials in the world of watches, and their perceived higher value in some cases. What makes some of them worth more?
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Stylistic Shifts in 2010's Pop Music (with Audrey Slote)
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In our last summer bonus episode, I chat with Audrey Slote (University of Chicago) about her musical upbringing as a cellist, her path to studying music theory, and her current dissertation project about stylistic and thematic shifts in 2010's pop music. More specifically, we explore Solange's A Seat at the Table and Bon Iver's 22, A Million for ev…
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160: Is Vu a watch savant? And does he even want to be?
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In today's episode Lydia makes Vu take a quiz about watches from WatchTime Magazine. Here are the answers to the quiz: https://www.watchtime.com/watch-quiz-how-much-of-a-watch-savant-are-you/
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159: New watches from Longines, Oris, NOMOS, Omega and KUDOKE
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In today's episode we talk about some of the latest watch releases that have caught our attention! Longines Spirit Zulu Time 39 Titanium Oris Divers Sixty-Five Forest Green NOMOS Ahoi 38 Date Atlantic Omega Aqua Terra 150m KUDOKE Infinity Omega Specialties Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition
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Nick Mayhugh: Losing my best friends, my grandparents
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Paralympic sprinter Nick Mayhugh shares the lessons he learned from his grandfather Bill Mayhugh, a popular radio host, and his grandmother Shirley Culpeper Mayhugh, a performer who was signed by the same agency that represented Marilyn Monroe. Watch the video version of this episode HERE. Hear from: Nick Mayhugh Scott Mayhugh (Nick’s father)…
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158: Is Lydia a TRUE watch enthusiast? AI tries to help us figure this out.
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In this episode we let AI take over and assess the level of Lydia's watch enthusiasm. How does she do?
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157: Can buying luxury watches make the world a better place?
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In today's episode we discuss the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative because they dropped a new video about the initiative on the Rolex YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/M3MhwWbHsdM?si=fdhtRPf-k9DMlRNw
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Contemporary Royalty and Romance with Julian Winters - Prince of the Palisades
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Marissa chats with Julian Winters about his latest YA romance, PRINCE OF THE PALISADES. Also discussed in this episode: how fanfiction is a great way to get started in writing, the sometimes difficult elements of crafting a contemporary royal story, writing romance and the importance of creating moments when characters are vulnerable, how challengi…
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156: Elvis's Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sold at auction for $240,000!
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In this episode we discuss the Elvis watch that Lydia photographed for Alexander Bitar, who donated it to be sold at the Saint-Tropez Gala One charity auction to raise money for One Drop Foundation.
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155: The Most Iconic Watches, can we all agree?
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In today's episode we reference a recent video by Britt Pearce where she listed the most iconic watches from a bunch of different brands. We discuss these icons... and disagree with at least one of her takes! Britt's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWztKLNo0XI
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154: Our Relationships With Brands
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In this episode we talk about a new page on our website where we attempt to create more transparency about our own relationships with watch brands, based on what we'd love to see from others. Let us know what you think! https://www.thiswatchlife.com/transparency
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153: Winning Gold Medals with Watches On?
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In today's episode we discuss some of the gold medals won at the Olympics recently where the athletes were wearing watches during the competitions. We reference this article by Katherine Arteche: These Female Track Athletes All Won Gold Wearing This Omega Aqua Terra And these are the watches that these gold medalists all wore: THE SEAMASTER AQUA TE…
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152: What if you could bring back a vintage watch to current production?
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In today's episode we answer a question from @realwatchbrothers about what watch from the past we would want brought back into modern production.
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151: What does it mean to be the official timekeeper of the Olympics?
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In this episode we are talking about Omega being the official timekeeper of the Olympics. What does that even mean? And we also talk a bit about two of their novelties: Omega Seamaster Heritage Olympics Models Specialties Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition
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Middle Grade Horror and Illustrated Novels with Remy Lai - Read At Your Own Risk
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Marissa chats with Remy Lai about her new illustrated sketch diary, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. Also discussed in this episode: why kids relate to horror, the importance of capturing the tone of the book on the cover and determining appropriate content for a young audience, making important design choices like font and color, deciding on a story’s forma…
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Avoid Creative Burnout with Lydia Michaels - Write 10K In a Day : Avoid Burnout: Unleash Your Prolific Potential
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Marissa chats with author and life coach Lydia Michaels about her craft book, Write 10K in a Day. Discussed in this practical episode: the challenges of being an indie author/entrepreneur, writer burnout, time poverty – particularly for women, why setting boundaries on word counts is a good idea, signs of burnout, paying attention to ROJ (Return on…
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1990's Hip-Hop Music Videos (with Dr. Brad Osborn)
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In this bonus episode, I chat with Dr. Brad Osborn (University of Kansas) about his musical upbringing, his experience in grad school at Florida State and the University of Washington, and how he got into popular music research. We also discuss his latest work on MTV Buzz Clips from the 90's and the music of his metal band, D'Archipelago. Brad's po…
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150: We are Taking a Break! (but not for long)
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In this episode we discuss a bunch of topics, like the fact that it seems that children don't love our podcast as much as their parents seem to... and the fact that yet another fireman has come forward as someone who uses dumpster fires as topics of conversation. We also announce that we are taking next week off, and will be back on August 5th! On …
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149: Four American Watch Brands To Watch!
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In this episode we answer a question from Stephen Fox, asking what American micro-brands we are interested in. We took a loosey goosey approach to "micro-brands", but talk about some really cool watchmakers and brands. Lorca Model No. 1 GMT Shinola The Mechanic 39mm Weiss 38mm Automatic Standard Issue Field Watch RGM model 151-G “Pilot” RGM 801-COE…
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148: 2024 GPHG Competing Watches
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In today's episode we discuss the recently announced competing watches for the 2024 GPHG Awards. Some favorites of ours are in the running, but also some watches and brands we have never even heard of!
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147: Watch security and storage - how do you keep your watches safe?
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NOTE: This episode is full of advice based on our own experiences, and we are sharing it in the spirit of our own best practices and things to consider. It's not at all meant to be a comprehensive guide to fool-proof security, and doesn't even cover all of our thoughts or practices on the matter. Do what you think is best! In this episode we answer…
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