145 : GPHG Report - 3 Foot JCB Statue Shirtless On A Jet Ski With A Deconstructed Pocket Watch!
This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel is traveling, so Rick is joined by David and Ripley, and guests Kevin and Matt. They start off with a 69k Omega X Swatch — say what? — That's a $300 watch. But it's for charity. Next up in the
queue is talk of the end of the Only Watch auction, which would be the end of an era if it had actually been an era. Talk then turns to the GHPG Awards, and Ripley takes note of the brands not participating, and the significance of that
in context. The guys briefly touch on the speculative question of how Tr***'s recent election will affect the watch industry. They wrap, as always, with Hit, Miss,
Maybe.
Omega X Swatch
Only Watch
Judge,
Jury, Executioner
GHPG Prize
Hands-On: MB&F: HM11 Architect TitaniumWatches
Berneron
Hands-On Debut: NOMOS Tangente 2Date Watch
Hands-On Debut: Zenith DefyExtreme Dive
Hands-On: Glashütte Original SeaQ Chronograph
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144: New Old Smugness; UTC, GMT, And Zulu Time; It’s All French To Me
This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick is joined by Ariel, David, and Ripley (is Ripley sipping Scotch?) on U.S. Election Day. The subject of watches is more of a balm than surveying the political landscape, alas. Ripley is happy that he can now wear his Mondaine Stop-to-Go watch since most U.S. states have "fallen back" to standard time. Surprisingly, no one extended the metaphor to politics, but perhaps the polls hadn't closed yet. Getting down to business, the team starts right off with a review of ABTW's most-read article of the month, David's analysis of why we love to see giants fall. And by "giants," in this case, he means Patek Philippe and its rather smug leader, Thierry Stern. Listen in to learn what the fuss is all about. Then, there's a discussion of the slippery slope of "new old-stock," which Mike takes a solid position on in his recent column. They round the bend toward the finish line with Hit, Miss, Maybe: "the best wristwatch game there is" (Rick).
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1:30:34
143. Stuck In Patek Prison With Gerald Ratner In A 45-Minute Timezone.
Here are the show notes. Do you have a title yet?
This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick is joined by Ariel, David, and Ripley, as per usual, and they start things off by discussing, um, time. How unusual! Well, the subject is the time changes in Europe and the U.S., which marginally has to do with watches, although, honestly, there's no segue except for a brief foray into those rare parts of the world that actually run on 30-minute time zone differentials. It all comes 'round.
One of the more interesting sidebars that awaits you is convo about the failures of AI when searching for watch info. Take heed!
The team gets down to business with an in-depth look at some of the watches we've covered this week, including the Glashütte Original Senator Cosmopolite watch. Next up, hear the guys' thoughts on the Patek Philippe Cubitus Watch, the brand's first new collection in 25 years. David is here in the flesh to discuss his most recent "Grinding Gears" feature article, and then they dip into the latest by Laurent Ferrier.
They wrap up with the game we've all come to want, need, crave: Hit Miss Maybe.
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142. Breitling Special
Recorded during Geneva Watch Days 2024, David sits down with Breitling Global Head Of Heritage Gianfranco Gentile and Breitling Historian Fred Mandelbaum
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141. You Never Actually Own A Patek. You Merely Talk About It On A Podcast.
Show Notes To Follow.
0:00 Introduction
4:14 https://www.ablogtowatch.com/ariels-thoughts-ebays-removal-of-uk-and-germany-private-seller-fees-and-how-it-affects-the-market/
15:19 https://www.ablogtowatch.com/new-release-breitling-navitimer-b01-chronograph-46-north-american-limited-edition-watch/
22:30 Patek Cubitus
35:48 https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-debut-march-la-b-am2-gmt-watches/
36:47 Hit, Miss, Maybe
37:00 https://www.ablogtowatch.com/new-release-richard-mille-rm-65-01-automatic-split-seconds-chronograph-mclaren-w1-watch/
48:00 https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-hublot-spirit-of-big-bang-veuve-clicquot-polo-classic/
55:00 https://www.ablogtowatch.com/new-release-bell-ross-br-x5-iridescent-watch/
France