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"...And the Parky goes to..."
Yes indeed, Burlingame & Park finally has its own prestigious award, and this week on the pod, the boys are doling out a series of freshly minted Parkys while breaking down their top picks and biggest surprises of the year. Oh, and be sure to stick around after the awards for some personalized holiday gift picks, as well as one final 'By the Way' of 2025.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Zach: @zachxryj
Wrist check and other watches mentioned on this episode:
- Rob: Zenith Defy Extreme Diver 'Biolume' Topper Edition
- Zach: Hamilton Khaki Field Engineered Garments Limited Edition
- Russ: Grand Seiko Spring Drive 'UFA' SLGB003
- Zenith Chronomaster Sport 'Rainbow'
- G-Shock Full Metal 5000 Series "Memory in Pixel" display
- Breguet Experimentale 1, with 10Hz Tourbillon and Constant Force Magnetic Escapement
- Rolex Land-Dweller (I know, it's not the "Landmaster," don't @ me)
- Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 30mm
- Zenith Defy USM Capsule Collection
- Seiko 5 x Pepsi Capsule Collection
- Zenith Defy Extreme Topper Edition
- Swatch Mission to Earthphase - Moonshine Gold
- Nomos Glashütte Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer
- Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Gen. 4 (Orange bezel)
- Piaget Andy Warhol Collection
Holiday gift picks from the boys:
- Russ: Le Creuset Signature Round Dutch Oven
- Rob: Nitecore EDC 17 UV flashlight
- Zach: Schott NYC "Delivery from Nowhere" Bruce Springsteen Leather Jacket
...Oh, and by the way:
- Rob: Watch Stranger Things in the movie theater
- Russ: Watching Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny
- Zach: The GoPro Best Clips of 2025
The Zenith Defy Extreme Diver 'Biolume' Topper Edition is quite possibly the most complicated, high-concept collaborative edition that Topper has ever made, and today on the pod, we're taking a deep dive into its concept and development with Chief Products Officer Romain Marietta.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Topper's Fall Event Calendar
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Zach: @zachxryj
• Romain: @romain.marietta
Wrist checks and other watches mentioned on this episode:
- Rob: DOXA Sub 250t GMT 'Great White' Topper Edition
- Zach: Breitling Aerospace EVO Titanium
- Romain: Zenith GFJ (2025 GPHG Chronometry Prize winner)
- Russ: Zenith Defy Extreme Diver 'Biolume' Topper Edition
...Oh, and by the way:
- Zach: Incredible Rolex Deep Sea restoration from the Palisades fire
- Russ: Giants rule, Dodgers drool (per usual)
- Rob: The Wire character recuts from Ceerius
- Romain: Stream Man of the Hour, hosted by Wei Koh
"Ebel Gisele Brasilia" – say that five times fast! This week, the boys go so far off the beaten path you'd think they were on a completely different podcast. But this is indeed Burlingame & Park, and once the ship is finally brought back around (after a lengthy deleted tangent on the Concord Watch Company and a heavily edited tangent on the Ebel Brasilia), the boys are sharing thoughts on the biggest G-Shock update in 40 years, along with a little behind-the-scenes look at Topper's second collaboration with DOXA, and a return to the shadowy Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Topper's Fall Event Calendar
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Zach: @zachxryj
Wrist check and other watches mentioned on this episode:
- SpaceOne Tellurium now available at Topper
- G-Shock Full Metal 5000 Series with new customizable MIP display
- Seiko Prospex LX US-Exclusive SNR058
- Russ: Grand Seiko EVO 9 Spring Drive UFA ref. SLGB003
- Zach: IWC Big Pilot Timezoner 'Woodland'
- Rob: DOXA SUB 300 'Great White' Topper Edition from 2024
- 2025 DOXA SUB 250T GMT 'Great White' Topper Edition
- December 6th DOXA Day, and December 13th Holiday Party presented by Zenith
...Oh, and by the way:
- Rob: Stranger Things: The First Shadow play in London
- Russ: Watching reaction videos, like this Chad Smith Reacting to 30 Seconds to Mars on Drumeo
- Zach: Stream Chad Powers on Hulu
The pod we've all been waiting to make is finally here. Back in February of 2025 (Episode 46), we predicted that we would get a new Planet Ocean collection to celebrate the line's 20th anniversary – and today, we finally have a chance to go hands-on with the new collection and see just what we got right in that predictions episode, and what we got wrong. Oh, and be sure to stick around for 'By the Way' as Rob and Russ finally find something they can agree on. Did hell just freeze over?
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Topper's Fall Event Calendar
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Zach: @zachxryj
Wrist check and other watches mentioned in the episode:
- Russ: Omega Seamaster 300m on Omega mesh
- Rob: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 39.5mm 'Summer Blue'
- Zach: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Liquid Metal LE ref. 222.30.42.20.01.001
- Czapek 10 Year Anniversary "Time Jumper"
- Oris ProPilot Date refresh
- Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Generation 4
- Gen 4 PO inspo: Omega Seamaster 120 "Baby Ploprof" ref. 166.088
- Gen 4 PO inspo: Omega Seamaster 200 "SHOM"
- A glimpse into the world of saturation diving in the Last Breath film
...Oh, and by the way:
- Russ: Stream Pluribus on Apple TV+
- Rob: (A rare agreement with Russ.) Stream Pluribus on Apple TV+
- Zach: Skiing down Mt. Everest with no oxygen (a world first)
You know him – you love him, and now Joe Kirk is back on the pod for a third time, but for this episode, we thought we'd shift the questions over to the #watchfam – and took as many of your questions for Joe as we could in the short time we had him.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Topper's Fall Event Calendar
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Zach: @zachxryj
• Joe: @josep.kirk
...Oh, and by the way:
- Russ: Stream Shogun on Hulu
- Rob: Stranger Things Season 5: the first five minutes
- Zach: New freediving world record from Alexey Molchanov
- Joe: Japanese sumo crime drama "Sanctuary" on Netflix
Ever wondered how a 38mm watch could wear large? Or how a 46mm watch could feel more like a 42? This week, the boys are packing a pair of digital calipers to unpack an optical illusion and solve an age-old mystery on why size certainly matters, but perhaps not using the traditional watch measurements we're accustomed to seeing. We're also tapping in with new store arrivals, spooky movie picks, and lots more.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Topper's Fall Event Calendar
Oh, and don't forget to email [email protected] with Grand Seiko questions for our "Ask Joe Kirk Anything" segment to be recorded on November 7th!
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Zach: @zachxryj
Wrist check and other watches mentioned in the episode:
- Russ: Breitling Navitimer B01 Red Gold
- Rob: 2018 Grand Seiko US Limited Edition "Kirazuri" ref. SBGA387
- Zach: IWC Pilot's Timezoner Top Gun Woodland
- Omega Speedmaster 38mm Milano Cortina
- RSVP for our November 7th Grand Seiko event with UFA movement designer Eiichi Hiraya
- Glashütte Original Senator Meissen porcelain limited edition
...Oh, and by the way:
- Russ: Use the Strava Heat Map to explore new local trails
- Rob: Go watch "Good Boy" (2025) in theaters
- Zach: Running the Taco Bell 50k
Are you "team Vader" or "team Grey Side?" This week, the boys are venturing back to the dark side for some hands-on impressions straight from the Scottsdale launch of the new Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon collection.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Topper's Fall Event Calendar
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Zach: @zachxryj
Wrist check and other watches mentioned in the episode:
- Rob: Omega Speedmaster Super Racing
- Zach: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Shades 'Sandstone'
- Russ: vintage 1973 Omega Speedmaster ref. 145.022 (cal. 861)
- Epic Omega Speedmaster "Reference Points" article on Hodinkee
- Vintage Omega Petrograd from early 1900s
- Seiko Prospex Alpinist update for 2025
- TAG Heuer Autavia Isograph (RIP)
- Mr. Eiichi Hiraya, Grand Seiko UFA movement designer
- November 9th Grand Seiko event at Topper
- Grand Seiko Spring Drive UFA SLGB003
- Alpina Alpiner X Smartwatch
- Impressions of the new Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon collection
...Oh, and by the way:
- Zach: Riding the brutally difficult Marji Gesick 100 mile MTB race in Northern Michigan
- Rob: Rooting for the New Orleans Pelicans for the '25/26 NBA season
- Russ: Visiting your favorite mountain towns in shoulder season
Prost! Fall is in the air, Oktoberfest is right around the corner, and certified Friend of the Pod® Stephen Kounas (President of Glashütte Original, North America) is back to drop even more knowledge – this time, he's schooling us on the sleepy Saxony town of Glashütte, as well as the brand's new dial manufactory which is now up and running. Catch yourself up from Stephen's last appearance on episode 39, and we'll see you out there.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Topper's Fall Event Calendar
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Zach: @zachxryj
• Stephen: @stephen_kounas
Mentions, wrist checks, and other notes from this week's episode:
- Russ: neo-vintage Glashütte Original Senator Navigator Panorama Date
- Rob: neo-vintage Glashütte Original Diver
- Zach: Chopard LUC GMT One Black
- Stephen: Glashütte Original Seventies 'X' Chronograph
- Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar Aventurine 180th Anniversary Edition
- Glashütte Original PanoMatic Calendar Skeleton
- a ship's physical marine chronometer clock, which inspired the modern Glashütte Original Senator collection
- a visit to Glashütte Original's new dial manufactory (Troy Barmore, Hodinkee)
Oh, and by the way:
• Russ: Endurance (2024) National Geographic Documentary
• Rob: Watch One Battle After Another (2025)
• Zach: "The French Laundry of Sausages" at Gestalt Haus, Fairfax CA
• Stephen: Loafers of Spanish leather (Meermin or TLB Mallorca)
It’s been ten years since Omega launched the Globemaster, and without an anniversary edition or celebration in sight, we thought we’d hold our own, with a special deep dive on one of the most wildly underrated, and story-rich references in the maker’s archive.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Topper's Fall Event Calendar
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Zach: @zachxryj
Mentions, wrist checks, and other notes from this week's episode:
- Rob: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 'Summer Blue'
- Russ: Omega Speedmaster CK2998 Anniversary Edition
- Zach: IWC Aquatimer 2000 Edition “35 Years Ocean 2000” Limited Edition
- 20mm vintage-style Omega Seamaster mesh bracelet
- IWC Aquatimer Cousteau Divers Edition
- Glashütte Original Panomatic Lunar Calendar Skeleton
- Ulysse Nardin Diver Air weighing 52 grams
- Omega Constellation Globemaster
- Omega Journey Through Time book
...Oh, and By the Way:
- Russ: Downhill Racer (1969) starring Robert Redford
- Rob: The astonishing 17-minute "Oner" from Haunting of Hill House on Netflix
- Zach: Engineering a Lego vehicle that can climb walls
After a short breather for the long Labor Day weekend, the boys are back on the mic as we look to Geneva Watch Days for a flurry of exciting new releases, including a surprising and epic new collaboration between our favorite Le Locle maker and a famed Swiss furniture maker – both of whom, soared to new heights in the late 1960s.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Follow the boys on Instagram:
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Zach: @zachxryj
Mentions, wrist checks, and other notes from this week's episode:
- F1 the movie directed by Joseph Kosinski
- Star Wars: Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling
- Hit the field with the Breitling official NFL collection watches
- Oris Aquis New York Harbor Version II
- Oris ProPilot Altimeter Bamford "Mission Control" Limited Edition
- Zenith Defy Chronograph USM Limited Edition
- USM Haller modular furniture system
...Oh, and By the Way:
- Russ: Watch The Eastern Gate on Max
- Zach: CVT soft serve ice cream in a pouch
- Rob: Streaming all the existing seasons of Stranger Things
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