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It's no secret that the Burlingame & Park crew has a soft spot for Omega, and ever since our "Twenty Years of the Planet Ocean" episode back in February of this year, the boys have been looking for an excuse to do a similar deep dive on the Seamaster Aqua Terra – the ultimate GADA (Go-Anywhere-Do-Anything) watch, and a watch that has a whole lot more collectability and range than most would expect.
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
Wrist check and other elements discussed on this week's episode:
•Russ: Omega Speedmaster CK2998 on mesh
• Rob: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 41mm Grey cal. 8500
• Zach: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer Titanium
- Omega Railmaster XXL ref. 2806.52.37
- Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra "Marui" Japan Edition
- Seamaster Aqua Terra "Skyfall" chosen by Daniel Craig
- Seamaster Aqua Terra 15,000 Gauss "Bumblebee"
...Oh, and by the way:
• Russ: Red Rabbit by Tom Clancy
• Rob: Rollerball on the Rewatchables Podcast
• Zach: Imperial Watch Co. "Slidecatch" EDC tool
This week, the boys unintentionally get their first "oner" while going over all of the newest arrivals to the store from Glashütte Original, Omega, Blancpain, and lots more. There's also another impromptu UPS delivery and unboxing of a very coveted Seiko, that you're not going to want to miss.
As always, you can reach the crew 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
Wrist check and other elements discussed on this week's episode:
• Russ: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 45mm Titanium
• Rob: Zenith Pilot Flyback Grande Date 'Rainbow'
• Zach: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Shades 'Sand' on an Artem Straps Hydroflex strap
- Seiko Prospex JAWS 50th Anniversary SRPL81
- Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech
- Omega Seamaster Diver 300m Orange
- Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force 'Glacier Blue'
- Glashütte Original Seventies 'X' Chronograph Limited Edition
- Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Sport Chronograph Rose Gold
...Oh, and by the way:
• Rob: Re-watching the first four seasons of Stranger Things
• Russ: Re-watching Breaking Away
• Zach: Stream The Studio on Apple TV
Fan-favorite guest Jay (@shespeakswatch) is back in the hot seat to share her latest watchmaking adventure: a journey to Switzerland's famed Vallée de Joux for a peek inside "the farm," the haute horology arm of the Blancpain manufacture. But this wasn't just any production visit, and there was nary a Fifty Fathoms to be seen, because as Jay explains, this was a rare, exclusive look at how some of the maker's most prestigious creations come to life.
As always, you can reach the crew for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Follow the crew on Instagram:
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Zach: @zachxryj
• Jay: @shespeakswatch
Wrist check and other elements discussed on this week's episode:
• Russ: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 45mm Titanium
• Rob: Grand Seiko Evolution 9 Spring Drive GMT 'Mistflake' SBGE285
• Zach: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Chronograph
• Jay: Zenith Chronomaster Sport
- Switzerland's Hotel des Horlogers
- Blancpain Villeret Complete Calendar
- The history of the minute repeater (via Time & Tide)
- Breitling Aerospace Evo with a digital minute repeater
- Blancpain's six key complications
- Jean-Jacque Fiechter's original patent of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
- The "King of Diamonds" Harry Winston
- Choose between 38, 42, or 45mm Fifty Fathoms references
...Oh, and by the way:
• Rob: Hugo (2011) by Steven Spielberg
• Russ: Stream 'Endless Summer' (Bruce Brown) on Peacock
• Zach: Launching Cars off Cliffs for July 4th in Alaska
• Jay: Visiting and learning about the Swiss white winemaking region
• Blaine (special guest!): Omega Speedmaster Flight Qualified and "Woody Guthrie: A Life" by Joe Klein
What is the perfect summer watch? Is it a colorful, affordable Seiko? Or a burly dive watch bristling with all the latest technology? Or perhaps a hybrid combination of both? This week on the pod, the guys each pick three of their favorite summer watches in a spirited roundtable style draft where only one trio will emerge victorious. With "Summer Vibes," "Under $1,000" and "Any Price" as our key categories, whose picks do you think came out on top?
As always, you can reach the crew 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
Wrist check and other elements discussed on this week's episode:
• Russ: DOXA Sub 300 'Great White' Topper Edition
• Rob: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 39.5mm 'Summer Blue'
• Zach: Breitling Aerospace Evo Titanium
• Russ' summer watch picks:
- Breitling Superocean Heritage 40mm Green (Summer Vibes)
- DOXA Sub 200 Professional (Under $1000)
- Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer (Any Price)
• Rob's summer watch picks:
- Longines Legend Diver White (Summer Vibes)
- Seiko 5 Sports SKX Tribute Yellow (Under $1000)
- Fears Redcliff 'Confetti' Burlingame Edition (Any Price)
Zach's summer watch picks:
- Zenith Defy Revival Titanium (Summer Vibes)
- Breitling Avenger 42 Night Mission Ceramic (Any Price)
- Zodiac Compression Diver (Under $1000)
...Oh, and by the way:
• Rob: Go to watch the Golden State Valkyries (WNBA)
• Zach: Mega Avalanche "Mountain of Hell" Enduro race winning run
• Russ: Abbott & Costello "Who's on First?"
Fresh off the heels of Breitling's summer blockbuster release of the Superocean Heritage, the boys had a chance to sit down with Breitling's Global Head of Heritage Gianfranco Gentile to talk about the origins of this unique dive watch, and how it made such a lasting impact since its launch in 1957 – an impact that still persists, now with the launch of the newest Heritage line nearly 70 years later. And be sure to stick around for a Universal Geneve & Gallet teaser, as these are also both brands that Gianfranco is directly involved with!
As always, you can reach the crew for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Follow everyone on Instagram:
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Russ: @russcaplan
• Zach: @zachxryj
• Gianfranco Gentile: @gfgm_g
Wrist check and other elements discussed on this week's episode:
• Russ: Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute 24hr ref. A2232212
• Zach: Breitling Superocean Automatic Outerknown 44
• Rob: Breitling Superocean '57 Outerknown (strap)
• Gianfranco: Breitling Superocean '57 Outerknown (mesh)
• Astronaut Scott Carpenter's Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute
• vintage Breitling Superocean Chronograph ref. 807 & ref. 1004
• Breitling Superocean '57 "Highlands" Capsule Limited Edition
• the new 2025 Breitling Superocean Heritage collection
• vintage Universal Geneve 'Nina' Compax Chronograph
• vintage Gallet Flying Officer Chronograph
...Oh, and by the way:
• Russ: The Dollup Podcast: Hugh Glass EP05
• Rob: re-watching Point Break (1991) w/ Keanu Reeves and a Breitling Pluton
• Zach: Momentum Generation (2018) documentary on HBO and 100 Foot Wave feat. Breitling ambassadors on HBO
• Gianfranco: The Breitling Book of Surfing (Rizzoli)
This week on Burlingame & Park, Russ is in Las Vegas for the Couture show, so we tapped Topper's very own Jay Liu, who just returned from a life-changing visit to the Parmigiani manufacture in Fleurier. Rob is also freshly returned from a visit to the Omega manufacture in Bienne, and together, these two visits formed very distinctly different, but opposing sides of the same watchmaking coin, and we break it all down on this week's episode.
As always, you can reach the crew for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!
Follow everyone on Instagram:
• Rob: @robcaplan_topper
• Zach: @zachxryj
• Jay Liu: @shespeakswatch
Wrist check and other elements discussed on this week's episode:
- Rob: Fears Brunswick 40 Topper Edition
- Zach: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 'Shades'
- Jay: Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF GMT Rattrapante
- Fears Brunswick 40 'Odyssey' Limited Edition for men's mental health
- Jurassic Park Rebirth Trailer feat. Omega Railmaster
- Omega Seamaster 37mm Milano Cortina Edition
- Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer Black
- Longines Spirit Zulu 1925 Edition
- Henry Cavill 'Arm Reload' fight scene from Mission Impossible Fallout
...Oh, and by the way:
- Rob: Go watch Life of Chuck
- Zach: How did it cost to beat these arcade games?
- Jay: Listen to Burlingame & Park!
Does micro-adjust actually matter? Should watch dials really have all that extra writing on them? Does the next Gerald Genta already walk among us? This week the boys are looking to ruffle some feathers around the #watchfam with our own spiciest subway takes, and who better to tap in for this one than our longtime pal and resident New Yorker, Worn&Wound co-founder Zach Weiss.
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
• Zach Weiss: @zsw
Wrist check and other elements discussed on this week's episode:
- Original review of the Oris Diver 65 Topper Edition by Zach Weiss
- Roundtable on the new Omega Railmaster
- Worn&Wound WindUP Watch Fair schedule
- Worn&Wound 10th Anniversary Seiko 5 Limited Edition
- Biwi Factory Tour on Worn&Wound
- Russ: Fears Redcliff Confetti Burlingame Edition
- Rob: Seiko Prospex 62Mas Re-Issue SJE093
- Zach P: Breitling Aerospace Evo, also mentioned the Panerai Radiomir PAM655
- Zach W: Otsuka Lotec 7.5
- Seconde-Seconde collaborative watch designer
...Oh, and by the way:
- Zach: A Bit of Optimism Podcast feat. Cory Richards
- Rob: Re-watching Rogue One with a new perspective
- Russ: Rediscovering the Alfred Hitchcock filmography
- Zach W.: Curated film collections streaming on Criterion
Lots to unpack in this week's jam-packed episode, where the boys take you through a few highlights on the ground at Topper's third annual First Look, before settling down in the Biergarten to chat about Rob's shopping adventures in Tokyo, and unbox an Omega watch that none of us had ever seen before. Spoiler alert: it's not a Speedmaster.
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 elements discussed on this week's episode:
- Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Sport Chronograph Ultra-Cermet
- Grand Seiko Spring Drive UFA
- Topper-exclusive Devil's Canyon Brewing Company beers on tap
- Zenith 160th Anniversary GFJ
- Fears Arnos Pewter Blue
- King Seiko VANAC Tokyo Sunrise Limited Edition
- G-Shock MR-G Frogman 'Goliath Frog' (YouTube review in German)
- Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Quantieme Perpetual Platinum (the 'mistake dial' story)
- On Rob's wrist: Grand Seiko Evolution 9 Spring Drive Mistflake SBGE285
- On Russ' wrist: Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force 'Tranquility'
- On Zach's wrist: Tudor Pelagos FXD GMT
- Jackroad & Betty (Tokyo retailer for pre-owned watches & handbags)
- Rob's unboxing: vintage Omega Seamaster 120 'Jacques Mayol'
- The Big Blue freediving film inspired by Jacques Mayol
...Oh, and by the way:
- Russ: Cody Townsend and The Fifty project
- Zach: Stream Last of Us, Season 2
- Rob: Watch 'A Complete Unknown' a few more times
How do you beat jetlag? This week on Burlingame & Park, Zach shares the ultimate travel hack, Russ tries to find his voice in the bottom of a cup of Earl Grey, and Rob shares the latest on his beloved Washington Wizards. Of course we're also coming down from Watches & Wonders, and have a chance to unpack a few more thoughts – and one very special pair of watches that went undiscussed on our last episode, but for good reason.
And don't forget to RSVP for First Look, coming to Burlingame on April 25th and 26th!
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 elements discussed on this week's episode:
- Russ: Breitling Navitimer B01 43mm
- Rob: Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow 3551.20.00
- Zach: IWC Big Pilot Top Gun Ceratanium Double Chronograph
- Breitling Top Time B01 cycling capsule collection
- Omega Speedmaster Double Moonphase
- Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatic 42mm Stainless Steel
- Singer Reimagined Heritage Chronograph
- Nomos Club Sport Worldtimer
- Bremont Altitude MB Meteor Silver Dial
- Grand Seiko Evolution 9 Spring Drive VFA
- Zenith 160th Anniversary GFJ Calibre 135
- neo-vintage Perrelet Seacraft 777 Diver
- Fears Arnos Pewter Blue
- Topper First Look RSVP
...Oh, and by the way:
- Zach: Lifetime Grand Prix cycling documentary series
- Russ: re-watching Ted Lasso
- Rob: What Went Wrong Podcast: Mad Max Fury Road
This is it – Christmas in April, the global #watchfam's Super Bowl: Watches & Wonders is here, and Russ and Zach are chiming in live from the banks of the Rhone River on the famous QDB in Geneva (with Rob joining remotely) with all their picks, favorites, and show surprises.
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
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