The boys are back! We're kicking off our inaugural 2024 recording with a very special guest, and an equally special Topper Edition: the launch of our Fears Series II Capsule, codename "Project Shovel" by our good friend Nicholas Bowman-Scargill.

Nicholas will be joining on this episode to take us through the inspiration and development of each of the four watches in the capsule, which pivots around a weeklong trip through some of our favorite places in Northern California.

So settle in, pour yourself a cup of tea and be sure to explore the capsule collection right here before they're gone!

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Follow the boys on Instagram:

• Russ: @russcaplan

• Rob: @robcaplan_topper

• Zach: @zachxryj

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Here are the watches featured in this week's wristcheck: 

• Zach: Panerai Radiomir 1940 ref. PAM655

• Russ: Fears Brunswick 40 Topper Edition - Black

• Rob: Fears Brunswick 40 Topper Edition - White

• Nicholas: Fears Brunswick 40 Topper Edition - Black⁠

And here are other elements discussed on the episode this week:

• Sticker pack produced by John Caplan

• Images from Nicholas from 'Project Shovel'

• Roy Lichtenstein 1963 "WHAAM" painting in the Tate Gallery

• The USGS definition of "Fool's Gold"