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

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• 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)