This is Erik & Max’s first episode recorded together in person, for which they’ve saved a crowd favorite: Q&A. Yes, it’s time to answer your asks. Topics range from watches that surprised us to underrated vintage picks under 10K, the best skeleton QPs, real Chinese watchmaking, and the best independent at 200K. Plus, did Lange copy Movado? This is a relentless torrent of watch opinions with no holds barred, enjoy. 

Links Mentioned:

Watches We’ll Grow Into:

https://hairspring.com/finds/1-of-26-london-racing-green-jaeger-lecoultre-reverso-1931/

https://www.phillips.com/detail/audemars-piguet/CH080123/206

https://hairspring.com/finds/3923a-patek-philippe-calatrava/

https://hairspring.com/finds/tropical-dial-1680-8-rolex-submariner/

Watches That Surprised Us In Person:

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/laurent-ferrier/galet-classic-micro-rotor-for-hodinkee-titanium/

https://hairspring.com/finds/enamel-dial-laurent-ferrier-galet-traveller/

https://le-monde-edmond.com/rolex-8171/

https://bulangandsons.com/blogs/watch-talks/the-dare-devil-inventors-longines-sommatore-13zn-an-original-owner-watch-story

https://www.alange-soehne.com/us-en/timepieces/odysseus/odysseus/odysseus-in-stainless-steel-363-179

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/greubel-forsey/balancier-contemporain-red-gold/

https://rarebirds.de/product/piaget-polo-1980/

https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-with-the-new-atelier-wen-perception-2-0/

Great Chinese Watchmaking:

https://monochrome-watches.com/interview-independent-watchmaker-chinese-china-logan-kuan-rao-orca-iceberg-wuwei-equal-push-escapement/

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/qin-gan-independent-watchmaker-from-china

Best Skeleton QPs:

https://hairspring.com/finds/openwork-25668ba-audemars-piguet-quantieme-perpetuel/

https://hairspring.com/finds/43032p-vacheron-constantin-skeleton-perpetual-calendar/

Underrated Vintage Watches Under 10K:

https://hairspring.com/finds/jochen-rindt-2446-heuer-autavia-third-execution/

https://hairspring.com/finds/beyer-dial-dato-45-heuer-3147s-carrera/

https://hairspring.com/finds/222100-1-universal-geneve-tri-compax/

https://mentawatches.com/product/zenith-a385-el-primero-2/

https://www.strictlyvintagewatches.com/the-rolex-oyster-perpetual-reference-1018

https://tudorcollector.com/collection/76100-submariner/

https://hairspring.com/finds/1830-iwc-golf-club-sl/

https://thekeystone.com/products/patek-philippe-steel-watch-ref-3574-with-box-and-papers

https://www.fratellowatches.com/why-i-should-have-bought-the-black-dial-rolex-explorer-ii-16570/

https://www.omegaseamaster300.com/

https://hairspring.com/finds/exotic-dial-73443t-heuer-camaro-dato/

https://hairspring.com/finds/869109-01-universal-geneve-polerouter-sub-2/

Movado:

https://hairspring.com/finds/breguet-dial-44920-movado-celestograf/

https://hairspring.com/finds/brushed-dial-movado-m95-sub-sea/

https://hairspring.com/finds/206-705-504-movado-super-sub-sea/

37mm Alternatives to Calatrava and Nakagawa:

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/a-lange-sohne/216-027-stealth-saxonia-boutique-edition-white-gold/

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/naoya-hida/type-1d-steel/

https://hairspring.com/finds/the-hour-glass-edition-chopard-luc-16-1860-1018/

(Misspoke when I said 1680, obviously still in Rolex in my head)

https://hairspring.com/finds/sbgw033-grand-seiko-130th-anniversary-first/

https://hairspring.com/finds/philippe-dufour-simplicity/

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/vacheron-constantin/43031-first-series-quantieme-perpetuel-yellow-gold/

200K Independents:

https://hairspring.com/finds/meteorite-dial-laurent-ferrier-galet-traveller/

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/fp-journe/rq-salmon-dial-chronometre-a-resonance-platinum/

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/greubel-forsey/balancier-contemporain-red-gold/

https://www.phillips.com/detail/voutilainen/CH080223/144

https://www.phillips.com/detail/voutilainen/HK080120/824