Form and Function

Ken and James talk through their experiences at the 2026 Vancouver Timepiece show. Places to visit, coffee to drink, and fantastic people to meet along the way.

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Wes and Watches Instagram

Private and Co Vancouver

Propaganda Coffee Vancouver

Monogram Coffee Vancouver

Kafkas Coffee

Brooklyn Clothing Vancouver

Small Victory False Creek

Pallet Coffee Vancouver

Revolver Coffee Vancouver

Coffee, Cameras and Things Instagram

Phil & Sebastian Coffee

RZE 36MM Waypoint

RZE Urbanist lume dial

RZE UTD 8000 Orange

Wesn P&Co knife

Kirk Lepiten Instagram

Wesn Puzzle Box

Nikon 35Ti

Watch Hang Vancouver

Calibre321 

Ollech and Wajs book by the Calibrated Wrist

33 Acres Brewery

Roldorf 

Nine Dumplings Vancouver

Prototype Coffee

The Keg Granville Island

Benchmade Proper

Form and Function website

Donations Page

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Homework - 

Ken - Skipping Rope link incoming

James - TimetoCalibrate Podcast

Running Point Netflix

Ken and James are joined by the wonderful and talented hosts from the Dial and Aperture podcast; Nacho and Morgan.

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Part 1 is here, Part 2 will be available from Saturday 9th May.

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Dial and Aperture Podcast

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Wrist check - 

Nacho - Nomos Club World Timer Jungle

Morgan - Grand Seiko SBGX 263

Ken - Hodinkee Timex 8 Lap

James - Doxa Sub 200T 

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Mentioned - 

Grand Seiko White Birch

Grand Seiko Night Birch

Grand Seiko UFA 

Grand Seiko UFA Diver

Paynter Clothing

TGN Podcast

RZE

Marathon Nav D cerashell 

22Studio Watches

Bradley Taylor Watches

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Form and Function website

Donations Page

Ken and James are joined by Vu for a 3 watch dressy draft pick.

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Apologies for the iffy sound quality...!

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Wrist check - 

Ken - RZE UTD 8000 5 year anniversary model

James - Kurono Tokyo Reserve Du Marche

Vu - Straum Aurora SKY 

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Mentioned - 

Kurono Tokyo Classic Reiwa 2019

Kurono Tokyo Grand Jubilee Calender

Kudoke Five

VC 43040 Jump Hour in gold

Omega Speedmaster Moonshine Gold green dial 

JLC Reverso Tribute enamel snake

Grand Seiko 6145 in Gold

A Lange & Sohne Little Darth

Grand Seiko SBGW295 

Form and Function website

Donations Page

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Homework - 

Ken - Blood Hounds Season 2

James - Pith Flex Yuzu Notebook

Vu - Leica Podcast

Ken and James have an in person chat while in the CotsWOLDS.

Show Notes to follow! Sorry!!

Ken and James wizz through a load of the standouts, both good and bad, from 2026's Watches and Wonders.

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Patek Phil Cubitus Perpetual Calendar Skeleton

Grand Seiko UFA in gold SLGB006

Grand Seiko 40mm diver SLGB023

Grand Seiko Cherry Blossom ‘Hana-Ikada 32mm’ & ‘Hana-Ikada Blue’ 62GS

A Lange & Sohne Saxonia Annual Calendar

A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Lumen

Tudor Black Bay 54 Blue

Tudor Black Bay Ceramic 

JLC Integrated Trio

Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points

IWC Ceralume

IWC Venturer

IWC Ti Perpetual  

IWC Blue 35mm Ingenieur

IWC Ingenieur Green Justin Hast

IWC Petit Prince 2026

Rolex OP Jubilee 

Rolex 100 years of OP

James and Ken chat about watch releases, some brands' positioning, upcoming events, Coffee gear, and coffee.

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Episode 129

Wrist check - 

Ken - Casio G Shock DW6600

James - Blancpain Air Command 36mm Ti

Form and Function website

Donations Page

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Mentioned - 

NotoriousEDC Beerbomb

Eliot Brown Shield Watch

Brit Pearce Nomos Club Campus Olive Green 

RZE Gear Swap Vancouver

Revolver Coffee Vancouver

Dial and Aperture podcast

Raymond Weil 50th Chrono

Raymond Weil 35mm sub second

Citizen Chicken watch

Raymond Weil Freelancer Complete Calender

Earthen Company Aventurine

Kiwame Tokyo Mune

ARO Spiro

Weber workshop Moonraker

Oddy Knocky - Holy Shit

Straum Purple dial Ti

Baltic MR01

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Homework - 

Peaky Blinders Movie - Netflix

Jury Duty Company Retreat - Amazon Prime

Ken and James chit-chat. Expect rants, memes, gear, and of course watches.

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Wrist check - 

Ken - Ares Diver One

James - Oris Diver 65 Bronze

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Mentioned - 

‘Mattlyon meme about watch nerds’New Land Rover for the British Armed Forces

Nomos Club in Olive

Doxa Sub 200II

Baltic Worldtimer

Longines hydroconquest

Monta Oceanking

Omega Constellation Observatory

Lanx x Norman Walsh Bromley trainers

Sunray Sportswear Laniakia sweatshirt

Form and Function website

Donations Page

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Homework - 

Last One Laughing UK Season 2 on Amazon.  

Fallow youtube - The best Beef Wellington in the World with Ed Gamble

James and Ken talk photography gear, TV, film, and of course, watches. With a new segment: Listener conundrums.

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Wrist check - 

Ken - Ares Diver One

James - Omega Seamaster 36mm 

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Mentioned - 

Dial and Aperture podcast

Kat Shoulders

Fuji Free gear rentals

Oris Diver 65 Bronze

Tudor BlackBay 58 Bronze

Francis & Gaye

Jareds Watches Instagram

Timor Watches

Serica 5303 with date

Timex Q NASA

Timex snoopy Chrono

Urth Filters and inserts

Neewer Light Boxes (NK200)

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Homework - 

Warmachine

Rooster

Ken and James chat about James's trip to Copenhagen, watches, Japanese clothing, Trainers, and Louis Theroux's take on the 'manosphere'.

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Copenhagen - 

Hart Bakery (Christianhavn). Try the Tebirkes!!

Gasoline Grill (Christianhavn)

Prolog Coffee

April Coffee

Andersen and Maillard

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Mentioned - 

Pinion Watches

Seiko Power Design Project 2026

Kurono Tokyo Divers Watch

Doxa Sub 300 Minehunter

Otsuka Lotec Jump Hour

Metmo Fractal Vice

HMS Watch Store Ometesando

Sunray Sportswear

Trunk Clothiers London

Liquor Store Birmingham

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Homework - 

Lanx x Walsh Bromley trainers

Inside the Manosphere, Louis Theroux 

One Place Season 2

Ken and James chit-chat about the recent British Watchmakers Day in London, but are also joined for a riverside recording by the wonderful Chris and Iman from the Tale of Two Wristies podcast, and another surprise guest.

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Wristcheck

Ken - Arken Alterum

James - Longines Legend Diver 36

Iman - Tudor BB58 Bronze

Chris - Cartier Ronde

Tom - Arken Instrumentum

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Mentioned

Watch Gecko

Mad Watch Collector

Hanhart Ti Desert Pilot

Clemence Watches

Abinger Watches

Arken Alterum Green/Grey Dial

Nomadic Watches

Farer

Henry Catchpole - Haggerty

Tom Place

Worn and Wound

Marks Watches

Whatwatchwhere - Allie

Time & Blocks 

Bamford carbon black

Paulin Mara

Elliot Brown watches

Sher Watches

OraOrea Watches