Form and Function

Ken and James chat about a few new releases, AI's choices from the last week of watch releases, some upcoming events, and the usual fun and games.

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Wristcheck

Ken - G Shock

James - Blancpain Air Command Titanium 36mm on Erikas Original 

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Mentioned

HGP Watches

Kibble Watches

Subdial

British Watchmakers Day

Scrubs 2026

Mr Jones Monster Melter 1904

Tag Connect Calibre E5 F1

Citizen Tsuyosa Seconde Seconde

Ulysse Nardin Gumball 3000

Ressence Ikeda

IWC Ceratanium Portugieser 

Jack Whitehall

Giant Mouse x Zodiac 

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Homework

Ken - Night Agent Season 3

James - Life in Pieces

Kens shopping guide to Japan.

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Wristcheck

Ken - Seiko 6139

James - Doxa Sub 200T

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Mentioned

Veblenist straps

Dial and Aperture Podcast

Workman Japan

Daiso Japan

Standard Products

3 Coins Japan

Don Quito Stores

Yamato Transport

Tokyo City Flea Market

Nakano Broadway

Watchnian

Watchshop L 

Sweet Road Japan

Osaka Amerikamura

BB Amermura

Teramatchi Kyoto Area

Article on Harijuku 

Second Street Japan

Bookoff Japan

Osaka 5 Denim

Kojima Japan

Sigma f2.8 105 Macro

MPB.com

Yodabashi Camera

Big camera Japan

Shindooku Area -used cameras

Kitamura Japan

Mizutani Cameras

Lodge Kyoto

Ken is back from a 3 week trip to Japan, bursting with stories and info about the place, stuff to see, and most importantly, stuff to eat!

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Wristcheck

Ken - Breitling Aerospace E series from 2002

James - Seiko Rotocall red bezel

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Mentioned

RSM Canvas Straps

ZA Multicam strap

Cafe Vermillion Kyoto

Leica store Kyoto

Engine Ramen Kyoto

Ngoya

Studio Ghibli park

Giant Muji Store

Hosingower boat tour

Snow Peak Arashiyama

Bunny Temple Japan

Don Quijote Osaka

Ralph Lauren Cafe Osaka

Hermes Rallye watch

Daryll Zip Instagram

Kurono Tokyo Salon Tokyo

Kamakura

Macheda Squirrel Park

Tokyo City Flea Market

Kyles Bakery Tokyo

Kai Kia

Shimokitazawa Thrift Neighbourhood

Moms Touch Japan

Japan Editions Kyoto

Eggslut Kyoto

Rutubo Kyoto

Samauri and Ninja Museum Kyoto

Cafe Kitsumi (Maison Kitsumi)

Coco Itcibanya Japan

Humanmade x Blue bottle Coffee

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Homework

James - Dark Arts Coffee - Perfect Blue

James is joined by the wonderful Mark Wilkinson, or Marks Watches on Instagram.

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Wristcheck

Mark - Must de Cartier 21

James - Longines Legend Diver 36mm on RSM Strap

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Mentioned

Selitta SW200 - 2

40 and 20 Podcast

AP Jump Hour

Piaget Polo

Grand Seiko UFA

Fears Brunswick 40 1846

Paulin Dazzle Clock

Watch Gecko 2026 British Watchmakers Day 

Timor Watches 

Ember Watches 

CW Loco BWMD

CW Pan Am

Unimatic 36mm 

Time 2 Calibrate Podcast

Wingback Green LE

EDOLUC Flashlights

Tissot PR516

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Homework
James - Wonder Man -  Disney Plus

James fires a few watch-related questions at Lydia Winters and Vu Bui. Including a bit of 'This or That', LVMH Favourites, and a few other juicy watch dilemmas.

The Form and Function Podcast accepts no liability for relationship-ending repercussions.

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Wristcheck

Vu - Nomos Campus Club Future Orang 36mm

Lydia - Casio F91 Gold

James - Seiko Gene Kranz

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Mentioned

Slow Horses

Tag Heuer Seafarer

Gerald Genta release

Cadbury's Creme Eggs

Cadbury's Mini Eggs

Zenith Defy Revival A3643

LVMH Watch Week Monochrome

AP Royal Oak vs VC Overseas

JLC Reverso vs Cartier Tank

Sinn Navitimer vs Breitling Navitimer

Rolex vs Grand Seiko

Patek 5226G

Vacheron Constantin 1921

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Homework

Vu - Fall Out TV series

Lydia - Project Hail Mary book or audiobook
James - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Ken and James pick a few of their favourite weird-ass watches.

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Wristcheck

Ken - Casio Finger Ring

James - Seiko SNE569 

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Mentioned

Baltic Aquascaphe 37mm grey diver

Hawkrigger straps

HGP Mecaquartz Chrono

Armytek C2 Wizard Pro

Oxtools Watches Frog 300

LaVenture Marine Type III

Ikepod Seaslug

Halios Puck

Ressence Type 9

Seiko Ninja Stealth watch

Omega Ploprof

Nomos Worldtimer

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Homework

Ken - 007 Road to a Million. 

James - Tactile Turn. Kohezi. Mukama

Ken and James pick 4 watch dials that stand out to them. With slightly different takes on the assignment, the picks are wide in scope!

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Wristcheck

Ken - RZE UTD 8000 5 year ltd edition

James - Tag Heuer CS3111 on RSM canvas Strap

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Mentioned

Seiko Rotocall Space Brothers version

Straum Ice Dial Limited Edition

Grand Seiko SBGW231

Grand Seiko 37mm 9F Black dial

Grand Seiko Lake Suwa Evolution 9 

Otsuka Lotec No.6

JLC Reverso Green Dial

Hublot Samuel Ross collab

Oris Pro Pilot Coulson edition

Oris Cervo volante Pointer Date

MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual Evo

Anordain Fume Black Enamel Dial 

Atelier Wen Inflection Seddiqui collab

Grand Seiko UFA 

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Homework

Ken - Canadian Club 100% Rye
James - Knives Out- Wake up Dead Man

Ken and James discuss some of Ken's gear, watch, and thoughts for the year that's past, as well as the year that's coming.

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Ken - Hamilton Electric on James Browning strap

James - Longines Legend Diver on RSM strap

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Mentioned

Raymond Weil

RZE

Baltic Stone Dials

Nodus Obscura

Omega Planet Ocean Gen 2

Grenson Brady

Bond Barbour jacket

1923 on Paramount

Lioness on Paramount

Dark Wolf on Amazon Prime

The Naked Gun 2025

Ballerina

Sinners

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Homework

Ken - Deep Cover 
James - Citrus Skittles and Speeed on Youtube

Ken and James talk a bit about boots, pens, ageing brains, and weird ass covers of your favourite songs.

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Wristcheck

Ken - IWC 3706

James - Blancpain Air Command 36mm Ti on Erikas Original 

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Mentioned

Jim Green Stockman bronco boots

Jim Green Meander barefoot moccasin boot

Goral custom boots

Loake x Barbour Gisbourne boot

Lanx Boots

Monkey boots Dr Martens

Tactile Turn Switch pens

Karas Kustoms Modal pocket

Blackside Customs pens

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Homework

Ken - Dial and Aperture podcast

James - The Professor - Lightning Crashes

Vu Bui joins Ken and James to each pick their 4 favourite watches from 2025.

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Wristcheck

Ken - Aquastar Deepstar 2 Chrono on Zulu Alpha Multicam strap.

Vu - Grand Seiko SBGW321.

James - Blancpain Air Command 36mm Ti on Erikas original strap.

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Mentioned

Patek Philippe 5226G

Nomos Club Sport Worldtimer

Grand Seiko UFA

Otsuka Lotek Kai No.5

Tudor Pelagos Ultra

Seiko Rotocall

RZE UTD 8000

Alpina Heritage Tropic Proof

Grand Seiko 34mm Quartz

IWC Ingenieur 35mm

Ming GMT Titanium

Echo Neutra Rivanera Piccolo

Hermes horse tongue watch (Arceau Rocobar de Rire)

Abinger Nimrod

Jacques Bianchi x Deepsea EDC

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 38mm Titanium

Longines Spirit Pilot 39mm

Reacher on Amazon Prime TV

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Homework

Ken - Play Date Amazon Prime TV

Vu - F1 Movie Apple TV

James - The Abandons