Hairspring

Hairspring episodes:

• 06.21.2024

  Episode 23: Silicon Dreams & Interrogating a Rolex AD

  Erik & Max tour through some of the more significant innovations ever in the history of watchmaking to ask, ‘Where are all the innovations?’ Including conversations around silicon, dubious 3940s, and trench watches. Then we invite a Rolex AD to...

  
• 06.06.2024

  Episode 22: Q-Watches, SpaceX, and Oil Infrastructure

  What does the Rolex 6238 black dial have in common with the Zenith 135? Why was Erik wrong to judge a green 5711? And what does Max think the first person to step foot on mars should wear for the...

  
• 05.30.2024

  Episode 21: WTF is Finishing

  Erik & Max attempt to answer the question, ‘What separates good finishing from bad finishing?’ It is a question that requires them to go through all the various finishing techniques you’re likely to see in detail, explain why the Le...

  
• 05.24.2024

  Episode 20: Jordan’s Wellendorff, Patek Philippe Dial Condition, and Dad Watches

  Erik & Max go from the absurd to the practical with two major topics this week. The first headline is a rewrite of athlete’s watches, we make choices for what we’d like to see Michael Jordan, Ayrton Senna, Bubba Watson,...

  
• 05.16.2024

  Episode 19: Hot Takes & The Most Interesting Watch in the World

  Erik & Max engage in a battle of hot (and lukewarm) contrarian takes for our first audience-sourced Hot Takes episode. Buckle up. Plus, what is the most interesting watch in the world? Links Mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/arts/design/christies-cyberattack-website.html https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/vintage-cartier-watches-rise-explained-1234871141/ https://www.acollectedman.com/products/octa-sport-titanium-ars2-yellow-dial https://www.fratellowatches.com/can-microbrands-pull-off-high-end-watchmaking/ https://www.adweek.com/media/hodinkee-crown-caliber/ https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=874313 The Most Interesting Man in the World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYdwe3ArFWA Only Wrist: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/h-moser-vantablack-case-2022 https://hairspring.com/finds/onyx-dial-18206-rolex-day-date/ https://hairspring.com/finds/cartier-tank-a-guichet/ https://hairspring.com/finds/5513-7-double-reference-rolex-royal-navy-milsub/

  
• 05.10.2024

  Episode 18: The Ultimate 3 Watch Rolex & Tudor Collection at 75K

  Erik & Max embark on their first collection building exercise: 3 watches from either Rolex or Tudor for 75K US. The catch is we’re requiring one 6-digit, one 5-digit, and one 4-digit watch each. Plus, some deeper thoughts on the...

  
• 05.03.2024

  Episode 17: The 2915 vs 6239 ‘Face’-Off (With a Tour of Japan’s Obscure Independents)

  Erik & Max answer one of the great watchmaking debates that’s been raging since chronographs immemorial: 2915 Speedmaster vs 6239 Daytona. It’s a fierce topic which is addressed fairly with total bias. Discussions range from stepped subdials, radium, base 1000...

  
• 04.26.2024

  Episode 16: Heavy Luggage

  Erik & Max are back to the serious debates this week, this time the most beautiful lugs of all time. We ask how Instagram has influenced the watches being produced today. And, finally, we couldn’t stay away from discussing the...

  
• 04.18.2024

  Episode 15: Alpine Researching

  This week is all about specifics of rare vintage watches; Erik & Max cover off some lots from the upcoming spring auctions and use them as muse to talk about some things we don’t see often. Stops at Watches &...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Episode 14: Q&A (Pt. 2)

  This week Erik & Max finish up the Q&A; entirely. Is there more room for FP Journe to run? Why are Longines so underrated? And why does Max hate the Japanese (you can tell which one of us writes these)?...

  
• 04.04.2024

  Episode 13: Q&A (Pt. 1)

  This week Max & Erik have done zero work in preparation, it’s all crowdsourced: our first Q&A.; Questions range from thirsty watches to asking what is the perfect neo-vintage Patek Philippe to join a collection with a 3970 and 3417?...

  
• 03.28.2024

  Episode 12: Events for Escapements

  The horological equivalent of horses for course, this week Max & Erik are presented with a randomized watch collection and veritable plethora of life situations in which to place them. The question is, which is the right watch for the...

  
• 03.19.2024

  Episode 11: John Mayer and North Korea

  Erik & Max divulge their watch-based guilty pleasures this week, watches that we feel a bit strange to publicly profess our love toward, but we bite that bullet nonetheless. Which all leads up to a discourse on the John Mayer...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Episode 10: Rare But Nobody Cares (with Tony Traina)

  Erik & Max are joined by their first guest this week, Tony Traina, for a wide ranging chat including the topic you’ve all been asking for: watches made today that are unloved or not selling, which therefore might be rare...

  
• 03.05.2024

  Episode 9: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (of Watch Accessories)

  For once, Erik & Max are not talking watches. This week, it’s all about the objects that surround them. From straps to geiger counters, roasting watch winders, and Dr. Strange, we cover all. Or try to. With a bit of...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Episode 8: The 16550 vs 16750 ‘Face’-Off

  Erik & Max are firing up for a fierce debate this week. It’s a watch battle, or rather face-off, inspired from a question we get often: 16550 or 16750? What is the ultimate five-digit Rolex travel watch for the ages?...

  
• 02.20.2024

  Episode 7: GPH-Cheich

  From stylish Italian men to Piaget and Cartier, Erik and Max warm up this week discussing the quite recent rise in jewelry watches, what is fueling the fire, and where it might be going. This leads to the second topic,...

  
• 02.07.2024

  Episode 6: Manufactured 2024 (On Black Alligator)

  Erik and Max attempt to give some genuine advice for once on how to avoid heartbreak in watch buying, excluding condition for this discussion. Broader philosophy, blind purchases, auction houses, straps, and birth year watches all make an appearance here....

  
• 01.31.2024

  Episode 5: James Bond’s Blancpain

  This week Erik & Max are rewriting watch movie history, it’s literal story time. We’re covering John Wick, Le Mans, Wolf of Wallstreet, The Dark Knight, James Bond, and the watches their protagonists should’ve worn. That’s right: no Seamaster for...

  
• 01.24.2024

  Episode 4: Date-O-Nah?

  Erik & Max get straight to the important topics this week: feedback from Max’s mom. From there, discussion swings wildly from the virtues of gatherings to asking, ‘can there ever be an objective rating system for watch condition?’, including stops...

  
• 01.17.2024

  Episode 3: Reference Punts

  Erik & Max are coming in hot this week, discussing our top 3 watches which have most fallen from grace in their contemporary iterations as opposed to the original vintage flavor, a discussion which holds no punches. No institution is...

  
• 01.10.2024

  Episode 2: Base 1000

  Erik & Max are back for a second go, audio fixed, and covering such pressing topics as the greatest chronograph pusher of all time, early Lange, and why the 1463 isn't actually perfect. Or, perhaps more pertinently, is it possible...

  
• 12.29.2023

  Episode 1: Prototype

  Are prototypes worth considering? Is Universal Genève the next 44mm Breitling for Bentley? What should you wear if you're a middle-aged insurance broker? And just WTF is going on with the market right now? Erik & Max explain as they...