HODINKEE Podcasts

James is joined by Nora, Cole, and Danny to chat over the edit team's recent attempt at being watch designers. From solid gold Explorers to funky Cartier and glowing Lange, this is the inside conversation about the watches we wish existed. 

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Notes: 

1:30 We Asked Our Editors To Tell Us About Their Ideal Watch 

3:28 Lange 1815 "Homage to Walter Lange"  

9:10 Bulgari Octo Finissimo 

12:25 Cartier Panthere Gold Cuff  

15:30 Tag Heuer x Fragment Design Chronograph LE 

18:24 Tudor Pelagos  

24:58 Grand Seiko chronographs  

25.25 Seiko 5718 chrono 

27:45 James’ EXP II with a cheap “jubilee” 

30:01 Cartier Tank a Guichets 

32:50 Seiko Presage SRQ023  chronograph 

34:18 Nomos Minimatik line  

39:20 Yachtmaster bezel  

41:20 Cole’s GS dive watch story 

42:15 Grand Seiko SBGH28

The most complicated British watch ever made had dropped off the radar, could Daniel Miller find it?

Notes:

1:28 Larger Than Life Podcast 

1:45 The Hunt for J.P. Morgan's Million-Dollar Pocket Watch (LA Times) 

3:03 SJX's story on JP Morgan’s pocket watch

3:33 Additional background from Carl Player

3:34 Carl Player's Instagram

11:15 The Graves Supercomplication

28:27 Asprey of London

32:18 The Breguet 282

42:26 Breitling Chronomat 769

44:22 Daniel Miller on Twitter

A look back on a year's worth of accessible watches that you can actually buy (and probably should!)

Notes: 

2:35 Brew Retromatic Copper 

5:35 Brew Metric Retro dial 

6:02 James’s Hands-On with the Metric  

6:15 Oris Big Crown Pointer Date 403  

8:20 Hamilton Pilot Pioneer Automatic   

12:10 Seiko Prospex SPB213  

15:15 Accutron Spaceview 2020 60th Anniversary LE (show sponsor) 

16:50 Oris Diver’s Sixty Five Bronze "Cotton Candy" 

19:47 Tudor Pelagos FXD  2

4:52 Bulgari Aluminum GMT  

27:08 Doxa Sub 600T  

29:57 Three Days of the Condor  

31:22 Timex Marlin California Automatic  

32:47 Tissot PRX Powermatic 80  

35:29 Omega Dynamic  

38:02 Orient Bambino  

39:20 Casio Baby-G BG169R-7E 

40:05 Tag Heuer Aquaracer Nightdiver  

40:30 Seiko Alpinist  

41:25 Omega Seamaster GMTs (2538 or 2234) 

42:37 Cartier Tank Solar Beat  

42:19 Cartier Tank Must

Ben, Jon, and Logan discuss the swan song of the haute and hyped 5711. 

Notes:

2:50 Talking Watches with Jean-Claude Biver  

3:15 Patek Philippe Nautilus 3700

7:44 5711P Tiffany signed (non-anniversary)

13:00 Logan’s report from the Phillips auction

19:40 Jay-Z Beyonce Tiffany & Co campaign 

21:00 The Accutron Spaceview 2020 LE (show sponsor)

29:15 The Nature Conservancy

29:30 Charity Navigator profile

41:00 Hulk for $94,500

45:35 Rolex Sprite

Chatting about Danny's latest Talking Watches, Cole's artful time in Miami, and the latest addition to Logan's collection.

Show Notes: 

1:30 Talking Watches with Brooke Shields

11:14 Cartier Seatimer

17:05 Grand Seiko SLGH005

18:10 Art Basel  

31:31 Blancpain Lemans  

36:36 Biver and Piguet on Timezone

43:40 Blancpain Lemans Chronograph

49:30 Danny's story on the Omega Dynamic 

50:38 IWC GST

Robin, Jack, and the latest watches from a special show with growing influence.

Notes: 

1:00 Dubai Watch Week

2:45 Robin’s summary of the show 

14:12 AP Houses

21:44 Zenith and the G381 Limited Edition

24:35 Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403

27:11 Robin's rectangular watch story for NYT

27:30 Oris Rectangular

29:54 Moser Heritage Bronze “Since 1828” LE

32:11 MB&F x Bulgari Flying T "Allegra"

40:02 GP Laureato 42mm Eternity Edition 

46:00 Cartier Tank Divan

Jon goes hands-on with the latest Explorer II and Cole has a charming and budget-friendly alternative. 

Show Notes:

1:50 Rolex Explorer II 226570  
3:30 Hodinkee magazine Vol 8
4:28 Ed Viesturs
5:00 The 216570 Explorer II
6:00 The 1655 Explorer II
9:00 The 16550 Explorer II
12:32 The 16570 Explorer II
18:40 Zenith and the Chronomaster Revival El Primero A385
20:34 The Rolex Milgauss 
27:19 Entry Level Breitling 
28:22 Marathon watches
28:46 Cole's Marathon MSAR story
31:02 Ball watches
31:20 Traser watches
31:25 Cole's Marathon Navigator story
33:37 How to use a 12-hour bezel 
36:00 Marathon Compass

The ins and outs of gifting a watch (and a few handy alternatives). 

Notes: 

3:50 The Warped Tour  
6:42 I Think You Should Leave   
11:03 Seiko SKX 007 
12:41 MOMA Swatch collab 
13:06 Grand Seiko SLHG005 
15:40 Seiko SNK80X  
17:27 Apple Watch 
17:30 Garmin Fenix  
21:12 Orient Bambino  
21:55 Timex Q 
24:26 Hamilton non-Murph   
29:30 "The Watch"   
30:44 Springbar Pliers  
34:12 James’ fav NATO

Going full Florida Man and the latest high-flying chronographs from Breitling.

Notes: 

2:21 The Dry Tortugas

7:04 The Wristorian

13:00 The AP Royal Oak Diver

13:45 Audemars Piguet Offshore Diver boutique editions

16:11 Cole’s "Florida Man" outfit  21:24 Goliath grouper

31:50 Cole’s desert island story  

32:32 The Breitling Super AVI 

33:43 A Week On The Wrist with the Breitling AVI 765 1953 Re-edition 

34:10 P-51 Mustang

34:12 P-40 Warhawk

34:14 de Havilland Mostquito 

34:18 FU4 Corsair

43:51 Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

45:36 Porsche 917

Ben and Jack on what it takes to make it as a watch writer.

Show notes:

7:35 Chuck Maddox 

9:05 Dan Neil  

11:05 Ben’s Daytona story  

12:15 Jack’s Datograph story for Forbes Life  

35:20 Gary Shteyngart