Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 696! Rikki, reenergised by his summer holiday, and a not-so-fortunate Dave kick things off with a dive into Blancpain’s new Fifty Fathoms Tech-nicolors and its controversial proprietary strap system and punchy price tag. They also cover the impressive growth of the British watch industry, thanks to the latest Bellwether Report from the Alliance of British Watch and Clockmakers, with a shoutout to Christopher Ward leading the charge in the British sector. From Favre-Leuba’s vibrant purple Chief Date to Chopard’s Alpine Eagle Beach Editions, Elliott Brown’s colorful chromatic summer divers, and Venezianico’s new Ti Damascus dial, it’s a full spectrum of summertime releases. They also discuss quirky collaborations like the FR2 x Franck Muller Vanguard Beach series and Spinnaker’s SpongeBob chronograph.

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Watch Alert: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa 70th Anniversary

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech-nicolorsSeamaster Diver 300M Fifty Fathoms X Fathoms The Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers announces findings from the second Bellwether survey of the sectorFavre Leuba Sea Sky RevivalFavre Leuba Deep RaiderFAVRE LEUBA Chief FAVRE LEUBA Chief Date PurpleStreamliner Centre Seconds Purple Haze Scottish Watches Podcast #605: Neil Duckworth Is Back For His Annual Appearance

FLYING REGULATOR OPEN GEAR PURPLE HAZECzapek Purple Storm.VENEZIANICO Arsenale 40 – 6221501CTUDOR – Splashdown: The Little-Known Story of Navy Frogmen and the Space ProgramChopard Alpine Eagle Chameleon.Alpine Eagle 41 SL Cadence 8HF.Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 Beach EditionsBloxworth Heritage Diver from Elliot BrownScottish Watches Podcast #628: Military Precision And More With Gem from Elliot BrownChristopher Ward C63 Highlander x  Scottish Watches.EveryWatch Charity Auction piece unique.Christopher Bel CantoChristopher Ward C12 LocoChistopher Ward TwelveChristopher Ward Twelve XScottish Watches Podcast #668: The Christopher Ward C12 Loco – CEO Mike France Explains All About It#FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard BeachRikki is wearing the new Fleuss Chronograph – SpongeBob SquarePants Eyedial Limited EditionUnimatic x SpongeBob SquarePants II U1.Dave’s Konstantin Chayken Joker. Konstantine Chaykin Minion.Spinnaker Fleuss Automatic Nessie x Scottish Watches.Dave is wearing his G-Shock Metal Series and a G-Shock Ring.https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMLjtmWsyqX/?igsh=MTN6d21ydW9vZnY4bw%3D%3D  Rainbow Gear When Zippy & George did ‘Top Gear’ YouTubeNereide Ti-Damascus Limited EditionScottish Watches Podcast #695: George Bamford On The Mechanical Marvels Of LifeScottish Watches Podcast #694: Why I Left The Watch IndustryScottish Watches Podcast #693: Where Time Meets Art With Ben RousseauScottish Watches Podcast #691: The Smoking Tire’s Matt Farah and Wes from NODUS Talk Watches, Cars and CollabsThank you for listening! Do you have any ideas? Please email us using the contact form.

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