This Watch Life

Lydia went to Watches and Wonders this year, but Vu didn't! Here's our catch up on everythign she saw and liked and some of the coolest watches she got to try on and check out!

In this episode we compare our 2016 vs 2026 watch lives, and also hear the stories of our friends Derek Mon (@theminutemon), James Crichton (@gearetal), Ken Lam (@arkenwatchco), and Britt Pearce (@watch.gringa).

In this episode we answer questions from a few of our amazing listeners! We discuss the future successes and failures of watch brands, what makes us pivot between brands over time, what watches we love but still won't buy, underrated watches and more!

Thanks for the questions, @watch_girl_life, @nomoschino, @syktgrei.elgada, @thewatchshowfinland, @enjoy.your_time, @rabcho!

In this episode we discuss Tudor's 100 year anniversary and what that might mean for their releases this year.

2025 marked some real changes for both of us in terms of our collections... with Lydia taking a more measured approach than previous years and Vu going wild. Perhaps for the household this is a good strategy, to take turns?

We discuss which watches we bought and why, and what was different about 2025 and what that might mean for the future of our collections.

Believe it or not, 2026 is here! In this episode we go over some of our predictions for the year, talk about some things we are hoping to see, and speculate a bit about this year in watches.

In this episode we dive into the wonderful world of bird watching as it relates to watch collecting. It turns out many hobbies and passions share so many similarities in the way people enjoy them, in the communities surrounding them, and even sometimes in the downsides to them.

Feel free to watch this documentary:

Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching

Feel free to follow this bird photographing friend of ours:

@jeff.rivait

In this episode we talk about whether or not enthusiasts should be more involved in watch design, if "hand made" matters, what complications we want, whether or not to modify luxury watches, and name some of our favorite podcasts!

Thanks so much for the amazing questions, @nesqydave, @naturalescapement, @watcherism, @watchmedicine, @christofferdidrichsen, @lovemedonuts, @notsimplybrent, and Andrew!

Mentioned in this episode:

Casio F-91W gold

Swatch Sistem51

Omega DeVille Hour Vision

Otsuka Lotec No. 5 KAI

Habring2 Erwin Pilot

Otsuka Lotec No. 7.5

True Patina's BB54

Chris Reeve Sebenza 31 Small

Victorinox Compact

Victorinox Companion

Victorinox Rambler

Daily Customs

BMKT Small Explorer

Podcasts we listen to:

The Grey NATO

Worn & Wound

Form & Function

Fratello Talks

It's been a long time since our last Q&A, and we got some great questions from you all! We discuss how a brand's watch photography can be misleading, what we'd do if we were put in charge at Rolex, a This Watch Life collab watch, who we will leave our watches to since we don't have kids, what to do with a wedding watch after divorce, and more!

Thanks for the questions, @bytereview, @jbobswatches, @right.arm.watches, @alpharo_uk, @watch_girl_life, @nomoschino, @ten10fiftynine, @hour_you_doin, @supinderbedi, and @dials_crown.

If you have a question you'd like us to answer in a Q&A episode please send an email of voice message to [email protected] or message us at @thiswatchlifepodcast. Or you can leave a comment directly on this post!

In this episode we go through our choices for the five watches we would each keep from our existing collections if we had to just own 5, and couldn't buy any more, EVER. Essentially building our forever collections.

This was inspired by the #fivewatchcollection Instagram community hashtag started by Nacho and Morgan.