This Watch Life

In this episode we discuss how we like to approach going to look at a watch that we are interested in. How should someone use the valuable little time they often have with a watch before needing to make a decision on whether or not to buy it.

We approach this with slightly different mentalities, Vu with his interview and Lydia more like a first date.

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In this episode Lydia tells the story of going to New York to visit The Armoury for the Naoya Hida & Co trunk show and see the new collection. Will she apply to purchase one?

Lydia's favorite, the Type 3B.

The first one we saw on Masaharu, the Type 4A-1.

In this episode we talk about Lydia's latest acquisition, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 33mm 67650ST. Why she bought it, how Vu sorta kind of tricked her into seeing it, and which Rolex she traded in to get it!

In today's episode we talk about the journey we typically go on from seeing a watch for the first time, be it in a photo or a video or on someone's wrist, to buying it.

We all have our different routines, and Lydia and Vu approach this very differently, to the surprise of no one.

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In today's episode we talk about some recent watch engravings that we have had done on the case backs of a few important gift watches. We discuss the value that it brings, the value that it takes away, and how we like to approach the thought around what to engrave.

Some references for this episode:

https://teddybaldassarre.com/en-int/blogs/watches/watch-engraving-ideas

https://www.wristenthusiast.com/latest/2022/4/22/most-famous-watch-caseback-engravings

https://www.fratellowatches.com/engraving-your-case-back-is-still-such-a-cool-thing-to-do/#gref

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In this episode we discuss what watch boutiques and ADs get wrong, and what it looks like when they do it right, based on a question from @calico.calibers. And @watchmedicine asks us what high horology watches we are currently after?

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Today we talk about the newly announced Tudor FXD Chronograph "Cycling Edition" that Vu wants very much, as well as tackle the age old question, asked by @handsandcogs, of why dive watches are so popular even though few of us actually dive in them?

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Today we answer a question by @swizzmamba asking what we prefer, arabic, roman or no numerals on a dial. And @jordi.nunez asks how one tries to save money for a big watch purchase when there are so many distractions along the way that are more affordable and easy to buy.

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In this episode we discuss GMTs and whether they are useful to most people, and whether or not they are even useful for travelers, spurred by a question by ⁠@syktgrei⁠. We also talk about using a dive bezel as a makeshift GMT as per ⁠@tedspeaker⁠'s suggestion, and discuss whether or not a GADA watch can even work in a collection with specialized pieces, thanks to ⁠@adriantbt⁠.

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In today's episode we talk about Vu's new watch, the Tudor Black Bay Chrono Pink, and why he decided to trade in his Explorer II Polar to get it.