Vu sold 8 watches out of his collection over the course of 18 months, and learned a lot along the way. In this episode we go over each watch and why he sold them and which ones he regrets letting go!

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Today we answer a few questions from our wonderful listeners and talk about the watches we'd choose to survive the zombie apocalypse, what our minimum case size is, and what old trends in watches we want to make a comeback.

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Watch technical specifications or aesthetics... which is more important to you? @watch_girl_life asked us to answer that question, and as we discussed it we realize that this question isn't as easy to answer as we initially thought.

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In today's show we play a game of Would You Rather (Watch Edition) and answer some hypothetical questions about watch scenarios that quite sadly will most definitely never ever happen in real life.

see the ad we are referencing at thiswatchlife.com

In 1969 Rolex put out an ad that stated "If taming oil well fires was your job, you'd wear a Rolex". And the Rolex they were advertising was the yellow gold Day Date. These days many people don't feel they can put even their stainless steel watches, let alone their precious metal watches, through much rough use at all. But price aside, should that be the case?

Today we had a question from @chrono_camera about watch mistakes. We discuss some of the mistakes we have made, many times, and how we hope to avoid them in the future.

Whoops, in the episode I accidentally call the Grand Seiko SBGM221 the SBGM211 (which doesn't exist).

Watches mentioned in this episode:

Omega Seamaster Railmaster 1957 Trilogy Edition https://www.omegawatches.com/en-se/watches/seamaster/heritage-models/railmaster/the-trilogy-1957/product

Grand Seiko SBGM221 https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en/collections/sbgm221g

Today we take a question from @dogsontime about traveling with watches. We discuss our history of travel with perhaps too many watches, and where we are at now. And we briefly touch on which watches we plan to travel with to Watches and Wonders 2024.

Today is the THREE year anniversary of Lydia's watch Instagram account! She talks about how she got into it, what it's taught her, what she is trying to get out of it, and what the next 100 days might hold for her!

http://instagram.com/lydiaswatches

We had some amazing questions for our Q&A today, and we answered with tips for watch photography, choosing watches for watch events, whether to use watch winders, and more!

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Watch photography tip:

https://watchstudies.co/blogs/notes/how-to-shoot-a-parrot-wrist-shot-with-a-camera-or-a-phone

Delugs case that Vu gifted to Lydia:

https://delugs.com/collections/eight-watch-case/products/zip-box-eight-brown-light-brown

Today it's Vu's turn to be inspired by Valentine's Day and share 5 things he loves in the watch world. From specific watches he owns to watch companies and watch communities, join us in a chat about true loves.