This Watch Life

NOTE: This episode is full of advice based on our own experiences, and we are sharing it in the spirit of our own best practices and things to consider. It's not at all meant to be a comprehensive guide to fool-proof security, and doesn't even cover all of our thoughts or practices on the matter. Do what you think is best!

In this episode we answer a question by @adriantpt about security for your watches and how best to store them.

In this episode we answer questions from @syktgrei, Wayne, and @onceuponatimetherewerewatches about a few subjects, like whether TAG Heuer should go back to just being Heuer, and whether we have had watches that had bad associations with them that made us not love them (spoiler, yes we have).

In today's episode we kind of answer a question from Saul MacNeil about receiving watches as gifts, though we really focused more on watches as gifts in general. Also we answer another question about liking your own collection too much in a way that makes it heard to know what to wear.

In today's episode we talk about the rise of mono-brand boutiques in watches. Is this the future of watch purchases? And is this even a new phenomenon?

In today's episode we talk about summer watch strap options and why you would choose some over others. We also dive into Delugs CTS rubber straps!

NOTE: Delugs gave us some straps, including the rubber ones we talk about in today's episode, and we get to keep them. No money exchanged hands and they did not get any approval or input into the content.

In this episode we discuss two of the reports that were just published from Swatch Group and Richemont. Although some brands and some models of watches may be doing better than ever, there are definitely others that are suffering.

In today's episode we were inspired by a question from @officially_uncertified about which category of watch we would choose if we could only wear one for the rest of our lives. The problem, however, is how these categories are even defined!

It's new watch day! Vu finally was able to purchase an Otsuka Lotec No. 6. This has been years in the making, and so far it seems that it was worth the wait. We talk all about this amazing watch and its maker, Jiro Katayama who created Otsuka Lotec.

You can see photos of the watch at @thiswatchlifepodcast.

In today's episode we answer a question from @anotherwristshot about what watches we would choose INSTEAD of the watches we own. What if we were in an alternate reality where we made slightly different choices in watches, but for the same purposes.

Watches mentioned in this episode:

Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT

Tudor Black Bay 58 Bronze

Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe

Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph

47Zero The Big 3

Credor Locomotive

In this episode we answer questions from @watch_girl_life and Mike S, about whether or not we can trust watch media and also about what it means for a watch to be perfect.