This week, I'm joined by Danny Milton and Malaika Crawford, and we're talking proportions: What watch brands get right, what they get wrong, and what we want to see more of. We start with Malaika's recent article, "The Plea For Proportionality," but quickly jump into recent releases from Vacheron Constantin, Tudor, and a whole lot more. While some of these smaller and mid-sized releases have garnered headlines, at large, average watch sizes haven't gotten much smaller, though options have certainly increased.

Nowadays, tastes are broader than ever before, and that's creating a new demand on brands to recognize that goods things can come in small, medium, and large packages. 

We finish with a wish list of well-proportioned watches we'd like to see from brands.

What Watch Brands Get Right (And Wrong) About Proportions

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In today's episode, I tapped our style editor Malaika Crawford, client advisor Rich Fordon, and video producer Jonathan McWhorter on for a Q&A. Some of the questions we take on:
What other brands should release a Cartier Privé-style collection that taps into its heritage, and which brands should not;
Our thoughts on the TAG Heuer x KITH Formula 1;
Whether brands and stylists have ruined watch spotting at red carpet events like the Met Gala;
Finally, Since Rich was on his way to Geneva for the spring auctions, we talk about how to navigate the sometimes scary world of auctions. 
Before we get to the Q&A, we also touched on our 21st Century Fantasy Draft from a few weeks ago. We announce the winner, and then Rich and Malaika tell us about all the amazing watches from the past 24 years we should've included.

Q&A – Cartier, TAG Heuer x KITH Formula 1, Auctions, And More

This week, we're back talking auction action ahead of the upcoming Geneva spring auction season. To do so, we've invited two of our biggest auction lovers – Hodinkee founder Ben Clymer and editor/photographer extraordinaire Mark Kauzlarich – to talk about what they're watching in the upcoming weeks.

Previewing The Geneva Auction Season With Ben And Mark

Hodinkee editors choose their favorite watches of the 21st century, so far.

21st Century Fantasy Watch Draft

It’s our last day at Watches & Wonders in Geneva, so we’re recapping everything we saw. We talk about the best watches we saw all week, the best watches under $10,000, drop some of our spiciest takes, and then all of us – all seven of us – pick one watch we saw that we’d purchase, money no object.

Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s live recordings of Hodinkee Radio from Geneva.

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Check out the full story here: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/watches-and-wonders-2024-daily-episodes-live-from-geneva

Hodinkee Radio: Watches & Wonders 2024 | Day 4: The Editors Debrief After The Week In Geneva

Three days into the show and we’re all a bit slap happy and talking about some of our favorite novelties from Hermès, Cartier, Oris, Chopard, and Parmigiani. We also talk a bit about the general mood of the show, which we’ll discuss more on our final show tomorrow. But first, we talk about: Hermès’ new ladies’ watch and whether it’s actually a ladies’ watch; Oris’ new Aquis and why the lack of any mega releases might actually be the best thing for the Swiss watch industry; and we finish with dress watches from Chopard and Parmigiani Fleurier’s update of the Toric collection.

Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s live recordings of Hodinkee Radio from Geneva.

What Watch Brands Get Right (And Wrong) About Proportions

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