Case in Point Podcast

Marcos and Aaron are dressed in gray and brown for the season, Marc's enjoying an Oktoberfest, and the guys waste no time getting to the big news: Aaron's latest acquisition. After letting three or four watches go, Aaron has landed on the Tudor Black Bay 54 . Is this the final piece in his collection? He's certainly talking like it is. We're not convinced. Interestingly, the gu...

It starts with a headphone check, and the realization that neither of us is exactly on the cutting edge. Aaron finally retires his 18-year-old Bose headphones before they completely disintegrate, while Marc remains comfortably inside the Apple ecosystem. After some pre-season Kentucky basketball, NBA highlights, and thoughts on the simple pleasure of gathering with friends to watch a game, we get...

After a short hiatus, Marcos and Aaron are back with a couple of drinks and plenty of watch talk. Marcos recaps his trip to Portugal, the virtues of traveling with just one watch, and the unexpected moment Rachel showed an interest in a Tudor Black Bay. Naturally, a visit to the Tudor boutique was in order. The plan was to find a watch for Rachel. So how did he end up trying on a steel-and-gold Bl...

Marcos and Aaron sit down with Lauren and Lorenzo Ortega, cofounders of Lorier, to talk about building the brand together, their approach to watch design, and their new partnership with Worn & Wound following the acquisition of Lorier.

Marc and Aaron kick things off with Felix heading off to CSU, Marc’s continued inability to leave his Black Bay 58 on one strap for more than five minutes, and Aaron finally finding a 36-ish millimeter, 20mm-lug watch that doesn’t work for him. On the upside, after a solid ten days, he’s now firmly in the “titanium is cool” camp. Then it’s The Blancpain Gambit . The 70th Anniversary Limited Editio...

Marc is back from Kentucky, where he got to see the finishing touches on the new Berea College Visitor Center he helped design, before making the massive road trip to Colorado with his son, who starts his freshman year at Colorado State University this fall. For Wrist Check, Marc is wearing his Seiko Gene Kranz reissue on a Rowing Blazers croquet stripe strap, a combination Gene himself probably w...

The guys kick things off with a drink check before wandering through World Cup soccer, NBA and college basketball, and the eternal debate over who belongs on the GOAT list.  Marc's Oris takes a temporary detour onto a Bark & Jack NATO (don't worry, it'll be back on the bracelet soon), which leads to a conversation about spring bar tools, bracelets, and Marc's realization th...

Unsurprisingly, Aaron adds another watch to the collection during wrist check before we head east with Marcos for a recent trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City. What starts as a tag-along trip quickly becomes something more. Marc shares highlights from introducing Rachel to New York for the very first time... from bagels, Cuban food, and a city buzzing after the Knicks finally won it all, to...

The guys catch up after some travel and time spent together celebrating Felix's graduation. Speaking of which, Marc discusses passing along a watch to celebrate the milestone. Aaron reports back from New York City, where the trip somehow resulted in yet another field watch joining the collection (but it's not black!). In this episode's watch roundup, Marc brings up several recent re...

Felix joins Marc and Aaron for a rare three-person episode as graduation season finally comes into view. What starts with a wrist check quickly turns into a field watch conversation after Felix swaps watches to wear the "neo-vintage" Hamilton field watch Marc gave him. The guys talk Hamilton, Benrus, Evora Watches, and the possibility that Aaron’s field watch journey still isn’t complete...

Aaron’s in Denver for a quick trip, which turns into exactly what you’d expect. A little wandering, a little watch talk, and a chance to catch up in person. They get into the watches that stood out from Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 , including one pick from Aaron that no one saw coming. Marc, unsurprisingly, keeps circling back to Tudor and the feeling that their 100th year can’t possibly end w...

Bonus Episode: Marcos and Aaron sit down with Zach Weiss, cofounder of Worn & Wound and Windup Watch Fair, to talk about his new venture, OraOrea.

This could be the season finale. It’s been one year since Marcos and Aaron started this podcast. They’ve been busy working on another project together, which has made it tough to record, but they found a little time to catch up and reflect on the past year. The conversation starts with a comparison between Aaron’s King Seiko and Grand Seiko. Which one is dressier and which one is arguably the fine...

It’s been a long minute since the last recording. Marc and Aaron have both been buried in projects, including the launch of the new Berea College Student Craft website with full e-commerce, designed by Marc for the Student Craft team. The timing worked out perfectly, as Aaron and his team were recognized with the Cooper Hewitt Award for Product Design. Huge congrats all around. On the watch front,...

January has been busy, and a longer break between recordings turns into a chance to slow down and catch up. Cold weather across the country keeps Aaron home for a few days, which opens the door to reconnect. Marc is braving the Denver cold with Cuban-style coffee and thoughts of Miami, while also reflecting on the passing of Bob Weir. His influence is impossible to overstate. The connection many o...

Aaron and Marc are back from the holiday break after crossing paths in opposite directions. Aaron visits family in Denver while Marc trades winter for Miami and the Florida Keys. They settle back in with travel stories and time away, and how a reset reshapes perspective on life and on watches. Aaron’s Seiko 5 returns from service with new hands and crystal, naturally opening the door to an unplann...

Marc and Aaron record after coming off a professional Zoom call with Danny, Marc’s longtime friend and frequent collaborator on Crosshatch projects. The three of them are quietly amused that they managed to resist doing a wrist check during the meeting, only to open another Zoom later to do exactly that. Beer check makes an appearance, and the conversation eases in from work to watches without muc...

The guys recap Thanksgiving, a week filled with family time and a rare chance to hang out in person. Months earlier, Anne, Brian’s wife, had asked for help choosing a mechanical watch for him after he began reading Wendell Berry and started looking for a way to step back from screens and reconnect with the natural rhythm of the day. After weeks of talking it through, Marc and Aaron finally landed...

Last week Marc and Aaron were talking about how perfect the Ranger would be if it were 36mm. And what does Tudor announce this week? A 36mm Ranger. Maybe they’re listening. Aaron gives a NA Sierra Nevada a try and decides it is not very drinkable. Marc goes in a different direction with some single barrel Old Forester. Between sips, the guys dig into the new Ranger lineup, including the Dune color...

Marc is back from Kentucky, fresh off celebrating Brian’s son’s wedding, a weekend packed with family, stories, and those reminders of why friendships matter. The guys settle in with a fall-appropriate stout and dunkle and pick up where they left off: Vaer. This week, the new Vaer × Worn & Wound × Topo Designs release takes center stage. Marc argues it’s the perfect watch for people who care m...

Aaron picked up another Vaer, so we crack open some beers and compare his newest field watch to the one he bought back in Episode 17. How does it stack up in day-to-day wear, and does it justify a second look at the brand? We get into it. Marc also has a new addition. He has been refining his collection and letting pieces go, but he added a second Black Bay 58, this time in navy. The BB58 continue...

Felix skips school for a good cause: Berea College’s 150th Mountain Day... and runs into Aaron there, who immediately approves of the decision. Both are, unsurprisingly, wearing Seikos. Meanwhile, Marc’s daughter Olivia and Felix spend the week exploring Colorado: catching the fall colors, touring a college campus, and making it all the way to Great Sand Dunes National Park. On the watch front, Ma...

Marc returns from Texas with stories of barbecue, tacos, indie beers... and even a stop at the Alamo, where Pee Wee’s bike really is on display now. He wraps the week with the full-on spectacle of a Texas A&M football game, complete with endless traditions and an absolutely wild fan base. After all that heat, he’s glad to be back in Denver. With the wrist check and beer check out of the way (s...

The guys are catching up after Aaron’s trip to Denver, starting with wrist checks and beverage checks. Marc shares his love for Forstner bracelets on the Black Bay 58, while Aaron preps for DC with his Grand Seiko and talks about missing his SARB, which he shipped out for a new crystal and a full bead-blast.  The two dig into mid-range Seiko releases, Lorier’s new quick-adjust clasp, and Hamilton’...

Marc recounts three unforgettable nights of My Morning Jacket in Colorado—outdoor venues that feel almost cosmic in their magic. From the intimacy of Dillon Amphitheater, with lake and mountain views at sunset, to the legendary Red Rocks, these stages were made for the soaring sound of Louisville’s own MMJ, who seem to love Colorado every bit as much as Colorado loves them. Even without traveling,...