Burlingame & Park

Fan-favorite guest Jay (@shespeakswatch) is back in the hot seat to share her latest watchmaking adventure: a journey to Switzerland's famed Vallée de Joux for a peek inside "the farm," the haute horology arm of the Blancpain manufacture. But this wasn't just any production visit, and there was nary a Fifty Fathoms to be seen, because as Jay explains, this was a rare, exclusive l...

What is the perfect summer watch? Is it a colorful, affordable Seiko? Or a burly dive watch bristling with all the latest technology? Or perhaps a hybrid combination of both? This week on the pod, the guys each pick three of their favorite summer watches in a spirited roundtable style draft where only one trio will emerge victorious. With "Summer Vibes," "Under $1,000" and &quo...

Fresh off the heels of Breitling's summer blockbuster release of the Superocean Heritage, the boys had a chance to sit down with Breitling's Global Head of Heritage Gianfranco Gentile to talk about the origins of this unique dive watch, and how it made such a lasting impact since its launch in 1957 – an impact that still persists, now with the launch of the newest Heritage line nearly 70 y...

This week on Burlingame & Park, Russ is in Las Vegas for the Couture show, so we tapped Topper's very own Jay Liu, who just returned from a life-changing visit to the Parmigiani manufacture in Fleurier. Rob is also freshly returned from a visit to the Omega manufacture in Bienne, and together, these two visits formed very distinctly different, but opposing sides of the same watchmaking coi...

Does micro-adjust actually matter? Should watch dials really have all that extra writing on them? Does the next Gerald Genta already walk among us? This week the boys are looking to ruffle some feathers around the #watchfam with our own spiciest subway takes , and who better to tap in for this one than our longtime pal and resident New Yorker, Worn&Wound co-founder Zach Weiss. As always, you c...

Lots to unpack in this week's jam-packed episode, where the boys take you through a few highlights on the ground at Topper's third annual First Look, before settling down in the Biergarten to chat about Rob's shopping adventures in Tokyo, and unbox an Omega watch that none of us had ever seen before. Spoiler alert: it's not a Speedmaster. As always, you can reach the boys for quest...

How do you beat jetlag? This week on Burlingame & Park, Zach shares the ultimate travel hack, Russ tries to find his voice in the bottom of a cup of Earl Grey, and Rob shares the latest on his beloved Washington Wizards. Of course we're also coming down from Watches & Wonders, and have a chance to unpack a few more thoughts – and one very special pair of watches that went undiscussed on ou...

This is it – Christmas in April, the global #watchfam's Super Bowl: Watches & Wonders is here, and Russ and Zach are chiming in live from the banks of the Rhone River on the famous QDB in Geneva (with Rob joining remotely) with all their picks, favorites, and show surprises. As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and...

This week, the Topper Dunk Tank®️ makes its official debut on Burlingame & Park as we bring in a few members of the Topper family into the studio hot seat to answer a few of the most common questions they routinely get from the #watchfam. Of course that means our very own Jay ( @shespeakswatch ) makes a long-awaited return, and this time she's joined by fellow team members Sandy ( @sandygmt ),...

Longtime listeners know that we love Fears Watches, and folks close to the Caplan family know of the challenging journey that Rob and his son John have been on for the last four years, which is why this particular episode is all about a story that's been percolating for a very long time – one that's about more than just watches, and it's one that's truly a reason to celebrate. And...

When it was introduced in 2005, many of us might not have realized at the time, but we were privy to a front-row seat of the launch of what would soon become a proper modern dive watch icon. Flash-forward twenty years, the boys are here to embark on their first big deep dive into two decades of the Planet Ocean, calling out subtle differences in Co-Axial movement tech, aesthetic and design changes...

The boys have braved the first big winter storm of 2025 and paddled their way to Burlingame to check out some of the coolest and newest arrivals to the store, wax nostalgic on their favorite casebacks of all time, and debate whether or not a pocket wrist shot is 'correct' when it's positioned upside-down to the camera (but 'correct' to the wearer). And listener take note: Zach...

2025 wasted no time in gifting us with plenty of exciting new watches, and for our first pod of the new year, the boys are tapping in with the Oris Diver 65 60th Anniversary Edition , a lovely tribute edition to an Oris original (the brand's 'little hero,' in CEO Rolf Studer's own words), and the not-so-distant-cousin of a Topper Edition we ourselves did, some 9 years ago. The boys...

Our final pod of 2024 is here, and we're tying one off with a few of our favorite watches of the year, including a breakdown of Omega's epic new Speedmaster Pilot – a reference illustrating the Bienne maker was really saving the best for last. All of our picks from this episode are pulled from our Top Ten roundup here on the site , so click through to see the full breakdown. Oh, and don't forget t...

It's our biggest NWA of the year as the boys unbox #001 of the DOXA Sub 300 'Great White' – our 15th collaborative edition, this time with a beloved and legendary dive watch maker. In this Episode, the boys share the inspiration for this special collaboration (the shark-infested waters surrounding the Farallon Islands), and go deep on the watch's unique design signatures to reveal the concepts beh...

The boys can't seem to get enough of the Topper Biergarten while the weather is still great (make hay while the sun shines, right?), and are back recording outside talking about Burlingame Blue, some new fall arrivals, including an all-important fit check with the incredible new Parmigiani Toric. And be sure to stick around to the end for an exclusive inside scoop on Topper's next collaborative ed...

The boys are back in the Biergarten watching our new mural come to life, and going deep on the complexity and technology powering the Grand Seiko Spring Drive movement. Once again, we're joined by our good pal Joe Kirk, Grand Seiko's Brand Curator who's got plenty of amazing insider insight on just what makes these movements so revolutionary. As always, you can reach the boys for questions and com...

Listen closely, and you might catch the faint whistle of the 3:58 Caltrain arriving at Burlingame Station – that's because this week, we're coming at you from our usual Burlingame home, but under the Northern California sunshine in Topper's brand new Biergarten, courtesy of our friends at Glashütte Original. And speaking of this amazing German maker, we're sitting down with Glashütte Original Nort...

Many months in the making, our good friend Romain Marietta, Head of Product Design at Zenith finally made the long journey to Burlingame, and naturally, we're thrilled to have him back on the podcast (our first repeating guest) to chat about Zenith's not-so-distant past, its present, and some very exciting hints at its future. And per usual, Romain is not one to stay completely buttoned-up on bran...

Not to name names, but we *might* have gotten a little out over our skis earlier this summer when discussing the feature set of a certain soon-to-be-launched dive watch, and now that said watch has been released, we're here to set the record straight on a few details of its specifications that we didn't get quite right. ( And Rob regrets the error. ) As always, you can reach the boys for q...

Long time listener, first time caller – this week on B&P, the boys are checking in with our good pal Evan ( owner & host of the delightful You're Terrific YouTube channel ) to talk about watch collecting and making YouTube watch reviews, along with his penchant for playing bad music (and curating great music), salsa dancing, and a whole lot more. Rob also tries to get to the bottom of...

We're not sailors, but the boys are all back in California, recording remotely and happy to pretend for a day that we know how a regatta timer works, with the start of the America's Cup about to kick off in Spain. We're also checking in with all of the newest releases from Geneva Watch Days, the formal introduction of the fall launch calendar from all our favorite brands in Switzerland...

It's a special one in Burlingame this week, with Rob briefly joining us via telephone from his Olympic sojourn (moments after the historic men's basket ball final, no less), but sitting in his stead is none other than Wesley Smith, our good friend from Standard H who's here to do a live unboxing of his latest watch buy, and talk community building, watch collecting, and a bit about tho...

With the 2024 Olympic Games going full speed ahead in Paris this week, the boys are tapping in with the world of Omega and the Bienne maker's longstanding relationship with timekeeping the games since 1932. Did you know that Omega isn't just the official timekeeper, but also the manufacturer of virtually all of the instruments used in timing the games? This includes the starter pistols, th...

For the better part of the last decade or so, Oris has quietly carved out a reputation of being a leading independent with a heavy focus on watchmaking innovations driven by science and a startup mentality. Watches like the Aquis Depth Gauge and the ProPilot Altimeter immediately spring to mind, but newer innovations in carbon fiber casemaking and wild dial design are also being pioneered – all sp...