HODINKEE Podcasts

Our editors look ahead to what's coming at the year's biggest watch fair at an interesting time in its history. Show Notes (6:45) Joe Thompson on Baselworld 2019 Approaches (8:47) Baselworld floor plan (10:30) Cara on the Rolex Rainbow Daytona (10:52) Jack on the Rolex GMT-Master II In Everose Gold (11:10) Jack on the Pepsi-bezel GMT-Master in steel (10:25) The Patek Philippe Ref. 5740 Nautilus Pe...

The Swiss designer talks about growing up during the Quartz Crisis, creating products with integrity, and why his favorite products are prototypes. Show Notes (2:15) Fuseproject (6:47) The Frame by Samsung (9:40) Happiest Baby Snoo Smart Sleeper (20:19) “See Better to Learn Better” Project (36:40) Movado Edge (37:27) Yves at The Aspen Ideas Festival (58:00) SFMOMA Presents The Sea Ranch

The IWC CEO opens up about his passion for modernist architecture, the company's current direction, and his beloved collection of Hot Wheels cars. Show Notes (1:00) Inside The New IWC Manufakturzentrum (7:18) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (21:34) @chrisgraingerherr on Instagram (23:30) 'Safari' Tribute to 5002 (28:40) The IWC Pilot's Watch Spitfire Collection (28:50) New Additions To The IWC Pilot's To...

The man of international media mystery talks about mixing Negronis, juxtaposing high and low, and why print is far from dead. Show Notes (1:30) Matt's custom Negronis (3:45) @wmbrownproject (13:20) The Wm Brown Project (14:30) Project Gravlax (14:44) Kill Zone Granola (14:50) Game Bird Pie (17:50) @daonewyork (23:18) B Shop-In-Shop at Bergdorf Goodman (25:41) The Fashion And Watches Of Concorso D'...

You'll be hard pressed to find two more passionate and interesting people than this car-loving power couple. Show Notes (5:00) Meet the Lambo Huracán's More Polite Sibling, the 2017 Audi R8 (14:47) Pagani Huayra (14:55) Ferrari F40 (16:53) Ferrari 308 GTB (24:50) Urban Outlaw - The Trailer (28:20) Magnus Walker MOMO Signature Series Steering Wheel (47:18) The Worst Luxury Cars Of 2018 (53:30) The...

The Funny Or Die president talks Grand Seiko sports watches, making beer commercials with Will Ferrell, and taking a day trip to Tokyo just for the points. Show Notes (3:30) Funny Or Die (4:00) The Landlord (8:30) Wedding Crashers (8:35) Old School (8:50) Step Brothers (13:10) President Barack Obama: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (22:50) Funny Or Die Presents The Oddball Comedy & Cu...

The actor talks about his deep love of all things horological and how he is designing a few watches of his very own. Show Notes (2:00) H10 Livestream: A Conversation With Jean-Claude Biver (6:08) A Treatise on Modern Horology in Theory and Practice (6:30) Watchmaking by George Daniels (6:45) The Practical Watch Escapement by George Daniels (6:50) Art of Breguet by George Daniels (11:15) H10 Livest...

The Audemars Piguet CEO talks about the influence of fashion in watches, his long-time Swatch obsession, and, of course, CODE 11.59. Show Notes (2:00) Tomás Saraceno (4:30) CODE 11.59 By Audemars Piguet (20:30) Audemars Piguet Royal Oak RD#2 Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin (21:20) Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar In A Full Ceramic Case (53:59) Swatch The Originals Scuba watches (55:30) O...

The world-class designer talks about his new show at Gagosian Gallery in New York City, why he's drawn to timepieces, and what it's like to make something used by millions. Show Notes (1:50) Marc's Gagosian Exhibition (10:13) Marc's NikeLab Air VaporMax Design (18:20) Gunnar Asplund (18:30) Antoni Gaudi (27:15) Marc's Pod Watch (28:00) Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox And Atmos Clock Customized By Sir Jon...

The team sits down to share final thoughts on this year's fair as our time in Geneva comes to a close.

Our thoughts after visiting the independents – plus a special interview from Mr. Joe Thompson himself. Show Notes Your Complete Guide To The New Watches Panerai Submersible Mike Horn Edition 47mm Panerai Submersible Carbotech Svalbard Global Seed Vault Swiss Alp Watch Minute Repeater Concept Black Laurent Ferrier Bridge One Greubel Forsey Balancier Contemporain The Ressence Type 2 The Urwerk AMC,...

As the first day of the show winds down, our editors recap their favorite watches and biggest surprises. Show Notes Your Complete Guide To The New Watches From SIHH 2019 (5:50) A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds In White Gold With Black Dial (6:30) A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon With Salmon Dial (7:14) Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo" Extra-Thin With...

This week we sit down with one of the watch industry's most humble and thoughtful figures who's also making some of its wildest timepieces. Show Notes (11:05) Lamborghini Miura (22:04) Ebel Stainless Steel El Primero Chronograph (23:50) Opel Corsa (26:30) Mondaine Railway Watch (30:30) Grönefeld, The Horological Brothers (30:33) Urwerk (30:35) Kari Voutilainen (37:15) M.A.D.Gallery (39:30) Chicara...

Two legends talk about the rebirth and future of the watch industry at large. Show Notes Livestream of Joe's Conversation With Jean-Claude Jean-Claude And The Making Of The Modern Watch Industry Talking Watches With Jean-Claude Biver Joe And Jean-Claude On The Future Of The Connected Watch Jean Claude's unique version of the Hublot Big Bang King Power Chrono Tourbillon Tag Heuer Heritage Calibre H...

This week it's three HODINKEE editors, two podcasts, and one awesome crossover episode. We sit down with the hosts of The Grey NATO podcast, HODINKEE editor-at-large Jason Heaton and senior writer James Stacey. We knew from the very beginning that getting these two guys on HODINKEE Radio to talk about why we all decided to make The Grey NATO part of the HODINKEE family was a no-brainer, but this c...

If you somehow managed to miss it, we hosted the HODINKEE 10th Anniversary Weekend (H10 for short) in New York City this weekend. There were a number of amazing panels and events, which you can stream right here, including an incredible episode of HODINKEE Radio recorded in front of a live audience. Our guest? The inimitable Alton Brown. We had a casual conversation about watches, food, and what y...

Stephanie Bednarek is both a space professional and a watch nerd. Her passion for space started early and she has worked in the business of space in quite a few capacities, both for government organizations and private companies. She realized she loved watches through a funny set of circumstances but has developed a diverse taste in watches that goes way beyond the models you're probably expecting...

The Talking Watches alum returns for a conversation about tropical dials, how Instagram has changed collecting, and the one modern watch he actually owns. Show Notes (:35) Talking Watches With Matt Jacobson (16:30) Matt's 6240 Rolex Daytona (22:30) The Patek Philippe 2526, And Why It's A Watch To Pay Attention To (23:08) Ref. 2526, Phillips Auction Lot (35:30) Matt's Joshua Tree home (40:46) Matt'...

In this episode, editor-in-chief of Town & Country, Stellene Volandes, sits down to talk watches, jewelry, and the joys of making magazines. Stellene is joined by host Stephen Pulvirent and Senior Editor Jon Bues. Show Notes (4:08) "Dancing On The Lip Of The Volcano" by Julie Baumgold (14:00) "My Life As A Style Writer" by G. Bruce Boyer (31:30) @stellenevolandes on IG (36:...

Recorded the morning after the 2018 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), Editor-In-Chief Jack Forster and host Stephen Pulvirent sit down to recap the most important awards ceremony in watches. They chat about Jack's experience as a juror, how the GPHG works behind the scenes, the various winners, some controversies, and what the Grand Prix can tell us about the state of the watch industry mo...

This Friday, Geneva will play host to the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, or GPHG, the most prestigious awards we have in the watchmaking industry. Winners are chosen across a variety of categories, including things like complications, sports watches, best watch under CHF 6,500, etc. We thought it would be fun to get a few of our editors together in the studio ahead of the awards ceremony to gi...

Davide Cerrato is the creative director and head of watchmaking at Montblanc, overseeing both the creative and business sides of the firm – a rare thing indeed. Once you get past his friendly demeanor, you realize that he's an extremely sharp guy, who brings his knowledge of the world outside the Vallée de Joux to bear on his work in unexpected ways. Davide's job is to lead the company into the fu...

To call Michael Weisberg a watch dealer doesn’t really do him justice. In addition to selling watches (and really damn good ones, I might add), he also deals in vintage design and furniture, classic cars, art, and more. From classic Rolex sport watches or rare Prouvé chairs, Sol Lewitt wall drawings or a vintage Ferrari, Michael is your guy. We sat down with Michael in LA to talk his career path,...

BONUS EPISODE! Today we're proud to bring you the latest episode of The Grey NATO — the newest member of the HODINKEE podcast family. Hosted by HODINKEE contributors James Stacey and Jason Heaton, TGN is a "loose conversation of travel, adventure, diving, gear and most certainly watches." If you like what you hear, subscribe to The Grey NATO wherever you get your podcasts. Every other we...

There really is nobody quite like Ted Gushue. He could be described as a "man of sort-of-leisure." He works hard – really hard, in fact – but at the kinds of things that most probably wouldn't consider work at all. Ted is currently something of a nomad, traveling the world taking pictures with his Leica M10, driving the coolest cars from nearly ever era of automotive history, and helping...