HODINKEE Podcasts

Racing towards award season with Danny and Logan.  Show Notes:  0:05 The Accutron Spaceview 2020 Collection  3:00 Porsche 911 2.7 RS    4:20 TAG Heuer x Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Limited Edition   10:11 Heuer Caliber 02 10:25 Tag Heuer Carrera Collection   13:36 The Nominated Watches of GPHG 2022   19:36 Van Cleef & Arpels Heuers Florales    20:59 In-Depth An Oral History Of Zenith's Team-Up With...

Is the industry headed towards a wider acceptance of watch modification? And if so, is that a good thing? Nick and Cooper Zelnick of Cloister Watch Co join James to chat about the world of watch personalization.  - Notes:  00:10 Hodinkee Insurance   2:10 Cloister Watch Co   2:45 Cooper Zelnick on Talking Watches   9:20 Porsche Design configurator   14:25 Patek Philippe 1518   18:02 Patek Philippe...

James, Danny, and Logan chat about their favorite releases from Geneva and what the new Apple Watch Ultra means for the smartwatch category.   2:10 Geneva Watch Days    6:00 Krayon Anywhere   6:46 MB&F LM Split Escapement EVO   7:01 Moser Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack   8:02 Oris Divers Sixty-Five Caliber 400 12H   8:16 Doxa Army in steel    12:07 How to use a 12-hour bezel    12:50 Tudor Pela...

For this episode of Hodinkee Radio, I asked Danny to come on the show to talk about a couple of his latest projects, including his recent A Week On The Wrist with an updated but still old-school Omega and his excellent Talking Watches with Aly and AJ . We get into the many forms that the Seamaster has taken over the years, a breakdown of the new 300, some of our favorite references, and a behind-t...

This week, I've rounded up Jack and Mark Kauzlarich for an in-depth chat about the new Tudor Ranger. Mark covered the launch of this latest sports model from Tudor for HODINKEE, Jack remains an owner of the preceding 79910 Ranger, and I also got a chance to see and photograph the new model on the day it was released, so all we had to do was plug in some microphones. From Mark's experience at a sig...

Lately, it seems that the offered length of power reserves has become a hot-button topic in watch-related discourse – but what do you need all those hours for? Are ~38 hours really not enough, especially in a casual or everyday sports watch? I never give total power reserve that much of a concern when it comes to divers and the like, but it's clear that the spec is of growing interest among watch...

Some watch brands never seem to change, while others are constantly trying to re-invent what they do. That's the topic for this episode of HODINKEE Radio and I asked Jack, Danny, and Cole to weigh in with their perspectives on the concept of consistency vs. variety in watch design. As you can imagine, it's another loose and chatty episode that dips into the "Rolex method", brands that aren't afrai...

Chopard's Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and race car driver Jacky Ickx on more than 30 years of a legendary automotive event. -- This episode of HODINKEE Radio was recorded in Italy shortly before the start of the 40th running of the Mille Miglia, a modern recreation of an incredible 1000-mile race from Brescia to Rome and back to Brescia. Said to be the most beautiful race in the world, i...

I'll cut right to the chase. This week's episode features a deep and very fun chat with none other than Tony Fadell. Widely known for being the man behind several game-changing products (like the iPod, the iPhone, and the Nest thermostat), Tony recently debuted his book " Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making ". If you're making something or are part of a team that makes somethi...

Chatting about the creation, content, and design in the latest issue of Hodinkee Magazine with Nick Merino and designer Mike Renaud.  --- 00:10 The Cartier Santos De Cartier (show sponsor!) 00:50 Mike Renaud 00:55 Varyer Design 1:51 Magazine Volume 10 4:00 HSNY

A group of familiar faces chat about the new film, the persistence of timekeeping, and take a handful of great questions.  -- Show Notes:  00:03 Hodinkee Insurance   00:20 Keeper of Time   00:30 Michael Culyba   00:37 Michael Friedman   00:39 Gary Shteyngart   00:41 William Andrewes   00:43 William Massena   00:45 Brittany Nicole Cox   18:30 Gary's Twitter   22:55 Longitude   32:16 William Andrewe...

Jack, Cole, and Danny open up about the ones that got away (and ones they were happy to see go).  Notes:  3:00 Orsa Watches   3:20 Helson Shark Diver 3:36 Ocean7 LM-7    6:44 Bathy's Hawaii 100 Fathoms    10:12 Omega Seamaster 2254.50    12:55 Pulsar PSR-20    13:04 Pulsar PSR-10    14:35 Yema Seaspider 21:13 Chopard Mille Miglia    33:34 Watches of Espionage    37:00 Rolex Submariner "Hulk"   38:...

Ben chats with AP Head of Complications Michael Friedman about early Audemars Piguet, the only RD3 in the world, and the curation of Eric Clapton's legendary collection.  --- 1:30 Michael Friedman   5:23 Willard House and Clock Museum   15:55 Eric Clapton's watches   21:30 Eric Clapton's Platinum Patek Philippe P2499   24:20 John Mayer Talking Watches    25:20 Patek Philippe 3970   29:17 AP Compli...

Hodinkee's new CEO, Jeff Fowler, joins Ben Clymer to chat about Hodinkee past and present, the watch industry, luxury, and more.    2:45 Farfetch    3:46 "Our Country Friends" - Gary Shteyngart   5:08 Tag Heuer Mikrograph   7:18 Richard Mille RM27-01   10:23 A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1    11:52 Patek Philippe 3448    12:20 Patek Philippe 1436   12:33 Steel Patek Philippe 1463   17:45 The Rado Captain...

Watches that either didn't get the attention they deserved or are primed for a second look.  Notes:  2:25 Early Breguet Marine example ( and another )  5:20 A. Lange & Sohne Cabaret   7:28 H. Jane Chon's Four + One   9:05 Omega Seamaster Railmaster   10:54 The Teutonic Speedmaster   14:03 Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300m WAN2110   16:55 The Rado Captain Cook Over-Pole (show sponsor!)   17:57 JLC Master Co...

Inside the freeze-frame world of watch spotting in movies. Notes: 1:11 The Watching Movies catalog    3:26 Three Days of The Condor    10:28 Interstellar 11:09 The Murph   11:18 Hamilton Khaki Pilot Day date    18:45 The Adam Project    22:55 Vacheron Constantin 222   24:58 The Game   27:07 Kramer vs Kramer Watchspotting  

Now that the dust has settled, we chat about the MoonSwatch and what it really means to watch enthusiasts. --  Notes:  1:30 The First Timer's episode of Hodinkee Radio   2:03 The MoonSwatch    7:31 Report from MoonSwatch lines all over the world   32:57 Swatch Tresor Magic platinum    34:25 Original Swatch chronograph    36:09 Danny's pick - Mission to Moon   36:44 Logan's pick - Mission to Mars ...

The fourth and final episode of our daily series is brought to you by those who had their first experience at a watch trade show. Notes: 2:35 Dimepiece  7:00 Van Cleef Enchanted Nature  17:18 Tudor Black Bay 31mm  30:05 Breitling Navitimer re-issue

The third episode is all about some of the great stuff we saw at Czapek, Chopard, Oris, and more.  Notes: 1:37 Antarctique Froze Star S    2:25 Osmium    5:25 Czapek Antarctique Rattrapante Ice Blue 8:34 Van Cleef & Arpels Enchanted Nature    11:40 Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Ballerine Enchantée 13:37 Alpine Eagle Flying Tourbillon    17:46 Chopard 25th L.U.C Striking Collection 20:29 Chopard L...

The second episode of our daily series is all about Cartier, Vacheron Constantin, and Grand Seiko. Notes:  3:26 Cartier Tank Louis Cartier   4:06 Cartier Métiers d'Art Crash    6:00 Cartier Masse Mysterieuse    8:35 Cartier Pasha Golf  9:25 Cartier Santos Dumont  12:00 Vacheron Constantin Les Historiques 222  14:06 Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon Skeleton    16:30 Vacheron Constantin Phild...

Recapping the best of what we saw on the first day of Watches & Wonders 2022. -- Notes 3:03 The Lefty GMT-Master II 126720VTNR  9:40 Platinum Day-Dates    11:12 Working with platinum    12:27 The updated Air-King 126900     16:28 The Tudor Black Bay Pro    21:08 The Tudor Black Bay GMT "Root Beer"   24:29 Black Bay Chrono S&G champagne dial    26:33 Patek Philippe 5326G Annual Calendar Travel Time...

Open or closed – which is best and why? Show Notes: 1:47 Jack's Caseback argument   3:20 Danny's caseback argument   14:15 Lange 1 with a closed caseback   23:11 Fender Stratocaster back    25:13 Squire Stratocaster   26:25 The Brando caseback   26:30 The Newman caseback    27:15 The Datograph casebook   27:42 The Moonwatch caseback   30:32 The Royal Oak closed caseback

We're back from Miami with plenty to talk about. Show Notes:  2:38 Moonshine Gold Speedmaster Hands-On  5:39 50th anniversary Apollo 11 Speedmaster  9:10 Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep   18:43 The New Aqua Terras in 38 and 34mm  23:44 The Green-dial Seamaster 300M   27:15 The Blue "Bond" Seamaster   29:17 The New Speedmaster '57   34:40 Nick's preferred Aqua Terra

One of our fav automotive writers on his love of watches, the shared passion for watches and cars, and the weirdest watch/car collaborations. Show Notes:  1:00 Jonny’s Instagram  1:10 Motor Trend  6:16 Goodwood Revival 6:48 Michael Shaffer (photographer)  10:16 GP Ice Race 10:22 Spike's Car Radio 22:10 The Carbon Doxa 23:27 Gunther Werks Speedster 25:05 Talking Watches with Jonathan Ward 27:18 Jet...

A preview for the return of the big watch fair and a consideration of what really makes a bracelet "integrated".  Show Notes:  2:00 Watches and Wonders 2022 13:30 Jack’s Point/Counterpoint 13:31 Jon’s Point/Counterpoint 19:05 Royal Oak bracelet  23:59 Everest Bands 28:47 Patek 5960 on a NATO