Spirit of Time Podcast

Holy Cow! Gregg is back, and so is pod alum Balazs Ferenczi (Fratello, Chrono24)! In this one, we record live at the beautiful Casa de Gregg to chat as a prelude to our most recent SOTP x Chrono24 community get together. Along the way, we have a few beers, examine some unusual Indie pieces, and get to go hands-on with the truly amazing Polymesh bracelet from Ming. We recorded live at Gregg's, and...

If you listen to this podcast, chances are you follow plenty of watch content. But what about the other stuff that we all tend to like..? In this episode, Matt sits down with Anti Watch Watch Club's Zac Wiley to discuss a few of our favorite "follows", with subject matter ranging from winter sports, cars and overlanding, Dakar, sailing, and truly epic dive travelogues. This is a fun departure from...

We return to Ogopogo Brewing in San Gabriel, CA to record live with recent guest and SOTP contributor Drake Moore. Apologies in advance- there's a fair bit of ambient sound in this one and our new Yeti mic remote setup didn't do the greatest job of amplifying Drake. That said, it was a fun catch-up chat about Matt's recent foray into high-end Casio, the first Formula 1 races, and Drake's upcoming...

Introducing Jason- aka @watchrolling! Fresh off a long run with his own podcast, retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer Jason [REDACTED] joins Matt to discuss his evolving passion for watch collecting, photography, and blogging. Jason is an super interesting guy, and we look forward to hearing from him more in the future.

Matt is joined by new SOTP contributor and guest host Drake Moore,-aka @countsunnyhours - to discuss dive watch stalwart Doxa. While we are huge fans of dive watches over here, with pieces from Seiko and Omega, Blancpain, and the like, the fact remains that Doxa is undiscovered country for Matt. Luckily, Drake is a bit of a Doxaphile. He walks us through some highlights. Check it out, and thanks f...

"It's all about nostalgia. It connects you to the past, and the idea is for you to inject some of the past into your present... let it neutralize some of the chaos and craziness of today."-- Nick, aka @adpatina. Wow. It's hard to imagine a more concise and accurate description of the allure of "vintage" in our little constellation of overlapping hobbies. Are you deep into watches, cars, cameras, t...

It's the time of year from "best watches for Summer!" lists, and we agree that it's a topic that has been done to death. In this episode, Matt and Trevor (from the Paré Paré Podcast) team up to talk Summer watches, but with a neo vintage twist. Rather than listing current releases, we've gone into the late 19080's to the early 2000's to pick a stable of older-but-still-relevant pieces, and for a v...

It's been a minute; thanks for checking back in! In this episode, Matt is joined by Michael, the man behind the popular "MilWatch"-themed @thepilotswatch, to talk about his feed, his watches, and his life as a US Navy helicopter pilot. Michael DEFINITELY came correct for this discussion, with one of Matt’s grail watches as his “wrist check”, and a new (to us!) riff on a “Last Word” cocktail. Very...

In this episode we are joined by Jack Stewart, a US Navy F/A-18 pilot turned best-selling author. Jack is the author of 3 (soon to be 4) aviation action thriller novels, and he's on his way to being ranked among the greats in the genre, in our humble opinion. It also happens that Mr. Stewart is a bit of a watch guy in his own right! We talk about the books, the flying, the watches, and perhaps mos...

Gregg and Matt meet live to do an extended wrist-check with a pair of recent GMT offerings from Formex (Stratos UTC) and Nodus (Contrail GMT). Matt then waxes hopeful with a notional wishlist for upcoming releases from Grand Seiko and Tudor. Will this year bring blessings to the GS faithful who'd love to see a REAL "Submariner killer"..?? Time will tell. In the meantime, thanks for listening.

If it's us talking about Fordite, lume, and good beer, it can only mean that we are joined by none other than Lume Wizard Extraordinaire, The Black Badger- aka James Thompson. James is a Canadian expat living in Sweden, and he is known worldwide as a design maven specializing in unusual materials and off-the-charts lume. He's done collabs with some of the biggest names in the game. In this episode...

For motorsport fans, it's an amazing time. The long-anticipated start to the F1 2025 Season is upon us, and we are once again joined by Spence, from the "Whiskey and Watches Podcast". This is our 3rd annual pre-season roundup with Spence, and we cover team driver pairings, 2024 highlights, predictions, and more.

Matt is joined live by SoCal TGN community stalwart, Jon C aka @thegrailnato aka "ARKEN Hunter" to discuss the unique appeal of indie darling Arken Watch Co. Jon has voted with his dollars, and owns pretty much every model from the UK-based über-micro. We also get up to some chat regarding Omega's recent Seamaster 300M in Bronze Gold, Sinn's latest novelties, and more. This one is live, so bear wi...

Can women wear "men's" watches? Heck yeah! That's the topic for this episode. Matt is joined by Sara Wiley, the better half of SOTP alum Zac Wiley (from the Anti Watch Watch Club episodes) to discuss this trend and do a bit of brainstorming on a list of men's watches that can be ideal for women. Thanks for listening!

Holy cow, we did it! We've made it to 100 episodes, and we're both a bit stunned, to be honest. In this somewhat overdue episode, we each talk about a few episodes that we'd pick for a highlight reel of the pod. It was impossible to shout out everyone or to highlight each of our faves, but it's a fun look back in any case. Thanks to all of you for listening and for helping us along the way. Cheers...

We've all done it; gone to have brunch and been sat next to a table that is talking (probably too loudly) about some topic that forces you to start listening more to *them* than to your own party. That's called "ear hustlin'" and that's this episode in a nutshell. Matt sat down with @dcvintagewatches, along with the dudes from @theouttatimepodcast (@summereskimo and @horologicalchronicals) for a H...

Gregg and Matt meet live to discuss new watches from Patek Philippe and Oris, and move swiftly on to the main topic: our recommendations for the best non watch related follows across a variety of platforms- pop music, comedy, current events, military affairs etc. Check it out!

Everyone's favorite watch brand frontman- Christopher Ward's Mike Pearson (see episode 88)- was kind enough to arrange for us to spend some time with review samples of 2 amazing pieces- the C65 Aquitaine GMT and the sensational "The Twelve". If you've been paying attention to the watch world for the past year or so you already know that The Twelve is one of 2 world-beating timepieces that Christop...

This episode features Joey, aka "9mm Musashi", a stalwart in the law enforcement training world and, predictably, a pretty serious watch enthusiast. We discuss everything from emotional intelligence in law enforcement, the importance of service to the community, and one hell of a good story about a watch gifted to his dad. I also make a lame attempt to draw parallels between Musashi's teachings an...

Eric, aka "Rico" (formerly of the eponymous Rico's Watches Podcast) checks in to catch up on his post-pod life, and to share musings on the importance of story/history in the watch hobby. While Eric's podcast is a thing of the past, he has been keeping himself busy in the watch arena, and we get some of the details over our chat. Thanks for listening!

Matt is joined by Fratello.com contributor and "Fratello on Air" cohost, Balazs Ferenczi, coming to us live from Hungary (just in time for the Hungarian Grand Prix!). In this episode, we discuss the rather monumental news that Rolex is apparently OUT as a title sponsor of Formula 1, to be replaced by LVMH and their significantly larger financial support commitment. We also pivot to Seiko news. Bac...

Remember that kid who got WIS-famous for meticulously reverse-engineering an Urwerk..? Tha's Karel, the engineering phenom behind Barrelhand. (We can hear you now..."WTF is Barrelhand?" Lol. Barrelhand is the outfit that is tackling the task of creating a purpose-built, designed-from-the-ground-up spacefarer's watch.) Karel joins us to chat about his love of outdoor adventure, craft beer, classic...

It's 2024- the 80th anniversary of the "OPERATION OVERLORD"/ D-Day, the Allied Expeditionary Force assault on Hitler's Fortress Europe. To mark the occasion, we are back with episode 62 alum, Jon- aka @mosquito_boat- to discuss watches, the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team, and his upcoming airborne assault into Normandy as a WWII historical reenactor. Remember the Dick Winters character (I term I...

It's been a minute, right?? Matt and Gregg are finally back on the same episode, ready to discuss the new world-beating GMT from Nodus x Raven, the WSJ piece on The Dink, and a certain long anticipated GMT from Tudor. Thanks for listening!

Gregg sits down with Lōcī Watch Company’s Trip Henderson over tacos and beers to discuss the new brand and the release of the Pacific Coast Highway line. Trip’s background in military service and disaster relief, as well his desire to give back, drive the social responsibility that is baked into the brand’s DNA. That’s important stuff, but what about the watches? Trip shares the inspiration behind...