Spirit of Time Podcast

Gregg is back! Matt is buzzed! Lessss gooooo!! In this episode we have a catch-up chinwag over the past week of Watches and Wonders. Beer flows and thoughts are shared on the topic of the latest watches from Zenith, Tudor, Rolex and Bremont. Talking of which... well, Matt is a well-known fan of the British brand, and he has thoughts. Check it out and as always, thanks for listening.

Mick Jagger, Liam Gallagher, David Lee Roth, Jeremy Clarkson, and... Mike Pearson? In this episode we are joined by Mike Pearson, the guy who is poised to take British watch brand Christopher Ward to the next level in North America. Mike has been an absolute legend in the enthusiast community for ages, having worked to establish or reinvigorate several big brands in the USA. Mike has been a friend...

Nick from DC Vintage joins Matt for double duty as guest and cohost. Nick has been on with us before, and it's interesting to reflect on the changes in the vintage Seiko landscape over the past 2 years; the Pogue is still cool, but the latest hotness is definitely the MACV/SOG aesthetic of the Vietnam-era field watches worn by the recon teams of the Studies and Observation Group. Nick also gives u...

Matt is joined by "Fratello On Air" cohost Balazs Ferenczi to catch up over a quick chat on the new white dial Omega Speedmaster Professional. This one is a quick and easy listen; stay all the way through to hear Balazs roast Matt over his very non-traditional cooking! lol and thanks for listening.

We are back! This time, we have more Formex content, as we share detailed thoughts on our extended time with both the Reef and Field watches. Matt is slowly coming to the conclusion that Formex is maybe the most tech-forward small brand around. Also, Gregg is on this one and he gives us the 411 on his on-again-off-again appearances. Thanks for listening!

This one is gonna be cool! We are joined live in Los Angeles (Pasadena, actually) by Spence from the "Whiskey and Watches Podcast" to discuss the latest developments in Formula One: Who will backfill Lewis? Is Checo done? Tudor is IN, along with... wait... Moser?!?! Check this one out- it's short and VERY sweet. Thanks for listening.

Matt is joined by watch video ace and Hodinkee alum, Brandon Menancio. Brandon has an interesting life story and how he landed up in the watch hobby is a bit of an unlikely tale... in a good way. What's Brandon's deal, and will he still be making awesome video content? Listen to find out, and to hear what we think we might see from Tudor in 2024.

This one might've been titled "The Long Hello", as it took a minute to get through the wrist check! Matt is joined by Buzz from "The Whiskey and Watches Podcast" to discuss their respective collecting plans for 2024. We wade into the topic of the Breitling acquisition of UG, and speculate on which archival watch will be launched first. Finally, is everyone sleeping on the best and most realistic a...

Watch Enthusiasts may know about Vortic Watch Co, and their business model of upcycling some amazing American pocket watch movements in modern wristwatch cases (seriously, these movements tend to be absolutely beautiful by modern standards!). Did you know that Vortic is branching out, and venturing into serial production with the new Colorado Watch Company enterprise? We sit down and talk with one...

Lighting strikes twice! We are (re)joined by watch writer-turned-novelist Jason Heaton to discuss "Sweetwater", the second installment in the Tusker Novels series. The chat was amazing. We focused on the book, but also managed to mull the idea that Blancpain might be due for a refresh on their flagship dive watch line. Will there be a new Fifty Fathoms any time soon? Jason has thoughts. This is a...

"We are the Pilgrims, master: we shall go always a little farther..." Analog Shift's James Lamdin is a #watchfam fellow traveller. Let's put it this way... If "The Golden Road to Samarkand" was a metaphor for the path to enlightenment on neo-vintage watches and amazing 1980's television (and old BMW's), then surely James Lamdin would be the Caravan Master. Mr. Lamdin is DEEP into the appreciation...

Colonel Richard Sweeten-callsign "NEMO"- joins Matt for a chat about watches and USAF fighters. NEMO spent a full career as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, starting as an instructor in the T-37, the T-41 (Matt flew these!), and then moving on to the mighty F-15C. NEMO is a watch guy through and through, and spent a big chunk of time helping to build Bremont into the premier "milita...

Watches and Cocktails Chat Recipe: 3 oz bourbon, 4 oz ginger beer, 1 oz white rum, 1 angry feline…stir to mix, add 2 watch geeks and a dash of F-bomb bitters to taste, mix in a bit of catch up chat and a few Youtube recommendations, serve over ice

Gregg is back from the DR and we are good to go. Both of us have NEW WATCH ALERTS. We spend a bit of time mulling the rumors of more layoffs at a certain major watch blog, and basically just shoot the breeze catching up after 3 weeks without an episode (sorry about that). Also, Matt has a busted pipe, and NOT in a good way!! Actually, is there even a way for that to be good..? I guess maybe not, b...

Making new friends is the best part of being in the "community", and Matt definitely made a new friend during the recording of this episode. Matt is joined by Cody Fite, former SF soldier and current watch geek, and one of the honchos at Anti Watch Watch Club. We chop it up about big IPA beers, raising money for first responder training, and why Tudor's killer new FXD isn't METAS certified. We rea...

It's been a while, yeah? Pull up a chair and join us as we catch up after a month off of recording. Matt's got an NWA (Tudor's FXD Black/ "Navy") to talk about, and we both go over our impressions of the new Oris Artelier S "Forrest Green" variant. Gregg's got a film recommendation for you, and Matt reminds everyone to try to stay on an even keel in a time of turmoil and bad news. Thanks for liste...

Okay, okay... yes, every pod and blog is going to talk about this, and we're no different. (Actually, we ARE a bit different) Now that the actual design has been revealed, we share our thoughts on the latest monster watch collaboration, and take it a step further by nominating some brands/models from OUTSIDE Swatch Group for potential future mashups. Sure, they'll probably never do any of our sugg...

This is a quick catch up episode. We chat about some recent episodes, as well as the new "Thousand Dollar Timex". Even so, we focused mainly on the shocker news of the moment- namely the announcement that Rolex is set to acquire luxury retailer Bucherer. ( Note- Despite our assumptions to the contrary, it seems as if the watch brand Carl F. Bucherer is also part of the acquisition. ) What will thi...

Matt has been a fan and customer of STANDARD H for a few years now. Wesley Smith is the man behind the brand, and he's DEFINITELY a watch dude, so we were stoked to sit down with him at one of the oldest and coolest drinking venues in the San Gabriel Valley. We discussed everything from his wine preferences, why watch hobbyists make the best apparel enthusiasts( okay... I'm making that up, but...)...

Gregg and Matt met live at Ogopogo Brewing in San Gabriel to record their installment of the WatchPodCollective "Doppelgänger" series. (the WatchPodCollective is the unofficial consortium of pods consisting of "Wrist Cheese Radio", "SOTP", and "Whiskey and Watches", FYI...) The idea here is that we each imagine alternatives for actual stalwarts in our individual respective watch collections, based...

"The king is dead! Long live the king!"---------When we heard the news of Anchor Brewing (Anchor is the oldest brewing operation in California) stopping operations, we were stunned. Anchor Steam Beer is a favorite for many, including us. We're going to miss this brand. It made us think that it might be fun to reflect on other classic brands and companies that have died out, gone dormant, or change...

This episode sees Matt joined by "Fratello On Air" stalwart Balazs Ferenczi. We've had Mike Stockton on a few times, so it seemed only right to ask Balazs to join us to chat about our mutual "Magnum PI" fandom, his enthusiasm for NBA basketball, and vintage watches. We discuss the recent releases from Omega, naturally, and also touch on the third rail of watch commentary: auction shenanigans. Bala...

If you own an Omega Speedmaster (or a Seamaster, or a Tudor diver, or...) then you are probably familiar with Forstner Bands. Forstner makes a variety of high quality aftermarket steel bracelets- some of which are inspired by classic vintage bracelet designs- for a wide range of sport watches. In this episode, we share some first impressions of a set of Forstner Bands bracelets sent in for review...

In this episode we are joined by Zac W from the Anti Watch Watch Club. Zac tells us about the watch collector non-profit and their efforts to support veterans and first responders through branded merch drops and guerilla marketing in the #watchfam arena. Zac teases an upcoming watch collab, and we learn that he's got a good head for fine spirits, too! It's always cool to make new connections in th...

In this episode, Matt is on a solo mission ( a commando mission??) to chat with Adam, aka @commandosundials , who joins all the way from the West of Scotland. Adam has a uniquely cool feed that draws equally on his love for legit tool watches and his service in the Royal Marines. His feed has an undeniably cool aesthetic feel, made all the better by the authenticity and poignancy of his life exper...