Blake Buettner

The Deep Track

Leisure EN ↓ 111 episodes

The place for watch talk, from affordable watches to high end luxury watches and everything in between. The home for humble, honest watch enthusiasm. Exploring watches and more through culture, adventure, and personalities. This is a discussion of how curiosity drives enthusiasm, pushing us to explore and even confront our own boundaries. Interests explored will cover a deep field,  Hosted by watch industry veteran, Blake Buettner.

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Blake Buettner

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Leisure

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thedeeptrack.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

The Deep Track, Ep. 82 - Christopher Ward Goes All-In On Globolight, Breguet Celebrates 250 Years, & More 24.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, we look ahead to an upcoming event with IWC and ponder just how well the modern Ingenieur is getting along. There are also plenty of new releases to discuss, from a pair of beautiful Breguet Classique references, to extreme divers from Oris, and a new GMT from Christopher Ward. There's plenty to chat about from what has been a surprisingly productive season for the...

The Deep Track, Ep. 81 - Value in Exotic Materials, Laureato Fifty, & More with Cait Bazemore 10.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, watch journalist Cait Bazemore returns to the podcast to chat about new releases and trends in the industry. We discuss exotic materials of the case and the dial, and explore just how much value customers may find here, as well as how brands market against it. There are a few book recs thrown in for good measure.  Be sure to sign up for the newsletter on thedeeptrack.co...

The Deep Track, Ep. 80 - Nomos Night Navigation, AP Chronograph Innovation, & Tudor Cycling Experience Recap 03.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week is a solo episode featuring reactions to some of the exciting new releases over the past week, including the vibrant Nomos Club neomatic Worldtimer Night Navigation series, the Baltic Aquascaphe II, the Audemars Piguet RD#5, and more. Additionally, there's a recap of the Tudor Pro Cycling team race in Quebec City, including a brief overview of what makes the sport t...

The Deep Track, Ep. 79 - Watchmaking Education & Horological Innovations with Watchmaker Vincent Robert 26.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, I’m excited to welcome Vincent Robert to the podcast. Vincent is a Switzerland based watchmaker with ties to the FHH and the HSNY’s traveling education series. In this episode, we discuss his route into watchmaking, interesting new releases and their technical innovations, and independent servicing and watchmaking in the coming generation. We also talk about the unfores...

The Deep Track, Ep. 78 - Geneva Watch Days, Independent Watchmaking, & More with Asher Rapkin 11.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, Asher Rapkin returns to the show to talk about all things Geneva Watch Days, and independent watchmaking. Asher is the co-founder of Collective Horology, and co-host of the Openworked podcast. Collective Horology is an independently owned retailer that deals exclusively with independent watch brands, from Ming and Fears, to Czapek and Zeitwinkel. Asher and co-founder Ga...

The Deep Track, Ep. 77 - F1 Present & Future with Wesley Smith 05.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, Wesley Smith returns to the podcast to take an overview of the current Formula 1 season coming out of the summer break. It’s been McLaren’s season thus far, but there’s a lot of highly competitive action throughout the tight midfield. We talk about all of it, including the rookies, the changes we’d like to see in the cars, and even a few tracks we’d like to see make a c...

The Deep Track, Ep. 76 - Christopher Ward, Albishorn, & Hat Collecting 29.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, producer Josh and I chat about a variety of new releases from the week from the likes of Christopher Ward, Albishorn, and more. Josh, who runs the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio, has a new project cooking that will focus on his collecting habits around hats, watches, and sneakers. We talk about collecting hats, and what the enthusiast scene is focused on in that realm, whic...

The Deep Track, Ep. 75 - Photography, Gear & More with Troy Barmore 22.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, we welcome Troy Barmore to the podcast. Troy is an exceptional photographer and media personality, as well as a veteran of the luxury product space. In this episode, we talk about Aspen Watch Week and Troy’s experiences photographing the event, the art and challenges of photography, and perhaps most importantly, the why of photography. Troy brings a unique insight to hi...

The Deep Track, Ep. 74 - Finding Style with Justin Hast 15.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m thrilled to welcome Justin Hast to the podcast. Justin is a prolific content creator and something of a style influencer with a wonderfully refined, if chaotic approach to watches. Justin is the co-host and co-founder of The Enthusiasts along with friend Stephen Pulvirent. In this episode, we talk about Justin's history in watches, his evolving tastes, and the f...

The Deep Track, Ep. 73 - Video Games, Time Mechanics, & More with Liam O'Donnell 08.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Liam O'Donnell to the podcast to chat about tech, video games, time mechanics and more. Liam is a veteran of the watch industry and experienced photographer and videographer, and he also happens to be very tech savvy. In this episode, we talk about the video game industry, what it could learn from the watch industry (and vice versa), time mechanics in vid...

The Deep Track, Ep. 72 - Vintage Cars, A New Zeitwerk & More with Wilhelm Schmid 25.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, Wesley Smith joins the podcast to chat with Wilhelm Schmid, the CEO of A. Lange & Söhne. This weekend marks the second edition of the Concours of Elengace Germany, and A. Lange & Söhne continues their partnership with the event in a celebration of the cars, and of course, watches. The German brand is releasing a new Zeitwerk Date alongside the event, utilizing a...

The Deep Track, Ep. 71 - The Future of the FXD, Omega Goes Orange, & More with Justin Couture 18.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, Justin Couture, aka The Wristorian returns to the podcast to discuss new dive watch releases, and to ponder the future of Tudor divers. In this episode, we discuss the FXD GMT, and take a broader view of how the FXD collection as a whole moved forward from here. Additionally, we look at the new Seamaster 300M with orange accents and ponder what other directions Omega co...

The Deep Track, Ep. 70 - Watch Miss GMT 04.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, we welcome Erika, aka Watch Miss GMT to the podcast to chat about watches, cars, and news from the industry. We also talk about what makes a watch comfortable beyond just a set of measurements, and how we like to put our watches to use. This episode was recorded in Brooklyn Podcast Studios, and features a video component that will be live on YouTube, so you can see some...

The Deep Track, Ep. 69 - F1 The Movie with Wesley Smith 28.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we're joined by Wesley Smith of Standard H to talk about Joseph Kosinski's F1 The Movie. The movie launches worldwide this weekend and here, we offer our initial reactions about what works, what doesn't and where it might from here. There's plenty of great watch spotting along the way.  Show Notes: Standard H Patrick Long Luftgekuhlt IWC Ingeni...

The Deep Track, Ep. 68 - Hairsprings, Formula 1, & History with Ed Meylan of H. Moser 20.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome the CEO of H. Moser, Ed Meylan to the podcast. H. Moser has been a fascinating brand to follow in recent years as one of the few historic Swiss watch brands that seems to march to their own beat. In this episode, we chat about how the brand has evolved and matured over the past decade, the impact of the Streamliner that was released in 2020, and just how diffi...

The Deep Track, Ep. 67 - Omega Enters a New Generation of Bond, Aqualand Turns 40, & More 06.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, we're getting a first look at a new generation of James Bond, but not where you might expect. A new video gamed called 007 First Light has been announced, offering a fresh origin story of our favorite British spy, and a new watch from Omega featured heavily in the trailer. In other news, the Citizen Aqualand turns 40 in style, and a pair of new pilot watches hit th...

The Deep Track, Ep. 66 - Robert-Jan Broer of Fratello Watches 30.05.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, Robert-Jan Broer joins the podcast to chat Omega, Speedy Tuesday, and the state of the industry as a whole. RJ is the founder of Netherlands based media outlet, Fratello Watches, and the instigator of #SpeedyTuesday. Here, talk about the first two SpeedyTuesday Speedmaster collaborations, the prospect of a third, and much more.  Show Notes: Fratello Watches Robert-Jan B...

The Deep Track, Ep. 65 - New Releases from Omega, Serica, & Girard-Perregaux 16.05.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week is a solo cast with a closer look at new releases from Omega, Serica, and Girard-Perregaux. Also discussed is the funky awesome Seiko 5H23-6030 that was recently reviewed on The Deep Track.  Show Notes: Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 Seiko 5H23-6030 Cribbage Omega Railmaster Serica 5303 PLD Girard-Perregaux Deep Diver Episode 15 with George Bamford Support the show

The Deep Track, Ep. 64 - Goodwood, Miami GP, & more with Wesley Smith 08.05.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, Wesley Smith and I recap our recent travels with IWC to Goodwood outside of London, and the Miami GP outside of, well, Miami. We chat watch spotting, new releases (and some old ones) from IWC, and of course, race cars. These trips held a few surprises even for us, which we share our experiences around.  If you're interested in a Q&A episode or a live episode, h...

The Deep Track, Ep. 63 - Cars & Watches with Eddie Alterman 01.05.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, the show welcomes automotive media veteran Eddie Alterman to chat about cars, the automotive industry, and watches. Eddie served as the Editor in Chief of Car & Driver for 10 years, and now finds himself leading automotive editorial for Hearst, overseeing properties like Car & Driver, Road & Track, Motortrend, Hot Rod, Autoweek, and a personal favorite, Brin...

The Deep Track, Ep. 62 - Impressions of the Pelagos Ultra with Justin Couture 25.04.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week, Justin Couture, aka the Wristorian returns to the podcast to discuss all things Tudor dive watches after Watches & Wonders 2025. The new Pelagos Ultra has been on the wrist, and we discuss our impressions of the watch, and just how it fits into Tudor's expansive dive watch catalog, as well as where it might go from here.  Show Notes: The Wristorian Justin'...

The Deep Track, Ep. 61 - Rolex Dynapulse, Pelagos Ultra, & More with Danny Milton 08.04.2025

Send us Fan Mail Watches & Wonders 2025 is in the books, and in this episode I'm joined by Danny Milton to recall some of the biggest releases and news from the show. We talk about the new Land-Dweller from Rolex, and its unique Dynapulse escapement, which Danny had unique access to prior to the show. There was also plenty of other interesting releases this year in what turned out to be a...

Bonus Episode: 2025 Formula 1 Season Opener with Wesley Smith of Standard H 28.03.2025

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to bonus coverage of the 2025 Formula 1 season done in collaboration with Wesley Smith of Standard H. In this episode, we discuss the first two races of the season, including an examination of the rookie performances, and some of the unexpected driver moves already taking place. Keep an eye out for more episodes as the season progresses.  Show notes: Standard H The Deep Tr...

The Deep Track, Ep. 60 - Richard Mille in Paris, Racing Sims, & More with James Stacey 27.03.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm thrilled to welcome James Stacey back to the podcast. James and I have just returned from a trip to Paris with Richard Mille and Ferrari to get a first hand look at the new 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph. In this episode, we react to the watch, and chat about some of the other highlights of the trip, including time in a racing simulator set up (and h...

The Deep Track, Ep. 59 - Exploring Watch PR with Fernanda Zapata 14.03.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week I'm joined by watch industry PR veteran, Fernanda Zapata. Fernanda is the founder of Gigantem, currently representing Zenith, Parmigiani Fleurier, H. Moser, and Girard-Perregaux. In this episode, we discuss the current climate behind the scenes as we head into the biggest show of the year, Watches & Wonders. We also chat about the changes she's seen in the...

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