Blake Buettner
The Deep Track
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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Episodes
The Deep Track, Ep. 58 - A New Seiko Marinemaster, King Seiko Vanac, & Collection Inspection 07.03.2025 30:10
Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at new divers from Seiko celebrating 60 years since the 62MAS, which includes a new monobloc Marinemaster. Seiko also introduced a new King Seiko Vanac collection, recalling a short lived name from the early '70s. Additionally, I talk about pairing down my collection recently, and how I'm looking to bring my focus to the watches I buy moving ahea...
The Deep Track, Ep. 57 - Leica EZM12, Sinn 613, & Small Form Factor PCs 27.02.2025 25:14
Send us Fan Mail This is a solo episode featuring my thoughts on some of the new releases from Leica, Sinn, Audemars Piguet, and more. I also take a look back at my time with the magnificent A Lange & Sohne Lange 1 ref. 101.027 and ponder its meaning in the context of my own collection. Finally, I've got a new PC build project in the works, right in the midst of a new generation of GPUs b...
The Deep Track, Ep. 56 - 2025 Formula 1 Car Livery Reveal with Wesley Smith 20.02.2025 49:41
Send us Fan Mail This week, Wesley Smith returns to the podcast to discuss the Formula 1 2025 season liveries, which were all revealed this week in London. We talk about favorites, as well as what to expect from the actual cars hitting the track in Bahrain at the end of this month. Additionally, we highlight some of the recent watch releases from F1 team partners such as IWC and Girard-Perregaux,...
The Deep Track, Ep. 55 - Jeremy Kirkland 13.02.2025 59:45
Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode features a discussion with Jeremy Kirkland of the Blamo! Podcast. Jeremy is a veteran of the fashion space, and also happens to be a serious watch enthusiast. In this episode, we discuss his sartorial origins, how his motivations have evolved, and how watches fit into that equation. We also confront the idea of ergonomics in trend cycles and how they impact the...
The Deep Track, Ep. 54 - Tony Traina 06.02.2025 52:32
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome watch industry veteran, and creator of the Unpolished newsletter, Tony Traina. In this episode we discuss Tony's journey into the space, the kinds of watches that drive his curiosity and passion, and the nature of our responsibilities in fostering a new generation of enthusiasts. A few unexpected watches make an appearance in this episode, including an MD...
The Deep Track, Ep. 53 - Justin Mastine-Frost 23.01.2025 56:31
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Justin Mastine-Frost to the podcast. Justin is a Canadian based veteran journalist of the watch and automotive spaces working for SHARP Magazine. We share a love of some rather unusual watches and under-the-radar brands, from Linde Werdelin to Sarpaneva Watches, and in this episode we talk about what makes them so special today, and what the current state of t...
The Deep Track, Ep. 52 - Kat Shoulders (Vail Adventures with Oris, Photography, & More) 16.01.2025 1:01:37
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Kat Shoulders to the podcast to chat about the newly released Oris Divers Sixty-Five 60th Anniversary Edition, which we both traveled to Vail, Colorado to see. We discuss our adventures on the trip, our thoughts on the watch, as well as the overall state of dive watch enthusiasm hitting a fatigue point. Kat is an accomplished photographer, and we also talk abo...
The Deep Track, Ep. 51 - The Return of Quartz Watches & the IWC GST Aquatimer 2000 09.01.2025 24:07
Send us Fan Mail This week is a solo episode with a discussion around the reemergence of quartz watches as depicted in a recent article by the New York Times, a home brew project that brings a red aluminum heat shield to the MoonSwatch, and the titanium IWC GST Aquatimer 2000. There's also a deeper look at what the Aquatimer has become, and where it could potentially go from here, through the...
The Deep Track, Ep. 50 - Watches, Movies, & Video Games with Bilal Khan and Danny Milton 02.01.2025 1:02:35
Send us Fan Mail This week, friends Danny Milton and Bilal Khan return to the show to chat about the new year, Rolex price increases, holiday movies, and even a few video games. We recap some of our favorites watches of the year and look ahead to 2025. We also discover that none of us are big on resolutions. Catch more end of year content over at Teddy Baldassarre and keep it parked here for much...
The Deep Track, Ep. 49 - The Three Watches I Wore in 2024 & The Tudor FXD GMT On-Wrist Impressions 19.12.2024 27:20
Send us Fan Mail EDIT: Updated with the correct, edited audio. This week is a solo episode of the podcast where I bring you the three watches I wore the most this year, as well as some deeper thoughts on the Tudor FXD GMT after having spent some time with it in use. Thank you for listening to the podcast this year, I appreciate each and every one of you - please have a lovely holiday season and n...
The Deep Track, Ep. 48 - 2024 Formula 1 Season Recap with Wesley Smith 12.12.2024 59:10
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Wesley Smith back to the podcast. Wesley runs the clothing and accessory brand Standard H, and hosts the podcast of the same name. With the 2024 Formula 1 season behind us, Wesley and I recap our thoughts on the season as a whole, and look ahead to 2025 and beyond. The grid will see plenty of changes going into next season, just ahead of the new regulation set...
The Deep Track, Ep. 47 - The Watches We Wore in 2024 with The Wristorian, Foglark, & Tom Place 06.12.2024 49:54
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome brothers Devin (Foglark) and Justin (The Wristorian) as well as Tom Place to the podcast to chat about the watches we wore and enjoyed in 2024. We also look ahead to 2025 and make a few predictions of what we hope to see from some of our favorite brands. We also discuss other products we've picked up or used over the course of the year that made life a li...
The Deep Track, Ep. 46 - All Things Dive Watches with Roger Ruegger 27.11.2024 56:07
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome watch industry veteran Roger Ruegger to the podcast. Roger is the editor in chief of WatchTime Magazine, and the proprietor of Dive Into Watches. In this episode, we discuss the state of the dive watch genre, our experiences within it, and where we’d like to see it go from here. Please note, the release of the new Seamaster 300M models happened after we record...
The Deep Track, Ep. 45 - Gabe Reilly of Collective Horology & the Zenith Defy C.X 19.11.2024 58:33
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Collective Horology co-founder Gabe Reilly to the podcast to discuss the brand’s 10th collaborative watch releasing today, the Zenith Defy Skyline C.X. The new watch is the second collaboration between Collective Horology and Zenith, and the first since 2019 and their initial product offering, the C.01. Gabe offers a wealth of insight not only to the process,...
The Deep Track, Ep. 44 - Patek Cubitus, Tudor FXD GMT, & Movies with Danny Milton 14.11.2024 51:29
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Danny Milton back to the podcast to discuss the Patek Philippe Cubitus, the Tudor FXD GMT, and have a chat about movies. Danny is the VP of Content for Teddy Baldassarre , and brings a wealth of perspective on the new releases, what they mean to the industry, and how we should be processing them as enthusiasts. These new releases have had a chance to sink over...
The Deep Track, Ep. 43 - Tudor FXD GMT 30.10.2024 19:41
Send us Fan Mail This week is a solo podcast covering the newly released FXD GMT from Tudor. This is a realtime first reaction to the release, which has been high on the wishlist of many tool watch enthusiast, but is it everything we hoped for? Show Notes: Tudor FXD GMT on The Deep Track Tudor FXD GMT on Teddy Baldassarre Three Years with the FXD Kollokium Projekt 01 Review Universal Geneve Episod...
The Deep Track, Bonus Episode: 30 Years of A. Lange & Söhne with Wilhelm Schmid 24.10.2024 33:06
Send us Fan Mail Today marks the 30th anniversary of the reinvention of A. Lange & Söhne, and the brand is celebrating with the release of four new Lange 1 references in two different configurations. Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to view the watches and sit with the German brand’s CEO, Wilhelm Schmid to discuss the current state of the brand, the anniversary, and the cars seen at A...
The Deep Track, Ep. 42 - James Stacey 22.10.2024 56:49
Send us Fan Mail This week I’m happy to welcome James Stacey to the podcast. James is the lead editor for Hodinkee, and co-host of the podcast The Gray Nato. In this discussion, we recount our experiences in Newport with A. Lange & Sohne, where we had the opportunity to experience the Audrain Concours & Motor Week. This week, we chat about car culture, and how it dovetails with some of our...
The Deep Track, Ep. 41 - A. Lange & Söhne's Anthony de Haas 09.10.2024 47:37
Send us Fan Mail This week we record with the head of product development for A. Lange & Söhne, Anthony de Haas. Anthony has been with Lange for 20 years, and offers some incredible insight to how the brand operates, what motivates them, and how they try to keep enthusiasts and customers surprised. This year is the 25th anniversary of the Datograph, and we discuss its evolution in that time, i...
The Deep Track, Ep. 40 - Justin Bell 02.10.2024 55:55
Send us Fan Mail This week we’re thrilled to welcome former race car driver and current media personality Justin Bell to the podcast. Fair warning, this week’s episode features a lot of F1 and racing talk, with very little in the way about watches. Justin Bell is full of incredible stories after a life as a championship winning race car driver, including a class win at the 1998 24 hours of LeMans...
The Deep Track, Ep. 39 - Lorca Watches with Jesse Marchant 24.09.2024 53:22
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Jesse Marchant of Lorca Watches to the show to discuss the new Model 02 Chronograph being released October 1st. Show Notes Lorca Watches Jesse Marchant Lorca Model 01 GMT Lorca Model 02 Chronograph Jesse Marchant on Spotify Rolex Datejust ref. 6609 Teddy Baldassarre Editorial Support the show
The Deep Track, Ep. 38 - Studio Underd0g's Richard Benc 11.09.2024 49:00
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome the founder of Studio Underd0g, Richard Benc to the podcast. Studio Underd0g is a relatively young brand which got its start just a few years ago, but has made a relatively large impact on the micro-brand space. The brand has been defined by their vibrant take on the hand wound chronograph, using colors inspired by fruits and other foods, as well as iconic sne...
The Deep Track, Ep. 37 - Geneva Watch Days Roundtable (ft. Danny Milton, Mark Bernardo, & Erin Wilborn) 04.09.2024 53:59
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome the editorial staff of Teddy Baldassarre to have a roundtable discussion about the new watches from Geneva Watch Days. We talk about new watches from H. Moser and Studio Underd0g, Doxa, Oris, Tudor, Bulgari, and many more. We also find some time for an existential crisis over writing about watches, and what it means to wear a watch on the right wrist. Show Not...
The Deep Track, Ep. 36 - Radwood, Driving While Awesome & More with Lane Skelton 28.08.2024 50:55
Send us Fan Mail We're back from a short summer break with a new episode featuring a discussion with Lane Skelton. From events like Radwood, to podcasts like Driving While Awesome, Lane has made his name creating some iconic enthusiast driven spaces. He's a wonderful photographer, and he happens to be a watch guy as well. We jump into all of it in this episode, from the origins of Radwoo...
The Deep Track, Ep. 35 - What's On Her Wrist, Barbara Palumbo 14.08.2024 1:01:09
Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome watch and jewelry industry veteran Barbara Palumbo, aka What’s On Her Wrist to the podcast. Barbara brings a refreshing perspective on the industry that acknowledges the breadth of the market, and the forces that drive retail decisions. Deeper still, Barbara has a unique ability to make connections, and find the bigger story beyond the small mechanical details...
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