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176. Watchmaking Without Meaning: Jaws, Tentagraphs & Rolex Amnesia

Rick is bouncy-bright this morning, Ripley is clapping concrete, and Ariel is wearing a concrete watch — so don’t ever say we aren’t coordinated! David draws a line about what he will and won’t look at on the shared screen. ABTW Week #176 begins as such. The guys set about analyzing the nomenclature of the new Grand Seiko Tentagraph, and David offers some suggestions for improvement. On to the Chrono 25. More watch for less? Listen in to find out if that’s a thing. When talk turns precipitously ...

Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 176

175. Introducing: #KariTime, Bagpipe Minute Repeater, And A Third Place Flex

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly Rick is finally back from his Panerai adventures while David is the one we are missing. Rick, Ariel, and Ripley start the show by diving into a watch with a unique party trick, the Ball Engineer II Magneto S, and Ripley shows off what he is wearing with the exact opposite trick. Rick takes a look at Hublot’s website in order to “Return to Antikythera”, they play “Guess the price of the Seiko”, and they share what they think the love interest storyline in the new ...

Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 175

174. Live, Laugh, Lugs

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Ariel, David, and Ripley are holding down the fort as Rick is off handling VIP (Very Important Panerai) business. Maybe. We think. OK, we're just assuming. The team begins the show with talk of G-Shock's seeming pause on its focus to develop NEW features, instead recycling the same features throughout the brand's various price points. Ariel asks David and Ripley about their hunger for data that their watches can give them: “Aren’t you data-hungry?” The guys expl...

Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 174

172. G-Maxed Out, Rump Dials, Space Bottoms & The Rise Of Chives The Watch Butler

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick starts the show with a question about Ariel's recent column about luxury watch pricing and its downstream effects. Ariel has much to say about this topic beyond the obvious. Who knew this was a can o' worms? Leave it Ariel to dig up questions in a space that seems well understood. Check your assumptions, people! Ripley and David weigh in from their own experiences as longtime enthusiasts. Rick then pops a photo on the screen of a luxury yacht designed to ho...

May 23, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 172

170. The One Where David Wants Better Watches And Ariel Wants Titanium Hairdryers

Rick starts the show by referencing the preceding rant edited out of the produced show. To wit: The live show took on the gazillion emails the guys have been getting about which celebrity wore what watch at the Met Gala. But onto something more important — grammar! Whether you could or couldn’t care less, that is the question. Now, down to some actual content. David’s latest “Grinding Gears” column is all about the gap between watchmakers and the consumers who don’t know what they’re looking at....

May 09, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 170

169. Bremont Loses It's Brothers, Christopher Ward Loses Its Mind And Movies That'll Make You Wish You'd Lost Your Amazon Prime Password

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, the quartet is a trio. Ariel is away, and David is super-excited about the new collab between Bulova and IFL. He waxes poetic about the hand-painted artwork on the dial, and it's hard to tell if/when he might take it off. And he's impressed with the price (just 1,200 Euros, including a Bulova movement). They move on to discuss two documentaries about brands — Bulova and IWC — before taking a look at the latest Gerald Charles release. Semi-usual suspect Kevin Rob...

May 02, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 169

168. Minute Repeater Conclave, Rolex Rage, And F1 Wacky Races

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, it's a party! Rick has, count'em, five guests, all of whom are wearing black. In addition to Ariel, David, and Ripley, special guests Pete McConnell and Kevin Roberts are in the house. Ariel's presence was unplanned, as he's in Italy, where Pope Francis has just died, so he's feeling special in a strange way. Ripley is continuing to grow a mustache this week as he prepares to try to avert being placed on a jury. The guys get down to it with the question: Can one...

Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 168

167. The Regurgitation Rating Scale™ Debuts, The Hollowness Of Gold, And Introducing Mr Zenith

This week on aBlogtoWatchWeekly , Ariel gets right to his most burning question: Why is everyone still so worried about tariffs? Because he isn't. In contrarian fashion, Ariel is worried about other things, like the watch industry eating its own tail. What does he mean by this? Tune in to find out. On the various home fronts, there are earthquakes in Los Angeles and wildfires in Scotland.Metaphor much? Along those lines, "regurgitation" is the word of the day, and it's not as icky as it sounds b...

Apr 18, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 167

166: Watches And Wonders: 31% Panic, 69% Champagne

This week on aBlogtoWatchWeekly , Rick, Ariel, and Ripley launch the show with thevestigial clap-in and get right to the hot topics of the week: Watches &Wonders, of course, and the many varying views on Trump's tariffs and howthey'll affect the watch industry. But first, Ripley puts in a plug for betterswag at the event next year. Underwear and socks would be awesome! He ran outof clean shirts before his flight home, so he was ever-so-grateful for abrand-new Oris t-shirt. And Doxa gave out ...

Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 166

165. Watches And Wonders Special - From Haute To Not.

Watches & Wonders is in full swing, as are the hot takes! Rick wrangles the usual suspects (and some potato-quality internet connections) for an unscripted, no-holds-barred roundup of standout releases, questionable design choices, and horological head-scratchers. Highlights: 🕰️ Rolex Land-Dweller takes center stage—brilliant innovation or Tissot cosplay? 💥 The Dynapulse escapement has David calling it a "quantum leap." 🍯 Gold rush! Matt swoons over three standout gold watches. 🤔 Tag Heu...

Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 165

164. The Unsustainable Truth, Certified Pre-Owned Shenanigans, And LEGO Pharrell’s Tiffany Flex

The aBlogtoWatch team discusses Formula 1 sponsorships, Pharrell's LEGO movie featuring watches, and Ariel's take on sustainability in luxury watchmaking, arguing for a return to excess over token environmentalism. They analyze Rolex's retail strategies post-Bucherer acquisition, the shift from direct-to-consumer sales, and debate the importance of brand ambassador recognition. Plus, a deep dive into new watch releases, including the Resins Type 7, Kronoswiss Pulse One, and RZE United 8000.

Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 164

163. F1 Paddock Club To Cashmere Polo Club, Feeding Back On Panerai.com, And Wotto M.A.D Max

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , the team isnow three. Where's Ariel? Rumor has it he's in Thailand, watch capital of....nowhere! We hope he's relaxing at a White Lotus hotel. Ripley is chilling inhis panic room, and Rick is home under the gray Scotland sky. David appears tobe having a normal kind of day. As you might guess, Formula 1 is the talk atthe top of the show, and Ripley and Rick debrief on the standings. Rick pivotsto the news of Frédéric Arnaud leaving LVMH, which leads David to sur...

Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 163

162. Ball Skin F.A.T Uranus Diver….And Other Rolex Watches And Wonders Predictions

This week on ⁠ aBlogtoWatch Weekly ⁠ , all the guys are in a jolly mood. What's in the water? Perhaps spring has sprung, or somesuch, and as Alfred Lord Tennyson said, "In the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" — only in this case,"love" is possible Watches & Wonders. Anyhoo, the team dives into the latest and greatest (or not altogether wonderful) watch releases, industry insights, and other watch-related thoughts that come to mind. This week, they discuss the ⁠T...

Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 162

161. Taking Tudor To A Cabin In The Woods, AP's Calendar Chaos, And True Rolex Is Gold Rolex

This week on aBlogtoWatchWeekly , Ariel calls in from a cabin in the woods, David ishome in Budapest sipping a hot beverage, Rick is at the farm office, and atired Ripley appears to be at home in L.A. — all reprobate seals clapping in,says Rick. Host-with-the-most Rick takes time to explore each person's space,perhaps to delay what's coming next. To wit, David has found a Morgan-Stanley2023-2024 report comparing watch brands, which reveals that the top 50 brandsdropped production of watches by m...

Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 161

160. Rating F1 Watches, Patek And JLC Go Racing, And 007 Rick Joins The FBI

This week on aBlogtoWatchWeekly , Rick reveals that he's now deputy director of theFBI (now that podcast hosts can hold such roles), and Ripley confirms that Rickis a solid enough conspiracy theorist that.... well, it works. Rick thenannounces that this will be an "F1 episode," and it's hard to knowwhat that might mean. One clue is the red robin on which F1 team each teammember likes best. When talk turns to watches, first up is the IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar in Green , and Ricksha...

Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 160

159. Fondling Roger Smith, Make Breguet Great Again, And Sponge Bob Princess Bride.

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , the guys areall in their respective Brady Bunch-like squares, and speaking of square,SpongeBob SquarePants watches are high horology! This segues quite nicely intoAriel's experience as an attorney specializing in contracts and his articleabout what watch brands need from their owners. In his column, According to Ariel , Ariel discusses why buying a watchbrand isn't about extracting profit but rather thinking about the overall valueof the company — and even the ...

Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 159

158. Kill A Brand, Revive a Brand, Mash-Potato A Brand

This week on aBlogtoWatchWeekly , the only two usual suspects are Rick and David.Ariel and Ripley are in flight, or fleeing, or otherwise elsewhere. They are,instead, joined by semi-regular, non-suspect Azad and Kevin, and then surpriseguest, Leslie. All of the Euro-men are complaining about the weather ('tis therainy season in the UK, ya know). They get right down to business with adiscussion of the news that Rolex has retired its Carl F. Bucherer brand, andthere are various degrees of lament i...

Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 158

157. Why They Don't Play Our New Game In Nepal

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , Rick, Ariel, David, and Ripley are, for the second week in a row, all in their respective home cities and Rick teases the show's preamble by announcing a very special new limited-edition series of watch cases made by the team's AV garbage. That's all we'll say, for now. (The show is banned in Nepal, but why?) All the guys have new podcast-designed mics and are feeling quite professional, at the moment. Getting down to business, Rick asks Ariel and David, "How l...

Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 157

155. Tiffany, Tees, Tudor, And Trump 2.0

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , the gang is all together again and settled into their respective rectangles, all shockingly in their home bases. Rick begins by segueing from the live broadcast of the show (after the clap-in) to reflect on the previous conversation about blue foods being the "taste of 'merica). When they get down to business, the first item on the agenda is the Tudor Black Bay Chrono Flamingo-Blue watch , and it suddenly seems that blue is a theme! But make no mistake; this is...

Jan 24, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 155

154. Lunches And Wonders

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , Rick is baaaaaaaack to the land of the living — but where is David? Ariel and Ripley are here, and despite the fact that the word "snot" has been mentioned more times than the law should allow in the first five minutes, Rick is also kind enough to ask Ariel and Ripley how they're doing re the fires in Los Angeles. It's a lot. But we're all comforted by talk of watches, so they guys get right to it, and Ariel discusses a dystopian future when watch media is too ...

Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 154

153. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Of Watches

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , Rick is out sick (but he is listening). David and Ripley are present and accounted for, and Ariel jumps right in with a discussion of some of his predictions for 2025 . He thinks the theme song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the best background for this discussion because we're in somewhat of a time warp. His top five trends? Listen in to find out. Hint: There are five, and he goes through them one by one and asks the others what they think of his powers...

Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 153

152. The Best, The Worst, And The Bang Average Of 2024

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , Rick is virtually flanked not only by Ripley, David, and Ariel, but he's also got three guests on board for this week: Kevin Roberts, Alon Ben Joseph, and Simon Ryan. They begin by doing a round-robin of "Where are you, and what are you wearing?" meaning "What watch are you wearing." This greases the wheels for Rick's Rules of Order, in which Rick discusses how the show will unfold vis-a-vis the four categories he's asked each guest to speak to on this NYE show...

Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 152

151. Minute Repeaters For Arsonists, A Seiko For Santa, And Our Favorite 2024 Watch Releases

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick is once again lost in the Scottish countryside as Ariel, David, and Ripley hold down the holiday podcast fort. Things start off with a deep dive into Seiko's Incredibly Specialized Watch Exhibition 2, including watches for Santa, ninjas, and DJs. Then they get down to brass tacks with the ABTW team's favorite releases from 2024 and a discussion of how the team approaches the decision. Then it's on to a few new watches, including a lighter and a teeny tiny G...

Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 151

150. The Post-it Note Rolex, Milking The Blood Moon, And Wearing An A.I Watch

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , Brother Rick is conspicuously absent, so it's Ariel running the show alongside Ripley and David, who all know that to take a podcast vacation now would be to deprive listeners of the comfort of a discussion of their watch hobby straight to their ears. The guys get right to it with a look the new Venezianico Arsenale . Ariel proposes that when glasses take over smartwatches, the wrist will become available again for useless things like mechanical timekeeping. Th...

Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 150

149. How “Hublot” Can You Go?, Tape Your Brown Watch To The Wall, And Double-Denim Design

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , Rick is back in the proverbial saddle, and the laughs are on high volume again. Ripley is adorned in Tudor cycling gear from head to toe, and Rick admonishes the team by noting their "rubbishment" of Panerai from last week's show, which David wholeheartedly defends. When they get down to business, the "JaGUar" (stet) rebrand is the first item on the docket. (Rick pronounces the word phonetically, which seems to be a British thing.) Then, the guys wax sardonic o...

Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 149

148. Rick Is Missing So Panerai Gets A Kicking And A Trophy Looking For An Award.

This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly , the opening question is: Where's Rick? Ariel, David, and Ripley ponder Rick's potential whereabouts, with guesses from something related to farming to simply taking a good old-fashioned vacation. The working proletariat goes on without him. Ariel takes the wheel and shares his astonishment at just how many new watch brands are out there; Ripley concurs. If these guys haven't heard of a brand, who on earth could possibly keep up? Jerome Lambert is the next topic...

Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 148
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