Episode 59: Faux Pas

There are small mistakes and then there is today’s topic: true faux pas. From interactions with other collectors to the way manufactures design their watches, this week is all about those social blunders. Obviously, this episode is mostly Erik & Max moaning and groaning, but there are one or two deeper points worth contemplating. In addition, the second topic at hand: if we were each to be mono-brand collectors, how would we each go about it?

Links Mentioned:

JPH Obituary: 

https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/03/obituary-jean-pierre-hagmann.html

Lange Triple Split:

https://monochrome-watches.com/a-lange-sohne-triple-split-in-pink-gold-and-blue-review-specs-price/

Steel Spring Bars in Precious Cases:

https://www.watchprosite.com/a.-lange-and-söhne/steel-spring-bars-eroding-away-the-lug-holes-/10.1546036.15123976/

Types of Guilloché:

https://www.screwdowncrown.com/p/guilloche-deception-atelier-wen-revolution

Gianni Agnelli:

https://italianwatchspotter.com/gianni-agnellis-watch-collection-over-the-cuff/?lang=en

Polerouter Window:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/204612-1-universal-geneve-polerouter-date

Home Plate:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/black-dial-7032-tudor-monte-carlo-home-plate

Lange 1 Perpetual:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/salmon-dial-345-056-a-lange-sohne-lange-1-perpetual-calendar

Type XX:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-breguet-type-xx-type-20

Going Monobrand:

Max:

V72:

https://goldammer.me/blogs/articles/valjoux-lecoultre-us-chronograph-guide

Geophysic:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/e168-jaeger-lecoultre-geophysic

DSA History:

https://www.watchprosite.com/jaeger-lecoultre/jaeger-lecoultre-tribute-to-deep-sea-alarm-full-hands-on-review-sihh-2011-/2.681148.4348178/

Erik:

Lange Picks:

https://www.alange-soehne.com/us-en/timepieces/saxonia/datograph-perpetual-tourbillon-honeygold-lumen

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-a-lange-and-sohne-odysseus-chrongraph

(Correction: chronograph, not split, obvs)

https://langepedia.com/a-lange-sohne-1815/lange-tourbillon-pour-le-merite/

Omega:

https://hairspring.com/products/2915-2-speedmaster-steel

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/omega-ploprof-in-depth

https://www.phillips.com/detail/OMEGA/CH080217/182

Only Wrist:

4072:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/vacheron-constantin/HK080422/8025

4178:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/vacheron-constantin/CH080223/184

CdV:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/vacheron-constantin/NY080222/100

90s QP Skeletons:

https://hairspring.com/products/43032-perpetual-calendar-skeleton-platinum

https://hairspring.com/products/25668pt-perpetual-calendar-skeleton-platinum