Episode 61: Winners & Blunders (and Alternatives)

It’s not just a Watches & Wonders retrospective this week, as Erik & Max attempt to also choose a superior vintage alternative in the same vein to each new release. There are roasts, reasonable critiques, and some unexpected loves in this year’s releases. This week’s episode covers the Land-Dweller, Calatrava, Lange Repeaters, and so much. Plus, Journe goes Geländewagen. 

Links Mentioned:

NSO Bye-Bye:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/breaking-news-cartier-nso-program

Tank à Guichets:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-cartier-tank-a-guichet-2025

Alternates:

https://www.acollectedman.com/products/vacheron-constantin-jumping-hours-43040

Alan Keating De Bethune (only capture I could find was on Reddit):

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/1d4to4p/identify_watch_worn_here_by_alan_keating_from/

Land Dweller:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-rolex-land-dweller

1530:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/1530-rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-4

Alternates:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/tropical-14790st-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-2

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/beyer-signed-3212-iwc-yacht-club-ii-jumbo-automatic

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/1830-iwc-golf-club-sl

1908 Settimo Bracelet:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-perpetual-1908-in-yellow-gold-on-bracelet

Ceramic Dials:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-left-hand-in-white-gold-with-green-dial

Tiger Iron:

https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126715chnr-tiger-iron-watch/

Reverso:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/jaeger-lecoultre-updates-the-reverso-tribute-duoface-and-monoface-small-seconds

Great Wave:

https://www.woohootime.com/#/watches/526

6196P:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-patek-philippe-6196p-the-best-calatrava-in-a-generation

Alternates:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/2526-patek-philippe-calatrava-white-gold

https://www.windvintage.com/patek-philippe-reference-2509-unpolished-w/-extract

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-patek-philippe-6159g

Odysseus:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-a-lange-and-sohne-odysseus-in-so-much-honeygold

Alternates:

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/3800-1j-yellow-gold-patek-philippe-nautilus

QP Repeater:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-a-lange-and-sohne-minute-repeater-perpetual-live-pictures-thoughts-and-comparisons

https://hairspring.com/products/330-039-saxonia-annual-calendar-u-s-boutique-white-gold

G-Wagen Journe:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-fp-journe-chronometre-furtif

Only Wrist:

https://hairspring.com/products/9240-ingenieur-perpetual-calendar-jumbo-yellow-gold

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/3057-breguet-classique-perpetual-calendar

https://www.gphg.org/en/watches/big-pilots-watch-perpetual-calendar-top-gun-edition-mojave-desert

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/introducing-chopard-luc-quattro-2025