A rare inside look at the story behind the latest Apple Watch. Show Notes (5:30) Apple Watch Series 5 White Ceramic (5:50) The Apple Watch Series 5 Edition In Titanium (6:14) Apple Watch Series 4 (6:20) The Apple Watch Series 3 Edition (6:43) Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar In White Ceramic (10:20) Unconscious Man's Life Saved By Apple Watch After Bad Crash (18:30) Every Apple Watch Series 5 Face Ranked (33:00) Ben's Sit Down With Jony Ive (37:30) California Dial (44:47) The HODINKEE Watch Collecti...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 60
You'll never look at a watch dial the same way again. Show Notes 1:30 Abstract: The Art of Design, Season 2 2:20 Nom Wah 2:39 Matera, Italy 6:00 The Omega Seamaster Diver 300M For The 50th Anniversary Of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' 6:15 Odell Beckham Jr. And Daniel Wellington Might Have Just Played Us All 8:50 Drake's Chukka Boot 9:36 Aston Martin DB5 13:00 The Omega Speedmaster HODINKEE 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 25:08 The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Ref. 5167A For The Singapore Grand E...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 59
Lots of watches, lots of laughter, and even a bit of controversy. Show Notes (3:00) Odell Beckham Jr. And Daniel Wellington Might Have Just Played Us All (4:15) Odell Beckham Jr. Rocking A Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren At Cleveland Browns Training Camp (5:37) Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona, The Most Expensive Wristwatch Ever (15:00) How Daniel Wellington Made a $200 Million Business Out of Cheap Watches (20:30) RM 27-03 Tourbillon (22:15) RM 67-02 (22:30) HODINKEE Radio With Mark Cho (23:00) Suit ...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 58
Controversial stories and legendary watches make for a pretty exciting week. Show Notes (2:12) Odell Beckham Junior Wears Richard Mille In First Regular Season Game With Cleveland Browns (5:00) The Apple Watch Series 5 (Live Pics & Pricing (8:00) The Bell & Ross BR05 Collection (23:00) Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master From 'Apocalypse Now' (1:05:28) Tender Is the Night (1:04:00) Nerei...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 57
Some killer watches and some healthy competition – and you get to vote on the winner! Show Notes (1:00) Watch Collection Fantasy Draft 2019 Vote (15:00) Still Life with Woodpecker (20:50) The Sale Of The Patek Philippe Henry Graves Jr. Supercomplication (31:00) Cartier Tank Cintrée (34:53) The Persistence of Memory (50:00) Full List Of Final Collections...
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 56
This week we talk with a Los Angeles–based photographer who has followed the winding path of his passions to end up with his dream gig. Show Notes (3:00) HODINKEE Radio With Jack Forster (4:30) Doing The Two-Wrist Tango With The Apple Watch Series 4 (5:30) Morgan King, Safe Deposit Boxes, And An Ode To The Speedmaster (5:45) Apple Watch Series 4 (10:26) The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Ultra Light (11:27) RM 27 (18:30) U.S. Steel Watch Shortage Good For Gold (22:00) The Longines Master Collection ...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 55
Our editor-in-chief talks about the winding road to becoming a watch journalist, his early days in New York City, and the pocket watch that changed his life. Show Notes (10:41) Bright Lights, Big City (31:00) 1940s Omega Chronomètre Reference 2364 With Caliber 30T2RG (31:40) Talking Watches With Roger Smith (32:10) Hamilton 950E Railroad Pocket Watch (33:30) The First “Freak” By Ulysse Nardin (36:40) Talking Watches With Wei Koh (1:04:07) HODINKEE Radio With Ini Archibong (1:05:36) The Surprisin...
Aug 26, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 54
Designing the perfect summer watch, checking in with Joe Thompson, and going inside Los Angeles watch culture. Show Notes (2:30) The Watches We're Wearing Most This Summer (8:40) Nautic Fish (16:20) 1960s Doxa Sub 300T ‘Searambler’ (17:10) Restoration Of A Breitling Sprint Fiberglass Case (21:00) “Larger Than Life” Podcast (29:00) “WUSA” Starring Paul Newman (40:00) Ten Vintage Watches That Should Be More Expensive Than They Are, And Why (41:40) On The Dash (42:05) @ericmwind (43:30) @mrtoledano...
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 53
We're back, and better than ever! Show Notes (3:28) Storing Watches In A Not-So-Safe Deposit Box (7:20) Reference Points: Understanding The Rolex Submariner (12:11) Reference Points: Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronographs (12:50) Talking Watches With David Williams (13:30) Talking Watches 2 With John Mayer (14:10) Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master From 'Apocalypse Now' (14:20) Twelve Of The Greatest Missing Watches (15:00) The Sale Of Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona (15:22) Talking Watches Wi...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 52
An audio walk down memory lane. Show Notes (2:20) Episode 4: Om Malik (6:30) Episode 2: Gary Shteyngart (9:00) Episode 1: Ben Clymer (11:15) Episode 25: Jean-Claude Biver (19:00) Episode 29: Aldis Hodge (24:30) Episode 32: Matt Hranek (27:10) Episode 21: Matt Jacobson (32:00) Episode 23: Alton Brown (35:00) Episode 22: Stephanie Bednarek (38:20) Episode 39: Joe Thompson (43:30) Episode 15: Ted Gushue (46:10) Episode 14: Matt Scannell (48:30) Episode 36: James Marsden (55:30) Episode 3: Rian John...
Jul 23, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 51
The NFL veteran shares his longtime passion for Panerai, how he became a watch nerd, and why he's all about building community. Show Notes (2:30) NFL Legends (11:45) Donnie As A UCLA Bruin (13:45) 1996 Draft Class (15:00) Donnie Edwards SD Chargers Tribute Video (34:20) "Vintage Panerai: The References, 1930s-1940s" (40:00) Best Defense Foundation (41:00) WWII Battlefield Return With Best Defense Foundation (44:45) Donate to Best Defense Foundation...
Jul 15, 2019•47 min•Ep. 50
The podcast host tells us how he went from blogging on Tumblr in his free time to interviewing fashion's biggest names. Show Notes (1:55) Blamo! with Stephen Pulvirent (3:15) Blamo! with Ben Clymer (7:00) Run Of The Mill (10:00) The Armoury (10:05) HODINKEE Radio with Mark Cho (10:45) The Beggars Group (12:15) HODINKEE Radio with Matt Hranek (14:45) Jim Croce's Caterpillar Jacket (15:30) YEEZY SUPPLY (18:17) Blamo! with Nick Wooster (21:30) Howie Day "Looping" (22:50) Andrew Bird's &qu...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 49
A look at the hottest watches, biggest misses, and clearest trends of the year so far. Show Notes (2:00) HODINKEE's SIHH 2019 Coverage (2:30) HODINKEE's Baselworld 2019 Coverage (7:00) Inside All Four Rolex Manufacturing Facilities (16:30) Rolex GMT Master II on Jubilee Bracelet (16:35) Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT (16:40) AP Royal Oak Jumbo Extra Thin Salmon Dial (17:30) Seiko SLA033 Reissue (18:00) Citizen Eco Drive Cal. 0100 (18:40) Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 Limited Edition (19:20...
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 48
The watch industry legend talks about the early days of online horology, why his collection is so diverse, and the one watch he tells everyone to buy. Show Notes (1:00) Talking Watches With William Massena (2:45) The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (6:20) Timezone (24:00) Walt Odets (25:30) Odets Rolex Explorer Review (30:00) HODINKEE Radio with Joe Thompson (36:20) The Man Who Loved Women (41:00) Rolex OP (53:00) Massena Lab (1:04:00) Le Coucou (1:06:00) The Sweet Science (1:07:00) 500 Greate...
Jun 24, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 47
The Autodromo founder shares how he turned a country drive in a vintage Alfa Romeo into a line of watches and eventually a full-fledged lifestyle brand. Show Notes (1:55) Autodromo (2:05) Group B Series 2 Automatic, Corsica Blue (16:20) The Reebok S Carter (19:30) Automobiliac (26:49) New Brand Alert: Introducing Autodromo Motoring Instruments , From 2011 (27:30) The Pebble watch (30:36) The Monoposto, Autodromo's First Mechanical Watch , from 2010 (34:30) The Autodromo Prototipo And Prototipo V...
Jun 17, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 46
From studying art history in Texas to debunking vintage watch myths on the internet, Cara's got tons of stories to tell. Show Notes (5:20) The Watch, Thoroughly Revised (4:15) Next Level Basic: The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook (8:30) The School of London (9:30) Abstract Expressionism (22:30) Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes De Vache 1955 Limited Edition (23:00) Talking Watches With J.J. Redick (24:30) Understanding The Entire Lineage Of Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronographs (27...
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 45
The Swiss-based, California-raised designer shares how he went from a die-hard watch nerd to creating his own collection for Hermès. Show Notes (2:24) NY X Design (8:15) Ini's basketball playing brother, Koko (19:40) A Hermès Watch for Any Gender , (from the New York Times) (26:28) Hermès Galop d'Hermès (49:06) Sector Watches (50:06) Ini's Slim D'Hermès (50:25) Ini's HYT (5:48) Dario Pegoretti bikes (57:48) Kari Voutilainen (1:00:35) Nous concept store (1:01:30) The Kajitsu Playlist (1:02:37) Lo...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 44
Some thoughts on smaller watches, a few style tips, and the virtues (and challenges) of silent meditation. Show Notes (1:45) The Armoury (3:48) F.P. Journe Octa Divine 36mm (6:50) Pierre Halimi’s Resonance (11:00) Mark's Journe Octa Divine (13:00) Patek Philippe Ref. 67 from Phillips (15:30) Mark's Patek Nautilus 3800 with rare radial dial (18:00) Tudor Snowflake (19:28) Mark's Vintage Grand Seiko 4522 (20:30) Mark's 70s Grand Seiko VFA (22:23) @watchdxb on Instagram (22:25) Panasonic Lumix (25:...
May 20, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 43
A true space exploration legend tells us what it was like to orbit the moon and why he's never stopped wanting to fly higher. Show Notes (1:24) Apollo 10 (1:40) Gemini 6A (11:15) Skunk Works (15:00) Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (17:00) Gemini 9A (19:42) Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (25:00) B-2 Stealth Bomber (32:30) Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch (42:00) Omega X33...
May 13, 2019•52 min•Ep. 42
The CEO of George Cleverley shoes shares his lifelong love of watches and how he ended up taking over (and loving) the family business. Show Notes (1:30) George Cleverley (7:00) "Oxfords, not brogues." (25:52) Patek Philippe 7118/1R Nautilus (58:30) Kingsman by George Cleverley (59:35) Phantom Thread trailer (1:05:00) Rolex Yacht-Master 42 (1:17:52) Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé...
May 06, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 41
The very best from some of the watch world's most interesting and influential players, recorded live at The HODINKEE 10th Anniversary Weekend. Show Notes (1:39) Ben and watch auctioneer Aurel Bacs on the changing world of watch auctions. (6:50) Aurel discusses his career highlights. (14:00) Collectors Aldis Hodge, Howie Kendrick, and Wei Koh on how their collecting philosophies have changed over time. (20:33) Francois-Henry Bennahmias (CEO, Audemars Piguet) and Wilhelm Schmid (CEO, A. Lange &...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 40
The man, the myth, the legend. It's Joe T time, everybody. Show Notes (3:20) The Cape May County Gazette (4:30) Jewelers Circular Keystone (7:29) Joe wearing traditional garb in Japan (8:36) Vintage National Semiconductor watches (11:25) Ernst Thomke and Joe in 1981 (11:30) Ernst Thomke Wiki bio (25:35) The Watch Buff's Book Of Trivia, Revised Edition (27:50) King Farouk's watch collection (28:05) Winston Churchill's Breguet (29:10) [Dent Watches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dent_(clocks_and_w...
Apr 22, 2019•2 hr 51 min•Ep. 39
The world-famous magician talks about how he fell in love with watches (and blows our minds with a few tricks too). Show Notes (1:50) Talking Watches with Dan White (2:15) Dan White on Good Morning America (4:30) Rolex Daytona Ref. 116500LN (12:30) Baselworld 2019 (17:00) Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (46:51) Dan White Freaks Out Jimmy Fallon and Questlove (47:38) Dan White's Insane Ball of Yarn Magic Trick (47:46) Dan White Freaks Jimmy Out with a Telepathy Card Trick 51:10 The Chicken at The Nomad...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 38
The Sartorialist himself came by to talk about, well, a bit of everything. Show Notes (3:00) The Sartorialist website (4:00) The Sartorialist (in paperback) (8:00) Steve McCurry portraits (9:15) The Sartorialist in India (14:30) Paris is Burning (24:15) Bill Cunningham (33:00) Tim Walker (33:15) Paolo Reversi (37:11) Wei Koh on Instagram (44:32) Jenny Walton (1:07:30) The Dogist (1:09:00) Pierpaolo Piccioli (1:12:15) George Cortina (1:17:30) The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT Automatic (...
Apr 08, 2019•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 37
The actor talks about everything from how he got his start in Hollywood to how he ended up a total watch nerd. Show Notes (9:45) X-Men Trailer (25:21) Hairspray Trailer (28:00) A. Lange & Söhne (30:08) Westworld Season 2 Trailer (47:00) IWC Talks To James Marsden (54:33) The New IWC Manufakturzentrum (55:00) HODINKEE Radio with Chris Grainger (57:30) Coffee Geek (59:50) Photo.net (1:06:50) James' IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII Edition "HODINKEE" (1:11:00) James in Anchorman 2 (1:16:3...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 36
The team (including special guest Joe Thompson) sits down to discuss Grand Seiko, their favorite moments of the fair, and what the future holds. Show Notes Your Complete Guide To All The New Watches The Grand Seiko 20th Anniversary Of Spring Drive The Solid Gold Doxa Sub 200 T. Graph Limited Edition The Grand Seiko SBGA403 Spring Drive 20th Anniversary Limited Edition The Seiko Prospex 1970 Diver's Re-Creation Limited Edition SLA033 The Zodiac Aerospace GMT Limited Edition As Baselworld 2019 App...
Mar 23, 2019•57 min
The Grey NATO crew comes in to talk bronze bezels, oddball Hublots, and putting your money where your mouth is. Show Notes Your Complete Guide To All The New Watches Oris Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition III The Oris Clean Ocean Limited Edition The Solid Gold Doxa Sub 200 T. Graph Limited Edition Akrivia Founder Rexhep Rexhepi Wearing A Steel Prototype Chronométre Contemporain From 2016 : Kari Voutilainen Is Now Making Smartphones - And It Makes Me Want To Cry...
Mar 22, 2019•36 min
Stephen sits down with James and Cole to review new Baselworld novelties from Zenith, Nomos, Tag Heuer, and more. Plus, a number of surprise guests drop in to share their thoughts. Show Notes Your Complete Guide To All The New Watches The Tudor Black Bay P01 The Zenith El Primero A386 Revival The Zenith El Primero Defy 21 Carbon The Zenith Defy Inventor, The Next Evolution Of The Zenith Oscillator The NOMOS Glashütte Duo Collection The NOMOS Glashütte Club Sport Neomatik The Bulgari Octo Finissi...
Mar 21, 2019•48 min
The team sits down to share their thoughts on this year's new releases from Rolex, Tudor, Patek Philippe, and more. Show Notes Your Complete Guide To All The New Watches The Patek Philippe Alarm Travel Time 5520P The Patek Philippe 5212A Calatrava Weekly Calendar The Patek Philippe Ladies' Nautilus Ref. 7118 The Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5168G With Khaki Green Dial The Patek Philippe 5078G Minute Repeater With Black Enamel Dial Talking Traditional Minute Repeater Magic With Patek Philippe The Tudo...
Mar 20, 2019•34 min
Our editors look ahead to what's coming at the year's biggest watch fair at an interesting time in its history. Show Notes (6:45) Joe Thompson on Baselworld 2019 Approaches (8:47) Baselworld floor plan (10:30) Cara on the Rolex Rainbow Daytona (10:52) Jack on the Rolex GMT-Master II In Everose Gold (11:10) Jack on the Pepsi-bezel GMT-Master in steel (10:25) The Patek Philippe Ref. 5740 Nautilus Perpetual Calendar (12:20) The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph Reference 5968A (12:30) The Patek P...
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 35
