The Two Broke Watch Snobs finally announce their 1k follower Giveaway! Listen in for details! Kaz and Mike dive deeper into the idea of the “cash-in-your-chips” watch. They talk about their picks and discuss some of the choices sent in by listeners over the past week. Also, they spend some time making a comparison to the fabled “One Watch” that so many collectors find themselves fascinated by. Kaz finds himself lost in an ocean of Girls Scout cookies and finds that cheap red wine is always bette...
Feb 21, 2017•1 hr 26 min
Kaz and Mike discuss exactly what types of watches (a diver, a chrono, ect.) would be necessary in the most basic, but fulfilling quintessential collection. Also, what types of watch categories are stand alone categories? Should certain watches even be considered a type of category? Plus, Kaz discusses the finer points of watch-to-testicle timepiece ownership - the only surefire way to properly claim ownership of a watch (for guys anyway). The group closes the show on the idea of the "cash-in-yo...
Feb 13, 2017•1 hr 26 min
Kaz and Mike sit down and really dig into the past and potential future of the Swiss Watch Industry. Specifically, the group discusses archaic marketing practices, product over saturation, layoffs, the Quartz Crisis, and a lot more. Other topics include Mike's experience with the Orion Field Standard, Kaz's puking/dying bird, "peacocking watches," and more. Oh, yea - and roaches wearing Rolexes... (#roacheswearingrolexes). Show Notes: Orion Field Standard: https://orionwatches.org/orion-field-st...
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Mike and Kaz get giddy talking about new watch purchases: Kaz picked up and Orient Star GMT (WZ0071DJ) and Mike got the Raven Trekker (RT07)! Also, the group talks about breaking the 1000 follower mark on Instagram! A big thanks to everyone that made that amazing growth possible. This episode also shares more details on our 1000 follower giveaway - keep an eye out for the official announcement soon! Kaz also covers his experience picking up a JDM watch from a Japanese seller while Mike covers hi...
Jan 30, 2017•1 hr 31 min
This week's episode Mike and Kaz continue their journey into the world of affordable vintage watches - specifically, affordable vintage dive watches! Or, as Mike and Kaz would like to designate, dive watches you should never get wet (please for the love of everything holy do not attempt to dive with any of the vintage dive watches we mention on this week's episode!). We cover the expected condition, history, prices, and potential places where you can find the pieces we cover! Show Notes: Bulova ...
Jan 23, 2017•1 hr 23 min
The Two Broke Watch Snobs tackle a all order this episode! Kaz and Mike talk about awesome watches under $65 - the crazy part? None of them are Seiko! We still love Seiko though - don't get us wrong. But the point of the discussion was to bring to attention affordable watch options that people may not initially think about. Also, Mike and Kaz can't tell the difference between a sailfish and a marlin. The watches Kaz and Mike bring up follow three categories: -Dress Watch -Diver -Wild Card Show N...
Jan 16, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Show Notes OTW... Music by Jahzzar courtesy of the Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/)
Jan 09, 2017•1 hr 31 min
Mike and Kaz have an in-depth discussion about affordable chronographs! It's easy to think that you need to set aside more than $1,000 to add a chronograph to your collection, but that's super not the case. The group each chooses two chronographs: one modern and one vintage to talk about. But as you'll hear on the show, a large chunk of the discussion is dedicated to the Poljot 3133 and Kaz's experience purchasing his and what you can learn if you decide to pick one up! Other chronographs we cov...
Jan 02, 2017•1 hr 34 min
This week's episode opens up with shoutouts to a couple awesome fans (shoutouts will be a reoccuring trend!) for chatting with us and being loyal listeners. Afterwards Mike and Kaz discuss Collinsville Watch Co, a small production microbrand that offers high quality but affordable quartz and mechanical watches. The group closes the discussion by focusing on Orient and trying to answer one question: why the hell isn't Orient more popular? Seriously, the brand has so much to offer people in terms ...
Dec 26, 2016•1 hr 27 min
Hey everyone! This is a super extra special episode because it actually features our first guest appearance: Terry Williams from ToxicNATOs! Please understand that this week's episode is really structured as a candid conversation between Terry, Mike, and Kaz - think of it as three foul-mouth horology enthusiast talking about watches, the state of the watch industry, and other perceptions of watch collecting culture. Plus, Terry gives us a detailed description behind what it takes to run his busi...
Dec 19, 2016•1 hr 37 min
Kaz and Mike talk about Quartz watches, their value, precision, durability, and why they make people angry in the pants. Our first quartz watches and what they mean to us as collectors today. Mike’s wife interrupts the watch snobs. We also talk about water resistance, how it's marketed, and share some cool new straps from ToxicNATOs. Kaz eats toxic candy. Note: The episode cuts off pretty abruptly after our sign off :( minor editing error but the whole podcast is there!!! Wheeeew. Show Notes: Th...
Dec 12, 2016•1 hr 23 min
Music by Jahzzar courtesy of the Free Music Archive (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/)
Dec 05, 2016•1 hr 25 min
For those that actually check these, show notes are in progress. Music by Jahzzar courtesy of the Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/)
Nov 28, 2016•1 hr 28 min
It's finally here! The post Wind-Up NYC 2016 episode round up! Kaz gives a breakdown of all the booths he was able to visit. Below you'll find links to everyone we mention in this week's episode (sorry we couldn't visit them all). Kaz also reveals the two watches he purchased! Other topics include the weird paranoia the watch community has against marked water resistance, how quickly we'd die in the amazon, crummy watch tools made from orphan teeth, and more! Stevral: http://www.stevral.com/ Rav...
Nov 21, 2016•1 hr 34 min
Kaz and Mike discuss the types of watches they'd seen within their family as they grew up. This then prompts the discussion of sentimentality with family heirloom watches and whether or not brand can potentially play a factor in how a family watch is perceived. Afterwards Kaz talks about his feelings and the sometimes weird but welcoming wristwatch culture on Instagram. That inevitably leads into talking about the very backwards nature of buying certain Rolex pieces new vs second hand and how so...
Nov 14, 2016•55 min
NOTE: we had some technical difficulties here and experienced some bleed through with our audio - so sometimes you may catch a faint echo noise - we're so sorry. It really shouldn't impact your listening experience but we just wanted to let you know that we were aware of it. === Kaz opens with an apology for insinuating a conspiracy against the TBWS Instagram... Then we continue with our affordable vintage watch talk with brief discussion of Kaz's Omega Seamaster 30 (1962 - 286 Cal) and Mike's V...
Nov 06, 2016•1 hr 18 min
Kaz and Mike botch the hell outta the intro (Mike lies to Kaz about editing) 0_o Mike talks about the Hodinkee + Dobel Tequila event in Miami and the watches he saw there (and how neither of us know a damn thing about tequila). We also talk about Wind Up NYC 2016 (this episode was recorded before TBWS actually attended the event so apologize for mistakenly thinking Sinn, Dietrich, and Fortis were going to be there -- they weren't). Kaz talks about that one time he ate Kale stems and how he doesn...
Nov 06, 2016•1 hr 7 min
Our inaugural episode!! Mike and Kaz talk about their first vintage watch purchases and begin to scrape the surface of purging the collection (or as Kaz sees it, shipping off a testicle). A bit rough around the edges - we had nerves against us but we were also super excited to finally get this passion project up and running! P.S. Kaz goes on a small tangent about USSR watches and he's still in the process of learning all this history. So if he speaks some garbage that isn't true please correct h...
Nov 06, 2016•34 min
