Ben Clymer Presents: 05 – The 2023 Fall Auction Episode With Rich Fordon And Tony Traina

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 Greatest Songs (1:07:30) 500 Greatest Songs playlist

24 Kesä 20191h 8min

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 Vic Elford Limited Edition, from 2013 (42:00) Bradley's Ferrari Dino 208 GT4 (56:00) HODINKEE Radio with Marc Newson (57:49) The Buick Grand National (58:15) The Eye of the Duck with David Lynch (1:00:10) Ford V Ferrari Official Trailer (1:01:00) Autodromo's Ford GT Endurance Chronograph (1:02:00) Gail Halaban

17 Kesä 20191h 6min

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 (27:11) Monet's "Meules" sells for record $110.7 million (28:30) The Henry Graves Jr. Patek Philippe Supercomplication (28:33)The Titanium Patek Philippe Collection At Sotheby's New York (30:15) Patek Philippe yellow gold hieroglyphic dial Calatrava (37:21) Why You Should Care About The Patek Philippe Reference 3970 (38:24) Patek Philippe Ref. 2512/1 (38:30) Cara's wristshot with the Ref. 2512/1 (39:30) Cara's Cartier Roadster (41:45) Cartier tortoise clock (42:20) Vacheron Constantin yellow gold nugget desk clock (54:00) The Curious Case Of The Patek Philippe Reference 3448 'Senza Luna' (55:50) The Sale Of Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona, The Most Expensive Wristwatch Ever (1:00:10) The McQueen Estate Disputes The Provenance Of Supposed Steve McQueen Submariner Being Sold By Phillips (1:06:30) The Q Timex (1:07:10) The 2017 Copperstate 1000 Vintage Car Rally (1:09:52) Southern Charm (1:12:27) Chernobyl trailer (1:13:48) Bob Saget on Pitchfork's Over/Under (1:14:06) I Am Easy To Find by The National (1:14:33) Gimme Fiction by Spoon

10 Kesä 20191h 17min

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) Lost In Translation trailer

3 Kesä 20191h 5min

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 (25:28) Tudor Black Bay 36 (29:00) Dieter Rams (30:15) Naoto Fukasawa (31:50) The Anordain Model 1 (33:00) Autodromo (50:45) P. Johnson (50:50) Suit Supply (51:30) S.E.H. Kelly (52:20) Liverano & Liverano (54:00) The Armoury Shoe Collection (54:30) The Armoury City Hunter Jacket (58:22) Coherence Trench Coat (1:01:00) Seth Rogen on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1:02:00) The Ideal Watch Size Survey (1:09:00) Naoya Hida Watches (1:09:30) Patek Philippe 5212A (1:10:00) Grand Seiko SBGZ001 (1:11:20) Vipassana Meditation (1:17:16) Hidden Persuaders (1:19:17) Dead to Me Season 1 Official Trailer (1:20:15) The Print, The Negative, The Camera

20 Touko 20191h 22min

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

13 Touko 201951min

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

6 Touko 20191h 20min

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 & Söhne) on their respective brands' evolution from cult to classic. (28:06) Mr. Bennahmias on opportunites for growth in the watch industry. (31:45) Vinatge watch experts Eric Wind, Matt Bain, and Alessandro Ciani on their craziest "barn finds." (38:47) Vintage experts Davide Parmegiani and John Goldberger recall the challenges of the vintage market in the 1990's. (42:00) Aurel Bacs on the merits of vintage watch restoration. (46:59) Renowned dive watch collector Reza Rashidian explains his fascination with HODINKEE writers James Stacey and Jason Heaton. (52:30) Jason Heaton and Rolf Studer (CEO, Oris) discuss what the past, present, and future of dive watches have in common. (55:05) Watch designers Christian Knoop (IWC), Christian Selmoni (Vacheron Constantin), and Guido Terreni (Bulgari) on the trend of vintage inspired watch designs. (1:02:05) Wrist checks with vintage experts Wind, Bain, and Ciani. (1:04:50) Ben, Goldberger, and Parmegiani on the best entry level vintage watches. (1:08:02) HODINKEE contributor Joe Thompson on a couple recent career milestones.

29 Huhti 20191h 10min