Watches & Wonders 2025: Daily Episodes Live From Geneva | Day 4

Chopard's Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and race car driver Jacky Ickx on more than 30 years of a legendary automotive event.--This episode of HODINKEE Radio was recorded in Italy shortly before the start of the 40th running of the Mille Miglia, a modern recreation of an incredible 1000-mile race from Brescia to Rome and back to Brescia. Said to be the most beautiful race in the world, it ran from 1927 to 1957 and was then restored in 1977 as a regularity rally that plays host exclusively to cars from the original period. As you can imagine, it's become a banner event in the vintage car scene and for this episode, I was joined by Karl-Freidrich Scheufele and Jacky Ickx to chat about the event, the cars, and how Chopard has played a long-standing role in supporting the race. Karl-Friedrich is Chopard's Co-President (along with being a vintage car collector) and Jacky Ickx is a famous race car driver who has won Le Mans six times, drove in Formula One for Ferrari in the early '70s, won at Dakar, etc. The pair are long-time friends, and they first ran the Mille Miglia in 1989. We chat about how they met, what Mille Miglia means to the vintage car scene, why Chopard has been sponsoring the event for more than 30 years, and how the race has changed as it's been passed to the next generation. 2:20 Mille Miglia 9:27 Sterling Moss 1955 Mille Miglia 18:10 Mille Miglia History 19:42 Cannes Film Festival 28:07 Chopard Mille Miglia 2022 Race Edition

20 Kesä 202228min

I'll cut right to the chase. This week's episode features a deep and very fun chat with none other than Tony Fadell. Widely known for being the man behind several game-changing products (like the iPod, the iPhone, and the Nest thermostat), Tony recently debuted his book "Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making". If you're making something or are part of a team that makes something, the book is a patient and thoughtful collection of lessors and considerations that Tony learned from his mentors and his own life experience. It's funny, insightful and full of interesting stories from Tony's time in Silicon Valley. With Jack as a co-host, we get into a handful of my questions about Build, how some of the lessons can apply to watches, and even the watch-focused way in which Tony celebrated the release of the book. I hope you enjoy the episode, and please consider picking up a copy of the book. All proceeds are being matched 5x by Tony before being added to the Build Climate Fund which seeks to invest in companies that are focusing on solutions for the ongoing global climate crisis.  ---Show Notes: 00:05 Hodinkee Insurance 00:30 Tony Fadell 2:10 Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making 11:15 Nest 13:52 MB&F 13:53 Ressence 21:13 Tony On The Tim Ferris Show 23:48 Patek Nautilus Perpetual Calendar 5740 28:00 The Pocket Crystal 44:36 Impossible Foods 44:53 Diamond Foundry 47:45 Gravity Sketch 48:10 "How The World Really Works: How Science Can Set Us Straight On Our Past, Present, and Future" by Vaclav Smil 51:28 "The Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail" by Ray Dalio

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Chatting about the creation, content, and design in the latest issue of Hodinkee Magazine with Nick Merino and designer Mike Renaud. ---00:10 The Cartier Santos De Cartier (show sponsor!)00:50 Mike Renaud00:55 Varyer Design1:51 Magazine Volume 104:00 HSNY

5 Kesä 202225min

A group of familiar faces chat about the new film, the persistence of timekeeping, and take a handful of great questions. --Show Notes: 00:03 Hodinkee Insurance 00:20 Keeper of Time 00:30 Michael Culyba 00:37 Michael Friedman 00:39 Gary Shteyngart 00:41 William Andrewes 00:43 William Massena 00:45 Brittany Nicole Cox 18:30 Gary's Twitter 22:55 Longitude 32:16 William Andrewes' profile on Hodinkee 33:33 George Daniels  40:27 Pauline Bonaparte

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Jack, Cole, and Danny open up about the ones that got away (and ones they were happy to see go). Notes: 3:00 Orsa Watches 3:20 Helson Shark Diver3:36 Ocean7 LM-7  6:44 Bathy's Hawaii 100 Fathoms  10:12 Omega Seamaster 2254.50  12:55 Pulsar PSR-20  13:04 Pulsar PSR-10  14:35 Yema Seaspider21:13 Chopard Mille Miglia  33:34 Watches of Espionage  37:00 Rolex Submariner "Hulk" 38:00 Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660  42:18 James' Return to the Seiko Monster

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Ben chats with AP Head of Complications Michael Friedman about early Audemars Piguet, the only RD3 in the world, and the curation of Eric Clapton's legendary collection. ---1:30 Michael Friedman 5:23 Willard House and Clock Museum 15:55 Eric Clapton's watches 21:30 Eric Clapton's Platinum Patek Philippe P2499 24:20 John Mayer Talking Watches  25:20 Patek Philippe 3970 29:17 AP Complications (Audemars Piguet 20th Century Complicated Wristwatches) 30:30 The early AP Perpetual Calendars (including early Royal Oak QPs) 34:55 The 50th Anniversary Royal Oak  37:26 The Audemars Piguet Supersonnerie RD#1 37:35 The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin RD#2 38:07 The Royal Oak "Jumbo" Extra-Thin Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon RD#3 46:50 Omega Dynamic 45:58 The AP Black Panther 54:00 The AP House

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Hodinkee's new CEO, Jeff Fowler, joins Ben Clymer to chat about Hodinkee past and present, the watch industry, luxury, and more.  2:45 Farfetch  3:46 "Our Country Friends" - Gary Shteyngart 5:08 Tag Heuer Mikrograph 7:18 Richard Mille RM27-01 10:23 A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1  11:52 Patek Philippe 3448  12:20 Patek Philippe 1436 12:33 Steel Patek Philippe 1463 17:45 The Rado Captain Cook Over-Pole (show sponsor!) 40:05 Ben on The Viva Bastardo podcast

8 Touko 202251min

Watches that either didn't get the attention they deserved or are primed for a second look. Notes: 2:25 Early Breguet Marine example (and another) 5:20 A. Lange & Sohne Cabaret 7:28 H. Jane Chon's Four + One 9:05 Omega Seamaster Railmaster 10:54 The Teutonic Speedmaster 14:03 Tag Heuer Aquaracer 300m WAN2110 16:55 The Rado Captain Cook Over-Pole (show sponsor!) 17:57 JLC Master Compressor Diving Automatic Us Navy Seals LE 21:47 The Tudor North Flag 25:18 Bulgari Aluminium GMT 29:56 Omega Seamaster GMT 2538 "Great White" 34:07 Glashutte Original Sport Evolution QP 37:38 IWC Portugieser Chronograph 40:39 Hublot Classic Fusion 38mm  42:53 Longines Conquest VHP GMT 48:07 IWC Ingenieur 48:44 Blancpain Leman 49:00 Parmigiani Toric Memory Time 49:10 Zenith Elite Rainbow Diver 50:00 IWC 3538 Aquatimer 52:57 The Early Breitling Aerospace53:09 Oris Regulateur "Der Meistertaucher"

24 Huhti 202256min