Ben Clymer (Founder, HODINKEE)

We decided that there was only one way to kick this series off properly: We had to go back to the beginning. Your host Stephen Pulvirent sits down with HODINKEE founder and CEO Ben Clymer to talk about the early days of HODINKEE and to take a little trip down memory lane. Together, they revisit the good ole days and talk about things like how HODINKEE got started, how watch collecting has evolved over the last decade, and that one time Ben was late for a journalism class because he was hanging out at Jay-Z’s house. Enjoy.

Show Notes

• (4:53) Eric Clapton's Albino Rolex Daytona
• (12:03) Jay-Z's studded Christian Louboutin slippers
• (14:45) John Mayer's introductory post on HODINKEE
• (14:50) John's vintage Rolex story
• (40:50) The HODINKEE Vacheron Constantin Limited Edition and Ben's Grandfather
• (48:17) Rolex Explorer Black Out
• (52:30) Ben's VW Beetle Halloween costume
• (58:25) John Coltrane's "Both Directions At Once"