Episode 45: Common Misconceptions
Hairspring10 Des 2024

Episode 45: Common Misconceptions

Erik & Max embark on a myth-busting soirée which knows no bounds. Is Rolex a Charity? Why was the platinum Day-Date never fluted? Should hands always match? Was the helium escape valve invented when Rolex worked with Comex? Hint: it wasn't Was the Minute Repeater invented for a blind Patek Philippe client? Plus, if you're dating at 36, what should you wear?


Links Mentioned:


Anault Spying:


https://fortune.com/europe/2024/11/28/billionaire-bernard-arnault-court-completely-unaware-ex-spy-chief-abused-powers-protect-lvmh/


https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/11/29/bernard-arnault-gives-witness-testimony-at-ex-spy-chief-trial-i-m-not-answering-these-stupid-questions_6734567_7.html


Rolex Corporate Structure:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolex


Tantalum is Expensive (featuring Platinum):


https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0890695520306246


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-pros-cons-cost-and-convoluted-history-of-platinum


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/fashion/watches-dense-metal-tantalum.html


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-rolex-day-date-36mm-in-platinum-is-all-about-the-bezel


Ceramic Horror Story:


https://omegaforums.net/threads/can-someone-explain-omegas-ceramic-watch-cases.25204/page-2


The Cartier Crash was Invented After a Car Crash:


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/how-the-cartier-crash-became-the-most-important-vintage-watch-of-2021


Minute Repeaters Patek Philippe History:


https://collectability.com/learn/collectability-in-depth-patek-philippe-minute-repeaters/


Aquanaut Mismatch:


https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/collectors-guide-patek-philippe-aquanaut


Helium Escape Valve Was Invented with Comex:


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/this-cousteau-watch-may-be-the-most-important-of-all


https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/rolex-omega-fight-over-comex


https://perezcope.com/2020/02/25/the-doxa-hrv/


Finishing as Functional:


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/does-great-movement-finishing-mean-a-great-watch


Airport Security Scanners:


https://www.the1916company.com/blog/can-your-watch-be-damaged-by-airport-security-scanners.html


Red Gold vs Rose Gold:


https://jackforster.substack.com/p/rose-gold-red-gold-pink-gold-whats


LM2 Example:


https://hairspring.com/exclusives/mbf/legacy-machine-lm2-titanium/


Quick Summation of the Tourbillon:


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/what-does-a-tourbillon-actually-do


Only Wrist:


https://hairspring.com/exclusives/rolex/1675-gilt-exclamation-dial-gmt-master-steel/


https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-collectors-guide-to-vintage-1970s-cartier-watches


https://hairspring.com/exclusives/audemars-piguet/25594st-royal-oak-day-date-moonphase-steel/


https://hairspring.com/exclusives/audemars-piguet/25657or-quantieme-perpetuel-mother-of-pearl-dial-pink-gold/


https://hairspring.com/finds/italian-albino-3593-20-omega-speedmaster/


https://hairspring.com/finds/urban-jurgensen-reference-2/

(Detent, not double-impulse, misspoke)


https://www.phillips.com/detail/derek-pratt-for-urban-jurgensen/CH080524/40

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