Episode 28: Uneven Discs (with Justin Hast)
Erik & Max are joined this week by their second ever guest, Justin Hast. Justin is a great champion for watch enthusiasm, a presenter, consultant, and content monster for all things wristwatches. We d...
2 Aug 20241h 1min
Episode 27: Reference Punts (Pt. 2)
Erik & Max are back to it, asking which references have languished most over time and, more importantly, why? No manufactures are safe. We ask why the Santos got overweight, how Lange implemented cost...
26 Juli 20241h 5min
Episode 26: What Makes a Movement Great
Erik & Max attempt to answer a deceivingly deep listener query: what makes a given movement great? In a conversation that spans from column wheels, Valjoux VZ Audemars Piguets, and the in-house obsess...
13 Juli 20241h 4min
Episode 25: Price vs Value
Erik & Max are discussing just what value means in watches and relating it to price in a wide ranging discussion which covers Black Bays, 2499s, early Journes, and 5711 bracelets. Then, a little chat ...
5 Juli 202458min
Episode 24: The Ultimate Three-Hand, Three-Watch Collection from the Holy Trinity
It’s a collection-building gauntlet this week; Erik & Max limit themselves to 3 watches, 3 handers, and the Holy Trinity. Prepare for a surprising degree of variance. And then a small interview with M...
27 Juni 202459min
Episode 23: Silicon Dreams & Interrogating a Rolex AD
Erik & Max tour through some of the more significant innovations ever in the history of watchmaking to ask, ‘Where are all the innovations?’ Including conversations around silicon, dubious 3940s, and ...
21 Juni 202451min
Episode 22: Q-Watches, SpaceX, and Oil Infrastructure
What does the Rolex 6238 black dial have in common with the Zenith 135? Why was Erik wrong to judge a green 5711? And what does Max think the first person to step foot on mars should wear for the occa...
6 Juni 20241h 2min
Episode 21: WTF is Finishing
Erik & Max attempt to answer the question, ‘What separates good finishing from bad finishing?’ It is a question that requires them to go through all the various finishing techniques you’re likely to s...
30 Maj 202459min
