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Today on the podcast I'm thrilled to have two legendary collectors and dealers join me, Eric Ku and Justin Gruenberg.
Of course, Eric is no stranger to Hodinkee, having appeared on the site, Talking Watches, and this podcast. He got his start as a vintage watch dealer, soon founding 10Past10 back in 2005. Most recently, he co-founded the online auction site Loupe This in 2021. He's since become known for his expertise in Rolex, Cartier, and pretty much all things vintage.
Eric's Loupe This co-founder is today's other guest, Justin Gruenberg. Justin is a second-generation watch and jewelry dealer from L.A., and since joining the family business he also founded the vintage dealer The Keystone. Justin is widely admired for his wide taste that runs the gamut from vintage to modern, sport to dress, and everything in between.
Both of these guys have a keen eye, great taste, and extensive about watches. In today's episode, we discuss the most recent auctions and the market more broadly, what dealers and auctions can do better, and get into the nitty-gritty with vintage Patek, Rolex, and Cartier. We also have a little fun – I get both of the guys to tell me what watch they'd love to snag from the other's collection.
Thanks as always for listening, and make sure to hit the show notes to follow along with some of the watches we discuss.
00:01: Loupe This
3:00: The Keystone
4:40: Acquired LVMH podcast
8:00: Seven Things I Learned From The Spring Watch Sales And Trying To Make Sense Of The Up-And-Down 'Market'
8:40: Patek 1463 at Antiquorum Geneva that sold for CHF 293,750
10:10: Christie's Geneva Watch Auction Postponed Until Tuesday Due To Cyberattack; Potential Bidders Encouraged To Contact Christie's
11:20: Hands-On With Formula 1 Legend Michael Schumacher's Watches Ahead Of The Christie's Sale
12:10: Unique Patek Philippe Steel Sonnerie Minute Repeater Sells For $17.3 Million In Return Of Only Watch
15:50: Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime For Only Watch 2019 Sells For CHF 31 Million, Becoming The Most Expensive Watch In The World
23:30: The Patek Philippe Complicated Desk Clock Sells For CHF 9.5 Million At Only Watch 2021
32:10: AP Chronicles
35:20: The "gold albino" Rolex Daytona 6265 that passed at Phillips
35:30: A Close Encounter With Just The Third Of Its Kind: Hands-On With The Legendary Albino Daytona
41:10: Eric's "PSA" Instagram post about fake Rolex stone dials
49:10: Dealers Alessandro "Mr. A" and Peluco on Instagram
52:10: Justin's Decagonal Cartier London watch
52:50: Eric's Cartier London Tank Cintree
56:50: Jay-Z wearing the Rolex "modified" by "Franck Muller", and Franck Muller's Rolex school watch as seen in an old auction catalog
1:01: Hermes Acquired podcast
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In today's episode, I tapped our style editor Malaika Crawford, client advisor Rich Fordon, and video producer Jonathan McWhorter on for a Q&A. Some of the questions we take on:
What other brands should release a Cartier Privé-style collection that taps into its heritage, and which brands should not;Our thoughts on the TAG Heuer x KITH Formula 1;Whether brands and stylists have ruined watch spotting at red carpet events like the Met Gala;Finally, Since Rich was on his way to Geneva for the spring auctions, we talk about how to navigate the sometimes scary world of auctions.Before we get to the Q&A, we also touched on our 21st Century Fantasy Draft from a few weeks ago. We announce the winner, and then Rich and Malaika tell us about all the amazing watches from the past 24 years we should've included.
2:40: 21st Century Fantasy Draft
5:11: Introducing: Richard Mille RM07-01
5:20: Introducing: The Richard Mille RM 27-04 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal
11:00: The modern Movado Super Sub Sea
12:45: Jaeger-LeCoultre Introduces Its Second Vintage Capsule Of 'The Collectibles'
13:23: Hands-On: Jaeger-LeCoultre Updates Its Complicated Duometre Collection With A Trio Of New Watches
14:53: Hands-On: With The Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Chronograph
15:03: Ben Clymer on His JLC Tribute to 1931 Reverso
15:20: Hands-On: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph
19:26: What This Vintage Cartier Tank Cintrée Tells Us About The Future Of Restoration
20:35: Introducing: The Audemars Piguet [Re]master01 Selfwinding Chronograph
21:25: Introducing: Audemars Piguet Brings Back The Starwheel
23:10: Only Watch Auction Results 2024
31:40: Introducing: The TAG Heuer Formula 1 | Kith: A '90s Icon Revived (Live Pics)
40:20: Watch Spotting At The Met Gala 2024
41:00: Hollywood Pay-To-Play Has Drained The Fun Out Of The Red Carpet
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This week, we're back talking auction action ahead of the upcoming Geneva spring auction season. To do so, we've invited two of our biggest auction lovers – Hodinkee founder Ben Clymer and editor/photographer extraordinaire Mark Kauzlarich – to talk about what they're watching in the upcoming weeks.
2:20: Rough Diamonds
3:00: Monaco Legend Group Spring 2024 Auction
4:00: Rolex 4113 Record, Piaget
6:30: Record-setting Datejust
9:00: Talking Watches with John Goldberger (with the "cheese knife" Rolex 4113 moment)
12:45: Patek Philippe ref. 6301A Sonnerie for Only Watch
13:15: The Only Watch Auction Delay and Reschedule to May 2024
14:45: Only Watch Patek Grandmaster Chime Record
15:45: The "Paul Newman" Paul Newman Daytona Record and Henry Graves Supercomplication.
20:20: Introducing Rexhep Rexhepi for Only Watch 2023 and Petermann Bédat and Theo Auffret for Only Watch
21:50: In-Depth with Furlan Marri's Secular Perpetual Calendar for Only Watch
22:15: Christie's Rare Watches Including the Property of Michael Schumacher; AP Royal Oak Chronograph; F.P. Journe Vagabondage
23:45: Michael Schumacher's Daytonas (Gold and Paul Newman);
27:00: F.P. Journe Ruthenium Collection Tourbillon; Ruthenium Box
28:30: Christie's Black Dial Patek 2526 in Rose Gold
32:15: Phillips Patek ref. 2577
34:10: Phillips 1931 Cartier Tank à Guichets and Cartier "Lozenge"
34:45: Gatherings A Special Cartier Roundtable Discussion At Watches & Wonders In Geneva
34:45: Gatherings A Special Cartier Roundtable Discussion At Watches & Wonders In Geneva
35:40: Cartier London Cintrée with Blue Dial and Paris Cintrée at Phillips
36:00: Cartier Reverso at Phillips (and other auctions) and the Patek 5975J (also at multiple auction houses)
37:40: Patek 2523 at Antiquorum, Christie's Hong Kong, and Phillips
38:15: Patek 605 HU Pocket Watch at Antiquorum with CHF 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 estimate
39:20: Tony's Pick: Franck Muller at Sotheby's
40:45: Ben's Picks: Tiffany Patek ref. 2499 at Sotheby's and Full Set 2499 at Christie's
41:20: Mark and Ben's Pick: Steel Lange 1
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After Watches & Wonders, we're all a bit exhausted by new watch releases, so we decided it was time to do something fun: Another fantasy watch draft. And this time, we're tightening the parameters to get some more variety on the table. So I called up Danny, James, and Jonathan to build a four-watch collection with me.
We're focused on our favorite watches of the 21st century. Any watch available to purchase in 2000 or later is eligible, except for the new releases we saw at Watches & Wonders a couple of weeks ago. Here's the big rule: Once a watch has been picked from a brand, NO other watch from that brand can be picked (i.e., once someone has chosen a Rolex, no one else can choose a Rolex in any category). Honestly, after our last draft when three of us picked Rolex sports watches, I wanted to get more variety on the table, and there has been so much good watchmaking in the last 24 years. The hope was that the draft would be a fun way to remember some of the best watches of the 21st century, so far. We also didn't choose any piece uniques or one-offs.
Head to the site here to vote on the winner, and we'll announce the champ in a few weeks.
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It’s our last day at Watches & Wonders in Geneva, so we’re recapping everything we saw. We talk about the best watches we saw all week, the best watches under $10,000, drop some of our spiciest takes, and then all of us – all seven of us – pick one watch we saw that we’d purchase, money no object.
Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s live recordings of Hodinkee Radio from Geneva.
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Three days into the show and we’re all a bit slap happy and talking about some of our favorite novelties from Hermès, Cartier, Oris, Chopard, and Parmigiani. We also talk a bit about the general mood of the show, which we’ll discuss more on our final show tomorrow. But first, we talk about: Hermès’ new ladies’ watch and whether it’s actually a ladies’ watch; Oris’ new Aquis and why the lack of any mega releases might actually be the best thing for the Swiss watch industry; and we finish with dress watches from Chopard and Parmigiani Fleurier’s update of the Toric collection.
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On day two, we talk about all of the watches we went hands on with during appointments with Cartier, TAG Heuer, Grand Seiko, IWC, Lange – and even the world’s new most complicated watch from Vacheron Constantin.
Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s live recordings of Hodinkee Radio from Geneva.
Thanks to Lucid Motors for sponsoring this week’s live recordings of Hodinkee Radio from Geneva.
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In our first episode from Geneva, Ben, Danny, and Malaika join me to discuss new releases from Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Tudor. GMTs headline the novelties from Rolex and Tudor. Rolex has brought its black-and-grey bezel to a steel GMT, while Tudor gave what so many have asked for – a Black Bay 58 GMT. We also talk about what it means that it’s a slower year for Rolex, that Tudor is becoming the Black Bay brand, and the new complicated stuff from Patek. We start it all off by chatting about the Le Mans Daytona in white gold (now discontinued!) and yellow gold (new!).
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4:51: Audemars Piguet's New Watches Of 2024: From the Royal Oak To The Code 11.59, The Offshore, And More (Live Pics)
5:45: A Week On The Wrist: The Rolex Daytona Le Mans Ref. 126529LN
5:55: Hands-On: The A. Lange Odysseus Chronograph
9:12: Hands-On: The Newest Additions To The Rolex GMT-Master II Collection In Yellow Gold And Two-Tone (On Jubilee Bracelets)
18:00: A Week On The Wrist: The Rolex Sea-Dweller Reference 126600
18:26: Introducing: Rolex Shatters Water-Resistance Records With Its First Titanium Watch (And We've Got Exclusive Live Pics)
21:40: Hands-On: Rolex Made A Wearable Titanium Watch – How Are People Not Freaking Out?
23:35: Rolex Quietly Announced A New Day-Date 40 In Everose Gold For The 2024 Academy Awards
26:00: Tudor Shocks Us All With The New Black Bay Chrono 'Pink'
31:44: Introducing: Two New Tudor Pelagos FXDs For Alinghi Red Bull Racing – And One Of Them Is A Chronograph
32:05: Watch Spotting: Formula One Driver Daniel Ricciardo Wearing A Secret Blue Dial Tudor Black Bay Ceramic
33:25: Hands-On: The Tudor Black Bay Burgundy, Now A Master Chronometer
37:18: A Week On The Wrist: The TAG Heuer Carrera 'Glassbox' 39mm: It's Time To Care About The Carrera Again
42:40: Hands-On: The Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 6119
49:30: Hands-On: The Chopard L.U.C 1860 in Lucent Steel
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5:20: Morgan Gilbreath
7:10: LaViolette Foundation
11:45: A Week on the Wrist: Seiko SBP381
12:30: A Week on the Wrist: Tudor Black Bay GMT
16:57: Bulova's New Wilton GMT Is a Game Changer (the first watch to use the Miyota 9075)
17:42: Hands-On: Lorier Hydra III
18:25: Mido Ocean Star for Hodinkee Limited Edition
19:10: Longines Zulu Time Limited Edition for Hodinkee
20:50: Hands-On: Nodus x Raven Trailtrekker
22:45: A Week On The Wrist: Seiko's New Affordable GMT Is a Force To Be Reckoned With
23:50: From Rolex to Holy Trinity: Our Predictions, Projections & Wild Guesses For The Watch World In 2023
28:15: Introducing: The Arken Alterum Is A Clever Titanium Travel Timer
30:25: Hands-On: Longines Spirit Zulu Time in 39mm
31:33: The Longines Hydroconquest GMT
35:43: Tudor Black Bay GMT with opaline dial
35:48: Hands-On: Tudor Black Bay Pro
39:25: Hands-On: The Hamilton Khaki Field Expedtion
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00:01: Accutronwatch.com
00:55: Fantasy Watch Draft 2024
7:45: One To Watch: Brew Watches
15:15: Movado Bold
23:30: Brew Watches' original Kickstarter
36:00: The Brew Retrograph
41:10: Hands-On: The Funk And Fun Of The Brew Metric
44:00: Brew Retromatic
44:30: Introducing: The Brew Metric Automatic
45:00: Timing an espresso shot in space
48:58: John delivering watches on Christmas Eve in a Ferrari
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00:01: Accutronwatch.com
1:53: It's Finally Here: Omega Announces A White Dial Speedmaster In Steel – Oh, And It's a Lacquer Dial
2:23: Omega Speedmaster in Canopus Gold
4:23: A Week On The Wrist: Omega Speedmaster in Moonshine Gold
6:04: Hands-On: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar John Mayer Limited Edition
6:42: What Does Audemars Piguet's Collaboration With Rapper And Mogul Travis Scott Mean For The Watch Industry?
7:10: A Glimpse At The Ultra-Rare Handcrafted Tuscan Dials Of Audemars Piguet
8:15: Audemars Piguet's New Watches Of 2024: From the Royal Oak To The Code 11.59, The Offshore, And More (Live Pics)
9:50: Morgan Stanley and LuxeConsult Swiss Watch Industry Report for 2024 (Revolution)
16:48: Vacheron Constantin Cornes de Vache for Hodinkee
18:53: Slim D'Hermès for Hodinkee
21:45: A Week On The Wrist: The TAG Heuer 'Glassbox' 39mm
27:18: How The Five Time Zone Shaped Modern Watch Culture
28:50: The Wild, (Mostly) Complete Story Of John Lennon's Lost Patek Philippe 2499
29:10: The Curious Case Of The Patek Philippe Reference 3448 'Senza Luna'
31:31: A Visit To, And Detailed Look At, Laurent Ferrier
35:40: Talking Watches: William Massena (including his Laurent Ferrier for Only Watch)
38:00 Ben's "unique" Laurent Ferrier
40:31: Laurent Ferrier Galet Traveller Limited Edition for Hodinkee
49:15: Brief Thoughts On The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk
49:40: Lange Platinum Pour le Merite Tourbillon (for sale at A Collected Man)
49:56: A. Lange & Söhne Mixes A Honeygold Case And A Lumen Dial In Latest Zeitwerk Release
52:30: In-Depth: The Classic A. Lange & Söhne Datograph
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00:01: Accutronwatch.com
00:58: The Plea for Proportionality
3:55: How Hamilton Made A Watch For 'Dune Part: 2' And Turned It Into Two Illuminating Limited Editions
7:57: Elton John Shows Us That Vintage Chopard Is Worth A Revisit
9:57: Chopard Monte Carlo
10:08: Everything You Need To Know About The Early Chopard L.U.C Collection
10:15: Hands-On: Chopard L.U.C 1860 In Lucent Steel
24:20: Hands-On: Vacheron Overseas 34.5mm And A Few Thoughts on Midsize Watches
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Click HERE to vote for the fantasy draft winner!
00:01: Accutronwatch.com
4:05: Driver's Journal
5:01: Hodinkee Magazine Volume 1
6:14: Get the Picture
9:14: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Milspec for Hodinkee
10:57: Rolex 'Les Mans' Daytona
12:59: Rexhep Rexhepi Chronometre Contemporain II
14:28: 100 Years of the Cartier Tank Cintrèe, A Collected Man
15:10: Rolex Yacht-Master in Titanium
16:28: Rolex Deepsea Challenge in Titanium
17:05: Patek Releases The Last 50 Ref 5004 Split-Seconds Perpetuals In Stainless Steel
18:20: A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Automatic
19:20: Grand Seiko SBGW252
21:07: Patek Philippe 5395A-001 World Timer Chronograph
22:18: Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto
24:25: Patek Philippe 565 Calatrava with Breguet numerals
25:32: In-Depth: Lange & Sohne Datograph
26:08: One To Watch: Berneron
29:17: Hands-On: Rolex GMT-Master II "Pepsi"
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00:01: Accutronwatch.com
00:44: Elton John's Cartier Crash, Leopard Daytona Lead Sale Of Music Legend's Eclectic Collection
1:35: Photo Report: Tripping The Snow Fantastic At F.A.T. Ice Race Aspen
1:55: Raúl Pagès Wins the First Louis Vuitton Watch Prize For Independent Creatives
2:35: Jean Arnault Talking Watches
3:25: One To Watch: Simon Brette
3:42: A Week On The Wrist: H. Moser Endeavor Perpetual Calendar
3:46: One To Watch: Petermann Bedat
7:40: Bad Art Nice Watch on Instagram
10:00: Talking Watches with Jean Claude Biver
10:30: Talking Watches With John Goldberger
11:35: Slack Auction Preview December 2022 (the "Gyrotourbillon article")
13:07: Introducing: The Piaget Polo 79
14:40: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute To 1931
14:44: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Collection With Sector Dials
17:38: A Collector's Guide To The Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711
18:30: John Mayer Talking Watches
18:50: In-Depth: The Sale Of Paul Newman's Paul Newman Daytona
20:00: John Mayer Talking Watches 2
20:25: Vacheron Constantin Cornes De Vache for Hodinkee
22:55: Taylor Swift Wearing a Watch Necklace at the Grammys
35:18: Accutronwatch.com
41:30: Luke Combs Wearing A Lange 1 At The Grammys
42:36: Michael Jordan Wearing A Lange Datograph
44:14: Watch dealer Johnson167 on Instagram
47:10: A Week On The Wrist: Lange Saxonia Thin
48:00: Three On Three: Manual-Wind Dress Watches From Lange, Journe, and Vacheron
48:54: Cartier Santos Dumont With Enamel Bezels
49:50: A Week On The Wrist: Cartier Crash
50:18: Original Cartier Crash from Cartier London
51:08: Cartier Tank Louis With Black Dial
53:10: Lange Saxonia Thin In The Hodinkee Shop
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00:01: Accutronwatch.com
1:00: It's Back! Universal Genève To Relaunch Under The Same Ownership As Breitling
5:24: A Week On The Wrist: The Universal Geneve Polerouter
7:02: Why I Bought Peter Fullerton's Universal Geneve Tri-Compax
12:48: Alpha Hands: Nina Rindt's Nina Rindt
17:20: Accutronwatch.com
19:12: Breitling Brings Heritage Design To A Revamped Premier Chronograph Line
19:15: Breitling's Top Time Classic Cars Collection Goes In-House And Adds A Thunderbird
19:19: Breitling Is Making Waves With The New SuperOcean
20:10: The Breitling Navitimer Was Released 70 Years Ago – And This Year It's Back In A Big Way
21:10: Breitling Valued at $4.5 Billion in Partners-CVC Deal
21:38: Victoria Beckham Designed A Collection Of 36mm Breitling Chronomats
25:12: The Updated Breitling Avenger Takes Flight With A Chronograph, GMT, And Automatic Models
27:10: Richemont Group Announces Unexpected Resignation Of Georges Kern, Effective Immediately
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00:01 Accutron DNA Casino Collection
6:30 Tony's Movado Ermeto
7:15 Omega Seamaster 300M Green Dial
9:30 James' AloneFire SV38 UV Flashlight
9:50 Longines Spirit Zulu Time for Hodinkee
10:45 Introducing: Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon 'Apollo 8'
15:40 Introducing: Omega Speedmaster Super Racing
19:30 Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty: The Ocean of Storms
19:55 Introducing: The Swatch X Blancpain Scuba Fifty Fathoms Is Real – And It Has Arrived
30:55 The Value Proposition: The Seiko SKX007 Diver's Watch
34:50 Accutronwatch.com
36:20 It's Back! Universal Genève To Relaunch Under The Same Ownership As Breitling
37:20 Restarting Universal Genève Will Be A Challenge; Here's Hoping They Can Pull It Off
41:55 Breitling historian Fred Mandelbaum on Instagram
44:36 Introducing: The Breitling Navitimer Ref. 806 1959 Re-Edition
47:44 Jaeger-LeCoultre Heritage Reverso Tribute Chronograph
47:49 Hands-On: Chopard L.U.C 1860 In Lucent Steel
50:04 A Week On The Wrist The Seiko Prospex SPB143
50:20 Hands-On: The Baltic HMS
50:26 Grand Seiko SBGX261
50:36 Introducing: Longines Spirit
50:38 Introducing: The New Tudor Black Bay Lineup With In-House Movements
56:40 Tudor Black Bay 36 (previous gen)
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For this final episode, Ben is joined by Davide Cerrato, the CEO of Bremont. Cerrato has had a long and successful career in the watch industry since starting at Panerai in 2004. He's probably best known for his tenure at Tudor, during which the brand relaunched in the United States and introduced the Black Bay line. But he's not all business; the jovial and well-dressed Italian brings his unique sense of style to the staid Swiss watch industry. After Tudor, he made stops at Montblanc and HYT before being announced as the CEO of Bremont in May 2023. The announcement came after billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and Hellcat Acquisitions LP invested $59 million in Bremont in a funding round that the Financial Times reported valued the company at more than £100 million.
As Cerrato tells us, Bremont is gearing up for a "relaunch" of the brand at Watches & Wonders in April 2024 – the first time it'll exhibit at the annual trade show in Geneva. In this Ben Clymer Presents conversation, Cerrato tells us about his vision for Bremont and the opportunities he sees, his 20-plus years in watches, and a little bit of Italian tailoring.
// Show Notes //
2:00: Road Through Britain Episode 3: Bremont Watch Company
3:00: Bremont Names Industry Vet Davide Cerrato As New CEO
3:00: Interview: New Bremont CEO Davide Cerrato On His Plans For The Brand, What It Means To Be Made In England, And Developing A Hero Product
16:02: Introducing: The Bremont Wright Flyer
26:10: The Bremont Martin Baker MBII
27:00: Bremont Military Watches And Special Projects (via Bremont's website)
28:28: The Bremont Ministry of Defense Collection
33:10: Introducing: The Rexhep Rexhepi Chronometre Contemporain II
36:55: In-Depth: Luminous Dials, What Makes Them Glow, And How To Spot Their Differences
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For the 9th installment of Ben Clymer Presents, Ben sits down with pro golfer Keith Mitchell, who is known not only for his golfing ability but also for his sense of style and his deep love of watches. Ben and Keith dig into everything from Keith's training to his family history in watches and what he brought in a watch roll to the recording to special creations from Laurent Ferrier, the pros and cons of playing with blades, and some extra cool references from Patek Philippe.
// Show Notes //
00:20 Keith Mitchell Instagram
1:55 The PGA Tour
11:58 Fourtane Jewellers in Carmel
12:40 Rolex Explorer II 16550
15:20 Laurent Ferrier
20:07 Patek Philippe Calatrava 2526
21:44 Rolex Daytona 16519
24:17 Patek Philippe 5320g QP Salmon Dial
28:50 Rolex Daytona 116508
32:01 John Mayer Talking Watches 2
34:30 Cartier Tank
35:20 Titleist 681T Irons
36:00 Mizuno MP 4 Iron
37:00 Mizuno MP 29
37:17 Mizuno Pro 241
38:27 Miura
41:20 L.A.B Putters
44:40 Patek Philippe 2438-1 (arabic)
45:04 Patek Philippe 2497
45:50 Patek Philippe 2497 white gold, engraved
47:16 Patek Philippe 2499
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Welcome to a new podcast series from Hodinkee called Ben Clymer Presents. Hosted by Hodinkee's own founder, Ben Clymer Presents offers a special chat between Ben and subject experts from the world of watches and, sometimes, elsewhere. It's a limited series that will run weekly for the next ten weeks, with new episodes every Wednesday in both video and audio. Want the video? Swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Just want the audio? It's being published to the same podcast feed as Hodinkee Radio, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find your podcasts (might we recommend Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or TuneIn).
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For this Patek Philippe-focused episode, Ben is joined by John Reardon, the founder of Collectability.com (and former Hodinkee contributor). John is an expert in all things vintage Patek, and the two talk about where the brand's auction fascination started and how that has been reflected in a broad collection of special references (think: 3700 to 5711, and the likes of the 5970, 3970, 3448, 5270, 5070 chronograph, and even the legendary 2499).
It's a walk down memory lane as both Ben and John recall exciting moments in their history with Patek's watches alongside the more macro trends that have seen some references shine while others wait for a spot in the limelight. We hope you love the episode – a big thanks to John for coming on the show; you can find more of his work at Collectability.com.
Show Notes:
00:10 John Reardon (and Collectability)
2:00 "The Art Of Patek Philippe" Antiquorum auction, 1989
2:52 Wall Street Journal Patek Auction Story
5:45 The Platinum 2499 from Philippe Stern, Antiquorum, 1989
6:53 Eric Clapton's Patek Philippe 2499p auction
10:00 Rolex Prince
10:30 Patek Philippe 2480R with a 9-90 caliber
11:18 Patek Philippe Calatrava 570
11:38 Patek Philippe Nautilus 3700 and 5711
16:39 Patek Philippe 5970
20:48 Patek Philippe 3970
21:31 Patek Philippe 3940
23:05 Patek Philippe 5270
25:56 Patek Philippe 3448 (and ref. 3450)
28:30 Patek Philippe 130 Chronograph (and ref. 533)
28:50 Patek Philippe 1463
29:34 Patek Philippe 5070 Chronograph
30:37 Patek Philippe 5170 Chronograph
31:25 Patek Philippe Musical Ellipse Pocketwatch Ref. 921J (skeletonized, 1976, shown in notes on Hodinkee.com)
33:40 Patek Philippe 2499, 1st Series, "Serpico"
34:09 Patek Philippe 2526
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