About this episode
Mining through the mailbag has never been so fun! A not-so-rare appearance from Ranting Robbie sees one of our hosts go for a world record of consecutive watchmaking monologues…but it’s all in the name of fun!
Time Stamps:
3:07 To faux or not to faux, what do we think of Patina?
11:35 A definition of patina and faux patina
21:37 When will the supply chain be able to meet the current demand for luxury watches?
28:23 The advantages and disadvantages of higher and lower operating frequencies
37:42 Why did Rolex lower the VPH of the Zenith El Primero caliber?
46:50 Which countries (after Switzerland) are really “watch countries”?
57:14 Why is Rob so good-looking?
Follow the hosts on Instagram @robnudds and @alonbenjoseph
And thanks to @skillymusic for the theme tune.
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