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May 2024
47m 48s

The Deep Track, Ep. 24 - Ben Cook of Ben...

Blake Buettner
About this episode

This week we welcome Ben Cook, aka Ben's Watches to the podcast. Ben is a new voice in the watch media space making near real time content across social media channels, connecting with a new generation of enthusiasts. In this episode, we discuss Ben's journey into watches, and his overall approach to creating watch content. As a younger generation phases into this space, it's important to have voices that represent them in watch media, and Ben's Watches reaches both them and existing enthusiasts regularly.

Show notes:

Ben's Watches
Ben's Wrist Check - Christopher Ward Bel Canto
Nodus x Raven TrailTrekker
Nodus
Aquastar Benthos 500
MoonSwatch
WindVintage
Bark & Jack
Mike Nouveau
Miami x Alpine F1 x H. Moser
Brew Metric
Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675

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