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Aug 29
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210: Q&A Should "hand made" matter in wa...

Lydia Winters and Vu Bui
About this episode

In this episode we talk about whether or not enthusiasts should be more involved in watch design, if "hand made" matters, what complications we want, whether or not to modify luxury watches, and name some of our favorite podcasts!

Thanks so much for the amazing questions, @nesqydave, @naturalescapement, @watcherism, @watchmedicine, @christofferdidrichsen, @lovemedonuts, @notsimplybrent, and Andrew!

Mentioned in this episode:

Casio F-91W gold

Swatch Sistem51

Omega DeVille Hour Vision

Otsuka Lotec No. 5 KAI

Habring2 Erwin Pilot

Otsuka Lotec No. 7.5

True Patina's BB54

Chris Reeve Sebenza 31 Small

Victorinox Compact

Victorinox Companion

Victorinox Rambler

Daily Customs

BMKT Small Explorer

Podcasts we listen to:

The Grey NATO

Worn & Wound

Form & Function

Fratello Talks


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