Casual Watch Talk Podcast

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Building a Watch Collection from Scratch: $1K, $5K, & $10K Budgets Feb 23, 2025

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If you were starting a watch collection from scratch, how would you spend $1,000? What about $5,000 or even $10,000? In this episode, we break down our picks for building a versatile and exciting watch collection at different budget levels.

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Should More Microbrand Watches Use Quartz? Feb 02, 2025

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In this episode, we dive into the ongoing debate: Should watch microbrands embrace quartz movements more often? While mechanical watches often steal the spotlight, quartz movements offer affordability, accuracy, and reliability—yet many collectors turn their noses up at them.

We discuss the pros and cons of quartz in the microbrand space, why some brands hesitate to use them, and whether the stigma against quartz is justified. Are collectors missing out, or is mechanical always king?

Join the conversation as we break it all down and share our thoughts on the future of quartz in the world of independent watchmaking!

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La Patiala - Level Up Your Watch Knowledge With the Newest Luxury Watch Site Nov 02, 2022

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This week the panel is joined by Kristen Shirley, founder of the digital luxury publication La Patiala. Launched in January of this year, La Patiala is curated with content on the finer things in life in a way that is accessible and easy to understand. The digital destination is designed to ease the apprehension and intimidation many people naturally exhibit toward luxury goods and empower readers to travel, shop, and collect with the utmost confidence.

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James Bond's Omega for Sale, 20 Nicknames for Rolex's (Some We Didn't Know) Aug 14, 2022

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Join Sam and Kris as they discuss all the watch news from the week. James Bond's Omega comes up for sale and they discuss surprising Rolex nicknames.

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New Seiko Turtles, Seiko Speedtimer & Spring Bars, Do They Matter? - TWIW Oct 19, 2021

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Sam bought a new Seiko… but why, Scottish Watches turns 300, we look at the weirdest Omegas ever made and we broach the controversial topic of spring bars!

0:00 Headlines

0:25 Wristwatch Check

3:15 Hit or Miss Turtle… Turtles https://bit.ly/3n2lhd7

6:00 Sam Bought a new Seiko… but why https://bit.ly/3BObeOL

10:00 Scottish Watches turn 300 https://bit.ly/2Z13T0f

12:20 The weirdest looking Omegas https://bit.ly/3lMj3yW

16:10 Dreams of owning a Rolex are driving every other brand to the margin https://bit.ly/3j7Mxp9

21:25 Crown and Caliber - now Hodinkee

23:35 Is a spring bar important… why all spring bars are not equal and the controversial nature of Natos https://bit.ly/3AFXfJy

Watches and Wonders - Our opinion & Top Picks! Apr 13, 2021

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Blackbay fifty-eight goes Gold, Rolex Underwhelms, Panerai goes Eco, Tag Heuer leave the design book at home, and Ressence Type 2 combines mechanical components with electrical to create a watch you can set from your phone, Kris and I pick our top watch from Watches and Wonders- TWIW

0:00 Headlines

0:26 The week in Watches

0:35The Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 18K - https://bit.ly/31RrcHt

3:24 Rolex underwhelms at watches and Wonders

8:00 Ressence Type 2 - https://ressencewatches.com/watches/type-2

10:00 This weeks sponsor is BlueShark Watch Straps - https://www.blusharkstraps.com/

11:08 Panerai goes all Eco - https://bit.ly/3utTrbv

14:53 Tag leave the design book at home - https://bit.ly/3uuWss7

19:40 Our top picks from Watches and wonders

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Zenith Take on Rolex and Patek Rocks the Watch World! Jan 26, 2021

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After a brief break whilst Sam moved house, Casual Watch Talk is back for the new year. Join Sam and Kris as they discuss the weeks news including an exciting new release from Zenith

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Sinn's Big Release, Lewis Hamilton... sues Hamilton? Nov 27, 2020

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In this week's episode, Kris and Sam catch up on watch news for the week and discuss Sinn's new Watch release. They also discuss the weird clash between Lewis Hamilton and Hamilton Watches,

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Kickstarter Watches are they worth it? Tag release a NEW Heuer 'vintage' Watch Jun 29, 2020

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In this weeks episode, Kris and Sam discuss the new release from Tag, a vintage Heuer with a whopping price tag of $6,750. We also discuss Kickstarter, is it a good place to buy unique watches or a risk not worth taking? Sam discusses two he has backed.

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Watch Brands and Their Owners, New Gold Seamaster and other News - Casual Watch Talk E09 Feb 15, 2020

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In this week's podcast we talk all about watch brands and who owns them. We also discuss the new line of Gold Seamasters and our watch obsessions for this week. We would love if you left us a message or question we can include in a future episode you can record one here: https://anchor.fm/casualwatchtalk/message

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Links to srories

KITH G-Shock https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/kith-x-g-shock-gm6900-rose-gold-introducing

Timex Q https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/timex-m79-automatic-introducing

Gold Seamasters https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/three-precious-metal-omega-seamaster-300

Watch Brands https://www.dmarge.com/2018/07/watch-brands.html