Lydia Winters And Vu Bui - Podcast Details

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This Watch Life201: What have we been up to? And... THE FUTURE!We're back! Again! This time for real? In this episode we talk about the big life and work changes that Lydia has gone through... discuss our Watches and Wonders plans... and talk about the future of this podcast and our plan for its triumphant return!2025-03-3056 min

This Watch Life197: Favorite dial colors, and would Lydia trade her OPs for the right pieces?In this episode we answer questions from @casebackintime, @been63, @arkenwatchco, and @nesqydave.2024-12-0618 min

This Watch Life196: The Genta-designed Seiko - The Credor Locomotive - Lydia's New Watch Alert!In this episode we talk about Lydia's new watch, the Credor Locomotive. Her second Gerald Genta designed watch, but also a limited edition remake of a little known collaboration from one of the world's best known watch-designers and Japan's most well known brand, Seiko. https://www.credor.com/en/special/locomotive/2024-12-0418 min

This Watch Life195: What watch would you bring on a cruise vacation?In this episode we discuss Lydia's family cruise and the watches she chose to bring on it, and why. The cruise has very specific and diverse needs, because of the variety of activities you partake in, all packed into a singe experience. So what did she bring?2024-12-0315 min

This Watch Life192: Lydia changes watch straps and Delugs celebrates their 6th anniversaryIn this episode we talk about Lydia finally discovering the joy of changing watch straps, and our experience with Delugs, our favorite watch strap company, which I've been buying straps from for 4 years, and they've been making straps and leather goods now for six! NOTE: Delugs has provided us with watch straps for free but have not paid us and have no input into what we do with or say about the products they have given us.2024-11-2520 min

This Watch Life190: Universal Geneve and the Pole Router for the Polar Route!In today's episode Lydia tells us the story of the Pole Router, Universal Geneve's watch commemorating the Polar Route for SAS flights that significantly reduced the flight time for international flights. See Masaharu's post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCZMHZDN1I2/2024-11-2018 min

This Watch Life189: Lydia at the GPHG Awards, and Otsuka Lotec wins!In this episode we talk about Lydia's trip to Geneva for the GPHG Awards show and gala. Also Vu finally let her borrow a watch, and it's his current favorite one!2024-11-1820 min

This Watch Life188: Lydia visits IWC and becomes a watchmaker?In this episode Lydia talks about her trip to Schaffhausen to visit the IWC manufacture with Nymans Ur, and the coolest Ingenieur she’s seen yet!2024-11-0120 min

This Watch Life186: Movement decoration, why it exists, and should it?Lydia takes us on a deep dive into movement decoration, some of the history, the techniques, and we discuss yet again whether casebacks should be closed!2024-10-3020 min

This Watch Life184: Watch events, free Seikos, and enabling friends to spend money!We're back! We had an unplanned break and missed two episodes, but we're back and in this episode we talk about an amazing watch event Lydia attended, and a new Glashütte Original that our friend bought!2024-09-2316 min

This Watch Life183: Perpetual calendars vs annual calendars!In this episode Lydia takes us through a bit of history and information about both perpetual and annual calendars, and we talk about which watches we are most interested in.2024-09-1818 min

This Watch Life181: Lydia is in Bentley magazine? And AI thinks we know watches?In this episode we talk about Lydia's quote in Bentley Magazine and find out that asking AI about yourself can actually be quite nice.2024-09-1619 min

This Watch Life170: Reactions to Geneva Watch Days novelties!In this episode Lydia shares with Vu some of the watches that have been announced at Geneva Watch Days and Shanghai Watches and Wonders.2024-08-3022 min

This Watch Life169: Lydia spends a week on the beach with the Oris Aquis DateIn this episode we talk about the watch Lydia borrowed from Oris for a week while she was visiting Florida last month. We talk about her thoughts on the watch and on Oris's new 2024 Sustainability Report. ⁠Oris Aquis Date 36.5 Mother of Pearl⁠ ⁠Oris Sustainability Report 2024⁠2024-08-2920 min

This Watch Life160: Is Vu a watch savant? And does he even want to be?In today's episode Lydia makes Vu take a quiz about watches from WatchTime Magazine. Here are the answers to the quiz: https://www.watchtime.com/watch-quiz-how-much-of-a-watch-savant-are-you/2024-08-1622 min

This Watch Life158: Is Lydia a TRUE watch enthusiast? AI tries to help us figure this out.In this episode we let AI take over and assess the level of Lydia's watch enthusiasm. How does she do?2024-08-1417 min

This Watch Life156: Elvis's Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sold at auction for $240,000!In this episode we discuss the Elvis watch that Lydia photographed for Alexander Bitar, who donated it to be sold at the Saint-Tropez Gala One charity auction to raise money for One Drop Foundation. 2024-08-1217 min

This Watch Life133: What watch would you wear to time travel? Are Rolexes more available these days?In this episode we discuss time travel with watches, Rolex availability, and Lydia tells the story of her IWC 3706 which she bought in Tokyo on a whim! These are answers to questions from @dialupper, @tusharchaudhary, and @swizzmamba.2024-07-0319 min

This Watch Life131: MoonSwatches forever? And Watchonista's 30 under 30!In this episode we talk about the new MoonSwatch releases and what shifted Lydia's perspective on them. And we also celebrate that some of our friends were just announced on the Watchonista 30 under 30 list. Britt's new MoonSwatch video 2024-07-0119 min

This Watch Life130: A 2 watch collection for $3000? And make it summer-themed!In today's episode we each build a 2-watch collection for $3000. This idea came in as a question from @magpie_memoirs. Who do you think build the better collection? Lydia: Oris Divers Sixty Five Cotton Candy Swatch Clearly New Gent Vu: Grand Seiko SBGX261 Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 2024-06-2818 min

This Watch Life129: NWA! A (mean?) surprise birthday watch! The NOMOS Tetra!In today's episode we talk about Vu's new watch, and the interesting way Lydia gave it to him.2024-06-2717 min

This Watch Life125: Fitted rubber straps, spring loaded deployant clasps, and Himalayan gators? A bunch of Delugs!In this episode we discuss some of the new strap products that Delugs launched yesterday (but there are even more that we didn't talk about!) that we have just spent a week trying out, we talk about Lydia's plans for her annual midsummer photo, and we let you all know how we want to disclose our relationships with watch and watch related companies!2024-06-2120 min

This Watch Life120: How do you choose between 31 watch colors? And why we love NOMOS.In this episode we talk about how we fall in love with a watch brand, and this one is NOMOS! Last year we visited Glashütte and attended the NOMOS Forum and saw the complete process of in-house manufacturing. We also discuss our final selections of colors for which watches we are going to buy from the Tangente 38 Date 175 Years Limited Edition series. Lydia's final choice (unless she changes her mind again): Super Sardine Vu's final choice: Haifischgrau Watch Teddy Baldassare's video on NOMOS: https://w...2024-06-1420 min

This Watch Life114: Vu meets his dream watch - Grand Seiko takes over a museum!Last night we went to an event hosted by Grand Seiko and Nymans Ur at the National Museum in Stockholm. Lydia found herself actually interested in listening to talks about movements, something no one saw coming, and Vu got hands on with his dream watch. Vu's Dream Watch: Grand Seiko SLGW003 2024-06-0620 min

This Watch Life111: (fixed) Week on the Golden Wrist - Rolex Submariner Date 116618LBIn today's episode we discuss Vu's week of borrowing and wearing a gold Rolex Submariner. Has he changed his mind about gold? Did it turn him into a "monster", as Lydia has suggested?2024-06-0319 min

This Watch Life110: The 3-watch collection for $10,000, head-to-head battle!In this episode we share what we’ve been building to this week, inspired by episode 347 of the Worn & Wound podcast, each of our picks for a three watch collection under $10,000. The categories are everyday, fun, and special occasion. They took slightly different approaches, but who do you think build the better collection? Vote on Instagram at @thiswatchlife Lydia’s picks: Tudor BB54 Cartier Santos Dumont NOMOS Club Campus Non-Stop Red Vu’s picks: Tudor BB58 GMT Grand Seiko SBGW285 Mr. Jones Beam Me Up!2024-05-3119 min

This Watch Life104: How do you deal with scratches and dings on your watch?In today's episode we answer a question from ⁠@poppingcrowns⁠ about scratches on watches. Do scratches bother you? Do they make you happy? Do you polish them out or leave them? Is there a difference between cool scratches and boring scratches? Unsurprisingly Lydia and Vu have slightly different takes. If you have a question you'd like us to answer you can DM us at ⁠⁠⁠@thiswatchlife⁠⁠⁠ or email us at questions@thiswatchlife.com.2024-05-2319 min

This Watch Life104: How do you deal with scratches and dings on your watch?In today's episode we answer a question from @poppingcrowns about scratches on watches. Do scratches bother you? Do they make you happy? Do you polish them out or leave them? Is there a difference between cool scratches and boring scratches? Unsurprisingly Lydia and Vu have slightly different takes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thiswatchlife/message 2024-05-2319 min

This Watch Life102: Should quartz still be considered inferior to mechanical watches?In today's episode we discuss quartz watches. Since Lydia's recent purchase of her quartz powered Royal Oak she had some realizations! Here's the interesting article about the quartz crisis story perhaps not being all that we've been told: https://www.europastar.com/the-watch-files/archives-heritage/1004093671-debunking-the-quartz-crisis.html If you have a question you'd like us to answer you can DM us at ⁠⁠@thiswatchlife⁠⁠ or email us at questions@thiswatchlife.com.2024-05-2119 min

This Watch Life101: Wearing watches upside down? New trend or just a few mistakes?In this episode we discuss a new potential trend of wearing watches upside down on the wrist, so to the wearer it's upside down but to the external viewer or the photographer they are right side up. Lydia shows that there are limits to her loosey goosey ways! Partly inspired by this article: https://timeandtidewatches.com/celebrities-need-to-stop-wearing-watches-upside-down-trend/2024-05-2018 min

This Watch Life99: Wanting more watches right after getting new watchesIn this episode we answer a question from @ten10fiftynine about whether we've started looking at new watches at the same time that we get a new watch, and from @watchcology about customizing a brand's watches (where Lydia shares a design she created herself and submitted to AP for a custom Royal Oak), and a question from Tiago Cruz about Stendhal's Syndrome in relation to watches. To see Lydia's design submission go to thiswatchlife.com.2024-05-1619 min

This Watch Life97: How to shop for a watch like an interview or a first date?In this episode we discuss how we like to approach going to look at a watch that we are interested in. How should someone use the valuable little time they often have with a watch before needing to make a decision on whether or not to buy it. We approach this with slightly different mentalities, Vu with his interview and Lydia more like a first date. If you have a question you'd like us to answer you can DM us at ⁠⁠@thiswatchlife⁠⁠ or email us at questions@thiswatchlife.com.2024-05-1419 min

This Watch Life96: Lydia sees the entire Naoya Hida & Co collection in NYC!In this episode Lydia tells the story of going to New York to visit The Armoury for the Naoya Hida & Co trunk show and see the new collection. Will she apply to purchase one? Lydia's favorite, the Type 3B. The first one we saw on Masaharu, the Type 4A-1.2024-05-1318 min

This Watch Life95: NWA! Lydia's new AP Royal Oak - and which Rolex she traded to get it.In this episode we talk about Lydia's latest acquisition, the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 33mm 67650ST. Why she bought it, how Vu sorta kind of tricked her into seeing it, and which Rolex she traded in to get it!2024-05-1018 min

This Watch Life94: The journey from seeing a watch to buying itIn today's episode we talk about the journey we typically go on from seeing a watch for the first time, be it in a photo or a video or on someone's wrist, to buying it. We all have our different routines, and Lydia and Vu approach this very differently, to the surprise of no one. If you have a question you'd like us to answer you can DM us at ⁠@thiswatchlife⁠ or email us at questions@thiswatchlife.com.2024-05-0919 min

This Watch Life83: Lydia gives a Rolex OP to her dad and gets her first caseback engravingIn today’s episode Lydia tells the story of how and why she chose a Rolex OP to give to her dad as a gift. And why the Silver dial OP might just be the perfect GADA watch.2024-04-2417 min

This Watch Life81: The Joys of Watch Collecting - birthday editionIn this episode Lydia talks about the many joys that watches have brought her in the past year. 2024-04-2217 min

This Watch Life78: Buying too many watches without selling any - Lydia's dilemmaIn this episode we talk about Lydia's realization that yes, she has probably bought too many watches. She discusses how she came to that realization and what she might do about it.2024-04-1717 min

This Watch Life71: Lydia's Rolex Collection - part 2Today Lydia talks through why she bought the second half of her Rolex collection, one watch at a time. Particularly interesting was the fact that she previously wasn't even interested in the ceramic Daytona.2024-04-0819 min

This Watch Life70: Lydia's Rolex Collection - part 1: how did she get here?Today Lydia talks us through the first half of her Rolex collection. Why she bought them, why she loves them, and what makes each one special to her! Our Iceland Rolex OP Turquoise video: https://youtu.be/ut4S5JqEuoQ?si=Qfy4_NXxamua9Ccr Lydia's Moving to Sweden vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWaVh1hulHU&t=1s More photos of each watch on thiswatchlife.com 2024-04-0518 min

This Watch Life68: Selling watches out of love? Can culling your collection make you happy?Today we answer a question from @seanaggie about culling your watch collection in order to spend more time with the watches that you love. Vu has already worked on that journey, but Lydia still has a long way to go.2024-04-0316 min

This Watch Life66: We're Going to Watches and Wonders!Watches and Wonders is happening in Geneva, Switzerland next week! We are headed down there and will be meeting brands and humans and new watches and it's sooooo exciting and we definitely shouldn't have let Lydia drink coffee before recording this episode!2024-04-0115 min

This Watch Life64: A new-to-us watch brand? Lydia's evening with Frederique ConstantIn today's episode we talk about a watch brand that we didn't really know about until we were invited to an event with them last night in Stockholm. Turns out, they're pretty impressive! Watches we mentioned in the episode: Frederique Constant Manufacture Slimline Moonphase Date Seconde Seconde Frederique Constant Manufacture Slimline Perpetual Calendar Frederique Constant Slimline Monolithic Manufacture 40Hz 2024-03-2819 min

This Watch Life63: Vintage watches vs modern watches?In this episode we talk about Vu's preference for modern watches over vintage, and Lydia realizes that perhaps she doesn't prefer modern watches, but she definitely mostly owns modern watches. We also answer a question about Lightroom and give our favorite tool and tips on how to use it for watch photos. Questions by: @TheRubyHour @martins__journey @clay.foster.watches 2024-03-2718 min

This Watch Life62: Birth-year watches, colorful Rolex OP dials, and film photography!In this episode we talk about (and completely disagree about) birth year watches. Are they as meaningless as Vu would have us believe? We also talk about Lydia's colorful OP collection, and answer a question about film photography in this day and age. Questions by: @officially_uncertified @clay.foster.watches @the_watch_freak_ph 2024-03-2619 min

This Watch Life59: The all-white MoonSwatch Mission to the MoonphaseLast night at midnight Swatch announced the new Mission to the Moonphase MoonSwatch with moon phase complication. And Snoopy is in it! We discuss this release and find out what Lydia actually knows about moon phases.2024-03-2117 min

This Watch Life55: Speaking to someone who's NEW to watches!Today Lydia talks to her sister Mindy, who is a budding watch enthusiast, about what got her more interested in watches, what she is finding out about the community, and how listening to a watch podcast can be as only a semi-watch enthusiast. @melindylane 2024-03-1519 min

This Watch Life51: Watches of The Oscars - including John Cena's watch-only outfitLast night was the 2024 Oscars and there some amazing watches on display! But for a few people it wasn't about the watch they were wearing, but rather HOW they wore them. Both Ryan Gosling and John Cena made atypical outfit choices that paired with their watches perfectly. Michelle Yeoh wore a Richard Mille MR 07-02 Anna Taylor Joy wore a JLC 101 Reine Simu Liu wore a Jacob & Co The World Is Yours Dual Time Zone Matthew McConaughey wore a Jacob & Co Jean Bugatti Jon Batiste wore a J.N.Shapiro Resurgence Rolex and Cinema - https://w...2024-03-1116 min

This Watch Life50: Happy International Women's Day!It's International Women's Day! A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Today we answer questions from some of the wonderful women who listen to our podcast. Questions from: @pulseonthewrist @allietheleon @magpie_memoirs @watch_girl_life @talkingabouttime 2024-03-0818 min

This Watch Life49: Are mono-brand watch boutiques a good thing?Today we discuss whether watch brand boutiques are a good thing, and what watch we'd choose as a one-watch from a brand we don't currently own, and reveal our favorite watches that we don't currently own. Watches mentioned: Longines Spirit Zulu Time 39mm green/gilt https://www.longines.com/p/watch-longines-spirit-l3-802-4-63-6 Jaeger LeCoultre Polaris Mariner Memovox https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us-en/watches/polaris/polaris-mariner-memovox-stainless-steel-q903818j Zenith Defy Skyline 36 Blue https://www.zenith-watches.com/int/product/defy-skyline-03-9400-670-51-i001 Rolex Explorer https://www.rolex.com/watches/explorer/m124270-0001 Vacheron Constantin 222...2024-03-0716 min

This Watch Life48: The All New White Dial Omega Speedmaster MoonwatchYesterday Omega released the new Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch with a white dial! We discuss how we got here and what we think about this new option for Moonwatch enthusiasts. https://www.omegawatches.com/en-se/watch-omega-speedmaster-moonwatch-professional-co-axial-master-chronometer-chronograph-42-mm-31030425004001 2024-03-0618 min

This Watch Life47: Watch friends and the Arcanaut D'Arc Matter and M.A.D.1Last night we went to a little watch friend dinner meetup and not only had a wonderful time eating Vietnamese food and speaking for hours about watches, but also got to spend time with two watches we hadn't seen in person. The Arcanaut D'Arc Matter and the M.A.D.1 from Max Busser. Arcanaut D'Arc Matter https://arcanaut.watch/products/arc-ii-darc-matter-badger-blue M.A.D.1 Green https://www.madgallery.net/geneva/en/creators/mad-editions 2024-03-0518 min

This Watch Life46: Our favorite non-Swiss/German/Japanese watch brandsToday we were asked to talk about our favorite brands that aren't Swiss, German or Japanese. It wasn't difficult! Although the watches in our collections are almost entirely produced in these three countries, we have really wanted some of these watches and it will be interesting to see which ones we go for first! Watches mentioned in this episode: Fears Brunswick 40 Salmon https://www.fearswatches.com/products/brunswick-40-copper-salmon Fears Brunswick 40 Aurora https://www.fearswatches.com/collections/the-brunswick-collection/products/brunswick-40-aurora Sjöö Sandström Annual Edition 2023 https://www.sjoosandstrom.com/collection/annual-edition-2023/021286 S.U.F. Helsinki 180 htt...2024-03-0419 min

This Watch Life45: Would you rather own only black dials or have none?For today's episode we play would you rather again, and have to decide between options like: black dials only, or no black dials? a few free watches, or any watch you can imagine every day for the rest of your life but you can't repeat the same watch twice? 2024-03-0118 min

This Watch Life44: Swiss Watch Industry Sales Report 2024! Who wins?Today we review some of the interesting and surprising things that came out of the newly released watch industry report about fiscal year 2023 for Swiss brands. Rolex unsurprisingly dominated, but there were things that actually surprised us! See the report here: https://revolutionwatch.com/morgan-stanley-luxeconsult-2024/2024-02-2917 min

This Watch Life43: Selling 8 watches in 18 months - lessons learned?Vu sold 8 watches out of his collection over the course of 18 months, and learned a lot along the way. In this episode we go over each watch and why he sold them and which ones he regrets letting go! Watches discussed: Omega Railmaster 1957 Trilogy Edition Grand Seiko SBGM221 Tudor Black Bay 58 (black dial) Bell & Ross BR03-93 NOMOS Orion 38 Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch NOMOS Ahoi Atlantik Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 (green dial) 2024-02-2819 min

This Watch Life42: Zombie Apocalypse Watches, Small WatchesToday we answer a few questions from our wonderful listeners and talk about the watches we'd choose to survive the zombie apocalypse, what our minimum case size is, and what old trends in watches we want to make a comeback. We answered questions from: @theunexpectedrecipient @naturalescapement @magpie_memoirs Watches mentioned in this episode: Tudor Mini-Sub Rolex Explorer II Polar Grand Seiko SBGA415 Casio G-Shock GW-5000U Casio G-Shock GM-S2100B 2024-02-2717 min

This Watch Life41: Watch Specs vs Aesthetics - what's more important?Watch technical specifications or aesthetics... which is more important to you? @watch_girl_life asked us to answer that question, and as we discussed it we realize that this question isn't as easy to answer as we initially thought. Watches mentioned in this episode: Rolex Daytona https://www.rolex.com/watches/cosmograph-daytona NOMOS Metro Update https://nomos-glashuette.com/en/metro/metro-neomatik-41-update-1165 Grand Seiko White Birch https://www.grand-seiko.com/se-en/collections/slgh005g Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-omega-speedmaster-moonwatch-professional-co-axial-master-chronometer-chronograph-42-mm-31030425001001 2024-02-2618 min

This Watch Life40: Would you rather get a free $20k watch or a $200k watch with conditions?In today's show we play a game of Would You Rather (Watch Edition) and answer some hypothetical questions about watch scenarios that quite sadly will most definitely never ever happen in real life.2024-02-2316 min

This Watch Life39: Wearing a gold watch to fight fires?see the ad we are referencing at thiswatchlife.com In 1969 Rolex put out an ad that stated "If taming oil well fires was your job, you'd wear a Rolex". And the Rolex they were advertising was the yellow gold Day Date. These days many people don't feel they can put even their stainless steel watches, let alone their precious metal watches, through much rough use at all. But price aside, should that be the case?2024-02-2217 min

This Watch Life38: Watch Mistakes - which ones have we made?Today we had a question from @chrono_camera about watch mistakes. We discuss some of the mistakes we have made, many times, and how we hope to avoid them in the future. Whoops, in the episode I accidentally call the Grand Seiko SBGM221 the SBGM211 (which doesn't exist). Watches mentioned in this episode: Omega Seamaster Railmaster 1957 Trilogy Edition https://www.omegawatches.com/en-se/watches/seamaster/heritage-models/railmaster/the-trilogy-1957/product Grand Seiko SBGM221 https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en/collections/sbgm221g 2024-02-2117 min

This Watch Life37: Traveling with watchesToday we take a question from @dogsontime about traveling with watches. We discuss our history of travel with perhaps too many watches, and where we are at now. And we briefly touch on which watches we plan to travel with to Watches and Wonders 2024.2024-02-2016 min

This Watch Life36: What three years on watch Instagram has taught LydiaToday is the THREE year anniversary of Lydia's watch Instagram account! She talks about how she got into it, what it's taught her, what she is trying to get out of it, and what the next 100 days might hold for her! http://instagram.com/lydiaswatches 2024-02-1918 min

This Watch Life35: Q&A photo tips, watch winders, watch events, and new product ideas!We had some amazing questions for our Q&A today, and we answered with tips for watch photography, choosing watches for watch events, whether to use watch winders, and more! Our questions were asked by: @alexgarcia_la @dials_crown @tedspeaker @gustavandersson92 @windsmeup Watch photography tip: https://watchstudies.co/blogs/notes/how-to-shoot-a-parrot-wrist-shot-with-a-camera-or-a-phone Delugs case that Vu gifted to Lydia: https://delugs.com/collections/eight-watch-case/products/zip-box-eight-brown-light-brown 2024-02-1618 min

This Watch Life34: 5 Watch Things that Vu Loves! Explorers and Instagram and NOMOS and...Today it's Vu's turn to be inspired by Valentine's Day and share 5 things he loves in the watch world. From specific watches he owns to watch companies and watch communities, join us in a chat about true loves.2024-02-1517 min

This Watch Life33: 5 Watch Things Lydia Loves for Valentine's DayFor Valentine's Day we thought we'd talk about love... love for watches! Here are 5 things Lydia chose as her loves from the world of watches.2024-02-1415 min

This Watch Life32: Movie Watches - Are people influenced by watch placement?We received a question from @poppingcrowns about watches in movies, and whether there had been watches in movies that affected us in any way. And it turns out there have! Watches mentioned in this episode: Casio CA53W: https://www.casio.com/us/watches/casio/product.CA-53W-1/ Bulgari Aluminum: https://www.bulgari.com/en-int/watches/mens-2/bvlgari-aluminium-watch-grey-103382 Hamilton Khaki Murph 38: https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/h70405730-khaki-field-murph-38mm.html Chopard Alpine Eagle: https://www.chopard.com/en-intl/watch/295363-5001.html Omega Speedmaster Professional: https://www.omegawatches.com/en-se/watch-omega-speedmaster-moonwatch-professional-co-axial-master-chronometer-chronograph-42-mm-31030425001001 Ken's vintage gold Heuer chronos...2024-02-1317 min

This Watch Life31: New Watch Alert! The Wonderful Grand Seiko SBGA415There's a new watch in the house! The amazing Grand Seiko SBGA415. Very similar to what is probably the most popular Grand Seiko outside of Japan, the "Shunbun" SBGA413, Vu's new "Taisetsu" SBGA415 is a work of art and mechanical excellence. The "Taisetsu": https://www.grand-seiko.com/se-en/collections/sbga415g The "Shunbun": https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en/collections/sbga413g My first Grand Seiko SBGM221: https://www.grand-seiko.com/us-en/collections/sbgm221g 2024-02-1217 min

This Watch Life30: Q&A - stacking bracelets, limited editions, Piaget Polo pricing and more!Today is a Q&A episode! We talk about whether or not you should stack bracelets, whether buying the standard models or the limited editions is better, and what we think about the pricing of the Piaget Polo. And more! The amazing questions were from: @officially_uncertified https://www.instagram.com/officially_uncertified/ @kellyzimmerman2023 https://www.instagram.com/kellyzimmerman2023/ @syktgrei https://www.instagram.com/syktgrei/ @sophies.watch.world https://www.instagram.com/sophies.watch.world/ @alonbenjoseph https://www.instagram.com/alonbenjoseph/ @el_lay_time https://www.instagram.com/el_lay_time/ @watchstudies https://www.instagram.com...2024-02-0917 min

This Watch Life29: What do you need to carry every day for watches?In this episode we discuss EDC (Every Day Carry) through the lens of a watch enthusiast. We talk about designing a kit specifically for the watch enthusiast, and perhaps the enthusiast with an Instagram account. My EDC gear that I carry in my pockets: Rovyvon Aurora A8 flashlight https://www.rovyvon.com/products/aurora-a8-keychain-flashlight-with-sidelights-4th-generation Victorinox Compact https://www.victorinox.com/global/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Medium-Pocket-Knives/Compact/p/1.3405 Knipex Cobra XS https://www.knipex.com/en-uk/cobra-xs Fisher Space Pen ...2024-02-0816 min

This Watch Life28: Double Wristing Watches - WHY?In this episode we discuss the sometimes hotly debated topic of double wristing watches. Why would someone wear a watch on each wrist? Or... why would someone care that someone else is doing that? 2024-02-0716 min

This Watch Life27: Our Favorite Watches Under 1000A thousand... dollars? Euros? Pounds? Sure! Here are some of our favorite watches under about a grand... some that we own, and some that we might own at some point soon in the future. Watches mentioned in this episode: Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 38 https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/h70405730-khaki-field-murph-38mm.html Seiko x Rowing Blazers ‘Rally Diver’ Seiko 5 day date https://wornandwound.com/seiko-teams-up-with-rowing-blazers-for-a-new-three-watch-collection/ 47 Zero Watches Big 3 https://www.instagram.com/p/CyJPIJcr81Y/ Bulova Jet Star https://uk.bulova.com/mens/featured/jet-star.html Nivada Grenchen Depthmaster PacMan Dial https://nivadagrenchenofficial.com/products/depthmaster-14105a04 ...2024-02-0615 min

This Watch Life26: Automatic vs Hand Wound vs Quartz MovementsIn this episode we answer a question from Jill @only.passing.time, asking how we think about automatic movements vs hand wound movements vs quartz movements. 2024-02-0516 min

This Watch Life25: Breitling and Victoria Beckham - is this what you really really want?Today we discuss the new collaboration between Victoria Beckham and Breitling, where she was the creative director for a new series of Chronomats that bear her name. See the watches here: https://www.breitling.com/us-en/partnerships/victoria-beckham/ Rhonda Riche wrote a great article about Victoria's watch collection: https://www.watchonista.com/articles/history/unlikely-watch-collector-victoria-beckham 2024-02-0216 min

This Watch Life24: Grail Watches! What are they? Why do we want them so much?Today we talk all about grail watches! From the fact that it seems most people can't even agree on what a grail watch even is to what seems like the case that most people have never seen their grail in person. We also discuss our own grail watches and how our thinking about grails has changed so much over time. Watches discussed in this episode: Cartier Crash https://www.cartier.com/sv-se/crash-klocka_cod44733502651434974.html Rolex "Paul Newman" Daytona https://www.forbes.com/sites/hylabauer/2017/10/26/paul-newmans-paul-newman-daytona-sells-for-15-5-million-a-record-for-a-wristwatch-at-auction/ A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon https://w...2024-02-0118 min

This Watch Life23: Watch Bracelets! Favorites, most comfortable, least comfortable?We get a question from @anything_but_hugo about bracelets today, and talk about our favorite ones as well as which ones we don't prefer, and why. From a good taper and well proportioned and finished clasp, to the bane of Vu's existence, bracelets without a tool-less quick-adjust mechanism, we talk about all things bracelets. Bracelets discussed in this episode: Rolex Oyster bracelet Rolex Jubilee bracelet Oyster-style bracelets (Tudor BB58, BB54, Oris Divers 65) Omega 1957 Trilogy watch bracelets Omega Speedmaster Professional 1861 bracelet Omega Speedmaster Professional 3861 bracelet 2024-01-3116 min

This Watch Life22: LVMH Watch Week new Zenith, TAG Heuer, Hublot and Bulgari watchesThis week is LVMH Watch Week 2024 and Zenith, TAG Heuer, Hublot and Bulgari all announced new watches. We talk about some of our favorite novelties and discuss some of the big trends we see in these releases and what that could mean for the rest of watch announcement season in 2024! Watches discussed in this episode: Zenith El Primero Triple Calendar in green, grey and white Zenith Chronomaster Sport w/ green dial Hubot Big Bang Unico Green SAXEM Hublot MP-10 BVLGARI BVLGARI TAG Heuer Carrera Date Plasma Diamant D’avant Garde TAG Heuer Carrera Dat...2024-01-3017 min

This Watch Life21: When should you cull your watch collection?In this episode we talk about how Vu thinks about keeping watches in his collection or letting them go, how he tracks whether he is wearing them, and what to think about when going to sell a watch. Lydia, on the other hand, has almost no experience culling her collection and doesn't track anything. Perhaps it's time to start?2024-01-2919 min

This Watch Life20: Q&A - What watch surprised you when you put it on?Today is a Q&A episode where we answer questions about watches that surprised us on the wrist, Rolex release predictions, and how we talk to non-watch people about our love of watches. Note: Today's episode isn't up to our typical audio quality standard as we had a power outage and had to record on battery powered backup devices, which means we also had to improvise the intro song, uh oh.2024-01-2617 min

This Watch Life19: Embarrassing Watch Stories - Never Have I Ever Seen a Snoopy MoonswatchToday we talk about the newly teased Snoopy Moonswatch and then play "never have I ever", forcing each other to tell embarrassing watch stories, like "never have I ever dropped someone else's watch!"2024-01-2517 min

This Watch Life18: In Defense of FauxtinaThe vintage reissue and vintage inspired trends are still going strong, and with them we continue to see so-called fauxtina (faux-patina) lume in tan, cream, pumpkin, and other off-white colors. But this choice by watch companies is divisive. In this episode we discuss whether or not fauxtina lume should be something we see on modern watches at all. Watches discussed in this episode: Panerai Radiomir 1936 PAM00249 Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Tribute To Polaris Omega Seamaster Railmaster 1957 Edition Omega Seamaster 300 1957 Edition Hamilton Khaki Murph 38 Oris Divers Sixty Five Momotaro Edition Longines Heritage Military Laco Erbstuck watches (https://www.laco...2024-01-2417 min

This Watch Life17: Watch Industry Trends in 2024 according to the expertsToday we discuss a recent article on The Robb Report where journalist Victoria Gomelsky asked a number of industry experts about their predictions for the watch industry in 2024. Somehow she even invited us to offer our predictions, and we go over all of them in today's episode! The article: https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/watch-industry-predictions-2024-1235475238/amp/2024-01-2317 min

This Watch Life16: Lydia's Turning Point Watches - they changed her collecting!Today Lydia talks about the three turning point watches that changed the course of her collecting. From her relationship with the daily wear of a watch to how she photographs watches, there were certain watches that had more of an impact than others. Watches mentioned in this episode: Rolex DateJust 36mm (ref 116234) Cartier Tank Solo Rose Gold Tudor Mini-Sub 33mm (ref 73090) Rolex OP 36 Turquoise (ref 126000) 2024-01-2217 min

This Watch Life15: Grand Seiko and a bunch of Scandinavian watch brandsWe spent last night at two watch events - an open house at Watches of Scandinavia and a launch event for Grand Seiko at Nymans Ur. In this episode we recap the events and talk about some of the favorite things we saw. Watches mentioned in this episode: Grand Seiko SBGW303 https://www.grandseikoboutique.co.uk/product/grand-seiko-mount-iwate-autumn-dusk-european-limited-edition-sbgw303/ Grand Seiko SBGW231 https://www.grand-seiko.com/se-en/collections/sbgw231g Grand Seiko SBGM221 https://www.grand-seiko.com/se-en/collections/sbgm221g Levenaig Port South 38 https://levenaig.com/port-south-38-wos/ EC Andersson Mytilus https://www.ecandersson.com/product...2024-01-1917 min

This Watch Life14: Can sentimental value ruin watch collecting?Sentimental value... it can be used to justify the purchase or the keeping of watches... but it can also hinder our ability to move on from watches that don't serve us anymore and could be holding us back from having what we want. Ricardo Sime's article: https://timeandtidewatches.com/collectors-crossroads-how-sentimental-value-can-become-the-nemesis-of-an-evolving-collector/ Professor Russel Belk's article: https://thescienceofownership.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/possessions-and-the-extended-self.pdf Watches mentioned in this article: TAG Heuer Link Diamond Pink Guilloche Rolex Explorer II Polar 216570 Rolex Explorer II Polar 226570 NOMOS Orion 38 NOMOS Club Campus Electric Green Rolex Oyster P...2024-01-1815 min

This Watch Life13: What does water resistance really mean?Can you swim with a 30m water resistant watch? Can you swim with a Speedmaster? Why do different manufacturers recommend different activities for the same depth rating? We discuss the difference in these approaches and whether or not any of it even matters.2024-01-1715 min

This Watch Life12: Turning Point Watches - The Watches That Change Everything!Today we talk about Vu's Turning Point Watches... the watches that changed how he thought about collecting and the types of watches that he wanted in the future. Watches mentioned in this episode: Tag Heuer Carrera Heritage Calibre 6 Rolex Explorer II "Polar" Rolex GMT Master II BLRO "Pepsi" Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 38 2024-01-1617 min

This Watch Life11: Do you talk to strangers about their watches?Approaching strangers and asking about their watches can be scary for a number of reasons, but it can be fun and rewarding as well. Today we discuss our approaches on talking to strangers about watches. The Worn and Wound article from which we reference Meg Tocci's quotes: https://wornandwound.com/our-new-years-resolutions-for-2024/ 2024-01-1516 min

This Watch Life10: Q&A Part 2: The perfect 3-watch AND 1-watch collectionsHave you noticed that the watch you'd choose as your one-watch collection isn't even IN your 3-watch perfect collection? We discuss this and more about how to choose these completely hypothetical watch collections that we are fortunate enough to not need to commit to. Watches mentioned in this episode: Rolex GMT Master II BLRO (Pepsi) Tudor FXD MN21 NOMOS Tangente Sport Limited Edition Japan Rolex Explorer Chopard gold Skeleton Tudor Black Bay 54 Rolex GMT Master II CHNR (Rootbeer) Farer Lander 36mm Lorca Model No. 1 GMT https://lorcawatches.com/products/model-no-1-gmt 2024-01-1218 min

This Watch Life9: Q&A: Best complications, weird watch brain habits, and more!Our first Q&A episode! Today we answer YOUR questions, ranging from the weird things our watch brains make us to to the best watch collab of 2023 to whether you should protect your watches with plastic film. Watches mentioned in this episode: Rolex Explorer II Rolex GMT Master II Tudor FXD MN21 NOMOS Tangente Sport Limited Edition Japan Bulova Complecto Jet Star LE NOMOS Orion 2024-01-1118 min

This Watch Life8: Moon diving? Swatch x Blancpain x MoonWe discuss the new Blancpain x Swatch that somehow has to do with the moon, talk about how the Year of the Dragon gets the coolest watches, and recap your responses to Monday's watch accuracy episode! Watches mentioned in this episode: Blancpain x Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms Ocean of Storms https://www.swatch.com/en-us/bioceramic-scuba-fifty-fathoms/ocean-of-storms.html Portugieser Chronograph Year of the Dragon https://www.iwc.com/au/en/watch-collections/portugieser/-portugieser-chronograph-year-of-the-dragon.html Corum Bubble Dragon https://www.corum-watches.com/collections/bubble/47/l082_04507-automatic-dragon Arnold & Son Luna Magna Year...2024-01-1017 min

This Watch Life7: 2024 watch trends based on the watches at the Golden Globe AwardsWe look to the watches worn, and some of the watches NOT worn, at the Golden Globe Awards for 2024, and try to determine some of the trends that they may point to. From watch ambassadors to diamonds to smaller watches. Link to Rhonda Riche’s article: https://www.watchonista.com/articles/opinions/borrowed-time-how-brands-get-their-timepieces-red-carpet Watches mentioned in this episode: diamond Bulgari Serpenti on Selena Gomez Omega Constellation Sedna Gold 25mm on Da’Vine Joy Randolph Richard Mille RM-010 on Michelle Yeoh diamond Cartier Crash on Timothee Chalamet Om...2024-01-0915 min

This Watch Life6: Do you even set the time on your watch???Today we have a little debate about a recent article by Cam Wolf at GQ titled "Why True Watch Heads Never Set the Time on Their Watches". He speaks with a number of people who say they don't bother to set the time on their watches. And Vu has a lot to say about that. Watches discussed in this episode: Breitling Navitimer 1952 Quantieme Perpetual 2024-01-0817 min

This Watch Life5: 5 Favorite Watch Things from 2023The last in our week of looking back at 2023, today we discuss 5 of our favorite things in the watch world from last year. From record-smashing movies that feature watches as part of their story (let's go, Barbie!) to Vu trying to figure out how he can benefit from the softening of secondary market prices to buy more watches, we have a range of interesting topics today and we fit it all into 15 minutes! Watches discussed in this episode: Cartier Baignoire Bangle Piaget Limelight High Jewelry Watch Kurono Tokyo Chronograph 1 mk 2 2024-01-0515 min

This Watch Life4: Lydia’s watch purchases in 2023Lydia’s watch collection grew in some wonderful ways in 2023. She explains why she chose each of her 6 new watches over the course of the year. Watches discussed in this episode: Tudor Black Bay 54 ref. M79000N-0002 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36mm Celebration ref. 126000 Chopard ref. 161092-0001 NOMOS Limited Edition Four Seasons Aki / Autumn ref. TN35AKI Oris Divers 65 38mm Bronze Green Dial ref. 01 733 7771 3157-07 5 19 04BR Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36mm Coral Red ref. 126000 Panera submersible bronze PAM00382 2024-01-0418 min

This Watch Life3: Watch Regrets, I've Had a FewToday we discuss watch regrets, and how we were lucky to avoid a couple of them! Specifically we are referencing a YouTube video by Britt Pearce titled These Are Watches You Will Always Regret Buying, and sharing our own stories of times we were in the scenarios Britt covers in her video, with a 2011 Rolex Explorer II 16570 and a new white dial steel ceramic Daytona 116500LN. Britt's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9O9BFTEZW4 Malaika's article: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/rolex-daytona-watch/2024-01-0316 min

This Watch Life2: Which watches did Vu buy in 2023?Episode #2 - Vu talks about the watches he bought in 2023, and why! We discuss Hamilton's Murph and Interstellar, how we got NOMOS fever after attending the NOMOS Forum, and how we finally got our hands on a MoonSwatch.2024-01-0217 min

This Watch Life1: Welcome to This Watch Life!Welcome to the first episode of This Watch Life! In this episode we discuss the 2024 Swatch collab, Seiko's 100th anniversary, and Audemars Piguet's new CEO. #thiswatchlife 2024-01-0114 min

Klocksnack med Berns & GästerLydia Winters and Vu Bui - Klockor på sociala medierVälkomna till dagens avsnitt av Denke och Berns. Idag ska vi lyssna till två superkändisar från gamingvärlden, Lydia Winters och Vu Bui. De blev kända främst genom sitt arbete med Minecraft med de har också utvecklat inte bara ett stort klockintresse utan också blivit lite av experter på sociala media. Vi bjuder på ett kul och inspirerande samtal med Lydia och Vu där vi pratar om hur det är att vara kvinna i en grabbig gaming- och klockvärlden, vem som har flest nördig hobbies samt risker och fördelar med att h...2022-09-221h 12

OT: The PodcastNow live: Lydia Winters and Vu Bui on Youtube, photography and why the Pelagos FXD might be the perfect watchDouble trouble this week with the horological/photographic power couple that is Lydia Winters and Vu Bui. With a shared love of watches, photography and videography, it was only a matter of time before these passions combined into a YouTube channel, called (appropriately enough) Winters & Bui. We talk about their plans for the channel, the importance of authenticity and why quality content will always shine through. Naturally, we get some practical photography tips and find out about Lydia’s love of Hasselblad. And while the shared couples watch might be the dream for many people, it isn’t so...2022-03-171h 23