Are prototypes worth considering? Is Universal Genève the next 44mm Breitling for Bentley? What should you wear if you're a middle-aged insurance broker? And just WTF is going on with the market right now? Erik & Max explain as they attempt to make a podcast, if anyone is interested. This is our pre-production podcast, where the dial fits a little strange, quality is questionable, and some of the text is a bit off.

Links mentioned:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/whats-the-deal-with-albino-rolex-dials

https://hairspring.com/finds/test-dial-16520-rolex-cosmograph-daytona/

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/favre-leuba/53243-prototype-blue-dial-bathy-50-steel/

https://www.phillips.com/detail/omega/CH080322/74

https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/patek-philippe-ref-5060-aquanaut-lot-321-726

(power reserve on dial, obviously, not power phase, mispoke)

https://hairspring.com/finds/prototype-dial-22410-universal-geneve-compax/

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/its-back-universal-geneve-to-relaunch-under-the-same-ownership-as-breitling

https://www.fratellowatches.com/gay-freres-the-most-impactful-parts-supplier-of-all/

https://www.phillips.com/detail/patek-philippe/NY080223/88

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/important-watches-2/reference-6241-daytona-paul-newman-john-player?locale=en

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/important-watches-2/reference-6105-datejust-ovettone-a-pink-gold?locale=en

https://www.phillips.com/detail/philippe-dufour/NY080223/135

https://www.screwdowncrown.com/p/philippe-dufour-watch-sells-for-1bn

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/important-watches-2/reference-1518r-a-pink-gold-perpetual-calendar?locale=en

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/talking-watches-francois-henry-bennahmias