Erik & Max tour through some of the more significant innovations ever in the history of watchmaking to ask, ‘Where are all the innovations?’ Including conversations around silicon, dubious 3940s, and trench watches. Then we invite a Rolex AD to come give a peer behind the curtain of Rolex to see how things really work. Plus, an Only Wrist to save Boeing.
Links Mentioned:
Innovations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_watches
https://hairspring.com/finds/740-036-a-lange-sohne-datograph-perpetual-tourbillon/
https://www.windvintage.com/blog/2022/9/7/the-oyster-story
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-modern-watch-escapement-and-how-it-got-that-way
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/zenith-defy-inventor-introducing
https://www.phillips.com/article/120989115/a-guide-to-the-patek-philippe-advanced-research-series
3 Questions:
https://goldammer.me/products/omega-seamaster-deville-18k
https://www.gronefeld.com/collection/1941-principia/white-gold-br-or-br-stainless-steel-5/
https://hairspring.com/exclusives/gronefeld/1941-principia-sydel-sydel-edition-steel/
https://hairspring.com/exclusives/mbf/legacy-machine-lm2-titanium/
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/all-three-versions-of-the-new-mbandf-lm101-2021-edition
https://www.phillips.com/detail/mbf/CH080121/226?fromSearch=hodinkee%20&searchPage=1
https://www.acollectedman.com/products/buy-voutilinen-prototype-vingt8-platinum-watch
https://hairspring.com/finds/green-don-bezel-2998-3-omega-speedmaster/
Only Wrist:
https://hairspring.com/finds/3947-breguet-classique-rattrapante/
https://hairspring.com/exclusives/omega/105-012-65-tropical-dial-speedmaster-steel/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je-07hM0sTo
https://hairspring.com/exclusives/breitling/806-valjoux-72-aopa-navitimer-steel/