You asked, here are the answers. This week, Erik & Max read out and discuss your blistering hot takes, sourced from Instagram. The conversation could not be more varied, from snowflake vs Mercedes to 2499 vs 3970 including stops at Zenith’s 3019, bund straps, and ‘Should full rotors even have display casebooks?’ It’s all here, with an Only Wrist for an art thief. 

Links Mentioned:

Snowcone Hand on 76100:

https://hairspring.com/finds/76100-snowcone-tudor-submariner/

Snowflake Hand on an MN:

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/tudor/9401-0-marine-nationale-submariner-steel/

Full Rotors that Deserve Sapphire:

https://www.alange-soehne.com/us-en/timepieces/saxonia/saxonia-automatic/saxonia-automatic-in-950-platinum-380-027

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/vacheron-constantin/4300v-overseas-ultra-thin-perpetual-calendar-skeleton-pink-gold/

Zenith 3019:

https://hairspring.com/exclusives/zenith/a386-el-primero-steel/

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/zenith-defy-inventor-introducing

Moser’s Sense of Humor:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/h-moser-retracts-the-swiss-icons-watch

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/h-moser-swiss-alp-vantablack-watch-hands-on

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/h-moser-swiss-mad-watch-swiss-cheese-limited-edition-venturer-introducing

Thierry Stern:

https://www.screwdowncrown.com/p/patek-philippe-cubitus-criticism-stern-response

Jaeger-Lecoultre:

https://hairspring.com/finds/214-3-62-jaeger-lecoultre-reverso-metiers-tribute-to-ferdinand-hodler/

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-jaeger-lecoultre-reverso-tribute-chronograph-2

Fagliano History:

https://monochrome-watches.com/meet-the-makers-casa-fagliano-boot-maker-and-strap-maker-for-jaeger-lecoultre/

Gerald Genoa’s Finnissimo:

https://quillandpad.com/2022/12/06/bulgari-by-gerald-genta-octo-quadri-retro-chronograph-from-2011-embodying-the-past-and-a-possible-future-of-a-once-imperious-haute-horlogerie-leader/

Grand Sport Tourbillon:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/laurent-ferrier-tourbillon-grand-sport-introducing

Bund Straps:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/see-paul-newmans-rolex-daytona-in-a-whole-new-light-in-the-last-movie-stars

https://www.rescapement.com/blog/found-nina-rindts-universal-geneve-nina-rindt

Only Wrist:

https://hairspring.com/finds/3705-iwc-ceramic-flieger-chronograph/

https://www.fpjourne.com/en/collection/only-watch-timepieces/chronographe-monopoussoir-rattrapante-bleu-only-watch-2017

https://watchesbysjx.com/2024/05/fp-journe-chronometre-furtif-bleu-only-watch-2024-review.html