The time travelling watch snobs bring you another episode from the past! Fear not, our regular scheduling will resume this coming week. For now, it’s time to talk homage watches… again. By the way, the moscato from last week makes another appearance.
Kaz also gets a new micro brand dive watch in for review and Mike is enjoying more time with a very special Orion Field Standard. There’s also a fun Sistem51 review up on the site and don’t forget to check the show notes to catch a video of watches actually EXPLODING.
Finally, Mike shares a dirty secret – he’s considering the Alpha ‘Paul Newman’ homage. What’s the deal with homage watches? Are we still offended by them? It gets exhausting and people on the internet are terrible… except you. Yeah you, thanks for catching the show 😉
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Michael Peñate is an American writer, photographer, and podcaster based in Seattle, Washington. His work typically focuses on the passage of time and the tools we use to connect with that very journey. From aviation to music and travel, his interests span a multitude of disciplines that often intersect with the world of watches – and the obsessive culture behind collecting them.
Thanks for the interesting discussion! I just wanted to add one point that some people think may think of quartz as a threat to mechanical watchmaking and they are pidgeon-holed into this perspective. After all, many watch industries shutdown or went into hiding after quartz watches came out; even George Daniels was adversely affected by the quartz revolution (went through some dark times) although ultimately he was inspired to make more accurate mechanical watches. In a way, the quartz movement was catastrophic to mechanical watches and only after the survival of the fittest (mechanical watches), we have other industries sprouting in the past 5-10 years. Mechanical movements are more of a luxury today than it was in years prior.
Regardless, I do agree some of the ‘hate’ in today’s setting for quartz watches is a bit out of place.