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181. David Has A Migraine, SpongeBob's Secret Society, And The Deloittegraph Has Spoken
This week, Ariel, Rick, David, and Ripley are back with a wrist-worn whirlwind of hilarity, horology, and Hungarian heroes. This week's ceremonial clap-in goes to the Sowind Group for being one of Switzerland's "best managed companies". (We are just as confused as you are). Ariel gets serious with a thought-provoking take on how luxury brands are selling “desirability” while consumers crave substance and value. Is the era of genuine innovation behind us? Hungarian folklore meets watch industry vengeance: Goose Boy vs the world! Which brand is the goose-avenging, underdog legend of horology? And why might it be Vortic? The team also spirals into AI-generated visual horrors involving a well known watch media brand founder hugging Ariel courtside, a watch named "Peripheral Salmon" (yes, really), and taupe being tragically declared “essential.” Some of the crew profess their love for bund straps, David insists on changing the name of a popular weekly segment to “Hit, Miss, Maybe, Kill it with FIRE” (thanks, Spongebob), and so much more on this week’s episode of the aBlogtoWatch Podcast. Check out this week’s sponsors:Marathon Watch - https://www.marathonwatch.com/Ace Jewelers - https://www.acejewelers.com/
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180. Rick’s First Podcast, Andy Warhol, and Geography Lessons That Come with Your Watch
Strap in (or click your bracelet extension into place) for this week’s episode of aBlogtoWatch Weekly. The team dives into the ever-bubbling cauldron of watch world weirdness with Ripley looking at the Citizen Promaster Diver 41mm, a watch so "unremarkably good it's almost remarkable." The crew debates its enthusiast appeal vs gift-watch greatness and ponders the eternal question: Why don’t more people love Super Titanium? Rick manages to break through his technical difficulties at the start of the show in what new listeners might think is his first podcast rodeo, and the group asks if the Piaget “Andy Warhol” Black Tie and its $61K price tag are a tribute to the man, or just a tribute to marketing ambiguity.... You can decide. Also, Bell & Ross designs a Bell & Ross about Bell & Ross, so squint and adjust your screen brightness to check it out. Next, given Rick's new beekeeping hobby, the Bulova Super Seville "Honeybee" Edition feels especially apt with its delightfully whimsical design. Want a geography lesson with your timepiece? Then the CIGA Design Blue Planet Atlantic II is your dream watch. Ariel and the crew walk us through this Earth-tilted, counterclockwise wonder that reminds us that time, space, and maps are all relative.Check out this week’s sponsor:Marathon Watch - https://www.marathonwatch.com/
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179. The Ultimate No2. #FreeDavid And Chrono29 Goes Dark
In this delightfully irreverent episode of aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick and the guys dive wrist-first into the absurd, the insightful, and the gloriously unnecessary corners of the watch world. Kicking things off, they give a standing ovation (well, a sarcastic slow clap) to Chrono24 for their marketing email announcing... drumroll... dark mode. Yes, folks, in 2025, turning your app background black is apparently still a press-worthy event. The team now proposes a weekly award for the most inane watch-related marketing announcement, so keep those PR disasters coming!The philosophical meat of the show? Whether you wear a watch for yourself or for other people. Cue the existential crisis. Ariel insists that slapping a watch on your wrist is a statement—whether it's “I'm refined and mysterious” or “Please ask me about my diver that’s never been near water.” They discuss how social context, parenting, and introversion all factor into what you wear — meaning your G-Shock might be saying, “I’m just trying to survive the school run.”Next up: watch visibility. The gang fantasizes about creating a game show where they spot watches from 100 yards away like horological snipers. Panerai, of course, is the peacock of the watch zoo — recognizable from space. They geek out over high-frequency movements — because if you can’t flex your obscure mechanical knowledge in a podcast, where can you? They lovingly mock the fact that quartz is better in every measurable way... but mechanical is cooler, because fantasy timelines where quartz never existed are more fun.Finally, they gently roast the Tudor Black Bay—perfectly reliable, always available, like that one friend who never moved out of your hometown. Boring? Maybe. Comforting? Absolutely. For the grand finale: You guessed it. Hit Miss, Maybe!Check Out This Week's Sponsor:Löbner - https://lbnr.com/
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178. An Industry Intervention, Horological Masochism, And Twerking Your Ressence
This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, the conversation kicks off with a round of applause for Tudor (applause is the new clap-in), followed by an examination of whether the watch industry needs a metaphorical “intervention.” Or maybe a literal one? The guys debate transparency, digital transformation, and sustainability as key areas careening through their horological brains. And speaking of horological…. There’s a playful riff on how watch geeks sometimes take their obsession too far — chasing ultra-niche complications or hyper-rare references. It’s a thing. The question is asked: “Are we torturing ourselves for the sake of tiny mechanical details?” It’s loving critique of the hobby’s tendency to overthink.“ Rick’s title, part of which is “Twerking Your Resence,” might seem tongue-in-cheek, but knowing Rick, it probably maybe isn’t. Tune in to find out!Check Out This Week's Sponsor:Ace Jewelers - https://www.acejewelers.com/
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177. aBlogtoCrocks, Mishon Contant In, The Time Guestimator, And Soup + Nuts
This week on aBlogtoWatch Weekly, Rick, in a move unprecedented in all of history, designates the start of a show without a clap-in, substituting it for a round of applause — for himself and Ariel, David and Ripley. What does this mean? It means that the warmup content has made prime time. The guys move on to discussions of AI and watch industry jobs. Things get weird pretty fast when talk turns to Crocs — and to be precise, wearable Swatch Crocs. (In order to read the time, you have to contort yourself.... but they do light up, so there's that. ABlogtoCroc, anyone? Talk turns to the new Casio Edifice EFK 100, the first-ever mechanical Casio. Now, that's news. Also, very serious timepiece has gotten the teams attention, namely, the new Vacheron Constantin, which generates a lot of interest. Before moving onto the always highly anticipated Hit, Miss, Maybe, Rick asks what everyone is wearing. No, what watches are they wearing, silly?
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