Saturday, December 31, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 25 Ready For Download - Horological Rock Stars

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 25 - Horological Rock Stars



Hello Family, Friends and Watch Geeks Alike - 

Episode 25 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for consumption.

Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your drive to and from the workplace.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 25


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Here it is, the very end of 2016, and this is the last show of the year. We'll talk about watch stores located in International Airport terminals, we'll go deep into the watchmaker geniuses who conceive and assemble these works of art we love so dearly, and we'll close it out discussing cloisone and champleve.

And of course, we answer your emails about enamel dials and which watch makes for the best first watch.



The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is a conversation about heritage, history, and why we're all hooked on horology.  So sit back and relax, because for approximately 51 minutes and 27 seconds, we are going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 25

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We appreciate your subscription and as always, Jody and I welcome any questions or feedback you may have. Email us: scott@watchgeektime.com.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Scott & Jody

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Sunday, December 11, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 24 Ready For Download - TheRealReal.com/Girard Perregaux

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 24 - TheRealReal.com/Girard Perregaux



Hello Family, Friends and Watch Geeks The World Over - 

Episode 24 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for your review.

Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your drive to and from the workplace.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 24


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This week we talk with Maryanna Nagle, a Certified Gemologist and Valuation Manager for online luxury good consignment site, TheRealReal.com. We also focus in on Swiss Crown Jewel Manufacturer, Girard Perregaux.  This week's Watch Geek Terms are:  Wheels and Pinions.

And of course we answer your email about which watch shows are the most desirable to attend, as well as the watch with the best 'countdown' timer to help a chef get the cooking just right.  




The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is a conversation about heritage, history, and why we're all hooked on horology.  So sit back and relax, because for approximately 51 minutes and 44 seconds, we are going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 24

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https://archive.org/download/WatchGeekTimePodcastEpisode2412102016/WatchGeekTimePodcast_Episode24_12_10_2016.mp3

Thanks for listening.  We appreciate your subscription and as always, Jody and I welcome any questions or feedback you may have.  Email us: scott@watchgeektime.com.

Scott & Jody

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Sunday, December 4, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 23 Ready For Download - Rolex: Real or Fake

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 23 - Rolex: Real or Fake


Howdy Family, Friends and Fellow Timekeeping Purists Around The Globe -

Episode 23 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready to be heard.

Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your drive to and from the workplace.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 23


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This week we are back after the long, Thanksgiving holiday  This week we focus on what to look for when shopping for a Rolex. There are so many fakes out there and some of them look very, very good.  We help with knowing what to look for before spending a ton of dough on what I call a "Nolex".

Of course we answer your email questions about the necessity of taking an Audermars Piguet watch to an authorized dealer for resizing of the bracelet, as well as where to go to become a full-fledged watchmaker.




Please join us for our "almost hour" conversation about heritage, history, and why we're all so hooked on horology.  Sit back and relax because we are going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 23

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We once again thank you for listening and appreciate your feedback.
Please email us: scott@watchgeektime.com

Scott & Jody

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 22 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 22



Hello Family, Friends and Write Fetish Sufferers The World Over - 

Episode 22 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for your listening pleasure.

Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your commute.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 22

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This week we'd like to say HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of our subscribers.  We really appreciate you and if there is any confusion about what to set the oven temperature to and/or for how long to cook a turkey, we'll give you the exact temperature and TIME for a perfect bird.

We answer your email about how we put The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast show together each week, as well as what makes for a good beater watch.  Of course, we focus on two great Swiss brands, Oris and Ressence.  And if you stick around for 'Watch Geek Terms', we cover all the various watch hands that make their way onto watch dials.  We also talk a little bit about the new Resonance Watch from Armin Strom.  Did I mention watches?


And we've even got a special Watch Geek guest, our friend Matthew who is going to tell us about his very rare and incredibly desirable Rolex Deep Sea Challenge and some of the other watches in his growing collection.

So please join us for our "almost hour" conversation about heritage, history, and why we're all so hooked on horology.  Sit back and relax because we are going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 22

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We thank you for listening and appreciate your continued support.

- Scott & Jody

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Sunday, November 13, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 21 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 21


Hello Family, Friends and Timepiece Loving Factions All Over - 

Episode 21 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for your listening pleasure.

Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your commute.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 21

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This week's show is all about Star Athletes and Celebrities who have major watch brand endorsements.  From Lebron James to Rafael Nadal, we cover it all.

Of course, Jody and I answer your email questions about whether or not it is worth it to service and old, fifty dollar pocket watch, and we also get into which watch would you wear to wow the would be wayward working world.


Please join us for our "almost hour" conversation about heritage, history, and why we're all so hooked on horology.  Sit back and relax because we are going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 21

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https://archive.org/download/WatchGeekTimePodcastEpisode2111122016/WatchGeekTimePodcast_Episode21_11_12_2016.mp3

We thank you for listening and appreciate your continued support.

- Scott & Jody

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 20 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 20


Hello Family, Friends and Watch Lovers The World Over - 

Episode 20 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for your listening pleasure.

Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your commute.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 20


To listen on your iPod, iPhone, iTunes, and any other "i" device you own, click the "WGT on iTunes Link


Just To The Right:  WGT on iTunes

This week's show is all about the large luxury conglomerates that own all the fancy watch brands we love so much.  From LVMH to Richemont, Citizen to Kering, we cover 'em all.

Of course we answer your email questions and get serious about the watch terms: Manual and Automatic watches.


Please join our conversation about heritage, history, and why we're all hooked on horology.  Sit back and relax, we are going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 20

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https://archive.org/download/WatchGeekTimePodcastEpisode2010292016/WatchGeekTimePodcast_Episode20_10_29_2016.mp3

We thank you for listening and appreciate your continued support.

- Scott & Jody

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 19 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 19


Hello Family, Friends and Watch Lovers The World Over - 

Episode 19 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for your listening pleasure.

Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your commute.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 19

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This week is all about watches in the movies.  And we also answer your email about the right gift for a wife and mother who is turning forty (and is not happy about it), as well as why some watches are considered "Men's" watches and some are considered "Lady's" watches.



Please join our conversation about heritage, history, and why we're all hooked on horology.  Sit back and relax, we are going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 19

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https://archive.org/download/WatchGeekTimePodcastEpisode1910222016/WatchGeekTimePodcast_Episode19_10_22_2016.mp3

We thank you for listening and appreciate your continued support.

- Scott & Jody

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Monday, October 17, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 18 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 18


Hello Family, Friends and Spenders of Cold, Hard Timepiece Cash - 

Episode 18 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for your listening pleasure.

Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your commute.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 18

To listen on your iPod, iPhone, iTunes, and any other "i" device you own, click the "WGT on iTunes Link
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This week we spend a fair amount of time learning about one of the world's great watch manufacturers, International Watch Company, still located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Jody and I answer your email questions about what an old pocket watch might be worth, as well as which watch parts tend to wear out the fasted.  And which parts tend not to wear out at all.

We close the show talking about watch decoration and finish.  And so, Jody and I will do our best to describe engraving, Cotes de Geneve (or Geneva Stripes), Perlage, Tremblage, Anglage... and the many other 'glages craftsmen employ to decorate/finish a timepiece.


Please join our conversation about heritage, history, and why we're all hooked on horology.  Sit back and relax, we are going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 18

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https://archive.org/download/WatchGeekTimePodcastEpisode1810152016/WatchGeekTimePodcast_Episode18_10_15_2016.mp3


We thank you for listening and appreciate your continued support.

- Scott & Jody

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Saturday, October 8, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 17 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 17


Hello Family, Friends and Fellow Wrist Fetish Sufferers - 

Episode 17 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for your listening pleasure.

Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your commute.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 17

To listen on your iPod, iPhone, iTunes, and any other "i" device you own, click the "WGT on iTunes Link
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This week’s show is all about members of the Academy of Independent Horologists (AHCI).  From Voutilainen to Prescher, Andersen to Dufour, we’ll cover as many of these artists as show time allows. 

Jody’s got a 3-D printed “digital” sundial to tell us about, and of course there’s email for us to answer about why automatic winding watches don’t over-wind, and what’s the best way to dry out your watch that got soaked in the kid’s bathtub.

This week’s watch geek term:  Free Sprung Escapement



Please join our conversation about heritage, history, and why we're all hooked on horology.  Sit back and relax, we are going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.


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We thank you for listening and appreciate your continued support.

- Scott & Jody

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Sunday, October 2, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 16 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 16


Hello Family, Friends and Timepiece Hipsters -


Episode 16 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for mass consumption.


Download the latest onto your smartphone, or if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your commute.

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 16

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This week Jody's got his vintage Seiko 'digital' watch, what with its liquid crystal display.  For me, I'm back to my Ulysse Nardin Maxi Diver, but my trusty AMVOX II is never far from reach.

We spend a few minutes answering your emails about when the cost of service isn't worth the cost of service, and we offer up our best gift suggestion for a retired Naval Officer. This week's brand focus is on the Independent watchmaking team of Felix Baumgartner (no, not the guy who parachuted from space) and Martin Frei, owners of the brand, URWERK.  And it wouldn't be a show if we didn't have a watch geek term to cover... so this week its:  Avante Garde Time Display.




Sit back, relax, we're going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 16

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https://archive.org/download/WatchGeekTimePodcastEpisode1610012016/WatchGeekTimePodcast_Episode16_10_01_2016.mp3

We thank you for listening and appreciate your continued support.

- Scott & Jody

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Sunday, September 25, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 15 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 15


Hello Family, Friends and International Horological Geeks and Geekettes -


Here we are again with Episode 15 of The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast.


Please feel free to download the latest onto your smartphone or memory chip.  And if you've got a way to stream audio from your phone to your car's stereo system, use the link below to listen on your commute.

To listen on your iPod, iPhone, iTunes, and any other "i" device you own, click the "WGT on iTunes Link" Just To The Right:  WGT on iTunes

This week Jody talks about how he found out his friend's Rolex was a fake, and we talk about "Fake-os" and "Nolexes" in general.  And of course, Jody is still loving on his Martin Braun Doxa pocket watch conversion, while my significant other can't understand why I still haven't taken off my AMVOX II since getting it back from the 'spa' just a few short weeks ago.

We spend a few minutes answering your emails about who can be trusted to service your prized possession, and we talk about watches that employ an "unbreakable mainspring".  This week's brand focus is on independent, Emmanuel Bouchet, and we have expert watchmaker, Josh Kroman from Kroman Watch Works in San Jose on the phone to tell us all about this week's watch geek term: Column Wheel.



So sit back, relax, we're going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.

Link To Episode 15

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https://archive.org/download/WatchGeekTimePodcastEpisode1509242016/WatchGeekTimePodcast_Episode15_09_24_2016.mp3

We thank you for listening and appreciate your continued support.

- Scott & Jody

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Saturday, September 17, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 14 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 14


Hello Family, Friends, and Watch Lovers From All Over -

Here we are fourteen episodes into the WatchGeekTime.com Podcast, and we hope you have enjoyed it thus far.  Please feel free to download the MP3 to your smartphone, memory chip, USB fob - whatever you can stick into the dash of your car and then play it through your stereo.

You can also find the WatchGeekTime.com Podcast on iTunes.

Click on the iTunes link here:  WatchGeekTime On iTunes

This week Jody and I talk about the new Rolex by Ben Bridge boutique in the West Hills Mall...
Jody's still loving his Martin Braun Doxa Pocket Watch Conversion and I'm just happy to have my AMOVOX II back from the service center.

We also spend a few minutes talking with IndependentInTime.com's Tim Jackson.  Tim is the owner/operator of a beautiful jewelry boutique located Solano Beach, CA, which specializes in unique and rare watches from some of the world's top Independent watchmakers, such as Vianney Halter and Kari Voutilainen.



Jody goes through the email questions about selling an intact watch collection verses breaking the collection apart, as well as who makes the coolest "his and her" watches.  We focus on Swiss Crown Jewel Brand, Patek Philippe, then geek out on watch terms 'escapement' and 'swiss lever'.  

So sit back, relax, we're going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.


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https://archive.org/download/WatchGeekTimePodcastEpisode1409172016/WatchGeekTimePodcast_Episode14_09_17_2016.mp3

We thank you for listening and appreciate your continued support.

- Scott & Jody

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Monday, September 5, 2016

WatchGeekTime - Episode 13 Ready For Download

The WatchGeekTime.com Podcast - Episode 13


Hello Friends, Family, and Watch Geeks Alike -

Episode 13 of the WatchGeekTime.com Podcast is now ready for download. 

Please download the MP3 to your smartphone, or just about anything that can stream. 

Heck, play it from your SmartWatch - we're good with that.  

Also be sure to visit the WatchGeekTime.com Podcast page in the iTunes store. 
We appreciate your subscription.

This week Jody and I answer your email questions about selling a family heirloom, like a vintage Rolex Daytona, and what can be done about a strap that is wearing out. After that, we speak with Gary Videira from ElementInTime.com. Gary is going to tell us of the New Arrivals and then we'll brand focus on Van Cleef and Arpels, makers of the Poetique Midnight Planetarium watch.

This week's watch geek terms are "Mainspring" and "Hairspring" (sometimes called a "Balance Spring").  

You can always see any and all of the watches we talk about during the show on our Instagram page, watchgeektimepix, and on our website, WatchGeekTime.com.



So sit back, relax, we're going to talk about everything from watches to... watches.


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We will be back in two weeks and as always we look forward to your comments and feedback. 

- Scott & Jody

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