EPISODE · Oct 20, 2021 · 2H 52M
The European Gang Talks Watches #4
from Fifth Wrist Radio · host Fifth Wrist
A couple of European guys from the global Fifthwrist family get together to talk about watches. In this session we talk about watches from the regions we all come from. So, Benoît (@petitsecondes) has a lot to tell us about the famous watch region around Besançon, Claus (@tapir_ffm) will prove to you, that Frankfurt has more to offer than banks and the airport, Phil (@pippy) has some manufacturers nearly in walking distance and Wolfgang (@w_a_t_c_h_s_t_y_l_e) will introduce you to more than one Austrian brand. Show notes: 00:00 Intro 01:19 Wrist and drink checks 15:10 Watches from the Besançon area 42:12 Watches from the Frankfurt area 1:14:00 The Rant: new watches are boring, Instagram is boring, booooring 1:35:40 Watches from the London area 1:59:00 Watches from Austria 2:30:36 Watch Focus: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Ti230 2:41:55 Instagram recommendations 2:49:33 Outro (2:50:42 Outtakes) Watch companies mentioned (in order of appearance): Sinn https://www.ablogtowatch.com/sinn-910-srs-flyback-chronograph-watch/ https://wornandwound.com/introducing-the-sinn-717-chronograph/ Guinand https://wornandwound.com/the-return-of-guinand/ http://fliegerfriday.com/flieger-friday-modern-fliegers-and-the-history-of-guinand/ https://www.guinand-uhren.de/kalender-31/kalender-31.html Botta https://masterhorologer.com/2020/10/12/botta-uno-24-automatic/ https://longislandwatch.com/botta-clavius-24-three-hand-12-hour-swiss-automatic-watch-with-a-44mm-case-849000be/ Kieser Design https://en.kieserdesign.de Shoutouts: @fifthwrist_travel.watch @brownsvillewatchguy @jenniwatch Instagram recommendations: Phil: @eva.leube.watchmaking Benoît: @lipfredwatch Wolfgang: @ the_space_giant Claus: @nbobinchak Theme music: diy by @tapir_ffm based on the aria «Ebben? Ne andrò lontana» of the opera «La Wally» by Alfredo Catalani Fifth Wrist and Fifth Wrist Radio are both community run projects. Designed to serve the watch enthusiast community. We reject all forms of outside watch brand intervention and take no money, watches or goods from watch companies. The future direction of the website and podcasts are driven by the people who take part in this project.
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A couple of European guys from the global Fifthwrist family get together to talk about watches. In this session we talk about watches from the regions we all come from. So, Benoît (@petitsecondes) has a lot to tell us about the famous watch region around Besançon, Claus (@tapir_ffm) will prove to you, that Frankfurt has more to offer than banks and the airport, Phil (@pippy) has some manufacturers nearly in walking distance and Wolfgang (@w_a_t_c_h_s_t_y_l_e) will introduce you to more than one Austrian brand. Show notes: 00:00 Intro 01:19 Wrist and drink checks 15:10 Watches from the Besançon area 42:12 Watches from the Frankfurt area 1:14:00 The Rant: new watches are boring, Instagram is boring, booooring 1:35:40 Watches from the London area 1:59:00 Watches from Austria 2:30:36 Watch Focus: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Ti230 2:41:55 Instagram recommendations 2:49:33 Outro (2:50:42 Outtakes) Watch companies mentioned (in order of appearance): Sinn https://www.ablogtowatch.com/sinn-910-srs-flyback-chronograph-watch/ https://wornandwound.com/introducing-the-sinn-717-chronograph/ Guinand https://wornandwound.com/the-return-of-guinand/ http://fliegerfriday.com/flieger-friday-modern-fliegers-and-the-history-of-guinand/ https://www.guinand-uhren.de/kalender-31/kalender-31.html Botta https://masterhorologer.com/2020/10/12/botta-uno-24-automatic/ https://longislandwatch.com/botta-clavius-24-three-hand-12-hour-swiss-automatic-watch-with-a-44mm-case-849000be/ Kieser Design https://en.kieserdesign.de Shoutouts: @fifthwrist_travel.watch @brownsvillewatchguy @jenniwatch Instagram recommendations: Phil: @eva.leube.watchmaking Benoît: @lipfredwatch Wolfgang: @ the_space_giant Claus: @nbobinchak Theme music: diy by @tapir_ffm based on the aria «Ebben? Ne andrò lontana» of the opera «La Wally» by Alfredo Catalani Fifth Wrist and Fifth Wrist Radio are both community run projects. Designed to serve the watch enthusiast community. We reject all forms of outside watch brand intervention and take no money, watches or goods from watch companies. The future direction of the website and podcasts are driven by the people who take part in this project.
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