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This Watch Life — 217 episodes
217: Watches and Wonders 2026 - Lydia's Journey!
216: 2016 vs 2026, what changed in watches, our collections, and industry trends?
215: What brands will succeed and fail? Why don't we buy some watches that we love? Q&A episode.
214: Tudor turns 100, what will they release???
213: Watch collection changes in the past year
212: Our 2026 Predictions and Wishes
211: Watch enthusiasm and bird watching, what do they have in common?
210: Q&A Should "hand made" matter in watches, and more!
209: Q&A - What if a Tudor was designed by Jiro Katayama, and other pressing questions!
208: Selling all but a 5 watch collection... what to keep?
207: Another NWA and a birthday visit to Glashütte and NOMOS
206: No more Rolex? Vu's new collecting philosophy.
205: Two new watches! And one changed Vu's life forever.
204: Watch Purchase Justifications, Zombies, and Rolex!
203: Choosing ONE vacation watch for two weeks. Also double NWA!
202: W&W and NWA and all the cool things!
201: What have we been up to? And... THE FUTURE!
200: What we've learned making 200 podcast episodes
199: The most surprising watches we have ever bought.
198: New Watch! - Otsuka Lotec No. 7.5 - why did Vu buy this watch?
197: Favorite dial colors, and would Lydia trade her OPs for the right pieces?
196: The Genta-designed Seiko - The Credor Locomotive - Lydia's New Watch Alert!
195: What watch would you bring on a cruise vacation?
194: New Watch Alert - The Arken Alterum Year of the Dragon.
193: Rolex = watch enthusiasm? Also our most worn watches and best watch purchases of 2024.
192: Lydia changes watch straps and Delugs celebrates their 6th anniversary
191: How did we meet, stay together for 13 years, and choose 10th anniversary watches?
190: Universal Geneve and the Pole Router for the Polar Route!
189: Lydia at the GPHG Awards, and Otsuka Lotec wins!
188: Lydia visits IWC and becomes a watchmaker?
187: Why Vu wants a 47ZERO watch.
186: Movement decoration, why it exists, and should it?
185: Where have we been? Where are we going? And is it Cubituses or Cubitii?
184: Watch events, free Seikos, and enabling friends to spend money!
183: Perpetual calendars vs annual calendars!
182: The watches of The 2024 Emmys
181: Lydia is in Bentley magazine? And AI thinks we know watches?
180: The 5 worst recent watches - according to Britt Pearce
179: What kind of dog would your watch be?
178: Chrono24 releases survey results about first-time watch buyers.
177: Watch news roundup - what we found interesting this week in watches!
176: Countdown timing with watches, and Apple coming for watchmaking?
175: Entry-lever Biver watches and MoonSwatches available online?
174: 6 watches to gift your partner under $10,000. According to AI.
173: What's the best season for watch collecting and wearing?
172: What Holy Trinity Watch would you choose?
171: Is the dial or the movement more important?
170: Reactions to Geneva Watch Days novelties!
169: Lydia spends a week on the beach with the Oris Aquis Date
168: Are vintage watch prices affected by service history?
167: Best Tudor one-watch collection? Best watch for kids?
166: Is customizing watches a good idea?
165: Secret watch clubs? New robot-watches? And someone bought 25% of MB&F?
164: part 2 of Mark Cho's 12 Principles of Watch Collecting
163: Mark Cho's 12 Principles of Watch Collecting (part 1)
162: Can you wear a dress watch on adventures? And why are dive watches good for everything?
161: Rolex + Mistake = Money?
160: Is Vu a watch savant? And does he even want to be?
159: New watches from Longines, Oris, NOMOS, Omega and KUDOKE
158: Is Lydia a TRUE watch enthusiast? AI tries to help us figure this out.
157: Can buying luxury watches make the world a better place?
156: Elvis's Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sold at auction for $240,000!
155: The Most Iconic Watches, can we all agree?
154: Our Relationships With Brands
153: Winning Gold Medals with Watches On?
152: What if you could bring back a vintage watch to current production?
151: What does it mean to be the official timekeeper of the Olympics?
150: We are Taking a Break! (but not for long)
149: Four American Watch Brands To Watch!
148: 2024 GPHG Competing Watches
147: Watch security and storage - how do you keep your watches safe?
146: Should TAG Heuer drop TAG from their name?
145: Is it possible to like your watches too much?
144: Watch brand boutiques and mono-brand stores, is this the future?
143: Summer watch straps - is rubber the best?
142: 2024 Sales are down for Richemont and Swatch Group watches
141: If you could choose just one category of watch, what would it be?
140: NWA! The Elusive Otsuka Lotec No. 6
139: Alternate universe watch collections - what if we made different choices?
138: Should you trust watch media? What makes a perfect watch?
137: The next 100 years of watches, which brands will make it?
136: Watches and photography. And why is Vu bored of his own photos??
135: Are pocket watches making a comeback? And have we gone pro?
134: The Atelier Wen Perception. Can Chinese made watches be amazing? Spoiler: yes.
133: What watch would you wear to time travel? Are Rolexes more available these days?
132: What's the first thing you fall in love with in a watch?
131: MoonSwatches forever? And Watchonista's 30 under 30!
130: A 2 watch collection for $3000? And make it summer-themed!
129: NWA! A (mean?) surprise birthday watch! The NOMOS Tetra!
128: Sharing a watch? Also, how to sell watches.
127: Buy one expensive watch or split your budget?
126: Becoming jaded with watches?
125: Fitted rubber straps, spring loaded deployant clasps, and Himalayan gators? A bunch of Delugs!
124: At what price point do you notice a jump in quality?
123: What's our favorite watch? And what is the ideal collection size?
122: What are our most regrettable watch purchases?
121: Three weeks on the wrists - Serica GMT and Field Watch!
120: How do you choose between 31 watch colors? And why we love NOMOS.
119: What is a man's watch? Why do we categorize watches by gender?
118: Is the Kith x TAG Heuer overpriced?
117: Should open case backs be standard? Which is the best size Black Bay?
116: Playing with case shapes and dial shapes - a new trend?
115: Are some watch features just afterthoughts?
114: Vu meets his dream watch - Grand Seiko takes over a museum!
113: What's a good excuse to buy a watch? New watch alert - King Seiko SPB281
112: Tudor is suddenly everywhere! Or is it??
111: (fixed) Week on the Golden Wrist - Rolex Submariner Date 116618LB
110: The 3-watch collection for $10,000, head-to-head battle!
109: Don't call it a dress watch! Special occasion watches.
108: Fun watches, can watches even be fun?
107: The everyday watch, daily watch, GADA watch. Which ones do we wear?
106: The best types of watches for a three watch collection
105: Vu bids on his first ever watch auction, for a vintage watch!
104: How do you deal with scratches and dings on your watch?
103: How do you determine what a watch is worth to you?
102: Should quartz still be considered inferior to mechanical watches?
101: Wearing watches upside down? New trend or just a few mistakes?
100: Where we've been and where we're going!
99: Wanting more watches right after getting new watches
98: When a watch advertisement is actually enjoyable!
97: How to shop for a watch like an interview or a first date?
96: Lydia sees the entire Naoya Hida & Co collection in NYC!
95: NWA! Lydia's new AP Royal Oak - and which Rolex she traded to get it.
94: The journey from seeing a watch to buying it
93: Watch engravings - do they change the value of your watch?
92: What do watch boutiques and ADs do wrong, and right?
91: Why are dive watches so popular? And the Tudor FXD Chrono Cycling Edition!
90: How do you save for a watch without getting distracted by more affordables?
89: Are GMTs even useful? Can a GADA watch work in a specialized collection?
88: New Watch! The pink Tudor Black Bay Chrono and why Vu traded the Explorer II Polar for it
87: Rising watch prices and our favorite micro brands
86: How do you take service costs into account? And our favorites from Glashutte Original
85: Weird Personal Watch Habits and Rules
84: Atelier Wen, Baltic, and Sartory Billard - hands on with three brands new to us!
83: Lydia gives a Rolex OP to her dad and gets her first caseback engraving
82: Some of our favorite watches we tried on at Watches and Wonders
81: The Joys of Watch Collecting - birthday edition
80: Awesome watches we saw at the Beau Rivage Hotel
79: We went to an Important Timepieces Auction preview
78: Buying too many watches without selling any - Lydia's dilemma
77: The power of the Naoya Hida & Co Type 4A-1 - rethinking the collection part 2
76: Rethinking the entire watch collection - part 1
75: Live from Watches and Wonders
74: Watches and true WONDERS? Some of the stranger novelties.
73: The Most Wondrous Watches of Watches and Wonders!
72: Our favorite watches from Watches and Wonders announcements!
71: Lydia's Rolex Collection - part 2
70: Lydia's Rolex Collection - part 1: how did she get here?
69: Choosing a new watch - how do you decide?
68: Selling watches out of love? Can culling your collection make you happy?
67: Rolex and Tudor and Oris predictions for Watches and Wonders
66: We're Going to Watches and Wonders!
65: To date or not to date? That is the question... for today.
64: A new-to-us watch brand? Lydia's evening with Frederique Constant
63: Vintage watches vs modern watches?
62: Birth-year watches, colorful Rolex OP dials, and film photography!
61: Where do you wear your watches? Shower? Sauna? Vacation?
60: Is lume useful? Watches vs. photography? Which color gold?
59: The all-white MoonSwatch Mission to the Moonphase
58: Watch collectors vs enthusiasts
57: Sharing watches - with partners, friends, strangers?
56: Why I love the Tudor Black Bay 58
55: Speaking to someone who's NEW to watches!
54: Changing your mind about watches
53: Rolex Pepsi discontinued? Most painful watch damage?
52: Jubilee bracelets on tool watches? Instinctive watch purchases?
51: Watches of The Oscars - including John Cena's watch-only outfit
50: Happy International Women's Day!
49: Are mono-brand watch boutiques a good thing?
48: The All New White Dial Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch
47: Watch friends and the Arcanaut D'Arc Matter and M.A.D.1
46: Our favorite non-Swiss/German/Japanese watch brands
45: Would you rather own only black dials or have none?
44: Swiss Watch Industry Sales Report 2024! Who wins?
43: Selling 8 watches in 18 months - lessons learned?
42: Zombie Apocalypse Watches, Small Watches
41: Watch Specs vs Aesthetics - what's more important?
40: Would you rather get a free $20k watch or a $200k watch with conditions?
39: Wearing a gold watch to fight fires?
38: Watch Mistakes - which ones have we made?
37: Traveling with watches
36: What three years on watch Instagram has taught Lydia
35: Q&A photo tips, watch winders, watch events, and new product ideas!
34: 5 Watch Things that Vu Loves! Explorers and Instagram and NOMOS and...
33: 5 Watch Things Lydia Loves for Valentine's Day
32: Movie Watches - Are people influenced by watch placement?
31: New Watch Alert! The Wonderful Grand Seiko SBGA415
30: Q&A - stacking bracelets, limited editions, Piaget Polo pricing and more!
29: What do you need to carry every day for watches?
28: Double Wristing Watches - WHY?
27: Our Favorite Watches Under 1000
26: Automatic vs Hand Wound vs Quartz Movements
25: Breitling and Victoria Beckham - is this what you really really want?
24: Grail Watches! What are they? Why do we want them so much?
23: Watch Bracelets! Favorites, most comfortable, least comfortable?
22: LVMH Watch Week new Zenith, TAG Heuer, Hublot and Bulgari watches
21: When should you cull your watch collection?
20: Q&A - What watch surprised you when you put it on?
19: Embarrassing Watch Stories - Never Have I Ever Seen a Snoopy Moonswatch
18: In Defense of Fauxtina
17: Watch Industry Trends in 2024 according to the experts
16: Lydia's Turning Point Watches - they changed her collecting!
15: Grand Seiko and a bunch of Scandinavian watch brands
14: Can sentimental value ruin watch collecting?
13: What does water resistance really mean?
12: Turning Point Watches - The Watches That Change Everything!
11: Do you talk to strangers about their watches?
10: Q&A Part 2: The perfect 3-watch AND 1-watch collections
9: Q&A: Best complications, weird watch brain habits, and more!
8: Moon diving? Swatch x Blancpain x Moon
7: 2024 watch trends based on the watches at the Golden Globe Awards
6: Do you even set the time on your watch???
5: 5 Favorite Watch Things from 2023
4: Lydia’s watch purchases in 2023
3: Watch Regrets, I've Had a Few
2: Which watches did Vu buy in 2023?
1: Welcome to This Watch Life!