Society & Culture
Our editor-in-chief shares his favorite memories and stories from six years at the helm.Show Notes(3:30) Welcome to the Halim Time & Glass Museum in Evanston, IL(8:30) The Road Through Britain: Episode 5: The Royal Observatory Of Greenwich(12:00) HODINKEE Radio: Bonus Episode: Philippe Dufour(23:00) A Week On The Wrist: The Breitling Navitimer 8 B01 Chronograph(27:00) Just Because: Turns Out An Electromagnetic Pulse From A Nuclear Bomb Probably Won't 'Fry' Your Quartz Watch(28:30) In-Depth: Your Patek Philippe Caliber 89 Now Needs A Service – A Look At Horology's Easter Problem(31:30) In-Depth: Conspicuously Consumed – The Rolex Day-Date, In 36mm And 40mm, Compared(34:00) The Value Proposition: A Seventy-Five Dollar Watch That Looks Like A Million Bucks(38:00) Historical Perspectives: The Surprisingly Not Totally Boring Search For Who Invented The Spring Bar(41:00) In-Depth: A Game Of Tones: The AP Concept Supersonnerie(41:00) Sunday Rewind: A Game Of Tones II – Hearing Bulgari's Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater(41:00) In-Depth: A Game Of Tones III: The Chopard LUC Full Strike (With Live Recording)(43:00) Talking Watches: With Roger Smith(43:45) In-Depth: A Rolex Milgauss, An Omega >15,000 Gauss, And A 4,000 Gauss Neodymium Magnet(46:00) The Tissot Powermatic 80 PRX Proves Every Decade Has Its Strong Points