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For episode 63 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast, I got together with Toronto based Justin Mastine-Frost. Outgoing editor in chief of watchuseek.com and fitrated.com, and brand new Director of Digital Content for Sharp Magazine, Canada's foremost luxury publication. Justin and I first got to hang out in November of 2020, when he and fellow guest Aldis Hodge joined me and Mat for our 15th Virtual GTG (which you can check out on YouTube). Justin was not messing about that day, and brought some serious horological heat, in the form of an Arnold and Son Nebula. Which as anyone who's scrolled through Justin's Instagram account will tell you, is just one fascinating piece in a hugely varied collection that spans high end to affordable, and mainstream to independent. I had no idea what Justin was going to bring along today, but I knew that whatever it was, it would be interesting. And colourful. Or grey. Or both. You can find pictures and reference numbers of all the watches that we talked about on the Time 4A Pint website. If you like what you hear, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. If you love what you hear, please buy me a virtual pint to say thanks.
For episode 62 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast, I got together with fellow talkative Englishman, and pathological contrarian, Phil Toledano. Who you may know from Instagram as Mister Enthusiast. The topics we covered were many and varied. Including, but not limited to: buying and maintaining group B rally cars, ram raids, Vietnam era pilot's helmets, the joy of putting your kid's face onto plates, pillows, and tote bags, how weird and wonderful it is to be a Dad, Birman cats, Mr Frumples the dog, great TV Shows we're currently watching, the Jaguar XJ220, running a lifestyle clothing brand, watch sausage parties, how instagram can be a rather dull unimaginative echo chamber, turning Rolexes into art, collecting Patek's from the 70s, buying the things that you really like, and the importance of a test tube filled with oil. These intro's are getting weirder aren't they? You can find pictures and reference numbers of all the watches that we talked about on the Time 4A Pint website. If you like what you hear, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. If you love what you hear, please buy me a virtual pint to say thanks.
For episode 61 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast, I got together with nomadic Irishman, and owner of Brooklyn's Iona Bar, Victor Boyd, who you may know from Instagram, as PapillonVic. We talked about buying Rolex Submariners for £295, working in high end restaurants in London and Paris and opening one in Manhattan, selling an entire collection to pay the bills when the world changed on September 11, and starting over in Brooklyn with a very cool neighbourhood bar called Iona. Diving with watches, changing beer barrels with watches, buying vintage, meeting independents, and being tipped off to a spectacularly uncommon, and tough as nails JLC by a former NFL player. There is a lot going on in this episode. So grab your headphones, pour yourself a drink that is time-of-day appropriate, and enjoy. You can find pictures and reference numbers of all the watches that we talked about on the Time 4A Pint website. If you like what you hear, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. If you love what you hear, please buy me a virtual pint to say thanks.
For episode 60 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast, I got together with Portobello Road based watch dealer, and fellow fan of odd horology, Josh Rogers. We talked about how the trade has changed in the last 10 years, the weird and wonderful things that wander in off the Portobello Road, keyboard warriors and Omega cross hairs, impulse purchases in French Flea markets, buying a new stainless steel Rolex at retail, and our shared fondness for quirky and often unloved timepieces. Watches featured in this episode: Chopard L.U.C Regluator Quattro 18K White Gold ref. 171910-1001 Seiko Sportura Kinetic SNL015 7L22 OAd0 Omega Deville Saint Honoré ref. BC751.8358E / 551.8358 / 142.8358 IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar ref. IW503502 Omega Seamaster Automatic 165.002 Omega Seamaster Automatic Day Date calibre 1020 ref. 166.0216 Bulova Accutron “Sputnik” calibre 218.1 2020 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 41mm “Wimbledon” ref. 126334 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Date ref. 240.8.15 You can find pictures and reference numbers of all the watches that we talked about, along with lots of helpful show notes on the Time 4A Pint website. Want to support the show? Buy me a virtual pint for just £1 at https://ko-fi.com/time4apint
For episode 58 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast, I got together with New York Times best selling Author, and spectacular watch nerd, Gary Shteyngart. Born in Leningrad in 1972, Gary moved to New York at the age of 7. Which is where he was last week, when we jumped on a long distance line to talk about seven of the watches from his collection, angry people on the internet, and his most recent novel, Lake Success. You can find pictures and reference numbers of all the watches that we talked about, along with lots of helpful show notes on the Time 4A Pint website. Want to support the show? Buy me a virtual pint for just £1 at https://ko-fi.com/time4apint
For this very special edition of the Time 4A Pint podcast, we’re going to be talking all about Movember. We’re going to be meeting my contact over at Movember UK Stef, and hearing direct from three Movember ambassadors Bobby Bansal, Elvin Box, and James Mace about their experiences with testicular cancer, prostate cancer, and mental health. And then you’re going to have a chance to win my 2019 Oris Chronoris Movember Edition, and a copy of Flores Delores and the Oris Chronoris signed by Barbara Palumbo. Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-54 for pictures and show notes. Head to https://www.time4apint.com/store/movember-2020-raffle to buy your Time 4A Pint Movember 2020 raffle ticket(s). Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Jon and Chris chat about their appearance on Time 4A Pint, along with some follow out from that show. Bellus3D FaceApp A tool Jon & Chris used to 3D print tailor-fit frames for face masks in the fight against COVID-19 DIY Surgical Mask Brace Another option for making close-fitting masks, using a rubber sheet Time […]
It’s early June, the show you're about to listen to has been sat in various states of draft since the end of March, and we haven’t been on the air since February. (Please forgive me if things are a little bit rusty!) Today, we’re going to talk about the podcast, the events, how things are funded (hint: it involves me and you), and because this is a show about watch collecting, 4 new watches that I’ve added to my personal stash. Watches discussed on this episode: Omega CK2300 Accurist Schockmaster Chronograph (Landeron 248) Omega flightmaster 145.036 Omega flightmaster 145.026 Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-50 for pictures and show notes. If you're enjoying the Time 4A Pint Podcast and would like to support the creation of new episodes, you can buy me a virtual pint on Ko-Fi, and help to keep the conversations flowing - https://ko-fi.com/time4apint Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Chris is back from the British Horological Institute, where he spent a week working on watch movements. He and Jon chat about his time in the UK, the unique things he saw, and the incredible people he met along the way. • BHI Short Courses Short watch & clock making courses offered by the British Horological Institute • John Murphy Official website of John Murphy (FBHI, Cert. Ed., WOSTEP) who trained Chris at the British Horological Institute • ETA 6497 • ETA 2824 • Incabloc A cross-section of Incabloc's anti-shock system, designed to protect delicate pivots in mechanical watches • Hamilton 992 • Upton Village The small, English village that Chris called home for much of the time between this episode & last • Upton Hall Headquarters of the British Horological Institute • Museum of Timekeeping The BHI museum at Upton Hall • Santa Fe Symposium An annual conference for professionals in jewellery & related industries • Museum of the jewellery quarter A perfectly preserved workshop in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. • Birmingham, UK • Frank Cooper Senior lecturer at Birmingham City University's School of Jewellery • David Fletcher A brief introduction to 3D printing in precious metal, from David Fletcher of Cooksongold • Cooksongold A pioneer in additive manufacturing & one of the UK's leading suppliers to the jewellery trade • Rio Grande Akin to Cooksongold, Rio Grande is of the USA's leading suppliers to the jewellery trade • 3D Printed Watch Case Michiel Holthinrichs' watch cases for the Ornament 1 are 3D printed by Cooksongold • Struthers London Struthers London began making timepieces from antique, English made calibers, before branching off into creating their in-house Project 248 caliber • Deakin & Francis Located in the same building as the Struthers, this high end cufflink maker is England's oldest family jeweller • Yard-O-Led One of the Struthers' newest neighbors is high end penmaker, Yard-O-Led, who we spoke about back in Episode 1 of Off Hours • British Museum • Bonhams Clock Exhibit A historic clock exhibit, entitled Innovation & Collaboration, hosted by Bonhams in London • Innovation & Collaboration Book Direct link to the catalogue of the Bonhams exhibit • @thewatchnerd Mat, the #watchnerd, on Twitter • The #watchnerd Blog • Chris Mann Chris Mann, founder of Time 4A Pint, on Twitter • Time 4A Pint Official website for Time 4A Pint • A Mechanician Seth Kennedy, on Twitter • Seth Kennedy Talented restorer of fine timepieces & professional, antiquarian horologist, based in London • The Joy of Tangents Episode 19 of Time 4A Pint, with Mat a.k.a. The Watchnerd • English Pocket Watches Episode 41 of Time 4A Pint, with Seth Kennedy • Refounding Fears Watches Episode 44 of Time 4A Pint, with Fears Watch founder, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill • Omega 2211 An Omega caliber based on the ETA 6498, with alternative bridge layout • Sea-Gull ST36 An Asian take on the ETA 6498, with yet another variation on the bridge layout
Welcome to Episode 46 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast - This week I got together with Ben, blogger for 8 Past 10, and watch enthusiast (not collector... or so he thinks!), to drink beers and talk watches. This show was a fantastically quick turnaround, from a very brief chat over a beer on Friday, to a recording (and a couple more beers) on the following Wednesday. And up to the point where the recorder started rolling, I had no idea where the conversation was going to go, or what we were going to talk about. Pretty much the same position you guys are in at the start of each show. Cheers. Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-46 for pictures and show notes. Support the Time 4A Pint podcast, buy me a beer - https://ko-fi.com/time4apint Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 45 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast - This week I got together with Alan, a watch collector who doesn't hang around on forums, or Instagram, and has been adding horological goodies to his stash for over 20 years, to hang out and talk watches. Starting out with all of Alan's watches laid out on a table, we spent four hours talking through what made sense to share, what made a good story, and what you, the listener would find most interesting to hear about. And after much negotiation we got down to the big 6 - a set of watches Alan would walk out the door with if his house were on fire. Probably. Enjoy. Watches on this episode: Omega Railmaster 2914-1 Broad Arrow Omega Seamaster Automatic 166.0251 "Baby PloProf II" Tudor Oyster-Prince Submarine 7924 Rolex Submariner 5513 (1st Quarter of 1962) Rolex Explorer 1016 Audemars Piguet 39mm Royal Oak Openworked Selfwinding 15305ST.OO.1220ST.01 Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-45 for pictures and show notes. Support the Time 4A Pint podcast, buy me a beer - https://ko-fi.com/time4apint Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 44 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast - This week I got together with Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, 4th Managing Director, and re-founder of the Fears Watch Company to drink tea, eat biscuits and talk about the first hand wound watch from Fears in more than 50 years! Tune in to hear about the re-establishment of what was the West of England's largest watchmaker, and the journey Nick has taken in the development, construction, and launch of the small production marvel of British engineering that is the Fears Brunswick. Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-44 for pictures and show notes. Support the Time 4A Pint podcast, buy me a beer - https://ko-fi.com/time4apint Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 43 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast - it has been an incredibly long time since we last had a chat - so today I’m going to bring you up to speed with all things Time 4A Pint - including how you can buy me a beer! A short (watch free!) show, but fear not regularly scheduled content returns next week! Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-43 for show notes. Support the Time 4A Pint podcast, buy me a beer - https://ko-fi.com/time4apint Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 40 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast - it's been a busy month, with the Chrono24 get together in Karlsruhe, Time 4A Pint's first internet trolls, and the Time 4A Pint February meet up. Plus we have our 4 picks from the February 27th Fellows watch sale, including the deliciously dirty, and untouched Seamaster 300 that you clicked on to get here. Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-40 for pictures and show notes. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 38 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast - This week I caught up with Arwind, an early Time 4A Pint attendee, and man who embodies the core value of Time 4A Pint, as a drinking club with a watch problem. Whilst we recorded today’s show during the day, and drank nothing more than tea, the watch problem persisted, and things got kind of nerdy, and before we knew what was going on there were El Primeros everywhere. A nice problem to have. Watches on this week's show: Zenith El Primero A386 Zenith El Primero A385 Movado Datron HS360 Zenith El Primero G583 Zenith El Primero A788 Zenith El Primero A3817 Zenith El Primero A3818 Zenith El Primero 01.0140.415 Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-38 for pictures and show notes. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 36 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast - For those of you that are listening to this show as it comes out each week, you might be wondering what’s going on. There was supposed to be a two week break between the last show and this one, and there was a weird gap between episodes 34 and 35. And a post on instagram that looked somewhat… medical. Well the good news is, that I am on the mend, and this week I’m going to bring you up to speed on everything that’s been going on since we last had a catchup back in November, and share with you some of the things that will be happening over the coming weeks. Correction: In the audio, Chris refers to Lot 188 as a Panerai Luminor, it is a Radiomir Panerai. We would like to apologise for this error. Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-36 for pictures and show notes. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 29 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast - Regular listeners, may recall that season 5 wasn’t going to start with a news show. But with three days of Salon QP under our belts at the beginning of the month, the arrival and departure of my long awaited Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday, your incredible support for my awful moustache which is doing great things for Movember, our brand new sponsor, Fellows, and Time 4A Pint’s First Birthday there’s lots to talk about this week! Head to https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/the-time-4a-pint-podcast-episode-29 for pictures, shownotes, and to find out how you can support Chris' Movember efforts! Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 27 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast - It's an extra compact show this week, covering off a the high points of what's been going on at Time 4A Pint Towers over the last month or so, and things we'll be doing over the coming weeks. Head to www.time4apint.com/podcast and scroll down to episode 27 for pictures, shownotes, and to find out how you can support Chris' Movember efforts! Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 20 of the Time 4A Pint podcast - it's the week of the August 2017 Time 4A Pint get together, and time for our monthly news catchup. We'll be talking about some exciting upcoming episodes, highlights from this months Time 4A Pint get together, the new Seiko store in London, some watches from the Oris event at Watches of Switzerland, and two new watches we've been and bought with our own money - the Seiko SRP773 and the Nomos Club 38 Campus Nacht! You can read James Dowling's article about the Louis Vuitton Tambour Twin Chrono Match Racing, that he brought along to Time 4A Pint August here: http://www.timezone.com/2014/10/15/louis-vuitton-tambour-twin-chronograph-match-racing-james-dowling/ EDITORIAL NOTE: I mention in this weeks show, the pricing on the Seiko SBDX003, some helpful folks have pointed out that the reference I saw was the SBDX017 (SBDX003 is a limited edition) Visit www.time4apint.com/podcasts and scroll down to episode 20 to see pictures of all the watches we talked about in this episode. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 19 of the Time 4A Pint podcast - This week, we sat down with Mat, a.k.a. The Watchnerd to talk watches, clocks, Disney, diving, the Antiquarian Horological Society, the BHI, and 101 other things. A Tangental conversation for sure. On the show today: a Bremont ALT1-C, a Speake Marin "The Serpent Picadilly", a Habring2 Foudroyante, a Timex "The Waterbury" Redwing Limited Edition, a Tudor Black Bay Steel, a Seiko World Timer Quartz Clock... and Cogsworth. Other pieces that got mentioned in the conversation, that you might want to investigate further, are the MB&F HM7 Aquapod, and The Voutilainen Vingt-8 ISO. Visit www.time4apint.com/podcasts and scroll down to episode 19 to see pictures of all the watches we talked about in this episode. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 18 of the Time 4A Pint podcast - for this weeks show, we grabbed an hour with Balázs from Fratello Watches, before the July Time 4A Pint GTG, to talk about the world of watch journalism, working in the watch industry, and the contents of his travel roll, including some Hungarian Airforce issued goodies On the show today: a 1940's Hungarian Airforce issued Grana Chronograph (with a Venus 175 inside), a trilogy of Angelus 37mm's (the time only 216, the Hungarian Airforce issued 215 Chronograph, and the Triple Date Chronograph/Chronodato 217), a Rolex GMT Master 1675, a DOXA Sub 300T Sharkhunter, and an Omega Speedmaster MKII Racing. Visit www.time4apint.com/podcasts and scroll down to episode 18 to see pictures of all the watches we talked about in this episode. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 17 of the Time 4A Pint podcast - this week we grabbed the opportunity to spend a morning with Patrick, who was visiting London from Luxembourg, and talked through some of the interesting pieces from his eccentrically, eclectic collection of horological goodies. On the show today: a Hamilton Ventura XXL(in homage to Elvis Presley), a 1989 Rolex Datejust Two Tone, a Schroeder Skeleton Watch, an Eone Bradley, a Tudor Black Bay Bronze 43, and an Omega Speedmaster Apollo 15 40th Anniversary Limited Edition. Visit www.time4apint.com/podcasts and scroll down to episode 17 to see pictures of all the watches we talked about in this episode. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to episode 16 of the Time 4A Pint podcast - this week we’re going to have a bit of a catchup, share some news from the Time 4A Pint July event and upcoming podcasts, kill off some gossip, talk about the AHS, and tell you about a couple of watches that we've encountered out on our travels - it’s going to be short, it’s going to be sweet, and a little sour... but mostly sweet. Visit www.time4apint.com/podcasts and scroll down to episode 16 to see pictures of all the watches we talked about in this episode. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
Welcome to Episode 15 of the Time 4A Pint podcast - this week we sat down with Mike Stockton, from Fratello watches, to talk about being a (part time) watch journalist, and a full time watch nerd. Mike has a enviable collection of interesting watches, but to keep things under control we made him choose 7 to bring along - a 1980 Rolex GMT Master Root Beer a.k.a "The Clint Eastwood" (although we think "Miami Vice" would be a better nickname!), a Grand Seiko SBGW047, a Gallet Multichron 12, a Breitling 756 Co-Pilot, an Enicar Sherpa Graph Mk1b, a 1965 Seiko 62Mas 6127, and a Heuer Camero. If you're interested in the BCatt Watchstraps that Mike has fitted to his Breitling 765 Co-Pilot, and Enicar Sherpa Graph Mk1B, and would like to see more of Ben's work, or find out how to order, you can check out his Instagram Page. Visit www.time4apint.com/podcasts and scroll down to episode 15 to visit the gallery. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
For Episode 14 of the Time 4A Pint Podcast, we bring you a news wrap-up from the June 2017 Time 4A Pint event in London. Plus: Talk of the Omega Speedmaster #SpeedyTuesday. An affordable Seiko 6139-6012. A cheap Casio G-Shock G100 beater. And a couple of other things that caught our attention from around the internet. Visit www.time4apint.com/podcasts and scroll down to episode 14 to see pictures of all the watches we talked about in this episode. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons
This is Episode 9 of The Time 4A Pint Podcast - Thing's didn't go quite to plan this week... so no interview... listen to the podcast to find out what exactly went wrong (or right), and why we're misquoting Robert Burns. In this episode there's a whole lot of stuff, including news from Time 4A Pint on 23rd May 2017, a few lots we liked from the Fellows 30th May Auction, a 15 year old Speedmaster wearing a custom Two Stitch Straps... strap, an Omega Seamaster 145.024 Jedi, the Omega 1957 Limited Editions from Basel 2017, the last of the Bremont Kingsman DLC watches, and the future of timepieces in the Kingsman movies, and last but not least the limited edition Marc Newson Hourglass for Hodinkee. Visit www.time4apint.com/podcasts and scroll down to episode 9 to see pictures of all the watches we talked about in this episode. Credit to https://soundcloud.com/cityfires for the use of https://soundcloud.com/cityfires/map-of-time-creative-commons