Episode 61: Winners & Blunders (and Alternatives)
Description
It’s not just a Watches & Wonders retrospective this week, as Erik & Max attempt to also choose a superior vintage alternative in the same vein to each new release. There are roasts, reasonable critiques, and some unexpected loves in this year’s releases. This week’s episode covers the Land-Dweller, Calatrava, Lange Repeaters, and so much. Plus, Journe goes Geländewagen.
Links Mentioned:
NSO Bye-Bye:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/breaking-news-cartier-nso-program
Tank à Guichets:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-cartier-tank-a-guichet-2025
Alternates:
https://www.acollectedman.com/products/vacheron-constantin-jumping-hours-43040
Alan Keating De Bethune (only capture I could find was on Reddit):
https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/1d4to4p/identify_watch_worn_here_by_alan_keating_from/
Land Dweller:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-rolex-land-dweller
1530:
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/1530-rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-4
Alternates:
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/tropical-14790st-audemars-piguet-royal-oak-2
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/beyer-signed-3212-iwc-yacht-club-ii-jumbo-automatic
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/1830-iwc-golf-club-sl
1908 Settimo Bracelet:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-perpetual-1908-in-yellow-gold-on-bracelet
Ceramic Dials:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-gmt-master-ii-left-hand-in-white-gold-with-green-dial
Tiger Iron:
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hands-on-rolex-gmt-master-ii-126715chnr-tiger-iron-watch/
Reverso:
Great Wave:
https://www.woohootime.com/#/watches/526
6196P:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-patek-philippe-6196p-the-best-calatrava-in-a-generation
Alternates:
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/2526-patek-philippe-calatrava-white-gold
https://www.windvintage.com/patek-philippe-reference-2509-unpolished-w/-extract
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-patek-philippe-6159g
Odysseus:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-a-lange-and-sohne-odysseus-in-so-much-honeygold
Alternates:
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/3800-1j-yellow-gold-patek-philippe-nautilus
QP Repeater:
https://hairspring.com/products/330-039-saxonia-annual-calendar-u-s-boutique-white-gold
G-Wagen Journe:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-fp-journe-chronometre-furtif
Only Wrist:
https://hairspring.com/products/9240-ingenieur-perpetual-calendar-jumbo-yellow-gold
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/3057-breguet-classique-perpetual-calendar
https://www.gphg.org/en/watches/big-pilots-watch-perpetual-calendar-top-gun-edition-mojave-desert
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/introducing-chopard-luc-quattro-2025
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