1 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,560 Welcome to this Watch live. Hi, I'm Lydia Winters. 2 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,040 And I'm Boo Booey. And today we're talking about 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,320 you, Boo. Just just just about me. 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,600 We're OK. So for some context, VU has a 5 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,640 personality. Where do you have a? 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,040 Personality. Thank you very much. 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,840 I'm glad you noticed. He has a personality where 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:33,400 sometimes I would say, I don't know, maybe at least once a 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:34,720 month. You'd. 10 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,720 Say to me so I'm rethinking everything. 11 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,960 Not just, like, rethinking something. 12 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,680 He's rethinking everything about a subject. 13 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:47,680 Yeah, Yeah. So it's not. 14 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:49,880 It's like, yeah. But the way you. 15 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,600 Present. It is like everything about one 16 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,520 thing and this happened at watches and wonders. 17 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,600 It did in a big way because I was out at lunch just getting 18 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:03,680 all of these messages from you and you were like, so I'm 19 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,680 rethinking everything. I can't. 20 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,960 Wait to tell you in person. I just have to text. 21 00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:12,160 It I'm rethinking everything. I'm like thinking about my 22 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,680 entire collection, my whole collection philosophy. 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,160 And I was just like, so to me I was like, yeah, of course you 24 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,120 are. But also I thought it was, it 25 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,720 was really interesting to like go through the process as you're 26 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,640 thinking about it. Not there's no conclusions here, 27 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,480 but that's kind of the interesting part because we have 28 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,640 just been at watches and wonders and your brain is swirling 29 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,520 around. I even have some thoughts for 30 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,200 another time this week. But today we're going to deep 31 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,680 dive into Mr. I'm Rethinking everything. 32 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:46,040 It's. True. 33 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,840 I mean, I I am a very all in person. 34 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:54,120 So then, even if it's just that's true, even if it's just 35 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,920 something like, oh, I have new thoughts, I go all in with my 36 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,120 new thoughts, yes, but then I calm down afterwards and we're 37 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,160 not there yet. You do so, but I wanted everyone 38 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,800 to experience then they can be like Lydia. 39 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,479 This happens to you once a month. 40 00:02:08,479 --> 00:02:13,360 Yes, for for 12 years. Never do that again, OK. 41 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,760 I think I did see too many watches. 42 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,240 I I think there is like that's a thing. 43 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,280 It's possible to be over saturated. 44 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,040 OK, that's true it. Scrambled my brain a little. 45 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:29,640 I do think I I could feel that too, especially because we're up 46 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:32,720 in Stockholm. There are a lot of watches here, 47 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,280 but it's not the breath. I mean. 48 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,000 Well, also you're in like Geneva. 49 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:37,400 So you don't see them all at once. 50 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,080 And so seeing everything at once. 51 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:44,520 It's such breadth. And it wasn't just exhibiting 52 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,240 watches, right? Like. 53 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,120 Watches on wrists who? Who was wearing what? 54 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:54,000 And you're like, I I've never. I actually think I turned off my 55 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,920 wrist spotting brain. Interesting. 56 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,000 Because it was. You had to power down. 57 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,520 You had to power that that part down to to conserve power for 58 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,440 other things. It's like sometimes you have to 59 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,600 shut down certain systems because there's just not enough 60 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,560 power to power everything. And I did that because I stopped 61 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,280 looking at risk entirely. OK, interesting. 62 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,080 Yeah, you were just overwhelmed. I was OK. 63 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:19,680 I do think it's good to have moments where you reevaluate 64 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:20,440 things. Mm hmm. 65 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:21,800 Mm hmm. You you have to have these 66 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:26,000 checkpoints with yourself so that you can feel like, hey, I 67 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,160 checked in with myself and it turns out I'm doing the right 68 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,360 thing or you're like, hey, every choice I've ever made is wrong 69 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:36,320 and I want to restart. Yes, This is why I wanted you to 70 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:40,320 go on this journey with us. OK so the other day Rob Nudds 71 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:45,680 from TRTS podcast amazing guy who the real time show we we we 72 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,320 we got to meet very briefly in. Person, but finally. 73 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:53,400 And before watches and wonders, he had mentioned like, hey, I 74 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,960 really like that question you asked about would you rather, 75 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,400 you know, like would you take the option to just reset your 76 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,160 collection? You get double the value of your 77 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:07,400 collection, but then you can't rebuy any of those watches. 78 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,080 And my answer, your answer was yes, I'll do it. 79 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,680 And my answer was no way. Now I'm like give me that. 80 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,519 Oh, and also so everyone knows that is a hypothetical situation 81 00:04:16,519 --> 00:04:19,000 that zero people are offering. Yeah, no one has. 82 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:23,120 Offered this was just a would you rather scenario That of 83 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:28,200 course has been ping ponging around in Vu's head for 10 84 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:32,160 weeks. But I mean, part of this is like 85 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:37,360 it's not just related to what what I saw at the show, but it 86 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,960 is also through conversations with people as well. 87 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:43,680 Because you're in a place with so many people who care about 88 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,280 the thing you care about and you're just like, talking about, 89 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,480 yeah, watches, yeah. And and you don't get that in 90 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,760 your daily life. I I don't think I could handle 91 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,680 it. Let let's be honest, it was nice 92 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,480 to be able to walk away from watches and waters. 93 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,720 Oh my God, every day you would be like, I'm rethinking 94 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,560 everything. And I would be like, I'm 95 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:05,040 rethinking my life too. I've talked about how I often 96 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:09,360 when making watch purchases. I've realized that I too often 97 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:14,320 think of every single watch as like This needs to fit most 98 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,840 parts of my life. OK, that is very true. 99 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,760 Yes, and I recognize that, but it's hard not to think that way. 100 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,280 I'm a person who has adventure as a small part of their life. 101 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,720 But then when I go to buy something, I'm like it needs to 102 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,360 fit my whole life, which means it needs to be able to deal with 103 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,240 this kind of adventurous side of me, Yes, And so I end up buying 104 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,560 mostly gotta watches, go anywhere, do anything watches. 105 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,000 And I've tried to fight that, but there's something deep down 106 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,080 that makes me feel that way. And it's informed a lot of my 107 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:49,360 buying. But during the well, it was 3 108 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:53,840 days in Geneva, I saw four watches that really did. 109 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,040 It didn't really make me rethink it. 110 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:59,520 It made me just say I'm wrong. You know I've been doing it 111 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,720 wrong, right? Wow. 112 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,720 OK. OK, first watch first watch 113 00:06:04,840 --> 00:06:08,240 that, that, that, that, that that had some of this effect. 114 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:14,280 Ken, our amazing friend whose strep company is deluxe. 115 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:20,520 He let me wear his MB NF LM1O1IN rose gold with the Frost style 116 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:25,360 and I I so OK, I've never been interested in NBA. 117 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,240 No, I don't think you've ever. Yeah. 118 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:28,720 No. I, I, I've looked at the 119 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,040 pictures, I'm like, oh, that's cool. 120 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,920 I'm glad someone's doing this and pushing the boundaries of 121 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,800 what's possible and like not just technically, but also 122 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,160 visually. And what can what does it mean 123 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:41,600 for something to be a watch, right? 124 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,440 I I like that someone's doing that. 125 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,800 What does it mean to be a watch? But that's another episode. 126 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,440 That is another episode but but it never like personally 127 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,320 interested me. But Ken let me wear this watch 128 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,280 for about half a day. Which, OK, first of all, this 129 00:06:58,280 --> 00:07:01,680 was truly shocking. You don't even like. 130 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,600 As all of you know, Vu doesn't even wear my watches. 131 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,440 He doesn't wear watches. He doesn't trade watches. 132 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,600 I don't ever get to wear your Pepsi. 133 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,240 Ken got to wear your Pepsi? If he could. 134 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,160 Trust you with that, yeah. And he could trust me with that. 135 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,000 Then I could trust him with my Pepsi. 136 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,560 I agree, but still I was shocked. 137 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,400 I wanted to give it back when I went to the restroom once, 138 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,600 'cause it just felt really weird to wear someone else's watch to 139 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,960 the restroom. And he's like, no, it's fine. 140 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,120 I'm like, I don't know, it felt a little weird. 141 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:37,720 Intimate moments with the MBA I. Know it's not intimate, but it 142 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,040 felt like it anyway. Anyway, he refused to give me 143 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,640 back my Pepsi to go to the restroom so so I was out of his 144 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:48,480 sight with his MBA, but it was OK. 145 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:54,360 So for this watch and again as usual we'll link to all these 146 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:58,240 watches in the show notes and at this watchlife.com if you want 147 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,720 to check them out. But OK. 148 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:05,200 It was a fascinating and interesting looking watch that I 149 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,760 couldn't stop looking at now. OK, this was only for half a 150 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:14,480 day, but I can I I got it. I I understood the appeal it. 151 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,320 It's not just about looking at it, although that's a huge part 152 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:23,640 of it, that looking at this watch you could endlessly be 153 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:28,640 amazed by it. And it offers something so 154 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:34,200 impactful in its presence that also do when you have it on your 155 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,480 wrist, you realize how many I I could see people's eyes. 156 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,039 OK. Just drawn to it as we'd walk 157 00:08:42,039 --> 00:08:43,559 through the halls. Mine was. 158 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,440 I mean, I took so many photos of you wearing it just because I'd 159 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,720 look over and be like, oh, that looks cool right now. 160 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,640 And then a few minutes later I'd be like, it also looks cool 161 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,520 here. It also looks cool here. 162 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,840 There's there. There is a difference when you 163 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:59,400 have a watch that's designed to be viewed also from so many 164 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,480 angles and all this of the closest thing I I have 165 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,320 personally is probably my new Grand Seiko because it has such 166 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,200 an intricate and interesting dial. 167 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,040 So I I I still enjoy looking at it. 168 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,160 I I mean, I enjoy looking at all my watches. 169 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,160 But I did feel like all of them are fascinating the entire. 170 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,480 Time, Yeah. This one felt more like art on 171 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,240 your wrist. It did feel like I I think that 172 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,880 is the difference for me when I was looking at it. 173 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:26,440 So, OK then. Aside from this wonderful MBNF, 174 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:31,760 there's a brand that we saw at HCI, the Masters of Horology 175 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,120 exhibit. We'll talk more about that thing 176 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:38,200 in the future. Like, this was a magical 177 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:42,000 dreamland to me, right? But Kudoke was there. 178 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:48,280 A very small but very wonderful German brand run by husband and 179 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:52,120 wife couple whose last name is Kudoke, hence the brand name. 180 00:09:52,560 --> 00:09:55,960 And I really fell in love with two of their watches. 181 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:57,920 But also it was super fascinated by a third. 182 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:01,680 OK, first up, the Kudoke 2O. This makes it very easy to talk 183 00:10:01,680 --> 00:10:03,000 about when they just number the yeah. 184 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,120 That is. Very helpful. 185 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,800 Thank you. It has a 24 hour indicator like 186 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:13,080 engraved disc. It's half gold, half black 187 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:17,120 rhodium. It was hand engraved, just 188 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:19,240 beautiful. Really beautiful. 189 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:24,400 Then you flip the watch over and the movement is incredible. 190 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,560 And I I don't know the exact price point of each model, but 191 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:32,640 these are in the between 10 and 20 range, right 1000. 192 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,120 So what you're getting for the price, which I, I I have heard 193 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,360 of this brand before, never seen him but. 194 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,080 Then when you saw, yeah, I mean, you brought me over to see it 195 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,680 and it's just they were mesmerizing, right? 196 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,880 I mean. I I knew because it was size 197 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,240 wise they feel, but then you put it on your wrist and you were 198 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:56,360 like actually fits quite nice, very short lugs. 199 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:01,520 So there's this presence to this watch but also it fits very 200 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,920 nicely on the wrist. The movement is beautiful hand 201 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,760 engrave, balance, cock, which is like a very German thing to do. 202 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:12,480 It really, I don't know. It just hit in a special way 203 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,640 that doesn't feel like most other watches that I've handled. 204 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:21,440 And that watch actually won a GPHG prize back in 2019, like. 205 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:23,360 And I can see why. It's amazing. 206 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,560 It was beautiful. Then there was the Kudoke 3A 207 00:11:26,560 --> 00:11:29,160 newer model. This one was so interesting. 208 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,760 Right. So you don't get it. 209 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,720 Or at least I didn't. And you didn't until they were 210 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:39,520 like, OK, now just turn the crown and see the time. 211 00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:43,120 I watched it and I still don't get it, but I know I do. 212 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:44,920 I do. But I'm interested to hear. 213 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:49,240 You try to try to describe this, but I do suggest looking it up 214 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:54,400 so it has a minute hand, right? Which functions just like a 215 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,000 typical minute hand. But then the hour hand is 216 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,480 actually three hands of different lengths, and it has a 217 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:05,240 partially open display with three rows of our indicators. 218 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:09,080 And so those three different hands, they indicate the hour, 219 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:12,160 but at different places. OK, just look it up there. 220 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,240 There is no way for me to properly describe. 221 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,040 This beautiful watch, though, looking at it was so cool. 222 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:21,840 And then also, you know, it just, it was so interesting. 223 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,400 And I think that was for me, 'cause you were like, we have to 224 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:25,960 go over and look at all of these watches. 225 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,440 It's just seeing things that really felt different and 226 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,560 innovative. Yeah, it's like just and and 227 00:12:30,560 --> 00:12:35,720 this one isn't a technical innovation, right, it it is more 228 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:40,120 innovative in their approach to how to read the time. 229 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,560 And you know, I I like seeing this because it is technically a 230 00:12:44,560 --> 00:12:47,680 very simple mechanism. The only real change is that 231 00:12:47,680 --> 00:12:49,920 instead of one hour hand, there's three hour hands. 232 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:54,800 And at any given time typically only one is visible, right? 233 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,160 Because there's a lot of depth to this dial, there's multiple 234 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:00,720 layers to it. And so I just, again, all their 235 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,960 movements are also beautiful. So, so that was that was really 236 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,720 cool to see. Then there was the Kudaktopus, 237 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:14,720 which, so it's a Kudoke octopus watch, very similar case. 238 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:21,720 Each one is completely unique because they both engrave and 239 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,080 skeletonize it by hand, and they're taking away pieces until 240 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:26,880 they feel that it's right. That's how they do the 241 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,360 skeletonization. It's all done by hand. 242 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,520 You essentially have a movement that is rhodium colored like 243 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:38,040 black rhodium colored, but then an octopus tangled up in the 244 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:41,200 movement and the octopus is in yellow gold. 245 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:44,480 But to me, the best part of it was that they didn't. 246 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:48,960 They really thought about the design that it's skeleton and so 247 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,920 you see the tentacles on the back and that what to me I was 248 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,880 like, OK that's it. Like that is what is awesome. 249 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:59,120 There's a watch Finder video all about it and when you could see 250 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,920 the engraving even closer up like the suction cups on the 251 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,360 tentacles, I my like my mind was blown. 252 00:14:05,560 --> 00:14:07,080 It's. Really incredible. 253 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:08,600 Like you have to go look at this. 254 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:12,880 So on the front you have the head and face of the octopus, 255 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:17,400 and then when you flip it over, it's like you only see where the 256 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,960 tentacles have wrapped themselves around this movement. 257 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:24,640 Yeah, it is so incredible. It's like this watch is mind 258 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:26,440 blowing. I loved it. 259 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:30,000 And again, this isn't necessarily I I actually 260 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,880 probably could look more into it and ask more questions about it. 261 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,960 But I don't believe there's like huge technical innovation here. 262 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:40,480 This is an artistic choice and it's executed on a level that 263 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:43,320 just when you look at it, it's mind blowing. 264 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:47,440 But it for its artistry, not necessarily a technical 265 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,520 achievement. And I I just loved it so much. 266 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,520 OK, we've only gone through one brand. 267 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,880 There were two watches that I got to see. 268 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:58,600 Oh no, wait, that was two brands. 269 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,560 Sorry. There were two watches I got to 270 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:07,800 see in one place and that place was Masaharu from Houdini, 271 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,040 Japan. He was double wristing and it's 272 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,120 the coolest double wrist thing I have ever seen, I believe. 273 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:18,840 Yes, it was like the ultimate excitement because we both have 274 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:23,200 wanted to see Masa and meet him. We've been talking online for so 275 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,720 long. We ran across each other. 276 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:27,640 He came up and we just were all like. 277 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,680 Hugs and. But then it was. 278 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:35,640 We look down at his wrists and well for Yeah, OK, I'm going to 279 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:38,720 let you talk. I I felt a little bit bad 280 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,680 because it's one of those moments where you're like, I'm 281 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,720 so excited to meet you. Let's talk for a second. 282 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:48,520 Oops, I looked at your wrist. Now I'm completely distracted. 283 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,320 That is actually true. We were we were very rude. 284 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,920 This was the only person where I was like, oh, hey, can I just 285 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,640 have your watch now and then? I'm not going to talk to you 286 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,480 because I'm going to take a 1000 photos of it. 287 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,560 I did assume we were going to have more time with Masa. 288 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,760 We did not, unfortunately, So we're going to have to just. 289 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,040 Make this up to him and next time and be like please don't 290 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:10,920 wear any watches. Don't wear any watches. 291 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:15,640 This one's all about you as a person, as a human being who I 292 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:20,480 respect and love. OK, so he had two 2 watches. 293 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:24,400 The first one that I noticed with my eyeballs was a brand 294 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,200 that I've been looking at for little over a year and I I've 295 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,280 been obsessed with this brand. They don't sell outside of 296 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,680 Japan. I you've even tried to get me 297 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,160 one? Yeah, I was looking at those. 298 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:40,400 Purchase services that buys JDM, that's Japan domestic market 299 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,200 products which are only made for Japan there. 300 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,800 So there are these services that will buy it for you and send it 301 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:47,640 to you. But there's a whole lottery to 302 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,480 even get these because even in Japan they are super limited 303 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:54,680 production, difficult to get. The brand is called Otsuka Low 304 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,640 Tech. There's some great videos. 305 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,400 I can't remember who I think, no. 306 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,320 I Swiss Watch Gang has a great video. 307 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:03,320 On Yeah, Marco. 'S amazing and I I I think 308 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,160 there's a few others. The one that Muscle was wearing 309 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,760 is the number 7.5. That's the model number. 310 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:13,119 I like these simple numbers. Thank you to all of all of 311 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:14,200 these. Brilliant. 312 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,839 Just easy naming. This is lovely. 313 00:17:16,839 --> 00:17:20,040 Just name things in the order that you make them and then it's 314 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:21,920 super easy and. What can I you grunts I go. 315 00:17:24,599 --> 00:17:29,960 OK, so you please, please, even if the other watches I've said 316 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,400 go look them up or I've said go to the website, go and look at 317 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,760 Otsuka Low Tech. Do they have two main models 318 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,960 that I'm super interested in. This one is the number 7.5 and 319 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,520 the best way I can describe it for our audio listeners, well 320 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,040 they're we only have audio listeners. 321 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,800 This is not a video podcast, is it? 322 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:57,440 It's a little bit steampunk, but not in a comical or like prop 323 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,600 feeling way, right? Like it? 324 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:04,640 It still feels like a serious watch, but with so much fun in 325 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,680 it. And yeah, it's really cool. 326 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:11,760 I was so excited for you because like I said, I looked up like, 327 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:16,480 how can I get you one? Because you were like, I love, I 328 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,960 have to have it. And this one was really cool, 329 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,840 but it's not the original one that you thought you wanted. 330 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,520 No, the numbers. From them is actually my my 331 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:28,280 original love. But having tried this on SO, 332 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:31,280 they've taken what is a relatively simple and affordable 333 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:35,040 Miyota movement and created a jumping hour display with it. 334 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,680 And it works really well in person. 335 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:41,600 It is beautiful. And I just fell in love with 336 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:45,800 this watch and all over again because now I got to see it in 337 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,440 person and I'm like, I am going to get one. 338 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:50,880 I yes, I will do whatever it takes. 339 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:52,480 That's that's what's going to happen. 340 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,080 So OK, Masa was wearing one more watch. 341 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:56,960 We're not going to talk about it yet. 342 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:59,240 No, because I need a lot of time to talk. 343 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:00,280 We need a lot more. Time. 344 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:05,800 And you never even got to talk about like so in in 30 seconds. 345 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:10,560 Why did these watches make you rethink your entire collection? 346 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:12,040 Who do you think I am? Do it. 347 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:15,120 This is A to be continued episode this. 348 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:18,160 Is a lot of. Tomorrow we will continue and 349 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,480 finish this story. OK, because you have a lot of 350 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,680 thoughts and then it will continue once a month 351 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:28,840 indefinitely. Have a great day. 352 00:19:29,360 --> 00:19:31,680 Have a good day everyone. Bye, bye.