The Grey NATO – 198 – Should You Break These Watch Rules?
Did someone ever tell you that you couldn't wear your dive watch on a leather strap? Or that your watch was too big, on the wrong wrist, or somehow in violation of some arcane set of watch nerd rules? Jason and James dig into as many of these rules as they could find online and it’s a fun and lighthearted chat into the more regimented side of both horological and sartorial concerns.
From the start, Jason is back from beautiful North Carolina and James is back from a quick trip to Italy for the start of Mille Miglia. Be sure to stay in the mix for a Final Notes that will have you dodging both bugs and white water hazards from the comfort of your own wherever.
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1:00 Windup Watch Fair Chicago
2:27 Jason and Gishani in North Carolina
3:40 Tail of the Dragon
6:59 H Radio Episode with Karl-Freidrich Scheufele and Jacky Ickx
7:20 The Mille Miglia
10:00 Photo Report from Mille Miglia
13:54 Vertex Aqualion M60C
16:10 Citizen JP2007-17W “Lume Dial”
41:43 Big watch episode
49:30 Thermacell Radius
52:50 The River Runner - Netflix
“I have only two rules which I regard as principles of conduct. The first is: Have no rules. The second is: Be independent of the opinion of others.” - Albert Einstein
Norway is a monarchy with a much beloved king. Our king wears a Rolex GMT 1675 from 1962.
It is the only timepiece he is seen with. Either he is out cross country skiing or wearing a gala uniform:
https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2018/04/king-harald-of-norway-lifetime-wearing.html
If a king can wear a steel sports watch to a suite, we humble WIS' can too :D
The antagonists in future Heaton novels should all wear exotic marine leather straps (shark, stingray) on their 124060s.