The Grey NATO – 225 – Diving Under The Ice And Into The Latest From AP
Few episodes could better illustrate the breadth of the TGN vibe than this one as the boys dig into Jason’s recent return to ice diving on a frozen Minnesota lake as James arrives home from a trip to Switzerland to see the latest and greatest from Audemars Piguet. Freezing cold water, starwheels, frozen regulators, and ultra-thin perpetual calendars come together in what ended up being a fun chat.
From the start, Jason and James are each rocking new – but rather different – dive watches, and be sure to stay tuned for a Final Notes that will keep you under the ice as James rambles on about a piece of tech that hasn’t failed to keep him entertained.
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4:15 AP Hotel
7:30 iPad Pro
7:45 Slow Horses
8:29 The Observer Collection Tango
8:31 Apple iPad keyboard folio
12:10 Jason’s new Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
15:25 Blancpain strap changing tool
18:10 Momentum Sea Quartz 30
22:37 Example of the AP Tuscan dials
23:00 42mm Royal Oak Offshore Ceramic
27:59 Steel AP Code 11.59
28:58 AP Code 11.59 Starwheel
29:52 Royal Oak Ultra thin QP in titanium
31:14 AP Code 11.59 Universelle RD#4
39:00 TGN ice diving episode from last year
39:43 Midwest School of Diving
50:30 “Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive” (Netflix)
55:12 Apple AirPod Pro Gen 2
“Drown in a cold vat of whiskey? Death, where is thy sting?” - W.C. Fields
As a frequent air traveler, I couldn’t agree more with James’s observation on business class and children. Can’t we all just agree that children under six belong in the back 1/3 of the plane? I get traveling is hard on children, so let’s all minimize the impact of that on third parties.
Enjoying this episode a lot, but had to pause it to say thanks for sharing the Momentum Sea Quartz 300. I’ve already signed up for the restock notification!