The Grey NATO – 287 – Collection Inspection Vol. 12 // Blancpain vs. Blancpain (Sort of)

After more than a full year, the Collection Inspection returns, and this episode features a contrasting look at two Blancpains – sort of. Jason has brought his modern titanium Fifty Fathoms, and James has brought his Swatch x Blancpain Scuba Fifty “Ocean of Storms.” The result is a Collection Inspection that follows a pair of watches that are both quite similar and wildly different.

From the get-go, Jason and James are working on plans for Windup Chicago and the Toronto Timepiece Show as Jason wraps up his preparation for the Fandance later this month. Stay in the mix for a Final Notes that will have you remembering D-Day and planning the next project for a new workbench.

Click here to play episode 287 from your browser – Thanks so much for listening.

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1:40 Toronto Timepiece Show
2:40 Wind Up Chicago
5:07 The Fandance 
8:56 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 5015 Titanium
10:02 Mokarran Protection Society
12:47 Fifty Fathoms Tribute to Aqualung
16:33 Swatch x Blancpain Scuba Fifty Ocean of Storms
20:30 0.9mm hex keys for Blancpain
21:41 Rubber strap from Garmin
37:50 Rolex Submariner 14060M
39:40 Pelagos FXD 
43:30 Marc Hayek on TGN
46:30 Laurent Ballesta on TGN
49:41 Blancpain Ocean Commitment
53:224 “D-Day 80th Anniversary | Normandy Invasion” (Upscaled History, YouTube)
55:59 Dewalt Folding Workbench

“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.” – Marcus Aurelius.