The Grey NATO – 327 – The Vancouver Timepiece Show (Special Chats & Lots of Watches)

It’s a special episode following James’ weekend at the Vancouver Timepiece Show! This outing includes a full report from the show, some of James’ fave watches on display, a few fun side quests, and a handful of bite-sized chats with friends that were in town for the show (including Jason Hutton, Marathon, Elliot Brown, Astor+Banks, Sketchy Boyz Watch Club, Arken, and AJ Barse!). It’s a long one! James did his best with some tricky audio recordings, but it was a blast to be in the city for the show, and we hope to see many of you at the Toronto outing in September.

Stay in the mix for a Final Notes that will have you headed east while considering the addition of a special bit of tech (and also James’ mental health when it comes to monitors).

Click here to play episode 327 from your browser – Thanks so much for listening.

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1:57 Banff Mountain Film Festival
7:08 Arken Alterum
9:15 Halios Seaforth Gen 4
10:12 Jason’s Pelagos FXD Black
12:04 Hands-On Tudor Pelagos Ultra
14:20 Toronto Timepiece Show Episode
15:50 Revolver Coffee
16:15 BigHeadTaco Instagram
16:26 Sigma BF
20:14 33 Acres Brewery
23:33 CWC TI300 Quartz Diver
24:33 Christopher Ward C12 Loco
25:50 SpaceOne watches Worldtimer (FYI: has not been fully announced yet, watch will be official in late June, mentioned with permission)
27:08 Vaer G5 Pacific Steel
28:05 RZE Watches UDT 8000
29:40 Elliot Brown Arne
31:35 Jack Mason Canton
31:55 Serica 1174 Parade
33:49 Hanhart 417 ES 1954 39mm
34:55 Studio Underdog
35:30 Fears Arnos
36:14 Paulin Lume Modul D
37:27 Formex Essence Ceramica
38:08 Ares Watches
38:29 Marathon Officer’s Quartz SSGPQ-D
40:22 Straum watches
41:20 Fratello x Straum collab
44:40 Zenea watches
44:59 Toronto Timepiece Show
51:43 AJ Barse
52:14 Baltic Aquascaphe Bronze
53:00 Analog Explorer Podcast
53:32 Elliot Brown Watches
57:41 Sketchy Boyz Watch Club
1:01:34 Rolex Explorer II 216570
1:02:20 Christopher Ward X Sketchy Boyz collab
1:03:54 Arken Watches
1:10:08 Astor+Banks
1:10:09 SO Labs
1:13:10 Camp Watches
1:18:20 “Arc’teryx Presents: Going East” (Arc’teryx, YouTube)
1:19:46 “House of Bliss” (via Banff Centre)
1:20:53 “My 2025 Desk Setup for Creativity and Focus” (Work from Hype, YouTube)
1:22:50 USB-C Monitor that James is using (via Amazon)

“I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.” – Bob Hope