The Grey NATO – 337 – Orange & Black Is Back For Summer
Following the smash-hit hostful episode from last week, Jason and James sit down to catch up as summer progresses and to chat about a handful of new watches released in the last few weeks. It’s a great time to be a fan of orange/black dive watches as Omega, Blancpain, and Doxa all have releases into a similar color space. Beyond that, we have a new fan favorite re-release from Seiko, the latest model from Anordain, and something brand new and very cool from Laventure.
Stay in the mix for an automotive-heavy installment of Final Notes as Jason considers the service reality for a very special car and James shares a video from a TGN alum covering both the past and the present of a special automaker from the Czech Republic.
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16:05 Check Hodinkee for Jason’s special story (AM of July 24th)
17:56 Toronto Timepiece Show 2025
18:22 Timpiece World Awards
19:22 Jason’s Omega 2254 Seamaster Pro
20:20 James’ Tudor Pelagos 39
22:24 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech
23:30 Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Tech Gombessa
24:44 38mm Fifty Fathoms core models
26:57 Omega Seamaster Diver 300M with orange accents
30:42 Doxa Sub 750T Clive Cussler LE
34:45 Anordain Model 2 w/ Porcelain dial
36:52 Seiko 5 Sports “Gene Kranz Jr” SRPL91 and SRPL93
40:04 Laventure Marine Type 3 Chronometer
45:25 “I’m Sorry… This New Artist Completely Sucks” (Rick Beato, YouTube)
48:17 “The Secretive Shop that Keeps the Rare McLaren on the Road” (NYT)
49:46 “The Only McLaren F1 Technician in North America” (Road and Track)
52:48 “Driving The Wild Praga Bohema and its Aero Ancestor” (Henry Catchpole, Hagerty, YouTube)
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