The Grey NATO – 235 – Collection Inspection Vol. 11 (Vintage Edition)
The Collection Inspection is back with a special twist as both of the selected watches are not only vintage but also weird takes on the format of a chronograph. For the eleventh installment of this show type, James has brought his quirky but useful (and very gold) Buren MinStop and Jason has his tough and technical Aquastar Benthos 500. It’s a fun trip down memory lane as the TGN boys dig into what they like about these watches, how they came to own each example, and more.
From the start, James loses track of the show on a tangent about BCD problems and Jason is dreading a possible return of snow. Stay in the mix for a Final Notes that will have you checking your compass as you navigate your way to a book store for the official North American release of a great new Bond novel.
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4:33 Apple Watch Ultra
9:07 Suunto Zoop
12:16 Bremont MBII
14:56 Buren MinStop
15:40 Retrowatchguy
21:05 Jason Gallop of Roldorf & co on TGN
21:58 Le Swan
29:34 Silvana on Collection Inspection
30:17 Aquastar Benthos 500
33:00 Depth Charge (Jason’s novel)
35:55 Olongapo bands Instagram
40:50 Blue Benthos 500
41:18 A Dive Into Time
46:50 “Double or Nothing” by Kim Sherwood - now available in the US
48:00 Kim Sherwood on TGN
48:48 Marathon Watch Clip-On Compass
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T.S. Eliot
I’m sure this is addressed somewhere but how can we get a new slack invite link if we need to re-join?
Perhaps watches on left wrist became standard as most are righties, and a watch interfered with writing?