The Grey NATO – 206 – New Watches! Pelagos 39, Diver's Sixty-Five 12H, and the steel Doxa Army.
The Grey NATO – 206 – New Watches! Pelagos 39, Diver's Sixty-Five 12H, and the steel Doxa Army.
We weren’t sure what Geneva Watch Days would deliver, but as it turns out, we got a trio of great new sport watches from some of our favorite brands – Doxa, Tudor, and Oris. In this episode, Jason and James chat at length about the new steel Doxa Army, the Pelagos 39, and the first Divers Sixty-Five from Oris to feature the brand’s Caliber 400 movement, the 12H.
Before that, we’ve got a brand new auction from Jason in support of feeding children in Sri Lanka (and it features a very sold-out Doxa), and be sure to stay in the mix for a look at what it takes to make a tiny jet boat and a full-sized aircraft carrier.
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7:00 Jason’s Auction of the Doxa Sub 300 Divingstar Poseidon edition
12:01 Farer Aquatic Thurso
12:36 Scurfa MS21 LE
17:43 Paul Scurfield on TGN
18:51 Doxa Army in steel
25:10 Tudor Pelagos 39 Hands-On
29:57 Jason’s post about the Pelagos 39
42:00 Carbon Doxa 300
42:05 Bremont S302
47:20 Oris Divers Sixty-Five 12H with cal 400
55:00 “How to Build an Aircraft Carrier” Chris Terrill
58:08 Grind Hard Plumbing Co - Youtube
59:00 “100HP Micro Jet Boat Speed Test” (Grind Hard Plumbing Co)
1:00:26 “We Raced Everything And This Happened” (Grind Hard Plumbing Co)
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James
Really enjoyed this episode. It was great to hear James and Jason’s different thoughts on the pelagos and some honest back and forth. Great stuff.
For what it’s worth, I’m probably with Jason on this one. I was very excited when they announced it but didn’t feel anything for it when I saw one in the shop. It felt unlike other pelagos watches, more generic dive watch. Lost some of the charm. I have a pelagos FXD which I love, it still makes me smile when I put it on. For me, it retains the tool vibe of the original, with a slimmer profile to give a great balance. So for me, that’s the Pelagos of choice.