The Grey NATO - 126 - Watch Discomfort Zones

This episode the boys are digging into their watch discomfort zones – those types of watches that simply haven’t worked for them in the past. For Jason, it’s dress watches. For James, it’s chronographs. From special examples to wild blind spots, the guys know they are in the wrong and chat about how best to frame these genres in a way that might work in the future.

From the top, Jason and James are talking Speedmaster bracelets, bronze watches, and the never-ending sagas of vintage Land Rover repairs and project property updates. Sit tight for Final Notes for historical deep dive on NATO straps, the calamity of building a remote cabin, and a brand new album James can’t stop listening to. Finally, a huge thank you to Seiko Watches for supporting this episode via their Built For The Ice Diver US Special Editions. Just press play for all this and more – thanks so much for listening!

00:30 Seiko! bit.ly/seikoicetgn
14:10 Forstner Flat Link bracelet bit.ly/2GLBFgh
16:45 Oris Holstein Edition 2020 bit.ly/36znYMy
21:10 Vertex Bonze 75 bit.ly/2GA5yR0
25:22 Seiko Prospex Built for the Ice Diver bit.ly/seikoicetgn
32:38 Grand Seiko SBGM021 bit.ly/3lnxVk6
45:13 Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar In-Depth bit.ly/3d5kbrl
46:37 Collectability bit.ly/2F5rN0u
48:59 Hamilton Intra-matic 38 mm with a Champagne Dial bit.ly/30BND39
55:!7 Speedmaster Apollo 11 Anniversary LE bit.ly/30DUJV9
59:54 IWC ceramic chronograph via AnalogShift bit.ly/30DUYj1
1:01:13 Longines BigEye Chronograph Hands-On bit.ly/2mWchYE
1:02:10 Sinn SRS 910 Anniversary Chronograph bit.ly/3nivtxc
1:05:19 Junghans Max Bill bit.ly/3iCUwYm
1:08:50 Milestones In The Development Of The NATO Strap bit.ly/36EuqC3
1:11:03 Rover Haven straps bit.ly/2licIwC
1:11:54 Fleet Foxes “Shore” bit.ly/3npJ3is
1:12:20 Robin Pecknold on Instagram bit.ly/33zuX6g
1:17:44 “We Quit Our Jobs To Build a Cabin – Everything Went Wrong” bit.ly/3jxObyF