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Welcome to 2012!

Today, our intrepid watch wariors are testing the latest in 'tin-can & string' tech recording devices.

With can in hand, they spoke on Jean-Claude Biver Step Down As CEO Of Hublot, Ochs Und Junior Selene Tinta Watch, John wears a watch in a WiMM, IWC Pilot Chronograph Top Gun Miramar Watch and the start of SIHH. Hot stuff.

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In todays show, John starts us off by not talking about a watch, we discuss Hublot's Magic Gold, John decides he is jonesing for an Omega Ploprof (a vintage or current version - whatever anyone will gve him) and we finish off the year with the A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Up/Down watch.

From us to you: all the best and we will see you next year!

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This week, John channels his inner wookie when discussing the Jean Dunand Shabaka, decides the Cabestan Trapezium Watch is less than useful, thinks the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Diving Chronograph GMT Navy SEALs name is entirely too long and that the Hublot Big Bang Watch For Architect Oscar Niemeyer is better than an orange hat.

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Today we speak on Nivarox and their min-opoly on the watch-part market, the Hydro Mechanical Horologists and their use of green goo in a watch, the Parmigiani Toric Minute Reaperter (ding) and maybe finish our 'Holliday watch guide - oligarch edition'.

Come on, just sell you house and buy one - you know you want to.

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In this weeks show, Ariel introduced ' Watch What If ', we re-visit Omega (Ariel literally visits them) and the continuation of this years 'Holliday watch guide'.

So who did they name? Ball, Bathys, Baume & Mercier, Sinn and Maurice de Mauriac just to name a few.

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This week, John makes it through the entire show without a single rant while discussing Omega and the start of this years 'Holliday watch guide'.

So who did they name? Seiko, Citizen, Luminox, Hamilton, Prometheus, just to name a few.

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This week John makes it extra ranttastic (for your pleasure) when they discuss the Dream Watch 4 iPhone case, that Hublot is the "Official Watch Maker & Timekeeper Of Ferrari", Ariel's visit to the Blancpain Haute Horology Watch Manufacture and the difficulties of buying a good used watch in China.

 Who would have thought it would be so hard?

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This week on HTS we speak about Ariel's visit to Arizona Fine Time and Grand Seiko and how shopping for watches that cost more then your home with a skimask is actually a bad idea. We also do a fly by of the MB&F Legacy Machine No. 1 Watch and look forward to Romain Jerome's take on incorporating DNA of the iconic DeLorean in to a watch. 

Will going 88MPH with this bad boy on make you travel through time?  Probably not ... but trying may let you travel to traffic court. 

"Why, hello officer ... "

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This week on HTS we speak about the Hublot Antikythera Calibre 2033-CH01 Watch, a French movement manufacturer Dubois Dépraz, the Ulysse Nardin Freak Diavolo and finish up with the Alpina Startimer Classic Automatic Chrono - a watch with a lot of potential but with tiny hands and no chrono pushers.

Whaa?

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On our world tour we speak about the One Watch Auction and give some of the results, extend our hands to the Parmigiani 114, get in touch with our inner Swatch, tour the Gallet The Museum Edition Flight Officer Chronograph and go far east for the Dedegumo Unique Japanese Fashion Watches.

NOTE: at no time did not leave the studio during the recording of the podcast -- only metaphorically.

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Today we have a special treat. Ariel was able to sit down and chat with the head of MB&F Watches, Maximilian Büsser.

Enjoy!

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In today's robust podcast, we go retro with the Click DIP Switch & Turn Switch, Circuit Board Style Watch, take a quick look to the stars with the Citizen Astrodea Stargazing Watch Collection, do drive by of the Porsche Design P’6620 Dashboard Chronograph Watch, go 'shark jumping' with the Omega Ploprof commercial and jump again at the Christopher Ward C9 Harrison Jumping Hour Watch.

All that and a bag of chips in 30 minutes.  By the way, it's your turn to bring the chips.

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In today's podcast, Ariel and John huddle around one mic and discuss the Only Watch auction, the Tiffany & Co. VS Swatch debacle and how Sinn Watches (especially the Sinn EZM 10) makes John feel ... moist ... in all the wrong places.

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In today's show, Ariel loves the hands of a Zenith Watch, John explains (in graphic detail) how to better spend 25K then on the Jacob & Company Ghost watch, we give the IWC Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia the once-over and end with more watch name weirdness with Hebe's watch collection.

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Today we have a very special interview (conducted by Ariel) with the owner of Wolf Designs, Simon Philipp Wolf - makers of fantastic watch winders and boxes

Give a listen. You may learn a thing ... or even two.

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Remember way back in the day (last week) when we discussed how "some watch companies 'can't understand normal thinking' when it comes to naming their watch models." , well, bad naming is not just for models any more. To illustrate that point, we discuss Muff Watches and their diver selection. Just wearing one gives you a legitimate reason for having 'muff diver' displayed on your person. Also Ariel speaks on the evolution of the 'brand ambassador' in an interview with Johan Ernst Nilson.  In addition to that, we discuss the watch winders and social media.

Muff Diver ...

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Today we discuss how some watch companies 'can't understand normal thinking' when it comes to naming their watch models. Such as the Moya Cuntur. Also we discover that John would actually wear a Sea-God watch, whether it let him see God or not. In addition to that (yep there's more) we discuss the Milus Watches US Navy "Life Barter Kit" watch. Maybe wearing it will save your life some day.

You never know.

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In this meandering episode we discuss The Harrison Ford Hamilton Watches, Ikepod Watches, British watch auctions and (for some) the return of the pocket watch - but this is only if you mix your D&D and L.A.R.Ping. If so, wearing a pocket watch is the least of your worries.

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In this weeks episode we discuss Kickstarter.com, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore GINZA7 Watch, Swiss Army's 'Original' and Tudor Watches (AKA, the 'baby Rolex).

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In todays off-beat episode we discuss the Planet Tatooine Collectibles watch from kickstarter.com (insert your own Star Wars quote here), the Ellicott Majisty Watch and the Patek Philippe 5235 Annual Calendar Regulator watch.

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In todays upbeat episode we discuss the Kello iPhone watch timing 'thing-a-ma-bob' app , the Tag Heuer Link Smart Phone (and John's general detestation of all 'watch phones') as well as Grand Seiko watches.

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In todays riviting episode we discuss the Romain Jerome Space invader watch, how to spot a fake watch (fake people are easy to spot) and custom watches: not just for the uber-rich anymore.

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In todays episode we do not have an episode, per se. Insted, Ariel Interviews Jorn Werdelin from Linde Werdelin Watches. 

Enjoy!

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In todays episode we discuss watches by Vulcain and while we were in Las Vegas, we recorded a great interview with Mr. Babin from Hublot. 

Enjoy!

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In todays torrid episode we discuss the Clerc Hydroscaph GMT again (more or less), Hublot and how to attract a potential mate by sporting the propper watch.

Who knew !?

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On todays 'hot plate' we discuss Débaufré Swiss Watches, the Movado Bold and Azimuth watches.

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On todays menu: a re-review of the Devon Tread 1 , Casio's F-91W (Al Qaeda) 'Special', the Blancier Desert Wolf Militairy Chronograph and the Bremont C17 Globemaster .

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In this exciting episode we discuss the Jacob & Copany Cyclone and Caligula watches, the Nike Plus Sports Watch GPS by TomTom and the Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th.

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In today's exciting episode Ariel speaks more about his time at Baselworld, how Switzerland needs better desserts, the Harry Winston Opus Eleven , Porche Design P-6520 Compass watch and the Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronograph Caliber 9300 .

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On the plate for today: the URWERK UR-202S, Konstantin Chaykin's Lunokhod Watch, Corum Admiral’s Cup Seafender 46 and an interview with Lutz Bethge, Montblanc's CEO.

Also, we speak again about the Double Rain-Beau Fund . This is a fund to help raise money for our audio engenier, so that he may purchase a new computer. His current 2003 model just isn't up to the task of making us sound 'oh so pretty' without some serious coaxing and mild foreplay.

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Today we give some Basel predictions and find what what Ariel expects to see while there.

Also, we introduce you to the Double Rain-Beau Fund . This is a fund to help raise money for our audio engenier, so that he may purchase a new computer. His current 2003 model just isn't up to the task of making us sound 'oh so pretty' without some serious coaxing and mild foreplay.

Once again, we speak more on the BLJ08 movement. Why? Because it is our show and we can ... and we also think it is cool.

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This week we talk about, you guessed it, Charlie sheen.

Also we manage to sneak in some other stuff.

Like:

• Your boken watches - do you still wear them even if they dont work? 
• LVMH acquired the Bulgari Group making them the largest luxury watch group.
• The Romain Jerome Space Invader DNA and the ...
• Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept CS1 Tourbillon GMT watch.

 Did we mention Charlie Sheen?

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This week we talk about the MB&F HM3 Rebel, the fastest sailbaot in the world - Audemars Piguet/Zenith Hydroptère, Michael Kobold and the Christophe Claret - 21 Blackjack with Automatic BLJ08 movement.

Yep, you are correct, that is not a picture of a watch.  Good catch. 

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In this exciting episode we talk about the Urwerk UR-110 Torpedo, Ralph Lauren Sporting Chronograph and the Phosphor Reveal all while making schrewed ovservations about the king of 'Unkillable Fashion'.

Disclaimer: Any commeants made or depictions derived, that resemble real persons, living or dead/undead is purely coincidental and are not meant to trigger the zombie apocalypse by enraging their possible leader, Karl Lagerfeld.

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In this podcast we discuss Ressence , Greubel Forsey , Linde Werdelin and Baselworld.

Also, Ariel prepares for Baselworld while John works on his remote pacific island death-ray. 

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We have another treat for you and it comes in the form of an interview with Pierre Halimi Lacharlotte from F.P Journe. 

Pierre answers our questions and shares his insites.

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  Today we have the special privilege of having Jake Ehrlich join us for the show.

Jake is well know in the watch industry for his work over at  Rolex Magazine.com  where he flexes his cerebellum and research prowess as a renowned Rolex historian. 

We ask the questions and Jake ... answers them. Kind of what you would expect from an interview, I guess. 

Episode 53 - You wear it around you neck

In this weeks episode we speak a bit about Tag Heuer, what was big at SIHH (The Salon International De La Haute Horlogerie), how being the govern-nator must have cut in to Arnold Schwarzenegger's watch collecting and little more on the Slyde.

 Also, listen all the way through to learn how John feels about our listener-ship. 

Welcome to 2011

We are back ... did ya miss us?  

Today we discuss the futuristic  HD3 Nextgen , the Tag Heuer Concept, Cyma Myriad Watches  and the MB&F HM2 . 

Ariel will be at S.I.H.H. next week so can can expect some interesting news either directly from Geneva or as soon as he returns.  

"What are we gunna do till then?"  - Stimpy

While they were still in Florida, John and Ariel record this exclusive interview with Ulysses Nardin CEO,  Rolf W. Schnyder. Also, the year in brief review.

In a small town of Le Locle lies one of the global “big boys” Ulysse Nardin. Behind this exceptional brand is Rolf W Schnyder, a Swiss with over 40 years of experience in various aspects of wristwatch production.

HourTime is a weekly podcast about watches, watchmaking, and other cool stuff. It is hosted by Ariel Adams and John Biggs

Along with us today is the 'Watch Matchmaker', Meehna Goldsmith from  watchmatchmaker.com . 

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Meehna lends her expertise on choosing the best watch to match your personality and the look you are trying to convey as well as supplying her input on the vintage vs. new watch debate.

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Meehna has become internationally known and respected as a leading expert in luxury timepieces with a keen understanding of the market and emerging trends. Both luxury timepiece buyers and sellers regularly seek her advice and opinions. 

John Biggs & Ariel Adams - two big personalities online. This is our opportunity to share our expert thoughts with you on the latest and greatest developments in your, and our, love of watches. What makes us experts?

John Biggs has been doing this for years and has been reporting on watches, tech, and gadgets for ten years. His is a voice listened to by many, and he brings the collective experience of a professional gadget critic and a savvy consumer. In addition to his watch blog WristWatchReview.com, John is the editor of CruchGearand writes for the New York Times and a number of other publications.

Ariel Adams publishes aBlogtoRead.com, the most popular watch blog online. He is the resident watch expert writer at Luxist.com, reviews watches for AskMen.com, provides news articles to WatchUSeek.com, is a luxury style writer at Examiner.com, contributes watch content elsewhere, and can’t stop talking about watches.