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Gregg is back, joining Matt and Drake to sit down to catch up on things and, more importantly, to spend some quality time breaking down our impressions of the Formex Aria. We've had the Formex crew on the pod before, and we've had several watches for review, so we are no strangers to the brand. But the Formex Aria is an offering on another level for them, and we were anxious to check it out! Thanks for listening.

Matt is joined by Brock (aka @deepsea.edc)- one of the coolest "follows" in the diving/adventure/.mil watch space. In this episode, we hit most of the expected stuff: Land Rovers, dive watches, F1 fandom, and booze. But we are pilgrims here at SOTP, so we also go a bit further... into his youth, his life as a diver in the US Navy, and how that experience brought him to working on a collab dive watch with Jacques Bianchi. We round out the whole thing with some discussion around his work with PROJECT RECOVER, and that org's ongoing efforts to locate and repatriate the remains of missing service personnel from WWII. Thanks for listening!

Holy Cow! Gregg is back, and so is pod alum Balazs Ferenczi (Fratello, Chrono24)! In this one, we record live at the beautiful Casa de Gregg to chat as a prelude to our most recent SOTP x Chrono24 community get together. Along the way, we have a few beers, examine some unusual Indie pieces, and get to go hands-on with the truly amazing Polymesh bracelet from Ming. We recorded live at Gregg's, and it wouldn't be an in-person recording without some random power tools dropping in unexpectedly. That's live recording for you! Thanks for listening.

If you listen to this podcast, chances are you follow plenty of watch content. But what about the other stuff that we all tend to like..? In this episode, Matt sits down with Anti Watch Watch Club's Zac Wiley to discuss a few of our favorite "follows", with subject matter ranging from winter sports, cars and overlanding, Dakar, sailing, and truly epic dive travelogues. This is a fun departure from our usual fare. Thanks for listening!

We return to Ogopogo Brewing in San Gabriel, CA to record live with recent guest and SOTP contributor Drake Moore. Apologies in advance- there's a fair bit of ambient sound in this one and our new Yeti mic remote setup didn't do the greatest job of amplifying Drake. That said, it was a fun catch-up chat about Matt's recent foray into high-end Casio, the first Formula 1 races, and Drake's upcoming project.

Introducing Jason- aka @watchrolling! Fresh off a long run with his own podcast, retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer Jason [REDACTED] joins Matt to discuss his evolving passion for watch collecting, photography, and blogging. Jason is an super interesting guy, and we look forward to hearing from him more in the future.

Matt is joined by new SOTP contributor and guest host Drake Moore,-aka @countsunnyhours - to discuss dive watch stalwart Doxa. While we are huge fans of dive watches over here, with pieces from Seiko and Omega, Blancpain, and the like, the fact remains that Doxa is undiscovered country for Matt. Luckily, Drake is a bit of a Doxaphile. He walks us through some highlights. Check it out, and thanks for listening!

"It's all about nostalgia. It connects you to the past, and the idea is for you to inject some of the past into your present... let it neutralize some of the chaos and craziness of today."-- Nick, aka @adpatina. Wow. It's hard to imagine a more concise and accurate description of the allure of "vintage" in our little constellation of overlapping hobbies. Are you deep into watches, cars, cameras, travel, militaria, or whatever..? If the answer is "yes", then chances are there are some corners of your areas of interest that focus on the cool stuff (whatever it may be) from days gone by. We talk about all of this over a cocktail with Nick. SoCal Spoiler Alert: Nick will be in San Diego on Nov 15th, if you want to check out his wares in person! Thanks for listening.

It's the time of year from "best watches for Summer!" lists, and we agree that it's a topic that has been done to death. In this episode, Matt and Trevor (from the Paré Paré Podcast) team up to talk Summer watches, but with a neo vintage twist. Rather than listing current releases, we've gone into the late 19080's to the early 2000's to pick a stable of older-but-still-relevant pieces, and for a variety of pre-owned budgets. That's right- we are keeping the topic fresh by focusing on older watches, and it turns out to be pretty cool! Thanks for listening.

It's been a minute; thanks for checking back in! In this episode, Matt is joined by Michael, the man behind the popular "MilWatch"-themed @thepilotswatch, to talk about his feed, his watches, and his life as a US Navy helicopter pilot. Michael DEFINITELY came correct for this discussion, with one of Matt’s grail watches as his “wrist check”, and a new (to us!) riff on a “Last Word” cocktail. Very cool! This is another fun one, even IF Michael confesses to liking Laphroaig(!) early on in the chat.

In this episode we are joined by Jack Stewart, a US Navy F/A-18 pilot turned best-selling author. Jack is the author of 3 (soon to be 4) aviation action thriller novels, and he's on his way to being ranked among the greats in the genre, in our humble opinion. It also happens that Mr. Stewart is a bit of a watch guy in his own right! We talk about the books, the flying, the watches, and perhaps most important... how he got his callsign; "FARLEY". This is another fun one. Check it out!

Gregg and Matt meet live to do an extended wrist-check with a pair of recent GMT offerings from Formex (Stratos UTC) and Nodus (Contrail GMT). Matt then waxes hopeful with a notional wishlist for upcoming releases from Grand Seiko and Tudor. Will this year bring blessings to the GS faithful who'd love to see a REAL "Submariner killer"..?? Time will tell. In the meantime, thanks for listening.

If it's us talking about Fordite, lume, and good beer, it can only mean that we are joined by none other than Lume Wizard Extraordinaire, The Black Badger- aka James Thompson. James is a Canadian expat living in Sweden, and he is known worldwide as a design maven specializing in unusual materials and off-the-charts lume. He's done collabs with some of the biggest names in the game. In this episode, we chat about everything from his watch design projects, the Miami Vice/ GTA mural in his workshop, and the amazing beer culture in Copenhagen.

For motorsport fans, it's an amazing time. The long-anticipated start to the F1 2025 Season is upon us, and we are once again joined by Spence, from the "Whiskey and Watches Podcast". This is our 3rd annual pre-season roundup with Spence, and we cover team driver pairings, 2024 highlights, predictions, and more.

Matt is joined live by SoCal TGN community stalwart, Jon C aka @thegrailnato aka "ARKEN Hunter" to discuss the unique appeal of indie darling Arken Watch Co. Jon has voted with his dollars, and owns pretty much every model from the UK-based über-micro. We also get up to some chat regarding Omega's recent Seamaster 300M in Bronze Gold, Sinn's latest novelties, and more. This one is live, so bear with the background noise and as always, thanks for listening!