The Enthusiasts
The Enthusiasts
Episode 1: New Pod Day!
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Episode 1: New Pod Day!

This is the very first episode of The Enthusiasts – and it's been a long time coming.

It's here! New podcast day! For the very first episode of The Enthusiasts, we start things off by telling you a bit about who we are and why we're making this show in the first place. Then we do a deep dive into the new watch releases kicking off 2025 (11:29) from Louis Vuitton and Greubel Forsey to IWC and Tudor. Then we share a bit of our personal backgrounds and chat about what the watch community means to each of us (52:15) before wrapping things up with something we're each enthusiastic about this week (1:18:07). Thanks so much for giving this a listen and we hope you enjoy the show!

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Show Notes:

2:48 – Early Hodinkee Radio Episodes

3:59 – What is The Enthusiasts?

5:04 – How to Subscribe

6:34 – Hairspring

6:36 – Unpolished by Tony Traina

6:37 – The Fourth Wheel by Chris Hall

6:40 – KingFlum Substack

12:16 – Stephen's Ressence Type 9

12:28 – Ressence Catalogue Raisonné

12:53 – Justin's A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 ref. 101.027x

14:05 – The Watch: Thoroughly Revised

15:43 – Steel Lange 1 at Christie's in Nov. 2016

16:03 – Jean Arnault

16:46 – Louis Vuitton Tambour Convergence

18:53 – Louis Vuitton Tambour Taiko Spin Time Air Flying Tourbillon

20:34 – Daniel Roth Souscription Extra Plat

23:44 - Gérald Genta Gentissima Oursin Fire Opal

25:01 – Louis Vuitton Monterey II

26:18 – Bulgari Serpenti Automatic

28:29 – Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani

31:55 – Zenith Defy Skyline Chronograph Skeleton

32:05 – TAG Heuer Carrera Glassbox (new purple dial)

32:25 – Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Green Saxem

33:24 – Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tadao Ando

35:26 – Chopard L.U.C Lunar One

37:05 – Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 in Steel

41:16 – Gerald Charles Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin Lapis Lazuli

42:16 – Greubel Forsey Hand Made 2

43:20 – Mark Kauzlarich's Pics of Greubel Forsey Hand Made 2

44:52 – Timex Giorgio Galli S2Ti

45:53 – Giorgio Galli's Photography

46:35 – IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XX Mercedes AMG Petronas

46:51 – Tudor Black Bay Chrono Flamingo Blue

48:40 – IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII Edition "Hodinkee"

49:33 – IWC's Kurt Klaus IG Post (And Ferrari's Original Post)

1:18:40 – Vitsoe

1:20:15 – David Lynch

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