Hodinkee Radio: Does A Longer Power Reserve Really Make A Difference?

July 10, 2022

Lately, it seems that the offered length of power reserves has become a hot-button topic in watch-related discourse C but what do you need all those hours for? Are ~38 hours really not enough, especially in a casual or everyday sports watch? I never give total power reserve that much of a concern when it comes to divers and the like, but it's clear that the spec is of growing interest among watch enthusiasts.? I asked Jack and Danny to plug in their mics and help me talk over this novel need for more and more hours. And from early 8-day Cartiers to Hublots that boast 50 days of power reserve (and require a drill to wind), we dig into the need for a longer power reserve, some of the bigger PRs in watchmaking history, and some of our favorite power-reserve indications.?Thanks so much for listening, if you have a need for more and more power.? Show Notes 00:30 Hodinkee Insurance 5:55 Powermatic 80 9:00 Vertex M60C Aqualion 10:43 Cartier 8-day Tank 12:56 Oris Caliber 400 14:18Ulysse Nardin Freak14:25 IWC Big Pilot14:31 Jacob Quenttin 31 days 14:36 Lange 31 15:28 Richard Mille UP-01 Ferrari?15:44 Hublot MO-05 LaFerrari (it was 2013, I'm not getting younger)?17:55 New Breitling SuperOceans 21:50 Tudor North Flag 24:00 Maltese Cross Stop-Work (aka Geneva Stop-Work)25:01 Nomos Power Reserve25:25 Journe Power Reserve 26:10 Oris Big Crown ProPilot Caliber 114 27:00 Breguet Classique