HODINKEE Radio: Episode 35: Baselworld 2019 Preview

March 18, 2019

Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review here, and tell us which guests we should have on! Its not too often that we can get the whole HODINKEE editorial team in one place at one time. But, special circumstances call for a special response: With Baselworld less than a week away we were able to wrangle almost everyone into the studio to talk about what lies ahead at the year's biggest watch fair. Its hard to believe its that time of year again (we say that every year), but in just a matter of days well get to see the latest releases from literally hundreds of watch brands, including the likes of Rolex, Tudor, Patek Philippe, Grand Seiko, Breitling, and more.?That said, this years show is going to be a bit different. For one, Swatch Group is out, which means no Omega, Breguet, or Blancpain. And overall, the show is down to 500 exhibitions from over 1,500 just a few years ago. Most of us here at HODINKEE usually go into Baselworld with a pretty good idea of what to expect. This year, all I know is that its going to be a different game altogether.Well go over all of this in greater detail, along with our highlights from last years Baselworld, the watches wed all love to see this year, our favorite places to grab dinner and drinks after a day at the fair, and more. Plus we welcome a new HODINKEE editor to the show. It's a good one.One last note: We are going to be doing daily podcast dispatches from Baselworld 2019, beginning on Wednesday, March 20, and running through Saturday, March 23. Each evening you'll get a different group of editors chatting about what they saw that day, what the mood at the fair is like, and which watches they can't wait to see on their own wrists. If you have questions you want answered, let us know in the comments below and we'll do our best.Enjoy Episode 35 of HODINKEE Radio and be sure to follow along with all our Baselworld 2019 coverage coming this week and beyond. Show Notes 6:45Joe Thompson on Baselworld 2019?8:47Baselworld floor plan?10:30Cara on the Rolex Rainbow Daytona?10:52Jack on the Rolex GMT-Master II In Everose Gold?11:10Jack on the Pepsi-bezel GMT-Master in steel?10:25The Patek Philippe Ref. 5740 Nautilus Perpetual Calendar?12:20The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Chronograph Reference 5968A?12:30The Patek Philippe 5270P With Salmon Dial?12:46The Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight?12:40The Tudor Black Bay GMT?13:10Jack on the Urwerk AMC?14:07Jon on the Breguet Marine Reference 5517?14:22 The Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 Anniversary Limited Edition?14:50The Seiko 1968 Automatic Divers Re-Creation Limited Edition Ref SLA025?18:30The Longines Military Watch?18:50The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra-Thin Automatique?20:35The NOMOS Glashtte Autobahn?21:13Citizen's 'The Citizen' Chronomaster AB9000-61E?29:02The Patek Philippe 5522A?32:22The Zenith '50 Years Of El Primero' Anniversary Set?35:00The MB&F Legacy Machine FlyingT?38:47A Look Inside Baselworld 2017?40:40The Certina DS PH200M?42:30Pharmacy Museum of Basel?44:00Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim?50:30HODINKEE Radio with Philippe Dufour?56:09Searching for Skylab?1:00:33Behind The Bastards?1:01:06Live Rust