HODINKEE Radio: Episode 4: Om Malik

July 30, 2018

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! Some of the conversations you're going to hear on HODINKEE Radio are first encounters with people we've wanted to meet for a while. Others though, like this episode, are conversations amongst old friends. Ben and I have known Om Malik for the better part of a decade (I actually met Om through Ben right after starting at HODINKEE), and he's a person unlike any other. The guy is incredibly smart and thoughtful, without an ounce of pretension. But at the same time, he's got killer taste and a good sense of humor to balance everything out. Over the years we've had countless conversations about watches, photography, journalism, and tons of other things. When we decided to do a podcast, having Om on as an early guest was a no-brainer.Om is probably best known to most people as the founder of GigaOm, one of the original tech blogs, but he's also written for nearly every outlet of note you can imagine, including the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, Forbes, and more. He's currently a partner at True Ventures in San Francisco, but you can still enjoy his photography and writing through his own blogs.We hope you enjoy Episode 4 of HODINKEE Radio. Check out the show notes below and let us know what you think in the comments. Wrist Check Om and I have pretty similar taste when it comes to watches (and other things), and this Grand Seiko SBGR301 is a perfect example of that. The three-hander is a no-nonsense automatic watch that you can wear in basically any situation, and the best parts about it are all in the little details like the polishing and faceting of the hands and the subtle finish of the dial. If you see someone wearing this watch, you know they know what's up. Show Notes 1:42Om's blog GigaOm?8:04The Nomos Zurich?9:07The Seiko Presage line10:17HODINKEE's Ochs Und Junior coverage?11:25The Ochs & Junior Moonphase HODINKEE Edition14:58Kendall Jenner Daniel Wellington Ad15:20Stephen on Daniel Wellington's business model16:28Ben's HODINKEE Magazine Vol. 2 cover story25:55Seiko 9F 25th Anniversary Limited Edition27:45The Longines VHP35:53Leica M1039:00Really Right Stuff tripods39:25Leica SL39:58Konica Big Mini40:12Fuji X10047:48Speake Marin watches48:45Movado Bold, black dial50:25Ben's Patek Ref. 252651:09The TAG Heuer Limited Edition Carrera Skipper for HODINKEE51:23Bradley Price and Autodromo