Hodinkee Radio: Talking Tastes, Trends, And Elton John's Watch Collection

February 21, 2024

Welcome back to Hodinkee Radio. After our 10-episode run of "Ben Clymer Presents," we're happy to bring Hodinkee Radio back to a weekly show, publishing every Wednesday.Just like with Ben Clymer Presents, each episode will also have video, so swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It's being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find your podcasts (might we recommend Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or TuneIn). This week, I'm joined by Ben Clymer and Malaika Crawford. We're taking a look at one celebrity's watch collection, but we're using it to zoom out to talk more broadly about trends, tastes, and how they change over time.?The celebrity is the one and only Sir Elton John. Nearly 1,000 pieces of his estate are at auction at Christie's this month, including more than 30 watches. Malaika and I went to preview these watches a couple of weeks ago, and we both had a ton of fun. The collection is perfectly Elton C super loud, but also representative of classic watchmaking. It also somehow perfectly reflects where watch collecting is at in 2024. I couldn't help but feel that if his collection had appeared five years ago, watch nerds might not have cared as much. So, it got me thinking about how trends and tastes change, and how they're changing right now.Of course, our own Ben Clymer has been on the front lines observing, and, dare I say, even shaping these trends over the past 15 years. So Ben joins us to discuss tastes, trends, and Elton John. Thanks to Accutron for supporting Hodinkee Radio. For more on the Accutron DNA Casino Collection, visit accutronwatch.com. Show Notes 00:01:Accutronwatch.com00:44: Elton John's Cartier Crash, Leopard Daytona Lead Sale Of Music Legend's Eclectic Collection1:35: Photo Report: Tripping The Snow Fantastic At F.A.T. Ice Race Aspen1:55: Ral Pags Wins the First Louis Vuitton Watch Prize For Independent Creatives2:35: Jean Arnault Talking Watches3:25: One To Watch: Simon Brette3:42: A Week On The Wrist: H. Moser Endeavor Perpetual Calendar3:46: One To Watch: Petermann Bedat7:40: Bad Art Nice Watch on Instagram10:00: Talking Watches with Jean Claude Biver10:30: Talking Watches With John Goldberger11:35:Slack Auction Preview December 2022 (the "Gyrotourbillon article")13:07: Introducing: The Piaget Polo 7914:40:The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute To 1931? 14:44:The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Collection With Sector Dials17:38: A Collector's Guide To The Patek Philippe Nautilus 571118:30: John Mayer Talking Watches18:50:In-Depth: The Sale Of Paul Newman's Paul Newman Daytona20:00: John Mayer Talking Watches 220:25:Vacheron Constantin Cornes De Vache for Hodinkee22:55: Taylor Swift Wearing a Watch Necklace at the Grammys35:18:Accutronwatch.com41:30:Luke Combs Wearing A Lange 1 At The Grammys42:36: Michael Jordan Wearing A Lange Datograph44:14: Watch dealer Johnson167 on Instagram47:10: A Week On The Wrist: Lange Saxonia Thin48:00: Three On Three: Manual-Wind Dress Watches From Lange, Journe, and Vacheron48:54: Cartier Santos Dumont With Enamel Bezels49:50:A Week On The Wrist: Cartier Crash50:18:Original Cartier Crash from Cartier London51:08: Cartier Tank Louis With Black Dial53:10: Lange Saxonia Thin In The Hodinkee Shop