This week on the aBlogtoWatch Weekly podcast, your favorite horological trio is back together to ring in 2023 with the first episode of Season 2! First and foremost, Rick admits to losing track of Ryan Reynolds. The team talks about recent movies and tries to figure out whether some watches they've seen on TV and in movies were paid placements or not, discuss the financial realities of owning a large watch brand, and heap criticism on the idea of buying vintage watches while praising the brands that are choosing to service them. Then, Ariel insists we stop being cute and calling complicated watches "smartwatches" and the gang identifies the modern uses for chronographs. Plus, friends of the show pick their favorite news and releases from 2022! Listen below or on the player of your choice.

Highlights

• 3:05 aBlogtoWatch Weekly Watches Watches: Watch Spotting in Film and TV
• 8:05 What if Sylvester Stallone was perfectly symmetrical?
• 11:55 Horological predictions for 2023
• 16:45 Breitling Valued At $4.5 Billion As Private Equity Owners Sell Controlling Stake | watchpro.com
• 24:00 Pride At Work – Why Some Brands Service Their Vintage Watches And Others Won’t
• 32:40 aBlogtoWatch Guest Column: The Patek Philippe 5207P Is A Smart Watch
• 42:15 Watch Reviews
• Watch Review: Hanhart 417 ES 1954
• Time Machines: The Omega Speedmaster Teutonic And The Watch Design Revolution That Never Was
• Hands-On: Mondaine Stop2Go WiFi Wall Clock & 40mm Classic Wristwatches

aBlogtoWatch launched the first-ever podcast about watches back in 2010 and continues to be the most referenced and respected publication in the world for watch enthusiasts, buyers, and collectors. Today, in addition to the website and social media channels, aBlogtoWatch produces the SUPERLATIVE interview podcast as well as aBlogtoWatch Weekly news podcast. The aBlogtoWatch Weekly podcast features the editors of the timepiece enthusiast publication aBlogtoWatch.com, coming together each week to discuss some of the latest industry stories and hottest new releases.

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