The Deep Track

Mar 07 2025 61 ep. 47 mins 13
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Exploring watches and more through culture, adventure, and personalities. This is a discussion of how curiosity drives enthusiasm, pushing us to explore and even confront our own boundaries. Interests explored will cover a deep field,  Hosted by watch industry veteran, Blake Buettner.

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The Deep Track, Ep. 58 - A New Seiko Marinemaster, King Seiko Vanac, & Collection Inspection

Mar 07 2025 30 mins  
Send us a text This week we take a look at new divers from Seiko celebrating 60 years since the 62MAS, which includes a new monobloc Marinemaster. Seiko also introduced a new King Seiko Vanac collection, recalling a short lived name from the early '70s. Additionally, I talk about pairing down my collection recently, and how I'm looking to bring my focus to the watches I buy moving

The Deep Track, Ep. 57 - Leica EZM12, Sinn 613, & Small Form Factor PCs

Feb 27 2025 25 mins  
Send us a text This is a solo episode featuring my thoughts on some of the new releases from Leica, Sinn, Audemars Piguet, and more. I also take a look back at my time with the magnificent A Lange & Sohne Lange 1 ref. 101.027 and ponder its meaning in the context of my own collection. Finally, I've got a new PC build project in the works, right in the midst of a new generation

The Deep Track, Ep. 56 - 2025 Formula 1 Car Livery Reveal with Wesley Smith

Feb 20 2025 49 mins  
Send us a text This week, Wesley Smith returns to the podcast to discuss the Formula 1 2025 season liveries, which were all revealed this week in London. We talk about favorites, as well as what to expect from the actual cars hitting the track in Bahrain at the end of this month. Additionally, we highlight some of the recent watch releases from F1 team partners such as IWC and Gira

The Deep Track, Ep. 55 - Jeremy Kirkland

Feb 13 2025 59 mins  
Send us a text This week’s episode features a discussion with Jeremy Kirkland of the Blamo! Podcast. Jeremy is a veteran of the fashion space, and also happens to be a serious watch enthusiast. In this episode, we discuss his sartorial origins, how his motivations have evolved, and how watches fit into that equation. We also confront the idea of ergonomics in trend cycles and how

The Deep Track, Ep. 54 - Tony Traina

Feb 06 2025 52 mins  
Send us a text This week we welcome watch industry veteran, and creator of the Unpolished newsletter, Tony Traina. In this episode we discuss Tony's journey into the space, the kinds of watches that drive his curiosity and passion, and the nature of our responsibilities in fostering a new generation of enthusiasts. A few unexpected watches make an appearance in this episode, includ

The Deep Track, Ep. 53 - Justin Mastine-Frost

Jan 23 2025 56 mins  
Send us a text This week we welcome Justin Mastine-Frost to the podcast. Justin is a Canadian based veteran journalist of the watch and automotive spaces working for SHARP Magazine. We share a love of some rather unusual watches and under-the-radar brands, from Linde Werdelin to Sarpaneva Watches, and in this episode we talk about what makes them so special today, and what the curr

The Deep Track, Ep. 52 - Kat Shoulders (Vail Adventures with Oris, Photography, & More)

Jan 16 2025 61 mins  
Send us a text This week we welcome Kat Shoulders to the podcast to chat about the newly released Oris Divers Sixty-Five 60th Anniversary Edition, which we both traveled to Vail, Colorado to see. We discuss our adventures on the trip, our thoughts on the watch, as well as the overall state of dive watch enthusiasm hitting a fatigue point. Kat is an accomplished photographer, and we

The Deep Track, Ep. 51 - The Return of Quartz Watches & the IWC GST Aquatimer 2000

Jan 09 2025 24 mins  
Send us a text This week is a solo episode with a discussion around the reemergence of quartz watches as depicted in a recent article by the New York Times, a home brew project that brings a red aluminum heat shield to the MoonSwatch, and the titanium IWC GST Aquatimer 2000. There's also a deeper look at what the Aquatimer has become, and where it could potentially go from here, th

The Deep Track, Ep. 50 - Watches, Movies, & Video Games with Bilal Khan and Danny Milton

Jan 02 2025 62 mins  
Send us a text This week, friends Danny Milton and Bilal Khan return to the show to chat about the new year, Rolex price increases, holiday movies, and even a few video games. We recap some of our favorites watches of the year and look ahead to 2025. We also discover that none of us are big on resolutions. Catch more end of year content over at Teddy Baldassarre and keep it parked

The Deep Track, Ep. 49 - The Three Watches I Wore in 2024 & The Tudor FXD GMT On-Wrist Impressions

Dec 19 2024 27 mins  
Send us a text EDIT: Updated with the correct, edited audio. This week is a solo episode of the podcast where I bring you the three watches I wore the most this year, as well as some deeper thoughts on the Tudor FXD GMT after having spent some time with it in use. Thank you for listening to the podcast this year, I appreciate each and every one of you - please have a lovely holiday