HODINKEE Radio: Episode 96: Volume 6 Magazine Highlights (And Fantasy Draft Results)

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Can I get a drumroll, please? No? Alright, fine. We'll unveil the results of the 2020 Summer Watch Fantasy Draft anyway. As usual, our producer, Grey, was the only person who knew the vote count when Cara, James, Jon, and I hopped on a group call to find out which of our collections of five beach-ready watches came out on top. In addition to announcing the winner, we also talk about which watches we wish we could have picked and what draft we might have to do next. If you haven't already listened to the 2020 Summer Watch Fantasy Draft episode, I highly recommend listening to that first – otherwise, none of this is going to make much sense at all.

After that, we take a deep dive into Volume 6 of the HODINKEE Magazine, which we dropped back on June 1. I was able to get Cole and Jack into the virtual studio to talk about the stories we each worked on. These include Cole's incredible profile of one of the world's most prolific Bang & Olufsen tube radio collectors, Jack's ode to a unique Aston Martin with Bertone coachwork, and my Reference Points about the legendary TAG Heuer Carrera. We also talk about a few of our favorite stories that we didn't write, but you'll have to listen for more about that.

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Finally, capping things off, Ben joins us to talk about the story he wrote for Volume 6, a profile of artist and serious watch lover Wes Lang. If you want to get a look inside the brain of a die-hard watch collector who isn't afraid to break the mold and do things his own way, this one is for you. Personally, I think it's a must-read, and Ben gives us some insight into what it was like to visit Lang at his LA studio to talk watches, painting, and '80s punk music.

We hope you enjoy Episode 96 of HODINKEE Radio. Check out the show notes below, and let us know what you think in the comments.

Show Notes

4:00
Summer Watch Fantasy Draft 2020

18:30
IWC Mark XVIII Edition HODINKEE

19:10
Unimatic Modello Uno U1-FM

22:15
Tudor Black Bay 36

26:45
The HODINKEE Magazine, Volume 6

31:50
The Aston Martin DB2/4

51:30
Talking Watches With Jeff Stein

56:55
HODINKEE.jp

57:00
@Yu.Sekiguchi

1:02:00
From GQ: Meet Wes Lang: Kanye Collaborator, Taste God, and World's Most Badass Artist