The Deep Track
by Blake Buettner
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The Deep Track, Ep. 115 - Zenith and the Mid Range Watch Crisis
The Deep Track, Ep. 115 - Zenith and the Mid Range Watch Crisis
About this podcast
The place for watch talk, from affordable watches to high end luxury watches and everything in between. The home for humble, honest watch enthusiasm.
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.
Episodes
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- The Deep Track, Ep. 115 - Zenith and the Mid Range Watch Crisis · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 115Send us Fan Mail This week we celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers' first ever world championship while pondering the Ming 37.09 II Uni as a diver, or as something else entirely…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 114 - New York Watch Week Preview, Lifestyle Tool Watches · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 114Send us Fan Mail This week, producer Josh joins the show to chat about New York Watch Week and some of the new releases that come with it. Additionally, we chat about the…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 113 - New Gear/Old Gear Pick Ups, Inge 50th, Rolex Padellone · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 113Send us Fan Mail This week I spotlight some new gear that I've picked up (which includes some very old gear) and talk about some gear that's stood the test of time. This is not…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 112 - Geneva Watch Days, Christopher Ward Drama, & Tudor Northflag · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 112Send us Fan Mail This week, I recap my time in Geneva with Collective Horology, and talk about a few of the standout releases from the show. Even Tudor got in on the action with…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 111 - The Future of The Deep Track, Ming 57.05, & Straum Expedition · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 111Send us Fan Mail This week, I discuss some changes that will be taking place at The Deep Track, and what my new role at Collective Horology will mean moving ahead. In short, it…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 110 - First Impressions of the Tudor Black Bay Chrono 39 · 22 minSend us Fan Mail This week, the Tudor Black Bay Chrono 39 has finally arrived for a hands-on look, and while the full review is still in the works, I offer first impressions…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 109 - Gear that Prioritizes Substance Over Style with Wesley Smith · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 109Send us Fan Mail This week, Wesley Smith returns to the podcast to chat about summer travel, the gear we’re using, and how some of us have taken a step back from social media and…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 108 - Film Photography, and Misunderstanding Nostalgia · 30 min · Episode 108Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is a solo discussion about why we find nostalgia so compelling, and why that might ultimately be holding us back. Sometimes, capturing the…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 107 - Watches Built for Space Exploration with Barrelhand's Karel Bachand · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 107Send us Fan Mail This week, Karel Bachand of Barrelhand joins the podcast to discuss all things space watches, and the brand’s Monolith, a modern take on the genre. We tackle the…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 106 - Analog Lifestyle and Hot Takes from Reddit · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 106Send us Fan Mail Reddit is full of hot takes, and while most will elicit a dangerously deep eye roll, some of them hide some nuggets of wisdom, and it is here that we explore in…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 105 - Watches Sold, But Not Forgotten, Plus Grand Seiko & Parmigiani · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 105Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, you let a watch go, and you quickly realize you may come to regret the decision. In this episode, four watches are highlighted that fall into that…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 104 - Daytona, Le Mans, F1, & Getting Old with Wesley Smith · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 104Send us Fan Mail This week, Wesley Smith returns to the podcast to chat F1, Le Mans, and of course, a few watches. We also look at modern and neo vintage Daytona references and…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 103 - Tudor Black Bay Chrono 39, Vacheron Dual Time Cardinal Points, Barrelhand Monolith & More · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 103Send us Fan Mail This week, Devin Pennypacker returns to the podcast to dig into all the somewhat controversial releases of the past week. We chat about the Barrelhand Monolith…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 102 - Hidden Gems, Rough Royal Pop Rollout, & More ft. Producer Josh · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 102Send us Fan Mail This week producer Josh joins the show to tackle the fallout from the AP x Swatch Royal Pop release, and assess what the pocketwatch says about the broader…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 101 - Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop, CWC Ti300 Diver, & More · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 101Send us Fan Mail This episode takes a look back at an eventful week that included the surprise release of the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop. I offer my views on the…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 100 - Midwest Mindset, IWC, & F1 with Wesley Smith · 1 h 18 min · Season 1 Episode 100Send us Fan Mail In episode 100 of the podcast Wesley Smith of Standard H returns to chat about all manner of life, watch, and automotive culture. Wesley also shares his…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 99 - Watches & Wonders 2026 First Impressions Ft. Tudor, Rolex, & More · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 99Send us Fan Mail This week's discussion offers a first reaction to new releases from Watches & Wonders 2026, from 50 years of the Nautilus, to whatever Tudor is thinking for…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 98 - Watches & Wonders Update, Universal Genève Returns, & More · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 98Send us Fan Mail This week, I provide an update about Watches & Wonders coverage coming next week, and having to pull out of attending the show due to an unforeseen health issue…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 97 - Accuracy, Originality, and More ft. Longines, Omega, and Citizen · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 97Send us Fan Mail This week's episode explores accuracy and its impact on value through the lens of the new Omega Constellation Observatory, as well as the devolution of watch…
- The Deep Track, Ep. 96 - Strange & Unexpected Complications with Justin Couture · 1 h 2 minSend us Fan Mail This week, Justin Couture, aka The Wristorian returns to the podcast to discuss odd, unusual, or otherwise niche complications and features. The review of the…
