Burlingame & Park

It's a rainy week in both Bristol and Burlingame, and while our fearless leader Russ is off on a rumspringa in far East Asia, sitting in for Russ is our longtime pal, sixth generation Managing Director of Fears, Nicholas Bowman Scargill to talk about the latest generation of exciting British brands (including Fears' own ten-year anniversary) who are collectively bringing watchmaking back to British shores.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! 
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• Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Nicholas: @nicholasbowmanscargill
Wrist checks and other watches mentioned on this episode:
- Rob: Brunswick 40 Topper Edition Series II Whiteout
- Nicholas: Bespoke Fears Brunswick 38 in gold
- Zach: Panerai Radiomir PAM655
- Fears Brunswick 40.5 Jump Hour 'Celestial'
- IWC Tribute to Pallweber "150 Years"
- A. Lange Soehne Zeitwerk Collection
- Fears Brunswick Jump Hour 'Alliance 1'
- Watch design by One Hour Watch on IG
- British Watchmaker's Day: March 7th, 2026
- Abinger Watches (also Bristol-based)
- Fears x Studio UnderD0g "Gimlet"
- Every limited edition watch to be released at British Watchmakers Day 2026 (including the sterling silver Brunswick)
...Oh, and by the way:
- Rob: Hearts of Darkness: The Making of Apocalypse Now
- Nicholas: ⁠Fears Brunswick worn by Idris Elba on Hijack, Season 2
- Zach: ⁠Discovery of the World's Craziest Wave⁠

With its NFL and newly announced F1 partnerships, as well as planned revivals for legacy makers Gallet and Universal Geneve, it's shaping up to be a big year indeed for the Breitling House of Brands. This week on Burlingame & Park, the boys are sharing their thoughts on what we can expect from the House, as well as impressions of a slew of new arrivals to Burlingame.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! 
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• Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Burlingame & Park is back for 2026! And in this week's episode, the boys reflect on Omega's traditional hot start with the new Speedmaster Moonwatch 'Reverse Panda,' while checking in with a few other recent arrivals and speculating on what we might be seeing from LVMH Watch Week.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! 
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• Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Wrist checks and other watches mentioned on this episode:
- Rob: DOXA Sub 250t GMT Topper Edition
- Zach: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 'Shades' Sandstone
- Russ: ⁠Omega Speedmaster 35th Anniversary Apollo Soyuz Edition
- ⁠2026 Blancpain Villeret Complete Calendar
- Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Reverse Panda
- Coleman Domingo wearing unreleased Speedmaster at the 2025 MET Gala
- Andre Agassi for Longines
- Longines VHP 'Flash Setting' GMT
...Oh, and by the way:
- Zach: The ultimate Dakar Rally 2026 highlight recap
- Russ: Pre-Ordering the new Scout Motors Traveler
- Rob: Open, An Autobiography by Andre Agassi

"...And the Parky goes to..."
Yes indeed, Burlingame & Park finally has its own prestigious award, and this week on the pod, the boys are doling out a series of freshly minted Parkys while breaking down their top picks and biggest surprises of the year. Oh, and be sure to stick around after the awards for some personalized holiday gift picks, as well as one final 'By the Way' of 2025.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! 
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• Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Wrist check and other watches mentioned on this episode:
- Rob: Zenith Defy Extreme Diver 'Biolume' Topper Edition
- Zach: ⁠Hamilton Khaki Field Engineered Garments Limited Edition⁠
- Russ: Grand Seiko Spring Drive 'UFA' SLGB003
- Zenith Chronomaster Sport 'Rainbow'
- G-Shock Full Metal 5000 Series "Memory in Pixel" display
- Breguet Experimentale 1, with 10Hz Tourbillon and Constant Force Magnetic Escapement
- Rolex Land-Dweller (I know, it's not the "Landmaster," don't @ me)
- Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 30mm
- Zenith Defy USM Capsule Collection
- Seiko 5 x Pepsi Capsule Collection
- Zenith Defy Extreme Topper Edition
- Swatch Mission to Earthphase - Moonshine Gold
- Nomos Glashütte Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer
- Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Gen. 4 (Orange bezel)
- Piaget Andy Warhol Collection
Holiday gift picks from the boys:
- Russ: Le Creuset Signature Round Dutch Oven
- Rob: Nitecore EDC 17 UV flashlight
- Zach: Schott NYC "Delivery from Nowhere" Bruce Springsteen Leather Jacket
...Oh, and by the way:
- Rob: ⁠Watch Stranger Things in the movie theater⁠
- Russ: Watching Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny
- Zach: The GoPro Best Clips of 2025

The Zenith Defy Extreme Diver 'Biolume' Topper Edition is quite possibly the most complicated, high-concept collaborative edition that Topper has ever made, and today on the pod, we're taking a deep dive into its concept and development with Chief Products Officer Romain Marietta.
As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at [email protected]. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! 
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Topper's Fall Event Calendar⁠⁠
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• Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Romain: @romain.marietta
Wrist checks and other watches mentioned on this episode:
- Rob: DOXA Sub 250t GMT 'Great White' Topper Edition
- Zach: Breitling Aerospace EVO Titanium
- Romain: Zenith GFJ (2025 GPHG Chronometry Prize winner)
- Russ: Zenith Defy Extreme Diver 'Biolume' Topper Edition
...Oh, and by the way:
- Zach: Incredible Rolex Deep Sea restoration from the Palisades fire
- Russ: Giants rule, Dodgers drool (per usual)
- Rob: The Wire character recuts from Ceerius
- Romain: Stream Man of the Hour, hosted by Wei Koh