Burlingame & Park

"Always the bridesmaid, never the bride" as the saying could go for Longines, but in 2026, the refreshed 3-hand Hydroconquest is the hottest ticket in town, and the boys are here to break it all down while sharing thoughts on a few new releases from Seiko and Omega, while Russ does his best to not get in trouble while offering a sneak peek of a new brand coming to Topper later this year.
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 discussed on this episode:
- Russ: ⁠Longines Hydroconquest GMT Blue⁠
- Rob: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 39.5mm 'Summer Blue'
- Zach: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Titanium
- Red River Mercantile in Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Omega Constellation Observatory collection
- New HBF-series Seiko Prospex Marinemasters
- Longines Hydroconquest Diver three-hand collection
...Oh, and by the way:
- Zach: The Last Forbidden Kingdom featuring Gee Atherton
- Rob: Streaming Frieren on Netflix
- Russ: Summer of Soul by Questlove on Disney+

For the first time in more than a few weeks, the boys are all back under one roof on a sunny day in Burlingame to chat about all the latest watch news, a few new arrivals (including an NWA for Zach), and to speculate on the all-important Omega 'teaser' on the wrist of Delroy Lindo at the Oscar's ceremony.
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 discussed on this episode:
- Rob: Vintage Omega Chrono-Stop
- Corrections Corner: historic Targa Florio race film
- Russ: ⁠Zenith Defy Extreme Diver 'Biolume' Topper Edition
- Zach: ⁠Breitling Avenger GMT Night Mission Capsule
- Breitling Navitimer B01 Concorde Limited Edition
- Bremont Supersonic Historical Edition
- Bremont MB Meteor 'Felix' Limited Edition
- Czapek Antarctique "Wyoming Jade" US-Exclusive Edition
- New HBF-series Seiko Prospex Marinemaster 'JAMSTEC' Limited Edition
- Delroy Lindo wrist check from the Academy Awards
...Oh, and by the way:
- Zach: "Back to Baja" on YouTube
- Rob: Watching Attack on Titan (2013) on Disney+
- Russ: ...When invited to a Cambodian wedding...

Russ has just returned from his adventures in East Asia, so while he sleeps off the jetlag, we tapped our pal Blake Buettner, founder of The Deep Track to sound off on all his favorite hidden gems and deep cuts in modern (though not-quite-nü-vintage) watchmaking. Call it the "pre-Instagram" era, and dive right in.
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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• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Blake: @thedeeptrack
Wrist checks from each of our hosts:
- Rob: Omega Speedmaster Dynamic Targa Florio
- Zach: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean LMLE (2014)
- Blake: Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600
All of our favorite Deep Tracks:
1) "Best Retired Omega"
- Omega Seamaster 120 'Jacques Mayol'
- Omega Seamaster Chronograph 'Apnea'
- Omega Seamaster 300 2531.80 "James Bond"
2) "Best Retired Seiko"
- Seiko 5 Sports 5H23-6030
- Seiko Prospex "Tuna" SBDB013
- Seiko Prospex "Tuna" SBDB009
3) "Best Chronograph (...Which Most Likely Needs a Service)"
- Sinn EZM1 from 1997
- Omega Speedmaster FOIS from 2012
- Zenith Cronometro Tipo CP-2
4) "Best Heritage Re-Issue (...Before That Became a Thing)
- Longines Legend Diver from 2007
- Zenith Chronomaster cal. 400 from 2011
- Longines Heritage 1969 from 2016
5) "Best Dressed"
- Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronograph 'Meca-Quartz'
- Omega DeVille Hour Vision Orbis (Gen 1)
- Zenith Elite Captain Dual Time from 2018
6) "Best IYKYK Watches Under $5,000
- Zenith El Primero Rainbow Flyback
- IWC Aquatimer Cousteau Divers Limited Edition
- IWC GST Titanium Alarm IW 3537-01
...Oh, and by the way:
- Zach: Anker Prime Power Bank
- Rob: The Oral History of Prince's Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show
- Blake: Reading The Mote in God's Eye by Jerry Pournelle

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