Erik & Max return to answer your queries in a a wide-ranging episode that hits on everything from 2 watch modern Rolex collection picks, vintage value under 20K, roasting the 5159, figuring out the best QPs ever, the best watches ever sold that you never saw, how to manage databases, and valuing extremely rare watches. Plus and Only Wrist for a SEAL turned doctor.
Links Mentioned:
Modern 2 Watch Rolex Collection:
Max:
https://www.europeanwatch.com/blog/rolex-datejust-126234-palm-motif-dial-review
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/southpaw-rolex-the-left-handed-gmt-gets-it-right
(Erik Misspoke here, Tiger Iron not Tiger Eye)
Erik:
https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/04/rolex-gmt-master-ii-126729vtnr-26715chnr.html (Tiger Iron)
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/just-because-two-rolex-le-mans-daytona
Watches Others Love That We Don’t Care About:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-rolex-daytona (Max is Wrong here, obviously)
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/kurono-tokyo-watch-release-solve-flipping-problem (Both Agree)
20K Value:
https://www.phillips.com/detail/omega/119795 (Crazy Example, Normal Dials Under 20K)
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/tropical-dial-a384-zenith-el-primero-2
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/breguet-dial-44920-movado-celestograf
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/14364-omega-seamaster-de-ville-calibre-321
https://hairspring.com/products/snow-white-multichron-12-steel
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/01-0040-418-zenith-el-primero-espada-sub-sea-moonphase
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/mk5-pumpkin-1675-rolex-gmt-master
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/2998-3-lollipop-omega-speedmaster-2
Journe Market Insight:
https://hairspring.com/blogs/journal/market-insights-fp-journe-over-the-last-decade
5159G:
https://collectability.com/product/patek-philippe-perpetual-retrograde-calendar-ref-5159g-001/
Best QP:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vintage-audemars-piguet-reference-5516-perpetual-calendar
https://www.phillips.com/detail/audemars-piguet/166220
https://hairspring.com/products/3970ep-second-series-perpetual-calendar-chronograph-platinum_42658
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/in-depth-patek-philippe-reference-2497-part-1
Best Watches You Haven’t Seen:
https://hairspring.com/products/3941j-perpetual-calendar-dore-dial-early-second-series-yellow-gold (Not Max’s Watch, but Same Thing)
https://hairspring.com/products/25668pt-perpetual-calendar-skeleton-platinum
https://langepedia.com/patek-philippe-5004acier-the-story-of-a-legend/ (Not Our Example, but Same Thing)
https://hairspring.com/products/3970ep-second-series-perpetual-calendar-chronograph-platinum_42658
Sub Case Note: Erik Misspoke 6238, Obviously Meant 6538
Only Wrist:
https://www.phillips.com/detail/longines/87664
https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/gilt-dial-pcg-1675-rolex-gmt-master