187. Tiny Hands, Lange’s Secret Batteries, And Swiss Balls of Steel.

Fresh from Geneva Watch Days, the crew dives into highlights from the event. Fears Watch gets high marks for models that feel handcrafted without being too precious to actually wear. H. Moser, always the provocateur, is praised for its gutsy designs — though the point is made that telling the time shouldn’t require a PhD in horology or a pair of binoculars. The Berneron Quantième Annual Calendar wins the day as a rare complication that’s both clever and actually usable. Zenith takes the award for “coolest watch box we might keep forever,” and its latest designs feel like the brand is fully leaning into its moment. JLC’s Master Grand Tradition is described as both brilliant and borderline over engineered, like a watch designed by someone who really wanted to impress other watchmakers. Other stops include the perfectly fine but “maybe too polite” Sinn 104 Classic, Singer’s Caballero (a pricing curveball), and Vianney Halter’s Messina Lab piece, which is either genius or something you’d wear just to confuse strangers. The episode wraps with giddy anticipation for A. Lange & Söhne’s Richard Lange, which everyone agrees they want, price be damned.