#140. The Trumpiest Watch; WoS Wants Hodinkee But Rolex Doesn’t Want F1 — Why?

This week on ⁠aBlogtoWatch Weekly⁠, Rick is joined by Ariel and David, while Ripley is conspicuously absent, and the three muse about his whereabouts. He's visiting a brand we've never worked with, in a country he's never visited. Maybe the mystery will be solved next week. Meanwhile, the remaining trio gets right to it with a discussion of the news that Rolex is out and LVMH is in with Formula 1. The thesis? It's all about the money. Rick can't keep himself from lol'ing that Donald Trump has upped his grifter game by introducing a line of watches.... for suckers. aBlogtoWatch won't cover this editorially, as it does nothing to advance our conversations about horology, or horology itself. Yeah, you know how this goes. In media news, Watches of Switzerland has acquired Hodinkee, and David artfully expresses that we've known the unknown for a long time — and now the known unknown is known. Listen in, you'll get it. As we've all come to anticipate, they wrap up with another fun round of Hit, Miss, Maybe. 0:00 Introduction 1:40 Rolex Relinquishes Grip On Formula 1 https://www.watchpro.com/rolex-relinquishes-grip-on-formula-1-as-lvmh-becomes-global-partner/ 6:07 Rolex And Bucherer Mark New Era In China https://www.watchpro.com/rolex-relinquishes-grip-on-formula-1-as-lvmh-becomes-global-partner/ 10:30 Donald Trump's $100,000 Tourbillon https://gettrumpwatches.com/ 24:00 Watches Of Switzerland Buys Hodinkee https://www.watchpro.com/watches-of-switzerland-group-buys-hodinkee/