Thursday Throwback: Ariel Adams Talks Watch Designers

In this Thursday Throwback, Josh and Tim receive a question about knowing the individuals behind different watch designs which they differ to Ariel Adams of A Blog to Watch to explain the concept of knowing designers' identities. For the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTYdHaSN75g&t=0s&list=PLF9eQb-h84BWUTJIopF9IknIoYYkDjXaP&index=15 In the full episode, Tim Mosso and Joshua Thanos of thewatchbox.com bring the popular The 1916 Company news program, "This Week in Watches," to YouTube's number one watch enthusiast channel, Ablogtowatch. Tim and Josh discuss the news of the week from the world of luxury watches. This week, we consider the merits of choosing a vintage Rolex Sea Dweller over a contemporary Sea Dweller 126600, the "50th Anniversary Sea Dweller." New watch releases from Chopard and Audemars Piguet receive attention. Chopard's LUC Urushi Year of the Dog limited edition combines the Chinese Zodiac sign for 2018 with a limited run of 88 LUC Chopard automatics painted in a traditional Japanese Urushi lacquer process. The resulting watch depicts a Japanese Akita dog on the dial side while featuring a Chopard manufacture micro-rotor automatic caliber 96.17 on the reverse. More broadly, Tim and Josh consider whether regional editions of luxury watches are a worth sub-genre of collectible horology or a gimmick destined to lose appeal over time and distance. Audemars Piguet celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore in the year 2018, and t