Episode 24: Grail Watches! What are they? Why do we want them so much?
Today we talk all about grail watches! From the fact that it seems most people can't even agree on what a grail watch even is to what seems like the case that most people have never seen their grail in person. We also discuss our own grail watches and how our thinking about grails has changed so much over time.
This is the image of Lydia as a tiny baby with her dad advertising his Day Date and is the image that made it ONE of her grail watches.
Watches discussed in this episode:
Cartier Crash https://www.cartier.com/sv-se/crash-klocka_cod44733502651434974.html
Rolex "Paul Newman" Daytona https://www.forbes.com/sites/hylabauer/2017/10/26/paul-newmans-paul-newman-daytona-sells-for-15-5-million-a-record-for-a-wristwatch-at-auction/
A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon https://www.alange-soehne.com/us-en/timepieces/saxonia/datograph-perpetual-tourbillon/datograph-perpetual-tourbillon-in-18-carat-white-gold-740-056
Rolex GMT Master II "Pepsi" https://www.rolex.com/watches/gmt-master-ii/m126710blro-0001
NOMOS Tangente Toki https://www.instagram.com/p/C2K794jIPtR
GQ article with watch grails by watch experts: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/ultimate-grail-watches-experts
Article about music collector grails https://www.goldminemag.com/columns/holy-grail-what-is-a-grail-and-what-does-it-mean-to-a-music-collector
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