HourTime Show Watch Podcast Episode 147: John Steps On LEGOS
John gets unusually excited about Bathys' Atomic Cesium 133 watch (and we reminisce about a night with the brand's founder in Vegas), and I get even more excited about the upcoming LEGO watches for adults (that we debuted and went pretty viral all over the net). Lastly, we once again discuss the major winners and the sore losers of the Only Watch 2013 auction.Also - we discuss the significance of Walter White's TAG Heuer Monaco watch in Breaking Bad.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 147 here.Download the mp3 here.

ONLY WATCH 2013: See What Brands To Expect Wild Watches From
We love the ONLY WATCH auction that takes place every other year in Monaco for the support of charity. Why do we love it? Well a range of participating watch brands produce totally unique watches that are auctioned off for charity (Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophy). The pieces are sometimes mere color variations on existing models, and sometimes they are radically new models that are production concepts or signs of things to come. In any event, they are all one-off pieces (with the exception of models that are "#1" in a limited edition). The brands do it for the massive media exposure and marketing opportunity.UPDATE: See the watches-dealer full list of Only Watch 2013 Watches.2013 is the 5th edition of the Only Watch (administered and operated by auctioneer Antiquorum) auction and it will take place later in 2013 on September 28th. The participating brands will slowly release their Only Watch pieces until then. While more brands may be added later, here are the compan

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I received my KERMIT from Italy!
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