The Deep Track
Exploring watches and more through culture, adventure, and personalities. This is a discussion of how curiosity drives enthusiasm, pushing us to explore and even confront our own boundaries. Interests explored will cover a deep field, Hosted by watch industry veteran, Blake Buettner.
Episodes
96 episodes
The Deep Track, Ep. 92 - 2026 Formula 1, Watches & Wonders, & More with Wesley Smith
This week, Wesley Smith of Standard H returns to the podcast to look ahead to the coming Formula 1 season, Watches & Wonders 2026, and more. This season represents a big change to the regulations in Formula 1, meaning we'll get very differe...
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Episode 92
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The Deep Track, Ep. 91 - Reconsidering the Dive Watch, A New Speedy, & 100 Yrs of Tudor with Devin Pennypacker
This week, watch editor and producer Devin Pennypacker joins the podcast to chat about new releases from Omega, VPC, and ponder what Tudor might do for their 100th anniversary. With these new releases, there are some deeper issues brought to be...
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The Deep Track, Ep. 90 - Post Hype, Sneakers, and Watches with Nick Engvall
This week, sneaker industry veteran Nick Engvall returns to the podcast to discuss the state of the enthusiast community. The sneaker world has seen plenty of change in recent years, and there's plenty of similarities to the world of watches, i...
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Episode 90
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The Deep Track, Ep. 89 - Recapping 2025 Highlights with Bilal Khan
This week I'm joined by Bilal Khan, watch media veteran and current Editor-in-Chief of Teddy Baldassarre, to discuss some highlights of 2025 as the year draws to a close. We chat about the watches from our own collection that got the most wear,...
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Episode 89
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The Deep Track, Ep. 88 - Inside Look at the GPHG Awards with Barbara Palumbo, Plus Dubai Watch Week Recap
This week, watch and jewelry industry veteran Barbara Palumbo joins the show to recount her experience as a GPHG member of the jury. From how the watches are considered behind the scenes, to taking the stage at the ceremony itself, Barbara offe...
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Episode 88
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The Deep Track, Ep. 87 - Christopher Ward Twelve 660 Impressions, Plus Breguet and Oris
This week, I'm taking some time to reflect on the past few months of releases, and offer some thoughts on Breguet and Oris in particular as they are carrying a lot of momentum into the end of the year. I also take discuss my initial impressions...
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Episode 87
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The Deep Track, Ep. 86 - Las Vegas Formula 1 Recap with Wesley Smith
This week Wesley Smith joins the podcast to recap the current Formula 1 season, and the latest race in Las Vegas. This season's Driver's Championship has become far more competitive than anticipated, with Max Verstappen now fully in the picture...
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Episode 86
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The Deep Track, Ep. 85 - Reacting to the new Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean, Tudor Ranger, & Oris ProPilot Date
Recapping a busy week of releases from the likes of Omega, Tudor, Oris, and more in this week's episode. There are plenty more watches and events to discuss in the coming weeks, including Dubai Watch Week, and the GPHG awards so stay tuned for ...
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Episode 85
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The Deep Track, Ep. 84 - Surviving Stormy Seas to Jan Mayen with Straum & Rob Nudds
This week, Rub Nudds of The Real Time Show joins the podcast along with Øystein Helle Husby, the co-founder of Straum watches. These two recount a harrowing journey on the Arctic seas from Svalbard to Jan Mayen island, and the collaborative wat...
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Episode 84
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The Deep Track, Ep. 83 - Live from San Francisco with IWC and Wesley Smith
Last week, Wesley Smith of STANDARD H and myself had the pleasure of hosting an event with IWC in San Francisco to talk about the new Ingenieur, and what makes for good watch design. The Bay Area turned out, and we welcomed a host of questions ...
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Episode 83
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The Deep Track, Ep. 82 - Christopher Ward Goes All-In On Globolight, Breguet Celebrates 250 Years, & More
This week, we look ahead to an upcoming event with IWC and ponder just how well the modern Ingenieur is getting along. There are also plenty of new releases to discuss, from a pair of beautiful Breguet Classique references, to extreme divers fr...
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Episode 82
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The Deep Track, Ep. 81 - Value in Exotic Materials, Laureato Fifty, & More with Cait Bazemore
This week, watch journalist Cait Bazemore returns to the podcast to chat about new releases and trends in the industry. We discuss exotic materials of the case and the dial, and explore just how much value customers may find here, as well as ho...
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Episode 81
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The Deep Track, Ep. 80 - Nomos Night Navigation, AP Chronograph Innovation, & Tudor Cycling Experience Recap
This week is a solo episode featuring reactions to some of the exciting new releases over the past week, including the vibrant Nomos Club neomatic Worldtimer Night Navigation series, the Baltic Aquascaphe II, the Audemars Piguet RD#5, and more....
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Episode 80
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The Deep Track, Ep. 79 - Watchmaking Education & Horological Innovations with Watchmaker Vincent Robert
This week, I’m excited to welcome Vincent Robert to the podcast. Vincent is a Switzerland based watchmaker with ties to the FHH and the HSNY’s traveling education series. In this episode, we discuss his route into watchmaking, interesting new r...
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Episode 79
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The Deep Track, Ep. 78 - Geneva Watch Days, Independent Watchmaking, & More with Asher Rapkin
This week, Asher Rapkin returns to the show to talk about all things Geneva Watch Days, and independent watchmaking. Asher is the co-founder of Collective Horology, and co-host of the Openworked podcast. Collective Horology is an independently ...
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Episode 78
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The Deep Track, Ep. 77 - F1 Present & Future with Wesley Smith
This week, Wesley Smith returns to the podcast to take an overview of the current Formula 1 season coming out of the summer break. It’s been McLaren’s season thus far, but there’s a lot of highly competitive action throughout the tight midfield...
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Episode 77
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The Deep Track, Ep. 76 - Christopher Ward, Albishorn, & Hat Collecting
This week, producer Josh and I chat about a variety of new releases from the week from the likes of Christopher Ward, Albishorn, and more. Josh, who runs the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio, has a new project cooking that will focus on his collectin...
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Episode 76
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The Deep Track, Ep. 75 - Photography, Gear & More with Troy Barmore
This week, we welcome Troy Barmore to the podcast. Troy is an exceptional photographer and media personality, as well as a veteran of the luxury product space. In this episode, we talk about Aspen Watch Week and Troy’s experiences photographing...
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Episode 75
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The Deep Track, Ep. 74 - Finding Style with Justin Hast
This week I’m thrilled to welcome Justin Hast to the podcast. Justin is a prolific content creator and something of a style influencer with a wonderfully refined, if chaotic approach to watches. Justin is the co-host and co-founder of The Enthu...
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Episode 74
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The Deep Track, Ep. 73 - Video Games, Time Mechanics, & More with Liam O'Donnell
This week we welcome Liam O'Donnell to the podcast to chat about tech, video games, time mechanics and more. Liam is a veteran of the watch industry and experienced photographer and videographer, and he also happens to be very tech savvy. In th...
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Episode 73
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The Deep Track, Ep. 72 - Vintage Cars, A New Zeitwerk & More with Wilhelm Schmid
This week, Wesley Smith joins the podcast to chat with Wilhelm Schmid, the CEO of A. Lange & Söhne. This weekend marks the second edition of the Concours of Elengace Germany, and A. Lange & Söhne continues their partnership with the eve...
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Episode 72
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The Deep Track, Ep. 71 - The Future of the FXD, Omega Goes Orange, & More with Justin Couture
This week, Justin Couture, aka The Wristorian returns to the podcast to discuss new dive watch releases, and to ponder the future of Tudor divers. In this episode, we discuss the FXD GMT, and take a broader view of how the FXD collection as a w...
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Episode 71
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The Deep Track, Ep. 70 - Watch Miss GMT
This week, we welcome Erika, aka Watch Miss GMT to the podcast to chat about watches, cars, and news from the industry. We also talk about what makes a watch comfortable beyond just a set of measurements, and how we like to put our watches to u...
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Episode 70
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The Deep Track, Ep. 69 - F1 The Movie with Wesley Smith
In this episode, we're joined by Wesley Smith of Standard H to talk about Joseph Kosinski's F1 The Movie. The movie launches worldwide this weekend and here, we offer our initial reactions about what works, what doesn't and where it mi...
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Episode 69
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The Deep Track, Ep. 68 - Hairsprings, Formula 1, & History with Ed Meylan of H. Moser
This week we welcome the CEO of H. Moser, Ed Meylan to the podcast. H. Moser has been a fascinating brand to follow in recent years as one of the few historic Swiss watch brands that seems to march to their own beat. In this episode, we chat ab...
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Episode 68
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