OraOrea: A Conversation with Zach Weiss

Track & Field Watches

Felix joins Marc and Aaron for a rare three-person episode as graduation season finally comes into view. What starts with a wrist check quickly turns into a field watch conversation after Felix swaps watches to wear the "neo-vintage" Hamilton field watch Marc gave him. The guys talk Hamilton, Benrus, Evora Watches, and the possibility that Aaron’s field watch journey still isn’t complete despite recently acquiring the Vertex M36. There’s also a deeper dive into the new Tudor Monarch and Royal releases, some reflection on senior year winding down, and the realization that for Felix, high school is basically over. All that’s left is one more track meet. The extended family will all be together soon to celebrate graduation, making this one feel a little more personal than usual.

Watches and Wandering Denver

Aaron’s in Denver for a quick trip, which turns into exactly what you’d expect. A little wandering, a little watch talk, and a chance to catch up in person. They get into the watches that stood out from Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, including one pick from Aaron that no one saw coming. Marc, unsurprisingly, keeps circling back to Tudor and the feeling that their 100th year can’t possibly end with just what we’ve seen so far. Aaron also brings a new addition to the table, the Vertex M36, and talks through what had to go to make room. Watches, wishful thinking, and a little bit of Denver.

OraOrea: A Conversation with Zach Weiss

Bonus Episode: Marcos and Aaron sit down with Zach Weiss, cofounder of Worn & Wound and Windup Watch Fair, to talk about his new venture, OraOrea.

This Ending is SUS

This could be the season finale. It’s been one year since Marcos and Aaron started this podcast. They’ve been busy working on another project together, which has made it tough to record, but they found a little time to catch up and reflect on the past year. The conversation starts with a comparison between Aaron’s King Seiko and Grand Seiko. Which one is dressier and which one is arguably the finer watch? Interestingly, those are not the same watch. They also talk about a few watches that have caught their attention lately: a sub-40mm white Orient Mako and the Timor Dirty Dozen for Marc, and a Vertex Dirty Dozen and a Seiko SUS for Aaron. Marc also realizes that in the 90s, he was probably the exact target audience for the Seiko SUS. They wrap up by talking about a new release they both really like, the Baltic Heures du Monde Worldtimer, and reflect a bit on the next season, which will hopefully not include such a long gap between recordings. Not taking a break.

Lifes Rich Pageant

It’s been a long minute since the last recording. Marc and Aaron have both been buried in projects, including the launch of the new Berea College Student Craft website with full e-commerce, designed by Marc for the Student Craft team. The timing worked out perfectly, as Aaron and his team were recognized with the Cooper Hewitt Award for Product Design. Huge congrats all around. On the watch front, Aaron has been obsessively regulating his Seiko 5 and getting it to run within one second a day. Marc is in the middle of a second honeymoon with his Black Bay 58, now fitted with a Steel Reef “Silencer” James Bond bezel insert, and he finally adds a long-admired Seiko “Gene Kranz” reissue to the collection after a patient wait from Australia. The guys talk about why this release hits so well, how faithfully Seiko nailed the original design, and why it feels like an easy enthusiast favorite. Seiko, if you’re listening, more reissues please. Yes, the Pogue. They also get into a new Benrus chronograph and the Bark & Jack collaboration with Christopher Ward. The Adrian Barker designed version is the one they prefer, leading to a broader conversation about design evolution, community reaction, and why Barker does not deserve criticism for standing behind and promoting his own work. Marc closes the episode reflecting on seeing Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy perform Lifes Rich Pageant live. It was moving to hear songs that have meant so much to him played live, with new life breathed into them.The album title comes from Inspector Clouseau’s line, “But it’s all part of life’s rich pageant, you know?” and that idea tracks well with the show, watches, travel and everything else they end up talking about.