Ep #65: The Mystery Of The Grail Watch: One Watch To Rule Them All, A Glorified Wish List Or The Collector’s Odyssey?

About this episode

Parm and Andy explore the concept of a grail watch and its significance in horology and collecting.

What determines the meaning of a grail watch? Is it a horological equivalent of the legendary Holy Grail, a symbolic object of spiritual and mystical perfection sought after by such luminaries as King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, the wacky team at Monty Python, and all the way to fearless adventurer Indiana Jones? Or is it simply a glorified wishlist item, shaped by hype, heritage, and the ever-shifting tides of taste? In this episode, Parm and Andy explore the grail’s many form...

People in this episode

Host: Parm

Guest: Andy

Topics covered

• grail watch
• horology
• collecting
• hype
• taste

Keywords

• grail watch
• horological
• collectors
• wishlist
• hype

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Monty Python

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