About this episode

The episode discusses the second annual Balance Cocks awards, highlighting the best and worst watches of the year.

Yes, it’s year end. And the only awards show that anyone cares about is back in action. It’s the Balance Cocks second annual outing this week; this show will cover the most beautiful and ugliest watches of the year, the greatest new calibre, the strongest value, the watch which will lose you the most money after buying it, and far more. Then we have the big ones, our favorites and the ‘Absolute Cock-Up of the Year’ Grand Prizes. Plus, an Only Wrist of an oil rig worker who likes dressing to the nines. Links Mentioned: Most Beautiful Watch Nominations: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-a-lange-and-sohne-odysseus-in-so-much-honeygold https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/mbandfs-special-project-one https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-greubel-forsey-hand-made-2 https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/intro-in-depth-roger-smith-ref-6 https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-lange-datograph-handwerkskunst The Ugliest Watch Nominations: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/intro-speedmaster-moonphase-meteorite https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-tag-heuer-x-fragment-design-glassbox-carrera-is-a-masterclass-in-collaboration…

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