The Deep Track, Ep. 100 - Midwest Mindset, IWC, & F1 with Wesley Smith

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In episode 100, Wesley Smith returns to discuss life, watches, and automotive culture, including his experience at Watches & Wonders and the potential return of V8 engines to Formula 1.

Send us Fan Mail In episode 100 of the podcast Wesley Smith of Standard H returns to chat about all manner of life, watch, and automotive culture. Wesley also shares his experience of attending Watches & Wonders in Geneva for the first time, and we pick a few watches that left impressions on us. Additionally, we talk about pricing strategy from IWC, and what makes a perpetual calendar so compelling. Finally, we react to the news of V8 engines possibly returning to Formula 1. Show No...

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Host: Blake Buettner

Guest: Wesley Smith

Topics covered

• watch culture
• automotive culture
• pricing strategy
• perpetual calendar
• Formula 1 news

Keywords

• Midwest Mindset
• watches
• automotive
• IWC
• Watches & Wonders
• Formula 1
• V8 engines
• perpetual calendar

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Organizations: Standard H, IWC

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