Talking New Watches with a Newbie

Today we welcome an up and coming young watch enthusiast and Lume Plotters fan named Ilan, and discuss the many new releases that have come out over the course of Geneva Watch Days 2026! Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

Today, we answer a listener question: what do we think is the best watch box on the market, and what would we do if we had free rein to design our own watch box? Tune in to find out!Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

Today is an extra special episode, not only as this episode is also available for you to watch on YouTube, but also because we invite our friend Julian to talk about his love of diving and watches! As a retired member of the South African Navy, and a very much still active diver, he discusses the overlap between his two favorite hobbies.Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

Today’s topic is something we have not really discussed directly, the importance of box and papers during a watch purchase. Naturally, Ralf and Marton completely disagree on the topic. Tune in to see what they have to say!Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

As watch idiots, often we forget that we are by far the minority of the overall population. Today, we discuss what watches we actually see in the wild, worn by said overall population. You will be very surprised!Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

Marton goes diving, Ralf buys three watches, and we discuss hype.Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

So today we were planning on having multiple topics. However, knowing us, we talked about our first topic, straps, until we ran out of time. Come with us as we discuss metal, rubber, fabric, and leather!Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

From childhood Casios to space-grade quartz, digital watches are having their moment again. What started as a “beater watch” turned into a deep dive into some of the coolest, most collectible watches ever made — from G-Shock squares and calculator watches to the Omega X-33 and the legendary Casio Dream Project in solid 18k gold. Would you wear a digital quartz watch in 2026?Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

Given the never ending stream of new watch releases and related new watch media content, today we ask ourselves the question, is it all just a bit too much?Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters

A few weeks ago we discussed the Tudor Bumblebee’s release. Today we delve a little deeper into Tudor and see if this release was as great as we initially assumed.Give us a follow, and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: @lumeplottersOr… leave us an audio comment using the link below, and we may just play it in an upcoming episode: https://www.speakpipe.com/lumeplotters