Here on Houdinck Radio, we've had guests that are actors, we've had guests that are watch collectors, and we've had guests that are watch designers and makers.

But we've never had a guess before who's all of the above.

Well, until today that is.

Aldous Hodge is a pretty special guy. You probably know him for his career as an actor.

He was on Friday Night Lights, he was in hidden figures and straight out of Compton,

but he's also a watch collector and a watch designer.

The guy has sketchbooks full of design ideas and technical drawings

for new watches and new movements he's dreaming up.

And he's also the custodian of one of the only rose engines in North America.

I mean this guy is deep.

I remember the first time we met about two years ago, he walked into our office, got the little

tour, and then proceeded to sit down with Jack to talk about

Sonia's 19th century treatise on watchmaking for the better part of an hour.

For the record, that's not usually how visits to our office go.

We've known since launching Hodinck Radio not usually how visits to our office go.

We've known since launching Hodinke Radio

that we wanted to recreate some of that magic,

and during the Hodinke 10th anniversary weekend

in New York City, we were able to make it happen.

Just minutes after Jean-Claude Beaver finished his amazing... New York City, we were able to make it happen.

Just minutes after Jean-Claude Beaver finished his amazing talk on Saturday night,

we hopped in a car, sat down in the studio,

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