In a way I'm seeing kind of this the rise of the micro specialist you asked me who a vintage Rolex expert is a couple people come to mind but then when you kind of drill in deeper into what reference more people come into mind.

When I started in this industry, you are a watch specialist, an expert over 500 years of

horology.

That generalist idea is kind of going by the wayside. Oh, Hey everybody I'm your host Stephen Polburn and this is Hodincky Radio.

This is it, the big 99.

It's pretty crazy to think that a little over two years ago,

we launched the show and that we're almost that big three-digit

milestone.

We're going to have something special for you next week.

Don't worry about that. But that doesn't mean we don't need to bring the heat this week, too.

Up first, we've got our own Danny Milton talking to golfer Rory McElroy, a multi-time PGA champion and a die-hard watch guy.

This is going to be a video that's actually going to run on Hodinki.com later this week,

but we wanted to give you a little taste early of their conversation.

I'm not going to ruin too much. You

get to hear a little bit of the conversation today and then be sure to check back later

this week to see the full video. It's awesome. It's a really special conversation.

I'm super happy we can give you a taste here.

And after that, we've got my conversation with John Reardon, who's a veteran of the auction world.

He's one of the leading experts on all things protectfully. He's written multiple books on the subject and he's the

founder of Collectibility.com which is a new online platform for learning about and

buying vintage paddock watches. John was actually my gateway into the watch world back in 2012. We'll give you the

full story on that. But suffice it to say, I think we can say that this whole

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