Space Exploration and watches have always had an undeniable connection.

It obviously started from a very utilitarian place.

I mean, if you're heading into orbit in a big metal tube, you probably want to be able to accurately measure time. But it's grown

into much more than that. Space travel represents a particular kind of romanticism and

striving that most of us can identify with and it blends technology, emotion, and human achievement in a way

that speak very much the same language as mechanical watchmaking.

Today's guest is Stephanie Baderick and she's both a space professional and a total watch nerd.

Her passion for space started early and she's worked in the business of space in many different capacities

over the course of her career.

Her watch collecting got started in a sort of roundabout way but she has diverse

taste in watches that extends far beyond the usual suspects. She also has a lot of thoughts

about what the watch industry could do to get more women interested in the hobby and she's not afraid to let them know.

Stephanie frequently shuttles back and forth between Washington DC and New York City for work and

we were able to catch her before she hopped to train back home for the weekend to talk about

watches, space, and a whole lot more.

I'm your host Stephen Pulverin, and this is Hodinck Radio. This week's episode is brought to you by Tag Hoyer.

Stay tuned later in the episode to learn more about a new Hoyer

Octavia. You can also visit Tagoyer.com to learn more.

All right, thanks so much for joining us, Stephanie. It's good to have you here.

Thanks for having me. I'm pretty excited about it.

And we also have our esteemed editor-in-chief Jack Forster here.

Hi everybody, glad to be back, and Stephanie, thank you so much for joining us today.

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