And the truth is on real hand, engine turned Geechay dials, you see microscopic mistakes.

You'll see the human hand there and that's what adds value to the watch that a

human being was sitting there doing this one at a time, one bevel at a time, one cut at a time, versus a machine that's

completely taking care of it. It's the romance of watches. It's what intrigues us, it's where a lot of the value is. Oh, Hey everybody I'm your host Stephen Pulverin and this is Hodincky Radio.

It's hard to believe that the holidays are coming up so quick,

but they're next week.

And if you're anything like me,

you've still got a ton of shopping left to do.

So we thought it'd be nice to give you a little bit of help. I was able to pull Kara, James, and John into the studio,

and we created a little Hodinck Radio gift guide game. I'm not going to spoil the rules

or the format too much for you. You'll pick up on it really quickly. We've got dozens of gifting options for you at all kinds of price points and for all different kinds of people.

After that, we've got a conversation between our own editor-in-chief, Mr. Jack Forster, and

Joshua Shapiro, an independent watchmaker based in Pasadena, California.

His specialty is hand-Gio-Shea work. It's really incredible stuff and it's

unlike anything I've seen before. The two of them talk about a side of the

watch industry that you don't hear about too often. It's a really interesting thing.

So without further ado, let's

get into it.

This week's episode is brought to you by TimeX and their new American Documents Collection,

watches that combine American materials with a Swiss movement, hand-assembled in Connecticut.

For more, visit TimeX.com. Max. Not much. It's been a pretty tarant morning here at Hodinke HQ.

Morning, it's like 4 o'clock. I know, but we've got the Hodinke staff holiday

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