Ep #50: The Fiftieth Show with The £50K Watch Challenge
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Yes your favourite watch-related podcast is back after a short break!
This is a big one, it's our fiftieth show, half a century, the big 5-0, and we are celebrating with a good old CP7 challenge just like in the old days. As it's the 50th episode the challenge is to build a 5-watch collection with £50,000. Are we up to it? Can we stay within our budget or will we fail miserably?
The categories are Daily, Dress, Complication, Stealth Wealth and Bling. So listen in for some real watch fun with some serious watch choices.
Using Chrono24 the watch buying world is our oyster as we make our picks from any brand we like, which could be Rolex, Omega, IWC, JLC, Cartier, H Moser & Cie and Hermes.
We also have a special announcement to make about Watches & Wonders 2025 and the small matter of being invited onto the Scottish Watches Podcast to record an interview.
So buckle up and enjoy the ride for this very special fiftieth show!
Check us out on Scottish Watches at:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jF3aQ2iXIiMBy78ZqJ21t?si=5f217a0023be4d09
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First up, the wristwatch checks. Andy has his new Tudor Submariner 76100 Lollipop, while Parm sports his new Omega Speedmaster FOIS. New watches for both this episode!
Thank you to all our listeners who are tuning in from all around the world. The stats above really blew our minds!
Now we take a look at the pieces from the 50K challenge, starting with the first category, the Daily. Parm chose the Hermès H08 Carbon, while Andy went with the IWC Aquatimer Automatic 2000.
For the Sports category, Parm picked the Omega Speedmaster FOIS 50th Anniversary, and Andy chose a birth-year Rolex Submariner Date 16800.
Moving on to the Complication category, Parm selected the Breitling Premier B25 Datora 42, with Andy opting for the IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar.
At this point, we took a quick break from the challenge to catch up on what’s been happening behind the scenes at CP7 HQ. During this break, we shared the exciting news that we’ve been invited to Watches & Wonders for the second consecutive year, an opportunity we’re truly grateful for and humbled by. Plus, that recently, we joined Rikki on Scottish Watches to share our journey, passion, and thoughts on the premier watch events, Watches & Wonders and Geneva Watch Days, make sure to check it out!
In the Stealth Wealth category, Parm went with the H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Flyback Chronograph, while Andy chose the H. Moser & Cie. Venturer Vantablack.
For the Bling category, Parm picked the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Moonphase in 18k yellow gold, and Andy selected the Cartier Santos Galbée in 18k yellow gold.
We close with the Omega Louis Brandt II De Luxe Perpetual Calendar, which would be Parm's pick for a perpetual calendar outside of the challenge.
That concludes the show notes. We hope you enjoyed the episode! Let us know in the comments which five watches you’d pick, Parm’s, Andy’s, or maybe neither. Join the challenge in the comments below! You’ll hear from us in the next one!
