The Grey NATO – 345 – The Horological Hunt With Daniel Miller
This episode features an enlightening chat with Daniel Miller, the L.A. Times Staff Writer and a man known to love the hunt for a great story. Recently, Daniel published the story of a man who spent 25 years trying to uncover the backstory of a clock he bought on eBay that bore three very special initials (linked below). Daniel joins James to offer a behind-the-scenes look at the making of that story and to chat over a rare grail Breitling dive watch that he recently acquired.
Stay in the mix for a Final Notes that will have you visiting a familiar old house and testing out the latest strap technology.
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5:29 Paulin Mara Dive Watch
6:55 Nomos Club Sport Neomatik Worldtimer
15:07 Daniel Miller’s Instagram
17:00 Breitling Superocean Ref 1004
17:15 The modern version of the 1004
19:15 Fred Mandelbaum (watchfred)
22:15 Daniel’s Story About The “JFK” Chelsea Clock
22:54 “J.P. Morgan’s Million-Dollar Pocket Watch Vanished…”
26:49 Chelsea Clock
34:55 Orlando Suero (photographer)
40:30 Getty Archives
41:17 Iron Mountain
41:54 The Oslo freeport
43:14 The Bettmann Archive
53:20 JJ Abrams “Mystery in a Box”
57:17 Artem Loop-less Hydroflex strap
1:00:10 Brudi Brothers
1:00:16 “Me More Cowboy Than You” (Brudi Brothers, YouTube)
1:01:30 “House of the Rising Sun (Cover)” (Brudi Brothers, YouTube)
“Mysteries abound where most we seek for answers.” – Ray Bradbury.