EP76: Why This Watch is Going to the Moon

<p>...Because <em>why not</em>?</p><p>The boys are all back in Burlingame, and resting up for a busy few weeks of the WindUP and First Look show events. And this week, we have not one, but two very special guests in the studio, each making their debut on the pod. First up, we have none other than Rob and Russ&#39; mother Shelly sharing a very special Mother&#39;s Day message, followed by our pal (and new Friend of the Pod ™️ Michael Fratangelo, National Sales Manager of Bremont to shed a little light on the new Supernova collection, and why this watch is headed to the moon with Astrolabs later this year.</p><p>As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening!</p><p>Follow the boys on Instagram: </p><p>• Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/russcaplan" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>• Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/robcaplan_topper" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>• Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zachxryj/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Wrist checks and other watch mentions on this week&#39;s episode: </p><p>- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Topper1940" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Follow Topper&#39;s fast-growing new YouTube channel</a></p><p>- <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/watches//products/longines-l3-779-4-09-9" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Longines Hyrdoconquest &#39;Commonwealth Games&#39; Limited Edition</a></p><p>- <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/watches/products/omega-140-13-39-21-01-001" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Omega Constellation Observatory</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DXJaVE4j31G/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Michael &#39;aura farming&#39; ahead of Watches &amp; Wonders</a></p><p>- Rob: <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/watches/products/omega-215-30-40-20-03-002" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 39.5mm &#39;Summer Blue&#39;</a></p><p>- Russ: <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/blogs/topper-blog/the-bremont-mbii-topper-edition?srsltid=AfmBOopQUTaihGgoKPA-EB1mSgkSjVEU-bC_XYkK6V7aQKbI4PoctDRr" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bremont MBII &#39;Topper Edition&#39;</a></p><p>- Zach: <a href="https://www.iwc.com/us-en/watches/pilot-watches/iw395601-pilots-watch-timezoner-top-gun-woodland" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">IWC Big Pilot Top Gun Timezoner &#39;Woodland&#39;</a></p><p>- Michael: <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/watches/products/bremont-alt39-dt-ss-si-b" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bremont Altitude 39 Date</a></p><p>- <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/watches/products/bremont-sn41-chr-ss-bk-b" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bremont 2026 Supernova collab</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.astrolab.space" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Astrolab mission to the moon</a></p><p>- <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/watches/products/bremont-alt42-mt-dlc-felix-l-s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bremont Meteor &#39;Felix&#39; Limited Edition</a></p><p>...oh and by the way: </p><p>• Rob: <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Streaming cool anime shows on Crunch Roll</a></p><p>• Russ: <a href="https://youtu.be/H-43VeYGiPM?si=SrkJUpRYWd4l9v41" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Coyote vs. Acme</a></p><p>• Zach: <a href="https://ineosgrenadier.com/en/us/events/moab-community" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dri