EP79: Why Was Lou Gehrig 'The Luckiest Man?' feat. VJ Geronimo

<p>It's sure looking like Oris has one of the summer's hottest watches, with the launch of the new Pointer Date Lou Gehrig Edition earlier this week, so we tapped our longtime pal and official three-time Friend of the Pod® Oris CEO of The Americas, VJ Geronimo for a little insight into this special edition, which sheds some light on the life and legacy of the Iron Horse himself. </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 everyone 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>• VJ: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vj.geronimo/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@vj.geronimo</a></p><p>Wrist check and watches mentioned in this week's episode:</p><p>- Russ: <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/topper-limited/products/oris-divers-sixty-five-topper-edition-01-733-7707-4064-07-8-20-18" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Oris Diver 65 Topper Edition⁠</a></p><p>- Rob: <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/collections/topper-limited/products/oris-divers-sixty-five-maxi-topper-edition" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Oris Diver 65 'Maxi' (2020)</a></p><p>- VJ: <a href="https://www.oris.ch/en-US/product/watch/divers/new-divers/01-733-7795-4018-Set?srsltid=AfmBOoqAAIS_wyFl58lGC906TSiNBo2CWdL7hNElU5WLTf2-4I-1oUk6" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Oris Divers Date Red Bar Edition II</a></p><p>- Zach: <a href="https://www.oris.ch/en-US/product/watch/aquis/regulateur-der-meistertaucher/01-749-7734-7154-Set?srsltid=AfmBOoqOjEUQQMPXnIUB_EmNtYUNGaQnP5UWfan0tU7kRxzAO-UvOuqH" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Oris Aquis Regulateur</a></p><p>- <a href="https://topperjewelers.com/products/oris-01-754-7785-4091-set" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Oris Pointer Date Lou Gehrig Limited Edition</a></p><p>- <a href="https://www.oris.ch/en-US/product/watch/big-crown/big-crown-pointer-date/01-754-7785-4081-Set?srsltid=AfmBOopACKJTcfSAKuDqh-tG1bNj9FzcaXhE9bD85DN5Db6sYvDH9gy0" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Oris Pointer Date Hank Aaron</a></p><p>- <a href="https://youtu.be/nNLKPaThYkE?si=A5nG7U9XGbKoVWAl" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lou Gehrig's famous "Luckiest Man" speech at Yankee Stadium</a></p><p>...Oh, and by the way: </p><p>• Rob: Watch <a href="https://youtu.be/oT2Gs2KbI_k?si=z7_utee9rBQcz0FE" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pride of the Yankees with Gary Cooper</a></p><p>• Russ: Watch <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068315/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Brian's Song</a></p><p>• Zach: <a href="https://youtu.be/9jkECLx6_EA?si=2Ox0PuoheqUt1fZo" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jomboy Media breaks down another Aaron Boone ejection</a> (lots of very funny bad language, you’ve been warned)</p><p>• VJ: Read <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Luckiest-Man/Jonathan-Eig/9780743268936" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">'The Luckiest Man', the Life and Death of Lou Gehrig</a></p>