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New Rolex Padellone, Christopher Ward Chronograph & G-Shock CasioNaut | Wristwatch Weekly Ep.14

New Rolex Padellone, Christopher Ward Chronograph & G-Shock CasioNaut | Wristwatch Weekly Ep.1421 sept42 min

<p><strong>Wristwatch Weekly Episode 14</strong> is here, and <strong>Budget Watch Man Chris is back</strong> for another week of new watch releases, strong opinions and the occasional disagreement.</p><p>We start with <strong>What’s On The Wrist</strong>, with Chris showing off a newly acquired old-stock Casio G-Shock and Peter wearing the Elliot Brown Bloxworth Heritage Diver, before getting straight into some of the biggest releases of the week.</p><p>First up is Rolex and the unexpected new <strong>Rolex Perpetual Padellone</strong>, bringing an annual calendar, moonphase and a completely different side of Rolex to the modern collection. Is it one of the most interesting Rolex releases in years, or are complications like this completely unnecessary on a Rolex?</p><p>Then we get into the new <strong>Christopher Ward C63 Sealander Chronograph</strong>, which inevitably brings us back to the design and homage debate from last week. Christopher Ward openly references classic chronographs in the design, but does that make it derivative, or are they simply making the type of watch customers actually want?</p><p>We also discuss:</p><ul><li><strong>Tissot PRX Quartz Chronograph</strong></li><li><strong>IWC Ingenieur Automatic 50th Anniversary</strong></li><li><strong>Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical x Call of Duty</strong></li><li><strong>Timex Deepwater Meridian 200 HEV Automatic</strong></li><li><strong>Hublot x Jeff Koons Classic Fusion Balloon Dog</strong></li></ul><p>And because Chris is back, we couldn&#39;t finish without some <strong>G-Shock</strong> talk.</p><p>We take a closer look at the leaked new <strong>Casio G-Shock GAC-2500 / GMC-2500 models</strong>, already nicknamed the <strong>“CasioNaut”</strong>, and discuss whether these could become some of the most popular G-Shocks Casio has ever released.</p><p>At the end of the show we pick the watches we would actually spend our own money on, talk about the biggest surprises of the week, and Chris reveals that he may have something very interesting coming up involving <strong>Nico Leonard</strong>.</p><p>If you enjoy the podcast, please <strong>Like the video, subscribe to Wristwatch Weekly</strong>, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.</p><p><strong>Which of this week&#39;s releases would you actually buy?</strong></p><p>And be honest: <strong>is the Hublot Balloon Dog brilliant, or one of the ugliest watches ever made?</strong></p><p><strong>00:00</strong> Welcome to Wristwatch Weekly Epi