Hodinkee Radio

Lately, it seems that the offered length of power reserves has become a hot-button topic in watch-related discourse – but what do you need all those hours for? Are ~38 hours really not enough, especially in a casual or everyday sports watch? I never give total power reserve that much of a concern when it comes to divers and the like, but it's clear that the spec is of growing interest among watch enthusiasts.I asked Jack and Danny to plug in their mics and help me talk over this novel need for more and more hours. And from early 8-day Cartiers to Hublots that boast 50 days of power reserve (and require a drill to winding) we dig into the need for a longer power reserve, some of the bigger PRs in watchmaking history, and some of our favorite power reserve indications.-- Show Notes:00:30 Hodinkee Insurance   5:55 Powermatic 80  9:00 Vertex M60C Aqualion  10:43 Cartier 8-day Tank  12:56 Oris Caliber 400  14:18 Ulysse Nardin Freak14:25 IWC Big Pilot14:31 Jacob Quenttin 31 days  14:36 Lange 31  15:28 Richard Mille