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What We Want from IWC, and How to Make a T-Shirt (Wesley Smith, Standard H)
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What We Want from IWC, and How to Make a T-Shirt (Wesley Smith, Standard H)

Talking t-shirts, TAG Heuer, IWC, Lange, and more during Wesley’s visit to Chicago.

Full show notes: www.unpolishedwatches.com/p/what-we-want-from-iwc-and-how-to

Today’s Collector Conversation is with Wesley Smith, founder of Standard H, an automotive-inspired clothing brand. Wesley has worked in fashion and menswear for 30 years, and he’s also a big watch enthusiast.

During his recent visit to Chicago, we sat down to talk about both. First, we get nerdy about t-shirts. The simplest garment there is, but dozens of decisions go into making one, whether it’s from Uniqlo, Buck Mason, or Standard H. How can you tell if it’s a good t-shirt? Besides his own, what’s Wesley’s favorite?

Then we talk watches. What bugs us about the Lange Saxonia Annual Calendar; how to fix IWC; loud rotors; a TAG Heuer Carrera we’ve both owned; the spec sheet-ification of watches; the problem with most midsize watches; and more. The first ~20 minutes are clothing talk, then we get into watches.

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