Burlingame & Park

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Burlingame & Park

At the corner of Burlingame Avenue and Park Road in downtown Burlingame, California is Topper Fine Jewelers — a third-generation family-owned retailer of fine watches and jewelry — and for those in the know, a beloved pillar of the watch collecting community. The B&P Podcast explores this rich world, full of incredible stories, passionate characters, and the amazing watches that we all know and love. Hosted by Zachary Piña, along with Russ & Rob Caplan.

  1. 2D AGO

    EP47: In the Hot Seat for Your Most Burning Questions

    This week, the Topper Dunk Tank®️ makes its official debut on Burlingame & Park as we bring in a few members of the Topper family into the studio hot seat to answer a few of the most common questions they routinely get from the #watchfam. Of course that means our very own Jay (@shespeakswatch) makes a long-awaited return, and this time she's joined by fellow team members Sandy (@sandygmt), Joe (@chrono_joe) and Ron (@daddyloveswatch) who all share some unique perspective and insight for the first time on Burlingame & Park. As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! Follow the boys on Instagram:  • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wrist check and other elements discussed on this week's episode: - The many micro-seasons ('Sekki') in Japan - Fears x Studio Underdog Gimlet - John Caplan talks about the Fears Redcliff 'Confetti' project - The Fears Redcliff 'Confetti' Burlingame Edition - The B&P episode covering the last two decades of the Seamaster Planet Ocean - Russ' wrist check: Omega Seamaster 300m Diver - Rob's wrist check: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 39.5mm Summer Blue - Zach's wrist check: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date Green - ⁠Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer⁠

    1h 33m

  2. MAR 7

    EP47: Popping Some Confetti with Nicholas Bowman-Scargill

    Longtime listeners know that we love Fears Watches, and folks close to the Caplan family know of the challenging journey that Rob and his son John have been on for the last four years, which is why this particular episode is all about a story that's been percolating for a very long time – one that's about more than just watches, and it's one that's truly a reason to celebrate. And of course it features our now four-time guest of B&P, the one and only Nicholas Bowman-Scargill, fourth generation Managing Director of the Fears Watch brand, who's here to walk us through the new Fears Redcliff 'Confetti' Burlingame Edition, available exclusively at Topper. As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! Follow the boys on Instagram:  • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Nicholas: @nicholasbowmanscargill Wrist check, topics, and watches discussed on this week's episode: • Jackie & Shadow bald eagle nest cam (three eggs have now hatched!) • The Robert Fuller naturalist YouTube channel • Fears Redcliff Confetti 'Burlingame Edition' • Russ: Zenith Pilot Big Date Flyback Chronograph • Zach: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Shades 'Sandstone' • Nicholas: Fears Redcliff 39mm prototype • Rob: Fears Redcliff 'Confetti' Burlingame Edition prototype • Fears Redcliff Edwin Limited Edition • Confetti dial artwork done by @johncaplanart • Stanford Children's Hospital & the Lucile Packard Foundation ...Oh, and by the way: - Zach: When Your Camera Saves a Mel Gibson Film - Rob: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman streaming on Disney+ - Russ: My Name is Asher Lev book - Nicholas: British gold in Fort Knox

    1h 13m

  3. FEB 21

    EP46: Twenty Years with the Planet Ocean

    When it was introduced in 2005, many of us might not have realized at the time, but we were privy to a front-row seat of the launch of what would soon become a proper modern dive watch icon. Flash-forward twenty years, the boys are here to embark on their first big deep dive into two decades of the Planet Ocean, calling out subtle differences in Co-Axial movement tech, aesthetic and design changes, and what they hope the platform could become for 2025 and beyond. As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! Follow the boys on Instagram:  • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wrist check, topics, and watches discussed on this week's episode: - Rob: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 39.5 'Summer Blue' - Russ: Omega Seamaster Diver 300m - Zach: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Liquid Metal LE - New Grand Seiko 'Sekki' references in Ever-Brilliant Stainless Steel - Zenith Chronomaster Revival "Cover Girl" in forged carbon - The Essential Guide to the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean, by Bilal Khan on ablogtowatch - Founder of parkour Sebastien Foucan in Casino Royale - Visual and timekeeping differences between Co-Axial Calibre 2500b, 2500c, and 2500d movements - Everything you need to know about how the Co-Axial escapement works - Omega Speedmaster Split Seconds 'Rattrapante' Limited Edition (2010) - The original Planet Ocean Documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand - Platinum Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean with an orange bezel - Brushed silver and khaki-dialed Seamaster Planet Ocean 8900 Boutique Exclusives ...Oh, and By the way: - Rob: Stream White Lotus Season 3 (Thailand) on HBO Max - Zach: Everyday carry: Anso Aros folding pocket knife - Russ: Hotly anticipating high-end skiing vaporware

    1h 24m

  4. FEB 7

    EP45: In Defense of the "Upside-Down" Wrist Shot

    The boys have braved the first big winter storm of 2025 and paddled their way to Burlingame to check out some of the coolest and newest arrivals to the store, wax nostalgic on their favorite casebacks of all time, and debate whether or not a pocket wrist shot is 'correct' when it's positioned upside-down to the camera (but 'correct' to the wearer). And listener take note: Zach is prepared to die on this hill. As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! Follow the boys on Instagram:  • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wrist check, topics, and watches discussed on this week's episode: - Rob: Omega Speedmaster CK2998 Anniversary Edition - Russ: Bremont MB2 "Topper Edition" - Zach: IWC Top Gun Double Chronograph Ceratanium - Bremont ejection seat testing protocols - Omega Seamaster Diver 300m Titanium & Bronze Gold - Glashütte Original SeaQ 39 now available with a sapphire caseback - Zenith Defy Skyline Chronograph Skeletonized - Casio Oceanus Manta SG1000 50th Anniversary Edition ...Oh, and By the way: - Russ: Stream Special Forces: World's Toughest Test on Hulu - Rob: Friends of Big Bear Valley Bald Eagle Webcam (Jackie & Shadow) - Zach: ⁠Artem FKM Loopless straps⁠

    1h 5m

  5. JAN 18

    EP44: Our 2025 Predictions, and the Story of Oris' "Little Hero"

    2025 wasted no time in gifting us with plenty of exciting new watches, and for our first pod of the new year, the boys are tapping in with the Oris Diver 65 60th Anniversary Edition, a lovely tribute edition to an Oris original (the brand's 'little hero,' in CEO Rolf Studer's own words), and the not-so-distant-cousin of a Topper Edition we ourselves did, some 9 years ago. The boys also share a few predictions, along with their own release hopes and dreams for 2025 – with lots to unpack here, so settle in, and get a pen handy as their recommended "By the Way" watchlists are getting longer by the day. As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! Follow the boys on Instagram:  • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wrist check, topics, and watches discussed on this week's episode: - Rob: Oris Diver 65 Topper Edition (2016) - Russ: Zenith Pilot Chronograph Flyback Grand Date - Zach: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 'Shades' Sandstone ...Oh, and By the way: - Zach: Day of the Jackal on Peacock - Rob: Landman on Paramount Plus - Russ: Classic Tahoe ski films like "Game of G.N.A.R." feat. Shane McConkey

    1h 5m

  6. 12/13/2024

    EP43: What Does 'Flight Qualified' Mean Anyway?

    Our final pod of 2024 is here, and we're tying one off with a few of our favorite watches of the year, including a breakdown of Omega's epic new Speedmaster Pilot – a reference illustrating the Bienne maker was really saving the best for last. All of our picks from this episode are pulled from our Top Ten roundup here on the site, so click through to see the full breakdown. Oh, and don't forget to RSVP for our final event of the year: our Holiday Party Presented by Oris, which happens on Saturday, December 14th at 5:30pm. This event will have refreshments, special gifts from Oris, and even a pop-up gift shop from IRL 'friend of the pod' Wesley, of Standard H. The list is almost full though, so if you haven't already, be sure to RSVP and we'll see you there! As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! Follow the boys on Instagram:  • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wrist check, topics, and watches discussed on this week's episode: - Rob: Omega Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz Limited Edition - Russ: Omega Speedmaster Super Racing - Zach: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer - Deejo "Tattoo" Pocket Knives - ⁠⁠Omega Speedmaster Solar Impulse HB-SIA - Omega Speedmaster Pilot 'Flight Qualified' - Omega Speedmaster 'Flight Qualified' leak on Fratello - Our Top Ten Watches of 2024 (feat. Blancpain, Grand Seiko, Oris, Seiko 5, Breitling, Parmigiani and more) - Watch 'Endurance' on Disney+ Oh, and by the way, our non-watch holiday gift picks: • Zach: Shackleton British-Made Hero Sweater • Rob: Flameless Candles • Russ: Akova Outerwear

    1h 28m

  7. 12/06/2024

    EP42: Unboxing Our New DOXA Sub 300 'Great White' Topper Edition

    It's our biggest NWA of the year as the boys unbox #001 of the DOXA Sub 300 'Great White' – our 15th collaborative edition, this time with a beloved and legendary dive watch maker. In this Episode, the boys share the inspiration for this special collaboration (the shark-infested waters surrounding the Farallon Islands), and go deep on the watch's unique design signatures to reveal the concepts behind them. And don't forget to RSVP for DOXA Day, this Saturday, December 7th as we celebrate this launch with a special in-store party! As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! Follow the boys on Instagram:  • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wrist check, topics, and watches discussed on this week's episode: - Rob: Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Topper Edition - Russ: Oris Diver Sixty-Five Topper Edition - Zach: Hamilton Khaki Field Engineered Garments - Grandma Shelly on 'Small Business Saturday' - ⁠RSVP for DOXA Day (Saturday, December 7th)⁠ - RSVP for Topper's Holiday Party Presented by Oris - Premium Standard H hats & ballcaps - The Devil's Teeth book - Ocean Adventures, Jean-Michel Cousteau Oh, and by the way: • Zach: Near Miss, a short film by Josh Berry • Rob: Skeleton Crew on Disney+ • Russ: old comfort movies on Tubi, like Almost Famous (bring your own turkey leg + mayo)

    53 min

  8. 11/15/2024

    EP41: It's Always Sunny in Burlingame

    The boys can't seem to get enough of the Topper Biergarten while the weather is still great (make hay while the sun shines, right?), and are back recording outside talking about Burlingame Blue, some new fall arrivals, including an all-important fit check with the incredible new Parmigiani Toric. And be sure to stick around to the end for an exclusive inside scoop on Topper's next collaborative edition! As always, you can reach the boys for questions and comments at podcast@topperjewelers.com. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! Follow the boys on Instagram:  • Russ: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@russcaplan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@robcaplan_topper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@zachxryj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wrist check, topics, and watches discussed on this week's episode: - Rob: Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Summer Blue - Russ: Omega Speedmaster Super Racing - Zach: Tudor FXD GMT - Parmigiani Toric Petite Seconds - Oris Divers Date - GPHG 2024-nominated Grand Seiko SLGW003 - Grand Seiko SLGW005 Limited Edition - Zenith Defy Extreme Silver Diver - RSVP for DOXA Day (Saturday, December 7th) Oh, and by the way: • Zach: Hamburger America • Rob: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watching the Washington Wizards

    57 min
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At the corner of Burlingame Avenue and Park Road in downtown Burlingame, California is Topper Fine Jewelers — a third-generation family-owned retailer of fine watches and jewelry — and for those in the know, a beloved pillar of the watch collecting community. The B&P Podcast explores this rich world, full of incredible stories, passionate characters, and the amazing watches that we all know and love. Hosted by Zachary Piña, along with Russ & Rob Caplan.

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  • Creator
    Topper
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    48
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Topper
  • Show Website
    Burlingame & Park

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