A Tale of Two Wristies

Chris and Iman

The podcast where watch talk feels like late-night café conversation. Join Chris—a U.S.-based watch writer, poet, and comic book creator—and Iman, a playwright from London, as they navigate time zones, trade horological hanky-panky, and share stories about everything from writing to dog ownership. 

  1. 3D AGO

    Episode 16: The Wristy Awards 2025 - Our Favorite Watches of the Year!

    Iman and Chris embark upon setting the standard for horological award shows with their first Wristy Awards!  A sincere 'thank you' to everyone who has been with us during this first calendar year... we look forward to providing more entertainment and watch goodness in 2026! The Death of Bunny Munro Down Cemetery Road  Britt Pearce Q&A 10:50 - Wrist Checks Iman: Cartier Ronde Chris: Tag Monaco 16:00 - Main Segment: The Wristy Awards ****For the complete list of awards, including links to each and every watch, here is a link to our Google Doc**** Favorite Everyday Watch - “The ‘I Don’t Have Time for This’ Daily Driver Award” Iman: Rolex 1908 Chris: Cartier Santos Titanium and RZE UTD 8000 Favorite Dive Watch - “The ‘Will Never See Water But Looks Amazing’ Diver Award” Iman: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 38mm Chris: Omega Planet Ocean Favorite Dress Watch - “The ‘Fancy Enough for a Wedding, Quiet Enough for a Funeral’ Dress Watch Award” Iman: Lange 1815 Chris: JLC Reverso Pink Gold Favorite GMT / Travel Watch - “The Jet Lag Hero Award” Iman: Grand Seiko Moondrop Chris: Nomos Club WT Favorite Chronograph - “Timing Random Shit Because We Can Award” Iman: Breitling Top Time  Chris: PF Sport Chronograph Favorite Collaboration - “When We Play Nice and Make Something Cool Award” Iman: Lorier Roosevelt  Chris: Vario x RZE Favorite Revival/Reissue - “The ‘We Dug in the Archive and Struck Gold’ Award” Iman: GP Legacy Chris: Louie Vuitton Monterey  Most Overhyped Watch - “The ‘Okay Calm Down, It’s Fine’ Overhype Trophy” Iman: The Gimlet Chris: Landdweller - Monochrome Article Most Underrated Release - “The Y’all Slept on This One Award” Iman: Squale Corallo  Chris: VC Overseas UT The Iman would yeet this off a cliff award Chris: Hermes Horsie  The Chris would yeet this off a cliff award Iman: AP Offshore Watch that Defined the Year’s Chaos Energy Iman: JD Year of Snake Chris: GShock Germ Favorite Affordable Watch (Under $1K) Award - “The Budget Banger Award” Iman: Arken Alterum Chris: Abinger Nimrod Favorite Micro/Independent Watch Award - “The ‘Small But Mighty’ Award” Iman: AnOrdain Porcelain  Chris: CW Loco Watch of the Year - “The Horological Supreme: Bow Before Your New Wrist Overlord” Iman: Daniel Roth Extra Plat Chris: Breguet Experimentale 1 - Monochrome Article Follow us on the 'gram: You'll find us @ataleoftwowristies Chris is @poppingcrowns Iman is @ticktick_taptap And most importantly, our mascot Phantom is @phantom_of_the_pupra Just starting the hobby? Start with Ep. 11 WRISTIES WATCH GLOSSARY & RECOMMENDATIONS

    1h 26m
  2. DEC 11

    Episode 15: State of the Collection 2025 - What left? What's new? - Plus Marmite Watches!

    The Wristies accept accountability for their collecting habits. Adored pieces were sold, grails were acquired, and love was traded away. Will either of these enthusiasts conquer their disease?  Chichester Festival Theatre 10:15 - Wrist Checks  Iman’s Timex Sprite Iman’s Casio Ring Watch  Chris’s G-Shock Ring Watch Chris’s Vertex m36 Bronze  18:44 - State of the Collection  Chris and Iman's Collections Watches that have left the collection: Chris: Hamilton Ventura, Ciga Design Blue Planet, 2 San Martins, Erebus Ascent, SU Watermelon and Pink Lemonade, Seiko Speedtimer, CWC Mellor 72, GS SBGA413 Iman: Tissot PRX, Timex, Fears Brunswick, Glycine Airman, Hamilton Chrono, Hamilton Khaki Field Watches that have entered the collection: Chris: Omega CK859, Omega Silver Snoopy, Prevail Onward, Vario Solar Quartz, Möels 369, Isotope Moonshot and Hydrium, Dennison Dual Time, Santurce Collection Tiburon, Farr and Swit Kill Count @thedansome - 12 Days of Dansome Etsy - LunaLeatherArt (Where Chris got his Snoopy's bund strap) Iman: Casio Ani-Digi, Seiko 5, Maen Manhattan, Timex New Yorker, Piaget Polo, Vario Empire, Breitling Colt, Movado, Timex, IWC Portofino, Casio Ring Chris Most Worn: Omega CK859, Omega Snoopy, BB58 Bronze, Vertex M100A, Moels, and Isotope Chris Least Worn: Casios and digital watches Iman Most Worn: Breitling Colt, Tudor BB, Omega Seamaster, IWC Portofino Iman Least Worn: Casio, Seiko Tank, Vintage Oris, Timex, Grandfather’s Rolex, Piaget, and Cartier  1:05:20 - Marmite Watch Christopher Ward x Studio Underdog - Alliance Pocket Watch Follow us on the 'gram: You'll find us @ataleoftwowristies Chris is @poppingcrowns Iman is @ticktick_taptap And most importantly, our mascot Phantom is @phantom_of_the_pupra Just starting the hobby? Start with Ep. 11 WRISTIES WATCH GLOSSARY & RECOMMENDATIONS

    1h 20m
  3. NOV 27

    Episode 14: Happy Birthday, Iman! Plus - BDay Watches, the Tudor Ranger, Omega Planet Ocean, Breitling Lady Premier, and WTF Rolex?!

    Before we jump into this episode, I need everyone listening to take a moment and help me celebrate someone truly special: my co-host, my friend, my accidental platonic soulmate in horological chaos, Iman. We’ve only known each other for about two years, but something shifted when we met in person back in March 2025. A chance meeting turned into a real friendship. I never saw it coming, and then suddenly, I couldn’t imagine my life without it. She just celebrated her 39th birthday, and if there’s anyone who deserves a standing ovation from our Wristies audience, it’s her. She’s edited every episode but one, poured herself into this show, and opened her heart to all of you with a generosity that humbles me. I like to normalize telling your friends you love them, and as someone who is usually emotionally guarded, it still surprises me how quickly I loved Iman. She’s my family. I look forward to the many occasions I can celebrate her moving forward, but please join me in celebrating her now.  WindUp Watch Shop  Vaer x Worn & Wound x Topo  Möels + Co.  Elliot Brown  Chris’s “Article” on the Bel Canto Lumiere  Farr + Switt Kill Count  18:09 - Wrist Checks Omega Silver Snoopy IWC 20:40 - Birthdays and Watches Iman wants a BB58 Bronze for her 40th  Omega Speedmaster Reduced  Vertex M100A Piaget Polo  39:50 - Watch News Tudor Ranger Tudor Moonphase  Omega Planet Ocean  The Baby Plop Plop  Breitling Lady Premier  Casio x Back to the Future  Straum and The Real Time Show Podcast  Stephen’s Photos of Straum  Follow us on the 'gram: You'll find us @ataleoftwowristies Chris is @poppingcrowns Iman is @ticktick_taptap And most importantly, our mascot Phantom is @phantom_of_the_pupra Just starting the hobby? Start with Ep. 11 WRISTIES WATCH GLOSSARY & RECOMMENDATIONS

    1h 13m
  4. OCT 16

    Episode 11: Thinking About That First Watch? - The Beginner’s Episode

    Episode 11: Thinking About That First Watch?  - The Beginner’s Episode Chris and Iman give listeners a general onboarding for new enthusiasts, considering their first watch. If you know someone falling into the hole that is watch collecting, this is a decent enough place to start. Hey, we’re friendly, and we give fair warning to stop and rethink your life decisions before committing. $350 Windup Watch Shop Giveaway drawing on November 2nd. Check our Instagram at @ataleoftwowristies for details!  WRISTIES WATCH GLOSSARY & RECOMMENDATIONS 2.15: Catching up: Rolex mentoring programme Acquired Podcast - Rolex Episode 9:20 - Wrist Checks: Chris’s Timex M79 Masked Marvel Iman’s Omega Seamaster 2262 Erika’s Originals Straps 12:55 - How we got into watches 21:00 - Anatomy of a Watch Case, dial, crystal, crown, lugs, hands, strap or bracelet, and movementsThe difference between quartz, automatic and manual wind32:41 - What to Consider When Buying your First Watch Case diameter, lug-to-lug and lug widthChanging strapsChronographs, dive watches and GMT bezelsAccuracy of mechanical watches and chronometer certification (COSC/METAS)Fashion brands vs luxury brands vs regular watch brandsDo your research!1:00:20 - Pitfalls to avoid when buying your first watch Overthinking itSpending too much money too soonBeing pressured by ADsBuying a watch to impress people1:06:30 - How to Make Watch Friends Online communitiesGroups, fairs and eventsSmile :)Follow us on the 'gram: You'll find us @ataleoftwowristies Chris is @poppingcrowns Iman is @ticktick_taptap And most importantly, our mascot Phantom is @phantom_of_the_pupra Just starting the hobby? Start with Ep. 11 WRISTIES WATCH GLOSSARY & RECOMMENDATIONS

    1h 18m
  5. OCT 2

    Episode 10: Featuring Worn & Wound’s Devin Pennypacker and a Windup Watch Shop Giveaway! Plus, do we really need our watches?

    WINDUP WATCH SHOP GIVEAWAY We’ve teamed up with our friends at @windupwatchshop to give ONE lucky listener a $350 digital gift card to the Windup Watch Shop!  Here’s how to enter: 1. Subscribe to A Tale of Two Wristies on your favorite podcast platform (and hey, a rating or review wouldn’t hurt ). 2. Follow @ataleoftwowristies AND @windupwatchshop on Instagram. 3. You will receive additional entries for sharing this post and tagging friends in the comments who need more wrist candy in their lives. No limit on additional entries.  Giveaway runs from October 2 – November 2. Winner will be chosen by the Windup Watch Shop on November 2nd. Big thanks to Windup for making this happen, and good luck to everyone who enters—may the odds (and the straps) be ever in your favor.  **Full rules can be found in the blog post at windupwatchshop.com ** For anyone like Iman, where is Cleveland anyway? Windup Watch Shop and Worn & Wound Windup Watch Fair NYC What is Padel, Pickleball, and Squash? Chris’s Article - Toronto Timepiece Show Devin’s Omega Planet Ocean 2200.50 Chris’s Isotope Moonshot  Iman’s Breitling Colt  WRIST CANDY Gerald Genta GENTISSIMA OURSIN 36 Fire Opal Fears x Studio Underd0g - The Manhattan  Louie Erard Gravee Main Awake Son Mai - Frosted Leaf - Green Follow us on the 'gram: You'll find us @ataleoftwowristies Chris is @poppingcrowns Iman is @ticktick_taptap And most importantly, our mascot Phantom is @phantom_of_the_pupra Just starting the hobby? Start with Ep. 11 WRISTIES WATCH GLOSSARY & RECOMMENDATIONS

    1h 20m
4.4
out of 5
16 Ratings

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The podcast where watch talk feels like late-night café conversation. Join Chris—a U.S.-based watch writer, poet, and comic book creator—and Iman, a playwright from London, as they navigate time zones, trade horological hanky-panky, and share stories about everything from writing to dog ownership. 

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