Tony Traina on his newsletter Unpolished and watch pet peeves

Everyone’s favourite Chicago-based watch newsletter publisher is back for his second (or third?) chat with OT:, and as is now customary, we’ve caught at something of an interstitial moment. Traina left Hodinkee late last year and has dived head first into his newsletter, Unpolished (née Rescapement). We talk to Tony about the premise and pitch of his newsletter and (inevitably) the state of watch media in 2025. We also talk about industry pet peeves, press trip weirdness and why glazing billionaires is never a good idea. Snakes and smaller sizes at Christopher Ward (1:50) Hot ones with Rob McElhenney (5:11) Tony Traina main interview (8:00) Ship of Theseus Daytona on Unpolished (29:36) The Corrections (54:00) Selling Out on Decoder Ring (55:00) Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes   OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz Send us an email: [email protected]   If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.