The Grey NATO – 376 – The Royal Pop, Omega's New Bond Chronograph, And Climbing Utah With The Overseas Cardinal Points
It’s an early summer catch-up episode as the TGN Boys dig into their feelings about the new Swatch Royal Pop launch and a new Bond-themed video game Chronograph from Omega. To wrap things up, James is back from Utah following a climbing experience with the new Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points. Lots to talk about!
Stay in the mix for a Final Notes that will have you digging into climbing, diving, and life in a fictional Pittsburgh emergency room. Thanks so much for listening.
1:50 Dynatrap
2:00 Mosquito buckets
3:50 Point to LaPointe Lake Superior swim
7:55 Wind Up Chicago
8:40 Aquastar Deepstar
10:12 Arken Alterum Vancouver Speakeasy
10:19 Arken Alterum Sage Grey
12:13 Swatch x AP Royal Pop
15:33 Delhi Watch Company DWC Terra
21:47 Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph First Light
24:30 Hamilton Call of Duty Collab
26:10 Omega Caliber 9900 chronograph movement
27:05 Omega Chronograph in the First Light video game
27:42 Omega Seamaster Chronograph 2599 from the 2000s
29:48 N64 GoldenEye 007 Game
32:33 Vacheron Constantin Overseas Cardinal Points
34:10 Via Ferrata
36:29 Cory Richards on TGN
44:00 Arcteryx Ossa sun layer (James has the previous “Sima”)
47:24 “Into Thin Air” - Jon Krakauer, 1997
48:27 Jon Krakauer on Alex Honnold’s “Climbing Gold” podcast
48:58 Apex (2026, Netflix)
51:45 Maldives Cave Diving tragedy
52:35 “Diving Into the Unknown” (2016)
53:41 “The Pitt” (TV series, 2025-, HBO Max)
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”– Mahatma Gandhi