A few weeks back, Zach Kazan and Blake Buettner discussed the concept of a ?grail? watch on the podcast. You can listen to that episode right here, but we felt there was more to say on the subject and invited Zach Weiss to chime in as well. Is it overused" Misued" Misunderstood" Maybe all of the above, but there?s something about this concept that speaks to each of us as watch enthusiasts and collectors. What does it mean to you" Let us know in the comments below.
With that, here are our thoughts on ?grail watches?.

Zach Kazan 
I?ve never cared for the term ?grail watch.? Even when used to describe a watch that?s exceptionally rare, expensive, or both, it breathes a seriousness into the hobby that has always made me uncomfortable. Yes, it?s fun to think about the watches we?d own given unlimited funds, or even watches we might realistically plan to acquire one day after a great deal of planning, searching, and saving. But a search for a single specific watch that?s difficult to find when there are so many great watches out there that are relatively easy to get feels like missing something great about this hobby. Or maybe I?m just a curmudgeon. That?s also entirely possible.  As a collector, there are watches that I?ve read about, studied, or otherwise been exposed to that I?d love to own, and because of the nature of vintage watches, in particular, some of them indeed would be quite difficult to track down. For me, these oddballs that you mig...