In addition to writing for Hodinkee and contributing to its other channels, I have also been quoted or appeared in other publications, podcasts, and YouTube videos. The podcast appearances are great for hearing more about my professional journey and opinions; the YouTube videos offer a peek into my personal collection; the quotes from publications like GQ, Esquire, L.A. Times, and more are merely there to credentialize myself and prove that while yes, I may have started as a mere Substack, I have garnered some respect from my peers in this weirdwatch industry.
To get in touch with press requests, email me: tony@unpolishedwatches.com.
Podcasts
In addition to hosting Hodinkee’s podcast every week, I have appeared on several other podcasts. Here are a few:
Openwork by Collective Horology, Is The Watch Industry Dying?
Hairspring Podcast, Rare But Nobody Cares
Inspired Money, Advanced Watch Collecting Techniques
Press
GQ’s Best Watch of 2024, GQ (November 2024)
Huckberry mentioned our article on John Lennon’s Patek Philippe 2499 in its daily newsletter, Huckberry (November 2024)
Watchonista 30 Under 30ish for 2024, Watchonista (June 2024)
In 2024, Watchonista named me to its “third annual round-up of 30 people under (and sometimes people a little bit older than) 30 who we believe are changing the face and culture of the watch world for the better.”
Anthony Traina on the Undeniable Beauty of Simple Watches, Bezel (August 2024)
Donald Trump is selling a $100,000 gold watch with a tourbillon. Wait, a what?, L.A. Times (October 2024)
All the Watches Rolex Will (Probably) Release in 2024, According to Experts, Esquire (April 2024)
How To Find Your Next Favorite Watch For $30, GQ (April 2024)
Inside the Luxury Watch Auction Like No Other, Esquire (March 2024)
The 18 Rarest, Best, And Most Fun Watches on Instagram, GQ (March 2024)
How Karl-Friedrich Scheufele inspired the creation of our Chopard L.U.C 1860 Revolution Edition, Revolution Watch (February 2024)
Why True Watch Heads Never Set Their Watch, GQ (January 2024)
What Vintage Watch Do You Hope To Find In 2024, Wind Vintage (January 2024)
The First Big Watch Trend of 2023 Is Here, GQ (February 2023)
The Watch Obsessive's Guide to Taking Photos of Your Watch, GQ (January 2023)
‘Small Watch, Big Drip’: Why A New Generation of Leading Men Are Embracing Teeny-Tiny Timepieces, Wristcheck (January 2023)
Watches in the World of Action Cinema, Wristcheck, April 2022
All, And I Mean All, My Opinions And Observations From The Year-End Watch Auctions, Hodinkee (December 2021)
A Trio of Patek Philippe Nautiluses, Tiffany-signed, Wristcheck (December 2021)