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Burlingame & Park

At the corner of Burlingame Avenue and Park Road in downtown Burlingame, California is Topper Fine Jewelers — a third-generation family-owned retailer of fine watches and jewelry — and for those in the know, a beloved pillar of the watch collecting community. The B&P Podcast explores this rich world, full of incredible stories, passionate characters, and the amazing watches that we all know and love. Hosted by Zachary Piña, along with Russ & Rob Caplan.

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Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
63 minutes
Episodes
59
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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EP59: C'mon, What's In the Box?

EP59: C'mon, What's In the Box?

After a short breather for the long Labor Day weekend, the boys are back on the mic as we look to Geneva Watch Days for a flurry of exciting new releases, including a surprising and epic new collabor…

00:54:27  |   Fri 05 Sep 2025
EP58: A Deep Dive on the Ultimate GADA

EP58: A Deep Dive on the Ultimate GADA

It's no secret that the Burlingame & Park crew has a soft spot for Omega, and ever since our "Twenty Years of the Planet Ocean" episode back in February of this year, the boys have been looking for a…

01:29:25  |   Fri 15 Aug 2025
EP57: The Boys Get it in One Take

EP57: The Boys Get it in One Take

This week, the boys unintentionally get their first "oner" while going over all of the newest arrivals to the store from Glashütte Original, Omega, Blancpain, and lots more. There's also another impr…

01:05:18  |   Fri 01 Aug 2025
EP56: A Rare Look Inside

EP56: A Rare Look Inside "The Farm"

Fan-favorite guest Jay (@shespeakswatch) is back in the hot seat to share her latest watchmaking adventure: a journey to Switzerland's famed Vallée de Joux for a peek inside "the farm," the haute hor…

01:24:52  |   Fri 18 Jul 2025
EP55: Nine Perfect Summer Watches

EP55: Nine Perfect Summer Watches

What is the perfect summer watch? Is it a colorful, affordable Seiko? Or a burly dive watch bristling with all the latest technology? Or perhaps a hybrid combination of both? This week on the pod, th…

01:05:10  |   Fri 04 Jul 2025
EP54: How the Superocean Made Waves in 1957 feat. Breitling Global Head of Heritage Gianfranco Gentile

EP54: How the Superocean Made Waves in 1957 feat. Breitling Global Head of Heritage Gianfranco Gentile

Fresh off the heels of Breitling's summer blockbuster release of the Superocean Heritage, the boys had a chance to sit down with Breitling's Global Head of Heritage Gianfranco Gentile to talk about t…

01:08:10  |   Fri 20 Jun 2025
EP53: What a Manufacture Visit Teaches Us About Life

EP53: What a Manufacture Visit Teaches Us About Life

This week on Burlingame & Park, Russ is in Las Vegas for the Couture show, so we tapped Topper's very own Jay Liu, who just returned from a life-changing visit to the Parmigiani manufacture in Fleuri…

01:28:01  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
EP52: Our Spiciest Subway Takes with Worn & Wound Co-Founder Zach Weiss

EP52: Our Spiciest Subway Takes with Worn & Wound Co-Founder Zach Weiss

Does micro-adjust actually matter? Should watch dials really have all that extra writing on them? Does the next Gerald Genta already walk among us? This week the boys are looking to ruffle some feath…

01:31:39  |   Fri 16 May 2025
EP51: Unboxing Something We've Never Seen Before

EP51: Unboxing Something We've Never Seen Before

Lots to unpack in this week's jam-packed episode, where the boys take you through a few highlights on the ground at Topper's third annual First Look, before settling down in the Biergarten to chat ab…

01:25:30  |   Fri 02 May 2025
EP50: What to Expect at First Look (The Watches & Wonders Comedown)

EP50: What to Expect at First Look (The Watches & Wonders Comedown)

How do you beat jetlag? This week on Burlingame & Park, Zach shares the ultimate travel hack, Russ tries to find his voice in the bottom of a cup of Earl Grey, and Rob shares the latest on his belove…

00:50:35  |   Fri 18 Apr 2025
EP49: The Very Best of Watches & Wonders 2025

EP49: The Very Best of Watches & Wonders 2025

This is it – Christmas in April, the global #watchfam's Super Bowl: Watches & Wonders is here, and Russ and Zach are chiming in live from the banks of the Rhone River on the famous QDB in Geneva (wit…

00:49:04  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
EP48: In the Hot Seat for Your Most Burning Questions

EP48: In the Hot Seat for Your Most Burning Questions

This week, the Topper Dunk Tank®️ makes its official debut on Burlingame & Park as we bring in a few members of the Topper family into the studio hot seat to answer a few of the most common questions…

01:32:48  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
EP47: Popping Some Confetti with Nicholas Bowman-Scargill

EP47: Popping Some Confetti with Nicholas Bowman-Scargill

Longtime listeners know that we love Fears Watches, and folks close to the Caplan family know of the challenging journey that Rob and his son John have been on for the last four years, which is why t…

01:12:52  |   Fri 07 Mar 2025
EP46: Twenty Years with the Planet Ocean

EP46: Twenty Years with the Planet Ocean

When it was introduced in 2005, many of us might not have realized at the time, but we were privy to a front-row seat of the launch of what would soon become a proper modern dive watch icon.

Flash-fo…

01:24:09  |   Fri 21 Feb 2025
EP45: In Defense of the

EP45: In Defense of the "Upside-Down" Wrist Shot

The boys have braved the first big winter storm of 2025 and paddled their way to Burlingame to check out some of the coolest and newest arrivals to the store, wax nostalgic on their favorite caseback…

01:04:47  |   Fri 07 Feb 2025
EP44: Our 2025 Predictions, and the Story of Oris'

EP44: Our 2025 Predictions, and the Story of Oris' "Little Hero"

2025 wasted no time in gifting us with plenty of exciting new watches, and for our first pod of the new year, the boys are tapping in with the Oris Diver 65 60th Anniversary Edition, a lovely tribute…

01:05:19  |   Sat 18 Jan 2025
EP43: What Does 'Flight Qualified' Mean Anyway?

EP43: What Does 'Flight Qualified' Mean Anyway?

Our final pod of 2024 is here, and we're tying one off with a few of our favorite watches of the year, including a breakdown of Omega's epic new Speedmaster Pilot – a reference illustrating the Bienn…

01:27:44  |   Fri 13 Dec 2024
EP42: Unboxing Our New DOXA Sub 300 'Great White' Topper Edition

EP42: Unboxing Our New DOXA Sub 300 'Great White' Topper Edition

It's our biggest NWA of the year as the boys unbox #001 of the DOXA Sub 300 'Great White' – our 15th collaborative edition, this time with a beloved and legendary dive watch maker.

In this Episode, …

00:52:38  |   Fri 06 Dec 2024
EP41: It's Always Sunny in Burlingame

EP41: It's Always Sunny in Burlingame

The boys can't seem to get enough of the Topper Biergarten while the weather is still great (make hay while the sun shines, right?), and are back recording outside talking about Burlingame Blue, some…

00:56:53  |   Fri 15 Nov 2024
EP40: Everything You Were Afraid to Ask About Spring Drive feat. Joe Kirk

EP40: Everything You Were Afraid to Ask About Spring Drive feat. Joe Kirk

The boys are back in the Biergarten watching our new mural come to life, and going deep on the complexity and technology powering the Grand Seiko Spring Drive movement. Once again, we're joined by ou…

01:22:17  |   Fri 01 Nov 2024
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