Stay ConnectedHosted by Andy Green and Felix Scholz, OT: The Podcast is all about watches, time and how to spend it.
Join us as we offer up quasi-professional watch matchmaking advice, interview guests as well as discuss the latest releases, news and issues.
If you like watches, then this is the podcast for you!
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This episode is something a little bit different. Several weeks ago, Andy and Felix hosted a very special evening for Cartier — exploring the Maison's watchmaking collections live in front of a select group of Australian guests. This presentation, which covered the importance of lines like Tank, Privé and fine watchmaking, explored the history and legacy of these collections as well as some highlight pieces, watches like the Tank Cintrée, through to more modern pieces like the innovative Tank Must Solarbeat. We also talk about the legendary Crash and show off an emerald-decked example. We also check out the Santos and find out why the Pantheré is such an important emblem for the brand. We also open up for questions, which is something we've never done before, great fun and definitely something we should do again.
On top of all this, we will also upload the stream to our Youtube, so if you've ever wanted to see the watches we talk about or just check out Felix's lockdown hair, this is the perfect opportunity.
This episode is sponsored by Cartier, to learn more about the watches we discuss, visit your local boutique or head to cartier.com
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Today's guest is Blake Buettner, watch media veteran and Managing Editor of Worn & Wound. Given his day job at the leading value-driven watch site, we naturally spend a lot of time chatting about what a value watch looks like in 2021 and whether or not a watch with four or more zeros in the price tag can be 'value', On a related note we cover off the state of the micro-brand scene, and dive into two of the watch enthusiasts traditional darlings, Seiko and Grand Seiko, and what their rapid growth and changing focus (epitomised by the White Birch) means for the brand. We also find out how Blake is — indirectly — responsible for getting Andy into mechanical watches, what really makes for a daily wearer and the joy of clacky keyboards. All that plus Andy and Felix go hands-on with the Apple Watch Series 7.
This episode of OT: The Podcast is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, listen in to find out about the new Autobahn limited editions, or learn more here.
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Seven years ago, Silas Walton founded A Collected Man, and in that time, it has grown into one of the most respected names in high-end and independent watch sales. If you're in the market something special, be it an upper-tier independent like F. P. Journe, a connoisseur-grade Cartier or investment-level Patek, A Collected Man is the place to go (it's also a great place to go if you want to read some of Andy and Felix's great articles) As Walton explains though, this wasn't always the case — the digital landscape has changed dramatically in the last few years, quickly gaining credibility with brands and consumers alike. We also chart a change in Walton's own tastes, from the moment he decided to take the plunge into a Patek Philippe reference 5940, to falling in love with independent watches and seeing their business potential. Time clearly proved him right, and we find out how Walton is less concerned with making the sale and more worried about managing their place in the market, as well as being careful not to hype their own supply. So whether you're interested in the rise of independent and neo-vintage watches, or the business of how they're bought or sold, you'll want to listen to this.
This episode of OT: The Podcast is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, listen in to find out about the new Autobahn limited editions, or learn more here.
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Today on the pod, we chat with Collective Horology co-founder Gabe Reilly. And we're speaking to Gabe for a very good reason because Collective has just teamed up with IWC to release the Pilot's Watch Chronograph C.03, Which Reilly describes as a love letter to IWC. To be fair, he also describes it as that watch you would get if you time-travelled back to IWC in the mid-90s, kidnapped the design team and brought them back to 2021. Thankfully for all involved, no time-shenanigans were involved in this watch. IWC still has a decidedly no-nonsense aesthetic, and Mr Klaus and Mr Habring haven't been pruned from the timeline.
We also find out how Cartier and James Bond got Reilly into watches, and explore how community has changed over time – as well as what stayed the same. Finally, Felix and Andy have some profound realisations about the nature of their working relationship. As you do.
This episode of OT: The Podcast is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, listen in to find out about the new Ahoi limited editions, or learn more here.
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Adrian Barker (from Bark & Jack) is back! We get the inside story on all the YouTube drama, from increasing collaboration to the poorly planned implosion of the Timepiece Gentlemen, and the negative effect it had on the broader watch community. We also get Adrian's take on just why so many watch YouTubers are having videos removed. Is it the algorithm or something more sinister? Moving onto watches, we find out what Adrian thought of the two-tone Explorer and the new Vacheron Constantin 'Everest' editions.
Felix also called Adrian out for trash-talking Hublot. So if you've ever wondered who would win in a fight between Felix and Adrian, listen in (hint, the answer is Andy).
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Andy first met Jonathan Ferrer from Brew Watches back in 2015, at the first Worn & Wound Wind Up Watch fair. And while Brew's heart can still be found in a good cup of coffee, the brand has evolved and matured with the times. We talk to Jonathan about balancing growth while staying true to the brand vision. Jonathan also talks about the founding impetus for Brew, built off his work as a freelance watch designer and the importance of coming out of the gate strong, with a powerful silhouette that triggers nostalgia.
We also get into the nuts and bolts of a small watch business, the importance of social media, how to balance stock and customer expectations, as well as why Brew went all out with the bracelet of the Metric, which is unusually complicated for a $400 watch.
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Robin Swithinbank's Instagram bio reads that he's on the frontline of luxury journalism — a position he's held fearlessly for the last 20 years. We managed to pry Robin away from New York Times, Hodinkee and GQ deadlines to talk about the changes he's witnessed in the previous two decades, and the changes he sees coming. With the rise of sustainability and e-sports, through to the vulgarity of watches as an asset class and rebranding the secondary market, Robin has a well-informed take on the space that only experience can bring. Often we get swept up in the details of product and can forget to analyse the macro level – where the industry is going and what existential problems it faces — not with Robin. If you're interested in the big picture on the business of watches, this is one you won't want to miss.
Show notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes/s2e47
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This week we're excited to have Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men back, and for a very good reason. We're auctioning off a limited edition SevenFriday x Micah's Voice T1/02. All funds raised support Stockman's charity which works to support autistic children. We also talk about Shawn's latest pickups, from Tudor, AP and Rolex as well as some straight talk on Richard Mille, as inspired by Diddy.
How the auction works
This limited edition SevenFriday x Micah's Voice (valued at $988 USD) will be auctioned off on our Instagram account. Bidding will be via comments on a post published at 8 AM AEST 11/09/21, with a starting bid of $500 AUD. The auction will end at 8 AM AEST 12/09/21. New bids made within five minutes of the closing time will add a further five minutes to the deadline to allow counter-bids. Bids in AUD, but the watch can be shipped globally. The winner will be DM'd a link to purchase, with the sale to be completed within 24 hours.
The winning bid will receive the limited edition watch, signed care package and thank you call from Shawn Stockman. If the auction results in 5x the retail price of the watch, Shawn Stockman will sing you a song. 100% of proceeds from the sale will be donated to Micah's Voice.
Thanks to SevenFriday Australia for making this auction possible.
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If you know anything about climbing mountains, you know Reinhold Messner. The first man to climb Everest solo, Messner popularised the alpine style of climbing. Recently he's collaborated with Montblanc to celebrate his solo crossing of the Gobi Desert. Felix talks to him about adventure, the environment and the importance of failure.
Beyond that, we find out why Beyonce, Jay-Z and Diddy have been in the luxury headlines and why Kurono Tokyo got caught up in Instagram drama. Felix spends some time with Piaget; Andy gets excited about a rice cooker and catches up on a grunty Henry Cavill in The Witcher.
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This week's episode is a bit of a two-parter. The main attraction is, of course, Felix's chat with Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe. Recorded during Watches & Wonders earlier this year, Mr Guadalupe discusses the difficulties of working with sapphire, and Hublot came to excel in technical case materials.
They also talk about the important role art plays to the brand and why collaborations with creatives like Maxime Pleschia-Büchi (who you may remember from the other week) and Takashi Murakami push watch design forward. But before we get to all that goodness, andy and Felix keep it colourful by wrapping some of the year's brightest releases, and Andy also gives us a look behind the scenes on his latest article for A Collected Man.
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