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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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Cameron Barr, the founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based watch retailer Craft & Tailored makes his living in the cut-and-thrust world of vintage watch dealing, from selling high-end vintage staples from Rolex, through to less commercial (though no less cool) oddities like Ikepod, quartz Patek and the (in)famous Watchco Omega Seamasters.
And, just because, we get Cam to drop his hot takes on the best vintage (and neo-vintage) watches to buy now, as well as his top tips on buying vintage. Warning — we go deep into the reference numbers. And because Cam is a man on the coal face of vintage watches, we can't not ask him some pointed questions about pricing, what's hot, what's not and if bubbles ever burst.
This episode is brought to you by Longines, who launched the outstanding Spirit collection earlier this year. Find out more about the Longines Spirit here, and stay tuned for Andy and Felix's reviews in upcoming episodes of OT: The Podcast.
OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.
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Phillip Toledano (AKA Mister Enthusiast) is an eccentric oddball of a human, who is also full of advice: from the perfect dinner party ice-breaker through to tips on buying ex-soviet spacesuits, the man is a font of knowledge. He's also a font of creativity, which perhaps shouldn't be too surprising given that he's an artist and photographer. His subjects are as diverse as the economic collapse of American business, and United States Navy pilot's helmets, pictures that manage to tell a story more extraordinary than just what's in the image. This critical eye is applied to watches too — another gem of Toledano advice is "Don't look in the same direction as everyone else", which is why he favours ugly quartz Pateks over the coveted Nautilus.
In fact, Toledano seems to take joy in ugly-yet-purposeful objects, like his internet-famous Lancia Delta Integrale, which earned the nickname Bastarda, and eventually became the Viva Bastardo brand. If you've made it through to the end of this description, you'll probably have worked out that our chat with Mister Enthusiast is wide-ranging, sometimes weird, and definitely not to be missed.
This episode is brought to you by Longines, who launched the outstanding Spirit collection earlier this year. Find out more about the Longines Spirit here, and stay tuned for Andy and Felix's reviews in upcoming episodes of OT: The Podcast.
OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.
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Typically we should start these show notes with a short bio of our guest, Kyle Snarr, but this isn't a typical week. This week Felix talks about his custom Bremont MBII, and the very real decision paralysis he encountered using their customising tool, and Andy reveals his shocking Black Hawk Down theory.
But, back to Kyle Snarr. In addition to being Watchonista's freshly minted Marketing and Business Development officer, Kyle is the chief behind chic kerchief operation Cantonment Co, a brand launched one swampy NYC summer. But Kyle also a marketing professional with a love of watches, which is probably why he has places like Gear Patrol and Watchonista on his CV. We find out just why Kyle thinks the little guys are some of the most exciting operators in the space right now, and why he reckons Tudor are the most relevant brand on the planet right now.
This episode is brought to you by Longines, who launched the outstanding Spirit collection earlier this year. Find out more about the Longines Spirit here, and stay tuned for Andy and Felix's reviews in upcoming episodes of OT: The Podcast.
OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.
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William Massena is a legendary figure in the world of watches. From Timezone to Antiquorum and his own venture Massena Labs, he's done it all.
From what it was like loving watches growing up in Geneva, and how Timezone changed the watch industry, why collectors need to stop fawning over watch brands and what it was like trying to get into Baselworld when the internet was seen as the wild west. Massena also gives us his (typically sensible) take on watches as investments.
These days, of course, William is best known for Massena Lab, a collaborative laboratory that creates watches that are a fusion and old and new. His latest creation is the Uni-Racer, a loving homage to a classic Universal Geneve, but made in a painstakingly modern way. We break down the thorny issues of originality, intent and authenticity in the watch space, issues around hype in the watch market and how William has evolved from an anti-brand guy into a brand in his own right.
This episode is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, who recently launched a series of limited edition Lambda watches in steel to celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte.
OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.
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We're sure you've been up all night waiting for this one — our interview with The Vamps lead guitarist and backing vocalist James McVey. Founded in 2012, The Vamps are a British Pop Rock band with a string of hits and a brand new album — Cherry Blossom — under their belts, not to mention billions of streams across all the platforms. Andy and Felix chat to McVey about his musical career, what it's like starting a band on YouTube and how to stay grounded when you're continually touring (and repeatedly selling out the 02 arena).
Oh, and how much fun you can have driving a Defender in Namibia with an ex-SAS veteran. Of course, they also talk watches, and how you can't help but be interested in them when you're hanging out with Ed Sheeran. James' own collection is quite interesting, with classics like Rolex and Tudor in the mix through to more obscure offerings from Vertex and Archimede.
In a plot twist, it turns out that the inspiration for many of these watches is none other than Father-in-law and RedBar member Steve. While McVey might be an award-winning, chart-topping musician, Steve is the real star of this interview.
This episode is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, who recently launched a series of limited edition Lambda watches in steel to celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte.
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In the world of watches, George Bamford — and his eponymous company — Bamford Watch Department, needs no introduction. Bamford has been extolling the virtues of customisation as a hallmark of luxury since 2006 and was well ahead of the curve. But back then, taking a perfectly good watch and giving it a black coat of paint and a new dial was less accepted than it is today.
And While Bamford may have started his business in the shade, these days he's very much enjoying the sunshine, with official relationships with LVMH and Kering Group watch brands. In addition to the business of customisation, we talk about the importance of creative partnerships, which is why he's making crazy custom projects with Black Badger.
We also talk about how he started in watches — a Breitling Navitimer he was gifted in 1996 … and promptly disassembled.
This episode is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, who recently launched a series of limited edition Lambda watches in steel to celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte.
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Neil Ferrier is Discommon's chief conspirator. A Scottish mechanical engineer who ended up founding and running an agile industrial design agency with a fascinating client list and output. He's made straight razors for Deadpool, crazy tables for anonymous clients and everything in between. But one of the most interesting product development stories is the one behind Discommon's humble duffle bag, which has been six years in the making and takes some surprising twists and turns (and actual bags of cash).
If you've ever wondered just what it takes to turn an idea into something concrete, this is a must-listen. We also chat about his recent work with OT alum Iris Listenwell, Discommon's fan-favourite watch roll and watch wallet. And then no holds are barred when he discusses why he thinks watchmakers need to enlist the help of industrial designers (spoiler, he thinks most watch cases are basic).
We also talk about how Neil hustled and used his east-Asian manufacturing experience to bring a Boeing Dreamlifter full of facemasks into South Carolina in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This episode is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, who recently launched a series of limited edition Lambda watches in steel to celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte.
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Guess who's back, back again. Jenni Elle's back, and she's got spend. In case you missed episode 32, Jenni Elle is a popular YouTuber who's cut a swathe with her down-to-earth style of watch reviewing. She's also got a little bit of a problem -- she's looking for a rectangular dress watch for around 4000 Euro, and we've decided to help her out. Andy comes up with a field of safe, respectable (and fairly fiscally restrained) choices, while Felix goes a little nuts and embraces some truly odd watches.
On top of that we get Jenni Elle's take on the new Rolex releases, and the hype surrounding them. Plus, Felix complains about Sepultura t-shirts (because of course)
This episode is made possible by our sponsor, William Wood Watches.
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No guests this week. Instead, we've got a double helping of watch matchmaking. First cab off the rank is Big Ben, a giant of a man who's about to celebrate his 40th and wants to celebrate in style. His idea of style is pretty good – the Vacheron Constantin Overseas. His key requirement? It has to be a big watch, cos anything too small and it looks like he's robbed someone's nan.
Felix and Andy chime in with some nan-approved milestone-worthy options, including Bvlgari, Moser, Chopard and Omega. Switching gears a little is Jon, a collector who already has a healthy stable of top tier of 'safe' pieces from Rolex, Patek and the like. But for his next watch, he wants to go a little wild and throw caution (along with resale value) to the wind. And because Andy and Felix are happy to oblige, they come up with some wild options, from Sarpaneva, Hublot and HYT and the like. Watches that really demonstrate just how fun watches can be, especially if you're spending a big bag of someone else's cash.
This episode is made possible by our sponsor, William Wood Watches.
Watch Matchmaker for Ben
I'm 6 foot 7 and 17 stone, so anything under 40mm looks like I've robbed someone's nan. Other than that I'm very open to suggestions.
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Watch Matchmaker for Jon
I want more of a "passion piece" that's just a plain fun watch with no consideration of popularity or value retention.
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Not only does James Thompson (AKA Black Badger) have a voice like smooth Canadian maple syrup, but he's also got an approach to industrial design that is far outside the norm. Most famous for his outrageous use of luminous materials, few makers have what it takes to work with difficult, unconventional materials like 80,000-year-old mammoth tooth, chunks of superconductor or even finely ground coffee.
And when he's not at home in Sweden, he can be found cooking up trouble near the independent brands like MB&F and DeBethune. Of course, this unconventional approach has led to quite a few fans, from George Bamford at Bamford Watch Department through to the one and only Robert Downey Jnr and the one and only Arnie.
This episode was brought to you by eBay.
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