Welcome back to your favourite watch-related Podcast!

It’s that time of the year again… Watches & Wonders is upon us and the boys are going back to Geneva to cover the greatest (watch) show on earth. 

This episode also sees the return of the unofficial third host of the CP7 Podcast, Editor-at-Large for WatchTime magazine, Martin Green. With it being a bit of a reunion, the boys celebrate with a dram (or two) of whisky, with some hilarious results!

Join us as we talk about our reflections on last year’s show, our expectations of this year’s show and what  are we most looking forward to at this amazing horological spectacle in the heart of Geneva. 

So as most of the Swiss watch world gets together and releases their new watches, buckle up and enjoy the ride as we preview Watches & Wonders 2025!

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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Welcome back to your favourite watch-related podcast!

To mark 260 years of one of the most important brands in British watchmaking and horological history, Arnold & Son, we speak to their engaging CEO and consummate gentleman, Pascal Béchu.

Sit back and learn about some of the most mind-blowing historical stories about the brand, created by John Arnold and his son John Roger Arnold in 1764. Discover how he went from a humble watchmaker to making watches for a  British king, a world famous nautical explorer, and the home of timekeeping, London's Greenwich Observatory. It doesn't end there the discussion continues with John Arnold's watchmaking relationship, legacy and collaborations with one Abraham Louis Breguet, and were they really BOTH behind the creation of the tourbillon?

It's not just a history lesson, we talk about modern-day Arnold & Son and how the brand, under Pascal, is striving to keep every element of the brand's history and heritage alive and up to date in this modern watchmaking era.

It is indeed an honour and a pleasure to mark the launch of Arnold & Son's brand new Constant Force Tourbillon today too, with them choosing Chrono Passion 7 to be the first podcast to talk about it and discuss it before Watches & Wonders 2025 where it will be launched as their novelty for the big show.

So buckle up and enjoy the ride as we talk history, modernity, and a possible inspiration for MBNF and their Legacy Machine.

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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Welcome back to your favourite watch-related podcast!

Our latest guest has recently quite literally taken watch-social media by storm. In the space of just a few months, Emily Marsden and her Secret Diary of a Watch Girl Instagram account has not only led to meteoric rise in popularity in an unbelievable way, but her collaboration shows with YouTube's Just Hast have catapulted her to heights even she cannot believe.

We find out how this young lady from Bolton, a town in the north of England, went from hanging out at Watches of Switzerland in Manchester as a school girl, to being a champion for the incredible brand IWC, now being invited to hang out regularly at Watches & Wonders.

What, or who, was her inspiration and why does she love IWC so much? Find out this and much more, including her favourite IWC and the real reason you should be looking the brand, not forgetting the innovations of watchmaking royalty and nonagenarian Kurt Klaus. Omega has the Moonwatch and space, Rolex has the rich history and marketing led aspirational appeal, what is it that IWC needs to do to put in in the eyes and minds more of watch enthusiasts and buyers alike?

On a lighter note, beyond her public persona, Emily reveals her extreme watch nerdery, complete with meticulous spreadsheets that even left horology icon Roger Smith speechless! 

We even sneak in a quick Watches & Wonders 2025 prediction, so for lots of fun, journey stories, and, of course, a ton of watch talk, buckle up and enjoy the ride as we talk to the very engaging Emily Marsden.

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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Welcome back to your favourite watch-related podcast!

Sit back and chill out as we talk to the man with the most soothing voice in watch-related podcasting, Mike Stockton from Fratello On Air. A good friend of ours and a man who definitely knows his watches (and a thing or two about collecting sneakers!). 

Find out how persistence got him, an American living in Europe, his big break in the industry and why you should never give up chasing your passion. He has a strong family background in collecting, which led to his love for vintage watches, although he does also have a respect for the modern pieces of today. Discover which pieces triggered his addiction to watches, especially vintage, and why the chase is what drives most collectors to chop and change so much, leading to the question, are we ever really happy?

Hear all about why he loves Fratello, his love for London and the UK, and why he's looking forward to this year's Watches and Wonders 2025 so much above the others.

There are also the regular CP7 broad conversations, including brands that need to be brought back, which ones need to up their game and why the Breitling Navitimer is such a collectible watch for both vintage and modern enthusiasts.

So it's time to talk, vintage and modern Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, TAG Heuer,  Breitling, and of course, much much more. So buckle up and enjoy the ride for another dose of fun and watch talk with the CP7 Boys and the man with the velvet voice.

Check out Mike on Fratello On Air at: 

https://open.spotify.com/show/4iV2kDOdigxCyjFOTKl1Fx?si=ac3bf41c0b2c4e48

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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Welcome back to your favourite watch-related podcast!

A very special guest today, not only is he the co-host of the huge Scottish Watches podcast, he's also COO of Horage, Head of RedBar London and a GPHG Academy member to boot. Having already had Rikki Damman on The CP7 Podcast in a previous show we now complete the Scottish Watches set and have Dave Sharp making this a show you simply cannot miss.

In this episode, get to hear all about Dave and how he juggles podcasting, being an industry insider and the burden of fame(!). How does he manage all three and still maintain a passion for watches to keep him wanting more?  

Find out all about the brand he is involved in, Horage, and the motivation behind their high horology mission, and just why is his favorite watch brand Omega?

We also get a real scoop on the future of the pretty much dormant RedBar London, and the plans he's now got in place to breathe life back into it.  

So buckle up and enjoy the ride as we laugh, learn, and most importantly, talk watches.

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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Yes your favourite watch-related podcast is back after a short break!

This is a big one, it's our fiftieth show, half a century, the big 5-0, and we are celebrating with a good old CP7 challenge just like in the old days. As it's the 50th episode the challenge is to build a 5-watch collection with £50,000. Are we up to it? Can we stay within our budget or will we fail miserably?

The categories are Daily, Dress, Complication, Stealth Wealth and Bling. So listen in for some real watch fun with some serious watch choices.

Using Chrono24 the watch buying world is our oyster as we make our picks from any brand we like, which could be Rolex, Omega, IWC, JLC, Cartier, H Moser & Cie and Hermes.

We also have a special announcement to make about Watches & Wonders 2025 and the small matter of being invited onto the Scottish Watches Podcast to record an interview.

So buckle up and enjoy the ride for this very special fiftieth show!

Check us out on Scottish Watches at:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jF3aQ2iXIiMBy78ZqJ21t?si=5f217a0023be4d09

or 

https://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2025/02/03/scottish-watches-podcast-645-putting-the-passion-back-into-watches-with-parm-and-andy/

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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Welcome back to your favourite watch-related podcast.

Have you ever considered giving up on the generic world of mainstream watches? Well, hold that thought! In this latest episode, our guest is a collector deeply immersed in the mysterious world of independent watches but still retains a love for the watches from where it all began.
Join us with Ollie Al-Falah, YouTube's "The Watch Collector", who loves a mainstream brand, but became so engrossed in the independent watch world that he ended up investing in the company he bought his first high horology independent watch from, UK-based The Limited Edition.
Find out how HYT was his gateway drug into this weird and wonderful rabbit hole and how he moved on from Casio, Omega, Rolex, (and Animal!) to Bulgari, Czapek and the incredible Laurent Ferrier, with its world-famous finishing.
This episode shows how these artisans of the watch world really do challenge the norm, awaken our inner risk-taker, and perhaps bring out the peacock in all of us (to an acceptable and tasteful degree of course!).

So buckle up and enjoy the ride as we delve deep into the symbiotic coexistence of mainstream and independent watch brands.

Check Out The Limited Edition and The Watch Collector on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/@thelimitededition

Check Out their Website at:
https://www.thelimitededition.co.uk/

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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Recorded at the tail end of 2024, the boys speak to none other than Sam Kessler, the editor of world-renowned watch magazine and online platform Oracle Time. Coming from a family involved in watch journalism and vintage watches Sam has a fascinating take on the current state of the watch world both vintage and modern.
We talk car and watch collaborations, why are vintage watches better looking than modern ones (or are they?), and some serious chronograph talk.
Don’t miss Sam’s favourite dress, dive and chronograph last year triggered by the Oracle Time Magazine Readers Awards from 2024. Speaking of which Sam offered a discount on an annual subscription so listen out for the discount code on the show.
The talk goes back and forth and back again on this one, so buckle up and enjoy the ride in the very enjoyable episode.

Check out Oracle Time at:
https://oracleoftime.com/ (Web)
@oracletime (IG)

Check out Sam’s Instagram at:
@suchafancysam

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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It's the end of the year so join us in our Christmas and New Year's special.
What were our year's highlights? What were our favourite watches of 2024 and most importantly what were our favourite shows?
In a light-hearted show (with a nice festive glass of something) we cover all of these including our favourite stories from the industry this year and also our personal watch-related achievements.
Hear about what we think are the biggest trends this year, and most importantly what are our 2025 watch goals? Is it Rolex, Patek Philippe, Oris, Omega, TAG Heuer or even Hublot?
So buckle up and enjoy this end-of-year ride as we celebrate the end of 2024 and hail in 2025.

The CP7 hand made leather "The Tiger" watch straps are exclusively available at:
https://www.chronopassion7.com/thecp7store

Check out the supplier of our CP7 straps, REM Straps at:
www.remsraps.com (web)
@rem_straps (Instagram)

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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The infamous Quartz Crisis in the 1970s forced a lot of great historical watch brands to close their doors, with Angelus probably being one with the most heritage. However, today, Angelus has been reinvented in a more modern incarnation, and at the helm is its engaging and driven Managing Director, Pascal Béchu, who we shoot the breeze with in our latest episode.

Find out how Pascal deals with retaining the DNA of vintage Angelus in the new watch company whist keeping it relevant and up to date with its sports chronograph history. Hear about how releasing complications from the past need to be done alongside adding complications never used previously in its heyday. 

Talking of complications we also discuss how the monopusher on the amazing Instrument de Vitesse (Speed Instrument) was inspired but the collective artisan genius of F.P Journe, Vianney Halter, both famous for their eponymous brands, and Denis Flageollet, the watchmaking genius behind De Bethune. Not to mention the chronograph history of the Chronodate (formerly known as the Chronodato) and the incredibly important Doctor’s Watch complication. 

So buckle up and enjoy the ride as we rev up and talk sport watches, sports cars and the future of a brand whose future is very strategically steeped in the past. 

Don't forget to check out the show notes on our website to add a visual experience at:
www.chronopassion7.com or at our Instagram @chrono_passion_7.

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