The guys talk timepieces with Alexandre Voirin, winner of the GPHG Revival Award for his work on the Longines Avigation BigEye, and now head of Carlingue Watches.

0:00      Intro

0:36      Shoutout to listener Carl of Liverpool

1:03      Introduction to Alexandre Voirin

2:28      Wristchecks

5:14      Alexandre's experience at Alain Silberstein

8:20      Moving to Switzerland from France for Longines

12:45    From graphic design to product design

15:00    Striking a balance between heritage design and contemporary expectations

17:50    The GPHG for the Longines Avigation BigEye

20:15    In a big organization like Longines, who decides what gets made?

23:00    The Spirit Collection

27:25    The time between idea and execution

30:35    The watch that got away

32:00     Leaving Longines to start Carlingue

34:20     Working on your own vs working for a big name brand

38:10     How working with Longines has helped with founding Carlingue

40:30     Describing the Carlingue collections and ethos

49:20     Thanks and outro

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