Today we chat with Giles Ellis, the infectiously passionate founder of Schofield Watches. Ellis has been making his distinctively-cased watches since 2010. Ellis started making watches for the best possible reason — he was looking for a watch he wanted to wear, and nothing on the market at the time was *quite* right, so he made his own. The brand came about organically after that, and Ellis has stuck to his design principles since then. We also chat to Ellis about why UK watchmaking has the appeal and cachet that it does, and what a watch inspired by Japan looks like. Before that, Felix and Andy chat about why the latest MoonSwatch is an object lesson in hype management and why Mr Porter’s list of the best watch podcasts is on the money. Interested in spicy takes with zero fakes? Join our Discord . Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes  Mr Porter’s list of the eight best watch podcasts Next in Fashion Season 2 The Dropout The MoonSwatch Mission to Moonshine Gold Schofield Watches      How to follow us: Instagram: @ot.podcast Facebook: @OTPODCASTAU Follow hosts: @fkscholz + @andygreenlive on Instagram. Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Giles Ellis (Schofield Watches) on design, identity and brand building

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This week we talk about the 10th edition of the Only Watch charity auction, originally shcedule for 2023, but after drama and allegations of fiscal impropriety plagued the auction, it was delayed until the other week. Sadly, problems of a whole other nature marred its return, courtesy of some security issues with Christie’s online platform taking online voting off the table. Still, they managed to raise a tidy 28.3 million CHF, thanks largely to Patek Philippe. We chat about some of the high (and low) lights of the auction, as well as its place in the industry, On top of that, Van Cleef & Arpels CEO Nicolas Bos has been appointed Richemont group CEO, and we make a strong case for the fact that the only watch you truly need is a quartz Seiko. There’s only watches in our Discord. Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes  The Seiko SNXS Loupe This sold a Tiffany Nautilus Nicolas Bos appointed as Richemont CEO The last time we talked about Only Watch Only Watch Only Watch Livestream Chris Hall’s Fourth Wheel Zachery Lu on Instagram Thierry Stern in full dad spec  OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us:  https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz    Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Only Watch 2024, Richemont’s new CEO and more news

This week, we catch up with Matt Smith Johnson, AKA Teenage Grandpa, and his work in watches and watch design, including brands like Vero, Laco, and others. Beyond the expected chat around dial text and case proportions, our chat with Matt goes in some less expected directions, specifically around metal band t-shirt design and which metal groups need a watch sponsorship deal, stat.  Before all that, Andy and Felix chat about Andy’s recent trip to the Cartier Manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the recent TAG Heuer X Kith Formula One reissue, and what other brands might be looking for a ‘Moonswatch Moment’ in the near future.  This episode of OT: The Podcast is in partnership with Cartier, find out more about their latest watches at cartier.com.au Love Cartier? Join our Discord. Show Notes:  Cartier Cartierwatchcommunity on Instagram TAG Heuer x Kith Toledano X Chan Teenage Grandpa on Instagram    OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz   Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com   If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Matt Smith-Johnson (Teenage Grandpa) on Watch Design, plus how Cartier watches are made

In this episode, we’ve got Andy’s Watches & Wonders chat with Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s Image, Style and Heritage Director. In addition to talking about some of the new releases like the Tortue and the Santos Dumont Rewind, Andy and Pierre chat about how Cartier’s design sensibility has evolved over time and the importance of the Maison’s jewellery perspective when it comes to creating shapes that work when worn on the body, as well as how the brand manages to infuse magic into what it does. Before that, more Cartier! Felix made a flying visit to Seoul to see a brand new Cartier exhibition called the Crystallization of Time. This episode of OT: The Podcast is in partnership with Cartier, find out more about their latest watches at cartier.com.au Love Cartier? Join our Discord. Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes  Cartier Cartierwatchcommunity on Instagram Cartier Crystallization of Time exhibition in Seoul           OT: Discord - https://discord.com/invite/X3Vvc9z7aV How to follow us:  https://www.instagram.com/ot.podcast https://www.facebook.com/otpodcastau https://instagram.com/andygreenlive https://instagram.com/fkscholz  Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s Image, Style and Heritage Director on the magic of time

This week, we continue our post-game analysis of Watches & Wonders, with a perhaps surprising focus on some of the more fashion-forward brands at the Palexpo. Andy runs us through the offerings of Chanel, Hermès and Van Cleef & Arpels, as well as dress, dive and sports options from IWC, Zenith and Chopard. Beyond that, Andy ventured outside the fair to check out Atelier Wen, and we chat about how the new Santos de Cartier Dual Time will be big in Australia.  This episode of OT: The Podcast is in partnership with Cartier, find out more about their latest watches at cartier.com.au Love Cartier? Join our Discord. Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes  Cartier Cartierwatchcommunity on Instagram IWC’s latest Chanel’s latest Chopard’s 2024 collection The 2024 Hermès novelties Zenith at Watches & Wonders Atelier Wen      How to follow us: Instagram: @ot.podcast Facebook: @OTPODCASTAU Follow hosts: @fkscholz + @andygreenlive on Instagram. Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

More Watches & Wonders, including IWC, Chanel, Chopard and more

The OT: team has been re-united in Melbourne, but there are still plenty of Watches & Wonders to discuss! Andy and Felix chat about the latest releases from Rolex, Tudor (Andy thinks the pink chronograph works) and Patek Philippe (Felix has an unconventional favourite). Finally, they dig into the biggest topic of the fair, Bremont’s new look and new Terra Nova collection. Plus, they also muse about the possibilities of a WWG x WWE crossover event for 2025. This episode of OT: The Podcast is in partnership with Cartier, find out more about their latest watches at cartier.com.au Love Cartier? Join our Discord. Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes  Cartier Cartierwatchcommunity on Instagram  Rolex CEO interviewed in NZZ Rolex’s 2024 releases Tudor’s 2024 releases Patek Philippe’s 2024 releases Johnny Davis at Esquire on Bremont (and other things) Bremont’s 2024 collection      How to follow us: Instagram: @ot.podcast Facebook: @OTPODCASTAU Follow hosts: @fkscholz + @andygreenlive on Instagram. Send us an email: otthepodcast@gmail.com If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Giles Ellis (Schofield Watches) on design, identity and brand building

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