Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry

By Collective Horology

What's Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry about?

Openwork is a look inside the watch industry. A podcast from Collective Horology. Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry episodes:

06.18.2024
How We Make Collaborative Watches – Behind the New Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force P.03 Night Ops Edition
Probably the question we’re asked most is how we design and develop our collaborative watches – how we identify brands, how the creative process works, and how we make decisions along the way on everything from design to finishing. So...
06.03.2024
From Enthusiasts to Insiders – Lessons from Going Inside the Watch Industry
We share our biggest lessons from going inside the watch industry. We both made the transition from watch enthusiasts to industry insiders. We’ve had the opportunity to retail watches, design them, meet many industry luminaries, and even serve as GPHG...
05.20.2024
When Founders Leave their Brands – Roman (Host of Independent Thinking)
We discuss what happens when a founder leaves their brand. From Daniel Roth to Speake-Marin, there are examples of this all over the industry, with some interesting – if varied – results. We're joined by one of our oldest friends and...
05.06.2024
Starting an Independent Watch Brand – Thomas Fleming (Founder of Fleming Watches)
We're joined by Thomas Fleming (Fleming Watches) to talk about the realities of starting an independent watch brand. Everything from what it means to build the strategy, raise the funding and develop the branding for a company to how it...
04.22.2024
Selling & Trading Your Watches – Trade-offs, Tips & Tricks
We’re lifting the veil on selling and trading your watches. We cover the options available when you’re ready to move on from a watch, the trade-offs of those options, as well as why there are different cost structures depending on...
04.10.2024
Watches & Wonders 2024: The Biggest Story No One is Talking About
We're live from the floor of Watches & Wonders 2024 to provide an insider take on this week’s goings on in Geneva – the mood of the fair, industry scuttlebutt, and how we see it all impacting the watch industry...
03.25.2024
What Really Goes on at Watches & Wonders – Zach Kazan (Worn & Wound)
On this episode, we pull back the curtain on one of the biggest weeks in the world of watches: Watches & Wonders. Together with Zach Kazan (Managing Editor of Worn & Wound), we talk about what it’s like to be...
03.11.2024
Building and Growing Czapek – Xavier de Roquemaurel (CEO of Czapek)
We discuss the tradeoffs involved in managing a fast-growing watch brand – in particular, how independent watch brand Czapek is navigating a period of intense growth and demand. Together with Xavier de Roquemaurel (CEO of Czapek & Cie.), we look...
02.26.2024
Are Watch Brands Overvalued?
On this episode, we look at something both intangible and very consequential, and that’s the power of brands – what they are, why they matter, whether they should matter, and how they impact the watch industry and watch collectors. Hosted by...
02.12.2024
How Watches Are Priced – Michael Margolis
This week, we go inside watch pricing with Michael Margolis, owner of Horology Works – the US representative for Czapek, Singer Reimagined and Speake-Marin. Mike was also previously the North America President for Girard-Perregaux as well as North America Sales...
01.29.2024
Inside Watch Journalism – Stephen Pulvirent
We go inside watch journalism with Stephen Pulvirent, West Coast Editor at Large for Revolution and founder of Rime & Reason, a marketing and creative agency serving the watch industry. Stephen is also former managing editor for Hodinkee. Together we discuss...
01.15.2024
2024 Watch Industry Predictions
On this episode, we take a look at 2024 predictions. Rather than focusing on trends like case size, colors or materials, we make predictions about the watch business itself – from retail to risk-taking to media. Hosted by Asher Rapkin and...
01.13.2024
Welcome to Openwork: A Look Inside the Watch Industry
Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly, co-founders of Collective Horology, Openwork goes inside the watch industry. Yes, another watch podcast. But the idea here is to do something different and distinct. Before we ever worked a day in the watch...

What's Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry about?

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Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry episodes:

How We Make Collaborative Watches – Behind the New Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force P.03 Night Ops Edition

From Enthusiasts to Insiders – Lessons from Going Inside the Watch Industry

When Founders Leave their Brands – Roman (Host of Independent Thinking)

Starting an Independent Watch Brand – Thomas Fleming (Founder of Fleming Watches)

Selling & Trading Your Watches – Trade-offs, Tips & Tricks

Watches & Wonders 2024: The Biggest Story No One is Talking About

What Really Goes on at Watches & Wonders – Zach Kazan (Worn & Wound)

Building and Growing Czapek – Xavier de Roquemaurel (CEO of Czapek)

Are Watch Brands Overvalued?

How Watches Are Priced – Michael Margolis

Inside Watch Journalism – Stephen Pulvirent

2024 Watch Industry Predictions

Welcome to Openwork: A Look Inside the Watch Industry

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