OT: The Podcast

By OT: The Podcast

What's OT: The Podcast about?

Hosted by Andy Green and Felix Scholz, OT: The Podcast is all about watches, time and how to spend it.

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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OT: The Podcast episodes:

05.02.2024
Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s Image, Style and Heritage Director on the magic of time
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...
04.25.2024
More Watches & Wonders, including IWC, Chanel, Chopard and more
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,...
04.18.2024
Watches & Wonders 2024 debrief, including Rolex, Patek Philippe and Bremont’s new look
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...
04.11.2024
Our take on Cartier at Watches & Wonders 2024
Andy is on the ground at Watches & Wonders in Geneva, and he’s only got one thing on his mind — Cartier. We have a chat about all the latest releases from the Maison, including the Privé Tortue and the...
04.04.2024
Hot Takes 2024 feat. Tudor, Cartier + the return of big watches
This week’s episode contains more spice than Dune 1 and 2 combined — welcome to the first hot takes episode of 2024. Fuelled by the hottest takes from the OT: discord, Andy and Felix debate some of the most burning...
03.21.2024
Jenni Elle on Audemars Piguet and Watches & Wonders
It’s been a hot minute, but we’re excited to have the one and only Jenni Elle back on the podcast. In case you’re not across her work, Jenni Elle is one of the biggest personalities on watch YouTube and a...
03.07.2024
Louis Erard’s CEO Manuel Emch on the power of collabs
For the last instalment in the Dubai Files, Felix sits down with Manuel Emch, the creative mind behind the resurgence of Louis Erard, which has evolved over the last few years from a middle-of-the-road value proposition into a powerhouse of...
02.22.2024
Ming Thein, founder of Horologer Ming, talks design and lightweight watches
The Dubai Files keep on giving, as this week we’ve got Felix’s chat with Ming Thein, the self-described Supreme Overlord of Horologer Ming, one of the most exciting and prolific young watch brands, who have racked up 62 references in...
02.08.2024
February News — LVMH Watch Week, Piaget Hype and Taylor Swift
LVMH Watch Week, which was recently held in Miami, marks the start fo the flood of new releases for the year, and for our first news episode, we fly through some of the highlights from TAG Heuer, Hublot, Bulgari and...
01.25.2024
Verne Ho (@WatchStudies) on his Cartier passion
This week, Andy flies solo, chatting to Verne Ho, the man behind Watch Studies, which bills itself as the only dedicated tool and resource for watch photography, helping watch lovers to tell better stories about the watches they love. Verne...
01.11.2024
Rolf Studer (Oris) on building a sustainable watch brand
As Andy and Felix enjoy their summer down under, the Dubai Files continues to deliver. This week Felix chats to Oris Co-CEO Rolf Studer, and it's not your average watch exec interview. Typically, it's a challenge to get a CEO...
12.28.2023
End of year wrap: Our highlights of 2023
In the last episode of 2023, Andy and Felix — full of festive cheer — look back on the highs and lows of 2023. From the biggest surprise of the year to the trend they wish would go away and...
12.21.2023
Davide Cerrato (Bremont) on his plans for the British brand
Felix caught up with the effervescent Davide Cerrato at Dubai Watch Week, who’s starting to feel comfortable in the top job at Bremont after six months. Felix and Davide chat about what he’s been up to, but most importantly, what...
12.14.2023
Jason Heaton (The Grey NATO) on his second novel, Sweetwater
Jason Heaton, everyone’s favourite diving watch guy, is back! Last time we had the pleasure of Heaton’s dulcet tones in our ears, he was talking about his debut novel Depth Charge. Now he’s back with a brand new novel: Sweetwater....
12.07.2023
Jean-Claude Biver at Dubai Watch Week, and more Zodiac
Jean-Claude Biver is one of the most important individuals in modern watchmaking, a man with a legendary CV and a long legacy. These days, though, it’s his own name on the dial, and when Felix had a surprise interview at...
11.30.2023
Alan 'Hammer' Bloore on selling his collection and getting his affairs in order
Alan Bloore — better known as Hammer — is a legend in the world of collecting, particularly when it comes to Panerai. He’s been collecting watches since the 1980s, and, in a few days, Hammer’s watch collection is going under...
11.23.2023
The Dubai Watch Week Debrief
Felix is back from sunny Dubai, and he’s got plenty of tales to tell. Andy and Felix debrief about the latest edition of this regional watch show with an ever-increasing international reach. From some absolutely wild wrist-spotting to even wilder...
11.16.2023
November News – A new face for Patek, the GPHG and the Timepiece Gentleman
Happy mid-November, everyone! We’re slowly winding our way towards the end of the year, so we thought we’d check in and catch up with all the happenings and drama in the world of horology. Because make no mistake, there are...
11.02.2023
Zach Kazan (Worn & Wound) on watches with personality
Worn & Wound has always had a clear point of difference from other watch websites, and Senior Editor Zach Kazan is one of the team who’s making sure that Worn & Wound maintains a strong editorial voice. We chat to...
10.19.2023
October News – Leonardo DiCaprio invests in sustainable watchmaking, TAG Heuer Nomos and more
Felix and Andy catch up on what’s been happening on and off the wrist. We chat through the latest watch releases from TAG Heuer and Nomos, as well as ID Genève’s sustainable mission and new celebrity backer in the form...
10.12.2023
Sylvain Berneron on building Breitling and side hustlin his own brand
Today, we chat with Sylvain Berneron, a talented watch designer who — unusually for the Swiss watch industry — has dual responsibilities. He’s in charge of design at Breitling, spending his days working on the latest evolutions of some of...
10.05.2023
Asher Rapkin (Collective Horology) on their latest Montblanc collab
Any episode of OT: featuring one of the Collective Horology gang is a guaranteed good time, and today’s chat with Asher Rapkin is no exception. Ostensibly, Asher is on to talk about his latest release, an impressive, alternate history take...
09.21.2023
Tom (@bowlofsalmon) on watches, photography and the rise of Studio Underd0g
Today we chat to Tom from Belgium, who you may well recognise from his Instagram account @bowlofsalmon. Tom is a talented photographer and enthusiastic collector who combines both with great effect. Tom talks about his journey from wedding photography to...
09.07.2023
EPISODE 200: Blancpain x Swatch, Geneva Watch Days, Big Pilots and more
We’ve finally made it, the big two zero zero. To celebrate, Andy and Felix ate some face cake off mic and then got down to the serious business of watch news. Felix chats about his recent jaunt to Sydney to...
08.24.2023
Paulin Watches’ Lewis Heath and Imogen Ayres on the future of the Scottish brand
Double trouble today with Lewis Heath and Imogen Ayres, who you might know as founder and founding team member of anOrdain — but if you’re hoping for an in-depth chat on enamel, you’ll be disappointed. Instead, we’re talking about Paulin...
08.17.2023
Zenith CEO Julien Tornare on the power of momentum and pilots
Today’s episode comes straight from our secure audio archive — a short and razor-sharp chat with Zenith CEO Julien Tornare, recorded in the last days of Watches & Wonders. Felix chats with Julien about how he solved the problem of...
08.10.2023
Jorn Werdelin on 20 years of Linde Werdelin plus Adam Levine
Linde Werdelin, founded in 2002, is one of the pioneers of the modern independent watch scene, with a modern aesthetic and distinctive look, full of interesting angles and broad facets. Andy speaks to Jorn about the development of the brand,...
08.03.2023
Eric Wind on legitimacy in vintage, and the watches of the NBA
Today’s guest is one of Watchpro’s Hot 100, the NOS, LNIB Eric Wind, founder of Wind Vintage. We welcome Eric back, to chat (unsurprisingly), about vintage watches. Given what’s been happening in the world of high-priced vintage timepieces, it’s unsurprising...
07.27.2023
H. Moser’s Bertrand Meylan on the Streamliner and fostering creativity
Andy caught up with H. Moser & Cie. boss Bertrand Meylan to chat about the wonderful, wild (and occasionally weird) world of Moser watches. They chat about the boom of independent watches has impacted their brand, the unexpected and ongoing...
07.20.2023
Owen Lawton (OxWatch) on Rowing Blazers, newsletters and more, plus Andy’s thoughts on the 37mm Nomos Club Sport
Here at OT: we’re big fans of a watch-related Newsletter, and Owen Lawton’s 3-Watch Thursday hits all the right punchy news notes. Owen’s also a talented watch photographer, so we figured we should get in touch and find out what...
07.13.2023
Nicholas Biebuyck talks about the new TAG Heuer Skipper, plus our picks from Only Watch
This week we welcome back Nicholas Biebuyck for the fourth (or maybe fifth) appearance on OT:, but he’s in Melbourne, so it would be rude not to. Andy chats to Nicholas about the just-released Skipper, and what a heritage reissue...
06.29.2023
Aaron Stark tells a tale of industrial espionage and American watchmaking
Today we dive into the annals of horological history, to discover a tale of watchmaking on the world stage in the nineteenth century, a time when America's star was rising, and the Swiss national industry was facing a host of...
06.22.2023
Rick Cosgrove from Sō Labs on unconventional design and keeping it funky
This week we take a quick trip to funky town, with Sō Labs co-founder Rick Cosgrove as our tour guide. Rick talks us through his influences and the challenges he’s come across so far, but mostly we talk about the...
06.15.2023
Cartier’s Pierre Rainero on evolving style and design
This week Felix speaks to Cartier’s Image and Style Director Pierre Rainero about the particular challenges the Maison faces when it comes to evolving iconic designs, while staying true to the heritage of the brand. Of course, they also chat...
06.08.2023
June News — TAG Heuer, Rolex and a $3 million Frankenwatch
No guests this week; instead, we look back at some notable releases over the last month, including the latest from Seiko and TAG Heuer. Andy checks out Rolex’s 2023 releases IRL, and Artem Straps is back with another luscious strap....
06.01.2023
Montblanc’s watch boss Laurent Lecamp, plus Spider-man and Succession
This week Felix chats with the Managing Director of Montblanc’s Watch Division, Laurent Lecamp. For an interview about watchmaking, we spend a surprising amount of time discussing nature, specifically ice, glacial and otherwise. But don’t worry, it all ties into...
05.25.2023
Tim Barber on the UK watch scene, and our take on the IWC Ingenieur
Andy has referred to today’s guest as the ‘Felix Scholz of the UK’, but to everyone else, he’s known as Tim Barber and is, just quietly, a far more professional watch journalist than Felix will ever be. We chat to...
05.11.2023
IWC Veteran Hannes Pantli on Gerald Genta, the Ingenieur and 50 years of change
Hannes Pantli describes himself as part of the inventory at IWC. We described him as a legend. Both of these things are true. Mr Pantli started his career with IWC in 1972 and has seen the tides of IWC ebb...
05.04.2023
IWC Museum Curator David Seyfer on the history of the Ingenieur
IWC’s 2023 release slate has a singular focus — the Ingenieur. This cult classic integrated sports watch has made its triumphant return to the catalogue, and it was one of the major talking points of Watches & Wonders. Two people...
04.27.2023
Catching up with The Dial Artist and chasing down the Carrera
Fun fact, if you scroll all the way back in the episode listings of OT:, you’ll see that our very first episode was an interview with Chris Alexander, AKA the Dial Artist. Chris was coming up in the world, riding...
04.20.2023
Chatting to Anthony Traina and Mark Kauzlarich from Hodinkee, plus a trip to Ulysse Nardin
Watches & Wonders might be well in the rear view, but that hasn’t stopped us from continuing to tell tales from the great Geneva fair. Today we have a lightning round interview with Anthony Traina and Mark Kauzlarich of Hodinkee...
04.13.2023
Nicholas Biebuyck is back, and so are the hot takes
This week we’ve got part two of our chat with TAG Heuer’s Nicholas Biebuyck, where he tells us what he really thinks about the latest Carrera releases and speculates about what sort of watches he’d like to see in the...
04.06.2023
Watches & Wonders Debrief, plus TAG Heuer’s Nicholas Biebuyck on the history of the Carrera
Watches & Wonders 2023 is now behind us, so naturally we’ve spent a little time reflecting on the good, the not so good and the great. And when we say ‘some time’ we meant, a seriously sleep deprived Felix and...
03.30.2023
Now live: Watches and Wonders 2023, including Rolex, Patek Philippe, TAG Heuer and more
In a move surprising absolutely no one, this week’s episode is all about Watches & Wonders 2023. Felix is on the ground, wheeling, dealing - and serving up the fresh news and hottest takes from the fair! Recorded earlier this...
03.16.2023
Rebecca Struthers (Struthers Watchmakers) on the hand-made watches and her book, Hands of Time
We’ve spoken to our share of UK-based watchmakers over the years, and one name that kept popping up was Struthers Watchmaking. So it was somewhat inevitable that we would speak to them at some point. We chatted to Dr Rebecca...
03.09.2023
Giles Ellis (Schofield Watches) on design, identity and brand building
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...
03.02.2023
Stijn Busschaert (Méraud Watches) on NOS movements and classic designs
Recently Andy has been raving about a well-sized, vintage-inspired chronograph that’s had a firm place on his wrist for the last few weeks: The Antigua from Méraud Watches. So it only made sense to get the founder of this boutique...
02.23.2023
Battlebots, Majeteks, Panerai and the latest news in watches
It’s not just the Australian weather that’s heating up — things in watchland are getting buzzier than Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie. Andy and Felix have been partying down with Panerai, and Felix finally caught up with the charming and erudite...
02.09.2023
Anders (@everydaycollector) on the mighty Rolex Midas and collecting with style
After years of low-key stalking, a royal stack of Rolex Midas models was all it took for Felix to invite Anders, AKA @everydaycollector onto the pod. Anders, hailing from sunny Norway has a stunning collection of watches, including the aforementioned...
02.02.2023
Brand new Audemars Piguet, Omega gets technical and bioceramic Bond
We’re officially one-twelfth of the way through the year, and the watch releases are coming thick and fast — just like Andy’s love of the new 37mm Royal Oak in yellow gold with a turquoise dial. Honestly, he hasn’t been...

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OT: The Podcast episodes:

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

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

Watches & Wonders 2024 debrief, including Rolex, Patek Philippe and Bremont’s new look

Our take on Cartier at Watches & Wonders 2024

Hot Takes 2024 feat. Tudor, Cartier + the return of big watches

Jenni Elle on Audemars Piguet and Watches & Wonders

Louis Erard’s CEO Manuel Emch on the power of collabs

Ming Thein, founder of Horologer Ming, talks design and lightweight watches

February News — LVMH Watch Week, Piaget Hype and Taylor Swift

Verne Ho (@WatchStudies) on his Cartier passion

Rolf Studer (Oris) on building a sustainable watch brand

End of year wrap: Our highlights of 2023

Davide Cerrato (Bremont) on his plans for the British brand

Jason Heaton (The Grey NATO) on his second novel, Sweetwater

Jean-Claude Biver at Dubai Watch Week, and more Zodiac

Alan 'Hammer' Bloore on selling his collection and getting his affairs in order

The Dubai Watch Week Debrief

November News – A new face for Patek, the GPHG and the Timepiece Gentleman

Zach Kazan (Worn & Wound) on watches with personality

October News – Leonardo DiCaprio invests in sustainable watchmaking, TAG Heuer Nomos and more

Sylvain Berneron on building Breitling and side hustlin his own brand

Asher Rapkin (Collective Horology) on their latest Montblanc collab

Tom (@bowlofsalmon) on watches, photography and the rise of Studio Underd0g

EPISODE 200: Blancpain x Swatch, Geneva Watch Days, Big Pilots and more

Paulin Watches’ Lewis Heath and Imogen Ayres on the future of the Scottish brand

Zenith CEO Julien Tornare on the power of momentum and pilots

Jorn Werdelin on 20 years of Linde Werdelin plus Adam Levine

Eric Wind on legitimacy in vintage, and the watches of the NBA

H. Moser’s Bertrand Meylan on the Streamliner and fostering creativity

Owen Lawton (OxWatch) on Rowing Blazers, newsletters and more, plus Andy’s thoughts on the 37mm Nomos Club Sport

Nicholas Biebuyck talks about the new TAG Heuer Skipper, plus our picks from Only Watch

Aaron Stark tells a tale of industrial espionage and American watchmaking

Rick Cosgrove from Sō Labs on unconventional design and keeping it funky

Cartier’s Pierre Rainero on evolving style and design

June News — TAG Heuer, Rolex and a $3 million Frankenwatch

Montblanc’s watch boss Laurent Lecamp, plus Spider-man and Succession

Tim Barber on the UK watch scene, and our take on the IWC Ingenieur

IWC Veteran Hannes Pantli on Gerald Genta, the Ingenieur and 50 years of change

IWC Museum Curator David Seyfer on the history of the Ingenieur

Catching up with The Dial Artist and chasing down the Carrera

Chatting to Anthony Traina and Mark Kauzlarich from Hodinkee, plus a trip to Ulysse Nardin

Nicholas Biebuyck is back, and so are the hot takes

Watches & Wonders Debrief, plus TAG Heuer’s Nicholas Biebuyck on the history of the Carrera

Now live: Watches and Wonders 2023, including Rolex, Patek Philippe, TAG Heuer and more

Rebecca Struthers (Struthers Watchmakers) on the hand-made watches and her book, Hands of Time

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

Stijn Busschaert (Méraud Watches) on NOS movements and classic designs

Battlebots, Majeteks, Panerai and the latest news in watches

Anders (@everydaycollector) on the mighty Rolex Midas and collecting with style

Brand new Audemars Piguet, Omega gets technical and bioceramic Bond

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