OT: The Podcast

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 about the latest releases, like the Tank Normale. Before that, Andy and Felix chat about Rolex's surprise new Daytona, Breguet's Pilot Type XX, and why Jack Black would be a perfect watch brand ambassador.

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Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes

1. The new Rolex Daytona 'Le Mans'
2. The Breguet Pilot Type XX (and Type 20)
3. Hodinkee on the Omega auction drama
4. Fratello on the Omega auction drama

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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. The big story of the week comes from Omega, in particular the story of a record-breaking Speedmaster that was sold by Phillips in 2021, which is a key piece of evidence in an ongoing investigation into, what Omega alleges is organised criminal activity.

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Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes

1. The TAG Heuer Monaco Skeleton Dial
2. The new Seiko Prospex Speedtimer
3. The most expensive Omega sold at auction
4. Perezscope's analysis of the auctioned Omega
5. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung article detailing the story so far

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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 watches — as is immediately apparent with the 1858 Iced Sea collection in blue, black and green. Beyond the impressive dials, the most remarkable aspect of this watch design is the dolphin-inspired bezel. Before we get Laurent on the line, though, Andy and Felix talk about the watches of Succession season four and whether or not Spider-Man on a watch (Audemars Piguet, natch) works.

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1. How Succession Sourced the Perfect Watches for Season 4
2. The Breitling Classic Avi, now in 42mm
3. The Nomos Orion celebrates 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte
4. Audemars Piguet teams up with Spider-Man
5. Montblanc's ice-inspired watches

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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 Tim about how his descent into the world of watches, as well as his take on Davide Cerrato's new job as Bremont CEO, anOrdain's latest, MoonSwatch and the future of the Swatch Group. Before that, it's a mixed bag of possibly sociopathic hit men, missing princesses and Tudor watches.

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Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes

1. LARK Distillery
2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Trailer
3. Mr In Between Trailer
4. Andy road tests the Black Bay 54
5. Tim Barber on Instagram
6. Tim Barber's Wired story on the MoonSwatch
7. Hands of Time: A Watchmaker's History by Rebecca Struthers

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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 and flow over the years. We talk about the genesis of Gerald Genta's Ingenieur design, from how it was received at the time and how it's changed over the years, and why Genta stands out as 'the' famous watch designer. Before that, Andy and Felix talk about the cycle of watch enthusiasm, and Andy gets salty on TikTok.

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Show Notes:

1. Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Mac talk IWC
2. Dungeons & Dragons trailer
3. My Obsession by William Gibson

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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 talking about it were Felix and IWC Museum Curator David Seyfer, and it's this chat we've got for you today. Seyfer delves into the history of this significant design, how he accidentally had the original sketches hidden in the basement, and why he thinks Gerald Genta would approve of this update.

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Show Notes: www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes

1. Breitling Top Time Classic Cars
2. Sō Labs Layer 2
3. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Trailer
4. Jury Duty Trailer
5. Life Lessons from the Joe Schmo Show (2003 article)
6. The IWC Ingenieur
7. Arturia Synthesisers

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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 the wave of the Casioak with his beautifully customised dials, as we, well, we were a humble podcast just starting out. So imagine our surprise when Felix ran into Chris at Watches & Wonders three years later: we just had to have a quick chat. On top of that, Andy and Felix chat about the Chase for Carrera, a short film starring Ryan Gosling and Vanessa Bayer. There's also the latest Hublot Sang Bleu collab, a one-of-a-kind Rolex and the surprisingly entertaining Mario movie.

This week's episode is brought to you by TAG Heuer, who celebrate 60 years of the iconic Carrara. Find out more about this legendary chronograph here.

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Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes

1. The Chase for Carrera
2. The Hublot Sang Bleu 3
3. A Unique Platinum Yacht-Master
4. The Weber Moonraker
5. Felix's long-dormant substack might be coming back?

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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 fame, and Felix tells us about his visit to the Ulysse Nardin Manufacture, including the Donzé Cadrans dial manufacturing facility. There's also a smattering of Nomos, Beef and Nicholas Cage — you know, the usual.

This week's episode is brought to you by TAG Heuer, who are celebrating 60 years of the iconic Carrara. Find out more about this legendary chronograph here.

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Show notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes

1. Nicholas Cage's five favourite movies
2. Beef on Netflix
3. Nomos' quartet of pink Tetras
4. Ulysse Nardin at The Hour Glass Australia

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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 future. Beyond that, we have some thoughts and feelings about recent watch releases, including Lange's unobtanium chronograph, the revival of Gerald Genta, Tudor's talking factory and whether or not Ben Clymer talking time with Kermit is hypocrisy or the greatest interview they've ever run.

This week's episode is brought to you by TAG Heuer, who are celebrating 60 years of the iconic Carrara. Find out more about this legendary chronograph here.

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Show Notes:

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1. Succession, behind the scenes of Connor's Wedding (spoilers)
2. The Greatest Beer Run Ever starring Rusty's incorrect watch
3. Poker Face starring some of Rusty's other watches
4. The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Chronograph
5. Tudor's sentient manufacture
6. Gerald Genta is Back!

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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 an overworked Andy had an informal chat about what it was like on the ground, some other highlights on the ground, and who's booth was best. As if that wasn't enough, there's also a rapid-fire chat with TAG Heuer's Heritage Director Nicholas Biebuyck about the history of the Carrera.

This week's episode is brought to you by TAG Heuer, who are celebrating 60 years of the iconic Carrara. Find out more about this legendary chronograph here.

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Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes

1. Shrinking on Apple TV
2. Check out the TAG Heuer Novelties
3. Hermès latest watches
4. Oris gets froggy
5. Chopard and the return to elegance

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