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Today's guest is cinematographer and photographer, Bret Curry. Bret knows his way around a watch, both on the wrist and behind the lens. Curry has worked with names like Eli Roth and Ryan White, on projects for National Geographic, AMC and Apple TV. We talk to Bret about his early wristwatch loves, and how, as someone who needs to keep an eye on the time and often has his hands full at work, a good watch is more than just a fashion accessory.

We also asked Bret to break down the details of an incredible shoot he did for Blancpain at Death Valley. Beyond watches, we get some insights into shooting portraits of famous people, and honing your skills and aesthetic in an Instagram age. Andy also talks a surprising amount of smack about Armie Hammer, and Felix unwittingly institutes 'Mailbag Mondays'.

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This episode is brought to you by Longines, who launched the outstanding Spirit collection earlier this year. Find out more about the Longines Spirit here, and stay tuned for Andy and Felix's reviews in upcoming episodes of OT: The Podcast.

OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.

If you listen to OT: The Podcast, there's a good chance Standard H has come up in your 'recommended' list, after all, Wesley Smith's podcast has a healthy dose of watches, and a few familiar alumni.

And while you might think that Standard H is going to be all about cars, its really about clothing, community and entrepreneurship. We chat to Wesley about how the podcast was built as an offshoot of his clothing label, what he's learned from interviewing so many exceptional individuals and who his white whale dream guests are. And of course, we also talk watches, from great players in the indie scene to grey market shenanigans.

And speaking of shenanigans, Andy has finally worn a watch with a Bluetooth connection, and, perhaps even more surprisingly, he's been wearing it solidly for the last month.

Full show notes here.

This episode is brought to you by Longines, who launched the outstanding Spirit collection earlier this year. Find out more about the Longines Spirit here, and stay tuned for Andy and Felix's reviews in upcoming episodes of OT: The Podcast.

OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.

Full show notes here.

1. Proof of Andy Wearing the Apple Watch Series 6
2. The Longines Spirit on Executive Traveller
3. Standard H
4. Standard H Podcast
5. Standard H on Instagram
6. Phillips auction lots of 2020 Rolex Oyster Perpetuals
7. The JJ Reddick Podcast with Tommy Alter

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Cameron Barr, the founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based watch retailer Craft & Tailored makes his living in the cut-and-thrust world of vintage watch dealing, from selling high-end vintage staples from Rolex, through to less commercial (though no less cool) oddities like Ikepod, quartz Patek and the (in)famous Watchco Omega Seamasters.

And, just because, we get Cam to drop his hot takes on the best vintage (and neo-vintage) watches to buy now, as well as his top tips on buying vintage. Warning — we go deep into the reference numbers. And because Cam is a man on the coal face of vintage watches, we can't not ask him some pointed questions about pricing, what's hot, what's not and if bubbles ever burst.

This episode is brought to you by Longines, who launched the outstanding Spirit collection earlier this year. Find out more about the Longines Spirit here, and stay tuned for Andy and Felix's reviews in upcoming episodes of OT: The Podcast.

OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.

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1. The Candy Green
2. The Bamford GMT
3. The Halios Fairwind
4. The Seiko SPB 147 (Not SPB 149 as Felix wrongly said)
5. The anOrdain Model 2
6. The Longines Heritage Marine Nationale
7. Craft + Tailored
8. Craft + Tailored on Instagram

How to follow us:

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Phillip Toledano (AKA Mister Enthusiast) is an eccentric oddball of a human, who is also full of advice: from the perfect dinner party ice-breaker through to tips on buying ex-soviet spacesuits, the man is a font of knowledge. He's also a font of creativity, which perhaps shouldn't be too surprising given that he's an artist and photographer. His subjects are as diverse as the economic collapse of American business, and United States Navy pilot's helmets, pictures that manage to tell a story more extraordinary than just what's in the image. This critical eye is applied to watches too — another gem of Toledano advice is "Don't look in the same direction as everyone else", which is why he favours ugly quartz Pateks over the coveted Nautilus.

In fact, Toledano seems to take joy in ugly-yet-purposeful objects, like his internet-famous Lancia Delta Integrale, which earned the nickname Bastarda, and eventually became the Viva Bastardo brand. If you've made it through to the end of this description, you'll probably have worked out that our chat with Mister Enthusiast is wide-ranging, sometimes weird, and definitely not to be missed.

This episode is brought to you by Longines, who launched the outstanding Spirit collection earlier this year. Find out more about the Longines Spirit here, and stay tuned for Andy and Felix's reviews in upcoming episodes of OT: The Podcast.

OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.

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Show Notes:

1. Oris Aquis with Cal. 400
2. Race to the Bottom on A Collected Man
3. Andy's Halios Fairwind
4. Mister Enthusiast on Instagram
5. Mr Toledano on Instagram
6. The Long Return, Part II
7. Viva Bastardo on Instagram
8. Raised by Wolves trailer
9. ZeroZeroZero trailer

How to follow us:

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Typically we should start these show notes with a short bio of our guest, Kyle Snarr, but this isn't a typical week. This week Felix talks about his custom Bremont MBII, and the very real decision paralysis he encountered using their customising tool, and Andy reveals his shocking Black Hawk Down theory.

But, back to Kyle Snarr. In addition to being Watchonista's freshly minted Marketing and Business Development officer, Kyle is the chief behind chic kerchief operation Cantonment Co, a brand launched one swampy NYC summer. But Kyle also a marketing professional with a love of watches, which is probably why he has places like Gear Patrol and Watchonista on his CV. We find out just why Kyle thinks the little guys are some of the most exciting operators in the space right now, and why he reckons Tudor are the most relevant brand on the planet right now.

This episode is brought to you by Longines, who launched the outstanding Spirit collection earlier this year. Find out more about the Longines Spirit here, and stay tuned for Andy and Felix's reviews in upcoming episodes of OT: The Podcast.

OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.

Click here for full show notes.

1. Bremont MBII Configurator
2. Black Hawk Down Cast in IMDB
3. Ronin car chase scene
4. Napoleon Dynamite dance
5. Gear Patrol
6. Watchonista
7. Cantonment
8. Cantonment on Instagram
9. Worn & Wound ADPT strap
10. Nixon Rotolog on Reddit
11. Seiko SKX013
12. Baltic Bi-Compax
13. Eat.Race.Win trailer

How to follow us:

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Facebook: @OTPODCASTAU

Follow hosts: @fkscholz + @andygreenlive on Instagram.

Submit an application to our quasi-professional watch match making service, by email: [email protected]

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William Massena is a legendary figure in the world of watches. From Timezone to Antiquorum and his own venture Massena Labs, he's done it all.

From what it was like loving watches growing up in Geneva, and how Timezone changed the watch industry, why collectors need to stop fawning over watch brands and what it was like trying to get into Baselworld when the internet was seen as the wild west. Massena also gives us his (typically sensible) take on watches as investments.

These days, of course, William is best known for Massena Lab, a collaborative laboratory that creates watches that are a fusion and old and new. His latest creation is the Uni-Racer, a loving homage to a classic Universal Geneve, but made in a painstakingly modern way. We break down the thorny issues of originality, intent and authenticity in the watch space, issues around hype in the watch market and how William has evolved from an anti-brand guy into a brand in his own right.

This episode is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, who recently launched a series of limited edition Lambda watches in steel to celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte.

OT: The Podcast is powered by Inglewood Coffee Roasters, use the code OT30 for 30% off your coffee order on checkout. On top of that Inglewood Coffee Roasters offer free shipping on all Victorian orders, and free Australia-wide when you spend more than $50.

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Show Notes:

1. The Nomos Lambda Movement

2. The Nomos Lambda in steel on the wrist

3. Q Timex LCA Reissue

4. @timex_collector on Instagram

5. Q Timex Hodinkee Limited Edition

6. The Skies Belong to Us on Amazon

7. Life in Australia: Melbourne on Youtube

8. William Massena on Instagram

9. Massena Lab

10. Massena Lab Uni-Racer

11. The Gevril Tribeca

12. Cobra Kai on Netflix

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How to follow us:

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We're sure you've been up all night waiting for this one — our interview with The Vamps lead guitarist and backing vocalist James McVey. Founded in 2012, The Vamps are a British Pop Rock band with a string of hits and a brand new album — Cherry Blossom — under their belts, not to mention billions of streams across all the platforms. Andy and Felix chat to McVey about his musical career, what it's like starting a band on YouTube and how to stay grounded when you're continually touring (and repeatedly selling out the 02 arena).

Oh, and how much fun you can have driving a Defender in Namibia with an ex-SAS veteran. Of course, they also talk watches, and how you can't help but be interested in them when you're hanging out with Ed Sheeran. James' own collection is quite interesting, with classics like Rolex and Tudor in the mix through to more obscure offerings from Vertex and Archimede.

In a plot twist, it turns out that the inspiration for many of these watches is none other than Father-in-law and RedBar member Steve. While McVey might be an award-winning, chart-topping musician, Steve is the real star of this interview.

This episode is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, who recently launched a series of limited edition Lambda watches in steel to celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte.

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1. The Nomos Lambda Movement
2. The Nomos Lambda in steel on the wrist
3. Hoovies Garage on YouTube
4. Swatch SISTEM51 Bio-Reloaded
5. Aquastar Deepstar
6. The Vamps Cherry Blossom
7. The Vamps on Instagram
8. James McVey on Instagram
9. Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight
10. Vertex MP45 Arctic
11. Lewis Capaldi wearing an IWC Mark 18 with a pug
12. Simpsons Gin Bar Sutton Coldfield
13. Talking Watches with John Mayer Part 2
14. Land Rover's Massimo Frascella on updating icons
15. Driving the Defender in Namibia
16. Jason Fox on Instagram
17. Stickers are for flippers - OT MERCH

How to follow us:

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In the world of watches, George Bamford — and his eponymous company — Bamford Watch Department, needs no introduction. Bamford has been extolling the virtues of customisation as a hallmark of luxury since 2006 and was well ahead of the curve. But back then, taking a perfectly good watch and giving it a black coat of paint and a new dial was less accepted than it is today.

And While Bamford may have started his business in the shade, these days he's very much enjoying the sunshine, with official relationships with LVMH and Kering Group watch brands. In addition to the business of customisation, we talk about the importance of creative partnerships, which is why he's making crazy custom projects with Black Badger.

We also talk about how he started in watches — a Breitling Navitimer he was gifted in 1996 … and promptly disassembled.

This episode is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, who recently launched a series of limited edition Lambda watches in steel to celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte.

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Thing's we've liked:

1. Three Auction World Cautionary Tales for Watch Collectors
2. How to Clean and Care for your Watch Straps

Show Notes:

1. Bamford Watch Department on Instagram
2. Bamford London on Instagram
3. Bamford Watch Department
4. Shoe Dog on Amazon
5. Ready Player One on Amazon
6. Inside Bill's Brain on Netflix
7. Ford v Ferrari trailer

How to follow us:

• Instagram: @ot.podcast
• Facebook: @OTPODCASTAU

Follow hosts: @fkscholz + @andygreenlive on Instagram.

Submit an application to our quasi-professional watch match making service, by email: [email protected]

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Neil Ferrier is Discommon's chief conspirator. A Scottish mechanical engineer who ended up founding and running an agile industrial design agency with a fascinating client list and output. He's made straight razors for Deadpool, crazy tables for anonymous clients and everything in between. But one of the most interesting product development stories is the one behind Discommon's humble duffle bag, which has been six years in the making and takes some surprising twists and turns (and actual bags of cash).

If you've ever wondered just what it takes to turn an idea into something concrete, this is a must-listen. We also chat about his recent work with OT alum Iris Listenwell, Discommon's fan-favourite watch roll and watch wallet. And then no holds are barred when he discusses why he thinks watchmakers need to enlist the help of industrial designers (spoiler, he thinks most watch cases are basic).

We also talk about how Neil hustled and used his east-Asian manufacturing experience to bring a Boeing Dreamlifter full of facemasks into South Carolina in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This episode is brought to you by NOMOS Glashütte, who recently launched a series of limited edition Lambda watches in steel to celebrate 175 years of watchmaking in Glashütte.

Thing's we've liked:

1. Self Sabotage: The Strange Swiss History of Rigging Vital Infrastructure to Explode
2. Chris Labrooy on Instagram

Click here for full show notes:

1. Discommon
2. Discommon on Instagram
3. Jacobi Anstruther from Iris Listenwell on the future of headphones
4. Discommon watch roll
5. Discommon watch wallet
6. Neil Ferrier lands a Dreamlifter full of face masks in South Carolina

How to follow us:

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Guess who's back, back again. Jenni Elle's back, and she's got spend. In case you missed episode 32, Jenni Elle is a popular YouTuber who's cut a swathe with her down-to-earth style of watch reviewing. She's also got a little bit of a problem -- she's looking for a rectangular dress watch for around 4000 Euro, and we've decided to help her out. Andy comes up with a field of safe, respectable (and fairly fiscally restrained) choices, while Felix goes a little nuts and embraces some truly odd watches.

On top of that we get Jenni Elle's take on the new Rolex releases, and the hype surrounding them. Plus, Felix complains about Sepultura t-shirts (because of course)

This episode is made possible by our sponsor, William Wood Watches.

Full show notes, here.

Thing's we've liked:

1. How Much Is AJ Soprano's Nu-Metal Wardrobe Worth Today?
2. what3words
3. Jenni Elle on Instagram

Watch Matchmaker for Jenni Elle

Andy's picks:

1. Nomos Tetra 27 Karat
2. Patek Philippe Nautilus Ellipse ref 3770
3. Baume & Mercier Hampton

Felix's picks:

1. Cartier Tank Basculante
2. Piaget Upstream
3. Vacheron Constantin Historiques

How to follow us:

Instagram: @ot.podcast

Facebook: @OTPODCASTAU

Follow hosts: @fkscholz + @andygreenlive on Instagram.

Submit an application to our quasi-professional watch match making service, by email: [email protected]

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