OT: The Podcast

Today's guest has amassed quite the resume. Roger Cruickshank is an Olympian, RAF Pilot, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and author. In our conversation with Roger, we quickly discovered that his journey wasn't an easy one. A talented skier from an early age, Roger had to make tough decisions about choosing to pursue his dream of being a professional skier, or becoming a pilot, eventually choosing the latter. Luckily the RAF supported his Olympic dream and Cruickshank was on course to do both. Until a debilitating accident in 2005 grounded him and shattered his sporting dreams.

But in a comeback story worthy of Hollywood, Cruickshank pushed through rehabilitation to qualify and compete in the Turin Winter Olympics, and have a long and distinguished RAF career, much of it in Eurofighter Typhoons. Of course, we quiz Cruickshank on the important business of pilot's watches, and if he ever checks his Breitling, Bremont or Casio in the cockpit. On a more serious note, Cruickshank is also a keen mental health advocate, a Headfit ambassador and co-author of the book Speed of Sound, Sound of Mind, in which Cruickshank explores the importance of mental resilience beyond the 'stiff upper lip' approach.

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

Full show notes here:

1. Roger Cruickshank on Instagram

2. Speed of Sound, Sound of Mind on Amazon

3. Headfit

4. OT: The Podcast - Flt Lt Nathan Jones: RAF Hero, Invictus Games Medalist, Bremont/Lululemon ambassador.

Thing's We've Liked:

1. Baracuta Jackets

2. Cessnateur on Instagram

3. Casio Honda Jet GWR-B1000HJ

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]

If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Episode 27 show-notes

Today's guest has amassed quite the resume. Roger Cruickshank is an Olympian, RAF Pilot, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and author. In our conversation with Roger, we quickly discovered that his journey wasn't an easy one. A talented skier from an early age, Roger had to make tough decisions about choosing to pursue his dream of being a professional skier, or becoming a pilot, eventually choosing the latter. Luckily the RAF supported his Olympic dream and Cruickshank was on course to do both. Until a debilitating accident in 2005 grounded him and shattered his sporting dreams.

But in a comeback story worthy of Hollywood, Cruickshank pushed through rehabilitation to qualify and compete in the Turin Winter Olympics, and have a long and distinguished RAF career, much of it in Eurofighter Typhoons. Of course, we quiz Cruickshank on the important business of pilot's watches, and if he ever checks his Breitling, Bremont or Casio in the cockpit. On a more serious note, Cruickshank is also a keen mental health advocate, a Headfit ambassador and co-author of the book Speed of Sound, Sound of Mind, in which Cruickshank explores the importance of mental resilience beyond the 'stiff upper lip' approach.

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

Full show notes here:

1. Roger Cruickshank on Instagram

2. Speed of Sound, Sound of Mind on Amazon

3. Headfit

4. OT: The Podcast - Flt Lt Nathan Jones: RAF Hero, Invictus Games Medalist, Bremont/Lululemon ambassador.

Thing’s We’ve Liked:

1. Baracuta Jackets

2. Cessnateur on Instagram

3. Casio Honda Jet GWR-B1000HJ

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]

If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Episode 27 show-notes

Today's guest is the enthusiastic and passionate Alice Zaslavsky. Alice and her trademark oversized specs burst onto the scene way back in Masterchef season one, and she's been a staple of the food scene ever since, thanks to her trademark blend of accessible and expert.

But before we talk brassicas, we get down to brass tacks and find out just how Alice got her big 'ol Panerai, and why it's not really hers, how she gets around rocking a 47mm watch. We also find out what's next for her wrist and how she negotiates sharing a watch with her partner.

From then it's all In Praise of Veg, Alice's upcoming book on how to make the most out of the veggies in your life. Seriously, there's a matrix in it and everything.

Show Notes:

(Click here for full show-notes)

1. Alice Zaslavsky on Instagram

2. In Praise of Veg

3. In Praise of Veg on Instagram

4. Nomcast

5. Portlandia - The Celery Incident

6. Humming Puppy

7. Disciple Roasters coffee

8. Wink Optometrists

Thing's We've Liked:

1. Gucci (glasses) chains

2. Hey.com on TheVerge

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]

If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Today’s guest is the enthusiastic and passionate Alice Zaslavsky. Alice and her trademark oversized specs burst onto the scene way back in Masterchef season one, and she’s been a staple of the food scene ever since, thanks to her trademark blend of accessible and expert.

But before we talk brassicas, we get down to brass tacks and find out just how Alice got her big ‘ol Panerai, and why it’s not really hers, how she gets around rocking a 47mm watch. We also find out what’s next for her wrist and how she negotiates sharing a watch with her partner.

From then it’s all In Praise of Veg, Alice’s upcoming book on how to make the most out of the veggies in your life. Seriously, there’s a matrix in it and everything.

Show Notes:

(Click here for full show-notes)

1. Alice Zaslavsky on Instagram

2. In Praise of Veg

3. In Praise of Veg on Instagram

4. Nomcast

5. Portlandia - The Celery Incident

6. Humming Puppy

7. Disciple Roasters coffee

8. Wink Optometrists

Thing’s We’ve Liked:

1. Gucci (glasses) chains

2. Hey.com on TheVerge

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]

If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Today on the show our guest of honour is full-time independent engraving royalty Johnny Dowell, also known by his Instagram/engraving/wrestling name of King Nerd. While listeners might be familiar with Johnny's work on watches, through stunning engraved Urwerks, Linde Werdelins and the like, we find out out how one starts on the unconventional career path to becoming a professional engraver. For Johnny, that journey began at prestigious gunmakers James Purdey & Sons.

From shotguns, Johnny made the jump to JLCs and Panerais, eventually moving into solo practice. Since stepping out on his own, Johnny has gone from strength to strength, working with some of the biggest names in the business, including an enduring creative collaboration with Bamford Watch Department and a very cool custom series with the artist, Mister Enthusiast.

In other news, Felix calls out Hamish Blake, Andy peeps some new Breitling (again) and gushes over the Chronomat (again).

Show Notes:

1. Lego Masters Australia
2. King Nerd on Instagram
3. King Nerd's Snoopy on Hodinkee
4. King Nerd and Mister Enthusiast's Submariner
5. A King Nerd coin
6. King Nerd in GQ, feat. Linde Werdelin and Gavin Bond's Leica

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]

If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Full show notes: www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes/s1e25

Double trouble, toil and lots of bubble. This week - instead of chatting to the great and the good of the watch world - Andy and Felix are catching up on their emails, and have two solid watch matchmakers to get off the books.

But before that, they catch up on what they've seen - Andy gets a vintage Tudor Submariner back from service and sees some hot new IWC, like the new Porty 40! Felix goes hands-on with the new Longines Heritage Classic Tuxedo and Heritage Spirit, as well as some new Panerai - he's all about the Carbotech.

The first of our two matchmakers is Charith, who's recently had a son and is looking to celebrate with a new watch. Andy shows his usual flexibility of budget while Felix gets all sentimental.

Next up is Hugh, who wants a Pepsi, but can't have one. In this battle of hearts and wrists, Felix and Andy both break the 'no-hype pieces' rule, but also come up with some stellar alternatives.

Watch Matchmaker for Charith:

Andy's picks:

1. Habring2 Chrono-Felix
2. Glashütte Original PanoMaticLunar
3. Zenith Elite Moonphase

Felix's Picks:

1. Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic Large Small Seconds
2. Cartier Tank Américaine Large
3. IWC for Prada GST Chronograph

Watch Matchmaker for Hugh:

Andy's picks:

1. Vintage-ish Rolex GMT-Master II
2. IWC Portugieser 40
3. Grand Seiko SBGH279

Felix's Picks:

1. Rolex Explorer
2. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe
3. Omega De Ville Hour Vision

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]

If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Andy and Felix are catching up on their emails, and have two solid watch matchmakers to get off the books. The first is Charith, who's recently had a son and is looking to celebrate. Andy shows his usual flexibility of budget while Felix gets all sentimental.

Next up is Hugh, who wants a Pepsi, but can't have one. In this battle of hearts and wrists, Felix and Andy both break the 'no hype piece rule' but also come up with some stellar alternatives.

Show-notes: www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes/s1e24

Today's episode lets you have it with both barrels, first up we talk about the hottest (and in some corners of the internet, the most controversial) watch release of 2020, the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Navy Blue. Felix and Andy were both lucky enough to give it a test drive, and its an excellent bit of kit. The real drama though was about the release, and to shed some light on that we got a call-in from Bark & Jack's main man Adrian.

The second barrel is the incomparable Matt Hranek, a man's man and man about town who's the author of the very successful 'A Man & His Watch', which profiles watches and their (sometimes famous) wearers. He's about to do it all over again with automobiles in the (unsurprisingly titled) A Man & His Car. On top of that we get the low down on Matt's go-to watches, and go to drinks (hint, it's a Negroni). Chin Chin!

Show-note available here.

SHOWNOTES:

• The WM Brown Project -

• The WM Brown Project on Instagram

• WM Brown Magazine on Instagram

• Serica watches

• A Man & His Watch

• A Man & His Car pre-order

• Bark & Jack Instagram

• Bark & Jack on YouTube

• Tudor Black Bay 58 Navy Blue

How to follow us:

Instagram: @ot.podcast

Follow us on Facebook

Follow @Felix SCHOLZ + @Andy Green on Instagram.

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

If you liked our podcast - please remember to like/share and subscribe.

Show-note available: www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes/s1e23