OT: The Podcast

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. Sweetwater sees the return of Tusker, the marine archaeologist, but now the action is a bit closer to home: the icy waters of Lake Superior. What hasn't changed, though, is Heaton's brisk adventure thriller tone, which sees the action coming on thick and fast, with the political intrigue as murky as the depths. We don't dive into too many spoilers with Jason, but we do find out how this novel is different to his first, just how much of Tusker is recognisably Jason, and more. Of course, we also chat about the rest of Jason's life, from dipping his toes back into watches and how the impossibly cool podcast, The Grey NATO, is going from strength to strength. And before all that, we chat about why Zodiac nails the creative use of colour.

This episode is sponsored by Zodiac. Find out about their watches here, or if you're in Australia, check them out online and in person at Time+Tide.

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

1. Buy Sweetwater by Jason Heaton here
2. Jason Heaton on Instagram
3. The Grey NATO
4. The Last of the Seven by Steven Hartov on Amazon

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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 Dubai Watch Week, it was finding out how Biver senior has transitioned from running mega watch groups to working with a small family business. Of course, when you get the chance to chat with someone who's done it all, you ask the big questions about the future of the watch industry and whether or not it's selfish to put your own name on the dial.

But before all this, we get the second instalment of our chat with Zodiac's Mike Pearson and find out why the brand is focussing on its core.

This episode is sponsored by Zodiac. Find out about their watches here, or if you're in Australia, check them out online and in person at Time+Tide.

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

1. The Killer on Netflix
2. The Fall of the House of Usher
3. Biver Watches
4. Biver Watches on Instagram

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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 the hammer at Sotheby's New York. Hammer is selling because, in his own words, "it's time to get my affairs in order."

We talk about Hammer's lifelong love of watches, Panerai and the Paneristi forum, as a maritime accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury and the first of many doctors asking, 'are your affairs in order'. Nearly 20 years later, Hammer has lived an incredible second life, a life in which watches — and the watch community — played a central role. Hammer talks about what watches mean for him, and the connections he's made based on these fascinating machines. In 2019, he had another accident, and doctors once again started to ask if his affairs were in order. For Hammer, a large part of his life's affairs are his watches, and with this sale, he can say that yes, they are.

Before chatting to Hammer, we talk to Mike Pearson, Zodiac's International Director of Brand Development, about the brand's history, and how they're interpreting it today

This episode is sponsored by Zodiac. Find out about their watches here, or if you're in Australia check them out online and in person at Time+Tide.

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

1. Robbie Williams Netflix trailer
2. Hammer on Instagram
3. Hammer Time! The Collection of Alan Bloore
4. Sotheby's New York Important Watches — 7 December
5. Sotheby's New York Fine Watches - 12 December

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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 weather, there's a lot going on at DWW, and that's before we get to the formal programming and watch releases. Andy takes a shine to the slimmer new Streamliner from Moser, and Felix chats about the non-watch release moments of the week that stood out.

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

1. Dubai Watch Week

2. The Trials And Tribulations Of Watch Innovation With Stephen McDonnell

3. Hands of Time: A Dufour Story

4. The Retailers' Quickstep

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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 happenings and drama a-plenty at the moment. Patek Philippe released a watch with a face on it, Andy almost bought a Greubel Forsey, and we have some thoughts about the GPHG winners. Finally, the Timepiece Gentleman faces jail time, as the FBI has arrested Anthony Farrer, charging him with wire fraud.

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Show Notes:

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1. Andy's Greubel Forsey

2. Patek Philippe honours Philippe

3. The GPHG 2023 award winners

4. The Timepiece Gentleman in NBC

5. The Timepiece Gentleman in the New York Times

6. The Timepiece Gentleman DOJ press release

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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 Zach about how his taste in watches has evolved from clean classics to incorporating funkier options like Worn & Wound's recent laser tag-inspired Zodiac collaboration. Beyond watches, we also chat to Zach about the wonderful world of modern cinema, getting his take on Michael Mann's upcoming sequel to the iconic heist flick Heat. If you want more, don't worry. We chat about Alone, Ed Sheeran, and various collab watches.

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

1. Alone Series 3 trailer
2. Black Bird trailer
3. The G-Shock Ed Sheeran Collab
4. Zenith Chronomaster x Aaron Rodgers
5. The Raymond Weil Basquiat Freelancer
6. Worn & Wound
7. Zach on Instagram
8. Heat 2 is happening
9. Zach on Letterboxd
10. The Blank Check Podcast

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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 of Leo DiCaprio. On top of that, Andy talks us through corporate shenanigans, according to Ms Tweed. Felix talks about the persistently bubbling drama that is Only Watch. There are also some new Artem straps out, which are as flexible as they are fantastic. On top of that, Andy deconstructs David Beckham, and we hype up Discord.

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

1. Kikuchi Nakagawa closes its books
2. Reptile trailer
3. Miss Tweed
4. TAG Heuer's golden new Carrera
5. Leonardo DiCaprio backs ID Genève
6. Artem's new HydroFlex strap
7. Nomos' new Club Sport 39mm models in autumnal tones
8. The four-way collab is finally here
9. Only Watch, the story so far

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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 the most iconic sports chronographs ever made. On top of that, he's also the founder of his own watch brand, Berneron, which has debuted the impressive, elegant Mirage, a shaped watch with a shaped movement that challenges many of the established conventions of watch design. Berneron explains the design and the very specific decisions that went into the Mirage and what his future plans for the Berneron brand are. Before that, Andy and Felix chat about Beckham, broken bones, Breguet, and falling down video rabbit holes.

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

1. Beckham Trailer
2. Watchspotting at Laguna Seca on Hodinkee
3. Mat Armstrong rebuilding a Porsche Cayman S
4. Berneron Watches on Instagram
5. https://www.berneron.ch/

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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 on a Minerva monopusher. But even before we talk about what makes the watch stand out, we take a long and meandering trip through the industry's state, collectors' habits, and (naturally) Lou Bega.

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1. That time we chatted with Gabe Reilly
2. anOrdain Model 3 Method
3. Zodiac Super Sea Wolf Laser Tag
4. Richard Mille takes on Memphis Design
5. The Guardian's Australian Bird of the Year 2023
6. Eric Ku on the LV Tambour
7. Collective Horology

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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 commercial watch photography and the brands that have been supportive along the way, brands like Studio Underd0g. We also chat about the impressive Christopher Ward Bel Canto, the latest from Cartier, Tudor and more.

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Show Notes:

1. Painkiller on Netflix

2. The Cartier Cintrée on Wristcheck

3. Bowl of Salmon on Instagram

4. Bowl of Salmon on YouTube

5. Peter Mckinnon on Youtube

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