Revolution Watch Podcast

With the focus on IWC this week, our guest is none other than Hannes Pantli, board member at IWC and one of the biggest collectors of IWC watches, who recounts the history of IWC and how the watch company evolved through the eras of watchmaking.

Pantli, who started in IWC in 1972, counts opening the Middle Eastern markets and guiding IWC through the Quartz Crisis as some of his milestones. It was also due to his foresight that the oversized Portofino dress watch line became the success that is today.

Show Notes

(00:05) Introduction with Darren Ho

(02:24) Conversation with Hannes Pantli

(24:11) IWC The Longest Flight

(25:40) Check our website for the latest watch stories

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On this episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast, our guest is Michael Friedman. A walking encyclopaedia, horological expert, museum curator and charming storyteller, Friedman's current title is Head of Complications at Audemars Piguet, a role he stepped into since the beginning of this year. But his knowledge of watches does not start or end with AP. Friedman has worked extensively in watch and clock museums; he was the VP and Department Head of Watches for Christie's New York in 1999, and had his own consultancy firm, providing services for collectors, auction houses and other establishments before he joined Audemars Piguet in 2013.

Show Notes

(00:06) Introduction

(01:49) Our interview with Michael Friedman

(01:17:43) Talking Cartier with John Goldberger

(01:18:31) Patek Philippe ref. 3449

(01:18:47) Apollo 11 50th Anniversary celebration

(01:19:00) Reliving History with James Ragan

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Over here at Revolution, we're firm believers that the world of watches permeates through every aspect of contemporary culture, be it sports, films, music, art, space travel—whatever it is, there's a talking point to be had.

Here today, it's the art of tattooing that we want to talk about. There have been a few takes on tattoo-inspired watches before, but none so successful as Hublot's collaboration with Maxime Plescia-Büchi.

Show Notes

(00:12) Introduction

(02:16) Revolution HK Instagram

(03:23) Adam Craniotes joins Revolution

(04:09) Interview with Maxime Plescia-Büchi

(55:40) Only Watch 2019

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Our guest for this episode is prominent watch collector Fred Mandelbaum, or @watchfred as he’s more commonly known as on social media. Mandelbaum has almost 50k followers on Instagram, he’s extremely influential in the watch community and a quick scroll through his feed tells you why. Mandelbaum is an expert when it comes to vintage chronographs, and specifically on vintage Breitling chronographs.

Show Notes

(00:05) Introduction

(01:58) Steph's chat with @WatchFred

(32:00) Highlights from Christie’s Rare Watches Geneva May 2019

(32:17) Highlights from the Phillips Geneva Watch Auction: Nine

(32:23) Highlights from Sotheby’s Important Watches, Geneva 2019

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We’ve now had ample time (weeks!) to let the dust settle and reflect on the fair as a whole and share our opinions with you. We decided to tackle the topic with some of our Revolution editors around the world, including Darren Ho, the Editor-in-Chief of our Asia and Australia editions, as well as Taitan Chen, the Editor-in-Chief of our China edition.

With our editors, we discuss our first impressions of Baselworld 2019, highlights, the relevance of watch fairs today and what to expect in 2020.

Show Notes

(00:38) Darren Ho: Editor-In-Chief, Revolution Asia & Australia

(26:34) MB&F LM Flying Tourbillon

(28:56) H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon

(30:51) Taitan Chen: Editor-In-Chief, Revolution China

(49:13) Bulgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph GMT

(50:09) Patek Philippe Ref. 5212a

(51:33) Carl F Bucherer Heritage BiCompax Annual

(53:10) Zenith El Primero Revival

(54:17) Rolex Day-Date 36

(56:11) Rolex Datejust 36

(01:01:49) De Bethune Yellow Tones

(01:04:41) Next year's SIHH and Baselworld dates not finalized?

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At Art Basel, we had the honour to sit down with Olivier Audemars, who is the great-grandson of Audemars Piguet co-founder Edward Auguste Piguet. We talk to him about his family roots, the brand's connection with nature and art, his influence over the company as the Vice-Chairman of the Board and his thoughts on the latest novelties.

Show Notes

(00:28) Art Basel in Hong Kong

(02:40) KAWS: HOLIDAY

(03:33) KAWS: ALONG THE WAY

(04:50) Olivier Audemars of Audemars Piguet

(17:28) AP and Art Basel

(32:41) Olivier’s take on the new Code 11.59

(41:47) The AP Lounge at Art Basel

(43:41) Inside @Conkers1971's incredible watch collection

(45:42) Three of the Most Important Men in the Swiss Watch Industry

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Auction season is kicking off so we thought it would be great to talk to an expert about the watch auction market in this episode. Sam Hines, Sotheby's watch auctioneer extraordinaire, took precious time out of his busy schedule to give us the lowdown on the market, tips of the trade, and anecdotes about his most sensational lots. If you've ever had questions about how auctions work, this is one episode you shouldn't miss.

(01:01) Our conversation with Sam Hines, International Director of Watches for Sotheby’s

(04:34) How Sam entered the auction world

(12:19) Why Sam went to work at Sotheby's

(14:38) Why Aurel Bacs is the best watch auctioneer in the world

(20:44) Navigating relationships with collectors

(27:00) Why it's hard for auction houses to find watches

(32:51) Highlights from the Sotheby's Hong Kong sale

(37:58) Why Rolex and Patek Philippe are so special

(43:50) What makes a good watch auctioneer

(45:51) Our stories from Baselworld 2019

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In this episode, we sat down for a candid chat with Nick English, who co-founded Bremont with his brother Giles, at the brand's flagship in Hong Kong. Nick tells us wild tales of piloting a 40s plane across Europe in his teens, treasured memories of his father, starting a watch company with his brother, and how Bremont watches unexpectedly found air time on the Jimmy Fallon’s show.

Show Notes

(01:49) Our conversation with Nick English, co-founder of Bremont

(29:40) Bremont 2019 novelties

(40:11) Jimmy Fallon presents a Bremont watch to his Father-in-law

(47:03) Where does the name Bremont come from?

(50:31) Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary

(50:57) MB&F LM Flying Tourbillon

(51:21) Oris Divers Sixty-Five ‘Honey’ for The Rake & Revolution

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Welcome back to the second episode of our Revolution Watch Podcast! We're pleased to say that our podcast is finally available on every major platform.

SIHH has come and gone since our last episode, and we thought it would be lovely to get some of our editors on the pod to give you their take. Keep on listening to find out what their picks are!

(02:08) General impressions and live coverage from SIHH 2019

(09:26) Introducing our US Editor-in-Chief Keith W. Strandberg

(15:54) Baselworld and SIHH to both show in April starting 2020

(16:53) Watches: JLC, IWC, Cartier, Bovet, Baume & Mercier,...

(18:14) Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar

(20:13) Audemars Piguet Code 11.59

(25:26) Panerai

(28:23) Girard-Perregaux

(29:01) Ressence

(30:59) Predictions for Baselworld 2019

(39:17) Introducing our Global Online Editor Sumit Nag

(42:28) Shadowing Wei Koh and what it's like covering SIHH 2019 live

(45:25) Cartier

(48:07) Montblanc

(49:43) IWC

(52:43) AP Royal Oak Salmon Dial

(55:03) More AP Code 11.59 Talk!

(58:05) Supercomplication: Vacheron Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre

(01:00:37) Rolex Baselworld Predictions

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Welcome to the first episode of the Revolution Watch Podcast!

The Revolution Watch Podcast is a podcast hosted by the editors at Revolution magazine, where we discuss all things related to watchmaking, watch collecting and design with the people who shape the industry.

For our debut episode, our colleagues in Hong Kong, Stephanie Ip, Managing Editor for Revolution Hong Kong, and Kevin Cureau, Digital Editor for Revolution Hong Kong, sit down with Carson Chan, Head of Mission in Greater China for the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, to talk about the role of the FHH, watch fairs and how he helped launch the brand Richard Mille in Asia.

Stay tuned to the end, where Carson shares his top predictions for SIHH 2019 and his guess for what AP’s Code 11.59 really means.

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