Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 741! After wrapping up twenty-twenty-five with a year-in-review, we’re diving straight back in. To start the year off properly, we’re joined once again by writer, historian, and long-time collector Ken Kessler, returning to the show after the success of his latest book: Compendium 01. Ken shares his perspective on why the pace of new releases shows no sign of slowing, and what genuinely stood out over the past year. We dive into vintage versus modern collecting, how experience changes buying habits, and how some brands survive even under our radars. And based on a recent experience, we go into the impact of social media and misinformation on modern watch culture. Plus, it wouldn’t be a Ken Kessler episode without the conversation naturally expanding into high-end audio, home cinema, and reel-to-reel tape.

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Scottish Watches Podcast #740: Welcome to 2026 – Our Watch Year In Review

Scottish Watches Podcast #721: We Throw The Book at Ken Kessler – The Watch CompendiumCompendium 01: The Ultimate Watch Collector’s Book

Rolex Explorer Precision 5500 (left), Rolex Airking 5500 (right).Rolex Explorer 5504.Orient Star M34 F8 Date LimitedBulova Accutron 214 Spaceview M7 (1967).Urban JürgensenBulova SHELBY Racer Chronograph.RGMT (46mm) compared to the Orient Star (40mm).IWC Ingenieur 35 gold

Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36 pastel dials.Mahara MHR. https://www.dali-speakers.com/ Davosa https://www.midowatches https://www.laco-watches.com hanhart.com   Salón Internacional Alta Relojería MéxicoHamaticScottish Watches Podcast #739: Festive Chat With Mr Rolex, Xavier from Czapek and Cedric from HautlenceThe Rolex Legacy: The history of Rolex through 120 seminal and rare watches by James Dowling.Scottish Watches Podcast #738: Our Christmas Special – Plus A Special Free Giveaway Treat Inside

Blog No. 8: Blue Notes (Tudor story)Rikki’s Loco.Workshop from Ken Kessler at RCM room at Audio Video Show Warsaw about reel to reel tapes.

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Welcome to 2026 and welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 740!

Our Year in Review!

Over the course of this episode, we’re taking a proper look back at what made the year: where we went, who we met, the watches we handled, and the stories that stood out along the way.

From major industry news and milestone anniversaries to independent launches, limited editions, interviews, and events around the world, we’ll cover the highlights from both the podcast. It’s a fast-moving episode with a lot to get through, and everything we mention is linked in the show notes if you want to dive deeper. So whether you’ve been with us all year or you’re just joining us now, let’s get straight into it…

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Scottish Watches Podcast #637: Dr Rebecca Struthers On Artisan Watch Making and Forensic Fraud DetectionToledano & Chan B/1.2.Scottish Watches Podcast #639: Chatting 2025 Watch Trends, Firm Favourites and Faux Pas With RobbieVacheron Constantin Historiques 222 SteelScottish Watches Podcast #633: 270 Years of Watchmaking With Vacheron Constantin

Joe Rogan Experience #2255 – Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg and his new Greubel Forsey Hand Made 1 Tourbillon. Xeric NASA Voyager 1000m Diver Scottish Watches Podcast #641: Our New Limited Edition Watch – Celebrating Burns NightScottish Watches Podcast #642: Miami Tudor – Year Of The Snake Specials and 20 Years of MB and FMB&F 20 Year Legacy Machine Longhorn EditionsBlack Bay Chrono “Flamingo Blue.”

Scottish Watches Podcast #643: Scam Alert – Uncovering The Watch Industry Truth with PerezcopeRado DiaStar Original Automatic 30mmScottish Watches Podcast #645: Putting The Passion Back Into Watches With Parm and AndyChristopher Ward The Twelve Snake x Seconde SecondeFormer Owner of ‘Timepiece Gentleman’ Luxury Watch Consignment Store in Beverly Hills Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison

Pioneer Centre Seconds Concept Citrus GreenScottish Watches Podcast #647: Here’s Johnny! The Inside Scoop from Esquire Magazine’s Johnny Davis Louis Erard x Sylvie Fleury

Scottish Watches Podcast #649: All The Special New Watches Coming Out at British Watch Makers Day In A Few Weeks, Omega Speedmaster Calibre 321 42 mm Platinum on Platinum.Czapek Antarctique PASSAGE DE DRAKE DEEP BLUE

Dior Chiffre Rouge Chronograph.IWC Big Pilot Shock Absorber XPL AMG with Toto Wolff.Scottish Watches Podcast #653: No Horsing Around With Brooklands Latest CreationsScottish Watches Podcast #654: Retro-Tastic Releases From Audemars Piguet’s 150th Birthday, Sinn, Omega Plus Xeric, And Much MoreU15, U16, and U18

Scottish Watches Podcast #655: A Year Of Horological Anniversaries With PietroScottish Watches Podcast #656: What Really Happened At British Watch Makers DayScottish Watches Podcast #657: From Collector To Meet Ups To Events – Hamish Tells All About The Glasgow Watch ShowAnoma A1 Slate

M.A.D.2King Seiko VANAC Minecraft x Fossil Limited-Edition Grass Block Chronograph WatchFormex Essence Ceramica Skeleton Fortyone.Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer  

Scottish Watches Podcast #660: Celebrating 10 Years of Czapek with Xavier and Their New WatchWild ONE Skeleton 39MMMAEN x NICO LEONARDNeil Armstrong’s Omega Speedmaster Professional 18K Gold 1969 Apollo 11 Commemorative WatchAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon.Scottish Watches Podcast #662: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Pratt, and Gerald Charles 25th AnniversaryScottish Watches Podcast #663: What Happened At Watches and Wonders 2025!Rikki’s Arcanaut Molten Magma.Scottish Watches Podcast #667: Making A World Record Beating Watch with Ulysse NardinMontblanc 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen Mount VinsonMoser PopEndeavour Centre Seconds Concept Purple EnamelHautlence Retrovision ’85Patek 7128/1G – CubitusHermes Time suspendedIWC Ingenieur 35 goldZelos Watches GT Carbon ‘Supernova’ Launch SpecialTudor BLACK BAY 58BLACK BAY PROVacheron Les Cabinotiers Solaria Ultra Grand Complication La PremièreTORIC QUANTIEME PERPETUELSpring Drive U.F.A. SLGB003

Scottish Watches Podcast #668: The Christopher Ward C12 Loco – CEO Mike France Explains All About ItBreguet Classique Souscription 2025Garrick S3 Deadbeat Seconds01SERIES THE UNORIGINALSFormex Essence Thirtynine Space GlacierRowing Blazers x Bamford Babar

Scottish Watches Podcast #671: Martin Tells Tales from The Watch Work BenchBlack Bay Chrono “Carbon 25”Ciga Design Z Series Hunter.Horage Decaflux.Scottish Watches Podcast #673: Chatting With Watch Brands and Collectors at The Glasgow Watch Show,Tudor elagos FXD Chrono “Pink” Celebrates The Giro d’Italia

Scottish Watches Podcast #675: IWC Talk F1, Brad Pitt and The Latest Releases with CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr G-Shock x Crocs

Aaron Taylor-Johnson joins OMEGA as a Brand Ambassador

Scottish Watches Podcast #677: The Dial Artist Reveals All – Collabs and Crazy Creations McGonigle The Ogma

Scottish Watches Podcast #680: Meteorite, Ceramic, Carbon and More – Raphael from Formex Explains AllCitizen Promaster Aqualand 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Accutron Spaceview 314Seiko Prospex King Turtle srpl81 JawsCasio Edifice Automatic Kollokium Projekt 01 Variant F Amida Digitrend Steel Scottish Watches Podcast #685: We Go Live On Air With MontblancRoger Debui s Excalibur Monotourbillon Dr Woo Episode IIISpace One World Timer

Scottish Watches Podcast #687: The Luck of The Irish – Johnny Talks Irish Watch Shows, Heavy Metal and The IndependentsScottish Watches Podcast #689: Watch Crime Special – Stay Safe This Summer With The Metropolitan Police Flying SquadH. MOSER & CIE. X ALPINE MOTORSPORTS Miffy Moonphase CeramicGreubel Forsey Balancier ContemporainCartier Tank Américaine Platinum

Scottish Watches Podcast #691: The Smoking Tire’s Matt Farah and Wes from NODUS Talk Watches, Cars, and CollabsBlock RG Stealth Rose Gold Edition Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four First Steps DW-6900HDS-7ER-F4

Scottish Watches Podcast #694: Why I Left The Watch IndustryScottish Watches Podcast #695: George Bamford On The Mechanical Marvels Of Life GIRARD-PERREGAUX ‘DEEP DIVER’

#FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard BeachFleuss Chronograph – SpongeBob SquarePants Eyedial Limited EditionIsotope Hydrium WasabiMarvel x Fossil Limited-Edition Fantastic Four Watch

Scottish Watches Podcast #699: When James Bond Turns You Into A Watch CollectorScottish Watches Podcast #700 Stephen McGonigle Celebrates 700 Episodes With UsScottish Watches Podcast #701: Apiar And The Future of Watch Making TechnologySeamaster Aqua Terra 150M Ceramic BezelFormex ESSENCE FortyOne Space Ghosthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DNq01FMI_F5/ Laureato Skeleton Aston Martin Edition

Scottish Watches Podcast #703: The Most Fun Watches In The World! Isotope OVNI Jumping Hour (Founders Edition)Norqain Wild ONE Skeleton 42mm Stan The Man Limited Edition

Scottish Watches Podcast #705: Art Attack – With The Dial Artist and Black BadgerM.A.D.1S ‘Grow Your Dreams’Fears Redcliff 39.5 ‘ES’MING 57.04 IrisEarthen CeramicsAntarctique Rattrapante R.U.R – Tribute to Karel ČapekCode 11.59 Stone DialsSpinnaker x Scottish Watches Nessie Pearl Diver Limited Edition

Scottish Watches Podcast #713: The Watchmaking Secret Hidden In Plain Sight – Minerva Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art  Tribute to The Quest of Time

Scottish Watches Podcast #715: Turning A Watch Hobby Into A Career With James LamburnMoser Streamliner Tourbillon Pierre Gasly EditionZendaya Versatile and influential actorMontblanc Star Legacy Suspended Exo Tourbillon Château de Versailles Limited Edition – 8 piecesSwan and Edgar THE HORIZONScottish Watches Podcast #717: Tour Of Duty – Gem from Elliot Brown Reports InScottish Watches Podcast #718 Halloween Horological Horrors Plus The Latest New Watcheshttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DQfGSmliLox/ Monster Melter 3000SPINNAKER X seconde/seconde/2025 2025 editionTriple-Four Spectrum

Scottish Watches Podcast #719: Studio Underd0g and FEARS Talk About The Mim0sa with Rich and NicholasOmega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon

Scottish Watches Podcast #721: We Throw The Book at Ken Kessler – The Watch CompendiumRaymond Weil Toccata Heritage

Scottish Watches Podcast #723: The Fastest Humans on Earth – 4 World Record Holders Talk Time and Speed Over DistanceScottish Watches Podcast #724: Honouring a Hero with Hautlence Scottish Watches Podcast #725: Bringing Italian Flair To The Watch Industry With D1 MilanoBausele Elemental Oceanic BlueCzapek Time Jumper 

Scottish Watches Podcast #728: When A Watch Enthusiast Goes To SwitzerlandScottish Watches Podcast #729: The Weaving Road of A Watch Journalist With Anthony PeacockScottish Watches Podcast #731: Our Dubai Watch Week Debrief!Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto LumièreGirard-Perregaux Laureato Three Gold BridgesTAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph Air 1UR-FREAKMoser Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite

Scottish Watches Podcast #732: Our Dubai Watch Week 2025 Debrief Deux!Scottish Watches Podcast #733: Our Christmas Collecting Cracker – Buying and Selling Watches Safely, Moser Streamliner Genesis 2

Scottish Watches Podcast #737: Chrimbo Chat With Roger W Smith, Ed from Moser, and Ben from NorqainScottish Watches Podcast #738: Our Christmas Special – Plus A Special Free Giveaway Treat InsideScottish Watches Podcast #739: Festive Chat With Mr Rolex, Xavier from Czapek ,and Cedric from Hautlence

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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 739! We continue our Dubai Watch Week interviews with another trio of conversations, spanning vintage scholarship, modern independents, and one of the most talked-about brands in contemporary watchmaking. We begin with the inimitable James Dowling, widely regarded as the world’s foremost Rolex historian, who joins us to discuss his latest book and share unfiltered thoughts on the brand’s past, present, and the mythology that surrounds it. From there, we catch up with Cédric Johner of Hautlence for a broader look at the brand’s direction, design philosophy, and how it continues to carve out a distinct identity within the Moser universe. We close with Xavier de Roquemaurel of Czapek, whose trademark storytelling brings context and colour to the brand’s latest releases and its ongoing evolution as it marks a decade of its modern renaissance.

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The Rolex Legacy: The history of Rolex through 120 seminal and rare watches by James Dowling.

Rolex Milgauss Reference 6541.

1957 Omega Railmaster.

Patek Philippe Amagnetic.

The IWC Ingenieur Ref. 666.

Rolex Ref. 6236

Scottish Watches Podcast #724: Honouring a Hero with Hautlence

Hautlence Linear Giacomo Agostini.

What Makes a Legend? (The Giacomo Agostini Story)

Hautlence RETROVISION 85

Hautlence RETROVISION 47

Scottish Watches Podcast #737: Chrimbo Chat With Roger W Smith, Ed from Moser and Ben from Norqain

Scottish Watches Podcast #736: Our Festive Final Recording of The Year!

Czapek Quai des Bergues “Sursum Corda”.

Antarctique Rattrapante R.U.R – Tribute to Karel Čapek

Czapek Time Jumper

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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Christmas Special with Pietro! Marking ten years of The Limited Edition, we look back on the journey from a bold, online-only experiment to one of the most respected platforms for independent horology in the world.

Pietro reflects candidly on the personal challenges that defined the start of the year, the people behind the scenes who carried the brand forward, and the milestones that shaped this anniversary year, from major collaborations and international collector events to GPHG, Hong Kong, and the evolution of TLE’s content and outreach.

We also explore what comes next: deeper proximity to collectors, a new London space, and why storytelling, transparency, and substance matter more than ever in a hobby driven by passion rather than necessity. Throughout the episode, we cover standout projects with brands such as Vianney Halter, Zeitwinkel, and Cédric Johner. 

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Scottish Watches Podcast #655: A Year Of Horological Anniversaries With Pietro

Scottish Watches Podcast #665:The Alternative New Watches from Geneva With PietroScottish Watches Podcast #687: The Luck of The Irish – Johnny Talks Irish Watch Shows, Heavy Metal and The IndependentsScottish Watches Podcast #699: When James Bond Turns You Into A Watch CollectorPietro is wearing the Zeitwinkel 082º TLERikki is wearing his ANTARCTIQUE PASSAGE DE DRAKE DEEP BLUECzapek ANTARCTIQUE TERRE ADÉLIEAntarctique Rattrapante R.U.R – Tribute to Karel Čapek

Discovering a one-man show watchmaker with Cedric JohnerCédric Johner Abyss 1056/4 TLE 10th Anniversary.

Fam Al Hut Mark 1 Bi-Axis TourbillonFELIPE PIKULLIKHerzWerkEarthen Co

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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 737! In this festive bumper episode of the Scottish Watches Podcast, we bring you a global snapshot of modern watchmaking with three conversations recorded on the ground at Dubai Watch Week. We kick things off with Edouard Meylan of H. Moser & Cie, discussing the brand’s latest Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite and how it has been to be involved in the Formula 1 world. From there, we catch up with Ben Küffer of Norqain for a long-overdue update on the brand’s rapid evolution, new partnerships, and where Norqain now sits in the wider Swiss watch landscape. We then close the episode with one of the true masters of independent horology, Roger Smith, whose rare insight into hand-made British watchmaking offers a fitting counterpoint to the scale and spectacle of the show itself, the introduction of his Series 6, plus his plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his brand. Three voices, three very different perspectives, and a wide-ranging look at where the watch industry stands as we head into the end of the year.

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Scottish Watches Podcast #732: Our Dubai Watch Week 2025 Debrief Deux!

Scottish Watches Podcast #731: Our Dubai Watch Week Debrief!Moser Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite Moser Streamliner Tourbillon Pierre Gasly EditionNorqain Wild One Meteorite Norqain Wild ONE Skeleton 42mm Stan The Man Limited EditionRikki is wearing his Ulysse Nardin Freak X Magma.Dave is wearing his Citizen 1. Roger Smith Watches

Series Six. Series Four.

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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 736!

This episode opens with a detailed look at Sartory Billard’s SP-04E Exquisite Blue limited edition, created in collaboration with Florida retailer Exquisite Timepieces. The piece features a multi-layer guilloché dial, a sapphire chapter ring, and an explanation of why the colourway feels unapologetically Scottish despite its US roots.

From there, we discuss Zeitwinkel’s 10th-anniversary collaboration with The Limited Edition, examining the German brand’s case construction, in-house movement, and why this release divides opinion even among fans. We then move into Konstantin Chaykin’s Birth of Venus Wristmon for GMT Milano, unpacking the artistic reference, the charity connection, and where humour, provocation, and good taste intersect in modern watchmaking.

PlayStation’s 30th-anniversary automatic watch from Anicorn, Seiko’s Pink Panther Seiko 5 release and its inevitable sell-out, and what recent UK sales figures from Breitling, TAG Heuer, and LVMH Watches & Jewellery reveal about a cooling luxury market compared with continued strength from Rolex and Patek Philippe.

We also share Dubai Watch Week follow-ups and upcoming interviews with industry heavyweights, like the one we have today with Xavier on the new Czapek Quai des Bergues Sursum Corda.

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New Watches For December – Plus Our Dubai Watch Week Show Report FinaleScottish Watches Podcast #484: All The New Releases Plus We Unveil Our Charity Watches For The First TimeSartory Billard SB04-E EXQUISITE BLUE GUILLOCHÉGQZeitwinkel 082º The Limited EditionTHE BEST THING I’VE WORN ALL YEAR Konstantin Chaykin Venus x GMT ItalyScottish Watches Podcast #719: Studio Underd0g and FEARS Talk About The Mim0sa with Rich and NicholasRikki is wearing his Studio Underdog x FearsDave is wearing his ARCTURUS LC-1R CarnelianDubai Watch Week 2025: An In-Depth Recap Through the Eyes of Gen X and Gen ZPlayStation | ANICORN – The First PlayStation Limited Edition Mechanical WatchBreitling UK sales drop 24% in “extremely challenging” retail environmenthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DR5Qlr-CJC8/ [HOONIGAN] Gymkhana 2025: Aussie Shred — Travis Pastrana Does the IMPOSSIBLE in a Subaru BratSeiko Pink PanterCzapek Quai des Bergues “Sursum Corda”.Czapek 3430 from the 1850s.

Forgotten Worlds – UKs biggest retro video games emporium!

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Cars in Dubai.

Scottish Watches Podcast #733: Our Christmas Collecting Cracker – Buying and Selling Watches Safely

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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast 735!

This is the second part of our Montblanc and Minerva mini-series, recorded after a visit to the Minerva atelier in Switzerland.

This episode captures a free-flowing, technically dense discussion with Simon that reflects what actually happens when you put timepiece obsessives in a room with access to serious mechanical watchmaking.

We dive into movement architecture, escapement theory, energy management, and the practical realities of building calibres by hand, with plenty of detours into hairspring production, regulation, and traditional finishing techniques.

The Montblanc Minerva ExoTourbillon Suspended “Versailles” Limited Edition is the centerpiece of this episode, and we explore the logic behind the ExoTourbillon and suspended balance construction, as well as the inspirations taken from the palace and how they’ve been translated into this miniature piece of art.

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Scottish Watches Podcast #713: The Watchmaking Secret Hidden In Plain Sight – Minerva

Simon is wearing his original Montblac Geoesphere. Dave’s Montblanc Geosphere.Rikki is wearing his Raketa 0.Montblanc Star Legacy Suspended Exo Tourbillon VersaillesEngineering Department.  Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph Vasco da Gama.Montblanc Star Legacy Exo Tourbillon Skeleton The Ascent. Montblanc Star Legacy Exo Tourbillon Skeleton Enheduanna Limited Edition – 10 piecesHigh Artistry A Journey through Château de Versailles Limited Edition 3High Artistry A Journey through Château de Versailles Limited Edition 479High Artistry A Journey through Château de Versailles Limited Edition 195High Artistry A Journey through Château de Versailles Limited Edition 18High Artistry A Journey through Château de Versailles Limited Edition 7Palace of Versailles.Thank you for listening! Do you have any ideas? Please email us using the contact form.

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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 734!

We start with a release that’s as dark as Dave’s heart during the festive season, as Moser brings back VantaBlack in a sequel to their Genesis project that takes a step back from the NFT craze of a few years back.

Something else that’s dark and cool is Formex’s Essence Ceramica Dark Matter 41, which is arguably the best Essence model to date, with its combination of dark nickel-plated meteorite and ceramic build.

But if you are on the cheery side of things, Studio Underdog and Christopher Ward have got you covered with the Alliance 02, a pocket watch made in support of the Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers. On the business side, Studio Underdog has taken the big step of acquiring Horologium.

A big evolution from where Studio Underdgo started and another brand rapidly moving up is Vyntage, which has gone from quartz pieces to high horology with the new Strata collection. In auction news, punching way above what anyone expected is AP at Sotheby’s, with the hammer coming down at $7,736,000 for the Audemars Piguet Grosse Pièce.

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Moser Streamliner Genesis 2Endeavour Centre Seconds Genesis.Moser Perpetual Calendar for Dummies.Moser Swiss Alp Watch.https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiSCjn2vDRC/ Studio Underd0g Acquires Horologium.The Alliance 02Fears Christopher Ward: Alliance 01.Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers’Rich’s Darth Vader Watch.Audemars Piguet ‘Grosse Pièce’ No.16869 sold for $7,736,000 FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’S  UNIQUE F.P.JOURNE  FFC PROTOTYPE WRISTWATCHEVANGELION ✕ G-SHOCK collaboration 

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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 733!

We sit down with our good buddy Keith from eBay for an in-depth end of year chat that bridges watches, tech, and collecting culture. Keith shares the latest updates for watch collectors and beyond on from eBay’s evolving Authenticity Guarantee, including expanded categories of clothing and refurbished tech, and the company’s move into live shopping as a fresh, interactive way to buy, sell, and connect with fellow enthusiasts in real time.

The conversation dives into how eBay continues to make luxury watch buying safer and smoother, while also expanding into fashion, jewelry, and collectibles like Pokémon cards. We go into some of the biggest watch trends of the moment, like Cartier’s unexpected rise (thank you, Taylor Swift) and the growing appreciation for British independents such as Christopher Ward and Studio Underdog.

Keith shares insights on how collectors across the U.S. are navigating tariffs and local markets. With Black Friday and the holidays around the corner, it’s the perfect time to talk about what to look out for, how to buy smart, and what’s coming next from eBay.

Click here to read along and see the photos in our show notes as you listen – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2025/12/08/scottish-watches-podcast-733-our-christmas-collecting-cracker-buying-and-selling-watches-safely/

 Keith is wearing his Rado True Square Tej Chauhan. https://tejchauhan.com/work/true-square-tej-chauhan/

Keith’s work with Tej in the past – https://tejchauhan.com/work/hudl2-2014/

Tej Chauhan.Rado True Stratum.Rikki is wearing his wedding.jpgt, the Seven Friday P1C/04 – “CAIPI”.

Rikki’s wedding day – He double wristed!Scottish Watches Podcast #182: The New eBay Authenticity Guarantee with Head of Luxury Tirath KamdarScottish Watches Podcast #694: Why I Left The Watch Industry

Authenticity Guarantee

UK: https://pages.ebay.co.uk/authenticity-guarantee-watches/#faq 

US: https://www.ebay.com/authenticity-guarantee/watches 

Rikki’s then Rolex Daytona.Rolex GMT-Master II Green Arrow.Real streetwear. Checked by real experts.eBay Refurbished Scottish Watches Podcast #721: We Throw The Book at Ken Kessler – The Watch CompendiumTaylor Swift’s Engagement Cartier Is Experiencing a Massive Spike in Popularity | GQCasio x Back to the Future 40th Anniversary CA-500WEBF-1A.https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=casio+back+to+the+future+40th+anniversary&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2332490.m570.l1313 Marvel x Fossil Limited-Edition Fantastic Four. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=MARVEL+X+FOSSIL++FANTASTIC+FOUR+WATCH&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_odkw=MARVEL+X+FOSSIL+LIMITED-EDITION+FANTASTIC+FOUR+WATCH&_osacat=0 Rolex Daytona “Alcaraz” 126518LN.

 eBay Live

UK – https://www.ebay.co.uk/ebaylive

USA – https://www.ebay.com/ebaylivehttps://www.ebay.com/ebaylive 

eBay saved searches: https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/search-tips/saved-searches?id=4051 

Scottish Watches Podcast #723: The Fastest Humans on Earth – 4 World Record Holders Talk Time and Speed Over DistanceScottish Watches Podcast #724: Honouring a Hero with Hautlence 

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Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 732!

Part two of our Dubai Watch Week adventure, where we pick things up at full speed after AP’s jaw-dropping, theme-park installation and straight after into everything from Gerald Genta’s meteorite space art, Louis Vuitton’s wild stone-cased creations, and Raketa’s fighter-jet tribute.

We’ll take you through Chronoswiss’ unexpectedly brilliant new jump hour, Hautlence highlights, James Dowling (a.k.a Mr. Rolex) being sharper at eighty-one than most of us on our best day,

Jacob & Co’s watch for Jacob’s sixtieth, Van Cleef’s clock work wonderland, Czapek’s ten-year celebrations, and the independents who quietly stole the show: Ming, Louis Erard, Schwarz Etienne and more.

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Scottish Watches Podcast #731: Our Dubai Watch Week Debrief!Gerald Genta Gentissima Oursin 41Louis Vuitton Escale Ornamental StonesI Don’t Like Watches: Gérald Genta, The Unintended RevolutionaryScottish Watches Podcast #300: Celebrating Gerald Genta With His Wife Evelyne and Daughter AlexiaScottish Watches Podcast #355: Evelyne and Alexia Genta Return To Celebrate 50 Years of The Royal Oak and MoreRaketa SuRikki’s table check.Dave is wearing his Omega Speedmaster Moonshine Gold Apollo 11 50th Anniversary.Hublot Big Bang Unico Winter SapphireChronoswiss Neo DigiteurScottish Watches Podcast #724: Honouring a Hero with Hautlence Scottish Watches Podcast #596: Cutting Through The Watch Industry Bullsh-t With David ChokronJacob and Co THE WORLD IS YOURS DUAL TIME ZONEJacob & Co. Oil Pump 44mm.Moritz Grossmann UNIVERSALZEIThttps://www.amazon.com/Bike-Trial-Riding-coast-Britain/dp/B0FH1SDB4K Kross Studios Boba Fett Collector SetKross Studio Harry Potter Collector SetMING PolymeshLoius ErardkollokiumSchwarz-Etienne Geometry CherryThank you for listening! Do you have any ideas? Please email us using the contact form.

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