STANDARD H Podcast

Today’s another example of a collector I’ve crossed paths with, both online, and in person. Salim Hamman, as you may know, is also one of the Four Married Men, a podcast he co-hosts alongside Jake Ross, Tim Green and Justin Hast.

Salim and I connected in Geneva during watches and wonders only for him to share with me he’s longtime listener of this show, and since I’m also officially a fan of his show, I thought it would be fun to bring him on.

He’s a doctor by trade, but currently works in pharmaceuticals, so the medical chat was particularly interesting for me, but of course we go into cars and watches as well. I think you’ll enjoy it.

Today, I welcome back Jeff Hilliard. Part 1 hosted Jeff when he was working at Hodinkee as an instrumental part of their Limited Editions department.

Recently, Jeff became the Creative Director of previous podcast guest, Jake Mueser’s company, J. Mueser. We jump right in to his new role, how he got there, and what he was looking forward to most.

We then chat a bit about furniture - something both Jeff and I have passions for and then we wrap things up with his recent adventure to Scotland with his best friend and another previous guest, Jeremy Kirkland.

I never have enough time with Jeff. He’s incredibly intentional and thoughtful with everything he does, which is a way I aspire to be. You don’t necessarily have to listen to Part 1 with Jeff in order to enjoy this discussion, however, I encourage you to listen to it when you’re able.

Please enjoy Part 2 with Jeff Hilliard.

The funny thing about getting older is you start to admire people younger than you, and today‘s guest is one of those people. I was first aware of Erik Gustafson as one half of the Hairspring Podcast alongside his cohost, Max. Hairspring, as I learned in this episode, was Erik’s baby entirely.

I recently worked with Erik on a particular acquisition which will be shared at a later date, so I can say I’ve had first hand experience working with him, and the professional, deep knowledge he exudes over the airwaves directly crosses over to what felt like much more than just a transaction.

Erik is someone with whom I share a lot of opinions, while we may disagree on a certain shape hour hands, he is certainly among the small group of pre-owned dealers I now trust.

I welcome you to this episode exploring more about Erik’s background and origin story, all of which was unbeknownst to me, so let’s get into it.

* This episode is audio-only per request of the guest *

Hugh Mo is the co-founder of Artifact New York, a fashion business renting historical designer fashion pieces to photo shoots, movies and celebrities, including many musicians. With operations situated in NYC and Los Angeles, they are the go-to house for this kind of service as also featured in their early days in none other than Vogue.

I met Hugh through the watch scene in New York, and he’s someone with whom I’ve exchanged many a DM’s whether it be about watches, travel, and certainly restaurants. I guess this conversation is best summarized as being more along the lines of a peek into our dialogue. A long-form DM that’s on the record, if you will.

Hugh has owned (and owns) some of my favorite watches on the planet, and I’m always stoked to chat fashion with someone who really knows their stuff. Hugh’s knowledge of fashion is funny for me as someone 10+ years his senior since he now knows more about these older pieces than I do, and I was reading about them in GQ & Esquire when he was still in grade school.

A man of taste, and one hell of a growing business, please enjoy my conversation with Hugh Mo.

Today I welcome back the Chief Design Officer of IWC, Christian Knoop. Though we technically saw one another in Geneva, sadly, we didn’t spend much time together aside from quickly saying hello. This is part of why I wanted to invite him back on the show as well as delve into the how’s and whys behind their 2026 releases. There were a lot of watches from Schaffhausen presented, so I couldn’t wait to speak with Christian.

We begin with some conversation about his home, which is where he was when recording, of course we discuss the watches, and we wrap things up with his Summer plans which include a school for Richemont in Milan that I was completely unaware of. I hope you enjoy it.

Welcome back to another bonus episode where Blake Buettner of the deep Track and I catch up, talk watches, as well as share our latest thoughts about the Formula One season.

Today we chat about the new tutor bumblebee, we do somewhat of a deep dive on the Rolex Daytona, we get into a little bit of this weekend‘s Le Mans race, and then we wrapped things up with Formula One.

We’ve got an exciting European schedule ahead for the 11 teams involved, so stay tuned for a future episode sometime between now and August. Without further ado, thank you so much for listening, and now let’s jump into the show.

Rich Fordon and I first connected at either OMBAS 2025 at Walt Grace Vintage for the Menta Watches event, or perhaps it was Rolliefest last Fall. We had some great conversation only to then see one another inside the orbit of Watches and Wonders back in April.

His appointment at A. Lange & Söhne happened to be immediately before mine, so we decided to join forces to create one large, two-time-slot-size appointments to maximize our time there. We went on to have lunch together where we were joined by none other than another previous Hodinkee employee, Jon Bues, so needless to say, we had some quality time at the venue together.

Rich is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to watches, and I was delighted to learn he would be interested in coming on this show as it seem I never have enough time with him, plus I knew nothing about his foray into watches or what he loves most. That’s all here, so I hope you enjoy it along with a small surprise by way of his time spent playing baseball.

Please join me in welcoming Rich. You can listen above or watch below.

If you’re on social media and follow any watch content, you’ve no doubt come across today’s guest, Mike Nouveau. The former DJ turned watch dealer gained a massive amount of exposure through his Tik Tok videos early in COVID, only to become one of those most trusted names in Vintage watches today.

I first met Mike in New York a few years ago, and we’ve certainly crossed paths in Miami as well as at Rolliefest this past Fall, but I wanted to learn a bit more about him. We chat a lot about travel, his upbringing driving into the city, working at a batting cage, and living only blocks from where he used to skateboard.

We also talk about his love of Cartier and what country has the best offering for vintage watches in general.

Listen above or watch our chat below. I’d really appreciate you spreading the word and perhaps sharing the show - Thanks for your support!

VJ Geronimo is a previous podcast guest on this show, and as you may know, Oris and STANDARD H have partnered in several ways throughout the years. We’ve co-hosted an event for Red Bar Raleigh, we’ve both participated in the Holiday event at Topper Jewelers, and both companies are huge fans of baseball. Though STANDARD H can’t afford a billboard in Yankee Stadium, it’s something that would be a bit of a dream, and thus, I get to somewhat live vicariously through VJ and his team‘s efforts.

What I love about Oris is their dedicated nature of being inclusive, their ethical approach to business, and certainly their assortment offering true value.

VJ and I start the conversation discussing family, and how father/daughter dynamics change over time, and then we move onto Watches & Wonders: the Oris booth and their approach to the show. Then, VJ walks us through the new releases and the history of a very special watch, the Star Edition.

All of this and more with my very good friend, and someone I hold in the highest regard, VJ Geronimo.

You can listen to the audio-only above or watch our conversation below! Thanks so much for your support.

Jake Woolf is someone I’ve followed for a while on Instagram, so I was confident I was inviting a bird of a similar feather on the show. We both love to shop, explore, discover, and obsess over product.

We get into the weeds into the state of fashion, including trends, designers switching companies like pro athletes do teams, and we also talk about what he’d like to see more of in the near future. We later dive into the first of his several upcoming collaborations he has on the calendar for 2026, and you’ll get first dibs if you start subscribing to his Substack, one of my favorite corners of the internet.

You can listed to the audio-only above or watch our conversation below! Thanks so much for your support.