STANDARD H Podcast

My good friend Blake and I sit down for a catch-up about Watches & Wonders, while discussing our picks from the show. We then do a bit of a deep dive into the mindset of IWC and the industry at large. We wrap things up with some Formula One discussion, which I was excited for. I hope you enjoy the episode, so please join me in welcoming Blake back! Audio-only is above whereas video is below!

STANDARD H

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STANDARD H

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Formawerx

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Matthew Ivanhoe has become known as one of the few trusted pre-owned car dealers here in the United Staes to source vehicles into the 7 & 8 figures.

We met several years ago through mutual friend though never in person until this last Fall. I was excited to host him on the show to get to know him a bit more and find out how a guy in his 30’s can be the guy to call if you’re looking for a McLaren F1 or perhaps even an S2000. Turns out a deep passion and a hustle that began in his teens is the answer.

Please enjoy my conversation with Matthew, who also happens to have great taste in watches. The link to listen is above, or watch it below. Thank you for the support!

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Steve Moore returns for a recap of NAABS Miami, the 11th installment of the annual collector meetup/reunion he’s an instrumental part of, and we touch on group events at large. We then take a walk down the path of another Mil Sub acquisition, which was a recent event for Steve, and it isn’t without its own twists and turns, so stay tuned for that. We wrap things up with some conversation about consolidation, and what Steve has been selling to pursue these grail pieces of his. Thank you so much for listening, and please remember to share these episodes so others can enjoy them along with us! If you’d rather watch & listen to our conversation, it’s posted below. :)

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Private White V.C.

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You can listen to the podcast by hitting play above or you can watch the episode via the video below!

Introduction:

I first heard about Workshop 5001 from one of Henry Catchpole’s YouTube videos. Subsequently, I reached out to its founder, Marlon Goldberg, about coming on the podcast. As a preliminary conversation, I dropped by his shop for a proper introduction where he gave me a tour of what they work on, as well as chat a little bit about watches.

This conversation echoes some of that, as well as introduces things like his early desires to be a jazz saxophonist, and even a bit about his boxing workouts.

We discuss the cars in his garage as well as what isn’t getting the attention it deserves. I round things out by asking Marlon how he defines luxury. All of this and more in this week’s episode!

I recently started doing some of these episodes with a cold open, however, this episode commands a bit of a backstory.

Many of you are familiar with Matt Bain as he is certainly one of the original Vintage watch dealers in the world still working today. He has sourced some of the finest pieces the community has ever seen and he’s widely known among the top collectors in the world.

For me, however, it was back in 2009 when I first met Matt. I was working at James Perse in Malibu, when in walks this gentleman who I could tell was not a local resident. As I began to ask him questions to get to know him a little bit, he told me he sold watches. For example, Ralph Lauren, and more specifically, the RRL store around the corner was one of his accounts. I had seen the odd vintage Rolex submariner in their case lines before, but I guess I just didn’t realize it was being sourced by someone outside of the company. This was around the same time that I started reading Hodinkee as well as writing my own fashion & lifestyle blog, Screaming Mouth.

Matt told me he went by “Watch Commander,” so I continued to check his website off and on for years to come. I didn’t see Matt again until last year in Miami when I attended the Antique Show for my first time. I walked up to his booth, re-introduced myself, basically explaining to him that there’s no way he would remember me, but we had met some 15+ years ago. Matt actually said that he indeed recalled that meeting, and we started chatting immediately. I kindly requested that he come on the show, and here we are roughly a year later. As many of you know, I returned to Miami a few weeks ago, and fresh off of my red eye flight, I took an Uber over to Matt‘s office where we recorded this conversation.

Matt has amazing taste not only in watches but in cars as well. I was beyond excited to sit down with him as he’s been someone I’ve looked up to from afar for over a decade, so this was a special one for me.

Matt and I talk about his early days as a dealer, his affinity for Art, the best investment he ever made, as well as his furniture business, which I’m not sure many of you know about, and course we touch on his car journey as well.

This one was a long time coming, so I hope you enjoy it.

I recently started doing some of these episodes with a cold open, however, this episode commands a bit of a backstory. Many of you are familiar with Matt Bain as he is certainly one of the original Vintage watch dealers in the world still working today. He has sourced some of the finest pieces the community has ever seen and he’s widely known among the top collectors in the world. For me, however, it was back in 2009 when I first met Matt. I was working at James Perse in Malibu, when in walks this gentleman who I could tell was not a local resident. As I began to ask him questions to get to know him a little bit, he told me he sold watches. For example, Ralph Lauren, and more specifically, the RRL store around the corner was one of his accounts. I had seen the odd vintage Rolex submariner in their case lines before, but I guess I just didn’t realize it was being sourced by someone outside of the company. This was around the same time that I started reading Hodinkee as well as writing my own fashion & lifestyle blog, Screaming Mouth. Matt told me he went by “Watch Commander,” so I continued to check his website off and on for years to come. I didn’t see Matt again until last year in Miami when I attended the Antique Show for my first time. I walked up to his booth, re-introduced myself, basically explaining to him that there’s no way he would remember me, but we had met some 15+ years ago. Matt actually said that he indeed recalled that meeting, and we started chatting immediately. I kindly requested that he come on the show, and here we are roughly a year later. As many of you know, I returned to Miami a few weeks ago, and fresh off of my red eye flight, I took an Uber over to Matt‘s office where we recorded this conversation. Matt has amazing taste not only in watches but in cars as well. I was beyond excited to sit down with him as he’s been someone I’ve looked up to from afar for over a decade, so this was a special one for me. Matt and I talk about his early days as a dealer, his affinity for Art, the best investment he ever made, as well as his furniture business, which I’m not sure many of you know about, and course we touch on his car journey as well. This one was a long time coming, so I hope you enjoy it.

Links:

STANDARD H

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@standardh_

Matthew Bain, Inc.

https://www.matthewbaininc.com/

@matthewbaininc