In this episode I speak with Maximin Chapuis a French watchmaker and horologist who is passionate about conservation and restoration and the history of time measurement. He grew  up in Besançon, a small city in east of France near the Swiss border, spending many happy hours at the Time Museum where his love of horology and decision to become a watchmaker was born. He is now creating his own watches and we talk about his plans for the future. We hear his fascinating views on his watchmaking work and what his plans are for the future.

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In this episode I speak with Rebecca Struthers, an award-winning designer, watchmaker, and historian; Rebecca is half of the founding husband and wife team behind Struthers Watchmakers. Born and raised in Birmingham, Rebecca was just 17 when she set out on her path to becoming one of Britain’s leading watchmakers. Initially training as a jeweller and silversmith with a passion for creating complex pieces of articulated jewellery; she soon found a way to combine her passion for craft with her love of science in the pursuit of horology. 

We hear her fascinating views on business, her favourite watches, her new book About Time, and what her plans are for the future.

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In this episode I speak with Inga Duffy-Shorokova, Director of Marketing at Alexander Shorokhoff and Poljot-International. Inga graduated as a fashion designer where she demonstrated her creativity. After this she spent time in Milan studying marketing and luxury goods management. Having been exposed to the luxury market, it was at this time she decided to become involved with the watch industry, when she joined her father, Alexander Shorokhov’s manufacture. 

We hear her views on business, her favourite watches and what her plans are for the year ahead.

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In this episode I speak with Amr Sindi, AKA The Horophile. He is a Saudi national raised in French-speaking Switzerland, and a passionate watch collector. He has collaborated with several independent brands and loves the colour purple. Amr explains why purple is important to him and tells us his exhaustive list of watches he'd love to own.

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In this episode I speak with Zach Kazan, Managing Editor at Worn & Wound, a place to discover watches and experience enthusiasm. We hear his fascinating views on the industry, watches he loves and future plans for the business. Zach is a native of New Hampshire, USA and he has been interested in watches since the age of 13, when he walked into Macy’s and bought a gaudy, quartz, two-tone Citizen chronograph with his hard earned Bar Mitzvah money. It was lost in a move years ago, but he continues to hunt for a similar piece on eBay. Zach loves a wide variety of watches, but leans toward classic designs and proportions that have stood the test of time. He is currently obsessed with Grand Seiko.

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In this episode I speak with George Bamford, Founder of Bamford London to hear his expert views on collecting. George describes himself as a ‘Magpie’ collector of vintage watches. Collecting watches can become an obsession. The interest in collecting has coincided with a huge gain in popularity of the pre-owned/vintage watch sector. George has a passion for watches connected with racing and is drawn to the different coloured watch dials from the 60s and 70s and believes this to be the ‘sweet spot’ for vintage watch collecting. It was a hugely enjoyable and lively discussion in front of a ‘sell out’ audience of esteemed collectors. 

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In this episode I speak with watch expert and journalist, Ken Kessler, who has been involved with watches for 40- years as a collector and then as a dealer in vintage timepieces. He has written about watches for the Wall Street Journal, Revolution, GQ, Men’s Health, Top Gear, Esquire, Financial Times, QP, The Telegraph and over 100 other titles. I hope you enjoy our fascinating discussion about collecting, the watch industry and Ken’s thoughts on where it is heading in the future. Here is what he had to say.

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In this episode we hear from Eric Caudrelier, Co-Owner of SwissKubik and Scatola del Tempo. Eric has lived in Switzerland for the past 30-years and studied in Lausanne at the Hotel Management School (EHL).He took up his current position, after purchasing the two brands in 2017 and 2018 respectively. His ambition is to become the leading brand in the luxury watch winding business. He has always had a passion for luxury watches and this passion guided his path to SwissKubiK and Scatola del Tempo. We hear his fascinating thoughts and opinions about the business and future exciting projects planned for the coming year.

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In this episode I speak with Jorn Werdelin, Co-Founder of Linde Werdelin, who is a former investment banker and has built the brand over the past 20-years with his business partner, Morten Linde. The origins of Linde Werdelin go back to the 1970’s when the two boys met in primary school and quickly became lifelong friends. Morten’s family was in the furniture retail business and Jorn’s father was a third generation watch and jewellery retailer. We discussed what the 20th anniversary means to him and what the future looks like for the brand. We also talked about the new limited edition that is being launched to mark the anniversary.

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In this episode we hear from Manuel Emch, Head Of Strategy at Louis Erard. Manuel has worked in the watch industry for 20+ years working for some of the most prestigious brands, including Jaquet Droz (Swatch Group), becoming the group’s youngest President & CEO at the age of 29 years old. Manuel provides advice to the Louis Erard watchmaking brand, whose strategy and identity he revamped. Convinced of its potential in this particularly hard-hit sector, he paved the way for it to make a big comeback, after himself investing in the company. We hear his fascinating thoughts and opinions about business and future exciting projects planned for the coming year.

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