The Springbar Podcast

This week, Mike & Joe are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the only standalone Bulova store in the country!  Mike is on location in Orlando Florida, joined by special guest Michelle Pagan, east coast regional manager.  At Bulova's request, the guys start out with a conversation about the Accutron timeline and then have a wonderful conversation with Michelle about what the first year has taught them, the stories that come from selling watches and what the future holds.  All this and more, on this week's episode.  Cheers!

**Unfortunately, I have had a death in the family and needed to tend to that this week.  As a result, I have not had time to edit this episode, so for better or worse, you are getting the raw footage**

This week, Mike & Joe discuss Mike's impressive new watch haul and Joe starts to setup a topic in an upcoming episode, that he's really excited to discuss.  Cheers!

This week Michael Benavente is back!  We all love when he comes on the show.  And that's usually because he spills the beans on something new that's coming.  Well, this week he drops a bomb!  Listen for the teaser and see if you can guess what it is!  This and so much more- Cheers!

This week, we discuss some new releases that caught our attention.  For better or worse, we get into them.  Plus, we actually have new watches to talk about!  All this and more, on this weeks episode.  Cheers!

This week, we're here to help you appreciate and maybe fall in love with quartz watches!  We've got some great examples that possess the soul and are hard to ignore.  Plus, we vent a little about GPHG and a special announcement!  All this and more on this week's episode.  Cheers!

This week, we tackle the topic of brands using their heritage muscle, to convince you that reissues are what you need, when really, they're just hiding behind lazy design; or are they?   We take a look at some of the most popular reissues from the last year or two and determine if it's best to leave the past in the past, or if old is new again.  All this and more, on this week's episode.  Cheers!

This weeks conversation stems from an online debate that Mike was engaged in, about History and Heritage.  Do big companies use it as a tactic to outsell microbrands?  Listen to the conversation and you can decide.  Plus Timex S^(&!$ the bed with their new Q release.  All this and more... Cheers!

This week we discuss ladies watches and retail trends within that category.  To help us out, we have on Panda Alfrey, better known as @pandaalaska

She lends some great insight into the world of ladies watches and why we're seeing a comeback in that segment.  

All this and more, Cheers!

This week, Mike & Joe sit down with TJ from Bulova and Richard from Accutron, and have a brief conversation about the show and what it means to the brands.  Unfortunately, this was a completely new recording environment for us, and we did experience some technical issues.  Much of our video was corrupted and our audio was less then ideal.  But Mike has accepted the things he can change, and powered through the things he couldn't.  We have tried to create a video that brings you to and immerses you in the show, thanks to hundreds of "B reel" video clips and photos.  It turned out better than expected and we hope you are still able to enjoy it.   We have definitely used this as a learning experience, and will be better prepared for next time.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.  Cheers!

This week, we have on a very special guest-  One of the most recent graduates of the Veterans Watchmaking Initiative, @zaccutron himself!  He spends 90 minutes with us to talk about how the former Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking has changed his life in amazing ways!   This is a conversation we have been waiting for and we couldn't be happier to bring this uplifting story to you.  If you are a veteran or know someone who could really benefit from this program, please share this episode and let them listen to Zach's firsthand experience!  www.veteranswatchmakerinitiative.org