Austrias (not so) hidden champions: Sphaera Watch Co.

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This is the sixth edition of a small series of podcasts about the (not so) hidden watch champions of Germany – and this time for the first time Austria.

This time with our Fifth Wrist colleague Wolfgang / @w_a_t_c_h_s_t_y_l_e.

We are talking to Martin and Daniel from Sphaera Watch Co., the home of the «desk diver».

You will learn about a cool new brand, watchmaking in Austria – and a lot of stuff about Austria and the Salzburg region :-)

Enjoy listening!

Explanations/Translations:

Bügelflasche:

head over to https://www.wieselburger.at/en/our-beer/ and you will see the special closure of the bottle, which causes the typical noise when opened

Rupertikirtag:

Unbeleivable, but the Rupertikirtag has an English article on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupertikirtag

Lederhosen:

https://www.instagram.com/sphaera_watchco/?img_index=1

„Like the fist on the eye":

a perfect match

Festungsberg:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festungsberg

Stiegl Bier:

https://www.stiegl.at/en/

Laugenbrezel and Stiegl-Halbe:

⁠https://de.freepik.com/fotos-premium/dunkles-und-helles-bier-brezeln-auf-dem-holz_10274698.htm⁠

Werkschulheim:

A special school which offers a combination of a general secondary school and craft training.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werkschulheim_Felbertal

Die Klapperschlange:

Snake Plissken ist the main character in «Escape from New York»

Salzkammergut:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzkammergut

Mozartkugel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozartkugel

Sphaera: a artwork by Stephan Balkenol:

⁠https://www.salzburg.info/en/salzburg/creative-salzburg/art-in-public-room/walk-of-modern-art/sphaera#:~:text=%22Sphaera%22%20%26%20%22Woman%20in%20the%20Rock%22%2C%20Stephan%20Balkenhol&text=It⁠%20represents%20a%20male%20figure,%22Woman%20in%20the%20Rock%22.

Sphaera:

https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2020/08/at-the-crossroads-of-cultures.html

https://www.salzburg.info/en/travel-info/infos/cafe-glockenspiel_az_15446

Eugendorf:

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Faistenau,+%C3%96sterreich/Eugendorf,+%C3%96sterreich/@47.8270007,13.1049378,12z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x4776bcecb7f1f1b3:0x40097572de65fd0!2m2!1d13.233834!2d47.7779036!1m5!1m1!1s0x47769be8e439d4bd:0x7ae3f465df6f37d4!2m2!1d13.1287727!2d47.8688068!3e0?entry=ttu

https://www.sphaerawatchco.com/

Shout outs:

@FifthWristOhneHemmung on YouTube

@watchillaax

Instagram recommendations:

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