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Hosted by Andy Green and Felix Scholz, OT: The Podcast is all about watches, time and how to spend it. Join us as we offer up quasi-professional watch matchmaking advice, interview guests as well as discuss the latest releases, news and issues. If you like watches, then this is the podcast for you!
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The next generation of investors, entrepreneurs, and creators has arrived. Join your host, Ben Phillips, as he interviews successful investors, CEO's, author's, and seasoned professionals who are inspiring Generation-Z to change the world. Ben also interviews 'Zoomers' who are laying the groundwork for our future by creating businesses, products, and services, that are revolutionizing the way we live and work. Take this incredible opportunity to hear the stories behind how each guest became ...
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In each episode of Energy Vista podcast, Leslie Palti-Guzman will chat with energy experts from all around the world. They will tell us about their passion, inspiration, and aspiration. With them: 1) We will delve into some timely energy issues 2) We will get to know both their professional and personal trajectories 3) We will hear their advice for all of us What is the goal? Make you discover different personalities and inspire you to carry out your own project that will impact our energy f ...
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Matteo Violet-Vianello, founder of Anoma Watches
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In this episode, we chat with the man behind one of 2024’s most-discussed watch brands, Anoma. Matteo Violet-Vianello developed his love of free-form vintage watch aesthetics while working at A Collected Man, and decided he wanted to create his own watch. Despite having no formal design training, Anoma’s debut watch, the A1, is an assured and sophi…
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Arthur Touchot (Phillips Watches) PLUS Andy's IWC Manufacture tour
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Today’s guest is Arthur Touchot, an incredibly knowledgable (and unfailingly charming) individual who’s worked at watch titles like Hodinkee and others before ending up in Phillips Watch Department as Head of Digital Strategy and Watch Specialist. Arthur takes the time to educate Felix and Andy on what goes on behind the scenes of an auction, from …
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IWC’s Markus Bühler on movement development and his namesake watch
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This week, Andy continues his chat with IWC’s MVPs, and this time, he chats with Markus Bühler, Associate Director of Watch and Movement Assembly. From job satisfaction to having a tourbillon (or two) with bearing his name, Bühler provides insights into IWC’s meticulous approach to watchmaking. Before this chat, however, Felix goes wildly off-topic…
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Lorenz Brunner, IWC’s Head of R&D on the Brand’s Top 3 Innovations
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Andy is still time travelling back to Watches & Wonders with IWC, and this week, he’s chatting to the charming Lorenz Brunner, who talks about the brand’s most important innovations, as well as the importance of ‘silent’ innovation. Before that, Felix and Andy chatted about IWC’s involvement in an exciting new F1 film, the 2024 edition of the Riche…
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IWC CEO Chris Grainger on the Portugieser and the partnership with Mercedes
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This week, we get to see Andy in his natural environment of Watches & Wonders as he chats to IWC CEO Chris Grainger in the middle of the packed IWC booth to discuss everything that makes the Schaffhausen-based manufacturer such a force to be reckoned with. From the ongoing evolution of the Portugieser to the future of the brand’s partnership with M…
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John Warren on relaunching the historic Cornell Watch Company
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Cornell Watch Company is an old name but a new brand. Chicago native John Warren has long had a fascination with the historic American brand founded in his home city. Most people would be content with collecting old pocket watches and letting history stay in the past, but Warren isn’t most people. He’s taken the steps to revive the defunct brand an…
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Phil Toledano on his debut watch, brutalist design and Audemars Piguet
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Fresh from the flash sale of his debut watch, we chat with Phil Toledano, one-half of Toledano & Chan, and a man who’s gone from watch enthusiast to professional over the last few years. Phil talks about the hope and fears he had developing the B1, and how it feels to be memefied alongside Audemars Piguet (who happened to release the inspired-by-br…
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Only Watch 2024, Richemont’s new CEO and more news
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This week we talk about the 10th edition of the Only Watch charity auction, originally shcedule for 2023, but after drama and allegations of fiscal impropriety plagued the auction, it was delayed until the other week. Sadly, problems of a whole other nature marred its return, courtesy of some security issues with Christie’s online platform taking o…
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Matt Smith-Johnson (Teenage Grandpa) on Watch Design, plus how Cartier watches are made
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This week, we catch up with Matt Smith Johnson, AKA Teenage Grandpa, and his work in watches and watch design, including brands like Vero, Laco, and others. Beyond the expected chat around dial text and case proportions, our chat with Matt goes in some less expected directions, specifically around metal band t-shirt design and which metal groups ne…
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Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s Image, Style and Heritage Director on the magic of time
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In this episode, we’ve got Andy’s Watches & Wonders chat with Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s Image, Style and Heritage Director. In addition to talking about some of the new releases like the Tortue and the Santos Dumont Rewind, Andy and Pierre chat about how Cartier’s design sensibility has evolved over time and the importance of the Maison’s jewellery…
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More Watches & Wonders, including IWC, Chanel, Chopard and more
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This week, we continue our post-game analysis of Watches & Wonders, with a perhaps surprising focus on some of the more fashion-forward brands at the Palexpo. Andy runs us through the offerings of Chanel, Hermès and Van Cleef & Arpels, as well as dress, dive and sports options from IWC, Zenith and Chopard. Beyond that, Andy ventured outside the fai…
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Watches & Wonders 2024 debrief, including Rolex, Patek Philippe and Bremont’s new look
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The OT: team has been re-united in Melbourne, but there are still plenty of Watches & Wonders to discuss! Andy and Felix chat about the latest releases from Rolex, Tudor (Andy thinks the pink chronograph works) and Patek Philippe (Felix has an unconventional favourite). Finally, they dig into the biggest topic of the fair, Bremont’s new look and ne…
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Our take on Cartier at Watches & Wonders 2024
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Andy is on the ground at Watches & Wonders in Geneva, and he’s only got one thing on his mind — Cartier. We have a chat about all the latest releases from the Maison, including the Privé Tortue and the Privé Tortue Monopoussoir Chronograph, as well as the newest additions to the Santos de Cartier and Santos-Dumont lines (including the mind-bending …
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Hot Takes 2024 feat. Tudor, Cartier + the return of big watches
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This week’s episode contains more spice than Dune 1 and 2 combined — welcome to the first hot takes episode of 2024. Fuelled by the hottest takes from the OT: discord, Andy and Felix debate some of the most burning (and a few of the most trivial) issues the watch industry faces in 2024. From thought-provoking claims like ‘if Tudor dropped the Snowf…
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Jenni Elle on Audemars Piguet and Watches & Wonders
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It’s been a hot minute, but we’re excited to have the one and only Jenni Elle back on the podcast. In case you’re not across her work, Jenni Elle is one of the biggest personalities on watch YouTube and a genuinely lovely person. The big news from Jenni Elle’s side of the world is that she’s had a child, so obviously, we talk about the pros and con…
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Louis Erard’s CEO Manuel Emch on the power of collabs
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For the last instalment in the Dubai Files, Felix sits down with Manuel Emch, the creative mind behind the resurgence of Louis Erard, which has evolved over the last few years from a middle-of-the-road value proposition into a powerhouse of collaboration. Enlisting help from people like Alain Silberstein and Konstantin Chaykin has seen Louis Erard …
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Ming Thein, founder of Horologer Ming, talks design and lightweight watches
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The Dubai Files keep on giving, as this week we’ve got Felix’s chat with Ming Thein, the self-described Supreme Overlord of Horologer Ming, one of the most exciting and prolific young watch brands, who have racked up 62 references in only six years. Felix and Ming spend a lot of time chatting about the incredible new Ming LW.01, which Ming believes…
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February News — LVMH Watch Week, Piaget Hype and Taylor Swift
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LVMH Watch Week, which was recently held in Miami, marks the start fo the flood of new releases for the year, and for our first news episode, we fly through some of the highlights from TAG Heuer, Hublot, Bulgari and Zenith. Of course, LVMH doesn’t have a monopoly on the news, and Piaget’s hype-y new Polo 79 is bringing u80s realness back to the wri…
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Verne Ho (@WatchStudies) on his Cartier passion
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This week, Andy flies solo, chatting to Verne Ho, the man behind Watch Studies, which bills itself as the only dedicated tool and resource for watch photography, helping watch lovers to tell better stories about the watches they love. Verne is an experienced photographer and creative director, and we find out how he’s gone from watch-adjacent to fu…
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Rolf Studer (Oris) on building a sustainable watch brand
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As Andy and Felix enjoy their summer down under, the Dubai Files continues to deliver. This week Felix chats to Oris Co-CEO Rolf Studer, and it's not your average watch exec interview. Typically, it's a challenge to get a CEO to talk about anything but the watches, but in our chat with Studer, we ended up talking far more about the Enlightenment an…
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In the last episode of 2023, Andy and Felix — full of festive cheer — look back on the highs and lows of 2023. From the biggest surprise of the year to the trend they wish would go away and the watch they’d actually spend their own hard-earned cash on, Felix and Andy mostly agree on the year that was, and in the end, they rated 2023 a solid 6.5ish …
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Davide Cerrato (Bremont) on his plans for the British brand
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Felix caught up with the effervescent Davide Cerrato at Dubai Watch Week, who’s starting to feel comfortable in the top job at Bremont after six months. Felix and Davide chat about what he’s been up to, but most importantly, what he’s got planned for the next evolution of Bremont. Unfortunately, it sounds like we’ll have to wait until Watches & Won…
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Jason Heaton (The Grey NATO) on his second novel, Sweetwater
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Jason Heaton, everyone’s favourite diving watch guy, is back! Last time we had the pleasure of Heaton’s dulcet tones in our ears, he was talking about his debut novel Depth Charge. Now he’s back with a brand new novel: Sweetwater. Sweetwater sees the return of Tusker, the marine archaeologist, but now the action is a bit closer to home: the icy wat…
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Jean-Claude Biver at Dubai Watch Week, and more Zodiac
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Jean-Claude Biver is one of the most important individuals in modern watchmaking, a man with a legendary CV and a long legacy. These days, though, it’s his own name on the dial, and when Felix had a surprise interview at Dubai Watch Week, it was finding out how Biver senior has transitioned from running mega watch groups to working with a small fam…
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Alan 'Hammer' Bloore on selling his collection and getting his affairs in order
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Alan Bloore — better known as Hammer — is a legend in the world of collecting, particularly when it comes to Panerai. He’s been collecting watches since the 1980s, and, in a few days, Hammer’s watch collection is going under the hammer at Sotheby’s New York. Hammer is selling because, in his own words, “it’s time to get my affairs in order.” We tal…
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