"About Effing Time" is what George, Adrian and Andrew hope their audience say at least once each episode. The three hosts knew each other virtually, but after meeting in person at Watches and Wonders 2022 and filming an impromptu YouTube video together, there was an instant camaraderie that has led to a follow-up podcast. The trio come from different backgrounds but have found common ground in their unending interest in and passion for watches. As well as taking the piss out of each other. C ...
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Season 2 of GB Talks Podcast Hosted by George Bamford George returns for a second session of GB Talks, with a new perspective. This season explores the behind-the-scenes of the watch industry, sharing untold stories and journeys of some of the watch world's most accredited personalities.
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Gaters Gonna Rate with Joseph Mallozzi gives Stargate fans the chance to make their voices heard by voting for their favorite episodes, characters, space battles, weapons and more. Every episode Mallozzi and his Companion co-host count down the top five, discussing and debating the picks with unrivalled detail and first-hand insight. They’ll then be joined by a special guest who played a crucial role in making this moment of small-screen magic to unveil the winner.
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. Spending time with great minds and interesting personalities from the watch community, while talking about things that matter for timepiece enthusiasts. Superlative is a talk show inspired podcast with weekly guests hosted by Ariel Adams, the Founder of aBlogtoWatch.com.
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EMBRACING A CAREER OF HOBBIES WITH GEORGE BAMFORD
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined once again by George Bamford, Founder of Bamford Watch Department. Ariel and George start the show by talking about embracing the fact that their respective…
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MAKING SURE THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS HAPPY WITH JOSHUA GANJEI OF EUROPEAN WATCH COMPANY
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the CEO of European Watch Company, Joshua Ganjei. To start the show Ariel asks Joshua to dive into their new book, “The Connoisseur's Guide to Fine Timep…
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A CEO’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE WATCH INDUSTRY WITH JULIEN TORNARE OF TAG HEUER
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the CEO of TAG Heuer, Julien Tornare. To start the show Julien recounts some of his work history starting with working with Raymon Weil and being an area…
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CREATING A COMMUNITY THROUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH CHAD TSAGRIS OF WATCH GANG
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams sits down with Chad Tsagris, the Director of Distribution at Watch Gang. Ariel and Chad start the show by touching on their previous episode of Superlative that aired…
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THE DYNAMISM OF TAG HEUER TODAY WITH CAROLE KASAPI AND NICHOLAS BIEBUYCK
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is talking with Carole Kasapi and Nicholas Biebuyck of TAG Heuer. Carole is currently the Movements Director at TAG Heuer, while Nicholas is the Heritage Director. To…
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SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEW ERA OF PUBLIC SPEAKING WITH ADRIAN TASKIN OF LUXURY BAZAAR
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Adrian Taskin, the Chief Procurement Officer at Luxury Bazaar. As the show begins, Ariel has Adrian describe all of his different duties and titles at Lu…
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BREAKING DOWN THE WORLD OF LUXURY WITH PROFESSOR WENDY BENDONI
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the Assistant Professor of Marketing in the School of Business at Woodbury University, Professor Wendy Bendoni. Ariel begins the show talking about his t…
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A DEEPER LOOK AT THE WATCH MEDIA INDUSTRY WITH JIAXIAN SU OF SJX WATCHES
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Jiaxian Su (SJX), the Founder of SJX Watches. To start the show Ariel and SJX share their stories and insights from both of them being watch bloggers who…
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DEVELOPING TRUST WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS WITH ANDREW SIEGEL OF HAMILTON JEWELERS
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Andrew Siegel, the COO of Hamilton Jewelers. To start the show, Ariel has Andrew dive into the history of Hamilton Jewelers and how they have always stri…
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LEGACY AND MARKETING WITH ALESSANDRO FICARELLI OF PANERAI
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the Chief Marketing Officer of Panerai, Alessandro Ficarelli. Ariel starts by talking about Panerai’s legacy and Alessandro expands on how their long his…
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WATCH PODCASTS, THE INDUSTRY, AND THEIR FUTURE TOGETHER WITH RICHARD ATKINSON
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is sitting down with his co-host from The ABTW Weekly podcast, Richard Atkinson. Ariel and Rick dive into the world of podcasting, and how watch related podcasts have…
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COLLABORATION TALK WITH MATT FARAH AND NODUS WATCHES
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is actually taking over The Smoking Tire’s studio in a special episode where Ariel talks with Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire, and Wesley Kwok and Cullen Chen of Nodus…
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STOKING THE FIRE WITH JONNY GARRETT OF WILLIAM WOOD WATCHES
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Jonny Garrett, the Founder of William Wood Watches. To start the show Ariel has Jonny dive into his podcast channel where he offers some of his knowledge…
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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF CASIO WATCHES WITH RIPLEY SELLERS OF ABTW
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by our very own ABTW team member and Associate Editor, Ripley Sellers. To start the show Ariel and Ripley reflect on their self-proclaimed “amateur historia…
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Journalist and long time friend of GB Talks, Mig Liu, joins George for a chat, explaining her pathway into the business.By George Bamford
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PASSION THROUGH DESIGN WITH FABRIZIO BUONAMASSA OF BULGARI
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Fabrizio Buonamassa, the Product Creation Executive Director at Bulgari. To start the show Ariel has Fabrizio not only dive into his duties within his ro…
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In this episode George is joined by Shane C. Kurup, a London-based editor and writer specialising in fashion, horology and lifestyle content. He has worked for a range of leading industry names, including MR PORTER, Men’s Health UK, Esquire U.S., Monocle, GQ to name but a few. Together they chat about Shanes path into journalism.…
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A WATCH COMPANY THAT DOESN'T MAKE WATCHES WITH SIMON WOLF OF WOLF 1834
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by the CEO of Wolf 1843, Simon Wolf. To start the show, Ariel and Simon reflect on where and when they met, and a bit of the heritage behind Simon being the…
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As one half of the irreverent Scottish Watches duo, David Sharp joins George to discuss how it all started.By George Bamford
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AN OUTSIDE AND COMEDIC LOOK AT THE WATCH INDUSTRY WITH TORI PISKIN
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Comedian, Tori Piski. To start the show Tori dives into how her boyfriend’s love of watches inspired her to initially create her viral comedic video on “…
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Aerial Adams from aBlogtoWatch joins George this week to discuss his journey into becoming one of the key voices in the watch blogging sphere.By George Bamford
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SITTING DOWN WITH THE NEW BREMONT CEO - DAVIDE CERRATO
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Bremont CEO, Davide Cerrato. As the show opens, Ariel asks about the difference and similarities between working for a British watch brand as opposed to …
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Peter Howarth, owner and co-founder of Show Media, former editor of men's magazines Esquire and Arena, joins George in this episode. They discuss Peter's path from shop asst at Paul Smith in Covent Garden to where he is today.By George Bamford
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WHEN FUNCTION LEADS TO FORM WITH MITCHELL WEIN OF MARATHON WATCHES
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Mitchell Wein, the President of Marathon Watches. Ariel starts the show by declaring Mitchell a walking encyclopedia of watch industry knowledge, and the…
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Presenter, writer and watch industry consultant, Justin Hast chats with George about his career pathway and how he found his way into the world of watches.By George Bamford
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REALISM AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALBERT EDELMANN OF ZEITWINKEL
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by one of the three co-founders of Zeitwinkel, Albert Edelmann. To start the show Ariel dives into Zeitwinkel as a brand with its multiple founders and how …
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In a revealing chat, Tom Chamberlin, Editor-In-Chief of The Rake speaks with George about his past and how his career developed to where he is today.By George Bamford
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BEING A RETAILER AND WATCH BRAND WITH MARC FRANKEL OF LONG ISLAND WATCH
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Marc Frankel, the Founder of Long Island Watch and Islander, the house watch brand of Long Island Watch. To start the show Ariel and Marc reminisce over …
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George is joined this week by Catherine Eberle Devaux, Watch Communications Director for Bulgari. Listen as Catherine explains her story to George about how she arrived at where she is today.By George Bamford
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George reconnects with old AET playmate Andrew McUtchen from Time and Tide who gives his backstory into how he became one of the watch industry's most interesting, contemporary voices.By George Bamford
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STANDING OUT FROM THE CROWD WITH BORYS KHUDOMAKA OF ZINVO WATCHES
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Borys Khudomaka, the Founder of Zinvo Watches. To start the show Ariel has Borys dive into their accessible price point that they have had since their in…
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FINDING COHESIVE IDEAS WITH ROMARIC ANDRE OF SECONDE/SECONDE
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Romaric Andre, the Founder of Seconde/Seconde. To start their second attempt at the conversation due to technical issues, the two jump into why Romaric i…
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THE UNION OF HEAVY METAL AND WATCHMAKING WITH DAN SPITZ
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Dan Spitz, a watchmaker and the former guitarist for legendary heavy metal band Anthrax. To start the show Ariel has Dan dive into his career as the guit…
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CELEBRATING CHINESE WATCHMAKING AND CULTURE WITH ROBIN TALLENDIER
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Robin Tallendier, the French Co-Founder of Chinese watch brand, Atelier Wen. To start the show Robin shares what the brand's mission is when it comes…
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PRESERVING HOROLOGICAL HERITAGE WITH THE WATCH LIBRARY FOUNDATION WITH MARTINE DEPRESLE
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Martine Depresle, the CEO, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Watch Library Foundation. To start the show Ariel and Martine talk about her exten…
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A DEEP DIVE INTO HAUTE- RIVE WITH FOUNDER STEPHANE VON GUNTEN
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Stephane von Gunten, Founder of Haute-Rive Watches. To start the show Ariel has Stephane dive into his journey from working at multiple brands to cre…
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At last weeks live AET event in London, George held an open surgery where members of the AET community came to chat with him about their collections and the stories behind the watches. Part Two to follow next week, Stay in touch with us at: https://abouteffingtime.net/ https://www.youtube.com/@AboutEffingTime https://www.instagram.com/about.effing.…
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George chats with the founder of The Gentleman Racer, Tom Howard, who discusses his career and how The Gentleman Racer came to be.By George Bamford
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FROM CHILDREN’S BOOKS TO ARTISTIC WATCHES WITH DESIGNER KRISTOF DEVOS
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Kristof Devos, a watch designer who has designed pieces for Mr Jones Watches. To start the show Ariel asks Kristof about how he became interested in …
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Continuing to look at the trios' favourite watches & brands of the year before the AET Community Choice Awards at their event on December 13th. Stay in touch with us at: https://abouteffingtime.net/ https://www.youtube.com/@AboutEffingTime https://www.instagram.com/about.effing.time/By George Bamford, Andrew McUtchen, Adrian Barker
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THE BRANDING OF BELL AND ROSS WITH MARIE-LAURE TRICHARD
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Marie-Laure Trichard, the Global Marketing and Communication Director at Bell and Ross. To start the show Ariel asks our guest about what drew her to…
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With less than a month left of 2023, the guys launch the AET Community Choice Awards and discuss some of their favourite and not so favourite watches of the year. We'd like you to vote for YOUR choices so get involved at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3QQ559T Stay in touch with us at: https://abouteffingtime.net/ https://www.youtube.com/@AboutEff…
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Rob Nudss, Head of Brand Development at Arcanaut and Host of The Real Time Show, joins George to discuss his Omega Speedmaster Mark IV amongst other things.By George Bamford
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THE EVOLUTION AND FUTURE OF SMARTWATCHES WITH TODD REGISTER OF GARMIN
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Todd Register, a Creative Lead at Garmin supporting the Outdoor segment while focusing on smartwatch design. To start the show Ariel and Todd talk ab…
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Fresh from Dubai Watch Week, the guys discuss their highlights of the event. Stay in touch with us at: https://abouteffingtime.net/ https://www.youtube.com/@AboutEffingTime https://www.instagram.com/about.effing.time/By George Bamford, Andrew McUtchen, Adrian Barker
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EXPLORING CREATIVE FREEDOM WITH HAKIM EL KADIRI OF ELKA WATCH CO
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Hakim El Kadiri, the Founder of Elka Watch Co. Ariel and Hakim start the show talking about the inspiration of the brand name being Hakim’s childhood…
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November 13th saw World Kindness Day, so the trio decided to discuss community and acts of kindness within the watch industry. Stay in touch with us at: https://abouteffingtime.net/ https://www.youtube.com/@AboutEffingTime https://www.instagram.com/about.effing.time/By George Bamford, Andrew McUtchen, Adrian Barker
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Esquire's Johnny Davis joins George for a career retrospective, talking about his beginnings in student music journalism, The Face magazine and his current role at Esquire.By George Bamford
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HERITAGE AND MODERN INNOVATION WITH NICHOLAS BIEBUYCK OF TAG HEUER
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This is Superlative: A Podcast about watches, the people behind them, and the worlds that inspire them. This week on the Superlative Podcast, our host and aBlogtoWatch Founder Ariel Adams is joined by Nicholas Biebuyck, the Head of Tag Heuer’s Heritage Department. To start the show Ariel jumps into Nicholas’s role in the Heritage Department, and ho…
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Fresh from a visit to the Bremont headquarters, Andrew discusses with George and Adrian the topic of seeing the magic of the brands at close hand. Stay in touch with us at: https://abouteffingtime.net/ https://www.youtube.com/@AboutEffingTime https://www.instagram.com/about.effing.time/By George Bamford, Andrew McUtchen, Adrian Barker
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