Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn…The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and Scottish Scrooge Alex(@thewatchregulator) have a little fun for the Festive Season! We uncovers some news, namely who told Tom Brady to invest in Hodinkee - the secret is revealed here!!! We talk all things Christmas movies, is Die Hard a Christmas movie? The debate rages! This week’s draft is the Greatest Christmas movies ever, and it get's spicy, argument...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît (@Petitesecondes) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage watches! Host: Benoît @Petitesecondes Guest: Chris @fadedbezel In this episode, Benoît joins Chris @fadedbezel in the north of Sweden to talk about how watch collecting ...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Adam (@mediumwatch) chat with today’s special guest – Darren Tiffany (@dmtiffany.timepieces), independent watch and tool maker; and an all-round cool dude. Join us for a conversation about learning watchmaking and machining; guilloche dials; American watchmaking renaissance; real hands-on horological manufacturing; and finding customers as an independent watchmaker. This is a great episode for ...
Dec 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week on the Defining Time Show, Anthony (@defining_time) and Adam (@mediumwatch) welcome Ariel Adams of A Blog to Watch (@ablogtowatch) to the show. In the show we ask Ariel a bunch of questions to get his opinions on different elements of the watch media industry. Ariel explains what differentiates ABtW from other publications and we get his thoughts on the HODINKEE + LVMH VC revelations that have surfaced in recent times. For good measure there are also a few questions from community memb...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn…The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and Best Closer in Melbourne Glenn Chiang (@syn.chronus) talk all things regarding the law, in real life and in film. We do an ultimate lawyer in film draft with some all timers in there (plus a couple of surprises). Glenn teaches us the fine art of delegation (podcast research) whilst explaining how a Nautilus can win clients! We talk about watches in the cour...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît (@Petitesecondes) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage watches! Host: Benoît @Petitesecondes Co-host: Roman @timesromanau Guest: Jonathan @jjhughes1969 Today in the Vintage HenHouse, Jonathan walks us through his love of bri...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Rob & The Regulator are joined by Anthony, the rarest of all the McGonigle brothers. We talk about his move to Cambodia's first independent watch making school, Prince Horology . Anthony shares the exciting challenges of teaching watchmaking students in a country with very little watchmaking history. We find out how the school came to be and how it is one of the best equiped watchmaking schools in the world and more importantly a school run by enthusiasts. He also talks about how he has fall...
Nov 26, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn…The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and Genius Quantum Professor and Innovator Michael Biercuk (@mjbiercuk) talk all things regarding the US President, their watches and their films. We do an ultimate Presidential draft with some all timers in there (plus a couple of surprises). We talk about why Puti might very well be "one of us", life going to college with "Diaper Don", having a vote in the GP...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and John (@john.ryan.cowley) chat with today’s special guest – Osama Sendi aka @thejourneguy. Join us for a conversation about independent watchmaking, discovering and falling in love with FP Journe’s work; the phenomenon of resonance; hand finishing; forums vs Instagram; horological books and other cool stuff. Big shout-out in this episode to a friend of the FifthWrist podcast: UK watchmaker James...
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Rob & The Regulator talk about why swiss made is bullshit and we need to get rid of it. Plus Rob talks about the worst brands he ever sold. Regulator's tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart Booze supplied by @wakachangi_lager Our Instagram picks Rob: https://www.instagram.com/hayes1887/ The Watch Regulator: https://www.instagram.com/mechanical_time/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fifthwrist/ To join our Fifth Wrist group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn…The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and KGB baddie Roman (@timesromanau) talk all thing super villain, and no we are not just talking about Rolex owners. We do an ultimate super villain draft with some all timers in there (plus a couple of surprises) We talk about the villain’s watch of choice and Roman accounts for all the terrible characters that have ever worn Rolex! Roman does the Deserted Is...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît (@Petitesecondes) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage watches! Host: Benoît @Petitesecondes Guest: Adam @hamblar In this episode, we travel back to the 50s when a young Gerald Genta designed a watch for the SAS (Scandinavia...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Charlie (@books_on_time) chat with today’s special guest – Ricardo (@mywatchmemoir and @game_of_watches), watch enthusiast and man behind a great idea of recording personal horological journeys in a lovely way, via "My Watch Memoir" ledger. Join us for a conversation about personal horological journeys, vintage watches, recording collecting milestones, and making friends and connections all ove...
Nov 15, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Rob, The Regulator & Michael Woods discuss the Hodinkee sell out to LVMH and why that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Soundtrack: Desert Brawl by Vans in Japan Regulator's tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart Booze supplied by @wakachangi_lager Our Instagram picks Rob: https://www.instagram.com/mochajoela/ The Watch Regulator: https://www.instagram.com/tictocrazy/ Michael: https://www.instagram.com/r.michelsen.watchmaker/ Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fifthwrist/ To join...
Nov 13, 2020•2 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn…The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and Benny Blanco's best mate Alex(@thewatchregulator) go through the first ever Popcorn Podcast Hall of Fame Episode! It's a battle! De Niro v Pacino Two titans of acting and American cinema. This episode get's divisive, subjective and heated. The gloves come off and a few friendly punches are thrown! Alex does the Deserted Island Quiz. Banagalore Watch Company...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Michael is joined by Adam to chat with RT Custer from Vortic Watches. Adam was well prepared for this conversation so I mostly sat back and enjoyed he and RT discuss the making of these timepieces that contain very high quality movements produced during a time when the United States were a watchmaking powerhouse. Our Instagram or other recommendations: RT: @middleclassfancy Adam: @worstpeoplewatchspotting Michael: @pierre_aubert_lebastard Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist To join our Fifth Wri...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Claus (@tapir_ffm) chat with today’s special guest – Raphael Granito, CEO of a fantastic Swiss independent watch company Formex (@formexwatch). Join us for a conversation about independent watchmaking; forged carbon fiber watch components; watch design; building online watch communities; Swiss wine; digital watch marketing; and just what cool things happen when a watch company is run by passion...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week on The Defining Time Show, Anthony ( @defining_time ) is joined by the owner and founder of Aventi Watches ( @AVENTI ), Hannu Siren ( @hannusiren ). Hannu is not just an innovative and disruptive brand owner but also a serious watch collector and enthusiast. We discuss many aspects of the stigma's and secrets behind the Swiss watch industries closet as well as their "Concierge Service" and some extremely exciting things to look forward to from Aventi in 2021. We also go into detail wha...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Rob & The Regulator are joined by Anthony from @nobswatchmaker. We talk about his amazing book and how he got started in the industry. Please go and give him a follow on instagram if you are interested in watchmaking and watches, it is very educational. Also consider getting a copy of his. Even a dyslexic half watchmaker like me found it very useful and easy to read. https://nobswatchmaker.com/ Regulator's tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart Booze supplied by @wakachangi_lager Our Instagram ...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn...The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and special guest, the Sith Lord himself Martin (@wineddinedtimed) break down all things Star Wars! This episode gets REALLY GEEKY! Martin does his infamous character impersonations as we go to a Galaxy Far Far Away... The greatest Star War Movies. Charith has a melt down over the ranker. We uncover some suprisingly good Star Wars watches. Martin does the Des...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 111
This week, Anthony (@defining_time) and Alex (@thewatchregulator) are back in the seat like the good old days of January 2020. Those days were simple, no global pandemic, no lockdowns and no idea what we were doing. The boys are joined by one of the biggest personalities to ever grace a brand, we welcomed Peter Borghouts the MD of Oris Australia (@cutfingers1). This was recorded on the day the new calibre was released but there was chat about the embargoed new watch so we wanted to wait until th...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Adam (@mediumwatch) chat with today’s special guest – Martijn van der Ven, watch enthusiast and author of the fantastic book on the history of the Enicar watch company (“Time For A Change”). Join us for a conversation about the Enicar watch company; horological history; research; Kickstarter campaigns; Rolex adverts, radium lume and just what it takes to write and publish a book on vintage watc...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît (@Petitesecondes) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage watches! Host: Benoît @Petitesecondes Guests: @tapir_ffm and @brownsvillewatchguy For this Halloween special episode, we dig out from their graves the most spooky or hor...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Rob & The Regulator are joined by our friend Jody from Just One More Watch. We talk about his successful You Tube channel, growing up in Scotland and all kinds of watch related ramblings . Regulator's tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart Booze supplied by @wakachangi_lager Our Instagram picks Rob: is a lazy bastard The Watch Regulator: https://www.instagram.com/mracekproductions/ Jody: https://www.instagram.com/krimo.botl/ and https://www.instagram.com/thebookwatcher/ Follow us on Instagram h...
Oct 29, 2020•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn...The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith (@charithsir), Sidd (@sidd.pad) and unnofficial Hublot representative Alex (@thewatchregulator) break down all things Celeb Brand Ambassadors! From Rafa Nadal to Kevin Spacey, we break down the values and pitfalls of having famous faces sell watch brands. Instagram recommendations: Charith: @myson.watches Sidd: @gezzaseyes The Watch Regulator: @watchbrocephus Movie recommendation: Thief The...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Enter The Vintage Hen-House, pick a perch, and listen to Benoît ( @Petitesecondes ) and his co-hosts chat to vintage watch collectors from all over the world about their collection, the vintage watch world, and many other things. Let's talk about the good, the bad and the ugly stories that we can all share about collecting vintage watches! Host: Benoît @Petitesecondes Co-host: @thewatchregulator Guest: Kevin @mechanical_time In this episode, Alex and Benoît have a chat with Adam, a vintage watch...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for FifthWrist Radio. Hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Adam (@mediumwatch) chat with today’s special guest – Eric Wind (@ericmwind), vintage watch expert, horological consultant and owner of Wind Vintage. Join us for a conversation about vintage watches; dealers and auctions; strengths and weaknesses of individual brands; global trends and market opportunities; and other cool stuff. Also: listen out for a very special family announcement (we get th...
Oct 25, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Michael is joined by fellow Fifth Wrist hosts, Alex and Roman to discuss anything that was happening in August. That's right, we recorded this back in August and I have finally got around to editing it. I'm sure the topics will still be quite relevant. Our Instagram or other recommendations: Alex: @brownsvillewatchguy Roman: @rabbit_cubed Michael: Revisionist History Podcast Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist To join our Fifth Wrist group chat, please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and we w...
Oct 22, 2020•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Fifth Wrist Presents Popcorn...The Podcast! Your weekly fix of pop culture and watches! This week, Charith ( @charithsir ), Sidd ( @sidd.pad ) and Nolan Mega Hater Alex ( @thewatchregulator ) break down all things Christopher Nolan! A debate rages between Alex and Sidd! His best movies? WIll they be remembered in 20 years? The many watches and uses of time in Nolan films. Instagram recommendations: Charith: @handwound Sidd: @mrgrandseiko The Watch Regulator: @w_a_t_c_h_s_t_y_l_e_ Movie recommend...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Rob & The Regulator are joined by our great friend Michael from Woods Watchmaking and the living legend Jean Claude Biver . After we finish chatting with JCB for a little while then the three amigos spend hours drinking and dissecting the interview while drinking vast quantities of alcohol. Regulator's tattoo supplied by @alyssadonlonart Booze supplied by @wakachangi_lager Our Instagram picks Rob: @yvanmonnet_montres The Watch Regulator: @watchandsurvey Michael: @lynchye and @thebookwatcher ...
Oct 17, 2020•2 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 100
