The Swiss designer talks about growing up during the Quartz Crisis, creating products with integrity, and why his favorite products are prototypes. Show Notes (2:15) Fuseproject (6:47) The Frame by Samsung (9:40) Happiest Baby Snoo Smart Sleeper (20:19) “See Better to Learn Better” Project (36:40) Movado Edge (37:27) Yves at The Aspen Ideas Festival (58:00) SFMOMA Presents The Sea Ranch...
The IWC CEO opens up about his passion for modernist architecture, the company's current direction, and his beloved collection of Hot Wheels cars. Show Notes (1:00) Inside The New IWC Manufakturzentrum (7:18) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (21:34) @chrisgraingerherr on Instagram (23:30) 'Safari' Tribute to 5002 (28:40) The IWC Pilot's Watch Spitfire Collection (28:50) New Additions To The IWC Pilot's Top Gun Collection (39:30) IWC Silver Spitfire, The Longest Flight Promo (43:00) Hot Wheels Limited Ed...
The man of international media mystery talks about mixing Negronis, juxtaposing high and low, and why print is far from dead. Show Notes (1:30) Matt's custom Negronis (3:45) @wmbrownproject (13:20) The Wm Brown Project (14:30) Project Gravlax (14:44) Kill Zone Granola (14:50) Game Bird Pie (17:50) @daonewyork (23:18) B Shop-In-Shop at Bergdorf Goodman (25:41) The Fashion And Watches Of Concorso D'Eleganza 2018 (29:45) Vesper Lynd & James Bond at Lake Como (32:30) A Man And His Watch (37:30) ...
You'll be hard pressed to find two more passionate and interesting people than this car-loving power couple. Show Notes (5:00) Meet the Lambo Huracán's More Polite Sibling, the 2017 Audi R8 (14:47) Pagani Huayra (14:55) Ferrari F40 (16:53) Ferrari 308 GTB (24:50) Urban Outlaw - The Trailer (28:20) Magnus Walker MOMO Signature Series Steering Wheel (47:18) The Worst Luxury Cars Of 2018 (53:30) The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin (56:39) The Detroit Institute of Art...
The Funny Or Die president talks Grand Seiko sports watches, making beer commercials with Will Ferrell, and taking a day trip to Tokyo just for the points. Show Notes (3:30) Funny Or Die (4:00) The Landlord (8:30) Wedding Crashers (8:35) Old School (8:50) Step Brothers (13:10) President Barack Obama: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (22:50) Funny Or Die Presents The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival (23:10) @midnight with Chris Hardwick (23:15) I Love You, America with Sarah Silver...
The actor talks about his deep love of all things horological and how he is designing a few watches of his very own. Show Notes (2:00) H10 Livestream: A Conversation With Jean-Claude Biver (6:08) A Treatise on Modern Horology in Theory and Practice (6:30) Watchmaking by George Daniels (6:45) The Practical Watch Escapement by George Daniels (6:50) Art of Breguet by George Daniels (11:15) H10 Livestream: The Independents (25:50) HODINKEE Radio with Jason Fried (29:55) The Baume & Mercier Clift...
The Audemars Piguet CEO talks about the influence of fashion in watches, his long-time Swatch obsession, and, of course, CODE 11.59. Show Notes (2:00) Tomás Saraceno (4:30) CODE 11.59 By Audemars Piguet (20:30) Audemars Piguet Royal Oak RD#2 Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin (21:20) Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar In A Full Ceramic Case (53:59) Swatch The Originals Scuba watches (55:30) Olympics Swatch Watches (1:00:05) Awakenings Trailer (1:01:00) The Great British Baking Show (1:02:30...
The world-class designer talks about his new show at Gagosian Gallery in New York City, why he's drawn to timepieces, and what it's like to make something used by millions. Show Notes (1:50) Marc's Gagosian Exhibition (10:13) Marc's NikeLab Air VaporMax Design (18:20) Gunnar Asplund (18:30) Antoni Gaudi (27:15) Marc's Pod Watch (28:00) Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox And Atmos Clock Customized By Sir Jonathan Ive And Marc Newson For Sale At Sotheby's (RED) Auction (30:05) Marc's Ikepod watches (31:00) ...
The team sits down to share final thoughts on this year's fair as our time in Geneva comes to a close.
Our thoughts after visiting the independents – plus a special interview from Mr. Joe Thompson himself. Show Notes Your Complete Guide To The New Watches Panerai Submersible Mike Horn Edition 47mm Panerai Submersible Carbotech Svalbard Global Seed Vault Swiss Alp Watch Minute Repeater Concept Black Laurent Ferrier Bridge One Greubel Forsey Balancier Contemporain The Ressence Type 2 The Urwerk AMC, An Atomic Clock-Controlled Take On The Breguet Sympathique The Greubel Forsey Signature 1, A Top-Tie...
As the first day of the show winds down, our editors recap their favorite watches and biggest surprises. Show Notes Your Complete Guide To The New Watches From SIHH 2019 (5:50) A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds In White Gold With Black Dial (6:30) A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon With Salmon Dial (7:14) Audemars Piguet Royal Oak "Jumbo" Extra-Thin With Salmon Dial (7:35) IWC Pilot's Watch Spitfire Collection (8:43) JLC Master Grande Tradition Gyrotou...
This week we sit down with one of the watch industry's most humble and thoughtful figures who's also making some of its wildest timepieces. Show Notes (11:05) Lamborghini Miura (22:04) Ebel Stainless Steel El Primero Chronograph (23:50) Opel Corsa (26:30) Mondaine Railway Watch (30:30) Grönefeld, The Horological Brothers (30:33) Urwerk (30:35) Kari Voutilainen (37:15) M.A.D.Gallery (39:30) Chicara Nagata (55:16) Rexhep Rexhepi (1:00:13) Orfeve chocolate (1:03:00) Sapiens (1:03:05) Homo Deus (1:0...
Two legends talk about the rebirth and future of the watch industry at large. Show Notes Livestream of Joe's Conversation With Jean-Claude Jean-Claude And The Making Of The Modern Watch Industry Talking Watches With Jean-Claude Biver Joe And Jean-Claude On The Future Of The Connected Watch Jean Claude's unique version of the Hublot Big Bang King Power Chrono Tourbillon Tag Heuer Heritage Calibre Heuer 02...
This week it's three HODINKEE editors, two podcasts, and one awesome crossover episode. We sit down with the hosts of The Grey NATO podcast, HODINKEE editor-at-large Jason Heaton and senior writer James Stacey. We knew from the very beginning that getting these two guys on HODINKEE Radio to talk about why we all decided to make The Grey NATO part of the HODINKEE family was a no-brainer, but this conversation ended up being about much more than podcasts and adventure watches. Enjoy. Show Notes (5...
If you somehow managed to miss it, we hosted the HODINKEE 10th Anniversary Weekend (H10 for short) in New York City this weekend. There were a number of amazing panels and events, which you can stream right here, including an incredible episode of HODINKEE Radio recorded in front of a live audience. Our guest? The inimitable Alton Brown. We had a casual conversation about watches, food, and what you really shouldn't be putting on Instagram. Enjoy. Show Notes (4:00) Iron Chef America (Season 1) (...
Stephanie Bednarek is both a space professional and a watch nerd. Her passion for space started early and she has worked in the business of space in quite a few capacities, both for government organizations and private companies. She realized she loved watches through a funny set of circumstances but has developed a diverse taste in watches that goes way beyond the models you're probably expecting (though she does still love a good Speedmaster). She also has a lot of thoughts about what the watc...
The Talking Watches alum returns for a conversation about tropical dials, how Instagram has changed collecting, and the one modern watch he actually owns. Show Notes (:35) Talking Watches With Matt Jacobson (16:30) Matt's 6240 Rolex Daytona (22:30) The Patek Philippe 2526, And Why It's A Watch To Pay Attention To (23:08) Ref. 2526, Phillips Auction Lot (35:30) Matt's Joshua Tree home (40:46) Matt's Credor Eichi II in rose gold (43:30) Apple Watch Series 3 Hermès (50:00) Mercedes-Benz 500E (56:00...
In this episode, editor-in-chief of Town & Country, Stellene Volandes, sits down to talk watches, jewelry, and the joys of making magazines. Stellene is joined by host Stephen Pulvirent and Senior Editor Jon Bues. Show Notes (4:08) "Dancing On The Lip Of The Volcano" by Julie Baumgold (14:00) "My Life As A Style Writer" by G. Bruce Boyer (31:30) @stellenevolandes on IG (36:49) T&C's Ralph Lauren 50th Anniversary cover story (57:59) Stellene's book "Jeweler: Maste...
Recorded the morning after the 2018 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), Editor-In-Chief Jack Forster and host Stephen Pulvirent sit down to recap the most important awards ceremony in watches. They chat about Jack's experience as a juror, how the GPHG works behind the scenes, the various winners, some controversies, and what the Grand Prix can tell us about the state of the watch industry more generally. Enjoy. Show Notes A full list of all the GPHG 2018 pre-selected watches GPHG 2018 Prev...
This Friday, Geneva will play host to the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, or GPHG, the most prestigious awards we have in the watchmaking industry. Winners are chosen across a variety of categories, including things like complications, sports watches, best watch under CHF 6,500, etc. We thought it would be fun to get a few of our editors together in the studio ahead of the awards ceremony to give our thoughts on the 72 short-listed watches, so Ben, Cara, Jon, and I each picked our own winners...
Davide Cerrato is the creative director and head of watchmaking at Montblanc, overseeing both the creative and business sides of the firm – a rare thing indeed. Once you get past his friendly demeanor, you realize that he's an extremely sharp guy, who brings his knowledge of the world outside the Vallée de Joux to bear on his work in unexpected ways. Davide's job is to lead the company into the future, being savvy enough to take the best of the past with them, while having the discipline to leav...
To call Michael Weisberg a watch dealer doesn’t really do him justice. In addition to selling watches (and really damn good ones, I might add), he also deals in vintage design and furniture, classic cars, art, and more. From classic Rolex sport watches or rare Prouvé chairs, Sol Lewitt wall drawings or a vintage Ferrari, Michael is your guy. We sat down with Michael in LA to talk his career path, the state of the collecting community, and how his various interests all intersect. Enjoy. Show Note...
BONUS EPISODE! Today we're proud to bring you the latest episode of The Grey NATO — the newest member of the HODINKEE podcast family. Hosted by HODINKEE contributors James Stacey and Jason Heaton, TGN is a "loose conversation of travel, adventure, diving, gear and most certainly watches." If you like what you hear, subscribe to The Grey NATO wherever you get your podcasts. Every other week, Jason and James will break down their love for adventure, their addiction to watches, and the ma...
There really is nobody quite like Ted Gushue. He could be described as a "man of sort-of-leisure." He works hard – really hard, in fact – but at the kinds of things that most probably wouldn't consider work at all. Ted is currently something of a nomad, traveling the world taking pictures with his Leica M10, driving the coolest cars from nearly ever era of automotive history, and helping brands reach new audiences. To say Ted's got a dream job would be something of an understatement. H...
This week, we're speaking with "Vertical Horizon" frontman and friend of the show Matt Scannell. He's joined by an all-star panel of HODINKEE editors featuring Cara Barrett, James Stacey, and host Stephen Pulvirent. The chart-topping musician talks about everything from selling CDs out of his trunk to his iron-clad rules of watch collecting (that he loves to break anyway). Enjoy. Show Notes (0:13) HODINKEE RADIO, Episode 11: Spike Feresten (11:14) "Music For Airports" by Bria...
This week we're talking to Jason Fried— co-founder of Basecamp and New York Times best-selling author. Jason has a mostly cerebral approach to watches. He was first drawn in as a kid, but it was coming to understand them as complex feats of design and analog companions that turned him into a real watch lover. Hearing him talk about watches, you wonder how anyone in their right mind could resist this strange little hobby we all enjoy so much. We also get into Jason's new book new book, “It Doesn’...
This week we're talking all things Apple Watch. Stephen sits down with Ben and Jack just a few hours after they received their Apple Watch Series 4 sample units to get their first impressions and to hear what else they had to say about the Apple Watch and its relationship to the more traditional watches we tend to cover every day. Also, Stephen has a one-on-one interview with John Gruber, the proprietor of Daring Fireball, the premier blog covering all things Apple. Enjoy. Show Notes (0:01) A We...
We are joined by Talking Watches alum Spike Feresten for our first live show, recorded in Los Angeles. The panel (also featuring Ben Clymer, James Stacey, and host Stephen Pulvirent) talks about Spike's career, his favorite watch/car pairings, the origins of Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi", and much more. Enjoy. Show Notes (2:49) Talking Watches With Spike Feresten (5:00) Spike's Tag Heuer 2000 (24:48) Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten Season 3 trailer (29:24) Ben on Spike's podcast (30:00) Be...
This week, we sit down with entrepreneur, "father of the iPod", and Talking Watches alum Tony Fadell. As a watch collector, Tony is interested in both classic vintage and boundary pushing modern watches. And speaking of pushing boundaries, he's a collaborator with watchmaker Ressance on their e-Crown project. In this episode we talk about the development of the e-Crown, his own history in watch collecting, and what he thinks the watch industry needs to do to survive in the 21st century...
In this bonus episode, we sit down with one of watchmaking's true modern titans: Philippe Dufour. The master of modern horology talks about the erosion of craft, the future of fine watchmaking, and a couple islands of honesty in modern watchmaking that might surprise you. Show Notes (1:36) Inside The Atelier With The Legendary Philippe Dufour (20:00) Talking Watches With Roger Smith (34:01) Dufour's A. Lange & Söhne pink gold Datograph (34:45) Jack on "Forgotten Giant of Watchmaking&quo...
