Baume & Mercier CEO Michael Guenoun explaining the brand’s latest releases
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One of the real surprises for us at Watches & Wonders was the Baume & Mercier. We’ll check out the solid updates to the Clifton collection this week, but today, we’ve got Andy chatting with Baume & Mercier CEO Michael Guenoun, a Richemont veteran who stepped into the role less than a year ago. From strong updates to core lines like the Riviera and the Clifton, through to 190 years of history, Andy gets the inside scoop on everything B&M. This week’s episode has been sponsored by Baume & Mercier. Check out their 2025 collection . (2:17) (4:22) (5:45) ...
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IWC’s Chief Design Officer, Christian Knoop, on updating the Ingenieur in 2025
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Christian Knoop is one of our favourite IWC people to speak to, and this week, we flashback to Geneva when Andy caught up with the talented Chief Design Officer to get the inside story on how the brand managed to sensitively add new sizes and complications — not to mention materials — to its popular Ingenieur while staying true to the values of the brand and the integrity of the watch. Before that, Felix and Andy pondered why the watches we forget about are sometimes the best and why the latest MB&F is so surprising. This week’s episode is sponsored by . Check them out here,...
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IWC’s Chief Design Officer, Christian Knoop, on updating the Ingenieur in 2025
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Christian Knoop is one of our favourite IWC people to speak to, and this week, we flashback to Geneva when Andy caught up with the talented Chief Design Officer to get the inside story on how the brand managed to sensitively add new sizes and complications — not to mention materials — to its popular Ingenieur while staying true to the values of the brand and the integrity of the watch. Before that, Felix and Andy pondered why the watches we forget about are sometimes the best and why the latest MB&F is so surprising. This week’s episode is sponsored by . Check them out here,...
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IWC Museum Curator David Seyffer on the hidden history of the Ingenieur
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Continuing our exploration of IWC’s 2025 collection this week, Felix chats to IWC Museum Curator David Seyffer, a walking encyclopaedia of IWC history, who gives us a lesson on some of the lesser-known Ingenieur models which provide a precedent for the new materials and complications added to the collection this year. He also offers some insight into how generational shifts lead to changing tastes among watch collectors and the brand’s legacy of purpose-built instruments. Before this, Andy and Felix chat about Crocs and G-Shock, among other things. This week’s episode is sponsored...
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IWC’s CEO Chris Grainger on F1 and Brad Pitt’s custom Ingenieur
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This week, Andy sits down with IWC CEO (and OT: regular) Chris Grainger to chat about what IWC is up to in 2025. From in-depth discussion of the latest novelties and the rationale behind IWC’s Hollywood placement strategy, this is a chat that you don’t want to miss. We even find out how Brad Pitt’s custom Ingenieur ended up becoming a reality. Before that, Felix and Andy chat about buried treasure, celebrity cats and Cartier’s fresh new Melbourne look. This week’s episode is sponsored by . Check them out here, and follow their . (1:12) (1:30) (6:00) (7:40) Chris...
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Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s Image, Style & Heritage Director explains the Tank à Guichets
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Pierre Rainero is one of OT:’s favourite repeat guests. Rainero is Cartier’s Image, Style & Heritage Director, and we couldn’t think of a more perfect person for the role. We took the opportunity to dig into the details of the 2025 collection with Pierre in Geneva, and his insights into the Tank à Guichets and what is involved in scaling up the Tank Louis Cartier cannot be missed. Find out more about Cartier’s 2025 collection at Like watches? Join our . How to follow us: Instagram: Facebook: Follow hosts: @ + @ on Instagram. Send us an email: If you liked...
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Our thoughts on the Rolex and Tudor 2025 releases, and more
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In what we promise is our last formal ‘Watches & Wonders 2025’ episode, we cover some of the big players that needed some more chat, namely Rolex and Tudor — as well as a bit more love for Cartier’s Tank à Guichets. Andy runs through his picks of Rolex (including his only gripe with the Land-Dweller), and Felix opts for a surprise favourite from Tudor. Oh, and a little bit of macroeconomic tariff chat. Find out more about Cartier’s 2025 collection at 2:00 Cartier Tank à Guichets 10:30 Rolex Land-Dweller 18:15 New colours for the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 19:38 The Rolex...
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Fred Savage on why he started Timepiece Grading Specialists
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For many of us, Fred Savage was an important part of our formative years, thanks to his roles in The Wonder Years and The Princess Bride. He's also an established director and producer, but for watch enthusiasts, he’s famous for another on-screen role — Hodinkee’s Talking Watches, in which he appeared in 2018. We caught up with Savage to see what he’s been up to since, and it turns out — quite a lot. We caught up with Savage to see what he’s been up to since, and it turns out — quite a lot. He has started Timepiece Grading Specialists, a business that promises to empower...
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From the Ground at Watches & Wonders 2025
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Recorded on (almost) the last day of Watches & Wonders, Andy and Felix brave fatigue to discuss the overall mood and vibe of the fair, as well as dig into some specific highlights and surprise releases, from a technical Rolex to a cheeky Hermès. Plus, a timely reminder that it’s not about the watches but rather the friends we made along the way. Find out more about Cartier’s 2025 collection at 1:12 Cartier Tank LC 9:16 The Rolex Land-Dweller 11:41 14:14 Zenith G.F.J. 15:00 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso on Milanese bracelet 15:50 TAG Heuer beads of rice bracelet 17:57 Tudor Black...
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All the Highlights from Cartier at Watches & Wonders 2025
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There’s a handful of brands that people clamour to see as soon as the curtain is lifted on Watches & Wonders, and Cartier is most definitely one of those brands. We recorded this episode inside the Cartier booth on the first day of the fair after getting up close and personal with all the key releases. We talk about all the major releases, including the outstanding Cartier Privé Cartier Privé Tank à Guichets, the new, larger Tank LC, the dazzling new takes on the Cartier Panthère, as well as other jewellery pieces like the Tressage and the Panthère Bangle. Not to spoil things, but...
info_outlineThis week, we sit down with the man at the helm of one of the most interesting and exciting Swiss watch brands: Parmigiani Fleurier CEO Guido Terreni. Terrini stepped into the leadership role in 2020, a turbulent time for any brand, and since then has rapidly injected energy and excitement into one of the most credible brands born in the 1990s. We chat about Terreni’s strategy and the opportunities that the excitement around the Tonda and the Toric provides. We also touch on what it’s like to have the King of England send his watch in for service and why a Parmigiani Fleurier boutique on Macchu Picchu isn’t out of the question.
Before that, Andy and Felix talk GPHG, the unusual launch of the Universal Geneve Polerouter and Tony Traina 2.0.
Show Notes: https://www.otpodcast.com.au/show-notes
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Tony’s new newsletter, Unpolished (4:41)
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The Universal Geneve Polerouter relaunch (and Felix’s well-timed article) (7:03)
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The Polerouter Reference Website (8:53)
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The GPHG winners (11:39)
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Guido Terreni, Parmigiani Fleurier interview (17:40)
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