Openwork: Inside the Watch Industry
By Collective Horology
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Episodes: 86
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Openwork is a weekly podcast about how the watch industry actually works. An unfiltered look behind the scenes — no press releases, no hype, and no sponsored takes. Hosted by Asher Rapkin and Gabe Reilly, co-founders of Collective Horology. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Tariffs on the Rise (Again) – New Justifications, Higher Rates – Episode 85
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Open House Recap – Inside LA's First and Only Independent Watch Show – Episode 84
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Watch Retail Consolidates, Rapidly – What It Means for the Industry and Enthusiasts – Episode 83
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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The Quiet Giants – How Seiko, Citizen, and Casio Each Cleared a Billion – Episode 82
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May 25, 2026 |
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Royal Flop? – AP x Swatch: Brand Building or Crisis Management? – Episode 81
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May 18, 2026 |
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How Watches Get Allocated – It's Not Just Spend History – Episode 80
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May 11, 2026 |
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Against All Odds – How Richemont, LVMH and Swatch Recovered in Q4 2025 – Episode 79
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May 04, 2026 |
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Breitling vs. Richemont – Opposite Bets on an Industry in Flux – Episode 78
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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The Sleepers of Watches and Wonders 2026 – Our Favorite Releases from Geneva – Episode 77
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Is Watches and Wonders Dead? – Long Live Geneva Watch Week – Episode 76
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Watch Brand Draft – Picking
Our Fantasy
Watch
Businesses – Episode 75
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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The Rise of F.P.Journe – Hype, Substance, or Both? – Episode 74
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Rolex Pre-owned Values Slide – Certified Pre-owned to the Rescue? – Episode 73
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Unexpected Winners in a Down Market – Independents, Microbrands & Neo-vintage – Episode 72
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Speculation Season – Rolex GMT Master, Swiss Watch Data, & Betting Markets – Episode 71
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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The Rise & Retreat of Jaeger‑LeCoultre – Can Going Independent Save the Brand? – Episode 70
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Tariffs Overturned: Relief or False Hope? – Plus Rolex & AP Grow on Scarcity – Episode 69
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Some Brands Break Away. Others Break Down – Watch Brand Spin-offs Gone Right and Wrong – Episode 68
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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V-shaped Recovery? – The Watch Industry Shows Early Signs of a Turn-around – Episode 67
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Watch Groups Are Slimming Down – Brand Exits, Consolidation and a Return to Focus
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Pre-owned Prices Rise. Sort of. – Plus, Patek Philippe Lowers Prices – Episode 65
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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How Global Wealth Drives The Watch Industry – Millionaires Surge, Yet The Industry Slumps – Episode 64
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Yes, More Price Increases – Rolex, AP, Tudor, and Why the US Is Getting Hit Harder Than Europe – Episode 63
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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The Dive Watches of Ming – The Watches of Podcast – Episode 62
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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2026 Watch Industry Predictions – A Year of Recovery, Though Scars Remain – Episode 61
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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The Watch Industry Ends the Year Down – As Pressures Compound, Swiss Exports Drop – Episode 60
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Ditching the Luxury Script for Independent Watches – Geoff Souder (Collective) – Episode 59
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Signs of Hope for an Industry Under Pressure – Tariffs, Supplier Woes, the Rise of India and New Releases – Episode 58
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Embracing Risk & Managing Hype – Sylvain Berneron (Berneron) – Episode 57
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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2025 GPHG Dispatch – We're in Geneva for this Year's "Oscar's of Watchmaking" – Episode 56
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Watchmaker, Writer, and Brand Executive – Rob Nudds (The RealTime Show, Arcanaut) – Episode 55
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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The Rise & Retreat of Omega – From Industry Leader to Challenger Brand – Episode 54
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Inside New York Watch Week – Nicholas Bowman-Scargill (Fears) – Episode 53
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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How the 'Big Four' Took Over – 2018-2024 Watch Market Shifts – Episode 52
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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What's Going on at Bremont? – Inside the British Brand's 2024 Earnings – Episode 51
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Our Favorite Watches – Geneva Watch Days 2025 – Episode 50
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Geneva Watch Days 2025 – Facing Global Challenges, the Watch Industry Turns to Creativity – Episode 49
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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The Watch Industry’s Busiest Summer – Geneva Watch
Days Preview,
Swiss Exports,
Plus Richemont
Earnings – Episode 48
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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The Industry's Most Important Watches – From the Quartz Crisis to Today – Episode 47
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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39% Swiss Tariffs – Implications
for the Watch Industry,
Plus What Happens Next – Episode 46
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Cars vs. Watches – Wesley Smith (STANDARD H) – Episode 45
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Certified Pre-owned: Fad or Fixture? – Hamza Masood (WatchCharts) – Episode 44
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Watch Market Update – State of the Industry Mid-year 2025 – Episode 43
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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What Enthusiasts Have Wrong – Dispelling the Watch Industry's Top Myths – Episode 42
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Reviving the U.S. Watch Industry – Josh Shapiro (J.N. Shapiro) – Episode 41
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Editorial Integrity in Watch Media – Victoria Gomelsky (JCK, New York Times, Robb Report) – Episode 40
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May 19, 2025 |
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Double Whammy of Tariffs and Foreign Exchange Rates – And How the Watch Industry Is Responding – Episode 39
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May 05, 2025 |
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Watch Collectors Become More Discerning – Collective Voice Spring 2025 Listener Survey Results – Episode 38
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Special Episode: The Unsung Watches of Watches and Wonders 2025 – Episode 37
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Watches and Wonders 2025 – The Watch Industry Adapts to a New Normal – Episode 36
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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The Rise of Independent Watchmaking – Tim Jackson (Independent in Time) – Episode 35
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The Unspoken Realities of Swiss Production – Praneeth Rajsingh (CEO, MING Watches) – Episode 34
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Inside the Shadowy Auction Industry – Marion Maneker (Puck News) – Episode 33
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Rolex Shutters Carl F. Bucherer Brand – A Sign of Industry Consolidation? – Episode 32
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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The Business & Ethics of Homage Watches – Marc Frankel (Long Island Watch) – Episode 31
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Has Luxury Pricing Gone Too Far? – Katharine K. Zarrella (Fashion Writer, Editor & Critic) – Episode 30
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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2025 Watch Industry Preview – A Comeback Year for Watches? – Episode 29
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Market Wrap: The Watch Industry in 2024 – Hamza Masood (WatchCharts) – Episode 28
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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How Watch Design Works – Marco Borraccino (Singer Reimagined) – Episode 27
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Behind the Zenith DEFY Skyline C.X (Special Episode) – Romain Marietta (Zenith) – Episode 26
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Inside M.A.D.Editions – Maximilian Büsser (MB&F) – Episode 25
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Inside the GPHG – How the "Oscars of Watchmaking" Really Works – Episode 24
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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New York Watch Week? – Plus Building URWERK and Brew with Martin Frei and Jonathan Ferrer – Episode 23
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Watch Production in China – Wesley Kwok (Nodus) – Episode 22
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Watches of Switzerland Acquires Hodinkee (Special Episode) – Episode 21
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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How to Value Watch Movements – Inside the Movement Industry – Episode 20
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Listener Survey Results – What You Told Us about the Current State and Future of the Watch Industry – Episode 19
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Geneva Watch Days: Stakes Are High – How the Event and Watch Industry Are Evolving – Episode 18
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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No Bottom in Sight: State of the Pre-owned Watch Market – Hamza Masood (Watch Charts) – Episode 17
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Epic Battle: Mono vs. Multi-brand Retail – Current State and Future of Watch Retail – Episode 16
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Hodinkee Shutters Retail Business (Special Episode) – What It Means for Hodinkee and the Watch Industry – Episode 15
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Is the Watch Industry Dying? – Tony Traina (Hodinkee) – Episode 14
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Navigating the Swiss Watch Industry as an Outsider – Aren Bazerkanian (Founder, Havid Nagan) – Episode 13
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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How We Make Collaborative Watches – Behind the New Armin Strom Gravity Equal Force P.03 Night Ops Edition – Episode 12
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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From Enthusiasts to Insiders – Lessons from Going Inside the Watch Industry – Episode 11
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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When Founders Leave their Brands – Roman (Host of Independent Thinking) – Episode 10
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May 20, 2024 |
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Starting an Independent Watch Brand – Thomas Fleming (Founder of Fleming Watches) – Episode 9
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May 06, 2024 |
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Selling & Trading Your Watches – Trade-offs, Tips & Tricks – Episode 8
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Watches & Wonders 2024: The Biggest Story No One is Talking About – Episode 7
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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What Really Goes on at Watches & Wonders – Zach Kazan (Worn & Wound) – Episode 6
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Building and Growing Czapek – Xavier de Roquemaurel (CEO of Czapek) – Episode 5
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Are Watch Brands Overvalued? – Episode 4
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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How Watches Are Priced – Michael Margolis (Czapek, Singer Reimagined) – Episode 3
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Inside Watch Journalism – Stephen Pulvirent (Hodinkee) – Episode 2
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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2024 Watch Industry Predictions – Episode 1
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Welcome to Openwork: A Look Inside the Watch Industry
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Jan 13, 2024 |