Watches and Politics
By Edi Shipoli
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Watches and Politics is a limited-series podcast exploring the surprising connections between horology and history. Hosted by political scientist Edi Shipoli, each episode uncovers how watches have shaped war, diplomacy, industrial revolutions, and global power. This is the story of timekeeping as a political force—from Calvinist Geneva to Cold War summits, from luxury diplomacy to digital disruption. Smart, stylish, and historically rich.
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Vacheron Constantin — Calibres 2253 & 2260
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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Who Writes Watch History? Collectors, Auctions & Power | Alexandre Ghotbi
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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Breguet — Watchmakers Since 1775
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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Jaeger-LeCoultre: A Guide for the Collector
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Vacheron Constantin — The Quest
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Who Invents the Future of Watchmaking? Innovation, Tradition & Power | Carole Forestier-Kasapi
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Exceptional Watches — From the Rolex Daytona to the Casio G-Shock: 90 Rare & Collectible Watches Explored
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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The World of Vacheron Constantin
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Reverso — The Living Legend
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Secrets of Vacheron Constantin
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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500 Years, 100 Watches
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Patek Philippe Genève
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Breguet — Art and Innovation in Watchmaking
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Vacheron Constantin — Calibre 2755
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Bvlgari Bvlgari Collection
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Vacheron Constantin — Time Is Art
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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The Collectibles — Jaeger-LeCoultre
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Watchmakers: The Masters of Art Horology
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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The Cartier Tank Watch
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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The Beauty of Time
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May 27, 2026 |
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Halim Trujillo - Collectors in Control: Media, Access, and Power in Watches
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May 23, 2026 |
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Vacheron Constantin — Artists of Time
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May 20, 2026 |
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Jaeger-LeCoultre — Hybris Mechanica
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May 13, 2026 |
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A Voyage Through Time — The Masis Collection of Horological Masterpieces
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May 06, 2026 |
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Sevan Bıçakçı — The Timekeeper
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Roman from The Fifth Wrist - Who Controls Watch Knowledge? Books, Media, and Power
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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The Art of Breguet
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Rare Watches — Exploring the World’s Most Exquisite Timepieces
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Reverso by Nicholas Foulkes
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Mitch Katz - Who Writes Watch History? Collecting, Taste, and Power
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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A Man and His Watch
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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De Bethune — The Art of Watchmaking
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Michel Nydegger - Inside Greubel Forsey
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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F.P. Journe — Invenit et Fecit
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Royal Oak — From Iconoclast to Icon
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Paul Boutros - Who Decides Value? Auctions, Power, and Watch Legitimacy
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Watches & Politics | Series 3 — Watch Books: Why Watches Are Written, Not Just Worn
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Jacopo Corvo - Who Decides Taste? Watches, Power, and the Milan Effect
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Geoffrey Kelly — Illicit Value, Cultural Property, and the Power Behind Luxury and Watches
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Christopher Daaboul from EsperLuxe — Access, Trust, and Power in the Independent Watchmaking Market
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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CQ Gottlieb — Who Gets to Collect? Identity, Access, and Power in Watches
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Nicholas Ferrell — Watches, Intelligence, and the Quiet Power of Time
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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François-Xavier Hotier — Heritage, Innovation, Identity, and the Politics of Modern Watchmaking
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Pierre Biver — Legacy, Independence, and the Politics of Creating Time
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Gary Getz — Collectors, Culture, and the Power Behind the Watch World
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Zaf Basha — Military Watches, Heritage, and the Politics of Precision
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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The Truth About Watch Prices — Data, Markets & EveryWatch
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Why Mechanical Watches Still Matter — with Michael O’Malley
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Inside Watch Collector Groups — with James Schaaf
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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The Economics of Luxury Watches — with Dr. Brendan Cunningham
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Eric Wind: How Vintage Watches Shape Power, Taste & Influence
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Inside the World of Watch Experts — Watches and Politics Season 2 Begins
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Watches and Politics - Outro
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Watches and Politics: the present tense
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Time Zones and Power Zones — Standardizing Time as a Political Tool
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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The Watch Collector as Political Actor — Elites, Influence, and Cultural Capital
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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The Resurgence of Vintage, Neo-Vintage, and Traditional Watchmaking — And Why It’s Political
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Time Across Borders: Globalization and the Geopolitics of the Modern Watch
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Timepieces of Power
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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The Quartz Crisis and Political Turmoil A Revolution in Timekeeping
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Time and Turmoil: Watches in Wartime
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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The Industrial Revolution and the Democratization of Watches
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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The Birth of Mechanical Timekeeping
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Watches and Politics - Introduction
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Jun 24, 2025 |