In this episode John shares incredible stories of his career, how he started, the interview process with Patek Philippe, his time there, and finally coming full circle to launch his business COLLECTABILITY. We also talk about his book ‘Patek Philippe in America’ and the people behind the scenes who work in the watch factories that make all this possible.
#200- Episode 200! -Dan, Jac, Lung
#199- "OMG for that price I can have 5 people walking around telling me the time"- Gaurav R, Collector
#198- "Its faster for me to go from Geneva to Dubai than to reach his workshop"- Shahz Khan, Founder of Salon Des Horlogers/K2 Luxury
#197- "We identified 250 features that affect the price of a watch"- Giovanni Prigigallo, Founder of EveryWatch
#196- "When I design a watch...I design the relationship you will have with that watch"- Benoit Mintiens, Founder of Ressence Watches
#195- "Hong Kong used to be the centre of watchmaking, theres just no record of that"- Quinn Lai, Founder of DIY Watch Club and EONIQ Watches
#194-"I don't think they had in mind that people would be collecting these pieces"- Luis, Collector
#193- "I think the best collections were built in the last 20 years"- John Goldberger, Collector and Author
#192- "A real negotiation...me scoring big...those are the videos I like best"- Mike Nouveau, Vintage Watch Specialist
#191- "A lot of retailers, after the pandemic, emphasized on "the journey" " -Luo Yong Wen, Collector
#190- A message from all of us
#189- Watch talk - Dan, Jac
#188- "The lowest of the hierarchy...the cataloger"- Gertrude Wong, Phillips Auction Watches Cohead of Sales
#187- ”I wanted something that had character, something completely different”- Jackie Ho, Collector
#186- ”a lot of AD sales were super cool about it, ”its cool youre a dealer” ” – Alex Lau, Founder of The Horologist
#185 Merry Xmas and Happy New Year ! - Dan, Jac, Lung
#184- ”The kind of collector that intrigues me are the ones that focus on their own niche” – Helbert Tsang, Cofounder of The Horology Club
#183- ”We felt it was important to have plurality in terms of news” – Allen Farmelo & William Massena, Founders of The Watch Space
#182- ”I had to be extremely stubborn to make this happen...every supplier was trying to gently advise me not to do it” – Slyvain Berneron, Founder of Berneron watches
#181- ”You don’t want to look back on a book full of regrets” – Todd Searle, Author, Creative Director, Collector
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Greece Travel Secrets Podcast
That Park Life: a Disney World Podcast
Ghostlore of Hawaii: Paranormal Paradise
Stuff You Should Know
Timcast IRL