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.
#132 “There is one VFA above all the other VFAs…” – Gerald Donovan, Grand Seiko collector
#131 “so many micro brands…like why is that even a thing?” – Robert Velasquez (@doublewristing), Watch Industry Specialist
#130 “I am so rich based on my relationships…the ones that I made through the decades” – Robert Velasquez (@doublewristing), Watch Industry Specialist
#129 “I actually wanted to call it the magpie collection…” – Mark Cho (@markchodotcom), Collector and Founder of The Amoury
#128 “It felt like a drug deal, I was high for half a day” – Nop Srinara (@nopstar83), Collector
#127 “It was just for me…just a souvenir for a cool watch I owned…” – Alex Eisenzammer (@watchoniste), Artist
#126 “My holy grail is my daily beater and it’s my go to piece”- Omar Traboulsi (@thewrongwrist), Collector
#125 “I made MisterChrono in Hong Kong kind of Mr. Mark” (@watchcrazyham), Mark Hammerschmidt, Collector
#124 “The market had been telling me that my ideas were not that good for 15 years” – Romaric Andre, Founder of Seconde/Seconde (@secondeseconde)
#123 “It’s such similar mechanics…it’s the same elements of inspiration” (@zentierofficial), Founder of ZENTIER Watches – Morton Loewe
#122 “You really have to wear the watch to believe why it’s such a crazy watch” KZL(@happy60mins), Collector
#121 “You have to be intentional every time you write...” Anthony Traina (@tony_traina), Editor @ Hodinkee
#120 “This whole experience has allowed me to relook at what I’m interested in ” Kevin (@malaysia_watch_club), Collector and Founder of MWC
#119 ”I’m getting more into vintage watches for the scholarship” Benoit (@movadovintage), Collector
#118 “We can be transported by the tiny details in a bigger painting” Cecilia (@ceciliaismyname), Artist
#117 ”I wanted to have a very purist elegant refined design” Benjamin Chee (@bc.hautehorlogerie), Watchmaker
#116 ”When you buy other than when you hit milestones you know you have become a collector...” Marcus Siems (@siemswatches), Collector and Author
#115 Last of Summer 2022- Dan, Lung
#114 GPHG- Dan, Jac, Lung
#113 Summer Catchup- Dan, Jac, Lung
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