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.
#92 “I have my mum’s friends texting me about buying Rolexes and Omegas”-Cole Walliser, Filmmaker and music video director
#91 ”We never take it for granted that your clients today will be your clients tomorrow ” - Silas Walton, Founder and CEO of A Collected Man
#90 ”It’s what luxury needs to be about…its inclusive as opposed to exclusive” -Rolf Studer, CEO of ORIS
#89 ”Because we can do it...we are doing it” -CEO of Armin Strom, Serge Michel
#88 Valentines Day Special - Dan, Jac, Lung
#87 “Time is the common denominator…doesn’t matter how old you are and where you are”-Nicholas Manousos, Executive Director at Horological Society of New York
#86 Michel Parmigiani- Watchmaker and Founder of Parmigiani Fleurier
#85 “We are applying a sartorial approach to watchmaking”-Guido Terrani, CEO of Parmigiani Fleurier
#84 “It’s very intimate…you got my voice in your ears”-Felix Scholz from the OT Podcast
#83 “We’re not following the trends, we’re trying to create the trends”-Edouard Meylan, CEO of H.Moser & Cie.
#82 Year End Reunion with TWL
#81 “I think for one hour of podcasting, its 8 to 10 hours of work creating” – Andy Green (@andygreenlive), Host/Co-founder of OT: The Podcast
#80 “I‘m one of those crazy guys who changes watches 2 to 3 times a day” – Eric Heise, Actor and Watch Collector
#79 “I had no idea watches were so expensive” – James Ren (@watchmedtime), Watch Collector (Part 2)
#78 “When I put it on I feel the message was received ” – Allen Farmelo, Founder of Beyond the Dial
#77 “When will the next phone call and feeling like that happen again…I don’t know” – Nick De, Watch Collector (Part 2)
#76 “The right watch for you is the one that sings to you when you wear it”- Thomas Perazzi (@thperazzi), Head of Watches of Phillips Asia
#75 “Collecting is beautiful because we don’t always see things the same way”- Thomas Perazzi (@thperazzi), Head of Watches of Phillips Asia
#74 “The universe is training me for something”- Aldis Hodge (@aldis_hodge), Actor, Artist, and Watch Designer
#73 “I was trying to resist getting the usual suspects”– Federico Tan (@fedtan), Watch Collector and Founder of Advisory Council (@_advisorycouncil)
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