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.
#55 “Many times the most sophisticated restoration that is undisclosed happens to watches that go through auction…” – Eric Wind (@ericmwind), Founder of Wind Vintage
#54 “I’m now a Chrono24 scroller” – Lydia Winters (@enjoythewatches) , Watch Collector
#53 “I was obsessed with time keeping, counting down to recess”- Ronald Chew (@horologym), Watch Collector
#52 “I’ve been making these videos for 7 years and there’s no secret to what I do”- Tim Mosso, Media Director and Watch Specialist at Watchbox
#51 “If anything can be worth the price of a car and you can hold it in your hand…” – Stephen Foskett, Founder of Grail Watch and Grail Watch Reference
#50 “People are ready to pay again for good content” – Serge Maillard, CEO of Europastar
#49 “I’m more about people than more about brands” – Allen Farmelo, Founder of Beyond the Dial
#48 “You need exposure to these things before you understand what you like” – Nick De, Watch Collector
#47 “I was going to create something like Hodinkee, but then I heard they were coming” – Masaharu Wada, Editor of Hodinkee Japan
#46 Watches and Wonders 2021 with TWL podcast team
#45 “It’s so refreshing to hear the dedication to the information as opposed to dedication to the hits and views” – Adrian Barker, Creator of Bark and Jack (Part 3)
#44 “When you just hear a voice, it makes sincerity so much more important” – Katlen, Host of the Tenn & Two Podcast (Part 1)
#43 “No one’s going to trade a month’s worth of food for a watch” – Kelvin Sa, Watch Collector and Co-founder of the ShanghaiWatchGang (Part 1)
#42 “When you make a movie everything is fake…I want to have one thing that is real.” – Eric Heise, Watch Collector and member of the ShanghaiWatchGang (Part 1)
#41 “Once I got that bee sting from the Speedmaster it started to spread” – Marco (@themattedial), Watch Collector
#40 “I’m a great believer of taking yourself out of your comfort zone” – Angus (@Watchmadmac), Watch Collector (Part 1)
#39 “Accept being normal and you can get through a lot” – James Hsu, Watch Collector (Part 1)
#38 “There is a misperception that intelligent people are happier” – Wei Koh founder of Revolution and The Rake
#37 “It’s like peeling back an onion, there are just layers and layers” – Mark Cho from The Armoury
#36 Chinese New Year Special
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