In Conversation With Mike Nouveau and Phil Toledano

My guests this week are Phil Toledano and Mike Nouveau.

Phil is no stranger to Hodinkee, having been on Talking Watches and this podcast previously. He's an artist and photographer, bon vivant as well as a collector of all kinds of stuff, including watches. Most recently, he's the co-founder of Toledano & Chan, which just released its first watch, the brutalist B1. He's also a frequent undercard on Mike's social videos.

Mike is a vintage dealer and the king of WatchTok – he's got hundreds of thousands of followers across social media who tune into his daily updates on life as a dealer in New York City. He has, in particular, become known for his love and expertise in vintage Cartier, which we certainly talk about.

The odd couple are friends and collectors, and they just love watches. We talk about vintage Cartier, Breitling, Patek, and pre-Daytonas, as well as the first release from Toledano's new brand. Along the way, we all get in a few friendly jabs.

Show Notes

00:01: Mike Nouveau on TikTok and Instagram Phil Toledano on Instagram

1:00: Introducing: The B/1 Is An Audaciously Designed Watch By Newcomer Toledano & Chan

1:21: Phil on Hodinkee Radio in 2020

2:30: Hands-On: Cartier Brings Back The Tortue – Monopusher Chronograph And All

11:05: Phil's rectangular Patek with blue sapphire numerals

11:25: Buying, Selling, & Collecting: The Audacious Design Of 1970s Patek

11:56: Mike and Phil picking up the Rolex Zerograph

15:30: Mike's Patek 96 with Breguet numerals

16:44: The steel Patek 96 that sold at Antiquorum in May

19:45: Auctions: Sylvester Stallone's Grandmaster Chime Sells For $5.4 Million, Evaluating Vintage Patek Philippe Condition, And More From New York

23:52: Talking Watches with Phil Toledano