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Scottish Watches Podcast #742 : January Watch Releases and Chit Chat

Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 742! New year. New revelations: Dave’s English! New releases: We kick off this episode by diving into Seiko’s US-exclusive Prospex LX Spring Drive GMT, where we talk through its titanium construction, spring drive flyer GMT movement, and gradient dial inspired by the Cygnus constellation, while asking whether its near-USD 6,600 price really makes sense under the Seiko name. We then move on to Hublot’s Big Bang Meca-10 Street Art editions, hand-painted, UV-reactive concrete cases inspired by Miami Art Week. We look at the latest Chinese New Year releases next, including Swatch’s Year of the Horse “Riding the Clouds” watch and Longines’ more traditional Master Collection Moonphase Year of the Horse. Not for the New Year but in that tone, there’s also the Venezianico Nereide GMT Xi’an, a red mother-of-pearl GMT celebrating the historic Silk Road that is outstanding value at around USD 1,100. We also cover Raymond Weil’s Toccata “Raymond Says” collaboration with seconde/seconde/, and rounding out the new releases with Mido’s Multifort Two Crowns in PVD rose gold. Click here to read along and see the photos in our show notes as you listen – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2026/01/08/scottish-watches-podcast-742-january-watch-releases-and-chit-chat/ PROSPEX LX U.S. SPECIAL EDITION SNR058Hublot Big Bang  Meca-10 Street Art EditionsDave’s new favorite word.Hublot Big Bang Unico White Ceramic.Our Watch Review of The Year – The Best Releases In Our Special Edition of The Weekly Watch ShowScottish Watches x Duckworth Prestex Parker.Man Of The Hour (Official Trailer)Zodiac x Worn & Wound Super Sea Wolf Laser Tag Edition.VERSACE DV One 20th Anniversary Automatic WatchDior Chiffre Rouge Chronograph.Rikki is wearing his G-Shock GA110NC.Dave is wearing his Studio Underdog Hawaiian Pizza.Swatch RIDING THE CLOUDSLONGINES MASTER COLLECTION YEAR OF THE HORSE EDITIONVenezianico Nereide GMT – Xi’an 西安 Limited EditionScottish Watches Podcast #741: We’re Back in Business for 2026! Featuring Ken KesslerLaureato 42 mm Green Ceramic Aston Martin EditionRaymond Weil’s Toccata Heritage × seconde/seconde. H. Moser & Cie. Launch “Perpetual Calendar for Dummies”Christopher Ward x seconde/seconde/ The Twelve SnakeMido Multifort 8 Two CrownsMultifort TV Big Date Thank you for listening! Do you have any ideas? Please email us using the contact form. Keep up with us on these platforms: Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/2mZNyzyc6zKfKh9gWAQCPp  Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/scottishwatches  YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottishWatches  Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/scottishwatches/ The post Scottish Watches Podcast #742 : January Watch Releases and Chit Chat appeared first on Scottish Watches.

Scottish Watches Podcast #741 : We’re Back in Business for 2026! Featuring Ken Kessler

Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 741! After wrapping up twenty-twenty-five with a year-in-review, we’re diving straight back in. To start the year off properly, we’re joined once again by writer, historian, and long-time collector Ken Kessler, returning to the show after the success of his latest book: Compendium 01. Ken shares his perspective on why the pace of new releases shows no sign of slowing, and what genuinely stood out over the past year. We dive into vintage versus modern collecting, how experience changes buying habits, and how some brands survive even under our radars. And based on a recent experience, we go into the impact of social media and misinformation on modern watch culture. Plus, it wouldn’t be a Ken Kessler episode without the conversation naturally expanding into high-end audio, home cinema, and reel-to-reel tape. Click here to read along and see the photos in our show notes as you listen – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2026/01/05/scottish-watches-podcast-741-were-back-in-business-for-2026-featuring-ken-kessler/ Scottish Watches Podcast #740: Welcome to 2026 – Our Watch Year In Review Scottish Watches Podcast #721: We Throw The Book at Ken Kessler – The Watch CompendiumCompendium 01: The Ultimate Watch Collector’s Book Rolex Explorer Precision 5500 (left), Rolex Airking 5500 (right).Rolex Explorer 5504.Orient Star M34 F8 Date LimitedBulova Accutron 214 Spaceview M7 (1967).Urban JürgensenBulova SHELBY Racer Chronograph.RGMT (46mm) compared to the Orient Star (40mm).IWC Ingenieur 35 gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36 pastel dials.Mahara MHR. https://www.dali-speakers.com/ Davosa https://www.midowatches https://www.laco-watches.com hanhart.com   Salón Internacional Alta Relojería MéxicoHamaticScottish Watches Podcast #739: Festive Chat With Mr Rolex, Xavier from Czapek and Cedric from HautlenceThe Rolex Legacy: The history of Rolex through 120 seminal and rare watches by James Dowling.Scottish Watches Podcast #738: Our Christmas Special – Plus A Special Free Giveaway Treat Inside Blog No. 8: Blue Notes (Tudor story)Rikki’s Loco.Workshop from Ken Kessler at RCM room at Audio Video Show Warsaw about reel to reel tapes. Loupe Magazine: https://www.christopherward.com/int/loupe-magazine Christopher Ward: https://www.christopherward.com/int/home  Hi-fi articles: kenkessler.com Watch articles: watch-words.com  Thank you for listening! Do you have any ideas? Please email us using the contact form. Keep up with us on these platforms: Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/2mZNyzyc6zKfKh9gWAQCPp  Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/scottishwatches  YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottishWatches  Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/scottishwatches/ The post Scottish Watches Podcast #741 : We’re Back in Business for 2026! Featuring Ken Kessler appeared first on Scottish Watches.

Scottish Watches Podcast #740 : Welcome to 2026 – Our Watch Year In Review

Welcome to 2026 and welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 740! Our Year in Review! Over the course of this episode, we’re taking a proper look back at what made the year: where we went, who we met, the watches we handled, and the stories that stood out along the way. From major industry news and milestone anniversaries to independent launches, limited editions, interviews, and events around the world, we’ll cover the highlights from both the podcast. It’s a fast-moving episode with a lot to get through, and everything we mention is linked in the show notes if you want to dive deeper. So whether you’ve been with us all year or you’re just joining us now, let’s get straight into it… Click here to read along and see the photos in our show notes as you listen – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/category/podcast/ Scottish Watches Podcast #637: Dr Rebecca Struthers On Artisan Watch Making and Forensic Fraud DetectionToledano & Chan B/1.2.Scottish Watches Podcast #639: Chatting 2025 Watch Trends, Firm Favourites and Faux Pas With RobbieVacheron Constantin Historiques 222 SteelScottish Watches Podcast #633: 270 Years of Watchmaking With Vacheron Constantin Joe Rogan Experience #2255 – Mark ZuckerbergMark Zuckerberg and his new Greubel Forsey Hand Made 1 Tourbillon. Xeric NASA Voyager 1000m Diver Scottish Watches Podcast #641: Our New Limited Edition Watch – Celebrating Burns NightScottish Watches Podcast #642: Miami Tudor – Year Of The Snake Specials and 20 Years of MB and FMB&F 20 Year Legacy Machine Longhorn EditionsBlack Bay Chrono “Flamingo Blue.” Scottish Watches Podcast #643: Scam Alert – Uncovering The Watch Industry Truth with PerezcopeRado DiaStar Original Automatic 30mmScottish Watches Podcast #645: Putting The Passion Back Into Watches With Parm and AndyChristopher Ward The Twelve Snake x Seconde SecondeFormer Owner of ‘Timepiece Gentleman’ Luxury Watch Consignment Store in Beverly Hills Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Federal Prison Pioneer Centre Seconds Concept Citrus GreenScottish Watches Podcast #647: Here’s Johnny! The Inside Scoop from Esquire Magazine’s Johnny Davis Louis Erard x Sylvie Fleury Scottish Watches Podcast #649: All The Special New Watches Coming Out at British Watch Makers Day In A Few Weeks, Omega Speedmaster Calibre 321 42 mm Platinum on Platinum.Czapek Antarctique PASSAGE DE DRAKE DEEP BLUE Dior Chiffre Rouge Chronograph.IWC Big Pilot Shock Absorber XPL AMG with Toto Wolff.Scottish Watches Podcast #653: No Horsing Around With Brooklands Latest CreationsScottish Watches Podcast #654: Retro-Tastic Releases From Audemars Piguet’s 150th Birthday, Sinn, Omega Plus Xeric, And Much MoreU15, U16, and U18 Scottish Watches Podcast #655: A Year Of Horological Anniversaries With PietroScottish Watches Podcast #656: What Really Happened At British Watch Makers DayScottish Watches Podcast #657: From Collector To Meet Ups To Events – Hamish Tells All About The Glasgow Watch ShowAnoma A1 Slate M.A.D.2King Seiko VANAC Minecraft x Fossil Limited-Edition Grass Block Chronograph WatchFormex Essence Ceramica Skeleton Fortyone.Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer   Scottish Watches Podcast #660: Celebrating 10 Years of Czapek with Xavier and Their New WatchWild ONE Skeleton 39MMMAEN x NICO LEONARDNeil Armstrong’s Omega Speedmaster Professional 18K Gold 1969 Apollo 11 Commemorative WatchAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon.Scottish Watches Podcast #662: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Pratt, and Gerald Charles 25th AnniversaryScottish Watches Podcast #663: What Happened At Watches and Wonders 2025!Rikki’s Arcanaut Molten Magma.Scottish Watches Podcast #667: Making A World Record Beating Watch with Ulysse NardinMontblanc 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen Mount VinsonMoser PopEndeavour Centre Seconds Concept Purple EnamelHautlence Retrovision ’85Patek 7128/1G – CubitusHermes Time suspendedIWC Ingenieur 35 goldZelos Watches GT Carbon ‘Supernova’ Launch SpecialTudor BLACK BAY 58BLACK BAY PROVacheron Les Cabinotiers Solaria Ultra Grand Complication La PremièreTORIC QUANTIEME PERPETUELSpring Drive U.F.A. SLGB003 Scottish Watches Podcast #668: The Christopher Ward C12 Loco – CEO Mike France Explains All About ItBreguet Classique Souscription 2025Garrick S3 Deadbeat Seconds01SERIES THE UNORIGINALSFormex Essence Thirtynine Space GlacierRowing Blazers x Bamford Babar Scottish Watches Podcast #671: Martin Tells Tales from The Watch Work BenchBlack Bay Chrono “Carbon 25”Ciga Design Z Series Hunter.Horage Decaflux.Scottish Watches Podcast #673: Chatting With Watch Brands and Collectors at The Glasgow Watch Show,Tudor elagos FXD Chrono “Pink” Celebrates The Giro d’Italia Scottish Watches Podcast #675: IWC Talk F1, Brad Pitt and The Latest Releases with CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr G-Shock x Crocs Aaron Taylor-Johnson joins OMEGA as a Brand Ambassador Scottish Watches Podcast #677: The Dial Artist Reveals All – Collabs and Crazy Creations McGonigle The Ogma Scottish Watches Podcast #680: Meteorite, Ceramic, Carbon and More – Raphael from Formex Explains AllCitizen Promaster Aqualand 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Accutron Spaceview 314Seiko Prospex King Turtle srpl81 JawsCasio Edifice Automatic Kollokium Projekt 01 Variant F Amida Digitrend Steel Scottish Watches Podcast #685: We Go Live On Air With MontblancRoger Debui s Excalibur Monotourbillon Dr Woo Episode IIISpace One World Timer Scottish Watches Podcast #687: The Luck of The Irish – Johnny Talks Irish Watch Shows, Heavy Metal and The IndependentsScottish Watches Podcast #689: Watch Crime Special – Stay Safe This Summer With The Metropolitan Police Flying SquadH. MOSER & CIE. X ALPINE MOTORSPORTS Miffy Moonphase CeramicGreubel Forsey Balancier ContemporainCartier Tank Américaine Platinum Scottish Watches Podcast #691: The Smoking Tire’s Matt Farah and Wes from NODUS Talk Watches, Cars, and CollabsBlock RG Stealth Rose Gold Edition Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four First Steps DW-6900HDS-7ER-F4 Scottish Watches Podcast #694: Why I Left The Watch IndustryScottish Watches Podcast #695: George Bamford On The Mechanical Marvels Of Life GIRARD-PERREGAUX ‘DEEP DIVER’ #FR2NCK MULLER Vanguard BeachFleuss Chronograph – SpongeBob SquarePants Eyedial Limited EditionIsotope Hydrium WasabiMarvel x Fossil Limited-Edition Fantastic Four Watch Scottish Watches Podcast #699: When James Bond Turns You Into A Watch CollectorScottish Watches Podcast #700 Stephen McGonigle Celebrates 700 Episodes With UsScottish Watches Podcast #701: Apiar And The Future of Watch Making TechnologySeamaster Aqua Terra 150M Ceramic BezelFormex ESSENCE FortyOne Space Ghosthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DNq01FMI_F5/ Laureato Skeleton Aston Martin Edition Scottish Watches Podcast #703: The Most Fun Watches In The World! Isotope OVNI Jumping Hour (Founders Edition)Norqain Wild ONE Skeleton 42mm Stan The Man Limited Edition Scottish Watches Podcast #705: Art Attack – With The Dial Artist and Black BadgerM.A.D.1S ‘Grow Your Dreams’Fears Redcliff 39.5 ‘ES’MING 57.04 IrisEarthen CeramicsAntarctique Rattrapante R.U.R – Tribute to Karel ČapekCode 11.59 Stone DialsSpinnaker x Scottish Watches Nessie Pearl Diver Limited Edition Scottish Watches Podcast #713: The Watchmaking Secret Hidden In Plain Sight – Minerva Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art  Tribute to The Quest of Time Scottish Watches Podcast #715: Turning A Watch Hobby Into A Career With James LamburnMoser Streamliner Tourbillon Pierre Gasly EditionZendaya Versatile and influential actorMontblanc Star Legacy Suspended Exo Tourbillon Château de Versailles Limited Edition – 8 piecesSwan and Edgar THE HORIZONScottish Watches Podcast #717: Tour Of Duty – Gem from Elliot Brown Reports InScottish Watches Podcast #718 Halloween Horological Horrors Plus The Latest New Watcheshttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DQfGSmliLox/ Monster Melter 3000SPINNAKER X seconde/seconde/2025 2025 editionTriple-Four Spectrum Scottish Watches Podcast #719: Studio Underd0g and FEARS Talk About The Mim0sa with Rich and NicholasOmega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Scottish Watches Podcast #721: We Throw The Book at Ken Kessler – The Watch CompendiumRaymond Weil Toccata Heritage Scottish Watches Podcast #723: The Fastest Humans on Earth – 4 World Record Holders Talk Time and Speed Over DistanceScottish Watches Podcast #724: Honouring a Hero with Hautlence Scottish Watches Podcast #725: Bringing Italian Flair To The Watch Industry With D1 MilanoBausele Elemental Oceanic BlueCzapek Time Jumper  Scottish Watches Podcast #728: When A Watch Enthusiast Goes To SwitzerlandScottish Watches Podcast #729: The Weaving Road of A Watch Journalist With Anthony PeacockScottish Watches Podcast #731: Our Dubai Watch Week Debrief!Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto LumièreGirard-Perregaux Laureato Three Gold BridgesTAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph Air 1UR-FREAKMoser Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite Scottish Watches Podcast #732: Our Dubai Watch Week 2025 Debrief Deux!Scottish Watches Podcast #733: Our Christmas Collecting Cracker – Buying and Selling Watches Safely, Moser Streamliner Genesis 2 Scottish Watches Podcast #737: Chrimbo Chat With Roger W Smith, Ed from Moser, and Ben from NorqainScottish Watches Podcast #738: Our Christmas Special – Plus A Special Free Giveaway Treat InsideScottish Watches Podcast #739: Festive Chat With Mr Rolex, Xavier from Czapek ,and Cedric from Hautlence Thank you for listening! Do you have any ideas? Please email us using the contact form. Keep up with us on these platforms: Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/2mZNyzyc6zKfKh9gWAQCPp  Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/scottishwatches  YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottishWatches  Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/scottishwatches/ The post Scottish Watches Podcast #740 : Welcome to 2026 – Our Watch Year In Review appeared first on Scottish Watches.

Scottish Watches Podcast #739 : Festive Chat With Mr Rolex, Xavier from Czapek and Cedric from Hautlence

Welcome to the Scottish Watches Podcast Episode 739! We continue our Dubai Watch Week interviews with another trio of conversations, spanning vintage scholarship, modern independents, and one of the most talked-about brands in contemporary watchmaking. We begin with the inimitable James Dowling, widely regarded as the world’s foremost Rolex historian, who joins us to discuss his latest book and share unfiltered thoughts on the brand’s past, present, and the mythology that surrounds it. From there, we catch up with Cédric Johner of Hautlence for a broader look at the brand’s direction, design philosophy, and how it continues to carve out a distinct identity within the Moser universe. We close with Xavier de Roquemaurel of Czapek, whose trademark storytelling brings context and colour to the brand’s latest releases and its ongoing evolution as it marks a decade of its modern renaissance. Click here to read along and see the photos in our show notes as you listen – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2025/12/29/scottish-watches-podcast-739-festive-chat-with-mr-rolex-xavier-from-czapek-and-cedric-from-hautlence/ The Rolex Legacy: The history of Rolex through 120 seminal and rare watches by James Dowling. Rolex Milgauss Reference 6541. 1957 Omega Railmaster. Patek Philippe Amagnetic. The IWC Ingenieur Ref. 666. Rolex Ref. 6236 Scottish Watches Podcast #724: Honouring a Hero with Hautlence Hautlence Linear Giacomo Agostini. What Makes a Legend? (The Giacomo Agostini Story) Hautlence RETROVISION 85 Hautlence RETROVISION 47 Scottish Watches Podcast #737: Chrimbo Chat With Roger W Smith, Ed from Moser and Ben from Norqain Scottish Watches Podcast #736: Our Festive Final Recording of The Year! Czapek Quai des Bergues “Sursum Corda”. Antarctique Rattrapante R.U.R – Tribute to Karel Čapek Czapek Time Jumper Thank you for listening! Do you have any ideas? Please email us using the contact form. Keep up with us on these platforms: Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/2mZNyzyc6zKfKh9gWAQCPp  Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/scottishwatches  YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottishWatches  Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/scottishwatches/ The post Scottish Watches Podcast #739 : Festive Chat With Mr Rolex, Xavier from Czapek and Cedric from Hautlence appeared first on Scottish Watches.

Scottish Watches Podcast #738 : Our Christmas Special – Plus A Special Free Giveaway Treat Inside

If you’ve come to the show notes to win a prize in The Limited Edition’s Christmas Giveaway then here is the WhatsApp number to message “Scottish Watches” to: +447787715767 (Direct from web – https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=447787715767) Welcome to the Scottish Watches Christmas Special with Pietro! Marking ten years of The Limited Edition, we look back on the journey from a bold, online-only experiment to one of the most respected platforms for independent horology in the world. Pietro reflects candidly on the personal challenges that defined the start of the year, the people behind the scenes who carried the brand forward, and the milestones that shaped this anniversary year, from major collaborations and international collector events to GPHG, Hong Kong, and the evolution of TLE’s content and outreach. We also explore what comes next: deeper proximity to collectors, a new London space, and why storytelling, transparency, and substance matter more than ever in a hobby driven by passion rather than necessity. Throughout the episode, we cover standout projects with brands such as Vianney Halter, Zeitwinkel, and Cédric Johner.  Click here to read along and see the photos in our show notes as you listen – http://www.scottishwatches.co.uk/2025/12/25/scottish-watches-podcast-738-our-christmas-special-plus-a-special-free-giveaway-treat-inside/ Scottish Watches Podcast #655: A Year Of Horological Anniversaries With Pietro Scottish Watches Podcast #665:The Alternative New Watches from Geneva With PietroScottish Watches Podcast #687: The Luck of The Irish – Johnny Talks Irish Watch Shows, Heavy Metal and The IndependentsScottish Watches Podcast #699: When James Bond Turns You Into A Watch CollectorPietro is wearing the Zeitwinkel 082º TLERikki is wearing his ANTARCTIQUE PASSAGE DE DRAKE DEEP BLUECzapek ANTARCTIQUE TERRE ADÉLIEAntarctique Rattrapante R.U.R – Tribute to Karel Čapek Discovering a one-man show watchmaker with Cedric JohnerCédric Johner Abyss 1056/4 TLE 10th Anniversary. Fam Al Hut Mark 1 Bi-Axis TourbillonFELIPE PIKULLIKHerzWerkEarthen Co The Limited Edition Website – https://www.thelimitededition.co.uk/  The Limited Edition YouToube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@thelimitededition/videos  The Limited Edition Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thelimitededition.uk/  Thank you for listening! Do you have any ideas? Please email us using the contact form. Keep up with us on these platforms: Podcast – https://open.spotify.com/show/2mZNyzyc6zKfKh9gWAQCPp  Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/scottishwatches  YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottishWatches  Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/scottishwatches/ The post Scottish Watches Podcast #738 : Our Christmas Special – Plus A Special Free Giveaway Treat Inside appeared first on Scottish Watches.