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.
#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
#112 “I don’t consider myself a brand, I just make watches”- Roger W Smith, Independent Watchmaker
#111 “Restoration is very good but it is not creative at all”- Raul Pages, Independent Watchmaker
#110 Q&A - Dan, Jac, Lung
#109 “I wanted the absence of colour…I wanted to demystify the rainbow ”- Carolina Bucci, Jewellery designer
#108 “We wanted to create a movement like...lingerie ”- Xavier de Roquemaurel, CEO of Czapek & Cie
#107 “No one looks at a Picasso and says ”Hey, it’s a secondary Picasso” ”- Austen Chu (@horoloupe), Founder of Wristcheck
#106 “Life is finite, we only have a certain time on this planet” – Michael Culyba (@keeperoftimemovie), Director
#105 “The indies used to be my little sandbox that nobody really came in to”- Steve Hallock (@stevehallock), Founder of ticktocking.com
#104 ”The marketing department of lange focused on one thing from the beginning -that was the product” - Alp Sever, Founder of Langepedia (@langepedia)
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